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Later, he and [[Horri-Bull]] were made "enforcers of the peace" and beat up a NAIL who was making a graffiti on a wall. They were taken away from [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] to [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]], who berrated them for their willingness to serve the Autobots. Needlenose was curious to know whether Ratbat had a plan, which he did and told them to stay out of trouble until the night. | Later, he and [[Horri-Bull]] were made "enforcers of the peace" and beat up a NAIL who was making a graffiti on a wall. They were taken away from [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] to [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]], who berrated them for their willingness to serve the Autobots. Needlenose was curious to know whether Ratbat had a plan, which he did and told them to stay out of trouble until the next night. However, that night, Horri-Bull and Needlenose were caught bullying [[Zetca (G1)|another NAIL]]. After being spotted and threatened by [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]], Needlenose tried to calm down Horri-Bull, but the latter would keep defying Bumblebee, resulting in the detonation of his I/D chip. Needlenose stared shockingly at his deceased friend. {{Storylink|The Autonomy Lesson}} | ||
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Revision as of 14:41, 22 March 2012
- Needlenose is a Decepticon from the Generation 1 continuity family.
Needlenose is a fly airplane-bot who used to design the most righteous fashion microchips in all Cybertron, until a bunch of bogus dorks said they were totally last year. Whatever! This supreme dissage led to supreme pissage, and the cheesed-off designer joined the uber-bad Decepticons for revenge.
A willing if clueless soldier, Needlenose always keeps it fresh and fly. When he found out about Nebulans, he was all over that, and snagged himself two: Sunbeam, a gnarly surfer dude, and Zigzag, a cool old geezer whose black armor goes with absolutely everything. These two dudes can even combine into a single weapon, which is not at all weird. Telling Needlenose that this weapon is smarter than him is totally not cool. He'd, like, deck you in the locknuts for that.
He's bad-aft, is Needlenose. Not. Straight up, he's a big tin dweeb who thinks he's the bomb. He even plays video games. LAME.
Fiction
Marvel Comics continuity
Marvel Generation 1 comics
Needlenose was sponsored by Spinister as a potential recruit for the new Mayhem Attack Squad, being gathered by Snarler to hunt down the traitors from the Time Wars, Carnivac and Catilla. Unfortunately, Needlenose was less than prepared for the stress of combat. During a training exercise he abandoned the fight, an act punishable by death under Decepticon military code. In order to save him from this fate, Spinister deliberately allowed himself to be overcome by an Autobot training dummy, hoping the sight of a fellow Decepticon in trouble would be enough to snap Needlenose back into action. It was, and Needlenose "saved" Spinister from his attacker. When Snarler asked if the new Mayhems were ready, Spinister refrained from mentioning Needlenose's problems, and pushed the team forward to their active assignment. The Hunting Party
On Earth, Needlenose and the Mayhems caught Carnivac alone with their robotic Hellhound, Way of the Warrior and began hunting him down through the American desert. Survival Run Carnivac's fellow deserter Catilla came to his rescue, only to be skewered and killed by the Mayhem Bludgeon. The other Survivors arrived and chased off the Mayhems, and Carnivac swore revenge for the death of his friend. A Savage Place!
Needlenose joined Spinister and the Triggercons in serving their lord Thunderwing on his obsessive quest for the Creation Matrix. Their first stop was a Pz-Zazz, where they knocked out and took Nightbeat, Siren, and Hosehead hostage. Bird of Prey! They next went to Cheyne, but took their leave when Dogfight proved to be an useless source of information. Kings of the Wild Frontier. Their next stop was Pequod, where Thunderwing sent Needlenose and Spinister to attack the Autobots there while Thunderwing could mind-link to the Klud that had traces of the Matrix inside. As the were recalled when Thunderwing found what he needed to know, Needlenose and Spinister began quietly questioning the sanity of their commanding officer, and what he was willing to sacrifice to acquire the Matrix (i.e., them). Deadly Obsession They went to VsQs, where they found an Autobot team looking for the Matrix. Despire the Matrixspawn and the Autobots, Thunderwing finally acquired the source of his obsession. Dark Creation After Thunderwing was possessed by the Matrix and went on a rampage through the Autobots' Ark, severely injuring Spinister in the process, he was cast out into space by the Autobot Nightbeat. Needlenose and the Mayhems surrendered themselves into Autobot custody afterwards. All Fall Down
Earthforce
Following Catilla's death, the Mayhem Attack Squad set up base on a deserted island, preparing themselves for the inevitable retaliation for the assassination. Unfortunately, the waiting was seriously stressing Needlenose's circuits. He staged a false Carnivac alert in order to time his fellow Decepticons' response times, and they were none too pleased with his antics. After Snarler and Spinister chided his lack of discipline, Needlenose returned to his quarters only to find Carnivac lying in wait, having slipped through the Mayhems' defenses during the ruckus. Needlenose cried out for help, but his fellow warriors ignored his death-screams, believing it to be merely another "test". Cry Wolf!
Transformers Comic-Magazin
Template:TransformersComicMagazin Needlenose was present when Megatron made peaceful gestures to humanity in New York City; and the Decepticons gave a "statue" of Snaptrap as a gift to the city. Unsurprisingly, once Humanity was off-guard, the Decepticons struck, and the Autobots barely stopped them. Transformers in Action: The Troy Principle
Needlenose, Darkwing and Dreadwind were hiding in an airbase in Nevada, before revealing their liquid crystal Decepticon insignia and flying off. He then used the distraction of a hijacked tanker to atack oil fields and refineries. Transformers in the Battle for Peace: A Big Day for Powermaster Optimus Prime
Classics
Needlenose joined Ruckus with his revised Mayhem Attack Squad in order to seek revenge on Nightbeat and Siren because they, like, totally threw him out into space once. They used an A.I. ship named Amory to lure their Autobot victims into an ambush. Unfortunately, Amory was only helping them because Ruckus was holding her pilot hostage and Ruckus, being an idiot, brought the hostage to the ambush for show-and-tell. One quick slash of Slag's sword and the hostage (and Ruckus's arm) were no longer in his possession. Now facing a group of Autobots AND a teed-off warship, Needlenose and the other Mayhems decided to beat a hasty retreat. Cheap Shots
IDW Generation 1 comics
Hundreds of years ago, when a Decepticon sleeper agent silenced "The Voice" just as the Autobot troops were waiting for a broadcast, Needlenose and a squadron of Decepticons under Razorclaw's command moved in for the kill. Spotlight: Blaster
Much later, Needlenose answered Starscream's rallying cry as the latter assumed the Decepticon leadership. However soon over one hundred Decepticons were filling up the moon base and everything there began to degrade. Razorclaw made the base into a deadly place where the strong feed on the weak. Needlenose eventually gave into this way of thinking and showed it when he helped to brutally murder and then cannibalize Dreadwind after the soldier stole some energon. All His Engines
When the Decepticons were captured after Galvatron's defeat (being weak after forming the Deceptigod), Needlenose was amongst the prisoners locked up and applied with an inhibitor/deterrence chip. Later, agreeing to Prowl's terms, he went on to 'discipline' the rioting NAILs. The Death of Optimus Prime
Later, he and Horri-Bull were made "enforcers of the peace" and beat up a NAIL who was making a graffiti on a wall. They were taken away from Prowl to Ratbat, who berrated them for their willingness to serve the Autobots. Needlenose was curious to know whether Ratbat had a plan, which he did and told them to stay out of trouble until the next night. However, that night, Horri-Bull and Needlenose were caught bullying another NAIL. After being spotted and threatened by Bumblebee, Needlenose tried to calm down Horri-Bull, but the latter would keep defying Bumblebee, resulting in the detonation of his I/D chip. Needlenose stared shockingly at his deceased friend. The Autonomy Lesson
TransTech
In the TransTech city of Axiom Nexus, Ruckus, Needlenose and Crankcase assaulted what they thought was an energon refinery, but it turned out to be a waste fuel storage depot. Eyuw. Around Cybertron #1
Toys
Generation 1
- Needlenose (1988)
- Accessories: Sunbeam and Zig-Zag Targetmaster partners/guns
- Needlenose transforms into the F-16XL variant of the F-16 Fighting Falcon. Zig-Zag and Sunbeam are mounted on hardpoints under his wingtips in this mode. In robot mode, Needlenose's articulation is located entirely in his shoulders, which can move up and down as well as swing out to the sides.
- Like all of the smaller Targetmasters, Needlenose was never released in Takara's Transformers line.
Notes
- For whatever odd reason, Needlenose's entry in Marvel's Transformers Universe depicts him with a positively gigantic head and feet.
