Nightstick (Headmasters)

The name or term "Nightstick" refers to more than one character or idea. For a list of other meanings, see Nightstick (disambiguation).

Nightstick is an Autobot Targetmaster from the Generation 1 continuity family.

Because poor literacy is KEWL.

Nightstick (ナイトスティック Naitosutikku) is the Targetmaster partner of Artfire. He transforms into a "space beam gun", the exact effects of which are unknown.

Fiction

The Headmasters comic

In an Earth city, the Decepticon Targetmasters Slugslinger, Misfire and Triggerhappy set a blazing inferno. Chromedome and Daniel were having trouble controlling the fire when Artfire and Ricochet, accompanied by their partners Nightstick and, uh, Nightstick, showed up to help. Artfire quickly quenched the blaze while his Nightstick helped rescue the people trapped in burning buildings. With the fire under control, the Autobots then set their attentions on the Decepticons and sent them into a retreat. The Headmasters #7

Toys

The Headmasters

• Artfire (Targetmaster, 1987)
  • Japanese ID number: C-108

Nightstick is identical to Fracas, Scourge's Targetmaster partner. Nightstick was released with Artfire, a retool of Inferno. This was the only release of Nightstick in Japan; Scourge was never sold as a Targetmaster.

• More information on Nightstick/Artfire at TFU.info

United

• Artfire (Voyager, 2012)
  • Accessories: Nightstick and Sparks Targetmaster partners

Available only as a mail-away exclusive offered through Transformers Generations 2012 Vol. 1, Artfire is a white and red redeco of Universe Inferno but with Grapple's crane arm, and includes Nightstick, yet another redeco of Universe Nightstick and Sparks, a redeco of Power Core Combiners Pinpoint. Artfire transforms into a fictional six-wheeled variant of the 2002-2007 Pierce Contender series of firetrucks.

This mold was also used to make Spark and Hot Spot.

Notes

• Nightstick's name is a source of confusion. Here's the story: Cyclonus and Scourge weren't Targetmasters in Japan, but Takara still sold their weapons, partnered with the Autobots Ricochet and Artfire. Takara tried to carry their names over, to varying degrees of success. One was called "Nightstick", but the other was called "Nebulon" (which is how Scourge's on-package bio referred to his partner). On top of that, they were switched: the Nightstick-lookalike was called "Nebulon" and vice-versa. To the Japanese audience, there was no problem, since they had no knowledge of the English-language versions. But, years later, Hasbro would release the Nebulon toy in North America as the Autobot "Nightstick". Which, while technically "corrected", really only makes everyone's heads hurt just a little bit more.
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External links

• Headmasters #7 translated in English