Nightflight (G1)
| The name or term "Nightflight" refers to more than one character or idea. For a list of other meanings, see Nightflight (disambiguation). |
- Nightflight is a Decepticon Micromaster from the Generation 1 continuity family.
Nightflight is a scavenger. As a spy, he always goes for the easy score, listening in on unguarded conversations and stealing thoughtlessly-abandoned items; as a warrior, he's always on the lookout for a cheap shot and a safe kill. Many of his fellow Decepticons consider him a coward, but Nightflight knows better. He's good at what he does, and when the higher-ups take notice, they'll put him in charge of the Air Strike Patrol.
Fiction
Marvel Comics continuity
Marvel The Transformers comics
When Roadhandler became an overnight wrestling sensation, Scorponok requested new warriors from Cybertron to counter the Autobot Micromasters' building public adulation. The Micromaster Air Strike Patrol, including Nightflight, subsequently arrived on Earth, donated by a Decepticon on Cybertron with an unknown, mysterious identity. While Nightflight's partner Storm Cloud challenged Roadhandler in the ring, Nightflight and his other two teammates swept the skies outside, keeping Roadhandler's fan club from entering. The Interplanetary Wrestling Championship!
Unknown to Scorponok, Nightflight's secret employer was Megatron, who then sent Nightflight and his teammates on a mission to MacDill Air Force Base. En route to the base, Nightflight and Storm Cloud indulged in some showy aerobatics, nearly crashing in the process. Admonished by Whisper, they reached the base and captured the B-204 refueling plane. When the Autobots inevitably arrived, the team contacted Scorponok to tell him that they were under attack. Back from the Dead After a brief confrontation with Optimus Prime and the arrival of Scorponok's Decepticons, Nightflight and his teammates fled, their mission completed. The Resurrection Gambit!
Nightflight, Storm Cloud, and Tailwind came to the aid of the assassin Whisper when he was chased into an Earthen jungle by the Autobot Rescue Patrol. The outcome of this battle is unknown. The Greatest Gift of All!
A news team followed the Air Strike Patrol across the southern United States, where finally the group descended on an oil refinery. When they attacked, the human civilians were defended by Hector Dialonzo, a human with extraordinary powers. While on film, Nightflight and his teammates met their apparent demise at Hector's hands. The Human Factor!
Marvel UK future timelines
The Air Strike Patrol took Megatron's side in a Decepticon Civil War against factions led by Scorponok and Shockwave. Near the end of that war, the Patrol chased Scorponok, alone, into a human settlement. Nightflight missed an opportunity to destroy Scorponok with his missiles thanks to his teammate Tailwind's grandstanding. Scorponok maneuvered a team of Autobots into combating the Patrol for him, enabling Scorponok to escape. Aspects of Evil!
Transformers Comic-Magazin
As the Decepticons arrived on Earth, Nightflight and the Air Strike Patrol were among the first to engage their Autobot enemies. New York — A City Sinking in Terror
When a dimension bridge opened up connecting several points in time and space, the Autobots and Decepticons fought over control of the bridge. The Air Strike Patrol engaged the Autobot Pretender, Skyhammer. The Transformers' Grand Hour: Headmaster of the Dimensions
Dreamwave Generation One continuity
Nightflight appeared briefly among the Decepticon Micromasters when Skystalker took over the Decepticon headquarters. Victims of the Revolution
IDW Generation 1 continuity
Nightflight was one of the flying denizens of Gorlam Prime who accosted Hardhead and Nightbeat when they probed deeper into the planet. Spotlight: Hardhead
Games
Transformers Legends
Dreadwind and the Air Strike Patrol conquered Garrus-9, though their triumph was shortlived as the Wreckers arrived a bit later and liberated it. The Wreckers
Toys
Generation 1
- Air Strike Patrol (Micromaster Patrol, 1989)
- Nightflight transforms into a Grumman F-14D Tomcat fighter jet. He was only available in a complete set with his teammates Storm Cloud, Tailwind, and Whisper.
- This mold was released without changes in Japan as the Autobot Nightflight, and was also used to make Airwave and Overair.
Notes
- Nightflight is "gang molded" with his teammate Tailwind and thus the two share plastic colors.
Foreign names
- French: Nocturne (Canada)
- Italian: Meteor
