Nightbeat (Armada)
| The name or term "Nightbeat" refers to more than one character or idea. For a list of other meanings, see Nightbeat (disambiguation). |
- Nightbeat is an Autobot-allied Mini-Con from the Armada portion of the Unicron Trilogy continuity family.
Nightbeat makes up for his small-even-for-a-Mini-Con stature with unmatched guts and a creative streak a mile wide. Despite being weaker than most Mini-Cons and not having any real manipulators to speak of, he's willing to take any risk there is.
As if his larger Autobot partner Side Swipe isn't impulsive enough, Nightbeat encourages him to go along with more crazy risks, with his dutiful partner, of course. The two are very much alike: act-first, think-later types who have big dreams of being mighty warriors for good, and they often find themselves together in bad situations. But none of this has fazed Nightbeat in the slightest... it only means he has to try even harder.
Fiction
Armada cartoon
During Side Swipe's first tour on Earth, he chased the former Autobot Wheeljack in vehicle mode. Nightbeat leapt from Side Swipe's storage compartment in order to activate his partner's dragster mode, then returned to the compartment. Past
After Optimus Prime's death, Nightbeat was one of a group of Mini-Cons who confronted the angst-ridden Hot Shot, forcing the young 'bot to come to terms with the loss of his leader. Remorse
Dreamwave Armada comic
Nightbeat was one of the Mini-Cons who gathered on Earth just before the Transformers' return to Cybertron, in preparation for the coming of Unicron. Presumably, he was at the Loop in Cyber City, and gave his power to the Mini-Con Matrix, which dealt the critical blow to Unicron. The End
Ask Vector Prime
The Oil Slick of Aurex 203.26 Zeta constructed the Search and Destroy Robots based on full-body scans of the Mini-Con Nightbeat. The Robots served their master in the Universe War by acting as suicide bombers. Ask Vector Prime, 2015/08/04
TransTech
The Nightbeat of Aurex 906.29 Alpha was an Offworlder in Axiom Nexus. To celebrate Star Wars on May 4, Axiom Nexus News brought him to do an Artoo impression on Andromeda's show. Aston, however, could understand him and knew that he was being very blue with his humor, prompting Miss-Q to cut his microphone signal. Andromeda - Axiom Nexus News, 2016/05/04
Toys
Armada
- Side Swipe with Nightbeat (Deluxe, 2003)
- Japanese ID number: MC-10
- Available only with the larger Side Swipe toy, Armada Nightbeat transforms into a motorcycle of probably-made-up model. He is specially designed to fit inside the flip-up panel in the rear of Side Swipe's vehicle mode.
- This mold was also used to make Gauge, the Search and Destroy Robot, and Universe Nightbeat.
Universe (2003)
- Ultra Magnus with Over-Run vs. Treadshot with Nightbeat (Battle in a Box, 2004)
- A very slight redeco of the Armada toy (the plastics are brighter and more matte), transforming into a motorcycle of probably-made-up model. He is specially designed to fit inside the flip-up panel in the rear of Treadshot's vehicle mode (or any version of that mold). Another way to tell Universe Nightbeat from Armada Nightbeat is to check the rear wheel assembly (the left arm in robot mode), specifically the arm-joint that is bolted to the main body. On Armada Nightbeat, the "B"-shaped plastic part has the indent facing outward from the body. On Universe Nightbeat (and all other uses of the mold, for that matter), it's facing inward.
- He was only available as part of a "Battle in a Box" multi-pack along with Universe Ultra Magnus, Over-Run, and Treadshot, sold in "market six" stores like Kohl's.
Notes
Foreign names
- Japanese: Chear (チャー Chā)
