Nightglider
- Nightglider is a Maximal from the Beast Wars portion of the Generation 1 continuity family.
Nightglider thrives in darkness. Being a spy, his nocturnal lifestyle and loner attitude serve him well. Although he is used to working alone, he is extremely loyal to the Maximals. Such loyalty, however, is something he is not convinced all Maximals share. He constantly questions other Maximals' true allegiance, even if he has known them for dozens of Stellar Cycles. As such, though his allegiance to the Maximal cause itself is unwavering, he is prone to double, and even triple cross his individual Maximals on a regular basis. He can never truly trust what they might plan to do with the information he has gathered, after all.
Sometimes his name is spelled Night Glider.
Fiction
2006 IDW Beast Wars continuity
Night Glider was one of the protoforms jettisoned from the Axalon on prehistoric Earth. He was activated and put in chronal phase by Razorbeast at Magmatron's request, but was protected from Magmatron's Predacon shell program by Razorbeast's viral code. The Gathering #1
Accompanied by Air Hammer, Sonar, and Prowl, Night Glider sped towards Razorbeast and the small group of new Maximals accompanying him. The Gathering #2 He and a phalanx of other Maximals finally reached them, just in time to fight off an army of Predacons. In the ensuing battle, Night Glider battled Insecticon. The Gathering #4
Beast Wars: Uprising
Nightglider flew for the Maximal Nation after they seceded from the Builders' domain. When the Vehicon Apocalypse began, he guarded the Nation's airspace fiercely against possible infestation. Nightglider and his wing-mech Wedge Shape encountered the Star Dasher as it entered Maximal territory. After confirming Ser-Ket and her posse were clean, they were allowed to land. Derailment
2005 IDW continuity
Nightglider was one of Onyx Prime's Maximals. When the Maximals invaded Cybertron, he was one of the many warriors who wound up battling Arcee. Unforgivable
Toys
Beast Wars
- Nightglider (Basic Transmetal 2, 1999)
- Nightglider transforms into an orange Transmetal 2 flying squirrel. A sword is hidden inside the tail.
- This mold was later redecoed into Robots in Disguise Dark Scream.
Notes
- Nightglider was noted to have a Sciuridon beast mode in Beast Wars: Uprising.
