Nightscream (Armada)

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

Nightscream is an Autobot-allied Mini-Con from the Armada portion of the Unicron Trilogy continuity family.

Nightscream does happen to know the meaning of "quiet", he just does everything he can to avoid it. He's a rebellious, obnoxious, rambunctious little troublemaking punk whose speech synthesizer always seems to be cranked to eleven. Many are amazed at how well his quiet, professional-minded Autobot partner Airazor puts up with him... and are even more amazed when they discover that despite his attitude and vulgar behavior, Nightscream is outright devoted to her. Maybe there's hope for him yet.

While driving in car mode, Nightscream can emit a high-pitched sonic scream that scrambles audio circuits, and if he's going fast enough, even cause physical damage to nearby objects.

Toys

Armada

• Airazor with Nightscream (Super-Con, 2003)
  • Takara release date: July 5, 2003

Armada Nightscream is a redeco of the Street Speed Mini-Con Team member Oval, transforming into a Saleen S7 luxury car. As a Mini-Con, he has a "Powerlinx" socket on his vehicle-mode underside (which ends up on his robot-mode left shin) which allows him to attach to any toy with a "Powerlinx" style 5 mm post; some toys have special Powerlinx posts that activate/unlock gimmicks when a Mini-Con is attached.

He was only available with the larger Autobot Airazor.

As a hasty addition to the Armada toyline to meet demand, Airazor was not available in Takara's normal retail Legend of the Microns line. She was, however, offered in Japan as a "USA Edition" release, exclusive to Toys"R"Us stores.

This mold was also used to make Flat-Out and Plug. It was intended to be used for Energon Brakedown, but that toy was ultimately unreleased.

• More information on Nightscream at TFU.info

Transformers: Armada mold: Oval
Version 1: Hasbro: Armada Oval Nightscream Oval (redeco, canceled) Energon Brakedown (canceled) Takara: Legends of the Microns MM-06 Nitro Nitro Overdrive Edition Flat-Out Version 2: Hasbro: Cybertron Oval Takara: Galaxy Force GC-08 Cyaana 12 Plus (Micron Booster)

Notes

• The other two Street Speed Mini-Con Team molds were used to make Skid-Z and Side Burn, released with Predacon.

Foreign names

• Japanese: Nightscream (ナイトスクリーム Naitosukurīmu)