Nightscream (Classics)

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 Generation 1 and Unicron Trilogy continuity families.

"Now, to build that ship in a bottle."

Nightscream is kind of a snob and speaks using outdated vocabulary. Though not as fast of a flier as other Mini-Cons, he is spectacularly graceful and agile in the air, something he takes great pride in. At times, the way he moves through the skies seems to defy the laws of physics. He is also able to breathe out flames in a variety of ways, from long-reaching plumes to intense short bursts.

He is sometimes a member of the Clear Skies Team and sometimes a member of the Prehistoric Team of Mini-Cons.

Fiction

Classics

Nightscream was among the Mini-Cons created by the Last Autobot to clean up Cybertron for the return of the Autobots. When a processing plant on the planet suddenly exploded, he and the rest of the Clear Skies Team worked to find survivors among the flaming wreckage of the building. It soon transpired that Modus Prime, the Mini-Cons' leader, had perished in the explosion, and Hacksaw brought together a meeting to figure out what had happened. As Strongarm suspected foul play, Nightscream pointed out that no Mini-Con had ever killed another, and demanded proof. Shortly after the meeting, the Clear Skies Team offered to come with Hacksaw as he went to investigate some disturbance at the trans-hyperwave caster tower, but they were turned down.

The death of Modus Prime (and Hacksaw) was eventually revealed to have been caused by Broadside, at which point Nightscream held a short, but dramatic, speech to the crowd present. Sticking to his belief that Mini-Cons don't kill Mini-Cons, he accused the murderer of no longer being a Mini-Con, but a Decepticon! Unfortunately, the revelation caused a riot, and Nightscream was thrown off the dais by Sledge as a Mini-Con civil war broke out on the planet. The New World

Ask Vector Prime

In Aurex 1104.30-JH Zeta, Nightscream was one of the Mini-Cons gathered by Optimus Primal's Maximals during the Beast Wars on prehistoric Earth. Ask Vector Prime, 2015/08/13

In Aurex 615.03 Epsilon, a different Nightscream was one of many Autobot-aligned Mini-Cons who were dispatched aboard the Hyperion to the Beast Wars of Alpha Q's universe. Ask Vector Prime, 2015/09/23

Toys

Classics

• Clear Skies Team (Mini-Con Team, 2007)

Part of the second wave of Transformers: Classics Mini-Cons, Nightscream transforms into a robotic winged dragon. His balljoints are particularly prone to popping apart, particularly during transformation, but they pop back together fairly easily.

He was only available as part of the Clear Skies Team, packaged with his teammates Steel Wind and Thunderwing.

This mold was also used to make Dragoyell, Universe Brimstone, and Movie Advanced Series Sling. This toy was also repurposed as Shattered Glass Predaking.

• More information on Nightscream at TFU.info

Notes

• Nightscream's incongruous alternate mode when compared to his teammates is due to the Classics Mini-Cons' original release plans: as Cybertron-series Mini-Con two-packs. Nightscream was simply "left over" when his original pack-partner (currently unknown) was reassigned, so he ended up with two aircraft on the theory "hey, he flies".
• Nightscream's mold was most likely going to be part of the original Decepticon-allied "Predator Attack Team" in the Cybertron line.