Nightbird (ROTB)
| The name or term "Nightbird" refers to more than one character or idea. For a list of other meanings, see Nightbird (disambiguation). |
- Nightbird is a Terrorcon from the Rise of the Beasts portion of the Movie continuity family.
Nightbird is a sword-wielding Terrorcon.
Fiction
Rise of the Beasts film
 Plot details follow. |
- Voice actor: Michaela Jaé Rodriguez (English), Daniela Calò (Italian), Maëva Trioux (European French), Carolina Vera (German), Clodd Dias (Brazilian Portuguese), Andrea López (Latin American Spanish)
Nightbird landed in New York City in 1994 alongside Scourge and Battletrap to hunt for the Transwarp Key, under orders from their master, Unicron. She engaged the Autobot group of Optimus Prime, Bumblebee, Mirage and Arcee on Ellis Island, surprising Mirage with her ability to fly using rocket thrusters. The Autobots' lack of resistance disappointed her, having hoped they'd be more of a challenge. Her desire for a good fight was almost answered when Airazor arrived, but Scourge ordered their retreat, having gotten the Key and seeing no need to waste time in summoning Unicron. She was present when Scourge mentally communicated with Unicron, and simply watched when the latter started torturing him for only retrieving one half of the key.
Travelling to Peru, she and the other Terrorcons observed as the Autobots' human allies Noah Diaz and Elena Wallace attempted to locate the half of the key hidden underground, before giving chase to Mirage and Optimus up the Andes mountain roads once the pair began fleeing from a Freezer. In the chaos, Scourge is forced to take on Optimus, while Nightbird and Battletrap are forced to deal with the other Autobots who have also given chase. She gets close to Mirage, but when Battletrap dispatches Arcee and Wheeljack, a rockslide is accidentally triggered, with a large boulder landing on her, launching her airborne and taking her out of the chase. After Airazor is able to separate Optimus and Scourge, Nightbird noted that the Autobots are getting away, only for her leader to remark that they won't be able to do so this time.
She was present when Scourge activated the Transwarp Key, generating the structure to open a portal to summon Unicron. During the attack on the bridge by the combined forces of the Autobots and Maximals, she fought back to keep them from the Key itself. When Bumblebee was airdropped in by Stratosphere after his resurrection, she used her flight powers to attack him, but this proved to be her undoing. The Autobot scout used her as a robot shield to protect himself from Scourge's blasts; the other Terrorcon leader seemingly uncaring about his subordinate's own life. Bumblebee then proceeded to rip one of her wings off and jam it into her spark mid-flight, and the resulting explosion reduced her to nothing more than shower of broken parts. Rise of the Beasts
Toys
Buzzworthy Bumblebee
- Jungle Mission 3-pack: Cheetor, Nightbird, and Wheeljack (Multipack, 2023)
- Accessories: Sword, two-part rake claw blade
- Released as part of a Target-exclusive Buzzworthy Bumblebee Jungle Mission 3-pack, Nightbird is a Deluxe Class figure that converts to an unlicensed approximation of her Nissan GT-R R33 in 19 steps. She includes a sword and a small rake weapon that combine to form an asymmetrical spoiler for her vehicle mode. The rake weapon can be mounted to her wrists as a single claw or split into two smaller blades.
- The instructions have a slight error for transforming her into vehicle mode: it says that the panels on her waist are meant to be pushed in as opposed to be being pulled out like on the actual toys.
Rise of the Beasts
- Nightbird (Deluxe Class, 2023)
- Accessories: Sword, two-part rake claw blade
- The Nightbird from the Buzzworthy Bumblebee Jungle Mission 3-pack was also available individually at general retail under Rise of the Beasts packaging.
- Nightbird (Flex Changers, 2023)
- Japanese Name: Rolling Change Nightbird
- TakaraTomy Release Date: April 15, 2023
- TakaraTomy ID Number: BKC-02
- Released as part of the "Flex Changers" line for the Rise of the Beasts toyline, this Nightbird transforms from vehicle to robot with the use of a flexible plastic band, which activates by flipping both sides of the car panels forward to initiate the transformation, with the front and rear hoods forming the remaining body.
- Along with the rest of the Flex Changers, Nightbird was first revealed by TakaraTomy prior to being unveiled by Hasbro.
Notes
- Nightbird's alt-mode was first revealed via Steven Caple Jr.'s Instagram account on 6 October 2021, along with the other two senior Terrorcons, Battletrap and Scourge.
Foreign names
- Japanese: Nightbird (ナイトバード Naitobādo)
