Nacelle (G1)

This article is about the Generation 1 Decepticon. For the Exodus Decepticon, see Nacelle (WFC).

Nacelle is a Decepticon from the Generation 1 continuity family.

He'll shoot you until he's red in the face. And missile launchers.

If you want a Decepticon well-versed in the arts of combat and, well, deception, you should probably call Starscream. Or Soundwave, or someone like that. If, however, you want a Decepticon eager to prove his worth, Nacelle is the guy you should call. Sure, he may not be as good at flying as most of those other guys, and his not-inconsiderable knowledge of Cybertron's history may cause him to get a bit muddled-up once in a while, but at heart, Nacelle just wants to prove he's just as good as some of those more famous Decepticons.

Fiction

Generation 1 cartoon continuity

The Transformers cartoon

Nacelle was one of the Decepticon jets on Cybertron four million years ago. He was part of a Decepticon patrol that accosted Autobots Wheeljack and Bumblebee when they came near. The two were able to escape the Decepticons' attacks and plow through the patrol. More than Meets the Eye, Part 1

Wings Universe

Wings Universe is based on the Generation 1 cartoon, but deviates from it in cosmetic ways and continuity points.

Nacelle was part of Starscream's science group, HEDRA, working alongside Bitstream and Hotlink. As an Aerodynamics Engineer, he was assigned as the role of lab assistant to Shockwave where he engineered the wing designs used for the second wave of Earth-bound Seekers. He would eventually integrate one of these prototypes into his own body replacing his standard issue wings with a design containing high powered turbines.

During Jhiaxus’s invasion of Cybertron, Nacelle stood by at the ready as part of a joint team of Autobots and Decepticons, awaiting Obsidian’s signal for their time to fight back. Once the signal came, they teleported to Cybertron and started beating on some drones. Once Eagle Eyes spotted Jhiaxus on the battle field, Nacelle and his allies attempted to converge on the enemy’s coordinates, only to be blocked off by Jhiaxus’s clone army. Nacelle led Serpentor and Krok to an old sealed-off passage to circumvent the enemy forces. Though the tunnel turned out to be much too small for their use as it was, thanks to Gatoraider, it proved useful nonetheless. He arrived a little late to the battle against Jhiaxus himself, only to find himself starring down Hubcap’s gun barrel. Thankfully, Jhiaxus ordered Hubcap to stand down before Nacelle got turned into one of Hubcap’s gruesome architecture projects. He was shoved out of the way when Megaplex enacted his vengeance against Jhiaxus, killing the Cybertronian leader. He then helped restrain Megaplex. A Common Foe

Games

Transformers: Battle Tactics

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Toys

Timelines

• Nacelle (Deluxe, 2015)
  • Accessories: 2 launchers (left and right), 2 missiles

Nacelle was the second toy to be revealed for the Transformers Collectors' Club Figure Subscription Service 3.0, and is yet another redeco/retool of the Classics Starscream mold, this time in primarily navy blue, red and white, using the BotCon 2007 Thrust tooling's wings with the mold's original head. This mold was used for about a million other toys, including this very service's G2 Starscream.

Notes

• Nacelle's toy appeared differently when first revealed at BotCon 2014. His face was white (instead of red) and the muzzles on his launchers were blue (instead of red).
• Nacelle is based upon a Japanese catalog picture that shows the then new second year Decepticon jet wings in different colors attached to unaltered first year Seeker bodies.
• It's been implied by Fun Publications folks that the hidden blue Seeker seen in "More Than Meets The Eye" is meant to be Nacelle even though their colors and build don't entirely match. Any differences could be attributed to alterations upon later taking an Earth form in addition to his own self modifications. [1]