TRANSFORMERS: THE BASICS on NIGHTBIRD

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Chris McFeely

Chris McFeely

4 жыл бұрын

At the height of 1980s Ninja-mania, Transformers debuted its first ninja character, who was also the first female robot in the franchise! This week, Obscure Characters Month looks at the history of NIGHTBIRD!
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@CsBTransition
@CsBTransition 4 жыл бұрын
Offlined by a jealousy powered Starscream.
@superfightingnobot8414
@superfightingnobot8414 4 жыл бұрын
Take my like, you deserve it.
@MidoriNatsume
@MidoriNatsume 4 жыл бұрын
Take this! My Love, my Anger, and all of my Sorrow! *Smashing the Like Button!*
@thegreenestofmachines
@thegreenestofmachines 4 жыл бұрын
Starscream yeets a null ray at Megatron’s girlfriend
@stephencastro4723
@stephencastro4723 4 жыл бұрын
Starscream may have had a love-hate feelings for Megatron so she null-rayed Nightbird.
@stephencastro4723
@stephencastro4723 4 жыл бұрын
@Brita-Ann Marley Marley don't take it too seriously but the existence of Slipstream made me think otherwise.
@StrawberriesSalsa
@StrawberriesSalsa 4 жыл бұрын
"shes not so hot" "shes hot enough for me to replace you whenever I want"
@randomcommentator7904
@randomcommentator7904 4 жыл бұрын
"Replace me? NERVARR!"
@kylesinkovich8332
@kylesinkovich8332 3 жыл бұрын
Hate to be that guy but...instead of "want" it was "choose"
@Prophetofthe8thLegion
@Prophetofthe8thLegion 3 жыл бұрын
that implies more about megatrons relationship with starscream
@chrisedwards3214
@chrisedwards3214 3 жыл бұрын
@@Prophetofthe8thLegion yes very abusive screamer was jealous
@willcrozier1879
@willcrozier1879 4 ай бұрын
That line implying that the reason G1 Megatron keeps Starscream around despite backstabbing him constantly, is because none of the other Decepticons (until Nightbird) were hot enough to take Starscream's place.
@DotOmega
@DotOmega 4 жыл бұрын
When you get offlined by non-cosmically powered starscream
@spinyjustspiny3289
@spinyjustspiny3289 4 жыл бұрын
And then survive!
@wonderwaffle93
@wonderwaffle93 4 жыл бұрын
You know she’s a pro at being a ninja just by how obscure she keeps her status.
@masonjones7777
@masonjones7777 3 жыл бұрын
well, if obscurity = ninja status then redwing must be the master
@ZeothTheHedgehog
@ZeothTheHedgehog 2 жыл бұрын
@@masonjones7777 who?
@masonjones7777
@masonjones7777 2 жыл бұрын
@@ZeothTheHedgehog exactly.
@annefox2013
@annefox2013 Жыл бұрын
@@masonjones7777 haha
@dinterdos
@dinterdos 4 жыл бұрын
Huh, defeated by a regular powered Starscream
@Stewart118Tyler
@Stewart118Tyler 4 жыл бұрын
Yup...ONLY a true badass shoots someone in the back.🙄
@dubuyajay9964
@dubuyajay9964 4 жыл бұрын
Inferior human technology.
@r-slickers6964
@r-slickers6964 3 жыл бұрын
Correction: "Jealously" powered Starcream
@clownplayer7265
@clownplayer7265 Жыл бұрын
@@Stewart118Tyler Ninjas are not supposed to fight fair, they're supposed to be stealthy and more of assassins rather than warriors, the warrior part depends of the individual ninja. If anything Starscream beat the ninja at her own game.
@1065chris
@1065chris 4 жыл бұрын
Aah yes, Megatron's waifu.
@glennrhee7918
@glennrhee7918 4 жыл бұрын
@Johnson Gattis @ Yes
@flywitthefrog3113
@flywitthefrog3113 4 жыл бұрын
Ah yeas
@ilikeapples1824
@ilikeapples1824 4 жыл бұрын
Heard of megaempress
@theitalianfukr4270
@theitalianfukr4270 4 жыл бұрын
I like apples yes
@pancho855
@pancho855 4 жыл бұрын
LOL
@HyruleSwordsman94
@HyruleSwordsman94 4 жыл бұрын
“Heroic sacrifice of... Wheelie.” That’s a new one.
@henrynorcrossii3363
@henrynorcrossii3363 4 жыл бұрын
@Brita-Ann Marley Marley Wheelie is the Wesley Crusher of the Transformers.
@BennyLlama39
@BennyLlama39 4 жыл бұрын
@@henrynorcrossii3363 LOL! Wesley Crusher. EDIT: I think I can top that, though... Jar Jar Binks. 😀
@braumkimball9548
@braumkimball9548 4 жыл бұрын
Okay, who's more annoying, g1 wheelie, or bayformers wheelie? I vote yes
@ltb1345
@ltb1345 4 жыл бұрын
Braum Kinball Well, at least G1 Wheelie wasn't a pervert.
@braumkimball9548
@braumkimball9548 4 жыл бұрын
@@ltb1345 still annoying
@Big_E_Soul_Fragment
@Big_E_Soul_Fragment 4 жыл бұрын
So you're telling me.... Megatron made his own waifu?
@Andrei-13831
@Andrei-13831 4 жыл бұрын
We should make own waifus too...
@BriarMB13
@BriarMB13 4 жыл бұрын
@@Andrei-13831 there are whole ass movies about why we Shouldn't do that
@zedries
@zedries 4 жыл бұрын
Yes
@ltb1345
@ltb1345 4 жыл бұрын
I never knew Megatron was so cultured.
@ratbat1072
@ratbat1072 4 жыл бұрын
Starscream stole his waifu
@chey6073
@chey6073 4 жыл бұрын
Nightbird has so much character potential
@twistedgaming9185
@twistedgaming9185 4 жыл бұрын
At least Japan gave her something to do (albeit goofy stuff, but she almost killed Sixshot!).
@chey6073
@chey6073 2 жыл бұрын
@@MikhailSamunin But is she going to be a robot created on Earth? Because that is an incredibly unique perspective we very rarely see since the Dinobots and Constructicons are portrayed as from Cybertron nowadays
@fuu6490
@fuu6490 2 ай бұрын
I'm from future, Nightbird is also villain in the new movie
@moviti
@moviti 6 күн бұрын
Agreed.
@ColonelFrontline1152
@ColonelFrontline1152 4 жыл бұрын
*When Chris McFeely uploads a new TRANSFORMERS: THE BASICS Episode.* Me: *"Oh my favourite KZfaq show is back on."*
@empressofvibes
@empressofvibes 4 жыл бұрын
Time to learn about Megatron's favourite bot.
@gota7738
@gota7738 4 жыл бұрын
She's not so hot!
@rodimusunicronus2089
@rodimusunicronus2089 4 жыл бұрын
@@gota7738 if we are talking about hotness, how about look up on megaempress, megatron's "wife"
@sausagethegodofcurry
@sausagethegodofcurry 4 жыл бұрын
I don't know guys, megatron seems pretty attached to starscream, it certainly wouldn't surprise megatron if he keeps him around for..... *ahem*. other reasons.... (I'll shut up now)
@bruhmoment9240
@bruhmoment9240 4 жыл бұрын
You mean sex boat
@hellstrom4209
@hellstrom4209 4 жыл бұрын
@@gota7738 She's hot enough to replace you whenever I choose.
@ML1399TheyStoleMyName
@ML1399TheyStoleMyName 4 жыл бұрын
Honestly I'm watching this and my only thought is HOW IS THIS CHARACTER NOT MORE POPULAR!? The first female Transformer (sorta). The first Cyber Ninja. A potential love interest for Megatron. She's got a lot going for her! How has more not been done with this character?
@TheDoomBlueShell
@TheDoomBlueShell 4 жыл бұрын
One word: female. Okey that what probably happened was even dumber thanks to the gendered market they maybe got afraid to "steal" sales from their girl toys for having a female character on their boy series, just don't think more than 2 seconds on this excuse and it makes sense.
@misterbadguy7325
@misterbadguy7325 4 жыл бұрын
@@TheDoomBlueShell Honestly it's not even that. It's just the "boys don't want to buy toys of girls" logic.
@ML1399TheyStoleMyName
@ML1399TheyStoleMyName 4 жыл бұрын
@@TheDoomBlueShell I mean yeah that's definitely true for the 80's during the original series, but look how many prominent female transformers we've had since the late 90s and 2000s. Arcee, Black Arachnea, hell Windblade is sort of the personification of the community's desire for more fembots. I'm just surprised that a character with this much potential who also happens to be something of an origin story for 3 reoccurring concepts in the series got left behind
@zeo5red138
@zeo5red138 4 жыл бұрын
The first female protoform transformer because remember in season 3 they weren't transformers yet they were ordinary robots in the five faces of darkness
@ilikeapples1824
@ilikeapples1824 4 жыл бұрын
@@TheDoomBlueShell the grammar bruh
@LowellLucasJr.
@LowellLucasJr. 4 жыл бұрын
NIghtbird...the secret lover of Megatron and the one thing humans made that he respects....besides energy suppliers.
@l1ghtd3m0n3
@l1ghtd3m0n3 13 күн бұрын
And railguns. Don’t forget railguns.
@LowellLucasJr.
@LowellLucasJr. 13 күн бұрын
@@l1ghtd3m0n3 and of course Railguns!❤️
@KrissFliss
@KrissFliss 4 жыл бұрын
I would like to see the rivalry banter between Starscream and Nigthbird
@Soundwave._
@Soundwave._ 4 жыл бұрын
Same, more should be made of their dynamic, it would be very amusing!
@christopherauzenne5023
@christopherauzenne5023 3 жыл бұрын
id rather that but nightbird is still completely silent and starscream is only imagining what she's saying and he still somehow looses
@anthonyrodriguez8788
@anthonyrodriguez8788 Жыл бұрын
I would imagine it's about as one-sided as Starcreams rivalry with Shockwave in Transformers Prime, Nightbird is just doing her job while Starscream is imagining slights against him like a mean girl in high school.
@AROSOUND04
@AROSOUND04 4 жыл бұрын
“She’s hot enough to replace you”
@kingkurok3149
@kingkurok3149 4 жыл бұрын
Hey you know what be really cool, if in a future transformers movie, the human take Shatter & dropkick's remains, and end up creating Nightbird, but through out the movie fragments of the 2 deception personalities being to emerge corrupting her, and like the original she goes rogue and joins the decepticons having a distinct hatred for Bumblebee
@laffodile1636
@laffodile1636 4 жыл бұрын
That's what they did with shadowstriker in cyberverse.
@fabianrocha9924
@fabianrocha9924 4 жыл бұрын
@@laffodile1636 Not really
@crackofdawn805
@crackofdawn805 4 жыл бұрын
Basically what Bay did for Galvatron
@anueutsuho7425
@anueutsuho7425 3 жыл бұрын
Apparently she is appearing in Rise of the Beasts, so you never know...
@kingkurok3149
@kingkurok3149 3 жыл бұрын
@@anueutsuho7425 wait what, legit, night bird is coming
@nanachimakenshi2512
@nanachimakenshi2512 4 жыл бұрын
Shame they never did more with her in the series.
@twistedgaming9185
@twistedgaming9185 4 жыл бұрын
Hasbro never wanted female robots back in the day. Even Arcee didn't get a toy until 2014 (not counting repaints).
@holden_7597
@holden_7597 4 жыл бұрын
TwistedGaming918 there was a G1 Arcee prototype. It looked horrible, even for the time.
@twistedgaming9185
@twistedgaming9185 4 жыл бұрын
@@holden_7597 There was also a repaint of Chromedome to represent Arcee and Daniel in The Rebirth, which also didn't happen.
@mistermann4163
@mistermann4163 4 жыл бұрын
@@twistedgaming9185 In all fairness a female frame (as well as other agility type Cybertronian frames) would seem as a rarity since the war would require more bulk like physique to combat one and another with it being more on height than slimness. Then there's the whole reality bit on Cybertronian reproduction making it questionable of the usage of a female form since there is no breeding (unless if there's a comic explaining it since there have been forms of media showing parallels to that of mammals with the mechanical aliens). And since this was a show men't for boys at the time (but it's not like it was prevented for a girl to watch, just look at MLP's fan base) it focused on war as it's big thing like Gundam (since Transformers designs/toys were made in japan) and a Brotherhood type thing with a bit of silliness with each episode. But today is today and we can make our own stories with what's already made (Just as long as it doesn't go into Kissplayer territory, don't look it up) and how the female frame is woven back into modern Cybertronian time (since the LORE does say that one of the 13 primes was the first Female Cybertronian, Chris has a video about that).
@CayeDaws
@CayeDaws 4 жыл бұрын
That is pretty much the best summary of the 1980's cartoon
@Robofrog100
@Robofrog100 4 жыл бұрын
so she was offlined by a non cosmically powered starscream? impossible
@themostbritishpersonalive868
@themostbritishpersonalive868 4 жыл бұрын
Still starscreams got a large kill count
@nexusshark
@nexusshark 3 жыл бұрын
Not really. She did survive.
@Prophetofthe8thLegion
@Prophetofthe8thLegion 3 жыл бұрын
before being revived and terminated by a cosmically powered starscream
@MrFedoraFilm
@MrFedoraFilm 4 жыл бұрын
Nightbird I remember her. Her first and only episode appearance "Enter the Nightbird" is actually the fourth G1 episode I seen (the others are the original three part pilot episode). -I remember hearing that Bumblebee director Tarvis Knight loosely base Shatter from Nightbird. Cool fact. -I honestly believe that she could have fit in nicely in TF4, as the many KSI drones under the control of Galvatron. Either as her own self like Stinger, as many ninja drones like in the comics, or both. -TF: Siege brought us Nightbird, and she's cool.
@christopherauzenne5023
@christopherauzenne5023 3 жыл бұрын
Megatron: finally creates his waifu Starscream: I'm gonna do what's called a pro gamer move
@OneNationUnderPug
@OneNationUnderPug 4 жыл бұрын
I’d love to see a comic about Drift, Nightbird, Six-shot and Bludgeon.
@MTV2O2O
@MTV2O2O 3 жыл бұрын
And a the Transformers Animated Prowl and Yoketron
@meep1998
@meep1998 2 жыл бұрын
@@MTV2O2O animated Jazz as well
@prosto-random
@prosto-random 2 жыл бұрын
@@meep1998 And animated lockdown
@jasonmaster1611
@jasonmaster1611 2 жыл бұрын
if a comic with the transformers characters of japanese or asian culture, and don't forget windblade
@angelriverasantana7755
@angelriverasantana7755 Жыл бұрын
@@jasonmaster1611 maybe the Nijikas, while at it
@jackflores4703
@jackflores4703 4 жыл бұрын
A unforgettable character. As a child i always hope that night bird would escape to return for a few more episodes back in the day. Still one of my favorite characters thank you Chris.
@enderdrone6432
@enderdrone6432 4 жыл бұрын
4:46 “More adorable than dangerous!” *Shows that one of the nightbirds in the comic panel crashed into one of the stores.* You sure about that?
@load-bearingcoconut5586
@load-bearingcoconut5586 3 жыл бұрын
In all fairness, it's one of maybe 3 in those two panels that seem to have done any damage at all, even if it was unintentionally dealt
@itsahostiletakeover
@itsahostiletakeover 2 жыл бұрын
@@load-bearingcoconut5586 Agreed, the one in the foreground is collapsed with a freaking banana peel on her head 😆
@Seanatonin
@Seanatonin 4 жыл бұрын
Chris McFeely: *Uploads a new TF Basics episode* me: *smashes the notification and watches*
@rugalheidbernstein9944
@rugalheidbernstein9944 4 жыл бұрын
Makes me want Fanstoys to retool/repaint their Arcee into Nightbird.
@drstephenstrange897
@drstephenstrange897 4 жыл бұрын
They've done it(Nightbird is a remold of Arcee)...I actually have her
@ToaArcan
@ToaArcan 4 жыл бұрын
FansToys be like: We can't give her an O-fact because she doesn't have a mouth.
@drstephenstrange897
@drstephenstrange897 4 жыл бұрын
@@ToaArcanAND SHE MUST STARSCREAM!!! Ehhm...sorry!
@Evan_doodlearts
@Evan_doodlearts 4 жыл бұрын
Nightbird should be character on cyberverse
@ORLY911
@ORLY911 4 жыл бұрын
Shadow Striker seems to be the Cyberverse analogue, is she still in the new season? Haven't watched it yet.
@gabrielprudente9408
@gabrielprudente9408 Жыл бұрын
She did become it, in "The Imobilizer"
@Skullgrin140
@Skullgrin140 4 жыл бұрын
It's good that the popularity of Nightbird has endured these long years, she's a good character to have around. But apart from that I'd say she's long overdue for a comeback in animation form, hopefully that happens sooner rather than later. As always Chris, great stuff.
@ReaverPrime
@ReaverPrime 4 жыл бұрын
It amazes me that a character named "Nightbird" was given a ground vehicle alt. That makes ZERO sense... The perfect alt for her is the old F-117 Nighthawk stealth fighter jet.
@leviroch
@leviroch 4 жыл бұрын
Right? Youd expect an owl or a stealth helicopter. . .
@fabianrocha9924
@fabianrocha9924 4 жыл бұрын
... FOOL! NIGHTBIRD CAN BE WHATEVER VEHICLE SHE WANTS!!!!!!!!
@Ironlantern723
@Ironlantern723 3 жыл бұрын
I'm surprised they never used the name for a character in Beast Wars. An instant Airazor repaint.
@ericdunn7352
@ericdunn7352 Жыл бұрын
Maybe a Mitsubishi eclipse.
@johnnygyro2295
@johnnygyro2295 3 ай бұрын
So, what are your thoughts on Rise of The Beasts' Nightbird?
@Democratic_Republic_of_Iacon
@Democratic_Republic_of_Iacon 4 жыл бұрын
Megatron: 《trembles》 She's everything I wanted
@CreatureCal
@CreatureCal 4 жыл бұрын
She looks like some earthling play puppet! *(GETS PUNCHED)*
@seriesmaker1209
@seriesmaker1209 4 жыл бұрын
Well this puppet has quite a punch
@gamingraptorpro1800
@gamingraptorpro1800 Жыл бұрын
It's nice to see nightbird make a return to media. From cyberverse to rise of the beast, she is making a comeback
@IIBonafide
@IIBonafide 4 жыл бұрын
I'd imagine Nightbird's alt mode being a raven or a falcon to go along with the ninja theme
@TheUncivilizedNation
@TheUncivilizedNation 8 ай бұрын
A stealth aircraft would be good too. Fits the “Ninja” theme. Plus making her fly would have Starscream in even more panic because he fears she’ll replace him as commander of the Seekers or something
@MentasmUK
@MentasmUK 4 жыл бұрын
Scrounge would make for a decent, if short obscure character episode.
@dekaw9138
@dekaw9138 4 жыл бұрын
Chris Gould you dare insult the beast king?
@Blakewyattdunfee
@Blakewyattdunfee 4 жыл бұрын
how about magna stampede or enemy?
@maxwellorryn3380
@maxwellorryn3380 4 жыл бұрын
@@dekaw9138 Scrounge, the guy with the special hand. Not Scourge.
@arielalexandroarnaldo2238
@arielalexandroarnaldo2238 3 жыл бұрын
@@maxwellorryn3380 The Sixth Ranger of the CW Technobot team
@ReinaHW
@ReinaHW 4 жыл бұрын
It could have been an interesting story for the IDW story arcs if the Earth Defence Force had created their own robotic defences akin to Cybertronians following the Decepticon invasion years prior and codenamed it 'Nightbird'. Galvatron and his Decepticons could have learned of this and reprogrammed the robots to turn on the humans, forcing the Autobots to endanger their own lives in trying to defend those who hate them. After a call for reinforcements to Cybertron, Windblade could have informed the real Nightbird from her homeworld about these imposters with her name and she could have showed up to lend a hand against the imposters. Doubt it would have fully worked though.
@Kusanagikaiser999
@Kusanagikaiser999 4 жыл бұрын
Talking about obscure characters, I dont even remember have seen the episode where she appeared when I was a kid, I would love to see her in a new incarnation in any show, but hope she be a real Cybertronian and not a human creation, I like more that angle.
@Nostroman_Praetor
@Nostroman_Praetor 4 жыл бұрын
I remember it very fondly because she was in it and how strong she was. The end of the epusode made me think she would come back
@kaiserdashawn5219
@kaiserdashawn5219 4 жыл бұрын
Nightbird would make an interesting member for the DJD
@Nostroman_Praetor
@Nostroman_Praetor 4 жыл бұрын
While cool as an idea, I like that she didn't talk. I'm very drawn to mutes
@iand.9093
@iand.9093 4 жыл бұрын
I still laugh at that one line from Optimus in that episode: “Look out! She’s not deactivated - she’s playing roboto-possum!” 😂
@Dualbladedscorpion7737
@Dualbladedscorpion7737 4 жыл бұрын
Imagine if she was in transformers age of extinction as a KSI drone.
@Nostroman_Praetor
@Nostroman_Praetor 4 жыл бұрын
That would be awesome but also terrible because of the *micheal bay* design affect
@Retro_Red
@Retro_Red 3 жыл бұрын
Oh, you KNOW those KSI nerds made a Transformer waifu.
@MoeMoeJoeJoe
@MoeMoeJoeJoe 4 жыл бұрын
Greetings from America! (It's 4:00 AM right now)
@ETH5626
@ETH5626 4 жыл бұрын
When I was a kid, I never understood why they made Nightbird a one-off character, never to be seen or heard from again in the cartoon. I mean she had so much potential for further episodes.
@Kededian
@Kededian 4 жыл бұрын
She's everything i ever wanted
@laurenbernardfrio7679
@laurenbernardfrio7679 3 жыл бұрын
Wow! Optimus has Elita One, and Megatron has Nightbird. This gives me the creeps...
@syabilaazri7834
@syabilaazri7834 3 жыл бұрын
At least they can go on a double date
@jasonmaster1611
@jasonmaster1611 2 жыл бұрын
@@syabilaazri7834 or a double battle
@syabilaazri7834
@syabilaazri7834 2 жыл бұрын
@@jasonmaster1611 true
@MrDEMarq
@MrDEMarq 4 жыл бұрын
I think Night-Bird should remain a non-transforming Action - Master. I would buy that Night-Bird.
@Gman240B
@Gman240B 3 жыл бұрын
She's gonna be in the new Transformers Rise of the Beasts movie! Looks like it's Nightbird's time in the limelight.
@cdle007
@cdle007 Жыл бұрын
It was rise of the beast not ruse of the ninjas. She wasn't there a d will not be in any future films. Garbage character
@alanguages
@alanguages 4 жыл бұрын
Enter the Nightbird Revenge of the Nightbird Nightbird III: The Domination
@deathcon6261
@deathcon6261 Жыл бұрын
And now she will be a member of the Terrorcons in the Transformers Rise of the Beasts movie.
@justat1149
@justat1149 4 жыл бұрын
Totally worth waking up at 4am for a new Basic vid
@mekman4
@mekman4 4 жыл бұрын
Great Stuff! I absolutely believed Megatron had a thing for Nightbird as a kid.
@jjrivas3
@jjrivas3 4 жыл бұрын
Its 415am, woke up to pee. Saw my feed, got an ice cream cone and started watching. Back to bed, awesome Basics! 👍👍
@sausagethegodofcurry
@sausagethegodofcurry 4 жыл бұрын
Four hundred and fifteen AM? That's an interesting system, (kill me)
@sausagethegodofcurry
@sausagethegodofcurry 4 жыл бұрын
@@jjrivas3 what did i do?
@jjrivas3
@jjrivas3 4 жыл бұрын
@@sausagethegodofcurrynothing man, i was kidding. I forgot about this and was going to delete it. Like I said, it was too early for me lol and 420 got baked. Didn't mean to sound crude man, my bad. 🤙
@sausagethegodofcurry
@sausagethegodofcurry 4 жыл бұрын
@@jjrivas3 nah, i'm just stupid
@zeo5red138
@zeo5red138 4 жыл бұрын
Turns out that you're a poet and you didn't know it...lol But that is pretty good stuff
@KasumiKenshirou
@KasumiKenshirou 4 жыл бұрын
Looking back, it's weird how Optimus had to have ninjas explained to him, but then later series show Cybertronian ninjas (e.g., Six Shot). I guess Prime just wasn't aware of them.
@Jayce_Alexander
@Jayce_Alexander 3 жыл бұрын
Plot twist: She was actually in every season of every Transformers cartoon. You just didn't see her because....well... She's a ninja.
@knetge
@knetge 4 жыл бұрын
she is one of my faves. glad you put the spotlight on her. :)
@metalmonkey0026
@metalmonkey0026 4 жыл бұрын
Id love to see night bird appear as a recurring character in a cartoon or comic series. In my head canon she has a snakeyes/stormshadow style rivalry with drift.
@catandogclone7880
@catandogclone7880 4 жыл бұрын
An obscure character that I personally love is Monstructor
@alberteinstein6365
@alberteinstein6365 2 жыл бұрын
Imagine if in age of extinction, instead of K.S.I. Turning Megatron into Galvatron they turned him into Nightbird, because in G1 she was a man-made giant robot
@jessespringer7723
@jessespringer7723 4 жыл бұрын
I’d like her to become a mercenary like devcon and lockdown. Maybe they could all be a part of a team of mercenaries together
@connorniece5323
@connorniece5323 4 жыл бұрын
Honestly, given that Nightbird is both a Deception and ninja, I hope someday we get to see her and Drift (the Autobot's resident samurai) clash swords sometime in the future. Or maybe she an Windblade could go at it, who knows?
@Soundwave._
@Soundwave._ 4 жыл бұрын
One of my absolute favourite characters, I was so excited when she made her debut in G1, since the episode implied she would return, though she never did... I would love to see her in more media, perhaps the Netflix series will feature her!
@genesismultiverse4896
@genesismultiverse4896 11 ай бұрын
The only reason megatron wanted to recruit her is because he wanted a friend Starscream: what about me? A REAL friend a girlfriend who can use laser swords
@XOverWriter
@XOverWriter 4 жыл бұрын
She was one of my favorite characters despite having only 1 episode. I could see her being a subordinate/partner to Soundwave given her infiltration/assassination specialty and him being the Decepticon's spymaster/communication officer. I could also see her as a bounty hunter or mercenary in a later incarnation.
@surviverplaysuplayer1142
@surviverplaysuplayer1142 Жыл бұрын
Well this needs to be updated now since she is also a terrorcon in the new move Rise of the beasts
@slarfpaul545
@slarfpaul545 4 жыл бұрын
I absolutely love these retrospective views on my favourite piece of my childhood! They remind me of better times with my recently departed mother. Please keep up the fantastic work.
@cofagrigusfan24
@cofagrigusfan24 4 жыл бұрын
i included Nightbird in my own Transformers story, where she is a loyal servant of Megatron, who transformers into a stealth jet & actually removed her voice box on purpose, to be even more silent
@TyphonMar
@TyphonMar 4 жыл бұрын
A stealth jet is a good fit for her, name wise and character wise. Wouldn't mind seeing a transformer toy of her like that
@andreabanuelosavila2317
@andreabanuelosavila2317 4 ай бұрын
What if she was “born” with no voice box? You know, kind of like a disability turned into strength?
@HunhowsShadowStalker
@HunhowsShadowStalker 4 жыл бұрын
Imagine if Nightbird wasn't written out permanently and actually became an official Decepticon in the original cartoon. She would've been Megatron's go-to 'Con for anything involving stealth and espionage, incapable of speech to both mimic the ninja stereotype "vow of silence" and make any attempt at interrogation useless. She could even link up remotely with Soundwave to relay information directly to him, who would then inform Megatron. She could've had scenes where she went toe-to-toe against Arcee. Starscream would definitely still be extremely jealous and attempt to take her out at certain times, but Nightbird would take that as a training exercise, never informing others about it, as it would take away the challenge she seeks to improve her own abilities. As for a vehicle mode, I would've gone for a stealth submarine, giving Seaspray a rival on the ocean and further going with the ninja theme of hiding underwater.
@jasonmaster1611
@jasonmaster1611 2 жыл бұрын
Tell me, would you have liked Nightbird and Megatron to have a love-like relationship?
@HunhowsShadowStalker
@HunhowsShadowStalker 2 жыл бұрын
@@jasonmaster1611 No. Wouldn't work with Megatron. He'd be too busy with his plans for total domination. I can imagine other Decepticons definitely trying, and failing horribly.
@nathanculjak1842
@nathanculjak1842 Жыл бұрын
I hope the include her in the last Transformers movie, Rise of the Beasts. Because that'll be so cool.
@battleupsaber462
@battleupsaber462 4 жыл бұрын
That manga has some very.....suggestive artwork
@reynaldipangestu259
@reynaldipangestu259 4 жыл бұрын
Well whaddya expect?! It's drawn by Hayato Sakamoto (Or in some fan circles, derisively called Sikomofo), who used to work as assistant to Yuuki Ohsima, THE MAN BEHIND KISS PLAYERS.
@mimsilvernote
@mimsilvernote 4 жыл бұрын
reynaldi Pangestu What the fuck? I knew he was creepy but that just makes it worse
@TupocalypseShakur
@TupocalypseShakur 4 жыл бұрын
@@reynaldipangestu259 it's all coming together
@sivanlevi3867
@sivanlevi3867 2 жыл бұрын
Nightbird is gonna make movie history next year when she gets to be in Transformers Rise of the Beasts! Now, that's the perfect moment to spread her ninja wings!
@cdle007
@cdle007 Жыл бұрын
It was rise of the beast not ruse of the ninjas. She wasn't there a d will not be in any future films. Garbage character.
@nicwhite8206
@nicwhite8206 Жыл бұрын
I can't wait to see Nightbird in transformers rise of the beasts I wander what she can do.
@stephencastro4723
@stephencastro4723 4 жыл бұрын
Megatron:She is everything i always wanted! Starscream got jealous when Megatron said this. Here are my thoughts on that. 1.Megatron had some lust toward Nightbird. 2.Starscream could have some homosexual tendencies because of his jealousy.
@OldieWan
@OldieWan 4 жыл бұрын
Why does everything have to be gay in this day and age? Starscream above all craves power and control. His jealousy stems from his number 2 spot being taken away from him. Prehaps it was a joke, but I have a sneaking hunch you are being serious about Starscream being a homsexual. Which is very telling of the sign of the times we live in. Reeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!
@ChrisMcFeely
@ChrisMcFeely 4 жыл бұрын
"A sign of the times," are you for real? Bud, people have had Starscream figured for gay for over twenty years. He's famously effeminate (to the point other TF series have made jokes about it) and his conduct in "Enter the Nightbird" has been viewed through this lens ever since people started shipping Megatron and Nightbird.
@OldieWan
@OldieWan 4 жыл бұрын
When we watched Transformers as kids. The last thing we cared about was who was the "gay" character and who was having sex. You folks are fucking dorks and weirdos. lol
@twistedgaming9185
@twistedgaming9185 4 жыл бұрын
The Japanese dub made Starscream a bishie, voiced by the late Hirotaka Suzuoki.
@twistedgaming9185
@twistedgaming9185 4 жыл бұрын
@@OldieWan Knock Out is pretty gay from his mannerisms to the campy performance of Daran Norris.
@sidneysimons6475
@sidneysimons6475 4 жыл бұрын
"Enter the Night-bird" A solo spin-off movie in the Transformers franchise. I want it! Who else?!
@EdwardEstacado
@EdwardEstacado 4 жыл бұрын
Yes!!!
@laffodile1636
@laffodile1636 4 жыл бұрын
@@EdwardEstacado Directed by thundercracker and being the first film filmed on cybertron and earth.
@kohaiame2691
@kohaiame2691 4 жыл бұрын
I want to see this. It's a shame that she was only in that one episode. Her concept was so cool, a kunoichi ninja transformer! She could've been used for stealthy infiltration type missions, which could've made for some interesting stories.
@thedragonslayer7294
@thedragonslayer7294 Ай бұрын
In 2023, Nightbird made the incredible jump to the Silver Screen in the Live Action Film Transformers: Rise of the Beasts. A Terrorcon Servant of Unicron, this version of Nightbird along with her Terrorcon Partners Battletrap and Scourge were tasked with finding the Transwarp Key to allow their Master to come to Earth so he could consume the Planet. Unfortunately, Nightbird met her end when she was killed by Bumblebee in the final battle of the film.
@gregoryd.robinson8610
@gregoryd.robinson8610 Жыл бұрын
To answer this question 6:36, check out Transformers: Rise of the Beast in theaters in June or July.
@tylerfish2701
@tylerfish2701 4 жыл бұрын
Transformers: The NightBird! Created by Jon Favreau.
@johnnyalapai890
@johnnyalapai890 4 жыл бұрын
Thx for the video Chris McFeely I never knew that night bird was a actual character in the G1 cartoon.Keep up the good work man your videos are fascinating🤔
@skylancerALT
@skylancerALT 4 жыл бұрын
every other video i'm supposed to watch: watch later the basics: **CLICK**
@friendlyandroid
@friendlyandroid 4 жыл бұрын
Thank you for doing a video on my favorite character of all time.
@Ryochi2011
@Ryochi2011 4 жыл бұрын
I wonder now if Arcee was made to counter Nightbird seeing how Arcee never had an orgin story in the cartoon. They both almost share the same body type. Would've been cool if Megatron did somehow not only get Nightbird back, but took a page out of Street Fighter's M. Bison's book and made "Dolls" of his own. An elite assassian squad based off Nightbird.
@nicolasperez6538
@nicolasperez6538 4 жыл бұрын
Bro this channel really got me back into transformers
@seich-of-lacan-getter514
@seich-of-lacan-getter514 11 сағат бұрын
Would've loved to see her show up in TFP as one of MECHs experiments! Maybe a bot that eventually joined The decepticons, but went neutral due to not feeling welcomed by any bots or cons, just a full Lone wolf rogue. Maybe even a final stand where she had the company of a friend before she went offline in peace.
@stivers56
@stivers56 2 жыл бұрын
You gotta love it when your first toy is a kreo minifigure
@johnrhogan2908
@johnrhogan2908 4 жыл бұрын
I did not know NightBird served as Shatter's inspiration. Thanks for that 411. Can't wait for the next obscure character video, and future episodes as always.
@Amooger
@Amooger Жыл бұрын
I wish they did more with her in the movie besides what they did, really loved her vehicle form 👌
@RogueTwo
@RogueTwo 4 жыл бұрын
I do admit, that as a kid, I was quite taken with Nightbird. And.not just because she was a ninja -- though that definitely was a selling point for me -- but because she was for all intents and purposes, a female Decepticon. Even after she was captured, supposedly reprogrammed and put into stasis, it was clear that she was still conscious and none too happy. But I never dreamed that she'd ever get a toy. I mean if Hasbro wouldn't make a toy of Arcee, what chance did Nightbird have? But to now have two is amazing. Now if only she'd return as an actual character in the comics or a cartoon.
@Excellsion
@Excellsion 4 жыл бұрын
Haha, for you see I woke up very early today.
@guyveromega27
@guyveromega27 3 жыл бұрын
I remember school lunch was where we discussed the previous days episodes of Transformers and GI Joe. Enter the Night bird was well talked about.
@thegreenestofmachines
@thegreenestofmachines 4 жыл бұрын
You are one of my favorite KZfaq shows Edit: I am definitely getting that night bird figure
@skullking6693
@skullking6693 3 жыл бұрын
"she's everithing ive alway wanted" Megatron bro, calm down you Irection, its a kid show
@HighLaneDepot
@HighLaneDepot 3 жыл бұрын
So her most notable impact in recent years goes from inspiring the design of a live-action film villain to actually being in a film herself. Sometimes you wonder if these videos were made slightly too early.
@tiredarcticfluffball3108
@tiredarcticfluffball3108 2 жыл бұрын
5:25 this is the first time ive ever seen anything about Angry Birds Transformers on this channel!
@dryceraidfanficksyoutube
@dryceraidfanficksyoutube 4 жыл бұрын
........& on that note, Nightbird is now part of my Transformers R.I.D. 2015 Fanfiction!!!!
@tessbolick6605
@tessbolick6605 2 жыл бұрын
And then most recently, she appeared in Transformers Cyberverse as a member of Trypticon's mercenaries
@optimustj0447
@optimustj0447 4 жыл бұрын
Unpopular opinion: nightbird toys don’t have to transform
@Joseph_Drew_III
@Joseph_Drew_III 4 жыл бұрын
Which is why I’m gonna be searching Ebay for the Kre-o one.
@henrynorcrossii3363
@henrynorcrossii3363 4 жыл бұрын
Nothing wrong with the possibility if she was granted a Cybertronian Spark. Being granted one seems to also grant the ability to transform if the mechanoid didn't already have it.
@Joseph_Drew_III
@Joseph_Drew_III 4 жыл бұрын
@Henry Norcross II Even as a surface-level fan, I know a T-Cog would be required as well.
@henrynorcrossii3363
@henrynorcrossii3363 4 жыл бұрын
@@Joseph_Drew_III the Airialbots, however that's spelled, were not apparently initially granted robot modes in the G1 cartoon. They were originally old Cybertronian cargo ships before being converted into Earth style aircraft. Whatever process granted them the sparks/lives also made the necessary conversions needed to transform. Perhaps the process of converting something to a Cybertronian lifeform grants the other missing internal organs.
@fabianrocha9924
@fabianrocha9924 4 жыл бұрын
@@henrynorcrossii3363 You dont remember how they got their Sparks? I think you have to watch that Episode again(R.I.P Alpha Trion) And they were created using parts from death Cybertronians they found there so they probably salvaged some T-Cogs from them
@abiodunajibowo
@abiodunajibowo 4 жыл бұрын
Keep it up mate we love your videos also could you try to do movie versions of characters
@ThomasShaxon-gi9ih
@ThomasShaxon-gi9ih 2 ай бұрын
It’s nice that she’s hit the big screen in Rise of the Beasts
@user-fn2ov5bm2e
@user-fn2ov5bm2e 4 жыл бұрын
Wow! It's so much fun from beginning to end.
@thomasgrabowski2202
@thomasgrabowski2202 Жыл бұрын
I just realized Nightbird looks like Armada Sideways.....woah.
@usamazahid3882
@usamazahid3882 2 ай бұрын
Like Knockout said, *"Watch out for the Quiet ones."* And Nightbird is one of them.
@nightlypiano4116
@nightlypiano4116 4 жыл бұрын
I like the idea of nightbird being an human built robot who became a evil yet honourable cyber-ninja and decepticon
@wolfang3198
@wolfang3198 4 жыл бұрын
That was worth the wait. I never knew they made a toy of her, now I have to go and find it.
@roadblock0236
@roadblock0236 4 жыл бұрын
I remember the debates tho I shipped her with bombshell so glad she got a video thank you
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