Nightbeat (Transformers)
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| Autobot | |
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| Information | |
| Sub-group | Deluxe Vehicles, Headmasters |
| Function | Detective |
| Rank | 7 |
| Partner | Muzzle |
| Motto | "Truth is revealed in the smallest detail." |
| Alternate modes | Porsche 959, Cybertronian Car, Aston Martin Vanquish |
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Transformers: Generation 1 Transformers: Timelines |
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| Mini-Con | |
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| Information | |
| Partner | Side Swipe, Treadshot |
| Motto | "Never trying means never succeeding." |
| Alternate modes | Motorcycle |
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Transformers: Armada Transformers: Universe |
Night Beat 7 toy
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| Autobot | |
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| Information | |
| Sub-group | Real Gear |
| Alternate modes | MP3 player/robotic condor |
| Series | Transformers |
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| Autobot | |
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| Information | |
| Sub-group | Convention Exclusives, Deluxe Vehicles |
| Function | Secret Police |
| Rank | 7 |
| Motto | "Lies and screams are music to my ears." |
| Alternate modes | Aston Martin Vanquish |
| Series | Transformers: Timelines |
Revenge of the Fallen Nightbeat toy
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| Autobot | |
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| Information | |
| Sub-group | Scouts |
| Rank | 7 |
| Alternate modes | Automobile similar to a Peugeot 9009 concept car |
| Series | Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen |
Nightbeat is the name of several characters in the various Transformers universes.
Nightbeat is described as a tough, street-hardened detective who is not above resorting to dirty tricks in order to further his investigations. His Headmaster partner is a detective named Muzzle.
Nightbeat was voted the 9th top Transformer who was bad ass only in the comics by Topless Robot.
Nightbeat was named the 3rd top unfortunately named Transformer by Topless Robot.
Nightbeat was named the 3rd most useless Transformer by Cracked.com.
In the comics published by Marvel Comics in the United States, Nightbeat first appears in issue 62, Bird of Prey. The issue is a pastiche of The Maltese Falcon with Nightbeat in the Sam Spade role and various aliens filling out the cast. An obese creature named "Gutt" fills the role of Kaspar Guttman, and a greasy robot named "B'gdad" is a stand-in for Joel Cairo. The Falcon-analogue is in fact a powerful mystical artifact; by replacing it, Nightbeat and his assistants, Siren and Hosehead, restore the run-down alien planet to a beautiful paradise. The victory is short-lived, as the trio are ambushed by the Decepticon Thunderwing.
In issue 63 of the series, Thunderwing uses a device to scan Nightbeat's mind, revealing information about his true mission; to recover the long-lost Autobot Matrix of Leadership. Nightbeat and his assistants remain Decepticon prisoners until issue 66, when they escape and assist in the defeat and destruction of Thunderwing, since driven mad by the Matrix. Nightbeat reappears in issues 69 and 70, leading the search for missing Autobot Ratchet and Decepticon leader Megatron, lost in an explosion some time ago.
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