Monday, November 6, 2023

Transformers: Rise of the Beasts - NIGHTBIRD!

Transformers Studio Series #104 - Rise of the Beasts Nightbird - Hasbro 2023

Nightbird was a very interesting choice for a villain in the 2023 Transformers: Rise of the Beasts movie. The mute female robot was introduced in the 1985 Transformers episode Enter The Nightbird as a creation of human scientists. She was quickly stolen by the Decepticons and used as a weapon against the Autobots. I was obsessed with this episode as a kid and am so shocked that this single-episode character has had such a legacy. This is actually my tenth action figure of her (mostly third-party homages though). In Rise of the Beasts, she is quite reimagined. She is a Terrorcon under Unicron who transforms into a muscle car and tries to thwart the Autobots and Maximals. I honestly don't remember her talking in the movie, but she is voiced by MJ Rodriguez, so I guess she is no longer mute. I had some issues with the cinematic redesign initially, but it has really grown on me (although the copper-colored details still baffle me). Let's check out the Studio Series Nightbird below!



































I always forget to photograph the vehicle mode. Here is a solicit pic from the Pulse website.



































Time for some Group and Comparison Pics!


Here is Nightbird with her Flex Changers figure from earlier this year.






Cheers!





2 comments:

  1. Did you heard that reaction launched action figures from the movie willow?

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    1. Yes and I have them all, but haven't opened them yet. I only got the classic 80s movie figures, not the new Disney+ show ones.

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