Night Ranger
Night Ranger is a fictional character in the GoBots series introduced in 1984. He is a heroic Guardian GoBot who turns into a motorcycle.
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GoBots
Night Ranger is a heroic Guardian GoBot who turns into a police motorcycle.
Reception
Night Ranger was chosen as the 10th goofiest GoBot name by Topless Robot in 2010.[1]
Abilities
Like most GoBots, Night Ranger has numerous abilities because of his robotic body. He can survive in space and is super-humanly strong and tough. He can fly in robot mode and project energy blasts from his hands. His body heals quickly when supplied with energy. He can turn into a motorcycle.
Animated series
In episode #49, "Fitor to the Finish", Zeemon took custody of the captured Renegade Fitor on GoBotron. Aiding Zeemon with the prisoner were the Guardian troopers Blaster, Dive-Dive, Heat Seeker, Night Ranger and Staks.
Comics
Night Ranger appeared in the Transformers: Renegade Rhetoric episode 2 story "Fugitives". He failed to stop Robo Rebels from escaping the GoBotron Stockades.[2]
Night Ranger appeared in the Transformers: Renegade Rhetoric episode 7-8 story "The Hawks of Space". In the story he and Scratch lost a prototype of the Space Hawk interceptor to a Renegade attack lead by Cy-Kill.[3]
Night Ranger was featured in the 2016 Ask Vector Prime story Echoes and Fragments, set during the events of The Transformers: The Movie. The manipulations of the evil Gong and Sideways resulted in various GoBots swapping places with characters during the events of that film. Night Ranger took the place of Cliffjumper in the plot. He was present when Unicron attacked the moon bases.[4]
Toys
- GoBots 30 Night Ranger (1984)
- A recolor of Machine Robo MR-37 Harley Robo. Turns from robot to police motorcycle.
References
- ↑ http://www.toplessrobot.com/2010/11/the_20_goofiest_gobot_names.php
- ↑ "Fugitives". Written by Jim Sorenson. Transformers: Renegade Rhetoric. October 28, 1986/December 29th, 2015. No. 2, season 1.
- ↑ "The Hawks of Space". Written by Jim Sorenson. Transformers: Renegade Rhetoric. September 24, 1986 & September 25, 1986/October 19th, 2015. No. 7 & 8, season 1.
- ↑ Jim Sorenson (w). "Echoes and Fragments" Ask Vector Prime (February 10th, 2016), Fun Publications
External links
- 1984 toys
- Challenge of the GoBots characters
- Fictional characters introduced in 1984
- Fictional characters who can fly
- Fictional characters who can project energy
- Fictional characters with healing factors
- Fictional characters with superhuman durability
- Fictional characters with superhuman strength
- Fictional motorcycles
- Fun Publications characters
- Guardian GoBots
- Hanna-Barbera and Cartoon Network Studios series and characters
- Tonka
