Nightbird (Impossible Toys)
Nightbird is a fictional character made by third party Transformer company Impossible Toys. She is an homage to the Transformers character Nightbird and an exclusive to TFcon 2010.
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Impossible Toys
Nightbird is third party Transformer character created by Impossible Toys as an homage to the Transformers character Nightbird.
Impossible Toys has released two figures for this character. The first was a non-transforming, but show-accurate version sold as "Nightbird", while the second was meant to represent her upgrade to a full Transformer, sold at TFcon 2010 as "Night-Bird."
Prototype images of the non-Transforming Nightbird were released on the internet in May of 2008.[1]
Impossible Toys Nightbird is not the only toy homage to Nightbird. There is also iGear's Shadow Assassin.
TFcon comics
Nightbird appears TFcon 2010 comic. In the story Nightbird and Anarchy attempt to steal the Master Cannons from the Autobots. Anarchy flies Nightbird to spaceship Maximus where she sneaks past the Autobots Canadian Patriot, R.E.V., Powered Commander, Deep Cover, Proto and Flash. She kills Flamethrower to get to the Master Sword. She uses the sword to reformat her body to a form based on Valkyrie, then returns to Anarchy.[2]
Other media
Nightbird appears among the characters in Re-Unificaton, the 2010 TFcon voice actor play prelude comic. [3]
Nightbird and Powered Commander appear in an unofficial promotion for TFcon 2010 by GeneralTekno.[4]
Toys
- Impossible Toys Nightbird (2010)
- A new mold, meant to look like Nightbird from the Transformers animated series.
- Impossible Toys TRNS-EX1 Night-Bird (2010)
- A remold of TRNS-01 Valkyrie sold exclusively at TFcon 2010. Meant to be an upgraded form for the character.
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References
- ↑ http://www.seibertron.com/news/view.php?id=12974
- ↑ Daniel Arseneault (w), Alex Milne (p). TFcon (July 17th, 2010), TFcon
- ↑ TFcon - 2010 Prelude Comic
- ↑ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LE8SaEHHEsw
External links
- http://www.battlegrip.com/?p=19892
- http://www.bigbadtoystore.com/bbts/product.aspx?product=ITC10010&mode=retail&picture=aux2
- http://www.bigbadtoystore.com/bbts/product.aspx?product=ITC10016&mode=retail
- http://www.seibertron.com/transformers/toys/3rd-party-products/nightbird/2168/
- http://www.seibertron.com/transformers/toys/3rd-party-products/trns-ex1-ninja-night-bird/2207/
- http://tfsource.com/products/view/product_id/658/
- http://tfsource.com/products/view/product_id/1666/
- http://www.tfw2005.com/resources/other-third-party-unofficial-items-436/nightbird-5201/
- http://www.tfw2005.com/resources/third-party-transformers-434/night-bird-tfcon-2010-exclusive-5211/
- Video review of Night-Bird toy