A few years ago there was an amazing surge of 3rd Party fembots. Two companies in particular, Dr. Wu (Mechanic) and NewAge simultaneously released nearly identical 3.75" lines of female Transformers. Both companies had an anchor "Arcee" (Amie and Maschinenmensch) and five retooled versions each, making twelve unique figures all at once. I was ecstatic, but overwhelmed. And at more than $50 each, I had to be selective. Luckily half of them were iconic characters, and half were character repaints. And iconic always wins for me so the decision was easy. Each line had a Nightbird homage. She is one of my favorite G1 characters, despite being a single-episode, non-speaking, non-transforming robot. I still remember being glued to the screen after school back in 1985, mesmerized by her stealthy ninja moves and mysterious nature. She was actually the character that got me to start buying 3rd Party figures back in 2012. So when a new one pops up, I just can't resist. Let's check out Night Ninja below!
Night Ninja comes with a Collector Card, two swords, two nunchucks, a gun, and a sprue with two sai and two throwing stars.
Nightbird was a non-transforming robot,
but since this Dr. Wu shares a mold with the Dr. Wu Amie figure (Arcee), we get a bonus vehicle mode.
Here are the six variations of the Amie mold. They have varying character-specific accessories and the three figures with 'ninja' in their name have a retooled head with the nose and mouth covered.
Time for some Group and Comparison Pics!
Here are three smaller-scale "Nightbird"s: Iron Factory Night Assassin, Dr. Wu Night Ninja, and Kre-O Nightbird.
And here are my three Dr. Wu fembots so far: Night Ninja, Amie, and Nursy.
Cheers!
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