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{{seealso|Harley Robo}}
{{Infobox character
| name = Night Ranger
| series = [[GoBots]]
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| caption = Night Ranger on card
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| creator = Tonka
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| species = GoBot
| gender = Male
| occupation = Friendly Robot Motorcycle
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| lbl1 = Japanese name
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|data21 = * [[Energy blasts]]
* [[Flight]]
* [[Healing factor]]
* [[Oxygen independence]]
* [[Shapeshifting]]
* [[Superhuman durability]]
* [[Superhuman longevity]]
* [[Superhuman strength]]
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'''Night Ranger''' is a [[fictional character]] in the [[GoBots]] series introduced in 1984. He is a heroic Guardian GoBot who turns into a motorcycle.

==GoBots==
Night Ranger is a heroic Guardian GoBot who turns into a motorcycle.

===Reception===
Night Ranger was chosen as the 10th goofiest GoBot name by [[Topless Robot]] in 2010.<REF>http://www.toplessrobot.com/2010/11/the_20_goofiest_gobot_names.php</REF>

was named among the "5 GoBots That NEED to be in the Proposed GoBots Movie" by Kevin Hellions at underscoopfire.com.<REF>http://underscoopfire.com/gobots-movie/</REF>

===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===
====Fun Publications====
=====Cataclysmverse=====
In the story ''[[Cultural Appropriation]]'' by [[Fun Publications]] it was revealed that Ace, Bolt, Crain Brain, Dart, Gunnyr, Night Ranger, Slicks, Sparky and Wrong Way were sent to explore Level 51 when the Cataclysm threatened to destroy the GoBots home universe.

=====Echoverse=====
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 (GoBots)|Gong]] and [[Sideways (Transformers)|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.<REF>{{cite comic|title=Ask Vector Prime|story=Echoes and Fragments|publisher=Fun Publications|date=February 10th, 2016|writer=Jim Sorenson}}</ref>

=====Rhetoricverse=====
Night Ranger appeared in the ''[[Transformers: Renegade Rhetoric]]'' episode 2 story "[[Fugitives (Challenge of the GoBots)|Fugitives]]". He failed to stop Robo Rebels from escaping the GoBotron Stockades.<ref>{{Cite episode |title= Fugitives|episodelink= |series= Transformers: Renegade Rhetoric|serieslink= Transformers: Renegade Rhetoric|credits= Written by Jim Sorenson |network= |station= |airdate= October 28, 1986/December 29th, 2015 |season= 1|number= 2}}</ref>

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.<ref>{{Cite episode |title=The Hawks of Space|episodelink= |series= Transformers: Renegade Rhetoric|serieslink= Transformers: Renegade Rhetoric|credits= Written by Jim Sorenson |network= |station= |airdate= September 24, 1986 & September 25, 1986/October 19th, 2015 |season= 1|number= 7 & 8}}</ref>

===Toys===
*'''''Tonka GoBots'' 30 Night Ranger''' (1984)
:A recolor of Machine Robo MR-37 Harley Robo. Turns from robot to motorcycle.

*'''''Hasbro Transformers'' Scout Backtrack''' (unreleased)
:A recolor ''Cybertron'' [[Lugnutz]]. This toy was intended to be released as a Target exclusive, but never made it to the store. Some samples have appeared online for sale.
:The color and license number MR-37 clearly indicate this toy is an homage to the GoBots Night Ranger and it was later repurposed into Night Ranger.

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*http://counter-x.net/gobots/challenge/profiles/guardians/night_ranger.html
*http://counter-x.net/gobots/reviews/series2/night_ranger.html

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