“You can take whatever form you prefer, it will make no difference! —Night Howl to Team Turbo, Turbo-Warriors
Night Howl (sometimes misspelled as Nighthowl) was a minor villain introduced in the Max Steelmovie saga. A technologically enhanced feral predator, Night Howl was a member of Terrorax's Team Terror, being the evil counterpart to La Fiera, and a member of the Nexus. He debuted in Turbo-Charged and was voiced by Giles Panton.
Alongside Snare and Monstro, Night Howl was presented by Terrorax to lord Nexus through a brief description about their origins. He charges them with Terror energy and releases them from their stasis.
Upon their awakening, Team Terror is sent to fight against Max and his team. Night Howl faces Max Steel by using his wolf form. After a fierce battle, Night Howl is temporarily incapacitated after being buried beneath various rocks. After the rest of Team Turbo took down Terrorax's minions, Max left. Night Howl quickly remerged from the rocks, having recovered from his previous battle against the hero.
Team Terror is rescued by the Nexus and sent to Terrorax's secret hideout. While he continues with his plans of deactivating Copper Canyon's technology, Night Howl, Snare and Monstro are sent out to fight against Team Turbo. The predator fights against La Fiera's Turbo Raptor Mode, but is eventually defeated after being tossed in the wall with a powerful kick.
After Terrorax's defeat, Monstro, Snare and an unconscious Night Howl were rescued by Team Turbo. They were later imprisoned.
Alongside Snare and Monstro, Night Howl was rescued by Terrorax from Team Turbo's prison. The group went to their vault, where they kept Prometheus' Terror energy generator. They stole the device, and Terrorax activated the various bombs that he had implanted throughout Team Turbo's base, causing it to blow up. Night Howl and the others head to the Pantheon, where Terrorax charged them once again with Terror Energy, making them much stronger.
While Max and his team are heading to the Pantheon, Team Terror intercepts them. Night Howl turns into his wolf form and fights one-on-one against La Fiera's Turbo Tiger Mode. During the battle, he bites Alex's right arm, causing him to mutate into a bionic panther. Snare and Monstro capture Rayne and C.Y.T.R.O. and head back to the Pantheon.
Night Howl is electrocuted.
Later on, Night Howl appears practicing his skills when a mutated Alex comes out from the shadows, drawing the predator's attention. Max catches him by behind and manages to extract a portion of his Terror energy, causing him to pass out. Alex, now cured from his mutation, throws Night Howl's unconscious body at the energy field from the prison level to free Rayne and C.Y.T.R.O.. Due to the strong discharge of electricity, it is likely that Night Howl perished.
Abilities[]
Superhuman Strength: Night Howl, being a Terror energy user and a mechanically enhanced animal, was much stronger than an average individual. After he was charged a second time with Terror energy, his strength was enhanced even further, allowing him to rival with relative ease strong opponents such as La Fiera in his Turbo Tiger Mode.
Superhuman Durability: He was capable of enduring physical pain for long periods.
Superhuman Agility: Night Howl's humanoid form was quite agile and fast, with his wolf form granting him enhanced agility.
Shapeshifting: Night Howl could switch between his humanoid and wolf form, with the latter being his preferred form for combat. In his wolf form, he assumes the shape of a large, four-legged wolf with long white hair and is protected by a highly resistant armor. His agility and speed are increased even further.
Weaponized Body: Night Howl possessed sharp teeth and a mechanical lower jaw that allowed him to penetrate dense armors like Alex's Connect-Tek suit. He also had sharp claws that he used to slash through his foes.
Infectious Bite/Bio-Nanites: In Turbo-Warriors, Night Howl bit Alex during their fight, triggering a mutation that transformed him into a bionic panther. According to an analysis made by Steel later on, Night Howl had infected La Fiera with bio-nanites that were slowly corrupting his cells. Failure to rever this state would cause Alex to be permanently transformed into a bionic panther.
Unlimited Stamina: Night Howl can fight during long periods without needing to recover and can quickly recover after a battle in few minutes. In Turbo-Charged, he was buried under rocks after a fierce battle against Max Steel, and quickly recovered minutes after the hero left.
Skills[]
Skilled Fighter: Night Howl shows proficiency at combat, being capable of matching La Fiera's skills in his Turbo Raptor Mode.
Weaknesses[]
Blunt Force: Despite possessing unlimited stamina and being highly durable, Night Howl was knocked out after La Fiera kicked him into the wall with his strength.
Terror Energy Drain: In Turbo-Warriors, Night Howl was knocked out after Max drained a portion of his Terror energy to cure Alex.
Etymology[]
The name "Night Howl" makes a reference to his wolf-like appearance. Wolfs are nocturnal animals that emits howls, which is a long, loud and doleful cry.
Appearance[]
Night Howl's humanoid form.
Night Howl's wolf form.
Night Howl's super charged form.
Night Howl's super charged wolf form.
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Night Howl has the appearance of a humanoid wolf with white spiky hair, red eyes with black circles around them, blue mechanical jaw and pale skin. He wears a black, dark purple and dark grey armor with shining pink lines on the arms, chest and legs.
Night Howl also has acess to a wolf mode which is roughly the same size as a car. Besides his mechanical jaw and red eyes, he also gains a long white hair. The design of his armor is similar to that of his humanoid form. He also had a dark blue tail that was cut by Max during their first fight.
After being enhanced with Terrorax's enhanced Terror Energy, his armor gains a darker shade of purple and has various pink accents, besides the sparks of Terror Energy around his body. His hair also gets slightly purpish tone. His wolf form also retains the same characteristics of his humanoid form.
Personality[]
Night Howl is a vicious, ruthless and cold-hearted assassin who remains emotionless and quiet during most of the time. In a fight against Max Steel, he said that strength is nothing without the speed of a wolf. In Turbo-Warriors, it is revealed Night Howl enjoys to provoke his enemies, exemplified when he mocked Alex after he transformed into a bionic panther after being bitten. Like other members of Team Terror, he is very loyal to Lord Nexus. He is also shown to be extremely energetic in fights.
Night Howl: "Master tells me you're the strong one, but what is strength without the speed and savagery of the wolf?"
Night Howl first interacted with Max while fighting in a desert. He sliced off his tail and Night Howl ferociously fought against him. The villain eventually was defeated by him.
Night Howl is La Fiera's counterpart on Team Terror. They fought in Terrorax's secret hideout and eventually the hero won using his brand new Turbo Raptor Mode. In Turbo-Warriors, Night Howl bites La Fiera and he turns into a bionic panther. Afterwards, Night Howl mocks and laughs at him.
Quotes[]
"And it gets better. You know the legends ... what happens when someone gets bit by a werewolf?" — Turbo-Warriors
Other Media[]
Toys[]
Night Howl's action figure.
An action figure of the character, simply named as Night Howl, was released in late 2017. A repaint featuring darker colors was released in 2021.
Behind the Scenes[]
Night Howl featured a different design in the storyboards of Turbo-Charged, possessing curved saliences sprouting from his head and cheeks and an orb on the forehead region.[1] Despite changing during production, this design was partly reused for the character's action figure.
Night Howl and Snare wore worn out cloaks on the storyboards of Turbo-Warriors. In the scene that Max drains Terror energy from Night Howl, the device he used to obtain it has red liquid, possibly being the predator's blood.[2] In the final film, it is purple-colored, representing Night Howl's Terror energy.
Night Howl is the fourth character in the series whose modes are based on animals. The first is Extroyer, the second is La Fiera and third is Professor Mortum.
Night Howl's hair resembles that of Vegeta's, a character from the Dragon Ball franchise. The hair of his wolf form resembles the long spiky hair of the Super Saiyan 3 transformation.
As each member of Team Terror is an evil counterpart to Team Turbo. Night Howl, being able to turn into an animal, is the counterpart to La Fiera.
