Devastator (G1)
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- Devastator is a Decepticon combiner from the Generation 1 continuity family.
Devastator is an immensely powerful warrior, and in that sense the combination of the Constructicons into a merged being is a huge success. Mentally, on the other hand, he's very much less than the sum of his parts. Devastator's primitive psyche is limited to only the thoughts and actions on which all his components can agree, which results in raging bouts of destructive fury. Given the sheer power Devastator brings to these rages, Megatron has no complaints.
As an Action Master, he is partnered with Scorpulator.
Normally he is composed of the six robots...
- Scrapper (leader) — right leg
- Hook — upper body
- Bonecrusher — left arm
- Long Haul — lower body
- Mixmaster — left leg
- Scavenger — right arm
In some realities, this arrangement changes. See individual entries below for details.
| “ | Nothing defeats the Devastator, nothing! | ” |
| —Devastator, "Heavy Metal War" | ||
Fiction
Generation 1 cartoon continuity
The first combiner, Devastator was created after his component Constructicons were brainwashed into the loyal servant of their own creation, Megatron using the Robosmasher. Forming special enmities with their former friend, Omega Supreme and the Dinobots, he would continue to be a major Decepticon weapon through the years, even as later combiners eroded his edge.
Marvel Comics continuity
Marvel The Transformers comics
No sooner had the Constructicons been created—by Shockwave, on Earth, using the power of the Creation Matrix and the facilities of Blackrock Aerospace Assembly Plant Number One—than they were dispatched on their first mission to construct a massive communications dish that would allow Soundwave to broadcast a message to long-lost Cybertron. When the dish came under attack by a squad of Autobots, the Constructicons merged to form Devastator for the first time, much to the surprise of the attacking Autobots. The titan shrugged off the Autobots' attacks, even including Ironhide's liquid nitrogen blasts, but things took a turn for the worse when Soundwave, wired into the dish and unable to defend himself, made the mistake of calling on Devastator to destroy a specific Autobot—Huffer, who had slipped close to the dish in the chaos. The dull-witted Devastator struggled to process this precise instruction, taking out each Autobot one after the other until he found the one that Soundwave had been talking about; fortunately for the Decepticons, Huffer's own indecision gave Soundwave time to successfully transmit his message. The dish was subsequently destroyed by Huffer's human ally Bomber Bill, and Soundwave ordered retreat, grading Devastator's performance as "notably deficient." The Next Best Thing to Being There!
Following this poor initial outing, Devastator was subsequently put through training and tests that managed to improve his operation and co-ordination. With the Constructicons now operating better together, Shockwave charged them with attacking a demolition derby that the Autobots' human friend Buster Witwicky was attending in order to kidnap him for use as leverage. Faced with Buster's Autobot protectors, the Constructicons formed Devastator to deal with them, but the very sight of the combiner sent Buster catatonic. While Devastator battled the Autobots—during which he was toppled by Smokescreen and blinded by Tracks's black beam gun—Soundwave scanned Buster's mind to discover what had happened to the human, and immediately ordered the Constructicons to separate and retreat upon discovering that the Matrix had implanted a vision for the future of combiner technology in Buster's brain. Devastation Derby!
Seeking to make a reality out of the information the Matrix had planted in Buster's mind, the Autobots staged an attack on the Decepticon's Wyoming base in order to draw out Devastator so they could observe his technology in action. When Shockwave ordered Devastator into action, Bumblebee, watching from afar, monitored and recorded the Constructicons' transformation pattern. He reported his success to Optimus Prime, who ordered a retreat, and the Autobots subsequently used the information derived from Devastator to create their own team of combiners, the Aerialbots. Command Performances!
While on a mission in Yukon territory, the Constructicons formed Devastator to chase Jazz and Hoist down after they spotted the pair spying on their construction project. The chase took them through a forest and before a hydro-electric dam, which Devastator was duped into blasting. The structure collapsed, unleashing a torrent of water onto the Constructicons, and washing them away. The Mission
Devastator next appeared to defend the Decepticons' base in the Florida Keys from a joint attack by G.I. Joe, Cobra, and the Autobots. He brawled with Superion until a blast from Superion's rifle caused a malfunction in his coupling links and he broke up into his components. ...All Fall Down!
Movie Future Timeline
In the assault on Autobot City, Megatron ordered the Constructicons to form Devastator. His efforts to breach their defenses were diverted by the arriving reinforcements of the Dinobots. The Planet-Eater!
Earthforce
The Constructicons were rendered incapable of combining at one point. Unwilling to lose Devastator's raw power, they attempted to construct a new and separate version of him in the Bahamas, surrounding the construction side with an Automated defence ring. Ironhide and Bumblebee were able to master the ring's challenges, and wrecked the project before the new Devastator could be completed. Desert Island Risks!
Ask Vector Prime
The Constructicons were unable to combine due to Nucleon. Ask Vector Prime
Classics
The Constructicons were among the Decepticon warriors assembled by Megatron as he re-established his power base on Earth 15 years after the fall of Unicron. For some unexplained reason, Hook and Mixmaster were no longer part of the group, replaced by a new Constructicon named Hightower. As a result, Devastator's combination was significantly altered.
The giant Decepticon warrior was assembled to battle the Autobots in the Southern Hemisphere, when both groups were seeking out the source of a new set of energy readings. Devastator confronted the Dinobot Grimlock, and the force of their battle was enough to cause the landscape to cave in, revealing the caverns below. The Constructicons were disassembled by the impact, however, and were forced to fight Grimlock individually. Crossing Over: Part 3
Marvel Storybooks continuity
The Devastator was "phase 2" of Megatron's latest plot to take over the Earth. After having taken millions of humans hostage, Megatron ordered the Constructicons to combine. The Devastator then proceeded to overpower everything the Autobots threw at him... until the Dinobots arrived. Though The Devastator mocked the Dinobots' slow pace at first, his mockery was cut short by Swoop blasting him at point blank range, killing Hook and Scrapper in the process. The rest of The Devastator's components were then slaughtered one by one. Battle for Earth
Happening upon Sunstreaker admiring his reflection in a pond, Devastator moved in to capture the vain Autobot. The task shortly accomplished despite Sunstreaker attempting to fight back, Devastator brought him to Decepticon headquarters. After locking Sunstreaker in a prison cell, Devastator split up into his component pieces.
The Constructicons once more joined together to form Devastator when a rescue party stormed Decepticon headquarters to rescue Sunstreaker. Devastator made short work of Slag, Sludge and Sideswipe as well, and stuffed them in Sunstreaker's holding cell.
The Constructicons merged once more to view an Autobot peace offering; Optimus and his troops had left before the Decepticons' headquarters a life-size statue of Devastator. Accompanying the statue was a letter from Optimus Prime, explaining that the effigy was meant as a symbol of the Autobots' surrender. The rest of the Decepticons cheered as Devastator neared the statue to contemplate it. But the moment the giant Decepticon touched the statue, an ambush part of Autobots burst forth from within it. Each Autobot fired at Devastator from a different side. This resulted in Devastator's attention to be so thoroughly divided that his components transformed back into their individual selves. With the playing field evened-out, the Decepticons wound up losing against the Autobots once again. The Autobots' Secret Weapon
Autobot Alert!
In one possible scenario, the Constructicons merged into Devastator in order to retrieve a sunken ship off the California coast. Within the ship was a sphere of cybertite, which contained the formula for an ancient Autobot power-booster. Autobot Alert!
Frito-Lay posters
Devastator joined Megatron and other Decepticons in a battle to seize a tremendous energy source (another dam), but were countered by the Autobots. Jazz attempted to blast Devastator in the back but missed. Somehow. The Power Struggle
Toy pack-in material
Devastator and Starscream tried to attack some power-lines, only for Optimus Prime to step in and thwart their insidious plot. Devastator was left grumbling in pain after Optimus Prime had toppled him to the ground. Sweepstakes Offer!
Dreamwave Generation One continuity
Devastator was the first combiner, the end result of the Constructicons' research into mass intellect. However, he suffered a huge drawback in that he would only do what his components agreed on, which was usually smash stuff. More than Meets the Eye #8 Although the process would later be refined, leaving the method by which Devastator was formed considered primitive by comparison, the sheer destructive power of the combiner was so great that the Constructicons were actually forbidden from trying to modifying their own combination for fear that Devastator's effectiveness would be compromised. More than Meets the Eye #2
During the Dark Ages, between 7.4 and 6.5 million years ago, when the Decepticons and Autobots fractured into several smaller factions, the Crisis Intervention Accord was signed, ruling the Special Teams non-aligned. However, Ratbat managed to convince the Constructicons to side with the Ultracons, and they accompanied him when he made his push to take the Tagan Heights, forming Devastator to battle the Wreckers. Hopelessly outmatched by the giant, the Wreckers were bailed out when the Protectobots chose to disobey the accord and aid them, merging into Defensor to give Devastator a run for his money. Escalation The resultant clash of titans destabilized the surrounding area, but in the end, Defensor realized he couldn't beat Devastator with strength. While Devastator became distracted by Springer, Defensor split back up into the individual Protectobots, and plugged Devastator into the local power grid, hitting him with a massive electrical shock that overloaded his combination system and forced him to separate. Devastation
In 2002, when the Decepticons returned to menace Earth after a period of inactivity courtesy of the schemes of Robert Hallo and Adam Rook, Devastator played the central role in the grand display of destruction a furious Megatron unleashed upon humanity. At Megatron's command, Devastator disembarked the Decepticons' temporary base in the Northwest Territories, walking along the seabed down the west coast of North America, heading for San Francisco, destroying a US Navy submarine along the way.
Over the following months, Starscream had the Insecticons secretly rebuild Devastator and the Constructicons without Megatron's knowledge. When Megatron vanished off the face of the Earth, Starscream took the opportunity to bring his secret weapon back into the light. Devastator made his return debut in the canyons of Nevada, where Starscream led the unwitting Autobot named Sideswipe right into a blast from Devastator's solar energy rifle. He was a major force in Starscream's control of Las Vegas as well, and battled Grimlock when the Dinobot commander attempted to free the city from Decepticon domination. Hardwired
When Megatron returned from deep space, Devastator unhesitatingly remained at Starscream's side, and was prepared to tear his former leader limb from limb at Starscream's command. When the Decepticons split into two factions between Megatron and Starscream, the Constructicons were steadfastly loyal to Starscream. They were captured, along with the rest of Starscream's men, when the Keepers settled in Las Vegas. Trapped inside an energy net, Devastator tried to bludgeon his way out at first, until Skywarp convinced the Constructicons to separate so they could dig their way out from underneath the field. Once they were freed, the Constructicons reformed Devastator as the Autobots and Decepticons united in an attempt to destroy the Keepers before the American government carried out the final solution and nuked Las Vegas off the map. Didn't work—the xenophobic President jumped the gun and fired off the nuclear missile early in the hopes of eliminating the Transformers as well as the Keepers. Still, the impending nuclear holocaust wasn't enough to deter Devastator's one-track mind, and he continued to hunt down the Keeper-possessed Bluestreak (since that was the one Autobot mommy and daddy would let him destroy at the moment). During the fight, the Keepers managed to trap Devastator and his massive comrade Omega Sentinel outside a protective field, while they engaged the smaller Transformers inside. This eventually meant that Devastator was too far away to be protected by Optimus Prime's Matrix-constructed shields when the nuclear missiles finally struck. The combined Constructicons suffered massive damage as a result. Annihilation
In the aftermath of the nuclear assault on Las Vegas, the Constructicons were trapped permanently in their Devastator form as a result of their injuries. Devastator was present in the Nevada desert when the American military forces ambushed the Autobots and Decepticons. After that, Megatron sent him and Omega Sentinel to keep watch on the Void gateway being built on Allister Greaves' property to allow the Keepers back into normal space. Optimus Prime and Megatron soon joined them there, and began the final battle against the Keepers' pawn, Franklin Townsend, and his puppets Bluestreak and Starscream. Devastator attempted to swat Starscream out of the sky, but eventually stopped when the Keepers' power faded and Starscream returned to his ever-so-likeable self. Instead, he was forced to contend with the far more formidable Omega Sentinel, who had broken free from Megatron's control and returned to his original Guardian programming. Ultimately, the Omega Sentinel sacrificed himself to stop the Keepers by plunging into the Void, and pulled Devastator with him. When the Keepers' control crystal was shattered, the Void was destroyed and Devastator fell back out into real space. He floated in the vacuum between Mars and Jupiter, in deep stasis lock. A secret American space venture, the starship Bounty, happened across the gigantic Decepticon on their mission, and made plans to bring him back to Earth. Fusion
Devastator eventually fell into the hands of Earth Defense Command, and was being studied at their secret bunker. Generation 1 #0
G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers
The Constructicons formed Devastator to defend the SPS Satellite control center on Cobra Island from the attacking Autobots and G.I. Joes. After telling the Cobra troops that he'd help them since he hated Autobots just as much as he hated humans, Devastator killed Hound with a single shot from his gun. Unfortunately, this angered the Autobot's friends, Bumblebee and Wheeljack, who attacked Devastator along with a squad of human tanks. The combiner was overrun by their numbers and was defeated after having his left arm blown off. G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #5
For the remainder of the battle, Devastator's body was used as cover by human troops as they continued the fight against Cobra and the Decepticons. G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #6
The Beast Within
During a particularly violent battle betweenthe Autobots and the Decepticons, the Constructicons merged into Devastator in order to fight The Beast, the Dinobots’ combined form. He did not last too long against the Dinobot gestalt. The Beast Within
Q-Robo Transformer
2005 IDW continuity
Created by Bombshell from Shockwave's studies of Monstructor, the first combiner, Devastator was a major part of the Decepticon Surge that shattered the Autobots' military might, but after they regrouped, he was defeated by Omega Supreme. Some time later, with Scrapper's murder by Spike Witwicky specifically to prevent Devastator's reformation, it briefly appeared that the combiner was effectively gone.
However, after it proved to endure, with the dead Scrapper still able to form Devastator's leg, albeit with limited mobility, Megatron came up with a more permanent fix. The Constructicons were rebuilt, with Hook moved to take Scrapper's place as Devastator's leg, and a mind-controlled Prowl was rebuilt to form a new head for the gestalt - the intent being to use this as a test before Megatron himself took the spot. After his defeat, however, the Constructicons would find common cause with Prowl from their hatred of Spike, and would go on to form Devastator in this form for some time under Prowl's leadership.
Later, Starscream would use the Enigma of Combination to rebuild him once more without Prowl, returning Hook to his original position and installing Scoop as Devastator's new leg, with the intent of making the gestalt loyal to him through Scoop's religious fanaticism and devotion to his "Chosen One". This version would continue to be formed for the rest of Devastator's life, until he was finally atomised in battle with Victorion.
Transformers: All Spark
Transformers vs. G.I. Joe
The Constructicons formed Devastator to attack the G.I. Joe starship Defiant, successfully destroying one of its two modules. Despite this, the Joes proved themselves capable of outmaneuvering the giant Decepticon. Devastator was able to land one shot on the Defiant's other module before Wild Bill used it to ram the gestalt back into his component pieces. Targetmasters The Constructicons would later lament that the death of Long Haul in the battle prevented them from ever forming Devastator again. Earth: R.I.P. This turned out to be untrue, as Devastator later participated in the defense against a joint Autobot-Joe attack. He was now sporting a gray pelvis, indicating Long Haul had been replaceable. Transformers vs. G.I. Joe #12
Prime Wars Trilogy cartoons
- Voice actor: Patrick Seitz (English, Combiner Wars), Rob Gavagan (English, Titans Return, Power of the Primes)
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While not contributing directly, Devastator's components assisted in the reconstruction efforts following the end of the Combiner Wars. Aftermath and Rebirth When Trypticon attacked, he and the other Combiners were recruited by the Mistress of Flame to search for Fortress Maximus. Our Heroes Respond They eventually reached Fortress Maximus, and began to investigate. The Fight Begins Finding the Titan's weapons systems were intact, Devastator maintained that he didn't need any missiles to stop Trypticon. Overlord and Emissary When Megatron arrived at Fortress Maximus and revealed the Mistress of Flame had perished, Devastator and the other Combiners assumed him responsible and attacked. Devastator managed to briefly pin Megatron down, but the Decepticon leader picked him up by his leg and swung him into Victorion. Once Windblade arrived and the fight stopped long enough for Megatron to explain, Devastator fused with the other Combiners using the Enigma of Combination, turning Victorion into a super-Combiner. Desperate Actions
Unfortunately, they proved no match for Trypticon and were ultimately forced to separate again, though Devastator was quick to jump back into the fray. Trypticon managed to knock him into an exposed energon main triggering an explosion and nearly forcing him to separate back into the Contsructicons before pulling himself together. He later joined the others in attacking Trypticon's fortress mode from all sides. In Good Hands When Trypticon swallowed Victorion and the Enigma, he used its power to take control of Devastator and the other Combiners, forcing them to attack Maximus and Optimus Prime. Consumed Devastator was freed form Trypticon's control after the Titan expelled the Enigma, and he bore witness to the return of Megatronus and the death of Optimus. Though he very nearly killed Megatron on the spot, believing him a traitor, he was eventually convinced to follow Megatron towards Megatronus's objective. All Things Must Pass
Unfortunately, while the others went searching for the Requiem Blaster, Devastator and his team were cornered by Overlord and Rodimus Cron. Though he attempted to fight them, he was eventually pinned down by Rodimus, who shot off each of his limbs before Menasor relented and gave them Megatron's location. As a final act of cruelty, Rodimus executed Devastator anyway. Volcanicus
Beast Wars: Uprising
On a fuel-deprived post-war Cybertron, Hot Rod helped reform the surviving Constructicons from within, instituting a 2/3rds Autobot roster and convincing them to downsize into fuel-efficient Micromaster bodies. Micro-Aggressions Cultural Appropriation Devastator, his consciousness and memories preserved in the surviving Constructicons, remained an option for the newest incarnation of the team.
During the Grand Uprising, Hightower and the Constructicons joined up with Buckethead and the unaffiliated "Ex-Bots" when a group of alien invaders deliberately provoked the Human Confederacy. At a trans-hyperwave caster that the Renegades had seized, Hightower deployed Devastator, who fought and defeated the GoBot combiner Monsterous. In the aftermath, the Constructicons agreed to abandon the Builders and join the Ex-Bots to defend innocent civilians caught in the war between Builders and Resistance. Cultural Appropriation
While chasing Tarantulas, Buckethead suggested forming Devastator, but Magmatron and Stiletto pointed out that the combiner would do more harm then good in that situation. Days later, the Vehicon Apocalypse threatened all of Cybertron; on the march to Nova Cronum, the Constructicons formed Devastator to wade through the hordes of Vehicons. At the Grand Mal itself, Devastator joined forces with the Maximal combiner Magnaboss. Their combined assault weakened the Grand Mal's force field enough for Lord Imperious Delirious to take note of them, and fire his massive optic ray at the combiners. Devastator shoved Magnaboss out of the way; while the Maximal combiner only lost an arm, Devastator had lost Bone Crusher, Hightower, and Long Haul, and the combined shock of their deaths knocked him offline. Derailment
The surviving Constructicons were able to extricate themselves from Devastator, and when the Vehicon threat had passed they began searching for new recruits. They found willing volunteers in Wideload, Steam Hammer, and Road Hauler, who underwent the gestalt process. The newest version of Devastator had lost some of his old savagery, but gained wisdom and a constructive attitude from his new components, earning the respect of the surviving Builders who considered him their champion. The Inexorable March
10,000 years after the Grand Uprising, Devastator was misremembered as a Resistance combiner under Lio Convoy's command. Lio Convoy: Unity Through Tyranny
Timelines
Demolishor landed in a universe where a female Decepticon Devastator was demolishing Crystal City. Coalescence
Win If You Dare
Transformers/Ghostbusters
When Gozer attacked Cybertron, Devastator formed to fight back against the entity but ultimately fell, ripped in half, lengthways, by the invader. Ghosts of Cybertron Part 2
2019 IDW continuity
In the aftermath of the War of the Threefold Spark, the Constructicons were working in Rivet's Field when they stumbled across the legendary Enigma of Combination. In the time it took for them to bring the artifact to Termagax, it had already worked its effects on the group. With a little help from Termagax, the six used the Enigma to combine into a single form. The visionary 'bot held that such a being would be the ultimate building tool, able to rebuild the devastation the war had inflicted on Cybertron. However, the first merging was anything but pleasant, forming a mindless berserker as the Constructicons and their individual identities were subsumed. With advice from Termagax, the Constructicons were able to work together and control the combined form, though Hook felt a seventh, distinct consciousness present trying to assert control.
Despite the misgivings of Wheeljack, Termagax was confident the Constructicons would be able to work their combined form so long as they focused their purpose. Constructicons Rising, Part 1 However, as they finished work on Iacon, they momentarily lost control of the combiner and smashed their own work. Though Termagax was able to talk them into separating again, Hook reiterated his belief there was a "presence" waiting to take over when they merged, and the others had begun to feel a need to be connected, along with the uncontrollable rage.
Despite the misgivings, Termagax allowed the Constructicons one more chance, defending them to Nominus Prime. Going with Termagax's suggestion to let the combined form take over, it rebuilt Iacon, better than new, though Hook remained concerned by the form's rage. However, despite their success, Nominus was concerned by the combiner's potential threat, and had the Constructicons sent to the remote colony of Mayalx. Constructicons Rising, Part 3
In their time in exile, the Constructicons didn't combine again, and Scrapper began to wonder if the Enigma's code had worn off. Constructicons Rising, Part 1 It had not, and at the urging of Bombshell, the Constructicons decided to recombine, and allow the "seventh consciousness" to take over fully, to work with it rather than against it. With the Insecticons giving them a gift of unstable energon as fuel, the Constructicons united once more, their combined form naming himself as "Devastator". The combiner promptly and savagely laid waste to Mayalx, capping his rampage by destroying a statue of Nominus, before his components separated again. Constructicons Rising, Part 4
My Little Pony/Transformers
When the Constructions staged an attack on the Ark, they found themselves physically outmatched by Grimlock, combining into Devastator to level the playing field. Victory might have been assured had Spike not quickly skimmed Teletraan I's instruction manual to learn what he needed to trigger the Ark's engines for a moment, toppling the combiner back into his components. Inspiring
Commercial appearances
- Masquerading as construction vehicles, the Constructicons horrified their human operators by revealing their true nature. As their human drivers bailed out and fled, the team combined into Devastator, who crashed his fists together, creating a surge of energy that crackled all the way through his gigantic body. Constructicons commercial
- Causing chaos at a construction site, the Constructicons merged into Devastator, who created a huge fissure by stabbing a girder into the ground. The Dinobots emerged from the crevasse, and Grimlock seized Devastator's leg with his jaws and threw the combiner aside. Generation Constructicons and Dinobots commercial
Games
DreamMix TV World Fighters
Devastator was an onlooker in one of the arenas where the combatants of the DreamMix TV World Fighters program did battle. He didn't seem to mind much when people stepped on his chestplate and hand. DreamMix TV World Fighters
Sector Seven ARG
User jayeljay posted a photograph of a Non-Biological Extraterrestrial to the Stop Sector Seven website, noting its similarity to Devastator as he appeared in the 1980s cartoon series Sector Seven had developed as part of their Hungry Dragon initiative. Sector Seven ARG
Angry Birds Transformers
Devastator appears as the first Combiner, unlockable in Challenge Events Or with a gem purchase. His head is a Minion Pig. Angry Birds Transformers
Transformers: Devastation
- Voice actor: Dave Boat (English)
Devastator appeared early on to halt the Autobots' progress, but was soon called back by Megatron because he needed the Constructicons to do something else. Later the Constructicons confronted the Autobots at the primary generator and formed Devastator, but despite replacing his hands with huge drills halfway into the fight he was still defeated.
Later in the depths of the Proudstar, the Constructicons were among a large force of Decepticons that Megatron put in place as a last line of defense. When they failed to beat the Autobots in a six-against-five fight they formed Devastator again, but this time Menasor showed up to help him. Even this didn't help much, as both combiners were eventually knocked off the platform and appeared to explode at the bottom of a large pit.Transformers: Devastation
Transformers: Battle Tactics
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Devastator and Devastator (G2) participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! Devastator could be recruited if all of his components were at max level.
Along with Devastator (G2) in the "Devastator's Metal War" event, there was also a golden Devastator that dealt only 1-5 damage, but encountering him would let the player enter a contest for a chance for five people to win an in-game Devastator, and one person to win a Devastator Special Edition Gift Set.
Transformers: Battle Tactics
Transformers: Frontiers
Transformers: Earth Wars
Devastator was formed after Megatron eagerly used the Enigma of Combination on the Constructicons. Mass devastation ensues. After the curbstomp-battle of one base that held a strange mineral inside of it, Mixmaster suspected something was up. The next outpost faced had Superion inside of the base, and the two had a massive battle. After the battle was over, Devastator had expended to much energon from the decepticon forces, so a new energy source had to be found. Also, Megatron found out only high-ranking versions of his constructicons could combine, therefore eliminating his need of low-leveled constructicons. Transformers: Earth Wars - Combiner Wars Campaign
To permanently obtain Devastator, one has to collect all six three or four-star Constructicons and combine them in the Combiner Lab.
- Class: Combiner
- Abilities
- Rush and Smash: Rush into combat smashing walls along the way. Deals heavy damage to the final target.
- Rocket Swarm: Fire a swarm of rockets dealing damage over a large area.
- Death Ray: Fire a powerful beam that deals massive damage to a single target. Cannot be used on the HQ.
Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki Devastator Page
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Notes
- The original The Transformers cartoon series bible contains two descriptions of each Constructicon, and half of them were typed referring to their combined form as "The Destructoid". This was then crossed out by hand, with "Devastator" written above.
- The concept design for Devastator (or rather, his Diaclone precursor) was decidedly less imposing than the final. Interestingly, it is only composed of five components, the core being a long-nosed truck cab.
- Devastator is a rarity among Generation 1 combiners in the fact Scrapper, the Constructicon's leader, does not form any part of their combined form's torso, instead simply serving as the right leg.
- Devastator received a Power Plans-esque diagram in the S.T.A.R.S. Tech-Spec Manual, which named various components of his body in... somewhat unusual ways. Notably, Scrapper's shovel (and thus Devastator's foot) is listed as a "rotational angle adjuster", while Bonecrusher's shovel (part of Devastator's shoulder) is listed as "coolant".
- In later years, toys sporting the name "Devastator" required an additional "Constructicon" prefix for trademark reasons, hence making the official name "Constructicon Devastator".
Foreign names
- Japanese: Devastor (デバスター Debasutā), Devastator (デバステーター Debasutētā)
- French: Dévastateur (Canada)
- German: Vernichter (Generation 2)
- Hebrew: Mash'midán (משמידן, "Annihilator")
- Hungarian: Pusztító ("Destroyer", Marvel Comics), A Halálosztó ("The Deathbringer", first The Movie dub), Mega-robot, A Pusztító (both from the second The Movie dub)
- Italian: Uragan (Action Master)
- Mandarin: Hǔimìezhě (Taiwan, 毀滅者, "Devastator"), Róulìnzhě (Taiwan, 蹂躪者, "Devastator"), Dà Lì Shén (China, 大力神, "Hercules")
- Portuguese: Devastador
- Russian: Rasroushitel (Разрушитель, "Devastator")
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