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Kraken

2008-03-16T07:57:47Z

189.153.86.32:

:''Kraken is a [[Decepticon]] [[Seacon (Masterforce)|Seacon]] from the [[Masterforce (television series)|Masterforce]] portion of the [[Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:G1Kraken_cardart.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Either turned into stone by Medusa's glare or killed by undead pirates.]]

'''Krakens''' (クラーケン, ku-raa-ke-n) are mindless drone warriors commanded by the villainous [[Turtler]]. The Krakens can combine with their fellow [[Seacon (Masterforce)|Seacons]] to form [[King Poseidon]].

''Packaging name:'' '''Clerken'''

==Fiction==
===Masterforce cartoon===

===Masterforce manga===

==Toys==

==External links==
*[http://www.tfu.info/1988/Decepticon/Seawing/seawing.htm Kraken (well, Seawing) at TFU.info]

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[[category:Mass-produced Transformers]]
[[category:Masterforce characters]]
[[category:Drones]]
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Tentakil (Masterforce)

2008-03-16T07:54:40Z

189.153.86.32:

{{disambig3|Tentakil}}

:''Tentakil is a [[Decepticon]] [[Seacon (Masterforce)|Seacon]] from the [[Masterforce (television series)|Masterforce]] portion of the [[Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:G1Masterforce_tentakil_cardart.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Girly and with a pokémonesque name *sigh*]]

'''Tentakils''' are mindless drone warriors commanded by the villainous [[Turtler]]. The Tentakils can combine with their fellow [[Seacon (Masterforce)|Seacons]] to form [[King Poseidon]].

==Fiction==
===Masterforce cartoon===

===Masterforce manga===

==Toys==

==External links==

*[http://www.tfu.info/1988/Decepticon/Tentakil/tentakil.htm Tentakil (US version) at TFU.info]

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[[category:Mass-produced Transformers]]
[[category:Masterforce characters]]
[[category:Drones]]
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Turtler

2008-03-16T07:38:39Z

189.153.86.32:

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:''Turtler is a [[Decepticon]] [[Seacon (Masterforce)|Seacon]] from the [[Masterforce (franchise)|Masterforce]] portion of the [[Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:G1Turtler_boxart.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Pink!?, No wonder why he never transformed in "Masterforce"]]

'''Turtler''' commands the mindless Seacon drones, and can combine with them to form [[King Poseidon]]. Despite being a [[wikipedia:Gamera|giant turtle]], he is decidedly not [[Fortress Maximus (RID)|friend to all children.]] He's kind of a big dumb lug.

==Fiction==
===Masterforce cartoon===
:''Voice actor: [[Masato Hirano]] (Japan)''
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===Masterforce manga===

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==Toys==
===Masterforce===
*'''Turtler''' (Seacon, 1988)
:*''Japanese ID number'': '''D-312'''
:*''Accessories'': Blaster, sword, half-shell shield/chestplate, 2 footplates, L & R combiner fists, super robot head

[[Image:G1Snaptrap_toy.jpg|thumb|left|200px|...and to think he was once a cute little Squirtle.]]

: Identical to the [[Hasbro]]-release Seacon [[Snaptrap (G1)|Snaptrap]], Turtler transforms into a robotic tortoise. His back shell features twin reciprocating cannons activated by moving a small lever. His large black rifle can be mounted on the rear half of the shell. All four of his legs are articulated, the beast mode head is articulated at the neck and has an opening jaw. In robot mode he is armed with his rifle and large sword. The rear half of the turtle shell can fitted on his shoulders as a shield.

:Since he uses the [[Scramble City]] style of combination, he can be used to form the torso of any compatible super robot, though seemingly no matter the limb combination used, the super robot itself would still be "King Poseidon".

: This mold was later [[redeco]]ed as the ''[[Beast Wars II]]'' Predacon [[Halfshell]], and is slated to be redecoed again for the [[Fun Publications]]-[[exclusive]] edition of [[Snaptrap (Energon)|Snaptrap]].

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*'''King Poseidon''' (Gift-set, 1988)
:*''Japanese ID number'': '''D-318'''

: Unlike the Hasbro Seacon box-set, which excludes [[Nautilator (G1)|Nautilator]], the [[Takara]] King Poseidon box-set comes with all six members of the team; Turtler, [[Gulf]], [[Kraken]], [[Lobclaw]], [[Overbite (Masterforce)|Overbite]] and [[Tentakil (Masterforce)|Tentakil]] . The individuals are identical to their individually boxed releases.

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==Trivia==
* As with all the other ''Masterforce'' Seacons, Turtler is never shown to transform into his robot mode in the cartoon or manga... despite the fact that he's the only one among them who isn't a near-mindless drone. In fact, his box-art might be the ''only'' official depiction of his robot mode.

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==External links==
*[http://www.tfu.info/1988/Decepticon/Snaptrap/snaptrap.htm Turtler (or rather his US counterpart Snaptrap) at TFU.info]

[[category:Masterforce characters]]
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Mindwipe (G1)

2008-03-16T07:22:51Z

189.153.86.32:

:''Mindwipe is a [[Decepticon]] [[Headmaster]] from the [[Generation 1]] [[continuity family]]. Blah!''

[[Image:G1Mindwipe_boxart.jpg|thumb|right|300px|You're feeling very sleepy...]]

No one knows the dead quite as well as the Decepticon hypnotist, '''Mindwipe'''. A mysterious and mystical one, Mindwipe claims to have the powers to commune with [[Transformer]]s who have long since left this plane of existence. From Black Sabbaths to seances to super-conductive antennaes, Mindwipe knows of many methods to reach those who now rest in peace.

Well...not really. He desperately ''wants'' to speak with the departed [[spark]]s of dead Decepticons, but all his labors to create antennae and receivers for the departed have had..."limited" success. In reality, all he's picking up are radio broadcasts of old [[Earth]] sitcoms, which he's actually become quite fond of. Still, some day, Mindwipe hopes to finally bridge the gap between the realm of the living and the [[Allspark|realm of the dead]].

Despite those shortcomings, Mindwipe is a formidable opponent, able to hypnotize and control both organic and mechanical lifeforms just by making eye contact, and with an eerie and potent precognitive "sixth sense." He is [[Binary-bonding|binary-bonded]] to the [[Nebulan]] [[Vorath]].

{{quote|The powers of darkness are a more powerful weapon than all the toys your science can muster.|Mindwipe, talking all spooky to [[Vorath]]|[[The Rebirth, Part 2]]}}

:''Hungarian name:'' '''Agymosó'''
:''French-Canadian name:'' '''Amnésiak'''
:''Italian name:'' '''Pipistrello'''
:''Japanese name:'' '''Wipe''', '''Vorath''' (see below)

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Generation 1====

'''Earthforce'''

''(Note: These stories do not fit into the normal Marvel UK continuity. See [[Earthforce]] for details.)''

Afer having been thrown out of the Decepticon army for trying to hypnotize Scorponok into making him leader, Mindwipe devised a master scheme of his own. He manufactured thousands of thought-sensitive [[Sleepfast]](TM) night lights, selling them to humans on the novelty that they actually turned on or off just by thinking at them. Little did the humans know, however, that repetitive use of the night lights had a subliminal mind control effect. Over time, Mindwipe would have gained an army of human slaves! Luckily for humanity, the Autobots [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] and [[Snarl (G1)|Snarl]] came to investigate, and confronted Mindwipe in his storage facility. He was beaten by his own night lights when the Autobots suddenly thought "Lights on!" in a darkened room, turning on thousands of Sleepfasts(TM) at once and temporarily blinding the Decepticon.

Mindwipe was, to coin a phrase, bat-sh*t nuts. {{storylink|The Living Nightlights}}

====Generation 2====

Mindwipe was still a part of the Decepticons after [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] took back control of the army from [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]. He was involved in the disasterous first encounter between Megatron's troops and [[Jhiaxus]]'s Cybertronian Empire. After Megatron was literally knocked out of orbit by Jhiaxus and plummeted to the planet below, Mindwipe joined [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]], [[Drag Strip]] and [[Weirdwolf]] in looking for their fallen leader. He was in the midst of voicing the selfish but sensible idea of abandoning Megatron to his fate and gettin' the slag outta there when Drag Strip found their commander. {{storylink|New Dawn}}

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===American cartoon continuity===
:''Voice actor: [[Stephen Keener]] (US)
Mindwipe was one of the many Decepticons who attacked Autobot City. He used his hypnotic powers to send [[Lightspeed (Technobot)|Lightspeed]] driving down into a lake. {{storylink|The Rebirth, Part 1}}

Mindwipe was later one of the Decepticons who underwent binary bonding to become [[Headmaster]]s. Mindwipe found that his hypnosis spells could control Vorath, making his binary bonding the most advantageous of the Decepticon/[[Hive]] alliance. {{storylink|The Rebirth, Part 2}}

===Japanese cartoon continuity===
====''The Headmasters''====
:''Voice actor: [[Naoki Tatsuta]] (Japan)''
[[Image:MindwipeHeadmastersAnime1.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Blah! Try my new chocolatey cereal! Blah!]]

{{note|"Wipe" is the name for the combined small head-robot and [[transtector]] body. When separated from the large, lifeless robot body, the head unit was called '''Vorath'''.}}

====''The Headmasters'' manga continuity====

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===Dreamwave comics continuity===
During the [[Dark Ages]], when [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] were believed to have been killed in a [[space bridge]] test, Mindwipe was part of the [[Chaos Trinity]] that attempted to use dark science to manipulate events in their favor. When the [[Fallen]] arrived and offered them dark powers in exchange for their services, they agreed. The three managed to initiate a serious surge in factional engagements, in an attempt to isolate the [[Angles of Dissolution]] that the Fallen needed. During their attempt to secure [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]], Mindwipe managed to put the [[Autobot]] scientist into a trance, while [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]] and [[Bugly]] put [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] out of commission. When [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]], another target, surprised them, Mindwipe was confident he could do the same to Grimlock.

He got thrown into a wall for his troubles. The Fallen had to pull their [[exhaust port]]s out of the fire.

When they went to secure [[Hot Spot (G1)|Hot Spot]], Mindwipe turned several of the Protectobots against their teammates. However, Shockwave tracked the Chaos Trinity down, bringing [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]], [[Ravage]], the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticon]]s, the [[Seeker]]s, and [[Trypticon]] as well. Mindwipe believed that it was time to retreat, but found that Bludgeon had already fled. Mindwipe was then [[slag (slang)|slagged]] by Shockwave. {{storylink|The War Within: The Dark Ages}}

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==Toys==
===Generation 1===
*'''Mindwipe with Vorath''' (Headmaster, 1987)
**''Japanese ID number'': '''D-86'''
**''Accessories'': "Vorath" Headmaster trainer, "Viper Pistol"

[[Image:G1mindwipe_toy.jpg|thumb|left|150px|]]

: Mindwipe transforms into a robotic bat. In this mode, Vorath fits into his chest compartment. The tail gets in the way and prevents the bat from standing in an upright position, unless one swings the tail to the front (as seen in the picture), which, while hilarious looking, isn't the corrent orientation. One solution is to unscrew the toy and flip the tail over so it angles upwards. Doing this doubly benefits the beast mode in that the tail now acts as a sort of third leg for stability.

:In robot mode, Vorath forms his head; attaching him activates a tumbler mechanism that displays an abbreviated set of [[tech specs]] behind the robot-mode chest panel. Mindwipe and Vorath are both cross-compatible with any other Generation 1 Headmaster body/head.

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==External links==
* [http://www.tfu.info/1987/Decepticon/Mindwipe/mindwipe.htm Mindwipe at TFU.info]
* [http://www.ntfa.net/universe/english/index.php?act=view&char=Mindwipe Mindwipe's Universe profile at NTFA.net]

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[[category: Headmasters]]
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Long Haul (G1)

2008-01-20T20:08:58Z

189.153.86.32: /* Generation 1 */

{{Template:Disambig3|Long Haul}}

:''Long Haul is an [[Decepticon]] [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicon]] from the [[Generation 1]] continuity family.''

[[Image:LongHaulG1.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Looks like he's gotta take a dump. GETIT!?]]

The problem, as '''Long Haul''' sees it, is that he gets all the work and very little of the excitement and the glory that goes with being a Decepticon. He knows his job is important; he'd just much rather be on the front lines fighting shoulder to shoulder with fellow warriors than moving supplies and building installations to make sure those warriors continue fighting. Long Haul keeps these secret desires to himself though, as he's smart enough to know [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] is not likely to be sympathetic and has no patience for grunts who question their orders.

Combines with his fellow Constructicons to form [[Devastator]].

:''French-Canadian name'': '''Costo'''<br>
:''Italian name'': '''Macigno'''
:''Hungarian name:'' '''Hosszú Pofa'''

==Fiction==
===Animated continuity===
:''Voice actor:'' [[Gregg Berger]] (US), [[Masashi Ebara]] (Japan)

Roughly nine million years ago, Long Haul and the Constructicons were friends of [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]] in [[Crystal City]] on Cybertron. Their engineering skills were permanently turned to evil, however, once [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] and the [[Robo-Smasher]] reprogrammed them into Decepticons. They were also given the combined form of [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]], making them the physical equal of Omega Supreme in combat. After they destroyed Crystal City at Megatron's command, the Constructicons earned the everlasting ire of their former friend. {{Storylink|The Secret of Omega Supreme}}

Long Haul was eventually summoned to Earth (built on Earth?) by Megatron and the Decepticons, and joined them in trying to destroy [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and the Autobots. Their first scheme was to supercharge Megatron with the [[power chip rectifier]]s of his fellow 'Cons, so that he could defeat Prime in personal combat. {{Storylink|Heavy Metal War}} Though they failed, the Constructicons would be involved in many of Megatron's schemes from then on, including the construction of New Cybertron in Manhattan and the creation of a robot drone army out of human cars. {{Storylink|City of Steel}} {{Storylink|Make Tracks}}

Long Haul was the most long-suffering members of the Constructicons, possibly even more so than [[Scavenger (G1)|Scavenger]]. He was constantly complaining about wanting a greater role in the group, either as a warrior or an engineer, but was inevitably relegated to "go fetch" work for [[Hook (G1)|Hook]] or [[Scrapper (G1)|Scrapper]]. {{Storylink|The Master Builders}} It didn't help his mood any.

In 2005, Long Haul and the Constructicons joined in the assault on [[Autobot City]], and their power as Devastator was key to breaching the city's defenses. After the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobot]]s arrived, however, Devastator was effectively nullified as the two groups kept each other too busy and out of the rest of the fighting. They joined the other Decepticons in beating a hasty retreat after Megatron fell in battle. {{Storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}}

===Marvel Comics continuity===

[[Image:Constructiconsbornmarvel.jpg|left|thumb|200px|Long Haul is the green and purple one.]]

Long Haul was created on Earth by [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]], combining the engineering material of [[G.B. Blackrock]]'s hostily-occupied aerospace plant with the power of the [[Creation Matrix]] that had been pilfered from Optimus Prime's head. The Constructicons were not only given individual life, but also the power to merge into Devastator. Their first mission was to construct and operate a intergalactic transceiver which, combined with [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]]'s broadcasting abilities, would enable the Decepticons to make contact with Cybertron for the first time in millions of years. {{Storylink|The Next Best Thing to Being There!}} Despite some Autobot intervention, the transceiver was successful enough to open communications between [[Straxus]] of [[Darkmount]] and the Decepticons of Earth. {{Storylink|The Bridge to Nowhere!}}

Long Haul found himself serving many masters over the following months. ''After Shockwave was deposed by Optimus Prime, the remaining Decepticons briefly came under Soundwave's command, and interfered with Autobot operations during the Dinobot Hunt. {{Storylink|Dinobot Hunt}}'' Shockwave and Megatron both attempted to regain power, and ended up having to share control and, after Omega Supreme wiped out a good portion of their forces, the Constructicons and Soundwave made up virtually their entire army. {{Storylink|Command Performances!}} ''When [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] arrived from the future and removed Megatron from command, the Constructicons began serving the future Decepticon without much question, and built a massive space cannon for him. For some reason, Megatron didn't consider this enough of a treachery to annihilate Long Haul and his partners as traitors after regaining control. {{Storylink|Target 2006}}'' Megatron would later be deposed entirely by Shockwave, who was then replaced in turn by [[Ratbat]], but the Constructicons remained operational with the Decepticon army. Long Haul and the others were instrumental in one of Ratbat's schemes, where the Decepticons engaged the Autobots away from the [[Ark]] long enough for the Constructicons to sneak on board and recover the deactivated remains of their comrades who had been captured by Omega Supreme. {{Storylink|Totaled!}}

For unknown reasons, the Constructicons stopped making appearances after the [[Underbase Saga]]. It's possible they were deactivated behind the scenes in the Decepticon Civil War or battling the super-powerful [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]. {{Storylink|Dark Star!}}

===Dreamwave Comics continuity===

The Constructicons' origin in this timeline is unknown, but they were already active as evil Decepticons under Megatron's control when [[Sentinel Prime]] was killed in battle, and Optimus Prime rose in his place. Long Haul was first seen working with his fellow Constructicons in readying Cybertron to function as an interstellar "warworld" for Megatron, propelled out of orbit and through space using massive planetary engines they had uncovered. Their efforts were foiled by [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] and his commando unit. {{Storylink|The War Within}}

Sometime later, the Constructicons created the first set of gestalt programming directives, and tested the directives on themselves to create Devastator. The inevitable spread of [[combiner]] technology, however, proved to be more than Cybertron could handle, as the massive super-robots ran the risk of damaging the planet's very infrastructure if left to battle unchecked. As a result, by the time of the Dark Ages these "[[Special Teams]]" were banned from operating as a unit in any one faction by the universally agreed upon [[Crisis Intervention Accord]]. Long Haul and the Constructicons were the first to break these accords, and become active again as Devastator as part of the [[Ultracon]]s. It is unknown if other teams later broke the accords as well. {{Storylink|The War Within: The Dark Ages}}

In the modern era, the Constructicons somehow joined Megatron on Earth after the [[Nemesis]] left Cybertron millions of years ago. They were operating as Devastator in California battling the Autobots when they suffered serious damage and were believed destroyed. {{Storylink|Prime Directive issue 6}} In fact, the [[Earth Defense Command]] took custody of their remains for study.

===IDW Comics continuity===

Millions of years ago, after losing their engineering jobs during the automation of manual labor on Cybertron, Long Haul and the Constructicons began associating with the deathsport tournaments in [[Kaon]]. Instead of directly participating, Long Haul and his partners put their construction skills to work by building a new arena from scratch before each match. This enabled the gladiators to remain one step ahead of [[Sentinel Prime]]'s security services, as they never operated in the same spot twice. {{Storylink|Megatron Origin issue 2}}

The modern activities of Long Haul and the Constructicons remain undisclosed.

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
* '''Long Haul''' (Constructicon, 1985)
: ''Team ID number:'' '''5'''
: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''31'''

[[Image:G1Long_Haul_toy.jpg|thumb|left|150px|I'm the crotch...]]

: Long Haul transforms into a bright green off-road earth-moving dump truck. The dumping tray is articulated, but due to design, the forward lip of the tray (which hangs over the cab of the truck) is not actually connected to the tray itself. In contrast to the majority of truck-mode Transformers toys, he has dual rear wheels, which allows him to roll more easily. He comes with Devastator's chest plate, which can be attached to the top of the truck.

: In robot mode, Long Haul is one bright green robot with purple arms and black fists, making him quite monochromatic. As with several of his teammates, due to his transformation sequence, Long Haul has a better-than-usual range of articulation for a ''Generation 1'' toy.

:Long Haul becomes the lower torso of Devastator.

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* '''"Long Haul"''' (Constructicon, 1992)

[[Image:G1_euro_Long_Haul.jpg|thumb|right|120px|...and also the butt]]

: This European exclusive version of Long Haul was yellow, but with the darker purple from the original toy instead of the lighter Generation 2 shade, and came with no Devastator parts. This toy was also not offically named, as he came on a card shared by the other Constructicons.

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===Generation 2===
* '''Long Haul''' (Constructicon, 1994)

[[Image:G2Long_Haul_toy.jpg|thumb|left|150px|.....I hate my job.]]

:''Generation 1'' Long Haul is very similar to the European-exclusive release from 1992, being mostly yellow, but the shade of purple is paler, and he has a ''Generation 2'' Decepticon faction sigil and the words 'Decepticon' tampographed onto him. Unlike the 1992 release, he comes with all the parts included with the original 1984 release.

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===Classics===
*'''Constructicon Devastator''' (Multi-pack, 2007)

[[Image:Classics_Long_Haul_toy.jpg|thumb|right|200px|]]

:''Classics'' Long Haul is a black and purple [[redeco]] of ''[[Energon (franchise)|Energon]]'' [[Duststorm]] and [[Wideload (Energon)|Wideload]], only available as part of the ''Classics'' Constructicon Devastator giftset. Now a crane, Long Haul's crane arm extends out and can be fitted with a purple claw accessory. In robot mode the crane forms his left arm, and thus his otherwise-normal robot mode is rather awkward.

: He can also form a leg or arm to any ''Energon''-series "[[Powerlinx]] [[Combiner]]" super robot, though his nominal placement is as the huge right boot of Devastator.

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==External links==
* [http://www.tfu.info/1985/Decepticon/LongHaul/LongHaul.htm Long Haul at TFU.info]

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Long Haul (G1)

2008-01-20T20:07:42Z

189.153.86.32: /* Generation 1 */

{{Template:Disambig3|Long Haul}}

:''Long Haul is an [[Decepticon]] [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicon]] from the [[Generation 1]] continuity family.''

[[Image:LongHaulG1.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Looks like he's gotta take a dump. GETIT!?]]

The problem, as '''Long Haul''' sees it, is that he gets all the work and very little of the excitement and the glory that goes with being a Decepticon. He knows his job is important; he'd just much rather be on the front lines fighting shoulder to shoulder with fellow warriors than moving supplies and building installations to make sure those warriors continue fighting. Long Haul keeps these secret desires to himself though, as he's smart enough to know [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] is not likely to be sympathetic and has no patience for grunts who question their orders.

Combines with his fellow Constructicons to form [[Devastator]].

:''French-Canadian name'': '''Costo'''<br>
:''Italian name'': '''Macigno'''
:''Hungarian name:'' '''Hosszú Pofa'''

==Fiction==
===Animated continuity===
:''Voice actor:'' [[Gregg Berger]] (US), [[Masashi Ebara]] (Japan)

Roughly nine million years ago, Long Haul and the Constructicons were friends of [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]] in [[Crystal City]] on Cybertron. Their engineering skills were permanently turned to evil, however, once [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] and the [[Robo-Smasher]] reprogrammed them into Decepticons. They were also given the combined form of [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]], making them the physical equal of Omega Supreme in combat. After they destroyed Crystal City at Megatron's command, the Constructicons earned the everlasting ire of their former friend. {{Storylink|The Secret of Omega Supreme}}

Long Haul was eventually summoned to Earth (built on Earth?) by Megatron and the Decepticons, and joined them in trying to destroy [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and the Autobots. Their first scheme was to supercharge Megatron with the [[power chip rectifier]]s of his fellow 'Cons, so that he could defeat Prime in personal combat. {{Storylink|Heavy Metal War}} Though they failed, the Constructicons would be involved in many of Megatron's schemes from then on, including the construction of New Cybertron in Manhattan and the creation of a robot drone army out of human cars. {{Storylink|City of Steel}} {{Storylink|Make Tracks}}

Long Haul was the most long-suffering members of the Constructicons, possibly even more so than [[Scavenger (G1)|Scavenger]]. He was constantly complaining about wanting a greater role in the group, either as a warrior or an engineer, but was inevitably relegated to "go fetch" work for [[Hook (G1)|Hook]] or [[Scrapper (G1)|Scrapper]]. {{Storylink|The Master Builders}} It didn't help his mood any.

In 2005, Long Haul and the Constructicons joined in the assault on [[Autobot City]], and their power as Devastator was key to breaching the city's defenses. After the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobot]]s arrived, however, Devastator was effectively nullified as the two groups kept each other too busy and out of the rest of the fighting. They joined the other Decepticons in beating a hasty retreat after Megatron fell in battle. {{Storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}}

===Marvel Comics continuity===

[[Image:Constructiconsbornmarvel.jpg|left|thumb|200px|Long Haul is the green and purple one.]]

Long Haul was created on Earth by [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]], combining the engineering material of [[G.B. Blackrock]]'s hostily-occupied aerospace plant with the power of the [[Creation Matrix]] that had been pilfered from Optimus Prime's head. The Constructicons were not only given individual life, but also the power to merge into Devastator. Their first mission was to construct and operate a intergalactic transceiver which, combined with [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]]'s broadcasting abilities, would enable the Decepticons to make contact with Cybertron for the first time in millions of years. {{Storylink|The Next Best Thing to Being There!}} Despite some Autobot intervention, the transceiver was successful enough to open communications between [[Straxus]] of [[Darkmount]] and the Decepticons of Earth. {{Storylink|The Bridge to Nowhere!}}

Long Haul found himself serving many masters over the following months. ''After Shockwave was deposed by Optimus Prime, the remaining Decepticons briefly came under Soundwave's command, and interfered with Autobot operations during the Dinobot Hunt. {{Storylink|Dinobot Hunt}}'' Shockwave and Megatron both attempted to regain power, and ended up having to share control and, after Omega Supreme wiped out a good portion of their forces, the Constructicons and Soundwave made up virtually their entire army. {{Storylink|Command Performances!}} ''When [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] arrived from the future and removed Megatron from command, the Constructicons began serving the future Decepticon without much question, and built a massive space cannon for him. For some reason, Megatron didn't consider this enough of a treachery to annihilate Long Haul and his partners as traitors after regaining control. {{Storylink|Target 2006}}'' Megatron would later be deposed entirely by Shockwave, who was then replaced in turn by [[Ratbat]], but the Constructicons remained operational with the Decepticon army. Long Haul and the others were instrumental in one of Ratbat's schemes, where the Decepticons engaged the Autobots away from the [[Ark]] long enough for the Constructicons to sneak on board and recover the deactivated remains of their comrades who had been captured by Omega Supreme. {{Storylink|Totaled!}}

For unknown reasons, the Constructicons stopped making appearances after the [[Underbase Saga]]. It's possible they were deactivated behind the scenes in the Decepticon Civil War or battling the super-powerful [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]. {{Storylink|Dark Star!}}

===Dreamwave Comics continuity===

The Constructicons' origin in this timeline is unknown, but they were already active as evil Decepticons under Megatron's control when [[Sentinel Prime]] was killed in battle, and Optimus Prime rose in his place. Long Haul was first seen working with his fellow Constructicons in readying Cybertron to function as an interstellar "warworld" for Megatron, propelled out of orbit and through space using massive planetary engines they had uncovered. Their efforts were foiled by [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] and his commando unit. {{Storylink|The War Within}}

Sometime later, the Constructicons created the first set of gestalt programming directives, and tested the directives on themselves to create Devastator. The inevitable spread of [[combiner]] technology, however, proved to be more than Cybertron could handle, as the massive super-robots ran the risk of damaging the planet's very infrastructure if left to battle unchecked. As a result, by the time of the Dark Ages these "[[Special Teams]]" were banned from operating as a unit in any one faction by the universally agreed upon [[Crisis Intervention Accord]]. Long Haul and the Constructicons were the first to break these accords, and become active again as Devastator as part of the [[Ultracon]]s. It is unknown if other teams later broke the accords as well. {{Storylink|The War Within: The Dark Ages}}

In the modern era, the Constructicons somehow joined Megatron on Earth after the [[Nemesis]] left Cybertron millions of years ago. They were operating as Devastator in California battling the Autobots when they suffered serious damage and were believed destroyed. {{Storylink|Prime Directive issue 6}} In fact, the [[Earth Defense Command]] took custody of their remains for study.

===IDW Comics continuity===

Millions of years ago, after losing their engineering jobs during the automation of manual labor on Cybertron, Long Haul and the Constructicons began associating with the deathsport tournaments in [[Kaon]]. Instead of directly participating, Long Haul and his partners put their construction skills to work by building a new arena from scratch before each match. This enabled the gladiators to remain one step ahead of [[Sentinel Prime]]'s security services, as they never operated in the same spot twice. {{Storylink|Megatron Origin issue 2}}

The modern activities of Long Haul and the Constructicons remain undisclosed.

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
* '''Long Haul''' (Constructicon, 1985)
: ''Team ID number:'' '''5'''
: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''31'''

[[Image:G1Long_Haul_toy.jpg|thumb|left|150px|I'm the crotch...]]

: Long Haul transforms into a bright green off-road earth-moving dump truck. The dumping tray is articulated, but due to design, the forward lip of the tray (which hangs over the cab of the truck) is not actually connected to the tray itself. In contrast to the majority of truck-mode Transformers toys, he has dual rear wheels, which allows him to roll more easily. He comes with Devastator's chest plate, which can be attached to the top of the truck.

: In robot mode, Long Haul is one bright green robot with purple arms and black fists, making him quite monochromatic. As with several of his teammates, due to his transformation sequence, Long Haul has a better-than-usual range of articulation for a ''Generation 1'' toy.

:Long Haul becomes the lower torso of Devastator.

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* '''"Long Haul"''' (Constructicon, 1992)

[[Image:G1_euro_Long_Haul.jpg|thumb|right|120px|...anda also the butt]]

: This European exclusive version of Long Haul was yellow, but with the darker purple from the original toy instead of the lighter Generation 2 shade, and came with no Devastator parts. This toy was also not offically named, as he came on a card shared by the other Constructicons.

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===Generation 2===
* '''Long Haul''' (Constructicon, 1994)

[[Image:G2Long_Haul_toy.jpg|thumb|left|150px|.....I hate my job.]]

:''Generation 1'' Long Haul is very similar to the European-exclusive release from 1992, being mostly yellow, but the shade of purple is paler, and he has a ''Generation 2'' Decepticon faction sigil and the words 'Decepticon' tampographed onto him. Unlike the 1992 release, he comes with all the parts included with the original 1984 release.

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===Classics===
*'''Constructicon Devastator''' (Multi-pack, 2007)

[[Image:Classics_Long_Haul_toy.jpg|thumb|right|200px|]]

:''Classics'' Long Haul is a black and purple [[redeco]] of ''[[Energon (franchise)|Energon]]'' [[Duststorm]] and [[Wideload (Energon)|Wideload]], only available as part of the ''Classics'' Constructicon Devastator giftset. Now a crane, Long Haul's crane arm extends out and can be fitted with a purple claw accessory. In robot mode the crane forms his left arm, and thus his otherwise-normal robot mode is rather awkward.

: He can also form a leg or arm to any ''Energon''-series "[[Powerlinx]] [[Combiner]]" super robot, though his nominal placement is as the huge right boot of Devastator.

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==External links==
* [http://www.tfu.info/1985/Decepticon/LongHaul/LongHaul.htm Long Haul at TFU.info]

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