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Devastator (G1)

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:''Devastator is a [[Decepticon]] [[combiner]] from the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:DevastatorManga1.jpg|right|300px|thumb|He devastates things. Devastates them right in the mouth.]]
'''Devastator''' is an immensely powerful warrior, and in that sense the combination of the [[Constructicon (G1)|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 (G1)|Megatron]] has no complaints.

As an [[Action Master]], he is [[Action Master partner|partnered]] with [[Scorpulator]].

Normally he is composed of the six robots...

*[[Scrapper (G1)|Scrapper]] (Leader) – Right Leg
*[[Hook (G1)|Hook]] – Upper Body
*[[Bonecrusher (G1)|Bonecrusher]]– Left Arm
*[[Long Haul (G1)|Long Haul]] – Lower Body
*[[Mixmaster (G1)|Mixmaster]] – Left Leg
*[[Scavenger (G1)|Scavenger]] – Right Arm

However, in at least one reality, he goes from being a six-robot combiner to a five-bot one, Hook and Mixmaster being replaced by [[Hightower (Classics)|Hightower]].

{{bigquote|Nothing defeats the Devastator, nothing!|Devastator|"[[Heavy Metal War]]"}}

==Fiction==
===''The Transformers'' cartoon===
:''Voice actor:'' [[Arthur Burghardt]] (English), [[Seizō Katō]] (Japanese), [[Guillermo Romano]] (Latin American), [[Mário Monjardim]] (Brazilian Portuguese)

[[Image:Robo-Smasher and Omega Supreme.jpg|left|180px|thumb|"Dude, stop fighting me, there's a mechanical bug on your shoulder!"]]
The Constructicons did not initially have the power to merge into Devastator. That ability was given to them by [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] after he warped their minds into servitude with the [[Robo-Smasher]]. They used Devastator to hold [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]] while the Robo-Smasher attempted to warp the guardian robot's mind. They failed and only served to create burning desire for vengeance in Omega. {{storylink|The Secret of Omega Supreme}}

Millions of years later, in 1984, Megatron had the Constructicons built on Earth to steal high-tech electronic components for his [[Power chip rectifier]] furnace, as well as tunneling under the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'' to destroy [[Teletraan I (G1)|Teletraan I]]. Teletraan I, sensing the imminent danger, activated the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]]. The Dinobots responded and started pounding on the Constructicons, opening up a lava channel in the process. The battle not going in their favor, the Constructicons pulled out one last trick and combined into the super warrior, Devastator. And then all hell broke loose.

[[Image:Heavy Metal War Devastator.JPG|right|150px|thumb|"Nothing can withstand the might of... Devastator! Yay!"]]
The returning Autobots saw the battle between one giant psycho and five ticked off dinosaurs, but were unable to help (due to losing a tournament which prevented them from interfering with the Decepticons). Inside the ''Ark'', Teletraan I was able to show that Megatron had cheated and the Autobots rushed outside to help the Dinobots. Distracted by a hologram of [[Halonix Maximus|a giant Autobot]] created by [[Hound (G1)|Hound]], Devastator was shot by [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] and fell apart into the lava. {{storylink|Heavy Metal War}}

Devastator was continuously called upon during the war on Earth. One of his adventures included scaling the remodeled [[Empire State Building]] like [[King Kong]]. {{storylink|City of Steel}} After Megatron's [[Transfixatron]] scheme failed, he went for Plan B — brute force. Devastator was unleashed upon the Autobots, and began to mop the floor with them using finger lasers, optical tractor beams, and really heavy fists. The tide turned when [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] and [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] came upon the idea of using the Transfixatron against Devastator, and they successfully cancelled out the Constructicons' combination form. {{storylink|The Autobot Run}}

When Megatron attempted to tap the Earth's core to give the Decepticons a limitless supply of geothermal energy, Devastator defended the project from Autobot attack. To get around the giant combiner, [[Chip Chase]] and [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] created [[dominator disc]]s which forced the Constructicons, and thus Devastator, into serving the Autobots. Unfortunately, Megatron had anticipated this plan and built a device to override the dominator discs. When he turned Devastator against the Autobots, Wheeljack turned up the power on the dominator discs, which only served to fry Devastator's [[Circuits|logic circuits]] and sent him berserk, damaging the controls for Megatron's drill just as it was about to pierce the Earth's core. Working together, both factions restored Devastator to Megatron's control and sent him into the ground to take out the drill before it could destroy the Earth. Devastator was surprised by Megatron's cowardly absence after he returned surface, but merely believed Megatron left to plan their next attack. {{storylink|The Core}}

On another adventure, he helped [[Grapple]] and [[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]] build their [[Solar Power Tower]]. {{storylink|The Master Builders}}.

When the Constructicons were unloading a supply of [[Cybertonium]] from the [[Space Bridge]], they were attacked by the Dinobots. Scrapper ordered the formation of Devastator, but [[Grimlock (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Grimlock]] caught Scavenger off-guard before he could join with the others. The one-armed Decepticon giant was unable to prevent the Dinobots from transporting themselves to Cybertron.{{storylink|Desertion of the Dinobots, Part 1}}

After the [[Triple Changer]]s temporarily disposed of Megatron and [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]], the Constructicons threw in with [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]] as the new Decepticon leader, building a maze around his base of operations. To the surprise of, well, no one... Blitzwing refused to uphold his part of the bargain and make the Constructicons his leadership partners. Enraged, the Constructicons formed Devastator to improve their bargaining posture. Megatron soon returned, however, and in the melee that followed he emerged victorious over Devastator, the Triple-Changers, Starscream, the mailman, and everyone else jockeying for Decepticon leadership. {{storylink|Triple Takeover}}

After Starscream attempted to overthrow Megatron (again) and was exiled for his troubles, he returned with a powerful team of Decepticons called the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]]. During the subsequent battle between the two Decepticon factions, Devastator was soundly defeated by the Combaticons' combined form, [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]]. {{storylink|Starscream's Brigade}}

[[Image:TFTM Devastator.jpg|left|250px|thumb|Come on boy, fetch!]]
Devastator faced the Dinobots on several occasions, most notably in 2005 during the [[Battle of Autobot City|battle]] of [[Autobot City]] where he defeated Grimlock and [[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]] until [[Slag (G1)|Slag]] pushed him through a wall. Before [[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]] could get in, some rubble collapsed on him when Devastator attempted to dodge. After the defeat of Megatron and their retreat from Earth, the Decepticons argued amongst themselves who would lead them after Megatron's "death"; Scrapper stated that since the Constructicons could transform into the powerful Devastator, they should rule. They proceeded to try to form Devastator, but were shaken apart mid-transformation by [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] and [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]]. {{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}}

In 2006, the defeated Decepticons had been exiled to the burnt-out world of [[Chaar]]. When [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] returned from an [[Energon (fuel)|energon]] run, the Constructicons fought over the few scraps of energon he brought back, but banded together to form Devastator. [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] hacked Devastator apart with his sword and drove the Constructicons off. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1}}

Later, the Constructicons formed Devastator when fighting the Autobots on [[Eurythma]], but he was flattened when [[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]] landed on him in vehicle form, and was blasted apart into his component robots by [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]]. {{storylink|Carnage in C-Minor}} Late in the year 2006, Devastator and [[Predaking]] chased Broadside in the sea of [[Japan]], upsetting the local fishermen. {{storylink|The Burden Hardest to Bear}}

===Japanese cartoon continuity===
====''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' comic====
In search of a new base of operations for their Decepticon fortress, Megatron brought the Constructicons to a utopian island to begin deforestation and construction. When [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] arrived to stop the Decepticons, the Constructicons merged into Devastator and joined forces with [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] to confront the Autobot combiner (overkill much?). Trypticon did not approve of sharing his prey, however, and he picked up Devastator and squeezed him until he "popped" back into his individual components. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 6|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #6}}

====''The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers'' comic====
Devastator participated in the Decepticon attack on the planet Feminia. Awesome and terrifying, Devastator was still no match for the power of the Omnibots...who essentially tied his shoelaces together until he fell over.{{storylink|The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers issue 5|The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers #5}}

====''The Headmasters'' cartoon====
In 2011, Devastator fought for Galvatron on Cybertron. While [[Abominus (G1)|Abominus]] had [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] engaged, Devastator tried to shoot the Autobot combiner in the back. His evil plan was foiled by Optimus Prime, who struck Devastator with a flying jump kick, knocking his blast off-course so that it hit Abominus instead. {{storylink|Four Warriors Come out of the Sky}} Later, Devastator joined forces with [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]], [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] and Abominus in driving back the Autobot combiner robots. They had them on the run until the [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Battleship Maximus]] got involved. The pinnacle of [[Master (planet)|Master]] technology, the Battleship Maximus sent Devastator and his companions scrambling for cover, and quickly mowed them down. {{storylink|The Mystery of Planet Master}} Devastator made another attempt to shoot Superion in the back, but yet again shot Abominus instead. It's like deva ju all over again. {{storylink|Cybertron Is in Grave Danger, Part 2}}

Devastator later joined Galvatron, [[Sixshot]] and the [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcons]] in attempting to hijack an Autobot mission of mercy, transporting energon to the planet [[Sandra (planet)|Sandra]]. Devastator fought the Autobot combiner Defensor in his efforts to steal the energy for the Decepticons. {{storylink|SOS from Planet Sandra}}

In [[Lemuria (G1)|Lemuria]], Devastator oversaw the processing of [[crysmagnetal]] for Scorponok's fiendish towers. Along with the entire Decepticon army, he battled the Autobots at the North Pole. Devastator escaped into space along with the rest of the Decepticons as the battle climaxed. {{storylink|The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 2)}}

{{note|Following ''The Headmasters'', Japanese cartoon continuity branches off in two similar but distinct directions. One branch is primarily chronicled in the ''[[Super-God Masterforce (cartoon)|Super-God Masterforce]]'', ''[[Victory (cartoon)|Victory]]'' and ''Zone'' animated series, while the other was told through the respective [[manga]] and [[Story page|story pages]] of each series, as published in ''[[TV Magazine]]''. As such, there are two discreet versions of the ''Zone'' story that both spin out of the cartoon timeline, detailed individually below.}}

====Cartoon continuity====
=====''Zone'' catalog=====
Over fifteen years later, Devastator joined several other powerful Decepticons in an assault on planet [[Zone (planet)|Zone]], led by the reborn [[Emperor of Destruction|Dark Emperor]] [[Deathsaurus (Victory)|Deathsaurus]]. Attempting to steal their [[Energon Z]], the Decepticons proved no match for the [[Micromaster]]s and were driven away. {{storylink|Zone (story page)#Catalogue story page 1|Zone Project Story}}

=====''Zone'' cartoon=====
[[Image:DevastatorZone1.jpg|right|150px|thumb|PHALLIC!]]
:''Voice actor:'' [[Hirohiko Kakegawa]]
Devastator was selected by [[Violen Jiger]] as one of his [[Nine Great Demon Generals]]. Given the rank of "Technology General" and gifted with a new bitchin' drill-weapon (not unlike the ones his toy had) and armor, Violen Jiger sent Devastator to [[Earth]] to steal the [[Zodiac]] energy before the Autobots could get it. After destroying the World Trade Center (Not cool, man, not cool!), Devastator drilled deep within the planet, reaching the Zodiac's chamber, and went toe-to-toe with [[Dai Atlas (Zone)|Dai Atlas]]. He managed to get the Zodiac first and pass it off to [[King Poseidon]]. Devastator had the upper hand in battle until Dai Atlas opened a vein of hot lava upon the Decepticon. Devastator was washed away in the molten magma, apparently killed by it. (Although he did survive a lava dip years earlier in "[[Heavy Metal War]]", so who knows?) {{storylink|Enter the New Supreme Commander, Dai Atlas!}}
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====Comic continuity====
=====''Super-God Masterforce'' comic=====
Under the command of the mysteriously not-dead [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], Devastator appeared alongside a number of legendary Decepticons to menace the Autobots on Earth. [[Ginrai|Super Ginrai]] eventually defeated these "legendary" foes, revealing them to be nothing more than holographic illusions created by [[King Poseidon]]. {{storylink|Burn, Super Soul! The New Commander Super Ginrai!}}

=====''Zone'' manga and story pages=====
Seeking to create a [[Decepticon Zone]] to counter the [[Micro|Autobot Zone]], [[Emperor of Destruction|Decepticon Emperor]] [[Violen Jiger]] gathered together the Nine Great Demon Generals, upgrading them with powerful new armor and weaponry, then sent them forth to conquer planets. Devastator was among them. {{storylink|Zone (story page)|Zone Part 1}}

The Generals then united to attack planet Feminia once again, this time destroying it utterly. Violen Jiger next charged his Generals with collecting [[Energon Z]] and the all-powerful [[Zodiac]], which he intended to use to fuel his conquest. Devastator, [[King Poseidon]], [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] and [[Predaking]] next attacked the [[Earth]], which was where the Zodiac is hidden. They succeeded in obtaining the Zodiac, only to have it taken from them by the [[Powered Master]]s [[Dai Atlas (Zone)|Dai Atlas]] and [[Sonic Bomber]]. The Generals were soundly defeated and driven off. {{storylink|Zone (manga)|Zone}}

The Generals later schooled [[Metrotitan (Zone)|Metrotitan]] and the [[Metrosquad]] in the ways of evil, making them more than formidable foes for the Powered Masters. {{storylink|Zone (story page)|Zone Part 7}}

===Marvel Comics continuity===
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The Constructicons were the first (and, as it turned out, the last) new Decepticons created by [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] on Earth, using the residual power of the [[Creation Matrix]] that was within his captive [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]]. Their first mission was to construct a massive communications dish, allowing [[Soundwave (G1)|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, much to the surprise of the attacking Autobots.

Devastator was powerful and tough, but slow and confused as well. Soundwave was connected to the scrambler dish and unable to defend himself; when [[Huffer (G1)|Huffer]] threatened to destroy the dish, it took Devastator quite some time to figure out which Autobot Soundwave wanted him to attack ("Destroy Autobot... which Autobot... not these Autobots...")

[[Image:UK62 Devastator.JPG|right|200px|thumb|Concept art for Capcom's upcoming Street Fighter vs Transformers]]
When [[Bomber Bill]] cut Soundwave's connections to the dish, causing feedback which destroyed it, Soundwave ordered the Constructicons to disassemble and retreat, noting that their performance as a single unit had been "notably deficient." {{storylink|The Next Best Thing to Being There!}}

''Devastator subsequently went through much testing and enhancement to improve his operation and co-ordination. Both Soundwave and [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] noticed a much more fluid warrior. The Constructicons were sent to kidnap [[Buster Witwicky (G1)|Buster Witwicky]] and formed Devastator to deal with Autobot interference, but were called off when Soundwave discovered something in Buster's mind. {{storylink|Devastation Derby!}} ''

Devastator reappeared when Optimus Prime led an Autobot offensive on the heavily fortified Decepticon [[Wyoming base]]. The defenses held the Autobots to a standstill, and Shockwave ordered the Constructicons to merge to tip the balance in their favor. But the attack was nothing but a ruse to draw out Devastator. [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] was monitoring the Constructicons' transformation pattern, and as soon as he successfully recorded it, Optimus Prime ordered a retreat. The information eventually allowed the Autobots to create their own team of [[combiner]]s, the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]]. {{storylink|Command Performances!}}

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====Earthforce====
{{earthforcefiction}}
[[Image:Devastator rebuild.png|right|200px|thumb|Did they forget he'd need two legs or what?]]
''For some reason, 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. [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] and [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] wrecked the project before it could be completed. {{storylink|Desert Island Risks!}}''

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====''Classics''====
{{note|Classics is a [[splinter timeline]] that takes place after Marvel US continuity, but disregards ''Generation 2'' and Marvel UK material.}}
[[Image:Devastatormegatronastrotraincrossingover.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Mixmaster was voted off the combiner.]]

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 (Classics)|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 (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|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 force to fight Grimlock individually. {{storylink|Crossing Over: Part 3}}

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===Dreamwave comics continuity===
{{notekeepers}}
[[Image:DevastatorDissectionDreamwave.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Dissection of Devastator]]
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. Nonetheless, Megatron was pleased with Devastator's power, and authorized the [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]] and [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]] to undergo a similar process. When Megatron and [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] disappeared, the Decepticons and Autobots fractured, and signed the [[Crisis Intervention Accord]], ruling the [[Special Teams]] non-aligned. However, [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] managed to convince the Constructicons to side with the [[Ultracon]]s. The Constructicons formed Devastator when Ratbat tried to take the [[Tagan Heights]]. He battled [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]], but was eventually defeated when the [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]] forced the Constructicons to separate. {{storylink|War Within: The Dark Ages}}

Eventually, teams of Autobots and Decepticons left Cybertron in search of new fuel sources, only to crash land on a planet called Earth. Awakening in the Earth year of 1984, they resumed their war, but the Decepticons were defeated by the Autobots and their human allies. A great ship named ''[[Ark II]]'' was built to send the Transformers home, but it was sabotaged by General [[Robert Hallo]] and rogue engineer turned arms dealer [[Adam Rook]]. The ship exploded during the launch, scattering the Transformers across the Arctic Ocean. Rook recovered many Autobots and Decepticons, and reprogrammed them to serve him as weapons of war. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 2|Prime Directive #2}}

[[Image:DWPrimeDirective5 Devastator.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Dooooshh? I thought it was spelled D-O-O-O-S-S-H.]]
After Megatron freed the other Decepticons from Rook's control, he sent Devastator down the west coast of North America. Along the way, Devastator destroyed a US Navy submarine, before arriving at his destination, [[San Francisco]]. Devastator helped destroy the city until he was initially stopped by [[Superion (G1)|Superion]], {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 4|Prime Directive #4}} and finally put into [[stasis lock]] when Optimus Prime shot him point-blank in the head, sending him to the bottom of the San Francisco Bay. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 5|Prime Directive #5}}

''Over the following months, Starscream had the [[Insecticon (G1)|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 (G1)|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 (G1)|Grimlock]] when the Dinobot commander attempted to free the city from Decepticon domination. {{storylink|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 [[Keeper (species)|Keepers]] settled in Las Vegas. Trapped inside an energy net, Devastator tried to bludgeon his way out at first, until [[Skywarp (G1)|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 of the United States|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 (G1)|Bluestreak]] (since that was the one Autobot [[Starscream (G1)|mommy]] and [[Megatron (G1)|daddy]] would let him destroy at the moment). During the fight, the Keepers managed to trap Devastator and his massive comrade [[Omega Sentinel (G1)|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 of Leadership|Matrix]]-constructed shields when the nuclear missiles finally struck. The combined Constructicons suffered massive damage as a result. {{storylink|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. {{storylink|Fusion (novel)|Fusion}}''

Devastator eventually fell into the hands of [[Earth Defense Command]], and was being studied at their secret bunker. {{storylink|Generation One issue 0|Generation One #0}}

===Devil's Due ''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers'' comics===
[[Image:GIJoevsTF5_Devastator_wrecked.jpg|thumb|right|200px|No Bumblebee... 'twas beauty killed the beast.]]
The Constructicons formed Devastator to defend the [[SPS Satellite]] control center on [[Cobra Island]] from the attacking Autobots and [[G.I. Joe (team)|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 (G1)|Hound]] with a single shot from his gun. Unfortunately, this angered the Autobot's friends, [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] and [[Wheeljack (G1)|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. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 5|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. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 6|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #6}}

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===IDW comics continuity===
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[[Image:AHM2Devastator.jpg|left|170px|thumb|"Has anyone seen my chestplate?"]]
[[Combiner|Gestalt technology]] was invented by the scientist [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]] many millions of years ago. The technology was intended to be the ultimate fusion in mind and matter between the participants, creating a massive and powerful new form. However, it also created a severe, murderous mental instability in the gestalt members, as seen in Jhiaxus' test subject, [[Monstructor (G1)|Monstructor]]. {{storylink|Spotlight: Optimus Prime}}

However, one year after the [[Expansion]], the Decepticons were able to acquire the secret somehow, and somehow solved the side effects of combination, possibly via the use of [[Retcon|magic]]. The Constructions were brought to Earth, and as Devastator, they made short work of the local Autobot unit. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 7|All Hail Megatron #7}} As the Decepticons began conquering the planet, starting with [[New York City]], Megatron ordered the Constructicons to unite and cut off the humans' escape routes out of the city. Forming Devastator, the behemoth waded into the waters around the city and began destroying the underwater tunnels. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 2|All Hail Megatron #2}} Later, after joining the rebellious Starscream, the Constructicons formed Devastator and attempted to kill Megatron, but the fight was interrupted by the arrival of jets from the European Union. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 10|All Hail Megatron #10}} It was revealed that Megatron had created Devastator and set him loose to mold the Decepticons into ruthless killing 'bots with the power and ability to destroy the Autobots. Once they had conquered the planet, Megatron planned to get rid of the very robot he had created to eliminate his enemies in the first place. This occurred just before [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]] arrived and started beating the SLAG out of Devastator by throwing him against a couple of buildings. Devastator was then gripped by Omega (under orders from Optimus Prime) in a giant bearhug and taken elsewhere. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 11|All Hail Megatron #11}}

[[Image:Ahm12 devastatorgettingtrashed.jpg|right|199px|thumb|[[Heavy Metal War|Continuing the proud tradition of]] [[Prime Directive issue 5|Devastator being blasted into various liquids.]]]]

Omega Supreme slammed him against the [[Statue of Liberty]] and blasted him through the chest, sending him flying into the water below. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 12|All Hail Megatron #12}}

Several years later, [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]] tracked Scrapper down and killed him to make sure Devastator could never be formed again. {{storylink|Scrapper (issue)|Scrapper}} However, after a raid from [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]], [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] and [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]], the Decepticon prisoners were freed from [[Skywatch]]'s facilities and [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]] was seen making off with Scrapper's body. {{storylink|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 1: The Demolished Man}}
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==Games==
===''DreamMix TV World Fighters''===
[[Image:DreamMix-Devastator.jpg|thumb|300px]]
Devastator is an onlooker in one of the arenas where the combatants of the [[DreamMix TV]] ''[[World Fighters]]'' program can do battle. {{storylink|DreamMix TV World Fighters}}
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==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[Image:G1devastator toy.jpg|right|180px|thumb|Devastator was here first, Scramble-boys!]]
*'''Devastator''' (Giftset, 1985)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''37'''

: Devastator was originally the combined form of the Construction Vehicle Robot team from [[Takara]]'s [[pre-Transformer]]s ''[[Diaclone]]'' toyline.

:Normally, Devastator could only be assembled by buying all six individual Constructicons with the additional large-scale weapons components that were assigned to them. However, six-robot [[Giftset|gift sets]] were made available in many markets, including the US, Japan, and several European countries.

: Devastator's forearms are also spring-loaded missile launchers, able to fire his fists as well as his drill attachments, though the springs were severely weakened in the US [[for safety reasons]]. He also comes armed with a large purple laser rifle. Hook and Scavenger's pistols can also be easily added to him for a little extra firepower. While the others' pistols can be added as well, they're not in very useful positions.

: Unlike the later [[Scramble City (toyline)|Scramble City]]-style combiners, Devastator's limbs cannot be rearranged into any other configurations.

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[[Image:ActionMaster Devastor.gif|right|150px|thumb|Scorpulator, alligator.]]
*'''Devastator with Scorpulator''' (Action Master, 1990)
**''Accessories'': "Magnifier Blaster"

: A non-transforming action figure compatible with any other [[Action Master]] vehicle or accessory, Devastator's sculpt is based largely on his original [[Character model|animation model]], but with a great many toy-based elements added for extra detail. (Most notably, his head is based on the toy instead of the very different animation model.) He came with his small animal [[Action Master partner|partner]], [[Scorpulator]]. He was released as part of the second wave of carded Action Masters.

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===Generation 2===
[[Image:G2Devastator toy.jpg|right|150px|thumb|So neon and Playskoolish, even though real construction vehicles are yellow.]]
[[Image:orange_devastator.jpg|left|150px|thumb]]
*'''Devastator''' (1993)

: During ''[[Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'', the Constructicons were only available as individuals, never as a giftset. The team was released in two different colors: initially in yellow, then later in bright orange. All individual members are tampographed with the Generation 2 Decepticon symbol and the word "Decepticon". It has been rumored that the later orange version was [[exclusive]] to Kay-Bee stores, but this has never been proven.

: ''Generation 2'' Devastator is almost functionally identical to the original release with the exception of the quality of the plastics used, though his forearms and fists were [[Retool|retooled]] to completely remove the spring-loaded firing [[gimmick]].

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===Classics===
[[Image:Devastatorclassics.jpg|right|180px|thumb|And then there were five.]]
*'''Constructicon Devastator''' (Multi-pack, 2007)

: For ''[[Classics (2006)|Classics]]'', Devastator is a [[redeco]] of the ''[[Energon (toyline)|Energon]]'' combiner [[Constructicon Maximus]]. He was available only in a full five-pack, [[exclusive]] to Wal-Mart stores.

: Since the new classics combiner contains only five robots, rather than the original's six, the Constructicon team here contains only [[Bonecrusher (G1)|Bonecrusher]], [[Hightower (Classics)|Hightower]] (who may or may not be related to [[Hook (G1)|Hook]] and/or [[Mixmaster (G1)|Mixmaster]], as his bio seems to combine attributes of both), [[Long Haul (G1)|Long Haul]], [[Scavenger (G1)|Scavenger]] and [[Scrapper (G1)|Scrapper]]. Also, because of the combination method used, he can use any of the ''Energon''-series limb-robots. Hightower and Long Haul are identical except for color (being made using the same [[mold]]), as are Bonecrusher and Scrapper.

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==Merchandise==
===Decoy===
*'''Destron Hero Collection 22''' (multi-pack, 1986)

*'''Devastator''' (1987)
**''Decoy number:'' '''48'''

: The figurine was later brought over to [[Hasbro]] markets as part of the [[Decoy]] promotion, largely identical to the Japanese release except for the fact that the number on his back was replaced with a simple "checklist" number. Like all Autobot Decoys, he was a randomly-chosen pack-in available with the carded [[Throttlebot]]s, [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]], [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]] and [[Technobot (G1)|Technobots]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1986/Decepticon/Decoys/Devastator/devastator.htm More information on Decoy Devastator at TFU.info]''

===Hard Hero===
[[Image:Devastatorbust.jpg|right|180px|thumb|"Duh, gee Devastator, how you gonna get through these bars? I dunno, moron, suppose I devastate them? Duh, ok!"]]
*'''Devastator''' (Bust, 2003)

:This bust of Devastator was released by [[Hard Hero]], and was based on his G1 cartoon appearance. The eighth release in their main bust series, Devastator was limited to 3500 pieces, with an additional 100 specially signed by the sculptor.

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===Super Collection Figure===
[[Image:HOC_Devastator.jpg|thumb|right|250px|]]
*'''Devastor''' (Super Collection Figure, 2001)

: A three-inch tall PVC figure based on the cartoon rendition of Devastator was part of the fifth wave of [[Super Collection Figure]]s in Japan. Like the other figures in the line, Devastator was [[blindpacking|blindpacked]] in cases of twelve and was available in standard colors or a metallic "pewter" finish. The pewter versions of the figure came packed with the waist and tail for the [[Scorponok (G1)|BlackZarak]] build-a-figure.

===Heroes of Cybertron===
*'''Constructicon Devastator''' (Heroes of Cybertron, 2003)

: This Hasbro-released version of the SCF Devastator figure uses the same sculpt, but is molded in red translucent plastic to allow for a [[light-piping]] gimmick. It was also sold carded by itself rather than blindpacked. He came with the left arm for the [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] build-a-figure.

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===Generation 1 Figure-Collection===

[[Image:Bottlecap_devastator.jpg|right|thumb|]]

*'''Devastor''' (2003)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''D-4'''
**''Accessories:'' Display base

:At only one inch in height, this Devastator "bottlecap" figurine (so named because its display base is the size of a bottlecap) was one of fourteen blindpacked figures available in Kabaya's Transformers [[Generation 1 Figure-Collection]]. The figure was rendered in a "retro" black and white color scheme, and came with a leaflet, personalized with cartoon screen captures.
::*''[http://snakas.web.infoseek.co.jp/misc_item/kabaya_bottle.htm More information on the Generation 1 collection at Autobase Aichi]''
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===KT Figure Collection===
*'''KT Figure Collection - The Transformers''' (KT Figure Collection, 2004)

:This [[KT Figure Collection]] contains a diorama figure inspired by one scene from the "[[Battle of Autobot City]]" in ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'', namely Devastator ripping through a wall to attack [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] and [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]]. It was designed by [[Yūki Ōshima]].

===Palisades===
[[Image:Palisades Devastator.jpg|right|130px|thumb|Brother, won't you spare a dime?]]
*'''Devastator''' (Statue, 2006)

:This statue of Devastator was released by [[Palisades Toys]]. Limited to 421 pieces, it was one of the final products released by Palisades before the company folded.

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==Notes==
[[Image:PreDevastator.jpg|right|150px|thumb|This is why "revisions" exist.]]

*The [[The Transformers (cartoon)|Generation 1 cartoon]] [[production bible|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 name "Devastator" was used by Marvel Comics long before the Transformers series came about. In issue 186 of the second ''Incredible Hulk'' title (released in April 1975), a Russian supervillain named Kirov Petrovna, aka The Devastator, made his debut.<ref>[http://www.comicbookdb.com/character.php?ID=10585 Marvel's original "Devastator" at the Comic Book Database]</ref>

* Devastator's (or rather, his ''[[Diaclone]]'' counterpart's) concept design was decidedly less imposing than the final. Interestingly, it is only composed of five components, the core being a long-nosed truck cab.

* Devastator had two different [[character model]]s in the original ''Transformers'' cartoon; at the least, he had two different head designs, one with a visor and one without. Sometimes his head would change designs within a single episode—the "visorless" look is how he appeared for the majority of "[[Heavy Metal War]]", but he appears with his visor on in a few shots. While both head designs would continue to be used (almost at random) in subsequent episodes, the visored design was used for his dramatic scene in [[The Transformers: The Movie]], and thus seems to have "won out"; it appears on all modern Devastator merchandise.

* As it was most commonly flanged and synthesized in the Generation 1 cartoon, Devastator's voice carries one or more slightly-offset repeats of itself, presumably intended to convey the idea that he's made up of several individuals.

[[Image:G1DevastatorHeads.jpg|right|150px|thumb|Shades optional.]]

*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 (G1)|Scrapper]]'s shovel (and thus Devastator's foot) is listed as an "rotational angle adjuster", while [[Bonecrusher (G1)|Bonecrusher]]'s shovel (part of Devastator's shoulder) is listed as "coolant".

[[Image:STARSDevastator.jpg|thumb|150px|His crotch is a "shock absorber". Make of that what you will.]]

* Though a yellow version of the Constructicons were released in the European market at the tail end of Generation 1, they did not come with any of the parts to form Devastator. In fact, [[Scavenger (G1)|Scavenger]] and [[Hook (G1)|Hook]] had the connector parts on their actual toys removed.

* The above are not to be confused with the very rarely-seen [[Milton Bradley]] releases, which had slightly different shades of yellow and purple, had [[rubsign]]s and actually did include all parts to form Devastator.

*As an [[Action Master]], Devastator received a set of Power Plans, viewable [[:Image:Devastator_Power_Plans.jpg|here]]. Not surprisingly, none of his listed parts line up with those found in the STARS manual.

* In later years, toys sporting the name "Devastator" required an additional "Constructicon" prefix for [[trademark]] reasons, hence making the official name "'''Constructicon Devastator'''".

*A statue of Devastator can be seen on the [http://www.buzznet.com/groups/stopsectorseven/ Stop Sector Seven] site.

*The Dreamwave profile mentions that Devastator's merging system is outdated—a reference to its pre-Transformer status and unusual six-member system. Allegedly, this is also why Devastator is so powerful (or at least that's what Megatron believes). This follows the longstanding engineering adage (and science-fiction convention) that prototypes are better-engineered than production models.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Devastor''' (デバスター ''Debasutā'')
*''French:'' '''Dévastateur''' (Canada)
*''German:'' '''Vernichter''' (''Generation 2'')
*''Hungarian:'' '''Pusztító''' (Marvel Comics, second ''The Movie'' dub) '''Mega-robot''' (second ''The Movie'' dub)
*''Italian:'' '''Uragan''' (Action Master)
*''Mandarin:'' '''Hǔei-mìeh Chě''' (Taiwan, 毀滅者, "Devastator"), '''Róu-lìn Chě''' (Taiwan, 蹂躪者, "Devastator"), '''Da Li Shen''' (China, 大力神, "Titan")
*''Portuguese:'' '''Devastador''' (Portugal comic), '''Devastador''' (Brazil comic)
*''Russian:'' '''Rasroushitel''' (Разрушитель, "Devastator")

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.tfu.info/1985/Decepticon/Devastator/devastator.htm Devastator at TFU.info]
* [http://www.ntfa.net/universe/english/index.php?act=view&char=Devastator Devastator's Universe profile at NTFA.net]

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Computron (G1)

2011-09-03T23:50:40Z

Computron:

{{factions|autobot}}
{{disambigr|Computron|his evil mirror-universe counterpart|Computron (SG)}}
:''Computron is an [[Autobot]] [[combiner]] from the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[Image:Computron.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Probability of Devastator having bullied him in Gestalt School: 96.374%.]]
'''Computron''' is the combination of the five [[Autobot]] [[Technobot (G1)|Technobot]]s. Typically, the [[combiner]] process dulls the wits of the individual transformers, however, such is not the case for Computron. The Technobots managed to remedy that problem, but in the process, severely lagged Computron's reaction time. Before coming to any decision, Computron must analyze the opinions of every individual Technobot, resulting in his falling behind in battle. In the end, he always makes the correct choice, but more often than not it's too little, too late. Thanks for nothing, brainiac!

Computron is composed of:

* [[Scattershot (G1)|Scattershot]] (leader)
* [[Afterburner (G1)|Afterburner]]
* [[Lightspeed (G1 Technobot)|Lightspeed]]
* [[Nosecone (G1)|Nosecone]]
* [[Strafe (G1)|Strafe]]

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
[[Image:Computron LoveAndSteel.jpg|thumb|left|210px|Probability of scaring the crap out of everybody: *sigh*...100%...]]

{{quote|Brawn without brains ill-becomes a warrior, Decepticon! You're too data-deficient to even ''comprehend'' what this acid-pellet gun is doing to you!|Computron to Abominus|"[[Love and Steel!]]"}}

The [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcons]] and the [[Decepticon]] [[Horrorcon]]s [[Apeface]] and [[Snapdragon (G1)|Snapdragon]] were busy "terrorizing" the [[Nebulan]] city of [[Splendora]] when the Technobots arrived together with [[Brainstorm]] and [[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]] to save the day. Once the Terrorcons combined to form [[Abominus (G1)|Abominus]], [[Scattershot (G1)|Scattershot]] ordered the Technobots to do likewise.

Computron ordered the Nebulans to find shelter, vowing to protect them. He fared well against his dim-witted opponent, first blasting the bajeezus out of Abominus with his primary weapon, then bashing him with a steel I-beam with sufficient force to shatter the Decepticon combiner into his component Terrorcons, who promptly retreated.

Computron stood by as [[Duros]] and [[Arcana]] separated from their Autobot partners to explain to the shell-shocked Nebulans that ''this'' batch of giant alien robots wasn't out to terrorize anybody. {{storylink|Love and Steel!}}
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===Cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon''====
:''Voice actor:'' [[Bert Kramer]] (English), [[Yoku Shioya]] (Japanese), [[Dario de Castro]] (Brazilian Portuguese)

After [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] created the Technobots from parts within [[Unicron]]'s head, he revealed that they had the ability to combine to form Computron to counter the new [[Decepticon]] [[combiner]] [[Abominus (G1)|Abominus]]. Computron stated that his computation capacity was near infinite, but he lacked the knowledge to use this capacity. Grimlock then transferred his [[anti-electron]]-endowed super-intelligence to the combiner via a silly helmet. Abominus tried to crush Computron in a powerful hug, but the Technobot gestalt fought back by vibrating violently, forcing Abominus to disengage into its Terrorcon components, who fled away along with Galvatron and the rest of his minions. {{storylink|Grimlock's New Brain}}

He later had a chance for a rematch with the Decepticon when the [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcons]] were found working with the [[Quintesson]]s in secret on the terraformed moon of [[Titan (moon)|Titan]]. He again defeated Abominus, this time by triggering a mechanism that the Quintessons had installed into the Terrorcons in order to limit the time they could spend in their combined form. {{storylink|Money Is Everything}}

Abominus got Computron back when the Technobots were sent to defend [[Mark Morgan]]'s laboratory. Almost immediately after combining, Abominus declared that "Computron think too much" and blasted him. {{storylink|The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1}}

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====''The Headmasters'' cartoon====
:''Voice actor:'' [[Masashi Ebara]] (Japanese)

The Technobots formed Computron to assist [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] in his quest for the [[Matrix of Leadership]]. Computron occupied the Decepticons while Hot Rod made for Cybertron aboard the [[Trainbot|robot train]]. He tried to crush [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] with his bare hands, but failed. {{storylink|Birth of the Fantastic Double Prime}} Later, Computron was assembled to battle with his old nemesis Abominus. He covered the Headmasters' retreat so that they could deal with the threat of the [[Metamorphose|metal-warping meteorite]] unmolested by the Decepticons. {{storylink|Approach of the Demon Meteorite}} He also helped defend [[San Francisco]] from [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]], [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]] and their [[buridanka|gigantic man-eating plant]]. {{storylink|Head On!! Fortress Maximus}}

Computron assembled on the [[Moon (moon)|moon]] to attack the Decepticons during Scorponok's leadership rally. The tide turned when Galvatron arrived and galvanized his troops to strike back at the Autobots. Computron was zapped by the rapidly advancing Decepticons, and fled with the other Autobots. {{storylink|Return of the Immortal Emperor}} He was summoned again when the Autobots' relief aid supplies for Sandra were in danger. Computron faced off against Abominus, and calculated that the most probable method of defeating his opponent was a slo-mo flying jump kick. It worked. {{storylink|SOS from Planet Sandra}}

When the Decepticons fled into deep space to seek out new sources of energy, the Technobots joined Fortress in hunting them down. Computron was seen battling Abominus on the [[Twin Star]] planets. {{storylink|Battle for Defense of the False Planet}} He also confronted [[Predaking]] on [[Paradise]]. {{storylink|Head Formation of Friendship}}

Back on Earth, Computron was assembled several times to deal with the growing number of Decepticon attacks. He was formed in Miami to defend an Autobot energy facility from Abominus and the Decepticons, but was unable to return to Autobot City in time to save Ultra Magnus from [[Sixshot]]. {{storylink|Ultra Magnus Dies!!}} As Sixshot's attacks continued, Computron was dispatched to another site as the Autobot forces wore thin. {{storylink|The Emperor of Destruction Vanishes on an Iceberg}} Later on, Computron helped Raiden and Defensor demolish an old Decepticon base after the enemy abandoned the planet Earth. {{storylink|Miraculous Warriors, Targetmasters (Part 1)}}

Computron joined the entire Autobot army in journeying to the North Pole for a climactic battle with Scorponok. He fought against the evil combiners as the battle raged. Along with all the other Autobots present, Computron lent his energies to the Headmasters' [[Head Formation]] to revitalize Fortress Maximus at the critical moment. {{storylink|The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 2)}}

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==Commercial appearances==
[[Image:Computron animated.jpg|right|250px|thumb|"Probability of having been created by Grimlock, 33.635—"<br />"Me [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] make big geek! End of story!"]]

* Computron appeared in a single 1987 [[commercial]], also advertising [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]. Faced with the new Decepticon [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] base in a moon-like setting, the Technobots combine into Computron. Mr. Smart Guy strides forward confidently, only to get wholloped with huge bolder thrown by Scorponok. A portion of this animation was re-used for the title sequence of "[[The Rebirth]]".

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==Games==
===The Transformers (PS2)===
====Decepticon story====
Computron defended the [[Enormous Laser Transmission Array]] when the Decepticons invaded ELTA looking for the [[Zel Quartz]].
{{storylink|The Transformers (PS2)|The Transformers}}

==Toys==
[[Image:G1Computron toy.jpg|right|150px|thumb|Chances of finding pants off the rack that fit: 0.003%]]
===Generation 1===
*'''Computron''' (1987)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''C-91'''

: Computron is formed out of all five Technobots. As a Scramble City combiner, each smaller Technobot attach as limbs into the central body, Scattershot. He is completed by attaching fists, feet, a large chestplate, head and is armed with Scattershot's rifle. Like [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]], one can leave most of the smaller toys' vehicle mode weapons attached.

:As the combining connection points are on Scattershot's knees, it means there is some baggage around Computron's thighs as Scattershot's lower legs are hanging off them. Also, Nosecone is nominally Computron's left leg, but due to Nosecone's combiner connector being set further back than the hole that the foot attaches to, Nosecone makes Computron look like he's always taking a step forward.
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==Notes==
* Computron's standard animation model uses Lightspeed's chest as the combiner's back.
* Since the Japanese name for the Decepticons is "Destrons", any Destron subgroup names, such as "[[Combaticon (G1)|Combatron]]" or "[[Stunticon (G1)|Stuntron]]", also ended with "-tron". The association was further enforced by the presence of the individual Transformer names "Megatron" and "Galvatron". Thus Computron's name was changed to "Computicon" for the Japanese market, even though "-ticon" was normally used in the English-speaking market as a stock suffix for Decepticon subgroup names.{{fact}}

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Computicon''' (コンピューティコン ''Konpyūtikon'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''Dìan-nǎo Jīn-gāng''' (Taiwan, 電腦金剛, "Computer [[Wikipedia:Vajra|Vajra]]"), '''Jisuan Wang''' (China, 计算王, "Computing King")

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

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Wideload (Animated)

2011-09-03T23:38:50Z

Computron: New page: {{factions|autobot}} {{disambig3|Wideload}} {{noname-unconfirmed}} :''Wideload is an Autobot from the Transformers Animated continuity family....

{{factions|autobot}}
{{disambig3|Wideload}}
{{noname-unconfirmed}}
:''Wideload is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Transformers Animated]] [[continuity family]].''
[[Image:BotsofScience-moveout.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Thankfully, I'm pretty easily identifiable.]]
'''Wideload''' is an [[Autobot]] soldier.

==Fiction==
===Bots of Science comic===
Wideload was part of an Autobot force during the [[Great War (Animated)|Great War]], ordered into battle by [[Warpath (Animated)|Warpath]]. Presumably, he ended up being either a typical casualty of war, or killed by [[Oil Slick (Animated)|Oil Slick]]'s [[Cosmic Rust (disease)|Cosmic Rust]]. {{storylink|Bots of Science}}

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[[Category:Prose-only Transformers]]

Strafe (Animated)

2011-09-03T23:33:44Z

Computron:

{{factions|autobot}}
{{disambig3|Strafe}}
{{noname-unconfirmed}}
:''Strafe is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Transformers Animated]] [[continuity family]].''
[[Image:BotsofScience-moveout.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Thankfully, I'm pretty easily identifiable.]]
'''Strafe''' is an [[Autobot]] soldier.

==Fiction==
===Bots of Science comic===
Strafe was part of an Autobot force during the [[Great War (Animated)|Great War]], ordered into battle by [[Warpath (Animated)|Warpath]]. Presumably, he ended up being either a typical casualty of war, or killed by [[Oil Slick (Animated)|Oil Slick]]'s [[Cosmic Rust (disease)|Cosmic Rust]]. {{storylink|Bots of Science}}

==Notes==
*Since Autobots can't fly, Strafe probably doesn't transform into a Jet like all the other Strafes do.

[[Category:Animated Autobots]]
[[Category:Prose-only Transformers]]

Strafe (Animated)

2011-09-03T23:33:21Z

Computron:

{{factions|autobot}}
{{disambig3|Nosecone}}
{{noname-unconfirmed}}
:''Strafe is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Transformers Animated]] [[continuity family]].''
[[Image:BotsofScience-moveout.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Thankfully, I'm pretty easily identifiable.]]
'''Strafe''' is an [[Autobot]] soldier.

==Fiction==
===Bots of Science comic===
Strafe was part of an Autobot force during the [[Great War (Animated)|Great War]], ordered into battle by [[Warpath (Animated)|Warpath]]. Presumably, he ended up being either a typical casualty of war, or killed by [[Oil Slick (Animated)|Oil Slick]]'s [[Cosmic Rust (disease)|Cosmic Rust]]. {{storylink|Bots of Science}}

==Notes==
*Since Autobots can't fly, Strafe probably doesn't transform into a Jet like all the other Strafes do.

[[Category:Animated Autobots]]
[[Category:Prose-only Transformers]]

Nosecone (Animated)

2011-09-03T23:32:24Z

Computron: New page: {{factions|autobot}} {{disambig3|Nosecone}} {{noname-unconfirmed}} :''Nosecone is an Autobot from the Transformers Animated continuity family....

{{factions|autobot}}
{{disambig3|Nosecone}}
{{noname-unconfirmed}}
:''Nosecone is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Transformers Animated]] [[continuity family]].''
[[Image:BotsofScience-moveout.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Thankfully, I'm pretty easily identifiable.]]
'''Nosecone''' is an [[Autobot]] soldier.

==Fiction==
===Bots of Science comic===
Nosecone was part of an Autobot force during the [[Great War (Animated)|Great War]], ordered into battle by [[Warpath (Animated)|Warpath]]. Presumably, he ended up being either a typical casualty of war, or killed by [[Oil Slick (Animated)|Oil Slick]]'s [[Cosmic Rust (disease)|Cosmic Rust]]. {{storylink|Bots of Science}}

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Strafe (Animated)

2011-09-03T23:30:27Z

Computron: New page: {{factions|autobot}} {{disambig3|Whirl}} {{noname-unconfirmed}} :''Strafe is an Autobot from the Transformers Animated continuity family.'' [[...

{{factions|autobot}}
{{disambig3|Whirl}}
{{noname-unconfirmed}}
:''Strafe is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Transformers Animated]] [[continuity family]].''
[[Image:BotsofScience-moveout.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Thankfully, I'm pretty easily identifiable.]]
'''Strafe''' is an [[Autobot]] soldier.

==Fiction==
===Bots of Science comic===
Strafe was part of an Autobot force during the [[Great War (Animated)|Great War]], ordered into battle by [[Warpath (Animated)|Warpath]]. Presumably, he ended up being either a typical casualty of war, or killed by [[Oil Slick (Animated)|Oil Slick]]'s [[Cosmic Rust (disease)|Cosmic Rust]]. {{storylink|Bots of Science}}

==Notes==
*Since Autobots can't fly, Strafe probably doesn't transform into a Jet like all the other Strafes do.

[[Category:Animated Autobots]]
[[Category:Prose-only Transformers]]

Lightspeed (Animated)

2011-09-03T23:28:50Z

Computron:

{{factions|autobot}}
{{disambig3|Lightspeed}}
{{noname-unconfirmed}}
:''Lightspeed is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Transformers Animated]] [[continuity family]].''
[[Image:BotsofScience-moveout.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Thankfully, I'm pretty easily identifiable.]]
'''Lightspeed''' is an [[Autobot]] soldier.

==Fiction==
===Bots of Science comic===
Lightspeed was part of an Autobot force during the [[Great War (Animated)|Great War]], ordered into battle by [[Warpath (Animated)|Warpath]]. Presumably, he ended up being either a typical casualty of war, or killed by [[Oil Slick (Animated)|Oil Slick]]'s [[Cosmic Rust (disease)|Cosmic Rust]]. {{storylink|Bots of Science}}

[[Category:Animated Autobots]]
[[Category:Prose-only Transformers]]

Lightspeed (Animated)

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{{noname-unconfirmed}}
:''Lightspeed is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Transformers Animated]] [[continuity family]].''
[[Image:BotsofScience-moveout.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Thankfully, I'm pretty easily identifiable.]]
'''Lightspeed''' is an [[Autobot]] soldier.

==Fiction==
===Bots of Science comic===
WLightspeed was part of an Autobot force during the [[Great War (Animated)|Great War]], ordered into battle by [[Warpath (Animated)|Warpath]]. Presumably, he ended up being either a typical casualty of war, or killed by [[Oil Slick (Animated)|Oil Slick]]'s [[Cosmic Rust (disease)|Cosmic Rust]]. {{storylink|Bots of Science}}

[[Category:Animated Autobots]]
[[Category:Prose-only Transformers]]