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Birdbrain

2025-10-04T15:42:37Z

Mattihase: /* 2005 IDW continuity */ snuck in a reference to the song Birdbrain on the lobotomy image

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:''Birdbrain is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:Birdbrain-mtmte.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|You put your right foot in, you put your right foot out...]]
The special "eagle eyes" in '''Birdbrain'''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s Pretender shell allow him to target and distinguish his prey in extreme detail from great distances... sometimes. The rest of the time, this talented warrior is led astray by the shell's defective sensor package, causing him to attack the wrong target entirely. He's not dumb or incompetent by any means, but his powerful outer Pretender shell just doesn't work the way it's supposed to, much to his frustration. If it could ever be fixed, he might gain respect from his fellows, instead of their mocking laughter.

He can combine with his fellow [[Pretender Monster]]s to form [[Monstructor (G1)|Monstructor]].

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
[[File:RhythmsofDarkness-delusionsofgrandeur.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.5|I'm surrounded by idiots!]]
In [[Primax 490.0 Gamma|an alternate future]] where the Decepticons had conquered much of Earth, Birdbrain and his fellow Pretender Monsters were led by [[Galvatron II|Galvatron]] to the remains of [[New York City]] in an attempt to root out the last remaining vestiges of Autobot and human resistance. All they managed to find, however, was a human-made booby trap which buried [[Icepick (G1)|Icepick]] under tons of debris.

Not much later, he and the others rejoined the Decepticons to defend the [[Decepticon Powerbase]] against an Autobot attack. {{storylink|Rhythms of Darkness!}}

====''Transformers '84''====
In the early days of the [[Great War (G1)|war]] on Cybertron, Birdbrain was part of [[Straxus (G1)|Straxus]]'s forces assaulting an Autobot fort in [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]]'s [[Border Regions]]. When Autobots led by [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ultra Magnus]] arrived to defend the fort, Straxus ordered his troops to seize as many prisoners as they could and retreat. {{storylink|Secrets & Lies issue 2|Secrets & Lies #2}}
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===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
Millions of years ago, Birdbrain was a member of [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]]'s [[Ultracon]] faction on Cybertron. He was among those who arrived at [[Tyger Pax]] to sign a peace treaty with the various other factions, shortly before the return of [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]. {{storylink|The Age of Wrath}}

===''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers''===
Birdbrain was among a group of Decepticons who made a deal with [[Cobra-La]], receiving power-enhancing organic shells in exchange for defending Cobra-La's underground kingdom. They attacked a trio of Autobots aboard the submerged ''[[Arc II]]'', {{storylink|Black Horizon, Part 1 of 2}} then as Monstructor, defended the kingdom against surface attack by [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]]. They were defeated when Monstructor's head was blown up by the [[Laser Squad]]. {{storylink|Black Horizon, Part 2 of 2}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
{{first|''[[Spotlight: Optimus Prime]]''}}
[[File:Monstructor Six Primus All Good Things.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.3|Apathetic aching argonauts]]
Millions of years ago, Monstructor was the first gestalt, constructed out of a group of six Transformers who would become known as the "Monstructor Six". Created by [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]] under the direction of [[Nova Prime]], they were intended to be the ultimate fusion of mind and body, a vast amount of intellect combined with unparalleled strength. Unfortunately, they were driven into insanity by the merging process (in part because Jhiaxus lobotomized them {{storylink|Before the Dawn}}) and raged out of control as Monstructor. As they caused devastation over Cybertron, [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]] was forced to bring them down. {{storylink|Primus: All Good Things|All Good Things}} After Nova Prime departed Cybertron aboard the ''Ark'', Omega locked them in a dimensionally-displaced prison to live out the rest of their horrid existence. Eventually, they escaped and tracked down and attacked Omega Supreme, but were defeated by [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]] and split apart into their individual bodies. Despite Omega Supreme's protestations about the dangers of gestalt technology falling into Decepticon hands, Prime had them taken into custody in an attempt to repair their shattered minds. {{storylink|Spotlight: Optimus Prime}}

[[File:Spotlight Arcee Monstructor Six.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|right|Beam us up. [[Scotty]].]]
Birdbrain and his comrades were incarcerated at the [[Garrus-9]] penitentiary where [[Jetfire (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Jetfire]] attempted to carry out Optimus Prime's orders despite [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]]'s misgivings about the whole endeavour. Thanks to a tip-off from the double-agent [[Doubledealer|Dealer]], [[Banzai-Tron (G1)|Banzai-Tron]]'s [[Decepticon Secret Service]] attacked the facility and absconded with the monsters. {{Storylink|Spotlight: Arcee}}

The breakout of the "Monstructor Six" eventually made its way to the [[Autobot Orbital Command Hub]], and from there to Optimus Prime. Although Earth was currently facing the threat of [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]] and [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]], Prime decided that they couldn't risk allowing the Decepticons to gain gestalt technology, and ordered [[Prowl (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Prowl]]'s team to abandon Earth and head to Garrus-9. {{storylink|The Transformers: Devastation|Devastation}}

However, the Decepticons were later attacked in turn by the minions of Jhiaxus and Nova Prime (now Nemesis Prime), who took the gestalt Transformers for the purpose of making Monstructor a guardian of a [[Nega-Core]], a device crucial to Nemesis Prime's grand plans. The Autobot [[Arcee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Arcee]] and the Decepticon survivors struck a deal to capture Monstructor. {{Storylink|Spotlight: Hardhead}} They engaged Monstructor on [[Rotan]], but Arcee left mid-battle to confront Jhiaxus. {{Storylink|Spotlight: Sideswipe}}

[[File:Syndromica 1 Monstructor Six.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|left]]
Falling back into the hands of the Decepticons, Birdbrain and the others came under the command of [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]. While hunting down [[Hot Rod (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Hot Rod]], they were confronted by [[Kup (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Kup]]'s elite Autobot team, and combined into Monstructor to do battle with them. After Monstructor was downed by a precise shot from [[Perceptor (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Perceptor]], his components fled the scene with Bludgeon. {{storylink|Lost & Found}}

Bludgeon later patched up the weak spot and went to [[Arduria]] after learning of Jhiaxus's capture and used Monstructor to distract the Autobots while Bludgeon freed Jhiaxus. The plan worked, and they retreated in their separate components and continued Jhiaxus's mission of finding all of the [[Regenesis]] Ores. {{storylink|Syndromica (1)}} On Gorlam Prime, Birdbrain and his comrades fought Orion Pax's allies again to seize possession of Ore-2, the death ore. {{storylink|Homecoming (IDW)|Homecoming}} They eventually brought all their accumulated ore supplies back to Cybertron, in order to help [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Shockwave]] complete his ultimate machine. {{storylink|The Dead Are Not Enough: Dark Cybertron Chapter 7|The Dead Are Not Enough}} Although they formed Monstructor and fought [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] to a standstill while Shockwave put his plan into motion, the gestalt was ultimately smashed to bits by the ''[[Lost Light]]''. {{storylink|...And the Damage Done: Dark Cybertron Finale|...And the Damage Done}}

The team apparently managed to escape in the chaos, as months later [[Starscream (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Starscream]] noted that the Monstructor Six were still at large. {{storylink|The World of Tomorrow}}

Years later, the Monstructor Six resurfaced as Bludgeon's minions once more, joining their master during [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]]'s attack on Cybertron. Though they were able to combine and overpower [[Victorion]] during the battle in Cybertron's upper atmosphere, {{storylink|Our Finest}} when the battle moved to [[Earth]], Monstructor was tag-teamed and destroyed by Victorion and [[Superion (G1)|Superion]], killing Birdbrain and the other members of the team. {{storylink|Ceremony}}

===Ask Vector Prime===
Birdbrain was presumably present as part of Monstructor when the combiner became one of [[Violengiguar|Bio Ranger Iga]]'s [[Thirteen Great Demon Generals]]. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/06/27}}

===Precursor World===
Birdbrain was among [[Purple Wicked Convoy]]'s collection of monsters. When [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron Omega]] and the [[Blue Order]]'s [[Straxus (G1)|Straxus]] twins came to the [[Purple Planet]] in an attempt to take the power of the [[Purple Matrix]], the monsters attacked them before their master decided to ally with the three instead. {{storylink|God Neptune comic 1}}

==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
[[File:G1-toy Birdbrain.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Adorable death-beaked lion thingy.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Birdbrain''' (Pretender Monster, [[1989]])}}</ul>
:*''Team ID number:'' '''PM6'''
:*''Accessories:'' [[laser rifle]], shell, shell backplate, Monstructor waist
{{toydesigner|[[Kōjin Ōno]] (TakaraTomy)|[[Masakatsu Saito]] (concept artist, robot), [[Keita Amemiya]] (concept artist, monster shell), [[Richard Marcej]] (packaging)}}

:Released in the penultimate year of the [[The Transformers (toyline)|original ''The Transformers'' toyline]], [[Pretender Monster]] Birdbrain is a [[Micromaster]]-sized robot that transforms into a beaked quadrupedal monster-thing. He can also form the mid-torso of the team's combined mode [[Monstructor (G1)#Toys|Monstructor]].

:He comes with a rubbery Pretender shell of a vulture-like bird-monster. The shell's solid-plastic back panel can also hold his pistol and the included Monstructor waist assembly, which sorta makes it look like a rocket pack. Thematic! This shell, like all the Pretender Monster shells, has a nasty tendency to "sweat" an oily residue over time, plus it is possible for them to develop spotty miscoloration. While some water and a little bit of hand-soap should take care of the slime, there's not much to be done about the spots should they appear.

:The inner robot mold and combiner [[kibble]] were also used to make [[Rairyu#Toys|Rairyu]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1989/Decepticon/Birdbrain/birdbrain.htm More information on Birdbrain at TFU.info]''
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==Notes==
*Birdbrain's [[package art]] depicts him with [[Slog (G1)|Slog]]'s Dual Rifle, while Slog's art depicts him with Birdbrain's Laser Rifle.

===Foreign names===
*''French:'' '''Linotte''' (Canada, "{{w|Linnet}}")
*''Hungarian:'' '''Madáragyú''' ("Birdbrained")
*''Italian:'' '''Avvoltoio''' ("Vulture")

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Josh Perez

2025-03-15T23:13:42Z

Mattihase: added bsky social link

{{disambig3.5|one of the Dreamwave/IDW colourists called Josh|the other one|Josh Burcham|Josh|other people by that name}}

[[Image:Alex Milne and Josh Perez - SDCC08.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Josh Perez (left) and [[Alex Milne]] (right) just before zombie robots took them away.]]

'''Josh Perez''' (born [[May 20]], [[1983]]), ''nom de plume'' '''dyemooch''', is a comic-book artist formerly from [[Texas]], now in [[Florida]], whose Transformers output includes work for [[Dreamwave Productions|Dreamwave]], [[IDW Publishing|IDW]], and [[Fun Publications]]. For some time, Perez was the colorist for most of fellow artist [[Alex Milne]]'s work, though not on Milne's [[The Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|recent title]].

He claims that fellow colorist [[Priscilla Tramontano]] stole his hair.

==Published color work==
===Dreamwave Publishing===
* ''[[Transformers: More than Meets the Eye]]'' #7, #8
* ''[[Transformers: Energon (comic)|Transformers: Energon]]'' #23-29
* ''[[Transformers: Micromasters]]'' [[The Gray Race|#2]], [[Victims of the Revolution|#4]]
* ''[[More than Meets the Eye: Transformers: Armada]]'' #2, #3

===IDW Publishing===
'''Interiors'''
* ''[[The Transformers: Megatron Origin]]'' (all issues)
* ''[[The Transformers: Spotlight|Transformers Spotlight]]'' [[Spotlight: Kup|#7 Kup]] (cover B), [[Spotlight: Arcee|#12 Arcee]]
* ''[[Transformers: Movie Adaptation]]'' (all issues)
* ''[[Transformers: The Reign of Starscream]]'' (all issues)
* ''[[Transformers: Alliance]]'' (all issues, #4 with [[Kris Carter]])
* ''[[Transformers: Defiance]]'' (all issues)
* ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Official Movie Adaptation]]'' #1-2 (with [[kris Carter]]), #3
* ''[[Transformers: Tales of the Fallen]]'' #1, #2 (with [[Moose Baumann]]), #4, #6
* ''[[The Transformers: Drift]]'' (all issues)
* [[Target]]'s ''Transformers'' pack-in comics, including ''[[Transformers: Jazz|Jazz]]'', ''[[Transformers: Arcee|Arcee]]'' and ''[[Transformers: Starscream|Starscream]]''
* ''[[The Transformers (IDW)|The Transformers]]'' covers: [[Chaos Theory Part 1|#22]], [[Chaos Theory Part 2|#23]]
* ''[[The Transformers: Robots in Disguise]]'' #1-5, #8-9, #12-16, #28-32, #35-38, #42-51
* ''[[Dark Cybertron (IDW)|Dark Cybertron]]'' #1-4, #6-12
* ''[[Mars Attacks: The Transformers]]''
* ''[[Rom vs. Transformers: Shining Armor]]'' (all issues, #5 with [[Priscilla Tramontano]])
* ''[[Transformers: Requiem of the Wreckers]]'' (with [[Josh Burcham]])
* ''[[Transformers (2019 comic)|Transformers]]'' #13 (with [[Joana Lafuente]])

'''Covers'''
* ''[[The Transformers: More than Meets the Eye]]''
* ''[[The Transformers: Lost Light]]''

===Fun Publications===
* BotCon Comic
** ''[[Dawn of Future's Past]]'' (with [[Drew Eiden]] and [[Thomas Deer]])
** ''[[Games of Deception]]'' (with Drew Eiden)
** ''[[Wings of Honor]]'' (with Thomas Deer)
** ''[[Invasion (issue)|Invasion]]'' (with [[Jesse Wittenrich]] and Thomas Deer)
* Magazine Comic
** ''[[Crossing Over]]'' Part 2-6
** ''[[Transcendent]]'' (all issue)
** ''[[Reunification]]'' (all issue)
** ''[[The Coming Storm]]'' Part 1
* ''[[The Return of Blurr]]'' storybook pages.
* ''[[Epilogue Two]]''

===TakaraTomy===
* ''[[Transformers Legends (comic)|Transformers Legends]]''
**[[Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 65|Bonus Edition Vol. 65]] and [[Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 66|Bonus Edition Vol. 66]]
* ''[[Generations Selects Special Comic]]''
**[[Seacons comic 5]] (4 pages)
**[[Super Megatron comic 1]] (page 1, 2)
**[[Super Megatron comic 2]] (page 1)
**[[God Neptune comic 1]] (page 1, 4, 8)
**[[God Neptune comic 2]] (page 1, 4, 8)
**[[Volcanicus comic 1]] (page 2, 6, 7, 8)
**[[Volcanicus comic 2]] (page 3, 4)
**[[Abominus comic 1]] (page 1)
**[[Abominus comic 2]] (page 2, 3, 11)
**[[Generations Selects Special Comic Finale Prelude|Finale Prelude]] (page 3, 4, 5, 11)
**[[Generations Selects Special Comic Finale|Finale]] (page 6, 7, 9, 18, 19, 20, 23)
*''[[The Transformers: End of G1 Universe]]''
**[[Dark Amber Leo Prime (First)]] (page 5, 9, 10)
**[[Dark Amber Leo Prime (Second)]] (page 2, 3)

==Published Art work==
* ''[[Transformers Animated: The Complete AllSpark Almanac]]'' additional character designs and the [[Maccadam's Old Oil House|Maccadam's]] menu.
* [[SD SG]] #1-5, SD SG:TFA

{{creatorstub|list of work done}}

==Gallery==
<center><gallery>
File:Spotlight Kup cvrB.jpg|Where's my shotgun?! We're huntin' [[Spotlight: Kup|zombies]]!
File:SGBreakdown Reunification1.jpg|This is what [[Reunification: Part 1|happens]] when you don't take the [[Alpha Trion (SG)|boss]]' [[Sky Lynx (SG)|pet]] to the vet with backup.
File:RID1 2ndptg.jpg
File:Tailgate from MtMtE12coverA.jpg
File:MTMTE26 megs and bee.jpg
</gallery>

*''[[:Category:Images by Josh Perez|Extended Josh Perez gallery]]''</center>

==Fiction==
===''Legends'' comic===
A resident of the [[Legends World]], Josh Perez was saved from a [[Zamojin (species)|Zamojin]] invasion by [[Bumblebee (disambiguation)|Bumblebee]] toys that revealed themselves to be real Transformers. {{storylink|Targetmaster Chapter Finale: Legends World in Imminent Danger! Part Two|Legends World in Imminent Danger! Part Two}} When his world was destroyed, Perez was evacuated to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] of the [[G1 World]]. {{storylink|The Road to Legends' Revival Chapter 2}}

==Notes==
*Perez's favourite issues he drew for was [[Transformers: The Reign of Starscream]].

==External links==
*[https://twitter.com/dyemooch Josh Perez's Twitter feed]
*[http://dyemooch.deviantart.com/ Josh Perez's DeviantArt]
*[https://bsky.app/profile/dyemooch.bsky.social Josh Perez's Bluesky feed]

===Interviews===
*December 2010—[https://moonbase2.libsyn.com/the-underbase-interviews-josh-perez- The Underbase]
*May 2013—[https://theunderbase.libsyn.com/the-underbase-colorist-cuddle-edition The Underbase] (with [[Josh Burcham]])
*November 2013—[https://www.transmissionspodcast.com/2013/11/transmissions-episode-13 TransMissions]
*September 2014—[https://moonbase2.libsyn.com/moonbase-2-interview-josh-perez Moonbase 2]
*June 2015—[https://womenwriteaboutcomics.com/2015/06/disney-dreamwave-idw-and-toys-an-interview-with-josh-perez/ Women Write About Comics]
*July 2017—[https://www.transmissionspodcast.com/2017/07/alt-mode-episode-34-rom-vs-transformers-creator-interview TransMissions] (with [[John Barber]] and [[Alex Milne]])
*September 2017—[https://moonbase2.libsyn.com/moonbase-2-interview-josh-perez-and-alex-milne-2017 Moonbase 2] (with Alex Milne)

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Quintesson Prosecutor

2024-10-04T20:41:44Z

Mattihase:

{{factions|quintesson|quintessonwfc}}
{{disambig2|the Quintesson type from Generation 1|the Quintesson drones from ''Cyberverse''|Prosecutor (Cyberverse)}}
:''Quintesson Prosecutors are a type of [[Quintesson]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''

[[file:G1 Quintesson Prosecutor model.jpg|thumb|400px|He'd be notorious for updating autopsy reports if evidence mattered to his legal system.]]

'''Quintesson Prosecutors''' are a caste of [[Quintesson]] usually tasked with, well, prosecution in [[Quintessa (planet)|Quintessa]]'s courts.

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
[[File:Inquisitor fugly.jpg|thumb|Prosecutor and the seldom-seen "wizened" variant.]]

{{voiceactor|[[Roger C. Carmel]] (English, ''[[The Transformers: The Movie|The Movie]]'')|[[János Bácskai]] (Hungarian, second ''The Movie'' dub)}}

A Prosecutor was on duty during the trials of [[Arblus]]. When [[Kranix (G1)|Kranix]] was dragged out, the Prosecutor promised sentencing for [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hot Rod]] and [[Kup (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Kup]] would come soon. When the [[Autobot]]s were brought before the [[Quintesson Judge|Judge]], the Prosecutor offered them the chance to beg for their lives, though warning that it didn't often help. Upon being dropped into the [[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticon]] pit, the Autobots managed to create a whirlpool effect to escape and engaged the Sharkticons on dry land. As the Prosecutor raged at the Sharkticons, the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] broke in, the door falling onto and pinning the Prosecutor. {{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}}

A Prosecutor served as the Commander of the [[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticons]] on [[Quintesson Scientist]] [[Inquirata (G1)|Inquirata]]'s expidition to retrieve [[Alpha Trion (G1)|A-3]] from the past using their [[Time Window]]. After the [[Autobot]]s prevented them from closing the Time Window, Inquirata ordered the Commander to destroy the Window before its effects on the flow of time destroyed the universe. However the Commander ultimately failed, forcing Inquirata to negotiate with the Autobots instead. {{storylink|Forever Is a Long Time Coming (episode)|Forever Is a Long Time Coming}}

At least three Quintesson Prosecutors operated a base on [[Titan (moon)|Titan]]. They enslaved the [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcons]] using an Automatic Timer to prevent them from staying as [[Abominus (G1)|Abominus]] long-term. These Quintessons made a deal with [[Human]] free trader [[Dirk Manus]] to deliver them the [[Recreator]], as it was "crucial to their operations in the [[Solar_System|Solar System]]". Multiple double-crosses ensued until in one final double-cross, Manus set Computron on the Quintessons and they retreated without the Recreator.
{{storylink|Money_Is_Everything_(episode)|Money Is Everything}}

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====''Legends'' comic====
A [[Quintesson Judge|Judge]] and a Prosecutor were in contact with the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]], which was filled with the Quintessons' evil wisdom. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Grand Maximus)|Bonus Edition Vol. EX}}

====''Generations Selects Special Comic''====
After escaping from dimensional exile, the Quintessons sought to gain control of Earth's [[Angolmois Energy]]. A Prosecutor was present when the [[Quintesson]]s launched the [[Terrorbreaster]] to support their [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcon]]s in battle with the [[Cybertron Alliance]]. {{storylink|Abominus comic 1}}

===3H comics===
Admiral [[Krahulik]] and Overseer [[Vashik]] were Prosecutor-type Quintessons. {{storylink|Wreckers: Finale Part II}}

===Energon Universe===

A Quintesson Prosecutor was tasked with transporting a [[Quintesson Scorpia]] to the planet [[Master (planet)|Dominus]]. {{storylink|Void Rivals issue 5|Void Rivals #5}} While transporting it, he boarded [[Skuxxoid]]'s [[Rockeroid]] before the pilot realized he had a bounty, locking him up. When [[Darak]] and [[Solila]] were escaping the Rockeroid, the Prosecutor called for them to release him, promising to deliver them to their port of choice if they helped him to his ship. When the three reached the hangar, they found Skuxxoid waiting for them, offering the aliens, who had no bounties on them, a [[Nebulan]] spacecraft if they released the valuable Prosecutor back into his custody. Darak and Solila agreed. {{storylink|Void Rivals issue 3|Void Rivals #3}}

Skuxxoid took the Prosecutor to Cybertron, hoping to trade him for something value. Having nothing to trade with and even less patience for the Quintessons, [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] told the Skuxxoid to get out, the bounty hunter leading his catch away. {{storylink|Void Rivals issue 4|Void Rivals #4}}

Undaunted, Skuxxoid took the the Prosecutor back to Quintessa, trying to sell him back to the [[Quintesson Judge]]. When the Judge queried as to the Scorpia's status, the Prosecutor revealed the weapon's totaled state and their trip to Cybertron before he was ordered to be silent. Out of patience, the Judge ordered the [[Allicon]]s to take the Prosecutor away, promising to deal with him later. {{storylink|Void Rivals issue 5|Void Rivals #5}}

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==Toys==
===''War for Cybertron Trilogy''===
[[File:WFCT-toy QuintessonProsecutor.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|"You are not the clown. You are the entire circus."]]
*'''Quintesson Pit of Judgement''' (2020)
{{toydesigner|[[Ken Christiansen]] (concept artist), [[Mario Carreiro]] and [[AJ Piejko-Brown]] (packaging)}}

: The Prosecutor is a non-transforming 2.5-inch tall soft-ish-plastic figurine. Its head and levitation "beam" are connected via [[5 mm post]]s, which gives him a tiny bit of articulation. The beam's post has a 3 mm hole in it, making it compatible with most [[Fire Blast effect]] posts, though its flat base kinda limits its use in that way.

: Hasbro stock photography of the Prosecutor actually managed to show him misassembled, with his body backwards.

: This toy was only available in the "Quintesson Pit of Judgement" box set, along with redecos of the [[Quintesson Judge#Pit|Quintesson Judge]] and [[Sharkticon (species)#War For Cybertron Trilogy|Sharkticon]], the [[Quintesson Bailiff#Toys|Quintesson Bailiff]], and a mini-figure of [[Kranix (G1)#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Kranix]]. It was available first for people who attended the Hasbro Fans Expo in [[Hong Kong]] and preordered the set. It was later made a [[Hasbro PulseCon 2020]] [[exclusive]] in the United States and Canada (except for Quebec), available to Premium members on [[September 23]] 2020, then opened up to all members on [[September 24|the 24th]], where it sold out, went to pre-orders for more, then sold out of pre-orders within a few short hours despite a (stated) 1-per-customer limit.
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==Notes==
* Prosecutors have fulfilled a variety of different jobs over the years. In the credits for ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'', the Prosecutor is credited as "Quintesson Leader". In the script the Prosecutor is called "Lead Quintesson", and the one featured in "[[Forever Is a Long Time Coming (episode)|Forever Is a Long Time Coming]]" is referred to as the Quintesson Commander.
* It is possible the Quintesson Prosecutor's current name originates within the fandom. The earliest official use of the term is 2007's [[Transformers: The Ark]], where the character model is labelled with the familiar "Prosecutor" name, however the earliest doccumented use of the term is a 2004 graphic from [[User:Chris_McFeely|Chris McFeely]]<ref>{{citesocial|quote="Haha, you know, I DO. I cant PROVE this, but I think *I* might be responsible for them. 20 years ago, for fun, I mocked up an "Ultimate Guide" style page for the Quintessons and invented some names for the various types. I've no idea if any of these terms were independently coined by others or were in use by fans before this, but I do know the Ark artbook used all of them about three years later!"|link=https://bsky.app/profile/chrismcfeely.bsky.social/post/3l5nelynhbg2t|name=Chris McFeely|site=Bluesky Social|title=|year=2024|month=10|day=04}}</ref>.
===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Baishin'in''' (陪審員, "juror")

==References==
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[[Category:Generations Selects Quintessons]]
[[Category:Quintesson Prosecutors| ]]
[[Category:Void Rivals]]
[[Category:War for Cybertron Trilogy characters]]

Quintesson Prosecutor

2024-10-04T15:28:41Z

Mattihase:

{{factions|quintesson|quintessonwfc}}
{{disambig2|the Quintesson type from Generation 1|the Quintesson drones from ''Cyberverse''|Prosecutor (Cyberverse)}}
:''Quintesson Prosecutors are a type of [[Quintesson]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''

[[file:G1 Quintesson Prosecutor model.jpg|thumb|400px|He'd be notorious for updating autopsy reports if evidence mattered to his legal system.]]

'''Quintesson Prosecutors''' are a caste of [[Quintesson]] usually tasked with, well, prosecution in [[Quintessa (planet)|Quintessa]]'s courts.

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
[[File:Inquisitor fugly.jpg|thumb|Prosecutor and the seldom-seen "wizened" variant.]]

{{voiceactor|[[Roger C. Carmel]] (English, ''[[The Transformers: The Movie|The Movie]]'')|[[János Bácskai]] (Hungarian, second ''The Movie'' dub)}}

A Prosecutor was on duty during the trials of [[Arblus]]. When [[Kranix (G1)|Kranix]] was dragged out, the Prosecutor promised sentencing for [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hot Rod]] and [[Kup (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Kup]] would come soon. When the [[Autobot]]s were brought before the [[Quintesson Judge|Judge]], the Prosecutor offered them the chance to beg for their lives, though warning that it didn't often help. Upon being dropped into the [[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticon]] pit, the Autobots managed to create a whirlpool effect to escape and engaged the Sharkticons on dry land. As the Prosecutor raged at the Sharkticons, the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] broke in, the door falling onto and pinning the Prosecutor. {{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}}

A Prosecutor served as the Commander of the [[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticons]] on [[Quintesson Scientist]] [[Inquirata (G1)|Inquirata]]'s expidition to retrieve [[Alpha Trion (G1)|A-3]] from the past using their [[Time Window]]. After the [[Autobot]]s prevented them from closing the Time Window, Inquirata ordered the Commander to destroy the Window before its effects on the flow of time destroyed the universe. However the Commander ultimately failed, forcing Inquirata to negotiate with the Autobots instead. {{storylink|Forever Is a Long Time Coming (episode)|Forever Is a Long Time Coming}}

At least three Quintesson Prosecutors operated a base on [[Titan (moon)|Titan]]. They enslaved the [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcons]] using an Automatic Timer to prevent them from staying as [[Abominus (G1)|Abominus]] long-term. The Quintessons made a deal with [[Human]] free trader [[Dirk Manus]] to deliver them the [[Recreator]], as it was "crucial to their operations in the [[Solar_System|Solar System]]". Multiple double-crosses ensued until in one final double-cross, Manus set Computron on the Quintessons and they retreated without the Recreator.
{{storylink|Money_Is_Everything_(episode)|Money Is Everything}}

{{charstubfiction}}

====''Legends'' comic====
A [[Quintesson Judge|Judge]] and a Prosecutor were in contact with the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]], which was filled with the Quintessons' evil wisdom. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Grand Maximus)|Bonus Edition Vol. EX}}

====''Generations Selects Special Comic''====
After escaping from dimensional exile, the Quintessons sought to gain control of Earth's [[Angolmois Energy]]. A Prosecutor was present when the [[Quintesson]]s launched the [[Terrorbreaster]] to support their [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcon]]s in battle with the [[Cybertron Alliance]]. {{storylink|Abominus comic 1}}

===3H comics===
Admiral [[Krahulik]] and Overseer [[Vashik]] were Prosecutor-type Quintessons. {{storylink|Wreckers: Finale Part II}}

===Energon Universe===

A Quintesson Prosecutor was tasked with transporting a [[Quintesson Scorpia]] to the planet [[Master (planet)|Dominus]]. {{storylink|Void Rivals issue 5|Void Rivals #5}} While transporting it, he boarded [[Skuxxoid]]'s [[Rockeroid]] before the pilot realized he had a bounty, locking him up. When [[Darak]] and [[Solila]] were escaping the Rockeroid, the Prosecutor called for them to release him, promising to deliver them to their port of choice if they helped him to his ship. When the three reached the hangar, they found Skuxxoid waiting for them, offering the aliens, who had no bounties on them, a [[Nebulan]] spacecraft if they released the valuable Prosecutor back into his custody. Darak and Solila agreed. {{storylink|Void Rivals issue 3|Void Rivals #3}}

Skuxxoid took the Prosecutor to Cybertron, hoping to trade him for something value. Having nothing to trade with and even less patience for the Quintessons, [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] told the Skuxxoid to get out, the bounty hunter leading his catch away. {{storylink|Void Rivals issue 4|Void Rivals #4}}

Undaunted, Skuxxoid took the the Prosecutor back to Quintessa, trying to sell him back to the [[Quintesson Judge]]. When the Judge queried as to the Scorpia's status, the Prosecutor revealed the weapon's totaled state and their trip to Cybertron before he was ordered to be silent. Out of patience, the Judge ordered the [[Allicon]]s to take the Prosecutor away, promising to deal with him later. {{storylink|Void Rivals issue 5|Void Rivals #5}}

{{--}}

==Toys==
===''War for Cybertron Trilogy''===
[[File:WFCT-toy QuintessonProsecutor.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|"You are not the clown. You are the entire circus."]]
*'''Quintesson Pit of Judgement''' (2020)
{{toydesigner|[[Ken Christiansen]] (concept artist), [[Mario Carreiro]] and [[AJ Piejko-Brown]] (packaging)}}

: The Prosecutor is a non-transforming 2.5-inch tall soft-ish-plastic figurine. Its head and levitation "beam" are connected via [[5 mm post]]s, which gives him a tiny bit of articulation. The beam's post has a 3 mm hole in it, making it compatible with most [[Fire Blast effect]] posts, though its flat base kinda limits its use in that way.

: Hasbro stock photography of the Prosecutor actually managed to show him misassembled, with his body backwards.

: This toy was only available in the "Quintesson Pit of Judgement" box set, along with redecos of the [[Quintesson Judge#Pit|Quintesson Judge]] and [[Sharkticon (species)#War For Cybertron Trilogy|Sharkticon]], the [[Quintesson Bailiff#Toys|Quintesson Bailiff]], and a mini-figure of [[Kranix (G1)#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Kranix]]. It was available first for people who attended the Hasbro Fans Expo in [[Hong Kong]] and preordered the set. It was later made a [[Hasbro PulseCon 2020]] [[exclusive]] in the United States and Canada (except for Quebec), available to Premium members on [[September 23]] 2020, then opened up to all members on [[September 24|the 24th]], where it sold out, went to pre-orders for more, then sold out of pre-orders within a few short hours despite a (stated) 1-per-customer limit.
{{--}}

==Notes==
* Prosecutors have fulfilled a variety of different jobs over the years. In the credits for ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'', the Prosecutor is credited as "Quintesson Leader". In the script the Prosecutor is called "Lead Quintesson", and the one featured in "[[Forever Is a Long Time Coming (episode)|Forever Is a Long Time Coming]]" is referred to as the Quintesson Commander.
* It is possible the Quintesson Prosecutor's current name originates within the fandom. The earliest official use of the term is 2007's [[Transformers: The Ark]], where the character model is labelled with the familiar "Prosecutor" name, however the earliest doccumented use of the term is a 2004 graphic from [[User:Chris_McFeely|Chris McFeely]]<ref>{{citesocial|quote="Haha, you know, I DO. I cant PROVE this, but I think *I* might be responsible for them. 20 years ago, for fun, I mocked up an "Ultimate Guide" style page for the Quintessons and invented some names for the various types. I've no idea if any of these terms were independently coined by others or were in use by fans before this, but I do know the Ark artbook used all of them about three years later!"|link=https://bsky.app/profile/chrismcfeely.bsky.social/post/3l5nelynhbg2t|name=Chris McFeely|site=Bluesky Social|title=|year=2024|month=10|day=04}}</ref>.
===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Baishin'in''' (陪審員, "juror")

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Generations Selects Quintessons]]
[[Category:Quintesson Prosecutors| ]]
[[Category:Void Rivals]]
[[Category:War for Cybertron Trilogy characters]]

Quintesson Prosecutor

2024-10-04T15:27:37Z

Mattihase: Added summary of Quintesson prosecutors' role in the episode Money is Everything, partially copied/expanded upon from the main Quintesson page.

{{factions|quintesson|quintessonwfc}}
{{disambig2|the Quintesson type from Generation 1|the Quintesson drones from ''Cyberverse''|Prosecutor (Cyberverse)}}
:''Quintesson Prosecutors are a type of [[Quintesson]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''

[[file:G1 Quintesson Prosecutor model.jpg|thumb|400px|He'd be notorious for updating autopsy reports if evidence mattered to his legal system.]]

'''Quintesson Prosecutors''' are a caste of [[Quintesson]] usually tasked with, well, prosecution in [[Quintessa (planet)|Quintessa]]'s courts.

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
[[File:Inquisitor fugly.jpg|thumb|Prosecutor and the seldom-seen "wizened" variant.]]

{{voiceactor|[[Roger C. Carmel]] (English, ''[[The Transformers: The Movie|The Movie]]'')|[[János Bácskai]] (Hungarian, second ''The Movie'' dub)}}

A Prosecutor was on duty during the trials of [[Arblus]]. When [[Kranix (G1)|Kranix]] was dragged out, the Prosecutor promised sentencing for [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hot Rod]] and [[Kup (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Kup]] would come soon. When the [[Autobot]]s were brought before the [[Quintesson Judge|Judge]], the Prosecutor offered them the chance to beg for their lives, though warning that it didn't often help. Upon being dropped into the [[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticon]] pit, the Autobots managed to create a whirlpool effect to escape and engaged the Sharkticons on dry land. As the Prosecutor raged at the Sharkticons, the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] broke in, the door falling onto and pinning the Prosecutor. {{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}}

A Prosecutor served as the Commander of the [[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticons]] on [[Quintesson Scientist]] [[Inquirata (G1)|Inquirata]]'s expidition to retrieve [[Alpha Trion (G1)|A-3]] from the past using their [[Time Window]]. After the [[Autobot]]s prevented them from closing the Time Window, Inquirata ordered the Commander to destroy the Window before its effects on the flow of time destroyed the universe. However the Commander ultimately failed, forcing Inquirata to negotiate with the Autobots instead. {{storylink|Forever Is a Long Time Coming (episode)}}

At least three Quintesson Prosecutors operated a base on [[Titan (moon)|Titan]]. They enslaved the [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcons]] using an Automatic Timer to prevent them from staying as [[Abominus (G1)|Abominus]] long-term. The Quintessons made a deal with [[Human]] free trader [[Dirk Manus]] to deliver them the [[Recreator]], as it was "crucial to their operations in the [[Solar_System|Solar System]]". Multiple double-crosses ensued until in one final double-cross, Manus set Computron on the Quintessons and they retreated without the Recreator.
{{storylink|Money_Is_Everything_(episode)}}

{{charstubfiction}}

====''Legends'' comic====
A [[Quintesson Judge|Judge]] and a Prosecutor were in contact with the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]], which was filled with the Quintessons' evil wisdom. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Grand Maximus)|Bonus Edition Vol. EX}}

====''Generations Selects Special Comic''====
After escaping from dimensional exile, the Quintessons sought to gain control of Earth's [[Angolmois Energy]]. A Prosecutor was present when the [[Quintesson]]s launched the [[Terrorbreaster]] to support their [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcon]]s in battle with the [[Cybertron Alliance]]. {{storylink|Abominus comic 1}}

===3H comics===
Admiral [[Krahulik]] and Overseer [[Vashik]] were Prosecutor-type Quintessons. {{storylink|Wreckers: Finale Part II}}

===Energon Universe===

A Quintesson Prosecutor was tasked with transporting a [[Quintesson Scorpia]] to the planet [[Master (planet)|Dominus]]. {{storylink|Void Rivals issue 5|Void Rivals #5}} While transporting it, he boarded [[Skuxxoid]]'s [[Rockeroid]] before the pilot realized he had a bounty, locking him up. When [[Darak]] and [[Solila]] were escaping the Rockeroid, the Prosecutor called for them to release him, promising to deliver them to their port of choice if they helped him to his ship. When the three reached the hangar, they found Skuxxoid waiting for them, offering the aliens, who had no bounties on them, a [[Nebulan]] spacecraft if they released the valuable Prosecutor back into his custody. Darak and Solila agreed. {{storylink|Void Rivals issue 3|Void Rivals #3}}

Skuxxoid took the Prosecutor to Cybertron, hoping to trade him for something value. Having nothing to trade with and even less patience for the Quintessons, [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] told the Skuxxoid to get out, the bounty hunter leading his catch away. {{storylink|Void Rivals issue 4|Void Rivals #4}}

Undaunted, Skuxxoid took the the Prosecutor back to Quintessa, trying to sell him back to the [[Quintesson Judge]]. When the Judge queried as to the Scorpia's status, the Prosecutor revealed the weapon's totaled state and their trip to Cybertron before he was ordered to be silent. Out of patience, the Judge ordered the [[Allicon]]s to take the Prosecutor away, promising to deal with him later. {{storylink|Void Rivals issue 5|Void Rivals #5}}

{{--}}

==Toys==
===''War for Cybertron Trilogy''===
[[File:WFCT-toy QuintessonProsecutor.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|"You are not the clown. You are the entire circus."]]
*'''Quintesson Pit of Judgement''' (2020)
{{toydesigner|[[Ken Christiansen]] (concept artist), [[Mario Carreiro]] and [[AJ Piejko-Brown]] (packaging)}}

: The Prosecutor is a non-transforming 2.5-inch tall soft-ish-plastic figurine. Its head and levitation "beam" are connected via [[5 mm post]]s, which gives him a tiny bit of articulation. The beam's post has a 3 mm hole in it, making it compatible with most [[Fire Blast effect]] posts, though its flat base kinda limits its use in that way.

: Hasbro stock photography of the Prosecutor actually managed to show him misassembled, with his body backwards.

: This toy was only available in the "Quintesson Pit of Judgement" box set, along with redecos of the [[Quintesson Judge#Pit|Quintesson Judge]] and [[Sharkticon (species)#War For Cybertron Trilogy|Sharkticon]], the [[Quintesson Bailiff#Toys|Quintesson Bailiff]], and a mini-figure of [[Kranix (G1)#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Kranix]]. It was available first for people who attended the Hasbro Fans Expo in [[Hong Kong]] and preordered the set. It was later made a [[Hasbro PulseCon 2020]] [[exclusive]] in the United States and Canada (except for Quebec), available to Premium members on [[September 23]] 2020, then opened up to all members on [[September 24|the 24th]], where it sold out, went to pre-orders for more, then sold out of pre-orders within a few short hours despite a (stated) 1-per-customer limit.
{{--}}

==Notes==
* Prosecutors have fulfilled a variety of different jobs over the years. In the credits for ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'', the Prosecutor is credited as "Quintesson Leader". In the script the Prosecutor is called "Lead Quintesson", and the one featured in "[[Forever Is a Long Time Coming (episode)|Forever Is a Long Time Coming]]" is referred to as the Quintesson Commander.
* It is possible the Quintesson Prosecutor's current name originates within the fandom. The earliest official use of the term is 2007's [[Transformers: The Ark]], where the character model is labelled with the familiar "Prosecutor" name, however the earliest doccumented use of the term is a 2004 graphic from [[User:Chris_McFeely|Chris McFeely]]<ref>{{citesocial|quote="Haha, you know, I DO. I cant PROVE this, but I think *I* might be responsible for them. 20 years ago, for fun, I mocked up an "Ultimate Guide" style page for the Quintessons and invented some names for the various types. I've no idea if any of these terms were independently coined by others or were in use by fans before this, but I do know the Ark artbook used all of them about three years later!"|link=https://bsky.app/profile/chrismcfeely.bsky.social/post/3l5nelynhbg2t|name=Chris McFeely|site=Bluesky Social|title=|year=2024|month=10|day=04}}</ref>.
===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Baishin'in''' (陪審員, "juror")

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Generations Selects Quintessons]]
[[Category:Quintesson Prosecutors| ]]
[[Category:Void Rivals]]
[[Category:War for Cybertron Trilogy characters]]

Quintesson Prosecutor

2024-10-04T13:15:36Z

Mattihase: /* The Transformers cartoon */

{{factions|quintesson|quintessonwfc}}
{{disambig2|the Quintesson type from Generation 1|the Quintesson drones from ''Cyberverse''|Prosecutor (Cyberverse)}}
:''Quintesson Prosecutors are a type of [[Quintesson]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''

[[file:G1 Quintesson Prosecutor model.jpg|thumb|400px|He'd be notorious for updating autopsy reports if evidence mattered to his legal system.]]

'''Quintesson Prosecutors''' are a caste of [[Quintesson]] usually tasked with, well, prosecution in [[Quintessa (planet)|Quintessa]]'s courts.

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
[[File:Inquisitor fugly.jpg|thumb|Prosecutor and the seldom-seen "wizened" variant.]]

{{voiceactor|[[Roger C. Carmel]] (English, ''[[The Transformers: The Movie|The Movie]]'')|[[János Bácskai]] (Hungarian, second ''The Movie'' dub)}}

A Prosecutor was on duty during the trials of [[Arblus]]. When [[Kranix (G1)|Kranix]] was dragged out, the Prosecutor promised sentencing for [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hot Rod]] and [[Kup (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Kup]] would come soon. When the [[Autobot]]s were brought before the [[Quintesson Judge|Judge]], the Prosecutor offered them the chance to beg for their lives, though warning that it didn't often help. Upon being dropped into the [[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticon]] pit, the Autobots managed to create a whirlpool effect to escape and engaged the Sharkticons on dry land. As the Prosecutor raged at the Sharkticons, the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] broke in, the door falling onto and pinning the Prosecutor. {{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}}

A Prosecutor served as the Commander of the [[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticons]] on [[Quintesson Scientist]] [[Inquirata (G1)|Inquirata]]'s expidition to retrieve [[Alpha Trion (G1)|A-3]] from the past using their [[Time Window]]. After the [[Autobot]]s prevented them from closing the Time Window, Inquirata ordered the Commander to destroy the Window before its effects on the flow of time destroyed the universe. However the Commander ultimately failed, forcing Inquirata to negotiate with the Autobots instead. {{storylink|Forever Is a Long Time Coming (episode)}}

{{charstubfiction}}

====''Legends'' comic====
A [[Quintesson Judge|Judge]] and a Prosecutor were in contact with the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]], which was filled with the Quintessons' evil wisdom. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Grand Maximus)|Bonus Edition Vol. EX}}

====''Generations Selects Special Comic''====
After escaping from dimensional exile, the Quintessons sought to gain control of Earth's [[Angolmois Energy]]. A Prosecutor was present when the [[Quintesson]]s launched the [[Terrorbreaster]] to support their [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcon]]s in battle with the [[Cybertron Alliance]]. {{storylink|Abominus comic 1}}

===3H comics===
Admiral [[Krahulik]] and Overseer [[Vashik]] were Prosecutor-type Quintessons. {{storylink|Wreckers: Finale Part II}}

===Energon Universe===

A Quintesson Prosecutor was tasked with transporting a [[Quintesson Scorpia]] to the planet [[Master (planet)|Dominus]]. {{storylink|Void Rivals issue 5|Void Rivals #5}} While transporting it, he boarded [[Skuxxoid]]'s [[Rockeroid]] before the pilot realized he had a bounty, locking him up. When [[Darak]] and [[Solila]] were escaping the Rockeroid, the Prosecutor called for them to release him, promising to deliver them to their port of choice if they helped him to his ship. When the three reached the hangar, they found Skuxxoid waiting for them, offering the aliens, who had no bounties on them, a [[Nebulan]] spacecraft if they released the valuable Prosecutor back into his custody. Darak and Solila agreed. {{storylink|Void Rivals issue 3|Void Rivals #3}}

Skuxxoid took the Prosecutor to Cybertron, hoping to trade him for something value. Having nothing to trade with and even less patience for the Quintessons, [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] told the Skuxxoid to get out, the bounty hunter leading his catch away. {{storylink|Void Rivals issue 4|Void Rivals #4}}

Undaunted, Skuxxoid took the the Prosecutor back to Quintessa, trying to sell him back to the [[Quintesson Judge]]. When the Judge queried as to the Scorpia's status, the Prosecutor revealed the weapon's totaled state and their trip to Cybertron before he was ordered to be silent. Out of patience, the Judge ordered the [[Allicon]]s to take the Prosecutor away, promising to deal with him later. {{storylink|Void Rivals issue 5|Void Rivals #5}}

{{--}}

==Toys==
===''War for Cybertron Trilogy''===
[[File:WFCT-toy QuintessonProsecutor.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|"You are not the clown. You are the entire circus."]]
*'''Quintesson Pit of Judgement''' (2020)
{{toydesigner|[[Ken Christiansen]] (concept artist), [[Mario Carreiro]] and [[AJ Piejko-Brown]] (packaging)}}

: The Prosecutor is a non-transforming 2.5-inch tall soft-ish-plastic figurine. Its head and levitation "beam" are connected via [[5 mm post]]s, which gives him a tiny bit of articulation. The beam's post has a 3 mm hole in it, making it compatible with most [[Fire Blast effect]] posts, though its flat base kinda limits its use in that way.

: Hasbro stock photography of the Prosecutor actually managed to show him misassembled, with his body backwards.

: This toy was only available in the "Quintesson Pit of Judgement" box set, along with redecos of the [[Quintesson Judge#Pit|Quintesson Judge]] and [[Sharkticon (species)#War For Cybertron Trilogy|Sharkticon]], the [[Quintesson Bailiff#Toys|Quintesson Bailiff]], and a mini-figure of [[Kranix (G1)#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Kranix]]. It was available first for people who attended the Hasbro Fans Expo in [[Hong Kong]] and preordered the set. It was later made a [[Hasbro PulseCon 2020]] [[exclusive]] in the United States and Canada (except for Quebec), available to Premium members on [[September 23]] 2020, then opened up to all members on [[September 24|the 24th]], where it sold out, went to pre-orders for more, then sold out of pre-orders within a few short hours despite a (stated) 1-per-customer limit.
{{--}}

==Notes==
* Prosecutors have fulfilled a variety of different jobs over the years. In the credits for ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'', the Prosecutor is credited as "Quintesson Leader". In the script the Prosecutor is called "Lead Quintesson", and the one featured in "[[Forever Is a Long Time Coming (episode)|Forever Is a Long Time Coming]]" is referred to as the Quintesson Commander.
* It is possible the Quintesson Prosecutor's current name originates within the fandom. The earliest official use of the term is 2007's [[Transformers: The Ark]], where the character model is labelled with the familiar "Prosecutor" name, however the earliest doccumented use of the term is a 2004 graphic from [[User:Chris_McFeely|Chris McFeely]]<ref>{{citesocial|quote="Haha, you know, I DO. I cant PROVE this, but I think *I* might be responsible for them. 20 years ago, for fun, I mocked up an "Ultimate Guide" style page for the Quintessons and invented some names for the various types. I've no idea if any of these terms were independently coined by others or were in use by fans before this, but I do know the Ark artbook used all of them about three years later!"|link=https://bsky.app/profile/chrismcfeely.bsky.social/post/3l5nelynhbg2t|name=Chris McFeely|site=Bluesky Social|title=|year=2024|month=10|day=04}}</ref>.
===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Baishin'in''' (陪審員, "juror")

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Generations Selects Quintessons]]
[[Category:Quintesson Prosecutors| ]]
[[Category:Void Rivals]]
[[Category:War for Cybertron Trilogy characters]]

Quintesson Prosecutor

2024-10-04T13:14:37Z

Mattihase: /* The Transformers cartoon */

{{factions|quintesson|quintessonwfc}}
{{disambig2|the Quintesson type from Generation 1|the Quintesson drones from ''Cyberverse''|Prosecutor (Cyberverse)}}
:''Quintesson Prosecutors are a type of [[Quintesson]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''

[[file:G1 Quintesson Prosecutor model.jpg|thumb|400px|He'd be notorious for updating autopsy reports if evidence mattered to his legal system.]]

'''Quintesson Prosecutors''' are a caste of [[Quintesson]] usually tasked with, well, prosecution in [[Quintessa (planet)|Quintessa]]'s courts.

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
[[File:Inquisitor fugly.jpg|thumb|Prosecutor and the seldom-seen "wizened" variant.]]

{{voiceactor|[[Roger C. Carmel]] (English, ''[[The Transformers: The Movie|The Movie]]'')|[[János Bácskai]] (Hungarian, second ''The Movie'' dub)}}

A Prosecutor was on duty during the trials of [[Arblus]]. When [[Kranix (G1)|Kranix]] was dragged out, the Prosecutor promised sentencing for [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hot Rod]] and [[Kup (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Kup]] would come soon. When the [[Autobot]]s were brought before the [[Quintesson Judge|Judge]], the Prosecutor offered them the chance to beg for their lives, though warning that it didn't often help. Upon being dropped into the [[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticon]] pit, the Autobots managed to create a whirlpool effect to escape and engaged the Sharkticons on dry land. As the Prosecutor raged at the Sharkticons, the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] broke in, the door falling onto and pinning the Prosecutor. {{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}}

A Prosecutor served as the Commander of the [[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticons]] on [[Quintesson Scientist]] [[Inquirata (G1)|Inquirata]]'s expidition to retrieve [[Alpha Trion (G1)|A-3]] from the past using their [[Time Window]]. After the [[Autobot]]s prevented them from closing the Time Window, Inquirata ordered the Commander to destroy the Window before its effects on the flow of time destroyed the universe. However The Commander ultimately failed, forcing Inquirata to negotiate with the Autobots instead. {{storylink|Forever Is a Long Time Coming (episode)}}

{{charstubfiction}}

====''Legends'' comic====
A [[Quintesson Judge|Judge]] and a Prosecutor were in contact with the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]], which was filled with the Quintessons' evil wisdom. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Grand Maximus)|Bonus Edition Vol. EX}}

====''Generations Selects Special Comic''====
After escaping from dimensional exile, the Quintessons sought to gain control of Earth's [[Angolmois Energy]]. A Prosecutor was present when the [[Quintesson]]s launched the [[Terrorbreaster]] to support their [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcon]]s in battle with the [[Cybertron Alliance]]. {{storylink|Abominus comic 1}}

===3H comics===
Admiral [[Krahulik]] and Overseer [[Vashik]] were Prosecutor-type Quintessons. {{storylink|Wreckers: Finale Part II}}

===Energon Universe===

A Quintesson Prosecutor was tasked with transporting a [[Quintesson Scorpia]] to the planet [[Master (planet)|Dominus]]. {{storylink|Void Rivals issue 5|Void Rivals #5}} While transporting it, he boarded [[Skuxxoid]]'s [[Rockeroid]] before the pilot realized he had a bounty, locking him up. When [[Darak]] and [[Solila]] were escaping the Rockeroid, the Prosecutor called for them to release him, promising to deliver them to their port of choice if they helped him to his ship. When the three reached the hangar, they found Skuxxoid waiting for them, offering the aliens, who had no bounties on them, a [[Nebulan]] spacecraft if they released the valuable Prosecutor back into his custody. Darak and Solila agreed. {{storylink|Void Rivals issue 3|Void Rivals #3}}

Skuxxoid took the Prosecutor to Cybertron, hoping to trade him for something value. Having nothing to trade with and even less patience for the Quintessons, [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] told the Skuxxoid to get out, the bounty hunter leading his catch away. {{storylink|Void Rivals issue 4|Void Rivals #4}}

Undaunted, Skuxxoid took the the Prosecutor back to Quintessa, trying to sell him back to the [[Quintesson Judge]]. When the Judge queried as to the Scorpia's status, the Prosecutor revealed the weapon's totaled state and their trip to Cybertron before he was ordered to be silent. Out of patience, the Judge ordered the [[Allicon]]s to take the Prosecutor away, promising to deal with him later. {{storylink|Void Rivals issue 5|Void Rivals #5}}

{{--}}

==Toys==
===''War for Cybertron Trilogy''===
[[File:WFCT-toy QuintessonProsecutor.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|"You are not the clown. You are the entire circus."]]
*'''Quintesson Pit of Judgement''' (2020)
{{toydesigner|[[Ken Christiansen]] (concept artist), [[Mario Carreiro]] and [[AJ Piejko-Brown]] (packaging)}}

: The Prosecutor is a non-transforming 2.5-inch tall soft-ish-plastic figurine. Its head and levitation "beam" are connected via [[5 mm post]]s, which gives him a tiny bit of articulation. The beam's post has a 3 mm hole in it, making it compatible with most [[Fire Blast effect]] posts, though its flat base kinda limits its use in that way.

: Hasbro stock photography of the Prosecutor actually managed to show him misassembled, with his body backwards.

: This toy was only available in the "Quintesson Pit of Judgement" box set, along with redecos of the [[Quintesson Judge#Pit|Quintesson Judge]] and [[Sharkticon (species)#War For Cybertron Trilogy|Sharkticon]], the [[Quintesson Bailiff#Toys|Quintesson Bailiff]], and a mini-figure of [[Kranix (G1)#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Kranix]]. It was available first for people who attended the Hasbro Fans Expo in [[Hong Kong]] and preordered the set. It was later made a [[Hasbro PulseCon 2020]] [[exclusive]] in the United States and Canada (except for Quebec), available to Premium members on [[September 23]] 2020, then opened up to all members on [[September 24|the 24th]], where it sold out, went to pre-orders for more, then sold out of pre-orders within a few short hours despite a (stated) 1-per-customer limit.
{{--}}

==Notes==
* Prosecutors have fulfilled a variety of different jobs over the years. In the credits for ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'', the Prosecutor is credited as "Quintesson Leader". In the script the Prosecutor is called "Lead Quintesson", and the one featured in "[[Forever Is a Long Time Coming (episode)|Forever Is a Long Time Coming]]" is referred to as the Quintesson Commander.
* It is possible the Quintesson Prosecutor's current name originates within the fandom. The earliest official use of the term is 2007's [[Transformers: The Ark]], where the character model is labelled with the familiar "Prosecutor" name, however the earliest doccumented use of the term is a 2004 graphic from [[User:Chris_McFeely|Chris McFeely]]<ref>{{citesocial|quote="Haha, you know, I DO. I cant PROVE this, but I think *I* might be responsible for them. 20 years ago, for fun, I mocked up an "Ultimate Guide" style page for the Quintessons and invented some names for the various types. I've no idea if any of these terms were independently coined by others or were in use by fans before this, but I do know the Ark artbook used all of them about three years later!"|link=https://bsky.app/profile/chrismcfeely.bsky.social/post/3l5nelynhbg2t|name=Chris McFeely|site=Bluesky Social|title=|year=2024|month=10|day=04}}</ref>.
===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Baishin'in''' (陪審員, "juror")

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Generations Selects Quintessons]]
[[Category:Quintesson Prosecutors| ]]
[[Category:Void Rivals]]
[[Category:War for Cybertron Trilogy characters]]

Canonizing

2024-10-04T13:11:38Z

Mattihase:

'''Canonizing''' is the act of [[Retcon|inserting]] a previously apocryphal or [[pseudocanon]]ical bit of fancruft or omitted [[authorial intent]] into [[canon]]. It's kind of like [[Tvtropes:Main/ContinuityPorn|fanservice for continuity freaks]].

==Continuity concepts==
{{collist|2|
*Cybertronians keeping their paraphernalia out of sight in [[subspace storage pocket]]s.
*The [[Powerdasher]]s having the names "[[Cromar]]", "[[Zetar (G1)|Zetar]]", and "[[Aragon]]".
*[[Nightbird (G1)|Nightbird]] being a full-fledged [[Decepticon]].
*The [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcons]] being [[Quintesson]] creations.
*The origins and mechanics of the [[Brainmaster]]s.
*[[Scorpia (G2)|Scorpia]] being a [[female Transformer]].
*The [[Liege Maximo]] being one of the [[Thirteen]].
*[[Star Saber (G1)|Star Saber]] [[James Roberts|having]] a knight templar [[Transmasters UK|personality]].
*[[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]] literally being affiliated with [[Unicron]].
*[[Pretender]] and [[Micromaster]] technology [[Beast Wars Shattered Glass|being]] [[Beast Wars: Uprising|involved]] in the development of the [[beast mode]]s of [[Maximal]]s and [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]]s.<ref>This fan theory has yet to appear in full, unabridged form. In 2013, ''[[Beast Wars Shattered Glass]]'' depicted Pretender technology as an element in the invention of organic beast modes, sans downsizing. In 2015 and 2016, ''[[Beast Wars: Uprising]]'' depicted Micromaster physiology as a precursor to small-sized Maximals and Predacons, with beast modes being developed separately.</ref>
*The [[Magnaboss (BW)|Magnaboss]] trio being the [[Maximal Elder]]s to mirror the [[Tripredacus]] trio.
*[[Cheetor (Armada)|''Armada'' Cheetor]], [[Airazor (Armada)|Airazor]], [[Rhinox (Armada)|Rhinox]], and [[Terrorsaur (Armada)|Terrorsaur]] being [[Unicron's Four Horsemen|an evil team]] patterned on the {{w|Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse}}.
*Three unused toy concepts: [[Rage (BW)|a jellyfish]], a [[Manticon|manticore]], and a [[Flytrap|triffid]] from the ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars Telemocha Series|Beast Wars Telemocha Series]]''.
*The deleted scene from "[[Nemesis Part 2]]" of [[Megatron (G1)|Generation 1 Megatron]]'s spark being placed back into his body.
*The [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] in this [[:File:StarscreamMW Genesis.jpg|''Machine Wars'' art]] possessing the deceased body of [[Skyquake (G1)|Skyquake]].
*[[Ratchet (Universe)|''Universe'' Ratchet]] originating from a [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 franchise)|2001 ''Robots in Disguise'']] universe.
*[[Ramulus|''Universe'' Longhorn]] being a new form of Ramulus.
*[[Repugnus (G1)#Universe (2003)|''Universe'' Repugnus]] being a new form of Generation 1 Repugnus.
*Bio information for ''Universe'' [[Stockade (Universe 2003)|Stockade]] and [[Magna Stampede]].
*Bio information for ''Universe'' [[Inferno (BW)|Inferno]] and [[BotCon 2006]] [[Inferno (BW)|Inferno]].
*[[Ultra Trion]] being a form of [[Ultra Magnus (RID)|Ultra Magnus]] and successor to [[Alpha Trion (RID)|Alpha Trion]].
*[[Defensor (OTFCC)|''Universe'' Defensor]] being an upgraded Hot Spot and being equipped with the [[Chaos Armor]].
*[[Omega Sentinel (Energon)|''Energon'' Omega Sentinel]] sometimes being [[Guardians of Cybertron|a group]]'s body-type instead of an individual.
*Bio information for ''[[Transformers: Alternators|Binaltech]]'' [[Blackarachnia (BW)#Story of Binaltech|Blackarachnia]] and [[Decepticharge]].
*[[Gaiacross]] being a new form of [[Landcross (G1)|Landcross]].
*[[Optimus Primal (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity#The Protector|Optimus Primal]] the [[Protector]] hailing from [[Primax 496.22 Alpha|the universe]] of the English version of the ''Beast Wars'' cartoon as opposed to the Japanese version.
*''[[Transformers United EX|United EX]]'' [[Straxus (G1)#United EX|Straxus]] being a dimension-hopper from the [[Marvel Comics continuity]].
*[[Howlback (G1)|Howlback]] being transgender.
*The red ''[[Diaclone]]'' predecessor of [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Generation 1 Sunstreaker]] as a Cybertronian with Sunstreaker's unused preliminary name "[[Spin-Out (G1)|Spin-Out]]".
*[[Greatshot]] being [[Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Greatshot)|a new form]] of [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]].
*[[Majin Zarak]] being a form of [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok/MegaZarak]].
*[[Maccadam]] secretly being [[Alchemist Prime]] of the [[Thirteen]].
}}
==Fan-coined names==
{{collist|3|
*[[Artillery Drone]]
*[[Beast Era]]
*[[Bumper (G1)|Bumper]]
*[[Cobrabreast]]
*[[Titan (group)|Cityformer]]
*''[[Darksyde (BW)|Darksyde]]''<ref>[[Terrorsaur (BW)|Terrorsaur]] speaks the metaphorical line "Welcome to the dark side." in the 1996 episode "[[Equal Measures]]", but fan clamor led to this usage being canonized as the proper noun "Darkside" in the 2000 ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars Transmetals (PS)|Beast Wars Transmetals]]'' PlayStation game, renamed in later media to "Darksyde" for trademark reasons.</ref>
*[[Discmaster]]
*[[Dinocassette]]
*[[Energon Saber|Energon Saber Mini-Con Team]]
*[[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]]
*[[Combiner|Gestalt]]
*[[Gold Plastic Syndrome]]
*[[Herald of Unicron]]
*[[Kibble]]
*[[Mech]] and [[Female Transformer|Femme]]
*[[Moonbase Two|Moon Beta]]
*[[Quintesson Executioner]]
*[[Quintesson Prosecutor]]
*[[Transformation cog|Morphcore]]
*[[Puffer]]
*[[Punch of Kill Everything]]
*[[Rainmaker]]<ref>[[Bluestreak (G1)|Bluestreak]] used "rain maker" as a generic description in the 1985 episode "[[Divide and Conquer]]", but fan interpretation as a proper noun led to canonization in the 2008 packaging bio for [[Acid Storm (G1)|''Universe'' Acid Storm]].</ref>
*[[Seeker (body-type)|Seeker]] ([[Seeker (body-type)#The term "Seeker"|sort of]])<ref>"Seeker" debuted in 1980s retail catalogs, but this source was evidently forgotten even as the term became ubiquitous in the 1990s online fandom, leading to prevalent use in 21st century official material.</ref>
*[[Sparkling]]
*[[Conjunx Endura|Sparkmate]]<ref>The term "sparkmate" officially debuted in a minor feature in the 2000 ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars Transmetals (N64)|Beast Wars Transmetals]]'' N64 game, presumably as a result of the "spark" term debuting in the ''Beast Wars'' cartoon. It was persistent usage in the fandom which led to the term's recurrence in ''[[Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac|The AllSpark Almanac]]'' and ''[[The Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye]]''.</ref>
*[[Steve (Vehicon)|Steve]]
*[[Universe War]]
}}

==Toy trademarks which did not come to fruition==
{{collist|3|
*[[Albitron]]
*[[Blue Maximus]]
*[[Buffalo Dump]]
*[[Chro]]
*[[Dactyl]]
*[[Loco (RID)|Cowcatcher]]
*[[Dominus Trannis]]
*[[Jai-Alai]]
*[[Leatherhide (Universe)|Leatherhide]]
*[[Muscles]]
*[[Nightprowler]]
*[[Rodimus Primal]]
*[[Screechwing]]
*[[Solarbot]]
*[[Spacewarp]]
*[[Spin-Out (G1)|Spin-Out]]
*[[Spiketail]]
*[[Time Limit]]
}}

==Names originating in pseudocanonical sources==
{{collist|3|
*[[Dark science]]
*[[Direwolf]]
*[[Ebon Knights]]
*[[Killzone]]
*[[Kolkular]]
*[[Galvatron II]]
*[[Hadean System]]
*[[Hulla Filament]]
*[[Magno-clamp]]s
*[[Maxa Quintesson|Maxa Q]]
*[[Mindgame]]
*[[Mogahn the Mass]]
*[[Pinea Omicron]]
*[[Praetorian]]
*[[New Kaon|Pyrovar]]
*[[Stellar Galleries]]
*[[Vanguard-class Deep Space Interceptor]]
}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Continuities| ]]
[[Category:Fan terminology]]
[[Category:Fandom]]

Quintesson Executioner (G1)

2024-10-04T13:07:57Z

Mattihase: Added citation for potential fandom origin & earliest official use of the name.

{{factions|quintesson}}
:''Quintesson Executioners are a type of [[Quintesson]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''

[[File:TFU Quintesson Gatekeeper.jpg|thumb|300px|Pokey, pokey!]]

'''Quintesson Executioners''' are tasked with putting an end to the victims of [[Quintessa (planet)|Quintessa]]'s courts.

==Fiction==
===''The Transformers'' cartoon===
[[File:QuintessonExecutioner.jpg|thumb|200px|I don't need hands! All I ever do all day is pull this one specific lever!]]
When the [[Quintesson Prosecutor]] declared a prisoner innocent or guilty, an Executioner-type Quintesson was responsible for flipping the switch that sent them tumbling into the [[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticon]]s' pit. {{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}}
{{charstubfiction}}

===Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics===
General [[Ghyrik]] and [[Jolup]] were Executioner-type Quintessons. {{storylink|Space Pirates!}}

===3H comics===
Overseer [[Rexian]] and [[In-Saba Nur]] were Executioners. {{storylink|Wreckers: Finale Part II}}

==Notes==
*Marvel's ''[[The Transformers Universe (Marvel)|The Transformers Universe]]'' referred to this kind of Quintesson as a "Gatekeeper", suggesting the design was created specifically for a scene that wound up being deleted from the film, in which a Quintesson standing watch at the gate to their citadel sent the Dinobots (searching for [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] and [[Kup (G1)|Kup]]) off in the wrong direction. With the deletion of this scene, the design was instead used for the Quintesson who throws the switch that sends [[Arblus]] plummeting into the Sharkticon pit, earning them the fan-designation of "Executioner"<ref>{{citesocial|quote="Haha, you know, I DO. I cant PROVE this, but I think *I* might be responsible for them. 20 years ago, for fun, I mocked up an "Ultimate Guide" style page for the Quintessons and invented some names for the various types. I've no idea if any of these terms were independently coined by others or were in use by fans before this, but I do know the Ark artbook used all of them about three years later!"|link=https://bsky.app/profile/chrismcfeely.bsky.social/post/3l5nelynhbg2t|name=Chris McFeely|site=Bluesky Social|title=|year=2024|month=10|day=04}}</ref>, which later [[Canonizing|found its way into]] [[Transformers: The Ark|official use]].

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Monban''' (門番, "Gatekeeper")

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Quintesson Executioners| ]]
[[Category:Void Rivals]]

Talk:Quintesson Prosecutor

2024-10-04T13:00:37Z

Mattihase: /* Original name/Current Name Origin */

==Original name/Current Name Origin==
In the credits of TFTM the Quintesson Prosecutor present is referred to as the Quintesson Leader. I've added this to the notes section both for completeness and because the movie credits article links here using that name, so it felt like explaination was warranted.
Out of curiosity, do we know where the term Prosecutor originated? Was it in the script(s) or was it added by later fiction. --[[User:Mattihase|Mattihase]] ([[User talk:Mattihase|talk]]) 18:59, 1 October 2024 (EDT)
:A note which used to be on the [[Quintesson]] page says the names are from the character models as seen in [[Transformers: The Ark]]. --[[User:Abates|abates]] ([[User talk:Abates|talk]]) 22:09, 1 October 2024 (EDT)
::Ah, yes. It's not a book I have to hand but the OG page seems to have showed up on a quick google image scroll. I'll add that to the page. --[[User:Mattihase|Mattihase]] ([[User talk:Mattihase|talk]]) 17:42, 3 October 2024 (EDT)
::Note - having reviewed the scripts, the character's also referred to as Quintesson Leader, or Lead Quintesson, so I've added that to the article too --[[User:Mattihase|Mattihase]] ([[User talk:Mattihase|talk]]) 19:33, 3 October 2024 (EDT)
:::Alright. I've added as much information as I was able to find out about the Prosecutor's history of varied names up through Forever Is a Long Time Coming. I may add more if I find anything else in Season 3. I've heard back from [[User:Jimsorenson|Jim Sorenson]] that they definitely didn't come up with the name for The Ark. As I couldn't find precedent for citing emails, I figured it was best to simply leave the story as told by public information, basically all there, and leave this on the Talk page for posterity. --[[User:Mattihase|Mattihase]] ([[User talk:Mattihase|talk]]) 09:00, 4 October 2024 (EDT)

Quintesson Prosecutor

2024-10-04T12:47:21Z

Mattihase: Cited earliest known use (2004), expanded on Quintesson Prosecutor's role in Forever Is a Long Time Coming under the name Quintesson Commander.

{{factions|quintesson|quintessonwfc}}
{{disambig2|the Quintesson type from Generation 1|the Quintesson drones from ''Cyberverse''|Prosecutor (Cyberverse)}}
:''Quintesson Prosecutors are a type of [[Quintesson]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''

[[file:G1 Quintesson Prosecutor model.jpg|thumb|400px|He'd be notorious for updating autopsy reports if evidence mattered to his legal system.]]

'''Quintesson Prosecutors''' are a caste of [[Quintesson]] usually tasked with, well, prosecution in [[Quintessa (planet)|Quintessa]]'s courts.

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
[[File:Inquisitor fugly.jpg|thumb|Prosecutor and the seldom-seen "wizened" variant.]]

{{voiceactor|[[Roger C. Carmel]] (English, ''[[The Transformers: The Movie|The Movie]]'')|[[János Bácskai]] (Hungarian, second ''The Movie'' dub)}}

A Prosecutor was on duty during the trials of [[Arblus]]. When [[Kranix (G1)|Kranix]] was dragged out, the Prosecutor promised sentencing for [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hot Rod]] and [[Kup (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Kup]] would come soon. When the [[Autobot]]s were brought before the [[Quintesson Judge|Judge]], the Prosecutor offered them the chance to beg for their lives, though warning that it didn't often help. Upon being dropped into the [[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticon]] pit, the Autobots managed to create a whirlpool effect to escape and engaged the Sharkticons on dry land. As the Prosecutor raged at the Sharkticons, the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] broke in, the door falling onto and pinning the Prosecutor. {{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}}
A Prosecutor served as the Commander of the [[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticons]] on [[Quintesson Scientist]] [[Inquirata (G1)|Inquirata]]'s expidition to retrieve [[Alpha Trion (G1)|A-3]] from the past using their [[Time Window]]. After the [[Autobot]]s prevented them from closing the Time Window, Inquirata ordered the Commander to destroy the Window before its effects on the flow of time destroyed the universe. However The Commander ultimately failed, forcing Inquirata to negotiate with the Autobots instead. {{storylink|Forever Is a Long Time Coming (episode)}}

{{charstubfiction}}

====''Legends'' comic====
A [[Quintesson Judge|Judge]] and a Prosecutor were in contact with the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]], which was filled with the Quintessons' evil wisdom. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Grand Maximus)|Bonus Edition Vol. EX}}

====''Generations Selects Special Comic''====
After escaping from dimensional exile, the Quintessons sought to gain control of Earth's [[Angolmois Energy]]. A Prosecutor was present when the [[Quintesson]]s launched the [[Terrorbreaster]] to support their [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcon]]s in battle with the [[Cybertron Alliance]]. {{storylink|Abominus comic 1}}

===3H comics===
Admiral [[Krahulik]] and Overseer [[Vashik]] were Prosecutor-type Quintessons. {{storylink|Wreckers: Finale Part II}}

===Energon Universe===

A Quintesson Prosecutor was tasked with transporting a [[Quintesson Scorpia]] to the planet [[Master (planet)|Dominus]]. {{storylink|Void Rivals issue 5|Void Rivals #5}} While transporting it, he boarded [[Skuxxoid]]'s [[Rockeroid]] before the pilot realized he had a bounty, locking him up. When [[Darak]] and [[Solila]] were escaping the Rockeroid, the Prosecutor called for them to release him, promising to deliver them to their port of choice if they helped him to his ship. When the three reached the hangar, they found Skuxxoid waiting for them, offering the aliens, who had no bounties on them, a [[Nebulan]] spacecraft if they released the valuable Prosecutor back into his custody. Darak and Solila agreed. {{storylink|Void Rivals issue 3|Void Rivals #3}}

Skuxxoid took the Prosecutor to Cybertron, hoping to trade him for something value. Having nothing to trade with and even less patience for the Quintessons, [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] told the Skuxxoid to get out, the bounty hunter leading his catch away. {{storylink|Void Rivals issue 4|Void Rivals #4}}

Undaunted, Skuxxoid took the the Prosecutor back to Quintessa, trying to sell him back to the [[Quintesson Judge]]. When the Judge queried as to the Scorpia's status, the Prosecutor revealed the weapon's totaled state and their trip to Cybertron before he was ordered to be silent. Out of patience, the Judge ordered the [[Allicon]]s to take the Prosecutor away, promising to deal with him later. {{storylink|Void Rivals issue 5|Void Rivals #5}}

{{--}}

==Toys==
===''War for Cybertron Trilogy''===
[[File:WFCT-toy QuintessonProsecutor.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|"You are not the clown. You are the entire circus."]]
*'''Quintesson Pit of Judgement''' (2020)
{{toydesigner|[[Ken Christiansen]] (concept artist), [[Mario Carreiro]] and [[AJ Piejko-Brown]] (packaging)}}

: The Prosecutor is a non-transforming 2.5-inch tall soft-ish-plastic figurine. Its head and levitation "beam" are connected via [[5 mm post]]s, which gives him a tiny bit of articulation. The beam's post has a 3 mm hole in it, making it compatible with most [[Fire Blast effect]] posts, though its flat base kinda limits its use in that way.

: Hasbro stock photography of the Prosecutor actually managed to show him misassembled, with his body backwards.

: This toy was only available in the "Quintesson Pit of Judgement" box set, along with redecos of the [[Quintesson Judge#Pit|Quintesson Judge]] and [[Sharkticon (species)#War For Cybertron Trilogy|Sharkticon]], the [[Quintesson Bailiff#Toys|Quintesson Bailiff]], and a mini-figure of [[Kranix (G1)#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Kranix]]. It was available first for people who attended the Hasbro Fans Expo in [[Hong Kong]] and preordered the set. It was later made a [[Hasbro PulseCon 2020]] [[exclusive]] in the United States and Canada (except for Quebec), available to Premium members on [[September 23]] 2020, then opened up to all members on [[September 24|the 24th]], where it sold out, went to pre-orders for more, then sold out of pre-orders within a few short hours despite a (stated) 1-per-customer limit.
{{--}}

==Notes==
* Prosecutors have fulfilled a variety of different jobs over the years. In the credits for ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'', the Prosecutor is credited as "Quintesson Leader". In the script the Prosecutor is called "Lead Quintesson", and the one featured in "[[Forever Is a Long Time Coming (episode)|Forever Is a Long Time Coming]]" is referred to as the Quintesson Commander.
* It is possible the Quintesson Prosecutor's current name originates within the fandom. The earliest official use of the term is 2007's [[Transformers: The Ark]], where the character model is labelled with the familiar "Prosecutor" name, however the earliest doccumented use of the term is a 2004 graphic from [[User:Chris_McFeely|Chris McFeely]]<ref>{{citesocial|quote="Haha, you know, I DO. I cant PROVE this, but I think *I* might be responsible for them. 20 years ago, for fun, I mocked up an "Ultimate Guide" style page for the Quintessons and invented some names for the various types. I've no idea if any of these terms were independently coined by others or were in use by fans before this, but I do know the Ark artbook used all of them about three years later!"|link=https://bsky.app/profile/chrismcfeely.bsky.social/post/3l5nelynhbg2t|name=Chris McFeely|site=Bluesky Social|title=|year=2024|month=10|day=04}}</ref>.
===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Baishin'in''' (陪審員, "juror")

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Generations Selects Quintessons]]
[[Category:Quintesson Prosecutors| ]]
[[Category:Void Rivals]]
[[Category:War for Cybertron Trilogy characters]]

Time Window

2024-10-04T12:30:59Z

Mattihase:

[[File:Time Portal.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"Time has resumed its shape; all is as it was before. Many such journeys are possible. Let me be your gateway."]]

The '''Time Window''' was a triangular device of [[Quintesson]] design that opened a window into time... what did you think it'd do?

Extended use of the machine is very dangerous, as it unleashes chronal energy into the universe, which affects time itself. It can cause the past and the present to collide with each other, creating numerous temporal anomalies, such as regressing an adult into an infant or making two duplicates of the same individual. If the process is not reversed, then the entire universe will cease to exist. Temporal mechanics 101.

==Fiction==
===''The Transformers'' cartoon===
The Quintessons built a Time Window on a remote asteroid with the intention of mucking up the timeline by capturing [[Alpha Trion (G1)|A-3]] before the [[Autobot Rebellion]] entered full swing. The intention, of course, was to prevent the Quintessons from abandoning [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] to the [[Transformer]]s, thus ensuring that they remained in control.

Unfortunately, as was the case with most evil plans, the Quintessons' experiments attracted [[Autobot]] attention and their base was attacked. This resulted in [[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]], [[Blaster (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Blaster]], [[Ramhorn (G1)|Ramhorn]], [[Rewind (G1)|Rewind]] and [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]] getting lost in the past... more specifically, on Quintesson-era Cybertron, where they aided their ancestors in rebelling against their tyrannical rulers.

After the device fell into Autobot hands, it was left on, sending chronal ripples into the universe and causing space and time to collide. The Quintessons, after the hysterical outcry of their chief scientist, attempted to regain control but were beaten back. The scientist then attempted diplomacy and urged [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Rodimus Prime]] to deactivate the machine, though he also attempted to trick the Autobots into ensuring that A-3 did not return. However, A-3 ran into the Window, retrieved the Autobots, and went on to play his part in history.

Once the Autobots were returned to their present, the Time Window just blew up. If only they'd had [[Scotty]] there... {{storylink|Forever Is a Long Time Coming (episode)|Forever Is a Long Time Coming}}

==Notes==
===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Time Window''' (タイムウィンドウ ''Taimu Windō'')

[[Category:Generation 1 cartoon technology]]
[[Category:Time travel devices]]

Talk:Quintesson Prosecutor

2024-10-03T23:34:13Z

Mattihase: /* Original name/Current Name Origin */

Talk:Quintesson Prosecutor

2024-10-03T23:33:32Z

Mattihase: /* Original name/Current Name Origin */

Quintesson Prosecutor

2024-10-03T23:31:01Z

Mattihase: Elaborated on quintesson prosecutor name origins, using information from The Ark and the TFTM Aug 6th script and Walker Edmiston script. https://sunbowmarvelarchive.blogspot.com/p/mp-4034-transformers-movie-sunbow.html

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{{disambig2|the Quintesson type from Generation 1|the Quintesson drones from ''Cyberverse''|Prosecutor (Cyberverse)}}
:''Quintesson Prosecutors are a type of [[Quintesson]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''

[[file:G1 Quintesson Prosecutor model.jpg|thumb|400px|He'd be notorious for updating autopsy reports if evidence mattered to his legal system.]]

'''Quintesson Prosecutors''' are a caste of [[Quintesson]] usually tasked with, well, prosecution in [[Quintessa (planet)|Quintessa]]'s courts.

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
[[File:Inquisitor fugly.jpg|thumb|Prosecutor and the seldom-seen "wizened" variant.]]

{{voiceactor|[[Roger C. Carmel]] (English, ''[[The Transformers: The Movie|The Movie]]'')|[[János Bácskai]] (Hungarian, second ''The Movie'' dub)}}

A Prosecutor was on duty during the trials of [[Arblus]]. When [[Kranix (G1)|Kranix]] was dragged out, the Prosecutor promised sentencing for [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hot Rod]] and [[Kup (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Kup]] would come soon. When the [[Autobot]]s were brought before the [[Quintesson Judge|Judge]], the Prosecutor offered them the chance to beg for their lives, though warning that it didn't often help. Upon being dropped into the [[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticon]] pit, the Autobots managed to create a whirlpool effect to escape and engaged the Sharkticons on dry land. As the Prosecutor raged at the Sharkticons, the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] broke in, the door falling onto and pinning the Prosecutor. {{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}}

{{charstubfiction}}

====''Legends'' comic====
A [[Quintesson Judge|Judge]] and a Prosecutor were in contact with the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]], which was filled with the Quintessons' evil wisdom. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Grand Maximus)|Bonus Edition Vol. EX}}

====''Generations Selects Special Comic''====
After escaping from dimensional exile, the Quintessons sought to gain control of Earth's [[Angolmois Energy]]. A Prosecutor was present when the [[Quintesson]]s launched the [[Terrorbreaster]] to support their [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcon]]s in battle with the [[Cybertron Alliance]]. {{storylink|Abominus comic 1}}

===3H comics===
Admiral [[Krahulik]] and Overseer [[Vashik]] were Prosecutor-type Quintessons. {{storylink|Wreckers: Finale Part II}}

===Energon Universe===

A Quintesson Prosecutor was tasked with transporting a [[Quintesson Scorpia]] to the planet [[Master (planet)|Dominus]]. {{storylink|Void Rivals issue 5|Void Rivals #5}} While transporting it, he boarded [[Skuxxoid]]'s [[Rockeroid]] before the pilot realized he had a bounty, locking him up. When [[Darak]] and [[Solila]] were escaping the Rockeroid, the Prosecutor called for them to release him, promising to deliver them to their port of choice if they helped him to his ship. When the three reached the hangar, they found Skuxxoid waiting for them, offering the aliens, who had no bounties on them, a [[Nebulan]] spacecraft if they released the valuable Prosecutor back into his custody. Darak and Solila agreed. {{storylink|Void Rivals issue 3|Void Rivals #3}}

Skuxxoid took the Prosecutor to Cybertron, hoping to trade him for something value. Having nothing to trade with and even less patience for the Quintessons, [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] told the Skuxxoid to get out, the bounty hunter leading his catch away. {{storylink|Void Rivals issue 4|Void Rivals #4}}

Undaunted, Skuxxoid took the the Prosecutor back to Quintessa, trying to sell him back to the [[Quintesson Judge]]. When the Judge queried as to the Scorpia's status, the Prosecutor revealed the weapon's totaled state and their trip to Cybertron before he was ordered to be silent. Out of patience, the Judge ordered the [[Allicon]]s to take the Prosecutor away, promising to deal with him later. {{storylink|Void Rivals issue 5|Void Rivals #5}}

{{--}}

==Toys==
===''War for Cybertron Trilogy''===
[[File:WFCT-toy QuintessonProsecutor.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|"You are not the clown. You are the entire circus."]]
*'''Quintesson Pit of Judgement''' (2020)
{{toydesigner|[[Ken Christiansen]] (concept artist), [[Mario Carreiro]] and [[AJ Piejko-Brown]] (packaging)}}

: The Prosecutor is a non-transforming 2.5-inch tall soft-ish-plastic figurine. Its head and levitation "beam" are connected via [[5 mm post]]s, which gives him a tiny bit of articulation. The beam's post has a 3 mm hole in it, making it compatible with most [[Fire Blast effect]] posts, though its flat base kinda limits its use in that way.

: Hasbro stock photography of the Prosecutor actually managed to show him misassembled, with his body backwards.

: This toy was only available in the "Quintesson Pit of Judgement" box set, along with redecos of the [[Quintesson Judge#Pit|Quintesson Judge]] and [[Sharkticon (species)#War For Cybertron Trilogy|Sharkticon]], the [[Quintesson Bailiff#Toys|Quintesson Bailiff]], and a mini-figure of [[Kranix (G1)#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Kranix]]. It was available first for people who attended the Hasbro Fans Expo in [[Hong Kong]] and preordered the set. It was later made a [[Hasbro PulseCon 2020]] [[exclusive]] in the United States and Canada (except for Quebec), available to Premium members on [[September 23]] 2020, then opened up to all members on [[September 24|the 24th]], where it sold out, went to pre-orders for more, then sold out of pre-orders within a few short hours despite a (stated) 1-per-customer limit.
{{--}}

==Notes==
* In the script and credits of ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'', the Quintesson Prosecutor is credited as "Quintesson Leader", sometimes "Lead Quintesson". By 2007's [[Transformers: The Ark]], the character model is labelled with the familiar "Prosecutor" name.
===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Baishin'in''' (陪審員, "juror")

[[Category:Generations Selects Quintessons]]
[[Category:Quintesson Prosecutors| ]]
[[Category:Void Rivals]]
[[Category:War for Cybertron Trilogy characters]]

Talk:Quintesson Prosecutor

2024-10-03T21:42:43Z

Mattihase: /* Original name/Current Name Origin */

Talk:Quintesson Prosecutor

2024-10-01T23:02:41Z

Mattihase: /* Name in script? */

Talk:Quintesson Prosecutor

2024-10-01T22:59:47Z

Mattihase: /* Name in script? */

==Name in script?==
In the credits of TFTM the Quintesson Prosecutor present is referred to as the Quintesson Leader. I've added this to the notes section both for completeness and because the movie credits article links here using that name, so it felt like explaination was warranted.
Out of curiosity, do we know where the term Prosecutor originated? Was it in the script(s) or was it added by later fiction. --[[User:Mattihase|Mattihase]] ([[User talk:Mattihase|talk]]) 18:59, 1 October 2024 (EDT)

Talk:Quintesson Prosecutor

2024-10-01T22:59:35Z

Mattihase: Created page with "==Name in script?== In the credits of TFTM the Quintesson Prosecutor present is referred to as the Quintesson Leader. I've added this to the notes section both for completenes..."

Quintesson Prosecutor

2024-10-01T22:42:02Z

Mattihase: Added details regarding how the prosecutor is credited, see https://tfwiki.net/wiki/The_Transformers:_The_Movie/credits#Cast_.28in_alphabetical_order.29.

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{{disambig2|the Quintesson type from Generation 1|the Quintesson drones from ''Cyberverse''|Prosecutor (Cyberverse)}}
:''Quintesson Prosecutors are a type of [[Quintesson]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''

[[file:G1 Quintesson Prosecutor model.jpg|thumb|400px|He'd be notorious for updating autopsy reports if evidence mattered to his legal system.]]

'''Quintesson Prosecutors''' are a caste of [[Quintesson]] usually tasked with, well, prosecution in [[Quintessa (planet)|Quintessa]]'s courts.

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
[[File:Inquisitor fugly.jpg|thumb|Prosecutor and the seldom-seen "wizened" variant.]]

{{voiceactor|[[Roger C. Carmel]] (English, ''[[The Transformers: The Movie|The Movie]]'')|[[János Bácskai]] (Hungarian, second ''The Movie'' dub)}}

A Prosecutor was on duty during the trials of [[Arblus]]. When [[Kranix (G1)|Kranix]] was dragged out, the Prosecutor promised sentencing for [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hot Rod]] and [[Kup (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Kup]] would come soon. When the [[Autobot]]s were brought before the [[Quintesson Judge|Judge]], the Prosecutor offered them the chance to beg for their lives, though warning that it didn't often help. Upon being dropped into the [[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticon]] pit, the Autobots managed to create a whirlpool effect to escape and engaged the Sharkticons on dry land. As the Prosecutor raged at the Sharkticons, the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] broke in, the door falling onto and pinning the Prosecutor. {{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}}

{{charstubfiction}}

====''Legends'' comic====
A [[Quintesson Judge|Judge]] and a Prosecutor were in contact with the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]], which was filled with the Quintessons' evil wisdom. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Grand Maximus)|Bonus Edition Vol. EX}}

====''Generations Selects Special Comic''====
After escaping from dimensional exile, the Quintessons sought to gain control of Earth's [[Angolmois Energy]]. A Prosecutor was present when the [[Quintesson]]s launched the [[Terrorbreaster]] to support their [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcon]]s in battle with the [[Cybertron Alliance]]. {{storylink|Abominus comic 1}}

===3H comics===
Admiral [[Krahulik]] and Overseer [[Vashik]] were Prosecutor-type Quintessons. {{storylink|Wreckers: Finale Part II}}

===Energon Universe===

A Quintesson Prosecutor was tasked with transporting a [[Quintesson Scorpia]] to the planet [[Master (planet)|Dominus]]. {{storylink|Void Rivals issue 5|Void Rivals #5}} While transporting it, he boarded [[Skuxxoid]]'s [[Rockeroid]] before the pilot realized he had a bounty, locking him up. When [[Darak]] and [[Solila]] were escaping the Rockeroid, the Prosecutor called for them to release him, promising to deliver them to their port of choice if they helped him to his ship. When the three reached the hangar, they found Skuxxoid waiting for them, offering the aliens, who had no bounties on them, a [[Nebulan]] spacecraft if they released the valuable Prosecutor back into his custody. Darak and Solila agreed. {{storylink|Void Rivals issue 3|Void Rivals #3}}

Skuxxoid took the Prosecutor to Cybertron, hoping to trade him for something value. Having nothing to trade with and even less patience for the Quintessons, [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] told the Skuxxoid to get out, the bounty hunter leading his catch away. {{storylink|Void Rivals issue 4|Void Rivals #4}}

Undaunted, Skuxxoid took the the Prosecutor back to Quintessa, trying to sell him back to the [[Quintesson Judge]]. When the Judge queried as to the Scorpia's status, the Prosecutor revealed the weapon's totaled state and their trip to Cybertron before he was ordered to be silent. Out of patience, the Judge ordered the [[Allicon]]s to take the Prosecutor away, promising to deal with him later. {{storylink|Void Rivals issue 5|Void Rivals #5}}

{{--}}

==Toys==
===''War for Cybertron Trilogy''===
[[File:WFCT-toy QuintessonProsecutor.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|"You are not the clown. You are the entire circus."]]
*'''Quintesson Pit of Judgement''' (2020)
{{toydesigner|[[Ken Christiansen]] (concept artist), [[Mario Carreiro]] and [[AJ Piejko-Brown]] (packaging)}}

: The Prosecutor is a non-transforming 2.5-inch tall soft-ish-plastic figurine. Its head and levitation "beam" are connected via [[5 mm post]]s, which gives him a tiny bit of articulation. The beam's post has a 3 mm hole in it, making it compatible with most [[Fire Blast effect]] posts, though its flat base kinda limits its use in that way.

: Hasbro stock photography of the Prosecutor actually managed to show him misassembled, with his body backwards.

: This toy was only available in the "Quintesson Pit of Judgement" box set, along with redecos of the [[Quintesson Judge#Pit|Quintesson Judge]] and [[Sharkticon (species)#War For Cybertron Trilogy|Sharkticon]], the [[Quintesson Bailiff#Toys|Quintesson Bailiff]], and a mini-figure of [[Kranix (G1)#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Kranix]]. It was available first for people who attended the Hasbro Fans Expo in [[Hong Kong]] and preordered the set. It was later made a [[Hasbro PulseCon 2020]] [[exclusive]] in the United States and Canada (except for Quebec), available to Premium members on [[September 23]] 2020, then opened up to all members on [[September 24|the 24th]], where it sold out, went to pre-orders for more, then sold out of pre-orders within a few short hours despite a (stated) 1-per-customer limit.
{{--}}

==Notes==
* In the credits of ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'', the Quintesson Prosecutor is credited as "Quintesson Leader".

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Baishin'in''' (陪審員, "juror")

[[Category:Generations Selects Quintessons]]
[[Category:Quintesson Prosecutors| ]]
[[Category:Void Rivals]]
[[Category:War for Cybertron Trilogy characters]]

Talk:Rainmaker

2023-07-08T22:08:09Z

Mattihase: /* Seige boxset occasionally packaged out of order */ new section

I didn't see any discussion on any of the talk pages about this, so I'll bring it up here even though I'm sure there will be some gnashing of teeth.

But here's my argument. The Seekers from MTMTE 1 are now in toy form dubbed Rainmakers. Is there any reason we can't slot them in here somewhere?

I know, color schemes aren't consistent, but that's not really a big deal, especially where the G1 cartoon is concerned and Acid Storm has a different color layout every time anyway.

I also know it's been stated before that Sunstorm wasn't the yellow guy, but could we argue this is a case of Authorial Intent and New Fiction Trumps Old Fiction?

The thing is, these guys are Rainmakers according to the new toys, so we either say there's two different squads running around G1 with the name name or that these are the same guys (save for Hot Link who was apparently out that day.)

It could also be argued that they aren't the guys from Divide and Conquer, but The Rainmakers are simply a larger squad with six members. What does anyone think?[[User:Riddlerj|Riddlerj]] 10:46, 5 September 2013 (EDT)
:''I also know it's been stated before that Sunstorm wasn't the yellow guy, but could we argue this is a case of Authorial Intent and New Fiction Trumps Old Fiction?''
:But there hasn't been any new fiction that depicts Sunstorm as the same guy as the yellow "Divide and Conquer" Rainmaker. It's not too difficult to believe that the Rainmakers have both a yellow guy and a gold guy among their ranks. --[[User:Sabrblade|Sabrblade]] 11:23, 5 September 2013 (EDT)
:We've had, IIRC, comment from Fun Pub people that the pack being named 'Rainmakers' wasn't ever the intent and it wound up inadvertently happening somehow. So the people who made the set never intended to make them part of this existing team, for what it's worth... [[User:Jalaguy|Jalaguy]] 11:25, 5 September 2013 (EDT)
:The "Rainmakers" description on the toy bag and in the program was an error. They are not Rainmakers. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 11:32, 5 September 2013 (EDT)
:The package says what it says. The BotCon guys aren't the D&C guys, but they are now Rainmakers. You could even argue that this makes Rainmaker the term for non-Conehead Seekers, but I wouldn't take it that far. --[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] 11:36, 5 September 2013 (EDT)
::There's no reason for us to take what has been explicitly stated as an error by the people who made it as a fact. I mean, Minerva's packaging says Minelba on it, but we don't blindly say "oh yes, that must be her proper name". [[User:Jalaguy|Jalaguy]] 13:46, 5 September 2013 (EDT)
:::Well then, did either the comic or a Funpub statement say what the team ''should'' be called? (IDK, haven't read it yet) All 3 of their pages still call their toys the "Rainmaker Set", so even adding the note "They're only called Rainmakers by mistake" won't dislodge that from people's minds. If Minerva hadn't been named anywhere other than here packaging, her name ''would'' effectively be Minelba, right? And even if authorial intent does give us a name, would it be official enough to trump "Rainmakers" by this wiki's standards? [[User:Bumblevivisector|Bumblevivisector]] 14:09, 5 September 2013 (EDT)
::::I have no issue with declaring it an all out mistake, but it definitely should still be mentioned on this page. People who don't know will see the term on those toys and look it up, coming to this page. The link on the Botcon 2013 page actually takes you here which is how I noticed this.[[User:Riddlerj|Riddlerj]] 14:30, 5 September 2013 (EDT)
::::They don't ''have'' to have a correct name. They can just be 'those three guys from MTMTE Pt 1, just like they have been for the last 29 years. This is just my opinion, but taking something where ''the people who actually made it'' have said "no, that shouldn't have been there, it's wrong" and treating it as fact and redefining a bunch of characters because of it seems ''incredibly'' silly. By all means note the error here, but we shouldn't be listing the 'welcoming committee' as new Rainmakers, IMO. [[User:Jalaguy|Jalaguy]] 14:32, 5 September 2013 (EDT)
:::::We'll need to note this on the individual pages and the BotCon 2013 page as well.--[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] 18:30, 5 September 2013 (EDT)

== Siege Caption ==

Can I a caption for the Siege toys? I wanted to put in a joke. {{unsigned|Skywarp Prime}}
:You need to focus more on making substantive edits before considering adding jokes. --[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] ([[User talk:Khajidha|talk]]) 08:59, 9 September 2019 (EDT)

== Seige boxset occasionally packaged out of order ==

My instance of the set came with Acid Storm and Nova Storm swapped around in the packaging and searching around on google images you can find a couple other instances of this mispacking on listings, as well as when they put it on display at SDCC2019 https://news.tfw2005.com/2019/07/19/san-diego-comic-con-2019-siege-rainmakers-3-pack-micromaster-10-pack-images-392454

Is this evidently not unique packaging error worth mentioning in the section on it?

Talk:Pocketbot

2023-03-13T21:52:38Z

Mattihase: Created page with " == "A Robotic design merging Organic and Mechanical"? == Prowl makes this observation about the Pocketbot shortly before its destruction. This seems like a pretty strong sugg..."

== "A Robotic design merging Organic and Mechanical"? ==
Prowl makes this observation about the Pocketbot shortly before its destruction. This seems like a pretty strong suggestion that the Pocketbots are technorganic in nature, though I can imagine it also just having been written as meaning "this robot looks like an animal".
Does this line merit a trivia point on the article?--[[User:Mattihase|Mattihase]] ([[User talk:Mattihase|talk]]) 17:52, 13 March 2023 (EDT)

Tonkanator

2022-10-14T11:09:13Z

Mattihase:

{{faction|autobot}}
:''Tonkanator is an [[Autobot]] [[Combiner]] from [[Tonka]] (via [[Transformers Collaborative]]).''
[[File:Transformers-X-Tonka-Tonkanator.jpg|thumb|200px|]]
'''Tonkanator''' is ready to take on the toughest construction job!<ref>Tonkanator product description on Target.com "TRANSFORMERS-TONKA MASH-UP: Built to take on the toughest jobs! Mega Dozer, Power Digger, Motor Load, Skyhook, Mega Hauler, and Motormix combine to form the mighty Tonkanator!"</ref>

Tonkanator is made up of:
*[[Mega Hauler]] — lower body
*[[Mega Dozer]] — left arm
*[[Motor Load]] — right leg
*[[Motormix]] — left leg
*[[Power Digger]] — right arm
*[[Skyhook]] — upper body

{{TOCclear}}

==Toys==
===''Collaborative''===
[[File:Collaborative-Tonkanator.jpg|thumb|150px|Is it SpongeBob? Is it Pikachu? No, it's Devastator again!]]

*'''Tonkanator''' ([[2022]])
**''Accessories:'' Robot head, head laser, 2 forearms/launchers, 2 fists, 3 missiles, chest plate, hip connector, pelvis armor, rifle, individual robot guns

:''[[Transformers Collaborative]]'' Tonkanator is a yellow Tonka-branded redeco of ''[[The Transformers (toyline)|The Transformers]]'' [[Devastator (G1)/toys|Devastator]]. The gift set containing Tonkanator's components was exclusive to [[Target]] in the United States and was officially revealed on [[June 24]], 2022.

:This release retains the mold changes from the [[Vintage (Walmart toyline)|Vintage G1]] release. Additionally, this version of the set includes only one of the "Rotor Blade" drill projectiles that were included with [[Scavenger (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Scavenger]] and [[Bonecrusher (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Bonecrusher]]; the instructions assign it to [[Power Digger]], and instead give [[Mega Dozer]] the single-tipped missile originally associated with [[Mixmaster (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Mixmaster]].

:As with earlier releases of Devestator, Tonkanator's box art feature flipped artwork of the constituent bots's robot mode. With the exception of Motor Load and Mega Hauler this carries over to the artwork used for them in the instructions, which also features, frustratingly, flipped diagrams for how to apply stickers to the set. Additionally, Motormix is generously depicted with an extra autobot insignia on the leg in the instructions and Tonkanator is given an extra one on their chestplate on the box art.
{{G1ConstructiconMold}}

{{--}}

==Notes==
*Before being officially revealed, Tonkanator was discovered by fans in store listings under the Hasbro codename "Project Yellow".
*There is no official name for the team that comprise Tonkanator

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Autobots]]
[[Category:Collaborative]]
[[Category:Combined forms]]
[[Category:Target exclusives]]
[[Category:Toy-only characters]]

Hook (G1)

2022-10-14T10:59:39Z

Mattihase: added sticker fact

{{picsneeded|toys, fiction not already covered}}
{{factions|decepticon|decepticong2|cobra|ultracon}}
{{disambig3|Hook}}
{{suite}}
:''Hook is a [[Decepticon]] [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicon]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
[[File:DW G1Hook.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"Proud and insolent youth, prepare to meet thy doom!"]]
The snob of the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]], '''Hook''' considers himself an artist. He looks upon the rest of the Decepticons almost as peasants, beneath him to a degree. Though full of himself, Hook is a master craftsman, having truly earned his insufferable ego. His high standards that he holds himself and others to means he takes extra care to ensure even the most simple of jobs is completed to the nth degree of perfection. Although [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] acknowledges Hook's incredible skill, he gets impatient with the time it takes Hook to finish his work. Hook cannot understand the frustration at the delays this causes, he just sees it as doing the job right.

Hook condescends to join his fellow Constructicons in forming [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]]. It is only fitting that he should form the head and shoulders. He has at least once stooped so low as to take Scrapper's place as Devastator's right leg.

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Neil Ross]] (English), [[Yoku Shioya]] (Japanese), [[Kōki Kataoka]] (Japanese, "Heavy Metal War"), [[Keiichi Nanba]] (Japanese, "Microbots"), [[Masashi Ebara]] (Japanese, ''The Movie'')|[[Lu Jun]] (Chinese), [[Edgar Wald]] (Latin American Spanish), [[Carlos Seidl]] (Portuguese), [[Mário Jorge Andrade]] (Portuguese, "City of Steel"), [[Júlio César]] (Portuguese, "The Master Builders" & "Microbots"), [[Ayrton Cardoso]] (Portuguese, "Make Tracks"), [[Garcia Neto]] (Portuguese, "The Movie" VHS dub), [[Francis Lax]] (European French), [[Jacques Ferrière]] (European French, "The Master Builders"), [[Georges Atlas]] (European French, "Microbots", "Make Tracks" & "The Secret of Omega Supreme"), [[François Leccia]] (European French, "The Girl Who Loved Powerglide")}}

[[File:HookG1.jpg|left|upright=0.85|thumb|I am the very model of a modern major general.]]
Hook, who was evil, helped build [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]]. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4}} Later, Megatron used the [[Robosmasher|Robo-Smasher]] to make Hook, who was good, evil. {{storylink|The Secret of Omega Supreme (episode)|The Secret of Omega Supreme}} Finally, Megatron built Hook, who, with his fellow [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]], would attempt to deal with [[Teletraan I]], only to be thwarted by the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]]. [[Bonecrusher (G1)|Bonecrusher]] would then reveal the Constructicons' ability to combine by forming [[Devastator (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Devastator]], who was blasted by [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] into lava. {{storylink|Heavy Metal War}}

[[File:CityofSteel DisassemblingPrime.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|"Did you drop this? There are laws against littering."]]
Hook and the other Constructicons would later appear in [[New York City]], bringing down, then re-erecting the [[Empire State Building]] as a [[New Cybertron|Cybertronian fortress]]. In the time between, he dismantled Optimus Prime, so it was a busy day for him. {{storylink|City of Steel (episode)|City of Steel}} He later helped build the [[Transfixatron]]. Before a second Constructicon device could be used to destroy the powerless Autobots that the Transfixatron had stuck in [[Alternate mode|vehicle mode]], they were rescued, and Hook and the other Constructicons were defeated by their own Transfixatron. {{storylink|The Autobot Run}}

[[File:TheCore HookfixesJazz.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|"Heh, heh, heh! I'm going for the funny bone, Dad!" "Uh oh. He's waking up. Better get him back to the subway station."]]
The Constructicons then built a giant drill to tap into [[Earth's core]], although Hook had to reprimand [[Scavenger (G1)|Scavenger]] for almost messing it up. During the mission, however, the Constructicons got [[dominator disk]]s snuck onto them by a group of Autobots, with [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] blasting one onto Hook with his shoulder cannon. When the Constructicons next formed Devastator, the Autobots activated the disks, taking control of the combiner and forcing him to defeat the other Decepticons. They then took Devastator back to [[Ark (G1)|Autobot headquarters]], where Hook separated from him to help repair [[Jazz (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Jazz]] while simultaneously bragging about his skill. Eventually, Megatron nullified the dominator disks' effects, bringing the Constructicons back into Decepticon control just in time to stop their own out-of-control drill from destroying the planet. {{storylink|The Core}}

[[File:Microbots HookMegatron.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Remember kids, only go to the perfectionist when you want a boob job done. Don't settle for [[Ratchet (SG)|anyone less]].]]
Hook, led by [[Scrapper (G1)|Scrapper]], convinced [[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]] and [[Grapple (G1)|Grapple]] that they wanted to aid the two Autobots in a construction project to build a [[Solar Power Tower]]. Megatron was not at all happy to hear about this, but the Constructicons explained that it was just a ruse, and that they would turn the tower over to him when it was complete. They did, but the structure was subsequently ruined in a battle between Devastator and an attacking force of Autobots. {{storylink|The Master Builders (episode)|The Master Builders}} A few Constructicons, including Hook, came with Megatron as he searched for their [[Nemesis (G1)|crashed spaceship]] in the jungles of [[South America]]. When they found it, Hook let Megatron borrow his [[cyber-forcep]]s so that he could cut loose the ship's power source, the [[Heart of Cybertron]]. Next, Hook was ordered to install the Heart inside Megatron himself, which he did flawlessly. {{storylink|Microbots}}

Hook and the other Constructicons later participated in an all-out battle against the Autobot forces, but in the aftermath everyone but [[Bonecrusher (G1)|Bonecrusher]] lay damaged on the ground. {{storylink|Megatron's Master Plan, Part 2}} They were back in tip-top shape soon enough, which was good since all the other Decepticons were suffering from [[cybertonium]] depletion. Hook and the others took care of a shipment of cybertonium sent from [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], but failed to stop the Dinobots from using the [[space bridge]]. {{storylink|Desertion of the Dinobots, Part 1}}

Hook and the Constructicons later went into space to mine an asteroid. [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]], who had a vendetta against them, followed them and very nearly defeated Devastator. {{storylink|The Secret of Omega Supreme (episode)|The Secret of Omega Supreme}} After [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]] and [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] incapacitated Megatron and [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]], the former promised to share leadership with the Constructicons if they helped build him a "zone defense"—a gigantic labyrinth outside the football arena the [[Triple Changer]] had taken to be headquarters. Everyone but Scrapper ended up getting lost in their own maze, but eventually found their way back to Blitzwing and demanded their share of the bargain. When Blitzwing refused, they merged into Devastator and attacked him, but soon enough Megatron returned and defeated both of them. {{storylink|Triple Takeover}} When Starscream went against Megatron with his [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]], the Constructicons were called in against them, but Devastator was defeated quite utterly by [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]]. {{storylink|Starscream's Brigade}}

[[File:TFTM uncharismatic bore.JPG|left|upright=1.1|thumb|"Uncharismatic bore! That's right, I went there!"]]
Present at the [[Battle of Autobot City]], Hook helped to breach the Autobot defenses as part of Devastator, who withstood an Autobot attack. Despite a second attack by the Dinobots, Devastator managed to hold his own against them before eventually disassembling. Following Megatron's final battle with Optimus Prime, Hook rushed to his leader's side, but stood by silently as Starscream kicked the mortally injured Megatron and then followed the Air Commander's call for a retreat. Later, when Starscream volunteered himself as leader of the Decepticons after flushing Megatron into the vacuum of space, Hook and the other Constructicons contested his claim, arguing their ability to merge into Devastator made them the proper leaders. [[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundwave]] then claimed superiority over the combiner group, Hook responded that the communications officer was an uncharismatic bore and that nobody would follow him. [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] did not take kindly to his comments. Hook and the other Constructicons made it back to Cybertron to be present at Starscream's becoming the new [[Decepticon leader]]. After a fanfare and the death of Starscream at the hands (or cannon) of [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]], Hook and his fellow surviving Decepticons joined in the hunt for the Autobot [[Matrix of Leadership]]. {{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}}
{{note|Hook’s involvement in these events, or events mostly similar, were also chronicled in the comic mini-series "[[Transformers: The Animated Movie]]."}}

However, Galvatron was vanquished and the Decepticons were driven off Cybertron. Hook and Constructicons were forced to take refuge on [[Chaar]] alongside most other Decepticons. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1}} Eventually, the [[Quintesson]]s offered them energy in change for attacking a group of Autobots on [[Goo 8739-B]], and the starved Decepticons happily agreed. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 3}} When Galvatron returned and allied himself with the Quintessons, Hook and the Constructicons were tasked with building [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] out of a human city. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4}}

[[File:BurdenHardestBear Constructicons water.JPG|upright=1.1|thumb|"Shoot, Mixmaster, I dropped my goggles in the water."]]
The Constructicons proceeded to build a giant engine capable of moving an asteroid, but the asteroid was destroyed and instead they fell onto the planet of [[Eurythma]]. {{storylink|Carnage in C-Minor}} During the Decepticon assault on [[Paradron]], Hook and the Constructicons tried to kill [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]] and [[Sandstorm (G1)|Sandstorm]], but failed. {{storylink|Fight or Flee (episode)|Fight or Flee}} They were briefly seen helping the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]] attack [[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]] in the Sea of [[Japan]] {{storylink|The Burden Hardest to Bear}}, followed by the Decepticon attack on Cybertron aiming to infiltrate the [[Plasma Energy Chamber]]. {{storylink|The Rebirth, Part 1}}
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====Japanese cartoon continuity====
=====''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' story pages=====
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=====Scramble City=====
When the Decepticons learned of the Scramble City project being secretly assembled by the Autobots, Megatron sent his henchmen to interfere with their work. The Constructicons joined Starscream and his flying partners in an attack on the Autobots. Optimus Prime and a task force of Autobots held their position until Hook and the Constructicons inevitably joined forces into Devastator. The Aerialbots gave Devastator a good whippin', though, and the Decepticons retreated. {{storylink|Scramble City: Mobilization}}

=====''The Headmasters'' cartoon=====
{{voiceactor|[[Masaharu Satō]] (Japanese)|[[Alejandro Abdalah]] (Latin American Spanish)}}
Hook and the Constructicons were stationed on Earth in 2011, under the command of [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]]. They attempted to prevent Ultra Magnus from sending reinforcements to Cybertron to help the Autobots fend off Galvatron's siege on [[Vector Sigma]]. Hook and his squad were ganging up on the [[Trainbot]]s until [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] arrived and shooed them off with his superior firepower. Having failed to stop the Autobot reinforcements from departing, the Constructicons followed them to Cybertron. As Devastator, they tried to shoot [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] in the back, but Optimus Prime foiled their aim, making them hit [[Abominus (G1)|Abominus]] instead. {{storylink|Four Warriors Come out of the Sky}} Devastator was involved in a combiner shootout on Cybertron until the [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Battleship Maximus]] arrived and annihilated the Decepticon combiners. {{storylink|The Mystery of Planet Master}}

Hook and the Constructicons were guarding the Decepticon [[space bridge]] on [[Earth]], but failed miserably when [[Blaster (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Twincast]] single-handedly fought them off and stole a ride on the bridge. {{storylink|The Great Cassette Operation}}

=====''Unite Warriors''=====
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Unite Warriors Offshot#Crystal City Reconstruction Project|Crystal City Reconstruction Project}}}}

=====''Zone'' cartoon, manga, and story pages=====
Seeking to create a [[Decepticon Zone]] to counter the [[Micro|Autobot Zone]], [[Emperor of Destruction|Decepticon Emperor]] [[Violengiguar]] gathered together the Nine Great Demon Generals, upgrading them with powerful new armor and weaponry, then sent them forth to conquer planets. Hook was among those summoned, but only in the form of Devastator. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (story page)|Zone Part 1}} {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (manga)|Zone}} {{storylink|Enter the New Supreme Commander, Dai Atlas!}}

=====e-HOBBY comics=====
After [[Galvatron II|Galvatron]] forcefully took command of Megatron's forces, Hook and Bonecrusher were put to work guarding an undersea base, where human and Decepticon science worked in concert to manufacture techno-genetic monstrosities. The laboratory came under attack from an Autobot raiding party, and Hook and Bonecrusher were too petrified by [[Eldedroid|what appeared to be]] Optimus Prime himself, come to undo their schemes, to effectively fight back. {{storylink|MP-1B Cybertron Commander / Convoy Black Ver.}}

=====''Generations Selects Special Comic''=====
By [[2050]], Hook was working alongside Autobot scientists and engineers to explore uses for [[Angolmois Energy]] on Earth. {{storylink|Volcanicus comic 1}}

====''TV Magazine'' comic continuity====
=====''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' comic=====
As Megatron boasted about how [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] would trounce [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] once its construction was complete, Hook came in to inform him that the Autobots had caught wind of the Insecticons' attack on Japan. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 3|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #3}}

On an island paradise, Hook and the Constructicons were performing excavation work for Megatron's new fortress, at the cost of the natural resources and precious animals. The Autobots arrived to stop the Decepticons. Despite their vast power, [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] and the combined Devastator failed to defeat the Autobots due to their lack of teamwork, and the Constructicons were knocked back into their component parts. The Autobots forced Hook and his comrades to undo the damage they had done to the island. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 6|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #6}}

=====''The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers''=====
In the year [[2010]], Hook participated in a Decepticon attack on the planet Feminia. He and his team merged into Devastator in order to battle alongside Bruticus and Menasor against their Autobot counterparts Superion, Defensor and Omega Supreme. The fight was fairly evenly matched until Galvatron called up his ace-in-the-hole, [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]], whose power was unmatched by any of the Autobots... except for the [[Omnibot (G1)|Omnibots]], who essentially tied Predaking's shoelaces together until he fell over, straight into Devastator and his chums, sending them all toppling to the ground and knocking them to bits. {{storylink|The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers issue 5|The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers #5}}
{{note|Hook only appears as a component of Devastator}}

====''Wings Universe''====
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Nine million years ago, Hook was a member of the construction team that built [[Crystal City]]. It was during this project that he and his fellow Constructicons were introduced to [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]]. {{storylink|Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 42|Hauler's ''Wings of Honor'' profile}} Hailed for his technical genius and skill, Hook soon came to take command of all Constructicons and formed his own faction. He aligned himself with the Decepticons in order to maintain access to Kaon's smelting pools, which granted him access to the raw building material he needed to continue his work. Unhappy with this arrangement, seven renegade Constructicons went underground, building Megatron in an attempt to take power for themselves. Unfortunately for them, Megatron turned on them and formed his own group of Decepticons, eventually brainwashing Hook and the others into his service with the Robo-Smasher. {{storylink|Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 42|Devastator's ''Wings of Honor'' profile}} Among their first acts as Decepticons, the Constructicons destroyed Crystal City. {{storylink|Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 42|Hauler's ''Wings of Honor'' profile}}

Hook was the [[Decepticon Warlord]] who led the Constructicon faction during the early days of the Great War. When the factions came under threat from the [[Elite Guard|Cybertron Elite Guard]], they formed a War Council with the intention of combining their talents to destroy the Elite Guard. Hook's spies had discovered some [[Combiner|intriguing technology]] in the ruins of [[Gygax]], however information gathered by [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] at the meeting enabled [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] to persuade Hook to merge their factions. {{storylink|A Team Effort}} Following Megatron's conquering of Deathsaurus's territory, Deathsaurus's [[Combiner]] technology was applied to Hook and his team to create Devastator. {{storylink|Battle Lines, Part 5}}

During the third Cybertronian war, the Constructicons were ambushed at [[Elevation Recostalus]] by a group of Autobots including [[Hauler]] and [[Erector (G1)|Erector]], who disabled them before they could form Devastator. The group remained offline until 1984, when Megatron rebuilt them on Earth and appointed Scrapper as leader in Hook's place. {{storylink|Transformers I.Q.#issue 45|Transformers I.Q. last issue review}}

During the [[Battle of Autobot City]], Devastator was blasted apart by [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]]'s team. Hook and the other Constructicons began pursuing the Autobots, gunning down [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]] in the process. {{storylink|A Flash Forward}}

====''Cloud''====
The Hook of "OG001 Spacetime" was ordered by [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] to combine with his fellow Constructicons into Devastator to face off against the [[Megatron (Cloud)|Megatron]] of [[Cloud World]]. The foreign Decepticon easily defeated the combiner, sending his components fleeing in terror. {{storylink|Rampage (Cloud)|Rampage}}

====Ask Vector Prime====
In a universe created by [[Gong (GoBots)|Gong]] and [[Sideways (RID)|Sideways]], the Constructicons participated in the siege of [[Guardian (GoBots)|Guardian]] City by forming Devastator. {{storylink|Echoes and Fragments}}

===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
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[[File:Constructiconsbornmarvel.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|left|Hook is the green and purple one.]]
Early in the Transformers' war on [[Earth]], [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]] used the stolen power of the [[Matrix of Leadership|Creation Matrix]] to give life to the first of a new generation of Decepticon warriors, the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]]. Hook and the other Constructicons were immediately given a mission upon their coming online—construct a communications tower to transmit a message to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. A truckstop was raided for raw materials, which attracted the ire of trucker [[Bomber Bill]], who, with the aid of the [[Autobot]]s, managed to destroy the tower Hook and the other Constructicons had built. {{storylink|The Next Best Thing to Being There!}}

''Hook and the Constructicons, after troubleshooting their union as [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]], were sent by Shockwave to abduct [[Buster Witwicky (G1)|Buster Witwicky]]. After tracking the boy down to a demolition derby, and merging into Devastator to fend off the Autobots they found there, the Constructicons' attack was suddenly called off. While Devastator battled, [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]] had discovered that Buster held the rest of the Creation Matrix in his head, and considered this too great a revelation to proceed as initially planned.'' {{storylink|Devastation Derby!}}

After [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]]'s retaking of Decepticon command, Hook and the other Constructicons were charged with building perimeter defences around [[Wyoming base|their headquarters]] located at the base of a coal strip mine in eastern [[Wyoming]]. Devastator's services were again required when the Autobots staged a surprise attack, but they retreated once they had what they needed; data on the Constructicons' combining process. {{storylink|Command Performances!}}

[[File:Centurion hook in the national interest.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|Collaborate and listen.]]
''Hook and his fellow Decepticons followed a tracer signal to find the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]], who were sheltering [[Joy Meadows]], her camera crew, and their footage debunking the Decepticons' ''[[Donny Finkleberg|Robot-Master]]'' propaganda. During the ensuing fight, Hook battled [[Swoop (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Swoop]] alongside [[Scavenger (G1)|Scavenger]] and [[Mixmaster (G1)|Mixmaster]], at least until the arrival of [[Centurion (Marvel)|Centurion]] evened the odds. Eventually, Soundwave ended the fight, destroying Meadows' footage, and the Decepticons left the area.'' {{storylink|In the National Interest}}

''The Constructicons were sent into frigid [[Yukon]] territory to work on a secret project. They were discovered by [[Jazz (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Jazz]] and [[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]], only for the two Autobots to accidentally betray their presence with an accidental weapons discharge. The Constructicons chased down the interlopers, blasting at them through a nearby forest. During the chase, they merged into Devastator in an attempt to overtake the pair. While in this form, they were duped into blasting a hydro-electric dam. Realizing what was coming, the Constructicons only had time enough to separate before the concrete structure collapsed, unleashing a torrent of water. The Constructicons were submerged in the flood, allowing the Autobots to escape.'' {{storylink|The Mission}}

''When [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] [[Time travel|came back in time]] to [[1986]], he summarily dispatched Megatron and forced the Constructicons to help him in constructing a massive energy cannon which would be useful to him in the future. Despite working on his project, Hook and the others showed no other loyalty to Galvatron, and remained out of the fighting until the future Decepticons returned to their own time after the cannon had been destroyed by [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ultra Magnus]] and the future Autobots [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Hot Rod]], [[Kup (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Kup]] and [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]].'' {{storylink|Target: 2006}}

{{GIJoeTransformersfiction}}
Hook and the other Constructicons were called upon to defend the Decepticons' [[Club Con|base in the Florida Keys]] from a joint attack by [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]], [[Cobra]], and the Autobots. Forming Devastator once again, they brawled with [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] until a blast from Superion's rifle caused a malfunction in Devastator's coupling links and he broke up into his components. {{storylink|...All Fall Down!}}

[[File:Scrapper hook long haul toy soldiers.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|Should've gone to Specsavers.]]
During [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]]'s command, Hook and the other Constructicons (except Mixmaster) raided a building site in downtown [[Atlanta]], [[Georgia]] for raw materials such as girders. {{storylink|Toy Soldiers!}} Hook was next seen aboard the Decepticons' island base in the [[Caribbean Sea|Caribbean]] when it was attacked by the Autobot [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmasters]] looking to rescue Buster Witwicky. {{storylink|The Desert Island of Space!}}

Ratbat ordered an attack on the combined Autobot forces on Earth's [[Moon (moon)|moon]] while [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] and [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]] dueled for leadership. Under the cover of battle, Hook and the other Constructicons retrieved the remains of several fallen and captured Decepticons. {{storylink|Totaled!}}
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=====Earthforce=====
{{earthforcefiction}}
At some point, Hook and the other Constructicons lost the ability to combine into Devastator. {{storylink|Desert Island Risks!}}

When the Decepticon faction on Earth split into two, Hook chose to work for Megatron rather than Shockwave. However that quickly became academic when Soundwave announced the unification of the two forces under his and [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]]'s joint command while their respective leaders were away, battling each other at [[Memphis Airport]]. {{storylink|Internal Affairs!}}

Under Soundwave's command, Hook joined a massive Decepticon offensive against the Autobot [[Earthbase]]. Their goal was to kill some Autobots, while also distracting them as Starscream looted a human [[oil tanker]] in the [[Gulf of Mexico]]. Both goals proved fruitless, and the Decepticons were driven off. {{storylink|Divide and Conquer!}}

=====Marvel UK future timelines=====
{{note|The movie adaptation, originally published by Marvel US, is in italics}}
[[File:Starscream constructicons the planet-eater.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]
''In one future Hook and the other Constructicons were present at the [[Battle of Autobot City]], where they helped to breach the Autobot defenses as Devastator, though the Decepticons were ultimately driven off and forced to dump their wounded in deep space.'' {{storylink|The Planet-Eater!}}

When the Decepticons were forced into a suicidal assault on [[Autobase]] by [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] and [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] in [[2008]], Hook was among the many Decepticons seen in combat with the Autobots. {{storylink|The Legacy of Unicron!}}
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====Marvel ''Generation 2'' comic====
Hook was seen on board the [[Warworld]] among the Decepticons rallied by [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] against [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]]'s [[Cybertronian (faction)|Cybertronians]]. {{storylink|New Dawn}}

====''Classics''====
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Both Hook and [[Mixmaster (G1)|Mixmaster]] were curiously absent from the Constructicons, with the enigmatic [[Hightower (Classics)|Hightower]] in their place. It's unclear why this was, but Hightower himself joked about stripping enough spare parts off of [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]] to "build a new Hook". {{storylink|Crossing Over: Part 6}}

====''Transformers '84''====
[[File:Yellow hook secrets and lies.jpg|thumb|left|upright=0.6]]
In the early days of the [[Great War (G1)|war]] on Cybertron, a yellow-coloured version of Hook was part of the team that worked on [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]]'s "[[Project Dreadnought]]". {{storylink|Secrets & Lies issue 1|Secrets & Lies #1}}
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===Marvel Storybooks continuity===
Under the guise of the [[Global Corporation]], Hook and his fellow Constructicons created sophisticated buildings all around the world. Within each building, however, was hidden a mechanism that would trap underground all within the structure. When the scheme was put into motion and the Autobots responded with an attack, Hook and his fellow contructicons merged to become The Devastator. Though in this form, the Constructicons were able to overpower the Autobots, that changed when the Dinobots arrived. Hook and Scrapper were the first ones to die by Swoop's hand, when the Dinobot bombardier released missiles in Devastator's face at point-blank range. {{storylink|Battle for Earth}}

[[File:Constructicons-ASW.jpeg|thumb|upright=1.1]]
As Devastator, Hook and the other Constructicons stumbled upon [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]] admiring his reflection in the wilderness, and managed to capture the vain Autobot. The group revealed their individual components to their prisoner once he was safely locked up within Decepticon headquarters. They rejoined forces to combat an Autobot rescue party that attempted to storm Decepticon base, and captured [[Slag (G1)|Slag]], [[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]], and [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] as well, putting them in Sunstreaker's cell. Pleased with the development, Megatron informed Hook that he would be charged in rebuilding the captured Autobots as Decepticons. Bonecrusher interjected, hoping to be the one to be allowed to destroy the Autobts prior to their reconstruction. Hook objected, claiming that he should be the one to destroy them. The two Constructicons began to squabble, prompting Megatron to break up the fight by promising them each an Autobot to destroy. The opportunity never came, however, as the Constructicons were once more prompted to combine into Devastator to contemplate an Autobot peace offering; a life-sized statue of the gestalt! The peace offering turned out to be an Autobot ruse, and reinforcement burst forth from within the statue. The Autobots forced Devastator to break up into his component pieces by thoroughly dividing his attention, and so Hook joined the fight against the Autobots as an individual. The Decepticons ultimately lost the battle to the Autobots. {{storylink|The Autobots' Secret Weapon}}
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===Marvel coloring books===
Shockwave led the Constructicons in an attack on a human village, intent on razing the town and building a fuel plant in its place. The Constructicons, blindly loyal to Shockwave, obeyed all his orders as he dispensed them. Little did they know, the Decepticons were being spied upon from orbit by the Autobot [[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]]. Cosmos relayed what was happening to his teammates, who rolled into action to put an end to the Decepticons' plot. Hook and his allies were beaten up, shoved down into a pit, and had quick-drying cement poured over them to hold them in place. {{storylink|The Autobot Spy in the Sky}}

When the Decepticons learned that the Autobots had long ago lost a large shipment of Energon cubes at the Ark's original crash site, Galvatron ordered them to head to Mt. St. Hillary to uncover it. There, Hook fought the Autobots over possession of it. The brawl ended when Starscream scarfed down all of the Energon, and proceeded to pick a fight with Galvatron. {{storylink|The Lost Treasure of Cybertron}}
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===''Find Your Fate Junior''===
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====Earthquake====
Hook was brought the remain of the Autobot Beachcomber, who had attempted to infiltrate the Decepticons’ newest secret fortress. Megatron then ordered Hook and Mixmaster to rebuild the Autobot, but replace his memory chip with a Destructicon chip, creating the perfect Decepticon double-agent. The pair botched the job, and Beachcomber was sent off with his mind untampered.{{storylink|Earthquake (book)|Earthquake}}
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====Desert Flight====
[[File:DesertFlightHookandGravityGun.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1]]
Hook was part of a Decepticon deployment stationed in a desert base. The Decepticons plotted to lure the Autobots in a trap through the use of an anti-gravity beam. Using the beam on a nearby human settlement, the Autobots would be duped into coming to the fleshliness’ rescue, only to be themselves trapped by the effects of the beam. Hook was in charge of manning the gravity gun.

In the event that the Autobots used a trojan ruse to infiltrate the Decepticon base, and the Decepticons’ forcefield was disabled, a wayward shot from Megatron revealed to the Autobots both the gravity gun and Hook's location. Turning the gun about, Hook caught Optimus Prime in the gravity-nullifying ray as the Autobot leader led a charge towards him.

If [[Buddy]], the Autobots’ current human companion who had snuck up to the gravity gun's control panel, pulled the gravity gun's horizontal control just as Hook turned the weapon to full power, the weapon would swivel and catch Megatron in its beam, tearing the Decepticon leader to pieces.

If Buddy instead cowered away, Cosmos came to Optimus worked together to commandeer the gravity gun from Hook, knocking him aside.

In a completely different possible sequence of events, Hook was assigned to create a perfect duplicate of Cosmos, who had been taken prisoner by the Decepticons. Hook would then conceal a proton bomb within the duplicate, that would explode when the false-Cosmos reported to Optimus.

In many other outcomes, Hook got clobbered while he was guarding the anti-gravity gun. {{storylink|Desert Flight}}
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====Autobot Alert!====
In one possible scenario, the Constructicons were responsible for building the Decepticons’ command centre in the evil robots’ latest plot of taking over the Earth. They also were responsible for stocking Astrotrain with explosives and weapons before the Decepticon shuttle launched into space to further sabotage Earth's satellites.

In a different possible scenario, the Constructicons joined Galvatron on his campaign to retrieve an ancient cybertite sphere containing the secret of an ancient Autobot power-booster. Discovering that the sphere was within a sunken ship off the California coast, the Constructicons merged into Devastator in order to retrieve it. {{storylink|Autobot Alert!}}
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===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
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Nine million years ago, Hook and the Constructicons were helping Megatron in his plot to turn Cybertron into a mobile juggernaut, raging throughout the universe. He defended the engine controls alongside [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]] and [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] against Grimlock's commandos, but eventually gave up and scattered before the big boom. {{storylink|The War Within issue 6|The War Within #6}} Sometime later, he and the Constructicons were the first to break the [[Crisis Intervention Accord]] during the Dark Ages, joining up with [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] and the [[Ultracon]]s in their Devastator form, and doing battle with [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]] and the [[Wrecker]]s in the [[Tagan Heights]]. {{storylink|Escalation}} The Constructicons were eventually defeated when the Protectobots overloaded him with electricity, shutting him down and forcing him to split into his individual components.... though not before the conflict devastated a large portion of Cybertron's biggest manufacturing area. {{storylink|Devastation}}

At some point after the initial launch of the ''Nemesis'', Hook and the Constructicons wound up on Earth during the 1980s and began working with Megatron and his faction of Decepticons on that planet. Unfortunately, they were eventually captured and detained during [[Operation Liberation]] in 1998, when the united human and Autobot forces brought them down. Earth's triumph turned to tragedy in 1999, however, as the initial flight of the [[Ark II]] back to Cybertron exploded in mid-air, apparently destroying all the Transformers on board. When the Decepticons awoke in 2002, Hook was part of the initial assault on [[San Francisco]] along with the rest of the Constructicons as Devastator. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 4|Prime Directive #4}} Despite their victory over the counterpart combiner, [[Superion (G1)|Superion]], the Constructicons were eventually brought low by [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] himself. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 5|Prime Directive #5}}

''Soon revived by Starscream's good graces, Hook and the Constructicons loyally served under the former Decepticon lieutenant commander after Megatron disappeared off the face of the Earth. The "spin the bottle" leadership of the Constructicons apparently fell to Hook in these days, and he and his team began operating out of [[Las Vegas]], where Starscream had set up a base of operations called "New Centurion", after his home city-state on Cybertron. In defending New Centurion, Hook coordinated his dutiful minions Scrapper and Mixmaster against the invading forces of [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] and his Autobot comrades. The lofty Constructicon attempted to direct the battle from the air, but [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] managed to knock Hook out of the sky, physically grappling with him and pulling the surgeon down to the ground below. Then Grimlock stepped on his head. It hurt. A lot.'' {{storylink|Transformers: Hardwired|Hardwired}}

''Megatron eventually returned to Earth, but Hook and the Constructicons owed Starscream for reconstructing them, and so remained loyal to him when the Decepticons split into two factions. Of course, this only meant they were among the first to be captured by the [[Keeper (species)|Keepers]] when those aliens took over Las Vegas and turned Starscream into their puppet. Trapped behind an impenetrable force dome, Hook and the Constructicons attempted to batter their way out as Devastator using sheer brute force, until [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]] offered a better idea. Reconverting into their separate modes, the Constructicons dug a tunnel out beneath the force field, enabling Starscream's faction to join the final battle against the Keepers. Acting as Devastator, they were too far away from Optimus Prime and his [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]]-induced force shield when the American nuclear assault was dropped on the Keepers, and were blasted into pieces.'' {{storylink|Transformers: Annihilation|Annihilation}}

''The nuclear blast left Devastator fused into his singular [[robot mode]], leaving him unable to split back into Hook and his other components. Eventually, Devastator fell into the Void along with [[Omega Sentinel (G1)|Omega Sentinel]] in the final conflict with the Keepers, and was left in [[stasis lock]], drifting in the vacuum of space, after the Sentinel destroyed the Keepers' power source and shattered the Void back into real space-time. The starship ''[[Bounty]]'', on a secret space mission from Earth, came across Devastator's remains and planned to tow him back to Earth.'' {{storylink|Transformers: Fusion|Fusion}}

The pieces of Hook and the Constructicons fell under the control of [[Earth Defense Command]], and were held in their [[Roswell]] facility for study. {{storylink|Generation 1 issue 0|Generation 1 #0}}

===''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers''===
[[File:DrMindbender-wishbone.jpg|thumb|225px|Dr. Mindbender will never [[Improsoned Inferno|improson]] Hook again.]]
The ruthless terrorist organization known as [[Cobra]] dug dozens of Autobots and Decepticons out of their four-million-year resting place and began rebuilding them into a Cobra-controlled army. However, with [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] and [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]]'s help, the mind-controlled Transformers were awakened, and a very angry Hook crushed the Cobra machine he was carrying before moving onto the humans that had been controlling him. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 3|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #3}} After capturing [[Doctor Mindbender]], Hook sorta felt like playing wishbone with the human, but opted for dropping him into Mixmaster's mixing drum instead. Unfortunately, he was robbed of this pleasure when Soundwave arrived and took the doctor to help him work the [[SPS Satellite]]. The Constructicons were subsequently ordered to defend the satellite's controls from the attacking Autobots and [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joes]]. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 4|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #4}} Hook and the others combined into Devastator to fight off the enemies, but the giant was overwhelmed and defeated relatively quickly. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 5|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #5}}
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===''The Beast Within''===
During an all-out Decepticon offensive against the Autobots, Hook and his fellow Constructicons Long Haul, Mixmaster and Bonecrusher ganged up on Sideswipe. He and his fellow Constructicons were blown away by an explosion. Then, Hook watched on in horror as [[Beast (G1)|The Beast]], the Dinobots’ gestalt form, dispatched Predaking in one sword strike. Brought out of his stupor by Onslaught, Hook joined with the other Constructicons to form Devastator. {{storylink|The Beast Within}}
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===2005 IDW continuity===
:*''First Appearance:'' [[Megatron Origin issue 2|''Megatron Origin'' #2]]; [[All Hail Megatron issue 1|''Transformers: All Hail Megatron'' #1]] (modern era)

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After the [[Senate]] cut back significantly on the need for sentient workers in the realm of manual labor, Hook and the Constructicons found themselves out of work. They found new employment, however, in the underground gladiator tournaments of [[Kaon (polity)|Kaon]]. Instead of personally participating in the death sports, the Constructicons maintained the arena itself, creating a new stadium at random locations just hours before each match began, using nothing more than the raw materials at hand. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 2|Megatron Origin #2}} As [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron's]] plans moved from [[gladiatorial combat]] to [[Great War (G1)|insurrection]], Hook and the Constructicons turned their talents from arena building to weapon modifications. When the [[Seeker (body-type)|Seekers]] joined Megatron, Hook modified them to possess [[Null-ray|onboard weaponry]]. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 3|Megatron Origin #3}}

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As the war began to sweep across Cybertron, Hook and the Constructicons remained loyal followers of Megatron. When the Decepticons joined forces with [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Orion Pax]]'s Autobots to overthrow [[Zeta Prime (G1)|Zeta Prime]], Hook participated in their combined assault on the [[Citadel]]. {{storylink|Overthrown}} Betrayed by Megatron, Orion Pax became Optimus Prime and rallied an army against the Decepticons with a charismatic planet-wide broadcast that the Constructicons witnessed. {{storylink|Broadcast}} Four million years ago, Hook was working with [[Soundwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Soundwave]] and his Mini-Cassettes to run interference for an energon convoy bringing fresh supplies to Megatron's army. {{storylink|The Iron Age}} At one point the Constructicons were stationed on [[Varas Centralus]] alongside [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] and [[Sky-Byte (RID)|Sky-Byte]], where they committed some atrocity that was enough to cause Sky-Byte to abandon the Decepticon cause. {{storylink|A Better Tomorrow}}

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Millions of years later, Hook and his pals were eventually called to Earth, where they used their newly acquired combination ability to beat down the local Autobots. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 7|All Hail Megatron #7}} As the Decepticons moved on to [[New York City]], Hook was shocked to hear Scrapper declare that they were benevolent aliens who had come to preach to the humans about kindness and cooperation. He quickly got the joke, though, and shared a good laugh with Scrapper as they started killing fleshlings left and right. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 1|All Hail Megatron #1}} After mysteriously failing to recognise [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]], whom he'd met yonks ago, Hook joined the other Constructicons in forming [[Devastator (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Devastator]] and attacking the city's tunnels. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 2|All Hail Megatron #2}} The primary task of the Constructicons, however, was to build an unknown structure in New York (cannibalising the local buildings to do so). Hook made the supreme sacrifice here of actually ''being'' in that filthy cramped hovel. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 3|All Hail Megatron #3}}

Hook was one of many Decepticons to listen Megatron's speech about conquest. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 4|All Hail Megatron #4}}

When [[Starscream (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Starscream]] decided to take leadership of the Decepticons, Hook and the other Constructicons sided with him. They combined into Devastator and attacked Megatron, but failed to kill him due to an attack by human jets. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 10|All Hail Megatron #10}} The jets were soon followed by a unit of Autobots, and Devastator met his match in [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]]. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 11|All Hail Megatron #11}} The battle ended with Devastator getting shot straight through the torso. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 12|All Hail Megatron #12}}

[[File:A Rude Awakening Mixmaster and Hook.jpg|thumb|upright=2.0|left]]
Hook survived the damage done to Devastator's chest, but was captured and deactivated by [[Skywatch]]. Two years after the battle in New York, Hook, Mixmaster and several other prisoners were retrieved from Skywatch by a group of Transformers attempting to get off the planet. The group's leader, the Autobot [[Hot Rod (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Hot Rod]], assigned [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] to bring Hook's consciousness back. {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 2: "A Rude Awakening"|A Rude Awakening}} The Autobot was successful, and Hook joined Mixmaster and Scrapper in constructing a starship that was ostensibly for both the Autobots and Decepticons. {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 3: "Seasons in Flight"|Seasons in Flight}}

Of course, things didn't actually work out that way. Unable to convince Rodimus to let him reassemble the Constructicons, Swindle instead applied combiner technology to the [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticon]]s, creating [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]]. Hook and the other Decepticons turned on the Autobots, and Hook was seen in battle against Optimus Prime. (Losing.) After Menasor was brought down, Swindle escaped from the Autobots and Skywatch along with some Constructicons, possibly including Hook. {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 5: "Earthworks"|Earthworks}} When Megatron returned to Earth four months later, Hook rejoined the main Decepticon army. He and the others observed as a lone Optimus Prime confronted Megatron, and was caught in the explosion when Prime had a satellite fall on top of Decepticons. {{storylink|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 5: Enemy Mine|Enemy Mine}}

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Megatron would later use [[space bridge]] technology built into in his new body to summon Hook and the rest of the Decepticons to him on Cybertron. To battle the Autobots, Hook and the other Constructions combined into Devastator, but lost because the giant's right leg was paralyzed due to combining with a dead Scrapper. They were soon mind-controlled by [[D-Void]], via [[Galvatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Galvatron]], into combining with Galvatron's [[Sweep (G1)|Sweep]] army and forming a huge monster. {{storylink|Chaos Part Three: Kings}} Once this "[[Deceptigod]]" was defeated, the Decepticons were left weakened, and so the Autobots captured them and planted [[Inhibitor/deterrence chip|I/D chips]] in their heads. Hook and the others were briefly released to violently deal with a [[NAIL]] riot. {{storylink|Transformers: The Death of Optimus Prime|The Death of Optimus Prime}}

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Hook was sitting around in the Decepticon prison when [[Needlenose (G1)|Needlenose]] and [[Horri-Bull]] were brought in for beating a NAIL. {{storylink|The Autonomy Lesson (issue)|The Autonomy Lesson}} Hook was later outraged that the Autobots had the gall to call [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]]'s death a "suicide", then recruited along the other Constructicons to dig out some victims from a blast crater. {{storylink|Stick Together}} The team continued to build things for the Autobots until one day when they found [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]] being chased down by them. Coming to Bombshell's defense, the Constructicons beat up [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]] and fought with [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] until [[Prowl (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Prowl]] showed up, threatening to detonate their I/D chips. They just taunted him since Ratbat had disabled the chips, but Prowl used a secret passcode to override the tampering and detonate them anyway, seemingly killing the Constructicons. {{storylink|Devisive}} In truth, the Autobot had already fallen under Bombshell's mind-control, allowing the Insecticon to fake the Constructicons' deaths and hide them away for the purpose of perfecting Devastator. {{storylink|The Verge}} Once Megatron returned from a long absence, Hook combined with his fellows into the new Devastator—with Prowl serving as the head while Hook relocated to the right leg—who was then deployed to conquer [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]]. {{storylink|Before the Dawn}} Devastator was taken apart when Prowl fought back and rejected the combiner, which would have allowed Megatron himself to take his place had the Decepticon leader not been defeated in the process of combining. {{storylink|Heavy Is the Head}}

The Autobots and Decepticons were exiled from Iacon following the battle, but Hook and the Constructicons, fascinated by the nasty memories they'd seen in Prowl's mind during their time as Devastator, left their faction to join their new idol among the Autobots. One brief scuffle with the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] later, they were allowed to stay at the Autobot camp, where they promptly picked a fight with Arcee before the like-minded Dinobots calmed them down. {{storylink|Second Exodus}} They were caught in the [[Quintessa (IDW)|Necrotitan]]'s "death wave", but were healed from its effects when the Titan was brought down by [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]. {{storylink|Finis Temporis: Dark Cybertron Chapter 9|Finis Temporis}} As the Transformers got together to celebrate the defeat of the Necrotitan, the Constructicons ignored everything in favor of praising Prowl, and later cheered him on when he got into a fight with (as Hook likes to call him) "[[Chromedome (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Clowndome]]". {{storylink|The Becoming: Dark Cybertron Chapter 10|The Becoming}} When the planet was invaded by a 70 billion-strong army of [[Ammonite]]s sent by [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Shockwave]], the Constructicons followed Prowl into battle where Hook convinced Prowl they had to form Devastator and protect Metroplex from [[Monstructor (G1)|Monstructor]]. {{storylink|Black Planet: Dark Cybertron Chapter 11|Black Planet}} They were victorious, and went on to witness Megatron defect to the Autobots. {{storylink|...And the Damage Done: Dark Cybertron Finale|...And the Damage Done}}

Prowl, who had finally realized the advantages of having a combiner on his side, brought the Constructicons with him to Earth when Optimus Prime went in search of Alpha Trion. The Constructicons saved the ''[[Ark-7]]'' from burrowing human missiles, and formed Devastator to fight the Decepticons under Galvatron's command. {{storylink|Earthfall Part 2: Detonation Boulevard|Detonation Boulevard}} After the battle they returned to the ''Ark-7'' alongside the Autobots. {{storylink|Earthfall Part 3: The Mind Bomb|The Mind Bomb}}

Thanks to Scavenger's stint as an information-leaking double agent, Prowl was able to laucnh a sneak attack on the EDC's [[Marshall Island]] base, using stealth paint to get the drop on his enemies. {{storylink|Earthfall Part 5: I Dream of Wires|I Dream of Wires}} Back aboard the ''Ark-7'', Prowl and the Constructicons listened in on Optimus Prime's conversation with Alpha Trion. {{storylink|The Crucible}}

When the Autobots began hunting for the [[Enigma of Combination]], Prowl and the Constructicons went in serach of Spike Witwicky. {{storylink|Onyx Interface Part One: Signals, Calls, and Marches|Signals, Calls, and Marches}} Their search took them to [[Tokyo]], where they secured their asset but ran afoul of Galvatron. {{storylink|Onyx Interface Part Two: Vs.|Vs.}} Feigning a truce with their mutual nemesis, the team stormed the [[Onyx]] facility by forming Devastator. Devastator ultimately went berserk due to his loathing of Spike and ruined the mission, allowing [[Scoop (G1)|Scoop]] to abscond with the Enigma. The team was forced to retreat back to the ''Ark-7''. {{storylink|The Onyx Interface Conclusion: The Obliterati|The Obliterati}}

After Prowl learned that Optimus Prime had helped Starscream form a permanent [[Council of Worlds|alliance]] with [[Caminus (planet)|Caminus]], the team hijacked the ship's new spacebridge to travel to Cybertron {{storylink|The Possible Light}}, where they formed Devastator. Superion and Defensor ultimately brought down Devastator, and the Constructicons were sent to a secret prison - Starscream wasn't done with them yet. {{storylink|Mistakes and Mayhem}} Seeking a new edge, Starscream drafted [[Scoop (G1)|Scoop]] into the team, knowing that Scoop's fanaticism would force Devastator to obey his orders. {{storylink|You, Me, and the Universe}} Ultimately, however, Devastator wound up losing control. After [[Optimus Maximus (G1)|Optimus Maximus]] and his fellow combiners felled the giant, Hook was re-imprisoned with the other Constructicons. {{storylink|All That Remains}}

Although the individual Constructicons were still considered criminals, Starscream made allowances for releasing his own "loyal to the Chosen One" combiner when necessary. The Constructicons reformed Devastator at Starscream's command to thwart a group of Decepticons commandeering the space bridge, {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 1: Once Upon a Time on Earth|Once Upon a Time on Earth}} and to siege the colony ship [[Vigilem|Carcer]] when [[Elita One (G1)|Elita-One]] refused to transform her Titan in defense of Cybertron from [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]]'s [[zombie]] fleet. {{storylink|Desperate Measures (Till All Are One)|Desperate Measures}}

Following the impeachment and arrest of Starscream, the Constructicons received pardons, and later watched from a nearby rooftop as [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Onyx Prime]] and [[Liege Maximo]] arrived on Cybertron and joined Optimus and his retinue for a meeting in the [[Spire]]. Though the other Constructicons initially laughed off off Scoop's renewed faith in his "Chosen One," who had seemingly foreseen this series of events, {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 2: Another Mine|Another Mine}} the team wound up forming Devastator to break an indignant Starscream out of prison. {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 3: The Ground|The Ground}}

With Onyx Prime unmasked as none other than [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Shockwave]], the Constructicons wound up battling against [[Victorion]] on Starscream's orders. {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 4: The Hallowing|The Hallowing}} Though they were initially able to withstand her gravity powers, {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 5: Endless Forever|Endless Forever}} this was soon revealed to be the work of Liege Maximo, using supplies of [[Ore-4]] to buffer them against Victorion's attacks. When [[Arcee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Arcee]] destroyed this ore, Victorion was able to unleash a devastating gravitational onslaught which fatally crushed Hook and the other Constructicons. {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 6: Unforgivable|Unforgivable}}
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===''Kre-O'' comic===
Hook cut [[Optimus Prime (Kre-O)|Optimus Prime]] into pieces in his sleep, allowing the Decepticons to steal the Autobot leader's parts and use them for nefarious purposes. {{storylink|Negligence Is the Greatest Enemy! Optimus Became a Monster!?}} When [[Starscream (Kre-O)|Starscream]] inaugurated a statue of himself, Hook and a coupla other guys played a fanfare in celebration. {{storylink|Enter the New Emperor of Destruction!? Stop Galvatron's Rampage!}}
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===''Transformers vs. G.I. Joe''===
Hook and the other Constructicons formed Devastator to attack the [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] starship ''[[Defiant (G.I. Joe)|Defiant]]'', successfully destroying one of its two modules. Devastator was blown back into his components when [[Wild Bill]] rammed the other module straight into him. {{storylink|Targetmasters (issue)|Targetmasters}} Demoted to guard duty, Hook and Scavenger were fooled by [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] into letting him leave the Decepticon base, realizing too late he was an Autobot double agent. {{storylink|Earth: R.I.P.}}
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===Hall of Fame bios===
Hook joined the Constructicons after [[Erector (G1)|Erector]] was rejected for not being green. {{storylink|Transformers Hall of Fame}}
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===''Transformers: All Spark''===
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===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===
In [[1984]], Hook surgically extracted [[Rosetta Stone|a stone]] from [[Skywarp (G1)|Sky Warp]]'s body after the latter got it stuck during a raid on the [[British Museum]].

By the late 24th century, Hook had presumably died as he was not part of the modern lineup of the Constructicons. {{storylink|Cultural Appropriation}}

===''Win If You Dare''===
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===''Mazinger Z versus Transformers''===
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===2019 IDW continuity===
{{first|[[Constructicons Rising, Part 1|''Galaxies'' #1]]}}

Hook was forged at or around the end of the War of the Threefold Spark. An era of rebuilding and renewal, Hook came together with five other newly forged 'bots to form the Constructicons and help shape the Cybertron to come. They were recruited by the visionary architect [[Termagax]] to help build in the ruins of [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]]. Eager to make a name for themselves, the team promptly clashed with Termagax's conservative second-in-command [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]]—for while Wheeljack sought to merely ''rebuild'' Iacon, Termagax saw the potential for something bigger and better to take its place. While excavating in [[Rivets Field]], the team inadvertently discovered the [[Enigma of Combination]]. Urged on by Termagax, Hook and his team agreed to expose themselves to the energies of the artifact, transforming themselves into a new combiner: raw power which Termagax hoped to harness and reshape into the ultimate building tool. {{storylink|Constructicons Rising, Part 1}}

Despite this new strength and power, Hook and his team struggled to master their combination, fighting against a seventh, destructive personality that surfaced whenever the team combined... and whose love of indiscriminate destruction jeopardized their reconstruction efforts. Finally, however, Termagax encouraged the team to work ''with'' this anger, rather than against it, and harness the powerful emotion to unite them in their shared purpose of rebuilding Iacon. Although the team would eventually complete their goal of turning the ravaged cityscape into a beautiful metropolis, they would not enjoy the fruits of their labor for long—Wheeljack brought his concerns to the attention of [[Nominus Prime]], and the Prime arranged matters so that the team would be reassigned to the distant colony of [[Mayalx]] to oversee the construction of a new [[energon]] refinery. {{storylink|Constructicons Rising, Part 3}} There, the Constructicons labored for many years, deliberately kept under-fueled and tired so they couldn't combine, while they grew increasingly resentful of the world that had abandoned them while reminiscing about their glory days. {{storylink|Constructicons Rising, Part 1}}

With their future on Cybertron uncertain, Scrapper eventually came to believe that the team's future lay elsewhere and began training his teammates in the ways of combat, holding regular sparring sessions in an improvised gladiatorial arena. During one particular session, the team was interrupted by the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticon]] [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]], who, after a brief misunderstanding, told them ''his'' story: like the Constructicons, Nominus Prime had ''also'' banished the Insecticons for fear of their unique matter-eating abilities. Knowing that the team could be of use to [[The Rise]], Bombshell manipulated the team into unknowingly aiding the cause, encouraging them to recapture their glory days. {{storylink|Constructicons Rising, Part 2}}

After some deliberation, the six builders agreed to help the Constructicons, and after filling up on Bombshell's provided [[energon cube]]s the team combined for the first time since their banishment—but instead of uniting based on their shared urge to create, the Constructicons combined to destroy Mayalx and everything it represented to them, a spiteful, destructive rampage that ended with every 'bot in the colony slaughtered and the statue of Nominus Prime toppled. Unaware that the Insecticons had deliberately goaded them into such wanton slaughter so that the energon they processed from the many remains could be secretly shipped back to Cybertron to fuel the rise, Scrapper told his team that, for the first time in their lives, they were finally free to do and build whatever they wanted. {{storylink|Constructicons Rising, Part 4}}

Eventually, Shockwave called the Constructicons back to Cybertron and the Rise. When they arrived, however, Shockwave's former superior [[Exarchon]] had laid claim to the Rise and their bases. The Threefold Spark was eager to take a new body as powerful as Devastator, and tried to usurp the combiner. Together, Hook and the Constructicons were strong enough to prevent Exarchon from possessing their collective spark or sparks, though the effort forced them apart and left them out of action. {{storylink|War's End Part Four}} With Exarchon soon destroyed, the Rise were fully absorbed into the Decepticons, and Shockwave provided the Constructicons to [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]'s cause. Hook and the others were happy to be home, and to be wanted as Devastator. They saw themselves as heroes destined to end the war, and were happy to oppose the legacy of Nominus Prime. {{storylink|Transformers: Fate of Cybertron|Fate of Cybertron}}

==Commercial appearances==
*Hook and his teammates were masquerading as construction vehicles, when they suddenly decided to horrify their human operators by revealing their true nature. As their human drivers bailed out and fled, the team combined into Devastator, who crashed his fists together, creating a surge of energy that crackled all the way through his gigantic body. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Constructicons|Constructicons commercial}}
*After being upgraded into their "Generation 2" bodies, the Constructicons went about causing "really big destruction" by driving through a construction site and then merging into [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]]. Their fun came to an end when [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] emerged from the ground and trounced the combiner. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 2#Constructicons and Dinobots|Generation Constructicons and Dinobots commercial}}

==Games==
===''Transformers Legends''===
At some point [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]] was friends with the Constructicons, but they had a falling out. {{storylink|The Secret of Omega Supreme (Legends)|The Secret of Omega Supreme}}

While Megatron kept Optimus busy, Hook and the rest of the Constructicon team to attempt to infiltrate the Autobot base and strike directly at [[Teletraan I]]. They mowed through [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]]'s initial attempt at defenses. {{storylink|Heavy Metal War - Part 1}}

The Decepticon team took over an asteroid orbiting Earth, however when Omega Supreme got wind of it, he launched a massive attack. Hook and Scavenger escaped his initial wrath when a space beast was released from the asteroid, however once the Autobots had saved [[San Diego]] from the creature, they captured the pair. {{storylink|The Secret of Omega Supreme (Legends)|The Secret of Omega Supreme}}
===''Transformers: Devastation''===
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===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
[[File:Battle-Tactics-Hook.jpg|thumb|400px|Who are you calling inferior?]]
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Hook participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! He appeared in two different bodies:
*''Hook''—This Super Rare character was available as a reward in the "Devastator's Demolition" event.
*''Hook (G2)''—This Super Rare character was available as a reward in the "Devastator's Metal War" event. {{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}

===''Transformers: Frontiers''===
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===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
[[file:HookEarthWars.jpg|thumb|upright=1.75|"I'm not a doctor. I'm a medic. A doctor cures people. A medic just makes you more comfortable... while you die."]]

Hook was summoned through the Spacebridge on Earth, and proceeds to help Starscream when he leads an operation to claim another piece of the Fractal Map, with a plan to just attack. He told Starscream not to come crying lubricant if he gets all bent out of shape. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars| Power Play Campaign}}

Hook and the other Decepticons are then called to the final battle for the Codex Key. Before the mission, Megatron comments on how Hook will be "Such a valuable asset" while Hook whines about the situation complaining that everyone "rushes into the fight" and how he himself is running out of spare parts.. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars| The Codex Showdown Campaign}}

Hook, along with the other Constructicons, combine to form [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]], who goes on a destructive rampage. This spree lasts until they run into Superion. {{storylink| Transformers: Earth Wars| Combiner Wars Campaign}}

Hook and his fellow Constructicons worked to penetrate the Frozen Fortress. When they got in, Deathsaurus was waiting inside. Hook then decided to brag about the might of the Constructicons, and was about to combine, but Megatron stopped them, saying that the tunnel they built would collapse. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars/Events|Monster Within}}

Hook later complained that he, an artist master craftsman, was being used just as a cog in Devastator machinery. The complaints of the other Constructicons made Megatron reconsider that relying solely on Devastator was a serious risk. {{storylink| Transformers: Earth Wars/Events|Breaking Point}}

*'''Class:''' Medic
*'''Lowest Star Rating:''' 1 star
*'''Weapons:''' Hook uses a healing beam to heal other allies. If there's no one left to heal, he uses an SMG with a 4-round burst.
*'''Ability: Healing Grenade''' - Launch a grenade that heals HP for all Decepticons in a large area over 5 seconds.
**''Cost:'' 4 ability points +2 for reuses.

[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/character:hook Hook at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]

==Toys==
{{main|Hook (G1)/toys}}

==Merchandise==
{{main|Hook (G1)/toys#Merchandise}}

==Notes==
* Like his fellow Constructicons [[Long Haul (G1)|Long Haul]] and [[Scavenger (G1)|Scavenger]], Hook has an [[character model|animation model]] gaffe. His robot legs are regularly shown as being entirely gray from the thigh down and more lacking in details than most other Generation 1 animation models for some reason. As the series went on, his legs regularly lost more details, especially in the [[AKOM]] episodes which would sometimes lose the cab on his left leg entirely or render it is as a much larger left foot.
* Hook's gun was used in the toy references photos for both himself and Scavenger, thus leading to the pair wielding similarly designed guns in their cartoon models. Scavenger's ''actual'' toy gun was absent from all of the Constructicon reference photos, leaving it entirely unused.<ref>[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1OSbNSWxwEihhwWRKWQVq-qD773U6fK3s/view 1985 Hasbro briefing binder scans]</ref>
* [[Hasbro]] apparently lost the [[trademark]] to the name "Hook" some time ago, as it was not been used between 1993 and 2012 despite several [[Constructicon (Universe)|Constructicon]]-[[Devastator (Universe Ultra)|homage]] [[Constructicon (G1)|teams]] appearing during this time. "[[Hightower (disambiguation)|Hightower]]" has served as the new default crane-bot name. With the release of the [[Kre-O]] Decepticon Hook, however, Hasbro has reacquired "Hook", albeit only when prefixed with a "Decepticon" or "Constructicon".
* Hook's original toy is consistently depicted with his chest sticker reversed in the box art.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Gren''' (グレン ''Guren'')<ref>"Gren" is effectively a mangled version of the English word "crane" (クレーン) which didn't originate with Takara, but has been used at least in regional Japanese dialects (mostly in the Hiroshima area) since the Meiji period. So it's basically a reference to a traditional [[Japanese languagee|loanword mutation]].</ref>
*''French:'' '''Toubib''' (Canada, "Doctor")
*''Hungarian:'' '''Horog''' ("Hook")
*''Italian:'' '''Rostro''' ("Beak")
*''Mandarin:'' '''Hook''' (Taiwan, 虎克 ''Hǔkè''), '''Diàogōu''' (China, 吊钩, "Hook")
*''Portuguese:'' '''Gancho''' (Brazil comic), '''Anzol''' (Portugal comic, "Hook")
*''Russian:'' '''Kryuk''' (Крюк, "Hook")
*''Ukrainian:'' '''Gak''' (Гак, "Hook")

==References==
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[[Category:Cloud Decepticons]]
[[Category:Combiner Wars Decepticons]]
[[Category:Engineers]]
[[Category:Generation 1 cartoon Decepticons]]
[[Category:Generation 1 combiners]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Constructicons]]
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[[Category:Generation 2 Decepticons]]
[[Category:Generations Selects Decepticons]]
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[[Category:IDW (2019) Transformers]]
[[Category:The Headmasters Decepticons]]
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Constructicon (G1)

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:''The Constructicons are a [[Decepticon]] [[subgroup]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''

[[File:ConstructiconRollCall.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.66|In Decepticon Kaon, union busts YOU!]]
The '''Constructicons''' are the Decepticons' foremost designers, engineers and builders. They are also particularly notable for their status as the very first combining subgroup of Transformers. The individual members of the team are:

*[[Scrapper (G1)|Scrapper]], (usually) the leader, a modest but masterful designer - front-end loader.
*[[Bonecrusher (G1)|Bonecrusher]], a destructive berserker - bulldozer (and later front-end loader).
*[[Scavenger (G1)|Scavenger]], the materials detector with some major self-esteem issues - power shovel.
*[[Mixmaster (G1)|Mixmaster]], a manic and somewhat crazed chemist - cement mixer.
*[[Hook (G1)|Hook]], a snobbishly perfectionist engineer - crane.
*[[Long Haul (G1)|Long Haul]], a hard-working transporter who longs to be on the battlefield - dump truck (and later crane).

They are able to merge their bodies and minds together to form the gigantic [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]].

In several continuities, there are more Constructicons in addition to or in lieu of the primary six. The named ones include:

*[[Gravedigger]], younger brother of Bonecrusher - dump truck.
*[[Hauler]], an Autobot ex-Constructicon - crane.
*[[Erector (G1)|Erector]], an Autobot ex-Constructicon - cab and crane trailer.
*[[Hightower (Classics)|Hightower]], a stand-in for Mixmaster and Hook whose personality is a merger of the two - crane.
*[[Scoop (G1)|Scoop]], a religious fanatic and stand-in for Scrapper drafted into the team by [[Starscream (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Starscream]] - front-end loader.

In ''[[Beast Wars: Uprising]]'' continuity, the original six Constructions (excluding Skavenger) die and are replaced over time by:

*[[Buckethead]], late-model Decepticon who joined shortly before the Micromaster Upgrade - front-end loader.
*[[Hightower (RID)|Hightower]], former Autobot placed in charge of the group - crane truck.
*[[Quickmix (G1)|Quickmix]], former Autobot chemist - cement mixer.
*[[Wideload (G1)|Wideload]], former Throttlebot who joined the Decepticons in defiance of Rodimus's poor leadership - dump truck.
*[[Steam Hammer]], surprisingly gifted laborer - steam shovel.

Members' color schemes are [[:File:G2Devastator toy.jpg|required]] to include green.<ref>[[Erector (G1)|Erector]]'s [[Transformers Hall of Fame|Hall of Fame]] [[bio]]</ref>

{{bigquote|Really. That has to be the ''stupidest'' color for a 'disguise'...|[[Spike Witwicky (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Spike Witwicky]]|"[[Scrapper (issue)|Scrapper]]"}}

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
{{noteukonly}}
[[File:Constructiconsbornmarvel.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|"I'm green!" "I'm green!" "I'm green!" "I'm green!" "I'm green!" "I'm green!"]]
Seeking to bolster the size of his forces on Earth in [[1985]], Decepticon Commander [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]] arranged for the construction of six new Decepticon bodies, which were then infused with life by the power of the [[Matrix of Leadership|Creation Matrix]], tapped from the head of the imprisoned [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]]. Thus, the Constructicons were born, and were immediately put to work building a massive radio transmission dish that [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]] used to beam a message to Cybertron. When the Autobots attempted to interfere, the Constructicons revealed their hidden power and merged into Devastator to fight them off, allowing the message to successfully go through. {{storylink|The Next Best Thing to Being There!}}

The Autobots, intrigued by Devastator's unique combining power, attempted to replicate it with the construction of Omega Supreme. However, Omega was composed of only three components, unlike the six Constructicons that made up Devastator. The Autobots, needing additional data on combiner technology, conducted a raid on the [[Wyoming base|Decepticon base]], luring out Devastator so that they could study him further. {{storylink|Command Performances!}} This led to the construction of the new combiner team, the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]], capable of forming [[Superion (G1)|Superion]]. {{storylink|Aerialbots over America!}} ''The Constructicons were later charged with hunting down [[Buster Witwicky (G1)|Buster Witwicky]],'' {{storylink|Devastation Derby!}}

''The Constructicons were sent into frigid [[Yukon]] territory to work on a secret project. They were discovered by [[Jazz (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Jazz]] and [[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]], only for the two Autobots to accidentally betray their presence with an accidental weapons discharge. The Constructicons chased down the interlopers, blasting at them through a nearby forest. During the chase, they merged into Devastator in an attempt to overtake the pair. While in this form, they were duped into blasting a hydro-electric dam. Realizing what was coming, the Constructicons only had time enough to separate before the concrete structure collapsed, unleashing a torrent of water. The Constructicons were submerged in the flood, allowing the Autobots to escape.'' {{storylink|The Mission}}''They were called upon once more when the time-travelling [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] co-opted their services to build a gigantic laser cannon.'' {{storylink|Target: 2006}}

Devastator battled Superion during the Transformers' adventure alongside [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]]. {{storylink|...All Fall Down!}}

The team's special talents were not required again until they and the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]] stole large amounts of rocket fuel and raw materials, with which the Constructicons rebuilt the Decepticons' mobile island headquarters as a spaceship. {{storylink|Toy Soldiers!}} With the entire Earth-based Decepticon army aboard the ship, under the command of [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]], they attacked an Autobot congregation on the moon. While the battle raged, the Constructicons penetrated the Ark and recovered the deactivated bodies of several Decepticons defeated in an earlier clash with Omega Supreme. {{storylink|Totaled!}}

=====Marvel UK future timelines=====
''In an alternate [[2008]], Mixmaster was briefly indicated to have ascended to leadership of the Constructicons.'' {{storylink|Space Pirates!}}

=====Earthforce=====
{{earthforcefiction}}
At one point the team had lost the ability to combine, and attempted to rebuild Devastator as a singular, separate entity. The Autobots [[Ironhide (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ironhide]] and [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Bumblebee]] arrived on the island to investigate, and Ironhide was able to bypass the security grid and plant explosives to destroy the site, and Devastator with it. {{storylink|Desert Island Risks!}}

The main Constructicon team worked for [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] during the [[Decepticon Civil War]], and Mixmaster happily dealt [[Syk]] to everyone - happily until Soundwave happily blackmailed him over it... {{storylink|Secrets (G1)|Secrets}}

{{note|Bonecrusher is the only member of the Constructicons who did not appear in the [[Earthforce]] stories.}}

====Marvel ''Generation 2'' comic====
The Constructicons resurfaced among the Decepticons after Megatron reclaimed the army from [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]. Bonecrusher appeared with the Cons who confronted [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] when he arrived on Earth. {{storylink|The Gathering Darkness}}

Scavenger and Hook stood with the assembled Decepticons as Megatron rallied them for war with the Cybertronian Empire. {{storylink|New Dawn}}

In preparation for the final battle with the Swarm, Scrapper, Bonecrusher, and Long Haul helped establish fortifications at the combined Autobot and Decepticon base. {{storylink|A Rage in Heaven!}}

====''Classics''====
{{noteclassics}}
[[File:CrossingOverGrimlockConstructicons.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]
The Constructicons were among the troops that Megatron covertly rebuilt on Earth after [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]'s defeat and exile. Both Hook and Mixmaster were curiously absent from the team, with the enigmatic Hightower in their place. It's unclear why this was, but Hightower himself joked about stripping enough spare parts off of [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]] to "build a new Hook." {{storylink|Crossing Over: Part 6}}
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===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
[[File:Megatronffod.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|And so, one night, over pizza and beer, far below the city... continuity nightmares were born.]]
The Constructicons' origins are clouded. They were reportedly on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] millions of years ago, though the accounts gel poorly. When [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Rodimus Prime]] took a near-death trip into the [[Matrix of Leadership]], he saw a vision of [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]]'s creation - by eight(!) apparent Constructicons. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4}} But according to [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]], at the time that Megatron was building up his Decepticon army, the Constructicons were ''not'' Decepticons at all (though they were seen bearing the Decepticon symbol). They were the peaceful creators of the beautiful [[Crystal City]] on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], and Omega was both its guardian and their friend. However, Megatron secretly used the [[Robosmasher]] to reprogram the Constructicons into Decepticons, then he had them send Omega away on a fool's errand so they could demolish Crystal City.

[[File:Robo-Smasher and Omega Supreme.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Omega Supreme battling Devastator with the Robo-Smasher on his back.]]
The enraged Omega tracked the Constructicons down and reprogrammed them again, intending to return them to their previous state. But as the group returned to rebuild Crystal City, they attacked Omega while his back was turned. Megatron's programming was not to be undone, and he had also given them the ability to merge into Devastator. As they wrestled with Omega in their combined form, the Robosmasher latched onto Omega Supreme's head. Omega was able to fend off both his attackers, but his mental brush with the Robosmasher left him filled only with hate for the Constructicons, whom he pursued across the galaxy for millions of years. While this tale was only conveyed second-hand, some details would be corroborated in conversation between Omega and the Constructicons in the modern day. {{storylink|The Secret of Omega Supreme (episode)|The Secret of Omega Supreme}}

{{note|Immediately after the crew of the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] reawakened on Earth, a [[Grapple (G1)|Grapple]]-lookalike named "Hauler" was briefly seen among them. He would be [[retcon]]ned into "[[Hauler|RoadHauler]]" nearly 20 years later by that toy's on-package [[bio]], which confirmed the Crystal City origin and made him a Constructicon who had escaped the Robosmasher and joined the Autobots.}}

[[File:Heavymetalwar constructicons target teletraan.jpg|upright=1.1|left|thumb]]
In [[1984]], the Constructicons bolstered Megatron's forces on Earth (and Megatron referred to "the time we spent building them in these caverns," adding to the origin ambiguities). Scrapper designed a machine to transfer the other Decepticons' offensive powers to Megatron. While Megatron battled [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]], holding the attention of the Autobots, the Constructicons invaded the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] to destroy [[Teletraan I]]. Unfortunately for them, the Ark was protected by the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]], but by merging into Devastator, they became more than a match for their prehistoric foes. The return of the other Autobots and the discovery of Megatron's deception spelled the end of the battle, however. [[Hound (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hound]] distracted Devastator with a gigantic hologram, and Optimus Prime blasted the giant at just the right spot to force the Constructicons to disengage. They and the other Decepticons were then forced into a river of lava. {{storylink|Heavy Metal War}}

[[File:Autobotrun ironhide carcrusher.jpg|upright=1.1|right|thumb]]
The Constructicons all managed to survive their magma bath mostly unscathed, except possibly for Mixmaster, who developed a manic personality and a fondness for repeating his words, which he had not displayed before. Regardless, the team was soon back at work again, performing such varied tasks as assisting in Megatron's reconstruction of [[New York City]] (which also involved turning Optimus Prime's scrapped remains into a [[Alligaticon|robotic alligator]]) {{storylink|City of Steel (episode)|City of Steel}} and building [[Transfixatron|a device to paralyze Transformers in their vehicular modes]], as well as another to crush them. {{storylink|The Autobot Run}}

[[File:TheCore ConstructiconsMegatronPoint.jpg|upright=1.1|left|thumb]]
The Constructicons' history of mental manipulation continued when the Autobots planted [[dominator disk]]s on them, which the Autobots activated when the Constructicons merged into Devastator. He instantly began fighting against the Decepticons, and Autobots took him back to their base. However, Megatron was secretly aware of the whole plot, even spying on the Autobots ''through the Constructicons' own eyes.'' Meanwhile, the Constructicons contentedly helped fix the battle-damaged Autobots and then accompanied them on a raid against the Decepticons, who were trying to drill into the [[Earth's core]]. During the battle, Megatron used a "control switch" to deactivate the disks, and as Devastator turned back against the Autobots, Wheeljack boosted the disks' power. This drove Devastator mad, and he began attacking everyone indiscriminately. The only thing that brought him back to sanity was the threat of the Decepticons' drill, which was seconds away from destroying the planet. He dove into the drilled hole and wrenched the bit to a standstill, saving the world. {{storylink|The Core}}

[[File:MasterBuilders devastator under attack.jpg|upright=1.1|right|thumb]]
Afterwards, the Constructicons returned to their Decepticon roles, but treachery remained a running theme. Upon learning of the Autobot [[Grapple (G1)|Grapple]]'s solar power tower design, Scrapper and the Constructicons pretended to have defected from the Decepticons in order to help him and [[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]] construct it. But upon its completion, they turned it and the two Autobots over to Megatron. In a demonstration of Scrapper's motto, Grapple and Hoist were imprisoned in the very structure of their tower. {{storylink|The Master Builders (episode)|The Master Builders}}

Later, when the other Decepticons began to suffer from [[Cybertonium]] degeneration, the Constructicons, apparently working fine, took delivery of a shipment of the mineral via the [[space bridge]], and as Devastator, failed to stop [[Spike Witwicky (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Spike]] and [[Carly]] from getting by them and traveling to Cybertron. {{storylink|Desertion of the Dinobots, Part 1}}

[[File:SecretofOmega devastator vs omega.jpg|upright=1.1|left|thumb]]
When Omega Supreme learned that the Constructicons were active on Earth, he arrived on the planet and joined Optimus Prime's forces, biding his time until he could face his former friends again. That chance arose when the Constructicons were discovered mining an asteroid, and Omega was dispatched to investigate. Ignoring Optimus Prime's orders, Omega Supreme engaged the Constructicons, and in the battle, split the asteroid in two, revealing that it was an egg of sorts, incubating a monstrous alien creature, which promptly attacked [[San Francisco]] while Omega, ignoring the plight of the city, continued to battle the Constructicons. Optimus Prime then entered the fray, convincing Omega that saving the city was more important than revenge, and forcing the Constructicons to retreat. {{storylink|The Secret of Omega Supreme (episode)|The Secret of Omega Supreme}}

[[File:TFTM Devastator.jpg|upright=1.1|right|thumb]]
The building skills of the Constructicons remained in demand; other creations around this time included an army of drone Transformers created from common Earth cars; {{storylink|Make Tracks}} various constructs for [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]], including a throne constructed from deactivated Autobots and a massive maze; {{storylink|Triple Takeover}} and a giant ruby-powered laser cannon. {{storylink|Masquerade}} It's unclear how unique their combining ability actually was (especially if Devastator had been around since the [[Golden Age]]), but their gestalt-monopoly on Earth was undone with the creation of the [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]] and their Autobot counterparts, the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]]. These were soon followed by the [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]] and [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]], the latter even defeating Devastator in battle as their merged form, [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]]. {{storylink|Starscream's Brigade}}

[[File:TFTM Constructicon trumpets.jpg|upright=1.1|left|thumb]]
Still, twenty years later in the Earth year [[2005]], Devastator was the Decepticons' primary weapon in the great [[Battle of Autobot City]], tearing through the defenses and walls of the city and battling the Dinobots once more. On the return trip to Cybertron, it was Bonecrusher who advocated the "survival of the fittest" policy that saw many wounded Decepticons ejected from the shuttle, among them Megatron, prompting Scrapper to vote for the Constructicons as the new leaders of the Decepticons, arguing that Devastator was the most powerful robot. Hook took great offense to the notion that [[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundwave]] would make a better leader than them. In the end, [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] became the new leader of the Decepticons, and the Constructicons, as a sign of no hard feelings, provided the music by playing horns at his coronation. Starscream, desperate to get on with the ceremony, eventually shot their horns, showing that he still had hard feelings. How they were able to play the horns, as a number of them don't have mouths, is unknown. {{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}}

[[File:FightorFlee Constructicon vehicle.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|The Constructicons got an [[Action Master]] vehicle before it was fashionable!]]
In the remainder of this year and throughout [[2006]], the Constructicons maintained a smaller, but still present, role in the Decepticon army, lending their talents to the Decepticon/[[Quintesson]] alliance by constructing [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] out of a populated human city in only one night. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4|FFOD, Part 4}} Later, they built a planetary engine on an asteroid and battled on the planet [[Eurythma]], {{storylink|Carnage in C-Minor}} aided in the overthrow of [[Paradron]] {{storylink|Fight or Flee (episode)|Fight or Flee}} and took part in an attack on [[Japan]]. {{storylink|The Burden Hardest to Bear}} Although brief, the Constructicons even played a part in the battle for the [[Plasma Energy Chamber]] in [[2007]], seen firing on Autobots with the [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcons]]. {{storylink|The Rebirth, Part 3}}

=====Origin inconsistency=====
As seen above, the cartoon presented several conflicting origins for the Constructicons. The series bible described the Constructicons as having "no explained origin",<ref>[http://tfarchive.com/cartoons/bible/#057 Cartoon series bible page on the Constructicons]</ref> but this only seemed to promote variant portrayals.

A straight reading of the "facts" appears to go: the Constructicons started out Decepticons, built Megatron, left the Decepticons, built the Crystal City, were Robosmashed back into Decepticons, ran around the galaxy for umpteen million years, ended up on Earth, and were (re)built by Megatron. However, there are issues with that narrative:

*There was no hint in Omega's flashback that they had ever been Decepticons before; their treachery was entirely unexpected. On the other hand, they ''did'' have Decepticon symbols throughout. Another possibility is that the Constructicons had built Megatron without realizing how evil he would be, which allows their early insignia to be chalked up as the animation error they most likely are.
*Even if Megatron's claim of "building" them just means "rebuilding", their Crystal City flashback showed them anachronistically ''already'' in their Terran vehicle forms, so what would he have rebuilt them into? On the other hand, that's just one more reason to doubt the veracity of Omega's flashback.

Making the issue either simpler or more complicated, depending on your view, the {{w|unreliable narrator}} rationale could negate much of the Constructicons' supposed history, between the vengeance-driven Omega's tale and the tripping Rodimus' near-death mystical vision. But the real-world truth of the matter is that different writers and haphazard animators gave us a mix of possibilities with no clear [[canon]] answer.

====Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity====
=====eHobby RoadHauler bio=====
[[Hauler]] was originally one of the Constructicons during their days on Cybertron. He eventually defected from his comrades and joined the Autobots, taking on a new color scheme in the process.

=====''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' manga=====
The Constructicons helped Megatron secure an island paradise as the staging ground for their new fortress, [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]. When [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] and the Autobots arrived to kick them off the island, the Constructicons formed Devastator to fight back, but were swatted aside by Trypticon who wanted the kill for himself. After the Autobots tricked Trypticon into defeating himself, they forced the Constructicons to rebuild the forest they destroyed. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 6|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #6}}

=====''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' story pages=====
[[File:FSRLstorypage devastator.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]
The Constructicons formed Devastator and confronted the Autobots in the skies over Cybertron. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (story page)|F!SRL Transformers Part 6}} Later, the Constructicons teamed up with the Stunticons in the form of Devastator and Menasor to make trouble for the Autobots. Unfortunately for the Decepticons, the Autobots unleashed their new combiner warrior: [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]]! Defensor quickly sent the bad robots packing. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (story page)|F!SRL Transformers Part 12}}
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=====''Scramble City'' cartoon=====
[[File:Constructicons mode2.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|Can we break it, then rebuild it into a device of hideous destructive power? YES WE CAN.]]
The Constructicons were among the first Decepticons dispatched to destroy an Autobot factory building [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]. In the form of Devastator, they were also among the first Decepticons defeated. {{storylink|Scramble City: Mobilization}}
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=====''The Story of the Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers'' manga=====
In 2010, on the planet [[Feminia]], Devastator joined with all the other Decepticon Combiner warriors in an assault on the [[Prime Energy Tower]]. Their victory seemed assured until the [[Omnibot (G1)|Omnibot]]s showed up and caused all the Combiners to trip into one another and disassemble. {{storylink|The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers issue 5|The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers #5}}

=====''The Headmasters'' cartoon=====
[[File:Hm1 Constructicons Attack.jpg|thumb|200px]]
In [[2011]], the Constructicons were among those assembled by Galvatron for an all-out assault on Cybertron. After arriving individually through the space bridge, they joined the fight as Devastator. The once mighty Combiner would appear to have fallen on hard times, however, as he was defeated by Optimus Prime, who dispatched him with a single jump-kick. {{storylink|Four Warriors Come out of the Sky}}

The Constructicons would have many more embarrassing skirmishes as Devastator, until their intellect would finally be exploited to oversee the production of [[crysmagnetal]] in [[Lemuria (myth)|Lemuria]], a component needed to blow up the Earth. They would be thwarted and driven off into space alongside the other Decepticons. {{storylink|The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 2)}}

=====''Unite Warriors''=====
In [[2021]], the Constructicons tricked [[Grapple (G1)|Grapple]] into helping them rebuild Crystal City on Earth. {{storylink|Unite Warriors Offshot#Crystal City Reconstruction Project|Crystal City Reconstruction Project}}

=====''Zone'' catalog storypage=====
[[File:DarkEmperorDeathsaurusZone01.jpg|thumb|upright=0.85]]
Along with other Combiners, Devastator joined the newly revived "[[Emperor of Destruction|Dark Emperor]]" [[Deathsaurus (G1)|Deathsaurus]] for an attack on the Autobots. This time, it was a full-on assault on planet [[Micro|Zone]] in an attempt to seize the Micro Zone's [[Energon Z]]. The [[Micromaster]]s repelled his attack and sent the Decepticons into retreat.{{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (story page)#Catalogue story page 1|Zone Project Story}}

=====''Zone'' cartoon, manga, and story pages=====
Seeking to create a [[Decepticon Zone]] to counter the [[Micro|Autobot Zone]], [[Emperor of Destruction|Decepticon Emperor]] [[Violengiguar]] gathered together the Nine Great Demon Generals, upgrading them with powerful new armor and weaponry, then sent them forth to conquer planets. The Constructicons were among those summoned, but only in the form of Devastator. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (story page)|Zone Part 1}}

While in some accounts of their fateful battle with [[Dai Atlas (G1)|Dai Atlas]] for the power of [[Energon Z]], the Constructicons survived the altercation,{{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (manga)|Zone}} other accounts were less generous, having Devastator killed in a flood of lava. {{storylink|Enter the New Supreme Commander, Dai Atlas!}}

=====''United EX'' storyline=====
Seeking to restore his older brother Bonecrusher to life, long-forgotten Constructicon [[Gravedigger]] gained control of [[Power Core Combination]] technology and combined with several Constructicon drones to become Buildmaster. During one encounter with the Autobot Power Core Combiners, he defended a Decepticon base alongside [[Onslaught (G1)|Combatmaster]] and discovered a strange [[Predacon (BW)|relic]] from the future left buried in the past. {{storylink|Unearthed Future}}

=====eHobby post-''G-2'' storyline=====
The Constructicons were eventually revived, by the looks of things. Hook and Bonecrusher were stationed on an undersea research facility being commanded by Megatron (who himself was being commanded by [[Galvatron II]]). Things went sour when strange monsters attacked the facility, shortly before the Autobots and an [[Eldedroid]] arrived to clean up their mess. {{storylink|MP-1B Cybertron Commander / Convoy Black Ver.}}

====''Wings Universe''====
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Nine million years before the Transformers came to Earth, the Cybertronian "race" known as the Constructicons decided to side with the Decepticons. {{storylink|Flames of Yesterday}}

Hook, leader of the Constructicons, had a seat at the council table of [[Decepticon Warlord]]s. The Warlords had an acrimonious relationship with each other at best, but agreed to meet for War Councils to discuss the Decepticon movement and, particularly, the rising threat of the [[Elite Guard|Autobot Elite Guard]] to all of them. He and [[Reflector (G1)|Reflector]], leader of the [[Photon]]s, carried a motion for the assembled Warlords to share their plans and information with each other, for the greater glory of the Decepticons.

Or, rather, for the greater glory of [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]]. By the next council meeting, Hook, Reflector and Megatron's representative [[Shockwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Shockwave]] were no longer present, having united under Megatron's banner after claiming the Warlords' secrets. {{storylink|A Team Effort}}

A group of Constructicons worked for [[Deathsaurus (G1)|Deathsaurus]] on the repairs of the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticon]]s. {{storylink|Battle Lines, Part 2}} Following Megatron's conquering of Deathsaurus's territory, Deathsaurus's [[Combiner]] technology was applied to Hook and his team to create Devastator, who joined in an attack on [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]]. {{storylink|Battle Lines, Part 5}} The Autobots were able to take down Devastator using a combination of live cables and shooting him in the knees. {{Storylink|Battle Lines, Part 6}}

Millennia later, during the [[Battle of Autobot City]], Devastator breached a wall and faced [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]] with a small group of Autobots. The Autobots used a barrage of rockets to separate the Constructicons, who began fighting back, taking out [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]] as the Autobots retreated. {{storylink|A Flash Forward}}

During the third Cybertronian war, the Constructicons were ambushed at [[Elevation Recostalus]] by a group of Autobots including [[Hauler]] and [[Erector (G1)|Erector]], who disabled them before they could form Devastator. The group remained offline until 1984, when Megatron rebuilt them on Earth and appointed Scrapper as leader in Hook's place. {{storylink|Transformers I.Q.#issue 45|Transformers I.Q. last issue review}}

====''Cloud''====
When [[Cloud World]]'s [[Megatron (G1)#Cloud|Megatron]] interrupted Megatron's battle with Optimus Prime, he was annoyed and unleashed Devastator on the intruder, only for the combiner to be blasted back into his components by the raging, [[SARA]]-powered Megatron's tank mode. The Constructicons subsequently fled out of fear. {{storylink|Rampage (Cloud)|Rampage}}

====Ask Vector Prime====
In [[Primax 1185.04 Alpha]], the Constructicons entered the war Megatron waged against [[Cobra]] on Earth. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/06/13}}

In a different universe manipulated by [[Gong (GoBots)|Gong]] and [[Sideways (RID)|Sideways]], the Constructicons participated in the siege of [[Autobot City (G1)|Guardian City]] by forming Devastator. Later after history blipped again, the Constructicons were replaced by the [[Puzzler]] team. {{storylink|Echoes and Fragments}}

===''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers''===
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The Constructicons were among the Transformers aboard the ''Ark'' when it crashed on Earth at some point in the past. In the present, it was discovered by the terrorist organization [[Cobra]], who reprogrammed the Transformers for their own needs. Naturally, the Constructicons were used for construction on [[Cobra Island]], until [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] hacked Cobra's computers and freed everyone. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 3|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #3}} After enacting some revenge on their former captors, the Constructicons were ordered to defend the [[SPS Satellite]] controls from the Autobot and [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] troops attacking the island. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 4|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #4}} However, not even Devastator's strength was enough to stop the attackers, and the combiner was defeated. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 5|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #5}}

===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
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[[File:DW devastator.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|"Devastator use ocean as bathtub!"]]
Eight million years before the modern era, the Constructicons were tasked by Megatron to activate Cybertron's planetary engines. {{storylink|The War Within issue 2|The War Within #2}} When Megatron disappeared into the depths of the planet fighting [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], Starscream temporarily took command and had Scrapper prepare a process for the resurfacing of Cybertron, which would transform it into a mobile war-world. Scrapper cautioned against such an action, but Starscream ignored him, and prevented him from stopping it when the process was underway. {{storylink|The War Within issue 5|The War Within #5}} After this, the Constructicons worked on the theory of [[mass intellect]], and succeeded in stabilizing the neural-meshing, creating Devastator. However, the process was not as efficient as the Constructicons believed, as the technical geniuses of the Constructicons did not translate into Devastator, causing him to suffer from a serious "dumbing down" problem. Despite the drawbacks, Megatron was impressed with Devastator's destructive potential. Besides, being intelligent ''and'' powerful was overrated in Megatron's opinion. {{storylink|Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye #8}} When Megatron and Optimus Prime were thought to have died in an early test of the [[space bridge]] transport system, and the Autobots and Decepticons splintered into several smaller factions, the Constructicons broke the treaty that had downgraded the combining teams to non-combat status by siding with Ratbat's [[Ultracon]]s and battling [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]]. {{storylink|Escalation}}

It is apparent that the Constructicons were not aboard the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] when it crashed on Earth four million years before the modern era, but they did eventually find their way to Earth and joined Megatron's forces there after they awoke in 1984. All the Transformers were rendered inactive in the explosion of the ''[[Ark II]]'' in 1999, but when they reactivated in 2001, Devastator was the main weapon in Megatron's attack on [[San Francisco]]. Rampaging through the city, he battled and defeated [[Superion (G1)|Superion]], {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 4|Prime Directive #4}} but was defeated by Optimus Prime who blasted the titan point-blank in the face, sending him plunging into the ocean. {{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|Transformers: Hardwired|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|Transformers: Annihilation|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|Transformers: Fusion|Fusion}}''

Devastator eventually came to be possessed by the [[Earth Defense Command]], and he was dissected and studied in their underground base. {{storylink|Generation 1 issue 0|Generation One #0}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
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The Constructicons started out as the builders of the [[Forge]], the arena for the illegal [[gladiatorial combat]] that [[Clench (G1)|Clench]] ran, and continued in that role when [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]] took over. They did not move the parts for the arena between venues, but rather built them on site, using any materials available—and that included [[Empty|Empties]]. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 2|Megatron Origin #2}} After Megatron began his preparations for the [[Decepticon]] insurrection, the Constructicons turned their talents to modifying the gladiators into warriors. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 3|Megatron Origin #3}} Once the rebellion began in full, the Constructicons helped conquer [[Kaon (polity)|Kaon]]. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 4|Megatron Origin #4}}

The Constructicons participated in an attack on [[Zeta Prime (G1)|Zeta Prime]]'s [[Citadel]] during a temporary alliance between the Decepticons and [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Orion Pax]]'s Autobots. {{storylink|Overthrown}} They were later stationed in the industrial slagwerks of [[Galaxxon]], where they watched a broadcast in which Orion Pax, now Optimus Prime, asked all Cybertronians to unite and fight against the new Decepticon rule. {{storylink|Broadcast}}

As the war began in earnest between the Autobots and Decepticons, the Constructicons remained loyal followers of Megatron. At one point they were stationed on [[Varas Centralus]] alongside [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] and [[Sky-Byte (RID)|Sky-Byte]], where they committed some atrocity that was enough to cause Sky-Byte to abandon the Decepticon cause. {{storylink|A Better Tomorrow}} Four million years ago, several Constructicons were part of a convoy bringing energon to the war effort, but the shipment was intercepted and captured by Optimus Prime and [[Ironhide (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ironhide]]. {{storylink|The Iron Age}}

Millions of years later, the Constructicons were granted the ability to combine into Devastator by [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]], who had completed [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Shockwave]]'s combiner research. {{storylink|Before the Dawn}} They joined Megatron on Earth, where they used their new combined form to defeat the local Autobot troops. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 7|All Hail Megatron #7}} The Decepticons subsequently attacked [[New York City]], where the Constructicons briefly pretended to "come in peace" before they started killing everybody. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 1|All Hail Megatron #1}} As Devastator, they made sure to destroy all the tunnels leading in and out of the city. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 2|All Hail Megatron #2}} [[Starscream (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Starscream]] subsequently convinced the Constructicons to join him in his rebellion against Megatron, and they attacked their former leader in the form of Devastator. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 10|All Hail Megatron #10}} The battle was interrupted by incoming human jets and the returning Autobots, and Devastator was faced with the mighty [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]]. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 11|All Hail Megatron #11}} The Constructicons were defeated when Omega blasted a hole in Devastator's torso. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 12|All Hail Megatron #12}}

As the battered Decepticons fled Earth, the Constructicons seemed to have been left behind. Two years later, Scrapper joined a few other Decepticons trying to get off the planet {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 1: "New Arrivals, Old Encounters"|New Arrivals, Old Encounters}}, while Scavenger was targeted for capture by [[Skywatch]] and the Autobots. {{storylink|The Hanging Sword}} He managed to stay hidden and think of a plan to get out of the country. {{storylink|The Impossible Knot}} Unlike Scavenger, Hook and Mixmaster ended up captured by Skywatch, but were rescued by Scrapper's group who had allied themselves with some rogue Autobots. {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 2: "A Rude Awakening"|A Rude Awakening}} The three reunited Constructicons then started building a starship for everyone to leave Earth with. [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] wanted to speed things up by collecting some more of the construction experts, but [[Hot Rod (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Rodimus Prime]] refused as his Autobots feared that they might form Devastator again. {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 3: "Seasons in Flight"|Seasons in Flight}} The Decepticons eventually betrayed the Autobots and tried to take the ship for themselves (with help from [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] instead of Devastator), but were defeated. Skywatch captured most of them, but several Constructicons got away. {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 5: "Earthworks"|Earthworks}} Among them was Scrapper, but he was soon hunted down and executed by [[Spike Witwicky (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Spike Witwicky]], who was intent on ending the threat of Devastator forever. {{storylink|Scrapper (issue)|Scrapper}}

As the Decepticon army returned to Earth in full force under Megatron's command, one of their first acts was to lay siege to Skywatch and recover all the imprisoned 'Cons on the premises, including Scrapper's deactivated body. {{storylink|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 1: The Demolished Man|The Demolished Man}} Hook and Mixmaster were later seen among Megatron's assembled troops before he faced off against Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 5: Enemy Mine|Enemy Mine}} After Megatron and the Autobots traveled to Cybertron for war against [[Galvatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Galvatron]]'s army, the Decepticons eventually followed via [[space bridge]]. The Constructicons traveled with Scrapper's deactivated form and, despite his current state, were still able to combine and form Devastator, albeit with a dead limb. Devastator was still a force to be reckoned with, and so [[Sunstreaker (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Sunstreaker]] armed his hoverchair with a copious amount of explosives, tricking Devastator into stepping on it. After a titanic blast, Devastator prepared to take revenge on the little Autobot when [[D-Void]] pulled him and the other Decepticons present into the mass of its "[[Deceptigod]]" construct. {{storylink|Chaos Part Three: Kings}}

The monster was defeated by Megatron, but the Decepticons were left weakened from the experience, and the Autobots soon captured and contained them. Fitted with [[inhibitor/deterrence chip]]s to keep them under control, they were used to reinforce the Autobots during a [[NAIL]] riot. {{storylink|Transformers: The Death of Optimus Prime|The Death of Optimus Prime}} The Constructicons later helped look for survivors in a blast crater after a mysterious explosion happened there. {{storylink|Stick Together}} They were then put to work building things for the Autobots and working in the reclamation tunnels, but eventually turned on them to aid Bombshell, who was on the run. After beating up his pursuer, [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]], the Constructicons fought with [[Arcee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Arcee]] until [[Prowl (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Prowl]] showed up and threatened to detonate their I/D chips. They just taunted him since [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] had made sure their chips didn't work down in the tunnels, only for Prowl to use a secret passcode to reactivate them, seemingly blowing the Constructicons' heads off. {{storylink|Devisive}}

However, Prowl was in fact under the control of Bombshell, who had merely faked the Constructicons' death and hidden them away for the purpose of improving Devastator. He fixed the problem of Scrapper's death by modifying their combination into a modular design that moved Hook to Scrapper's old position as right leg and would allow others built with compatible forms to serve as the combiner's head. After Megatron returned to conquer Cybertron, he had the Constructicons combine with the mind-controlled Prowl, using him as the new head for Devastator. {{storylink|Before the Dawn}} Devastator was initially under Bombshell's direct control, but after the Insecticon's death, Prowl's mind was freed and happened to stray to thoughts of Spike Witwicky. Since the Constructicons shared his hatred of Witwicky for his murder of Scrapper, this caused Devastator's mind to unify under his own control, and he went on a rampage. {{storylink|Plan for Everything}} Prowl was eventually able to separate from the Constructicons, only for Megatron to reveal his ultimate plan: turning ''himself'' into Devastator's head. Fortunately he was prevented from doing so, and in the aftermath the Constructicons were banished from Iacon alongside most other Autobots and Decepticons. {{storylink|Heavy Is the Head}}

[[File:DetonationBoulevard-Constructicons.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.67|We are green and very, very mean!]]
Outside the city, the Constructicons approached the exiled Autobots and, after a brawl with the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]], explained that they wanted to be on Prowl's side, having seen into his mind during their time as Devastator and having been ''very'' impressed by what they saw. They were allowed to stay at the Autobot camp, where they had a rematch with Arcee before it was broken up by the Dinobots, who made peace with the Constructicons after realizing they had a lot in common (namely violence and chugging energon). {{storylink|Second Exodus}}

The team fell victim to the [[Quintessa (IDW)|Necrotitan]]'s corrosive "death wave", but were cured from its effects when the Titan was brought down by [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]. {{storylink|Finis Temporis: Dark Cybertron Chapter 9|Finis Temporis}} After that they continued to follow their new idol Prowl around, praising him at every opportunity and cheering him on during a fight with [[Chromedome (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Chromedome]]. {{storylink|The Becoming: Dark Cybertron Chapter 10|The Becoming}} When Cybertron was invaded by Shockwave's army of [[Ammonite]]s, the Constructicons talked Prowl into willingly forming Devastator and fighting [[Monstructor (G1)|Monstructor]]. {{storylink|Black Planet: Dark Cybertron Chapter 11|Black Planet}} They were victorious and went on to witness Megatron defect to the Autobots. {{storylink|...And the Damage Done: Dark Cybertron Finale|...And the Damage Done}}

The Constructicons were subsequently fashioned by Prowl into his own private unit, the Autobot having realized how useful Devastator could be. He brought the team with him on a mission to Earth, where they saved the ''[[Ark-7]]'' from burrowing human missiles and formed Devastator to fight the Decepticons under Galvatron's command. {{storylink|Earthfall Part 2: Detonation Boulevard|Detonation Boulevard}} After the battle they returned to the ''Ark-7'' alongside the Autobots, though Scavenger sneaked off to leak information to the Decepticons {{storylink|Earthfall Part 3: The Mind Bomb|The Mind Bomb}} on Prowl's orders, who wanted to lure the Decepticons to the [[Marshall Islands]]. Prowl then had the Constructicons coated in stealth paint, allowing them to show up out of nowhere at the battle's climax and form Devastator, who destroyed the [[Earth Defense Command]] base on the island. {{storylink|Earthfall Part 5: I Dream of Wires|I Dream of Wires}} When the Autobots began hunting for the [[Enigma of Combination]], Prowl was all too eager to mobilize the Constructicons so that they could hunt down Spike Witwicky. {{storylink|Onyx Interface Part One: Signals, Calls, and Marches|Signals, Calls, and Marches}} Their search took them to [[Tokyo]], where they secured their asset but ran afoul of Galvatron. {{storylink|Onyx Interface Part Two: Vs.|Vs.}} Prowl and Spike entered into a temporary truce, and with the help of [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] the team stormed the [[Onyx]] facility by forming Devastator. Devastator revealed that the alliance was a lie, and that Prowl still still hated the human. Devastator ultimately went berserk and ruined the mission, allowing [[Scoop (G1)|Scoop]] to abscond with the Enigma. Defeated and angry with each other, Prowl ordered his team to retreat back to the ''Ark-7''. {{storylink|The Onyx Interface Conclusion: The Obliterati|The Obliterati}}

[[File:CombinerWars5-disappointed.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|"You are GROUNDED GROUNDED GROUNDED GROUNDED."]]
After Prowl learned that Optimus Prime had helped Starscream form a permanent [[Council of Worlds|alliance]] with [[Caminus (planet)|Caminus]], the team hijacked the ship's new spacebridge to travel to Cybertron {{storylink|The Possible Light}}, where they formed Devastator. Prowl threatened to destroy the space bridge to keep Cybertron and its warlike inhabitants isolated from the rest of the galaxy; he was ultimately challenged by Superion. Devastator managed to best the combiner, but was defeated after Starscream created Defensor from a group of bystanders. {{storylink|Mistakes and Mayhem}} Seeking a new edge, Starscream drafted Scoop into the team, knowing that Scoop's fanaticism would force Devastator to obey his orders. {{storylink|You, Me, and the Universe}} Ultimately, however, Devastator wound up losing control in a fight with [[Optimus Maximus (G1)|Optimus Maximus]]; the Constructicons and Scoop were defeated and quickly re-imprisoned. {{storylink|All That Remains}}

The Constructions were later released and allowed to recombine so that they could be safely extricated off Cybertron, with Optimus Prime noting that the group had to regularly combine. {{storylink|Now and On Earth}} They were later called on to deal with a violent riot at the spacebridge but Devastator's violent solution only exacerbated the problem. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 1: Once Upon a Time on Earth|Once Upon a Time on Earth}}

Some months later, the Constructions formed Devastator to act as a distraction during an attempt to seize control of [[Vigilem|Carcer]]. {{storylink|Desperate Times}}

After Starscream had been arrested and Windblade became ruler of Cybertron, [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Onyx Prime]] returned to Cybertron. Scoop eagerly informed his teammates of Starscream somehow becoming aware of this but they were less than impressed and frankly they agreed with Onyx's anti-[[human]] attitude. The world was ending so they were off to get drunk. {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 2: Another Mine|Another Mine}} When Onyx proved to be another elitist Prime, the Constructions rallied around Scoop and formed Devastator to break Starscream out of prison. {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 3: The Ground|The Ground}} At Starscream's command, Devastator then engaged [[Victorion]] in combat, {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 4: The Hallowing|The Hallowing}} only to wind up ripped to atoms by her gravikinesis, ending the Constructicons. {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 6: Unforgivable|Unforgivable}}
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===Hall of Fame bios===
[[Erector (G1)|Erector]] was kicked out of the Constructicons for not being green. {{storylink|Transformers Hall of Fame}}

===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===
The Constructicons took heavy losses during the Great War; in the era of the [[Pax Cybertronia]] and the [[Builder Assembly]], the surviving members joined [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Hot Rod]] in his quest to reform the corrupt and stagnant [[Builder of Cybertron|Builder]] society from within. Hot Rod rebuilt the team, instituting a one-third Autobot roster, appointing [[Hightower (RID)|Hightower]] as team leader, and convincing the group to downsize into fuel-efficient [[Micromaster]] bodies. {{Storylink|Micro-Aggressions}} {{storylink|Cultural Appropriation}}

By the time of the [[Grand Uprising]], the Constructicons found themselves embroiled in a new war as [[Buckethead]] joined with [[Overshoot]]'s motley team on a mission to defend Cybertron from the [[Monster GoBot|Antares Eight]]. The other Constructicons came to her aid as the fighting spilled over into [[Proximax]], forming Devastator and battling [[Monsterous]]. In the aftermath, the Constructicons abandoned the Builders and decided to join [[Stiletto (BW)|Stiletto]]'s new team of "[[Ex-Bot (BWU)|Ex-Bots]]". {{storylink|Cultural Appropriation}} Buckethead took command of the team from Hightower; when the [[Vehicon Apocalypse]] threatened Cybertron, they headed to [[Nova Cronum]], where they joined the forces of Cybertron as they marched on the [[Grand Mal]]. As Devastator, they battled [[Lord Imperious Delirious]] until their combined form suffered critical damage, killing half of the team and knocking the gestalt unconscious from the backlash. {{storylink|Derailment}}

As soon as peace had been declared, Buckethead set about recruiting new Constructicons to fill their losses. Though [[Bonecrusher (G1)|Bone Crusher]], [[Long Haul (G1)|Long Haul]], and Hightower had perished, Buckethead found fresh talent in [[Steam Hammer]], [[Wideload (G1)|Wideload]], and [[Hauler|Road Hauler]], who underwent the combination process to become the newest incarnation of Devastator. {{storylink|The Inexorable March}}

10,000 years after the Grand Uprising, they were misremembered as a [[Resistance]] combiner group under [[Lio Convoy]]'s command. {{storylink|Lio Convoy: Unity Through Tyranny}}

===''Prime Wars Trilogy'' cartoons===
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After the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]] had ended, the exiled Megatron tossed the Constructicons around in a gladiator pit on an alien planet. {{storylink|Unforgotten}}

In the aftermath of the [[Combiner Wars (event)|Combiner Wars]], the Constructicons helped clean up the rubble. {{storylink|Aftermath and Rebirth}}

They presumably died when Devastator was killed by [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus Cron]]. {{storylink|Volcanicus (episode)|Volcanicus}}
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===''Win If You Dare''===
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[[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] press-ganged the Constructicons into excavating a fallen [[cybertonium]] meteorite. After taking a beating from [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]], the Constructicons formed Devastator in order to grab a fragment of the meteor before the substance went critical, but the explosion knocked the combiner apart and the team made an embarrassing retreat aboard Astrotrain, bickering with Starscream all the while. {{storylink|Transformers: Bumblebee - Go For the Gold}}

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===''Mazinger Z versus Transformers''===
[[File:MazingerZVsTransformers-Constructicons.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Devastator and Mazinger re-enact the 2022 Oscars presentation for Best Documentary Feature.]]
Transported to the Japan of an alternate universe, the Constructicons rolled out to take part in Megatron and [[Doctor Hell]]'s combined attack on the [[Photon Power Laboratory]] where they were first pummeled by Grimlock and [[Boss Borot]]. The team then formed Devastator to take on [[Kōji Kabuto]] inside the [[Mazinger Z]], and although Devastator's raw strength nearly overpowered the heroic super robot at first, the Mazinger's rocket punch ultimately knocked Devastator back into his components. {{storylink|Mazinger Z versus Transformers}}

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===''Transformers/Ghostbusters''===
As Devastator, the Constructicons joined the rest of the Decepticon army in their desperate battle to stop [[Gozer]] from destroying their homeworld, but quickly fell to the extradimensional deity. {{storylink|Ghosts of Cybertron Part 2}}

===2019 IDW continuity===
[[File:ConstructiconsRisingPart1-EngimaOfCombination.jpg|thumb|left|300px|By your powers combined...]]

The Constructicons were a team of architectural prodigies who left their mentors just after the end of the [[War of the Threefold Spark]] to help with the rebuilding of [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] under the supervision of [[Termagax]]. An accomplished philosopher, engineer, and architect in her own right, Termagax saw that this new generation of fresh minds shared a goal—not just to ''rebuild'' the ravaged city as it had been, but to create something new and better in its place, even though this new approach alienated Termagax's own second-in-command [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]].

While digging for resources in what remained of [[Rivets Field]], the team came across the mythical [[Enigma of Combination]], their sense of purpose resonating with the artifact. At Termagax's urging, the six 'bots allowed the Enigma to change their bodies, merging them into a new [[Devastator (G1)|combiner]]; united in their common goal of creation, Termagax hoped that her new students would, despite their struggles, pool their minds and bodies together to create the ultimate building tool. {{storylink|Constructicons Rising, Part 1}} The team took time to master this new form, however, and struggled with the combiner's own urges to indiscriminately destroy—a struggle that eventually led Wheeljack to bring the problem to the Cybertronian [[Senate]]. Although Termagax's coaching eventually helped the team ''embrace'' this indiscriminate anger and use it to fuel the power of the combiner, [[Nominus Prime]] worried that Termagax's pet experiment might pose a threat to a still-recovering Cybertron and decided that the Senate would arrange a means by which the Constructicons could safely contribute to the planet's well-being. Not long after the Constructicons had rebuilt Iacon into a beautiful metropolis, Nominus Prime arranged a half-hearted ceremony to honor their contributions and told them that their next assignment would be on the barren world of [[Mayalx]] to work on the colony's [[energon]] refinery. {{storylink|Constructicons Rising, Part 3}}

[[File:ConstructiconsRisingPart1-Constructicons.jpg|thumb|right|300px]]

The Constructicons tried to make the best of their bad situation, even reconstructing the colonial refinery into an effigy of old Iacon, but the menial work and heavily rationed energon supplies quickly took a toll on their morale, and the group spent most of their time off-hours pining for their glory days while grousing about their current working conditions. {{storylink|Constructicons Rising, Part 1}} After eventually coming to the realization that Cybertron might have forgotten them entirely, Scrapper—worrying that the future might not include a stable Cybertron to return to—began training his team for combat while Hook devised a foul but functional energon recycler. It was at this point that the team encountered [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]] and his [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticon]]s, who had been similarly exiled from Cybertron by Nominus Prime. Unbeknownst to Scrapper and his team, the Insecticons had been sent to Mayalx deliberately by [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] in the hopes that the Constructicons could be turned to the side of [[The Rise]] and contribute to [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]'s burgeoning [[Decepticon|Ascenticon]] faction. {{storylink|Constructicons Rising, Part 2}}

Encouraged to recapture their past glory by striking back at the [[Autobot]]s responsible for their banishment, the Constructicons overcharged themselves on the Insecticon's energon, combined for the first time since their banishment, and tapped into their shared resenment to become an unstoppable engine of destruction. The newly-christened "Devastator" razed the colony to the ground, while the Insecticons feasted on the ruins and converted it all into usable energon to be shipped back to The Rise. {{storylink|Constructicons Rising, Part 4}}

[[File:FateOfCybertron-Constructicons.jpg|thumb|left|300px]]

The Constructicons left Mayalx at some point afterwards and spent time aimlessly wandering the galaxy on a drifting asteroid. {{storylink|Lord of Misrule: Sea of Rust I|Sea of Rust I}} Eventually, however, Shockwave summoned the Constructicons back to Cybertron and sent [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] to tow their asteroid back into low Cybertronian orbit. {{storylink|War's End Part Two}} Although Shockwave had brought the Constructicons back to the fold with the intent of serving their new ally [[Exarchon]], the treacherous conqueror decided to use his parasitic [[spark]] to usurp the mighty combiner. {{storylink|War's End Part Three}} However, Devastator's unique physiology allowed his individual components to fight back and reject the infection, but the strain knocked them unconscious. By the time they had recovered, Exarchon was dead, and [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]] brought the team back to [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] in [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]]. {{storylink|War's End Part Four}}

As the Decepticon convoy drove to Iacon, they were redirected to [[Darkmount (Cybertron)|Darkmount]] to take part in the final push against the Autobots. Confident that they'd finally receive the adoration and recognition they'd been denied for so long, the Constructicons formed Devastator and easily trounced both [[Leviathan (G1)|Leviathan]] and the Autobot combiner [[Computron (G1)|Computron]]. However, [[Scattershot (G1)|Scattershot]] used his innate connection to the [[Combination Core]] to instantly reform Computron as a ten-bot combiner, and through this power boost Computron overpowered Devastator and forced the Constructicons to decombine before the Autobot could destroy them. {{storylink|Transformers: Fate of Cybertron|Fate of Cybertron}}

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===''My Little Pony/Transformers''===
[[File:Inspiring-Constructicons.jpg|thumb|right|300px]]

While most of the Autobots and Decepticons were stranded in [[Equestria]], the Constructicons launched a sneak attack on the crashed ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'' on Earth. Although [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] easily trounced the individual Decepticons, he couldn't stand up to their combined form. Fortunately, [[Spike (MLP)|Spike]] the baby dragon found a way to trigger the starship's engines and blast Devastator back into his components. {{storylink|Inspiring}}

During [[King Sombra]]'s invasion of Cybertron, [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]], unaware that [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] had already been captured and brainwashed, requested he send the Constructicons to rescue him from a pile of collapsed girders. {{storylink|Sick Beats}}

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===''Transformers/Back to the Future''===
[[File:TFBTTF3-Constructicons.jpg|thumb|left|300px]]

After the Decepticons had conquered Earth, the Constructicons were assigned to patrol [[Hill Valley]]. {{storylink|Transformers/Back to the Future issue 1|Transformers/Back to the Future #1}} In 2015, Scrapper was chastising [[Lorraine Baines-McFly|Lorraine]] and [[George McFly]] before he was knocked out by [[Doc Brown]]'s [[alpha-wave ionic nullifier]]. {{storylink|Transformers/Back to the Future issue 2|Transformers/Back to the Future #2}}

Pointing fingers, the Constructicons decided to blame [[Biff Tannen]]. When Bonecrusher attempted to inflict punishment, he too was disabled by Doc Brown before Biff turned on his fellow humans and brought them to the four remaining Constructicons and Starscream. When the Autobots arrived to stop the execution, the Constructicons attempted to swat [[Marty McFly]] and [[Skilz]] out of the sky but fell victim to either Marty's expert aim with the nullifier or Bumblebee. {{storylink|Transformers/Back to the Future issue 3|Transformers/Back to the Future #3}}

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==Commercial appearances==
The Constructicons were contentedly allowing gullible humans to operate them on a construction site in the desert, until they abruptly decided to transform and merge into Devastator, sending the humans fleeing. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Constructicons|Constructicons commercial}}

Years later, the Constructicons barreled into a power plant facility and started smashing stuff. Unfortunately, when they merged into Devastator and smashed open the ground, they prompted the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] to come out of the earth's depths and attack. Grimlock grabbed Devastator in his jaws and tossed him aside. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 2|G2 Constructicons commercial}}

==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
[[File:Mixmaster toy.JPG|thumb|upright=1.6|Generation 1 Mixmaster]]
*'''Constructicons''' ([[1985]]/[[1986]])
**[[Bonecrusher (G1)|Bonecrusher]]
**[[Hook (G1)|Hook]]
**[[Long Haul (G1)|Long Haul]]
**[[Mixmaster (G1)|Mixmaster]]
**[[Scavenger (G1)|Scavenger]]
**[[Scrapper (G1)|Scrapper]]
{{toydesigner|[[Kōjin Ōno]] (TakaraTomy)}}

:The Constructicons are the first ever Combiner team in the history of the Transformers toyline. The Constructicons were originally from [[TakaraTomy|Takara]]'s [[Pre-Transformer]]s ''[[Diaclone]]'' toyline, specifically the Construction Vehicle Robot subset. In the [[The Transformers (toyline)|''The Transformers'' toyline]], they were sold individually as carded figures at the $6 price point, and also as a six-figure [[giftset]]. Each carded figure came with one or two pieces of combiner kibble for Devastator, which could also attach to the figure's [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]] to form an attack mode.

:The individual figures feature limited articulation, typical of smaller G1 figures; most can only swivel their arms at the shoulder, and cannot move their legs at all. Each came with a small [[laser pistol]] for the individual robot to use in addition to various Devastator pieces.

:In the [[United States of America|United States]], [[Canada]] and [[Japan]], the Constructicon toys were originally available both individually on blister cards (with the additional Devastator parts split up between them) and as a boxed Devastator [[Giftset|gift set]] that contained all six Constructicons and their accessories. On the [[Europe]]an continent, the individual Constructicons were initially released individually by Hasbro's subsidiary [[Milton Bradley]] (MB) in 1985. Rumors are that an MB-branded Devastator giftset was also released in continental Europe, but thus far no packaged sample has surfaced.<ref name="mbredtr">[http://www.tf-1.com/articles/eurous/mb_template.html "Milton Bradley and the red TF Tracks"] at TF-1.com.</ref><ref name="mbcollection">[http://20thcenturytoycollector.com/transformers/mb-transformers-collection/ "MB Transformers Collection"] at 20th Century Toy Collector.</ref> In 1986, the Constructicons were re-released in Europe, albeit this time in "Hasbro"-branded packaging (but manufactured by [[Joustra]]). The main difference with all other releases thus far was that the Constructicons' main color was now ''yellow'' instead of green.<ref name="frenchcon">[http://tfsource.com/blog/french-connection/ "French Connection"] at the TF Source blog.</ref><ref name="europestrange">[http://tfsource.com/blog/europes-strangest-attractions/ "Europe's Strangest Attractions"] at the TF Scource blog.</ref><ref name="frenchconst">[http://www.fredsworkshop.com/vjap6.html "French TFs: G1 Yellow Constructicons"] at Fred's Workshop.</ref> These are ''not'' to be confused with the later, ''non''-combining yellow European Constructicons, nor with the yellow ''Generation 2'' Constructicons (see below).

:The original Constructicons have the dubious honor of being the most heavily [[Knockoff|bootlegged]] Transformers toys in existence. Individually carded and packaged sets have persisted at Walgreens and other [[market six]] stores for years, both in the original green and purple and in entirely new decos, often without the kibble required for their combined form. Occasionally they receive delightfully creative new names like "[[Scrapper (G1)|Building]]", "[[Long Haul (G1)|Feeding]]", "[[Scavenger (G1)|Picking]]", "[[Hook (G1)|Sanitation]]", "[[Mixmaster (G1)|Disguise]]", and "[[Bonecrusher (G1)|Ravage]]". Sometimes, they have their sized bootlegged to be oversized (some bootlegged Mixmaster have their size about 6 inch in length).
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[[File:ActionMaster Devastor.gif|upright=1.4|thumb|Action Master Devastator]]
*'''Devastator with Scorpulator''' ([[Action Master]], [[1990]])
{{main|Devastator (G1)#Action Master}}
:A non-transforming action figure of the Constructicons' combined form was released in the second wave of carded Action Master figures. Devastator came with his small animal [[Action Master partner|partner]], [[Scorpulator]], who transformed into an acid spray gun that Devastator could wield and a "Gripper Backpack" that plugged into Devastator's back.
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{{anchor|euro92}}
[[File:G1 euro Long Haul.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|European Yellow Long Haul]]
*'''Constructicons''' ([[1992]])

:Another yellow set of European exclusive versions of the Constructicons, in colors very similar to the previous yellow European releases. The main differences were that these versions came with no Devastator parts, Hook and Scavenger were [[retool]]ed so they could neither connect to each other nor to Bonecrusher, and several of them featured gray plastic parts exclusive to these versions (although there were [[variant]]s for some of them that changed those gray parts back to yellow).<ref name="eurovar">[http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transformers-toy-discussion/595256-1992-european-yellow-constructicons-variant.html "1992 European Yellow Constructicons Variant"] at TFW2005.</ref> These toys were also not individually named, as they came on standardized cards used for all six team members.
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===''Generation 2''===
[[File:Scavenger_Generation_2_toy.gif|upright=1.6|thumb|''Generation 2'' Yellow Scavenger]]
*'''Constructicons''' ([[1993]])
:[[Redeco]]s of all six Constructicons were released individually as part of the first assortments of ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'' products. The first—and seemingly more common—versions were yellow like the European version from 1986, but featured a lighter purple plastic, had all spring-loaded accessories (such as Devastator's forearms and fists) [[retool]]ed to remove the firing [[gimmick]], Mixmaster didn't include the single-tabbed missile, and all six Constructicons featured a ''Generation 2''-style Decepticon [[insignia|logo]] and the word "DECEPTICON" [[tampograph]]ed on them. Aside from that, the ''Generation 2'' Constructicons were functionally identical to their Generation 1 predecessors.

:A later and seemingly less common run changed the yellow plastics to rich orange. It has been [[Misconceptions and urban legends about Transformers|rumored]] that this release was only available in [[KB Toys]] stores, but this is supposedly incorrect, and KB Toys might have just been the chain that stocked them in larger quantities than everyone else.

:Neither color version was available as a gift set.
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===''Universe'' (2003)===
[[File:TFU03-toy DevastatorMicro.jpg|right|upright=1.6|thumb|If there's only one original Constructicon left, does it ''really'' count?]]
*'''Constructicons''' (Micromasters, 2004)
{{note|The ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 franchise)|Universe]]'' [[Constructicon (Universe)|Constructicons]] were [[Repurposing|repurposed]] as the ''Beast Wars: Uprising'' version of the G1 Constructicons in "[[Cultural Appropriation]]".}}
:A [[redeco]] of [[Sixbuilder]] in [[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]] Constructicon-inspired colors. While similar to the [[Decepticon Sixbuilder|Destron Sixbuilder]] redeco, this version is molded in distinctly different colors with far more purple and black paint applications. When separated into his component robots, the leftover combiner [[kibble]] can combine to form a single-pilot jet.

:The six component Constructicons were packaged separately, available originally as [[KB Toys|K•B Toys]] [[exclusive]]s, but later appearing in {{w|Sears, Roebuck and Company|Sears}} stores during the Christmas season. (K•B partnered with Sears, a chain that usually doesn't have a toy department.) They were also sold on [[Kmart|K-Mart]]'s web site.

===''Energon''===
*'''Constructicon Devastator''' (Micromasters, 2004)

:Devastator was also released under the ''Energon'' line in Europe, albeit with modified packaging and instructions to reflect the different line.
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===''Classics''===
*'''Constructicon Devastator''' ([[2007]])
[[File:Devastatorclassics.jpg|upright=1.6|thumb|And then there were five.]]
{{main|Devastator (G1)#Classics}}
:Redecos of the ''[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)|Energon]]'' [[Construction Team]] released as a [[Walmart]] exclusive gift set, with the individual components named Scrapper, Bonecrusher, Long Haul, Scavenger, and [[Hightower (Classics)|Hightower]]. The combined form is named "Constructicon Devastator" for [[trademark]] reasons.
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===''United EX''===
[[File:UnitedEXtoy buildmaster.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.6|''United EX'' Buildmaster Prime Mode]]
*'''Buildmaster Prime Mode''' ([[2012]])

: Buildmaster is a [[redeco]] of ''[[Power Core Combiners]]'' [[Steamhammer (PCC)#Power Core Combiners|Steamhammer]].

: He comes with four construction vehicle drone-limbs:

:* '''Decimator Drone''' (drill)
:* '''Dominator Drone''' (front end loader)
:* '''Eradicator Drone''' (plow)
:* '''Annihilator Drone''' (steamroller)
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===''Combiner Wars''===
[[File:CombinerWarsBonecrusher.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6|''Generations'' Bonecrusher]]
*'''Devastator''' (Gift Set, [[2015]])
{{toydesigner|[[John Warden]] (Hasbro), [[Shogo Hasui]] (TakaraTomy)|[[Mark Maher]] (deco artist)}}
:''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' Devastator is an all-new mold combiner formed from six Voyager sized Constructicons. All his components are sold together in a massive box. He holds the record of being the tallest combiner toy.
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===''Unite Warriors''===
[[File:TakaraTomy-Unite-Warriors-Devastator.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Devastator]]
*'''Buildron Combined Soldier Devastor''' (giftset, [[December 12]], [[2015]])
**''ID number:'' '''UW-04'''
**''English name:'' '''Decepticon Constructicons Combiner Devastator'''

:''[[Transformers Unite Warriors|Unite Warriors]]'' Devastor is a redeco and slight retool of Hasbro's version, the most notable differences being the inclusion of individual handguns for the Constructicons and a new combiner head that can switch between visored and non-visored faces. Every member has been retooled in some manner from the Hasbro versions: Hook, Mixmaster, Long Haul, and Scrapper have been remolded to sport better elbows, and Bonecrusher and Scavenger have been remolded to sport better knees. In addition to this, Devastator utilizes ratchet joints in his shoulders. Each Constructicon features a G1 style gun that pegs into an existing slot or hole.
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===''Vintage G1''===
[[File:Walmart-Vintage-G1-Constructicons.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Devastator''' (Walmart exclusive reissue, 2018)
:The original Devastator toy was once again available, this time in the [[Walmart]] exclusive ''[[Vintage G1]]'' series. The set features numerous small changes in molding, assembly, and deco; see the individual toys' articles for details.
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==Merchandise==
===Kids Nations===
*'''Constructicons''' (2015)
**''ID Number:'' '''TF04'''
**''Accessories:'' Batteries.

[[File:tf04-constructicons.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]

:The Kids Nations Constructicons is a set of approximately 3" tall [[super deformed]] figures including all six classic Constructicons: Scavenger, Scrapper, Mixmaster, Long Haul, Hook and Bonecrusher. While they are largely static figures with limited articulation and neither transform nor combine, they include LED light up eyes.

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===Mecha Nations===
[[File:Mn08-devastator.jpg|thumb]]
*'''Devastator''' (2016)
**''ID Number:'' '''MN07'''
**''Accessories:'' Alternate hands, gun, 6 x magnetic infrared LED modules, display stand.

:Created by [[Kids Logic]], this [[super deformed]], non-transforming and non-separating G1 Devastator stands approximately 8" tall and is articulated, featuring a shiny metallic color scheme, articulated hands, LED light up eyes, Decepticon insignia on his chest, and windows in his component vehicle modes. He includes a flip-down visor for if you prefer this look over separate eyes. Pressing the button on Devastator's gun causes all his LEDs to light up simultaneously (achieved via infrared receivers), accompanied by the classic transformation sound.

:While he was released as part of the Mecha Nations line of larger sized figures, he is intended to tower over the smaller Kids Nations 3" figures, and can be regarded as the combined form of the contemporaneously released Kids Nations TF04 Constructicons mini-figures set (above).

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==Notes==
*About a billion freaking other toys have been [[redeco]]ed in the Constructicons' familiar green-and-purple livery. Pretty much every construction vehicle mold to come down the pike has at some point been given a Constructicon-themed color scheme, been turned into some alternate universe version of a Constructicon, or has been subject to regular clamoring by the [[fandom]] for a Constructicon-themed rerelease. "Constructicon colors" is up there with "[[black repaint]]" as popular choices for redecoes go.
*The Constructicons are the only Decepticons to appear in all four seasons of the American G1 cartoon.
*The character [[profile]]s written for the Constructicons do not identify any of them as the team leader, which has led to the role being filled by different characters in different pieces of media.
**Scrapper was, by all appearances, always intended to be the leader. His [[Tech Spec]]s give him the highest "Rank" of the team, and he is unambiguously depicted as their leader in the Generation 1 cartoon, the influence of which has resulted in him filling the role in most modern media.
**However, because Hook forms the head and much of the torso of Devastator, a trait shared by other combiner leaders, there's been a tendency among fans to believe he "should" be the leader, just because. This resulted in the [[Transformers: Wings Universe|''Wings Universe'']] identifying him as the group's ''former'' leader, replaced by Scrapper on Megatron's orders.
**In the [[The Next Best Thing to Being There!|issue #10]] of the Marvel comic, Shockwave gives the Constructicons' orders to Scavenger as if he were the leader. However, in [[Toy Soldiers!|issue #38]], Hook is shown giving the orders, then in [[Totaled!|issue #41]], it is Bonecrusher who leads the team on their mission to recover fallen Decepticons from the Ark. Then, in the UK-exclusive story "[[Space Pirates!]]", the Constructicons are represented by Mixmaster at a gathering of combiner-team leaders; he was also seen giving the orders in "[[Five Faces of Darkness, Part 5]]" as well.
**Sorry, Long Haul, you lose again...
*In ''[[Transformers: Devastation]]'', Scrapper and Long Haul are the only two Constructicons whose voice actors from the original cartoon, [[Michael Bell]] and [[Gregg Berger]] respectively, reprised their roles. Despite the fact [[Frank Welker]] returned to voice Megatron and Soundwave, he did not reprise his role as Mixmaster.
* Many box set releases of the original constructicon toys, including the original G1 release of the Devastator set, feature reversed art of the team save for Hook. This was fixed for Encore but still present on later releases of the team bundled together. This seems to originate from someone flipping the original carded release art of the team to arrange them on devestator's box. Hook's chest sticker has always been backwards though.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Buildron''' (ビルドロン ''Birudoron'')
*''French:'' '''Constructican''' (France, TV series dub), '''Constructitor''' (France, ''The Movie'' dub)
*''Hungarian:'' '''Szerkesztettek''' (Marvel Comics), '''Konsztruktorok''' (second ''The Movie'' dub)
*''Italian:'' '''Excavators'''
*''Mandarin:'' '''Wā Dì Hǔ''' (挖地虎, "Earth-digging Tiger")
*''Portuguese:'' '''Constructors''' (Brazil comic)
*''Russian:'' '''Конструктиконы''' (''Constructicons'')

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Beast Wars: Uprising subgroups]]
[[Category:Classics subgroups]]
[[Category:Combiner teams]]
[[Category:Constructicons| (G1)]]
[[Category:Decepticon subgroups]]
[[Category:Engineers]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Constructicons| ]]
[[Category:Generation 1 subgroups]]
[[Category:Generation 2 subgroups]]
[[Category:IDW (2005) subgroups]]
[[Category:Ultracons]]
[[Category:Unite Warriors subgroups]]
[[Category:Wings Universe subgroups]]

Constructicon (G1)

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:''The Constructicons are a [[Decepticon]] [[subgroup]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''

[[File:ConstructiconRollCall.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.66|In Decepticon Kaon, union busts YOU!]]
The '''Constructicons''' are the Decepticons' foremost designers, engineers and builders. They are also particularly notable for their status as the very first combining subgroup of Transformers. The individual members of the team are:

*[[Scrapper (G1)|Scrapper]], (usually) the leader, a modest but masterful designer - front-end loader.
*[[Bonecrusher (G1)|Bonecrusher]], a destructive berserker - bulldozer (and later front-end loader).
*[[Scavenger (G1)|Scavenger]], the materials detector with some major self-esteem issues - power shovel.
*[[Mixmaster (G1)|Mixmaster]], a manic and somewhat crazed chemist - cement mixer.
*[[Hook (G1)|Hook]], a snobbishly perfectionist engineer - crane.
*[[Long Haul (G1)|Long Haul]], a hard-working transporter who longs to be on the battlefield - dump truck (and later crane).

They are able to merge their bodies and minds together to form the gigantic [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]].

In several continuities, there are more Constructicons in addition to or in lieu of the primary six. The named ones include:

*[[Gravedigger]], younger brother of Bonecrusher - dump truck.
*[[Hauler]], an Autobot ex-Constructicon - crane.
*[[Erector (G1)|Erector]], an Autobot ex-Constructicon - cab and crane trailer.
*[[Hightower (Classics)|Hightower]], a stand-in for Mixmaster and Hook whose personality is a merger of the two - crane.
*[[Scoop (G1)|Scoop]], a religious fanatic and stand-in for Scrapper drafted into the team by [[Starscream (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Starscream]] - front-end loader.

In ''[[Beast Wars: Uprising]]'' continuity, the original six Constructions (excluding Skavenger) die and are replaced over time by:

*[[Buckethead]], late-model Decepticon who joined shortly before the Micromaster Upgrade - front-end loader.
*[[Hightower (RID)|Hightower]], former Autobot placed in charge of the group - crane truck.
*[[Quickmix (G1)|Quickmix]], former Autobot chemist - cement mixer.
*[[Wideload (G1)|Wideload]], former Throttlebot who joined the Decepticons in defiance of Rodimus's poor leadership - dump truck.
*[[Steam Hammer]], surprisingly gifted laborer - steam shovel.

Members' color schemes are [[:File:G2Devastator toy.jpg|required]] to include green.<ref>[[Erector (G1)|Erector]]'s [[Transformers Hall of Fame|Hall of Fame]] [[bio]]</ref>

{{bigquote|Really. That has to be the ''stupidest'' color for a 'disguise'...|[[Spike Witwicky (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Spike Witwicky]]|"[[Scrapper (issue)|Scrapper]]"}}

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
{{noteukonly}}
[[File:Constructiconsbornmarvel.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|"I'm green!" "I'm green!" "I'm green!" "I'm green!" "I'm green!" "I'm green!"]]
Seeking to bolster the size of his forces on Earth in [[1985]], Decepticon Commander [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]] arranged for the construction of six new Decepticon bodies, which were then infused with life by the power of the [[Matrix of Leadership|Creation Matrix]], tapped from the head of the imprisoned [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]]. Thus, the Constructicons were born, and were immediately put to work building a massive radio transmission dish that [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]] used to beam a message to Cybertron. When the Autobots attempted to interfere, the Constructicons revealed their hidden power and merged into Devastator to fight them off, allowing the message to successfully go through. {{storylink|The Next Best Thing to Being There!}}

The Autobots, intrigued by Devastator's unique combining power, attempted to replicate it with the construction of Omega Supreme. However, Omega was composed of only three components, unlike the six Constructicons that made up Devastator. The Autobots, needing additional data on combiner technology, conducted a raid on the [[Wyoming base|Decepticon base]], luring out Devastator so that they could study him further. {{storylink|Command Performances!}} This led to the construction of the new combiner team, the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]], capable of forming [[Superion (G1)|Superion]]. {{storylink|Aerialbots over America!}} ''The Constructicons were later charged with hunting down [[Buster Witwicky (G1)|Buster Witwicky]],'' {{storylink|Devastation Derby!}}

''The Constructicons were sent into frigid [[Yukon]] territory to work on a secret project. They were discovered by [[Jazz (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Jazz]] and [[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]], only for the two Autobots to accidentally betray their presence with an accidental weapons discharge. The Constructicons chased down the interlopers, blasting at them through a nearby forest. During the chase, they merged into Devastator in an attempt to overtake the pair. While in this form, they were duped into blasting a hydro-electric dam. Realizing what was coming, the Constructicons only had time enough to separate before the concrete structure collapsed, unleashing a torrent of water. The Constructicons were submerged in the flood, allowing the Autobots to escape.'' {{storylink|The Mission}}''They were called upon once more when the time-travelling [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] co-opted their services to build a gigantic laser cannon.'' {{storylink|Target: 2006}}

Devastator battled Superion during the Transformers' adventure alongside [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]]. {{storylink|...All Fall Down!}}

The team's special talents were not required again until they and the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]] stole large amounts of rocket fuel and raw materials, with which the Constructicons rebuilt the Decepticons' mobile island headquarters as a spaceship. {{storylink|Toy Soldiers!}} With the entire Earth-based Decepticon army aboard the ship, under the command of [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]], they attacked an Autobot congregation on the moon. While the battle raged, the Constructicons penetrated the Ark and recovered the deactivated bodies of several Decepticons defeated in an earlier clash with Omega Supreme. {{storylink|Totaled!}}

=====Marvel UK future timelines=====
''In an alternate [[2008]], Mixmaster was briefly indicated to have ascended to leadership of the Constructicons.'' {{storylink|Space Pirates!}}

=====Earthforce=====
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At one point the team had lost the ability to combine, and attempted to rebuild Devastator as a singular, separate entity. The Autobots [[Ironhide (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ironhide]] and [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Bumblebee]] arrived on the island to investigate, and Ironhide was able to bypass the security grid and plant explosives to destroy the site, and Devastator with it. {{storylink|Desert Island Risks!}}

The main Constructicon team worked for [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] during the [[Decepticon Civil War]], and Mixmaster happily dealt [[Syk]] to everyone - happily until Soundwave happily blackmailed him over it... {{storylink|Secrets (G1)|Secrets}}

{{note|Bonecrusher is the only member of the Constructicons who did not appear in the [[Earthforce]] stories.}}

====Marvel ''Generation 2'' comic====
The Constructicons resurfaced among the Decepticons after Megatron reclaimed the army from [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]. Bonecrusher appeared with the Cons who confronted [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] when he arrived on Earth. {{storylink|The Gathering Darkness}}

Scavenger and Hook stood with the assembled Decepticons as Megatron rallied them for war with the Cybertronian Empire. {{storylink|New Dawn}}

In preparation for the final battle with the Swarm, Scrapper, Bonecrusher, and Long Haul helped establish fortifications at the combined Autobot and Decepticon base. {{storylink|A Rage in Heaven!}}

====''Classics''====
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The Constructicons were among the troops that Megatron covertly rebuilt on Earth after [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]'s defeat and exile. Both Hook and Mixmaster were curiously absent from the team, with the enigmatic Hightower in their place. It's unclear why this was, but Hightower himself joked about stripping enough spare parts off of [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]] to "build a new Hook." {{storylink|Crossing Over: Part 6}}
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===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
[[File:Megatronffod.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|And so, one night, over pizza and beer, far below the city... continuity nightmares were born.]]
The Constructicons' origins are clouded. They were reportedly on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] millions of years ago, though the accounts gel poorly. When [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Rodimus Prime]] took a near-death trip into the [[Matrix of Leadership]], he saw a vision of [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]]'s creation - by eight(!) apparent Constructicons. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4}} But according to [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]], at the time that Megatron was building up his Decepticon army, the Constructicons were ''not'' Decepticons at all (though they were seen bearing the Decepticon symbol). They were the peaceful creators of the beautiful [[Crystal City]] on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], and Omega was both its guardian and their friend. However, Megatron secretly used the [[Robosmasher]] to reprogram the Constructicons into Decepticons, then he had them send Omega away on a fool's errand so they could demolish Crystal City.

[[File:Robo-Smasher and Omega Supreme.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Omega Supreme battling Devastator with the Robo-Smasher on his back.]]
The enraged Omega tracked the Constructicons down and reprogrammed them again, intending to return them to their previous state. But as the group returned to rebuild Crystal City, they attacked Omega while his back was turned. Megatron's programming was not to be undone, and he had also given them the ability to merge into Devastator. As they wrestled with Omega in their combined form, the Robosmasher latched onto Omega Supreme's head. Omega was able to fend off both his attackers, but his mental brush with the Robosmasher left him filled only with hate for the Constructicons, whom he pursued across the galaxy for millions of years. While this tale was only conveyed second-hand, some details would be corroborated in conversation between Omega and the Constructicons in the modern day. {{storylink|The Secret of Omega Supreme (episode)|The Secret of Omega Supreme}}

{{note|Immediately after the crew of the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] reawakened on Earth, a [[Grapple (G1)|Grapple]]-lookalike named "Hauler" was briefly seen among them. He would be [[retcon]]ned into "[[Hauler|RoadHauler]]" nearly 20 years later by that toy's on-package [[bio]], which confirmed the Crystal City origin and made him a Constructicon who had escaped the Robosmasher and joined the Autobots.}}

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In [[1984]], the Constructicons bolstered Megatron's forces on Earth (and Megatron referred to "the time we spent building them in these caverns," adding to the origin ambiguities). Scrapper designed a machine to transfer the other Decepticons' offensive powers to Megatron. While Megatron battled [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]], holding the attention of the Autobots, the Constructicons invaded the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] to destroy [[Teletraan I]]. Unfortunately for them, the Ark was protected by the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]], but by merging into Devastator, they became more than a match for their prehistoric foes. The return of the other Autobots and the discovery of Megatron's deception spelled the end of the battle, however. [[Hound (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hound]] distracted Devastator with a gigantic hologram, and Optimus Prime blasted the giant at just the right spot to force the Constructicons to disengage. They and the other Decepticons were then forced into a river of lava. {{storylink|Heavy Metal War}}

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The Constructicons all managed to survive their magma bath mostly unscathed, except possibly for Mixmaster, who developed a manic personality and a fondness for repeating his words, which he had not displayed before. Regardless, the team was soon back at work again, performing such varied tasks as assisting in Megatron's reconstruction of [[New York City]] (which also involved turning Optimus Prime's scrapped remains into a [[Alligaticon|robotic alligator]]) {{storylink|City of Steel (episode)|City of Steel}} and building [[Transfixatron|a device to paralyze Transformers in their vehicular modes]], as well as another to crush them. {{storylink|The Autobot Run}}

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The Constructicons' history of mental manipulation continued when the Autobots planted [[dominator disk]]s on them, which the Autobots activated when the Constructicons merged into Devastator. He instantly began fighting against the Decepticons, and Autobots took him back to their base. However, Megatron was secretly aware of the whole plot, even spying on the Autobots ''through the Constructicons' own eyes.'' Meanwhile, the Constructicons contentedly helped fix the battle-damaged Autobots and then accompanied them on a raid against the Decepticons, who were trying to drill into the [[Earth's core]]. During the battle, Megatron used a "control switch" to deactivate the disks, and as Devastator turned back against the Autobots, Wheeljack boosted the disks' power. This drove Devastator mad, and he began attacking everyone indiscriminately. The only thing that brought him back to sanity was the threat of the Decepticons' drill, which was seconds away from destroying the planet. He dove into the drilled hole and wrenched the bit to a standstill, saving the world. {{storylink|The Core}}

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Afterwards, the Constructicons returned to their Decepticon roles, but treachery remained a running theme. Upon learning of the Autobot [[Grapple (G1)|Grapple]]'s solar power tower design, Scrapper and the Constructicons pretended to have defected from the Decepticons in order to help him and [[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]] construct it. But upon its completion, they turned it and the two Autobots over to Megatron. In a demonstration of Scrapper's motto, Grapple and Hoist were imprisoned in the very structure of their tower. {{storylink|The Master Builders (episode)|The Master Builders}}

Later, when the other Decepticons began to suffer from [[Cybertonium]] degeneration, the Constructicons, apparently working fine, took delivery of a shipment of the mineral via the [[space bridge]], and as Devastator, failed to stop [[Spike Witwicky (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Spike]] and [[Carly]] from getting by them and traveling to Cybertron. {{storylink|Desertion of the Dinobots, Part 1}}

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When Omega Supreme learned that the Constructicons were active on Earth, he arrived on the planet and joined Optimus Prime's forces, biding his time until he could face his former friends again. That chance arose when the Constructicons were discovered mining an asteroid, and Omega was dispatched to investigate. Ignoring Optimus Prime's orders, Omega Supreme engaged the Constructicons, and in the battle, split the asteroid in two, revealing that it was an egg of sorts, incubating a monstrous alien creature, which promptly attacked [[San Francisco]] while Omega, ignoring the plight of the city, continued to battle the Constructicons. Optimus Prime then entered the fray, convincing Omega that saving the city was more important than revenge, and forcing the Constructicons to retreat. {{storylink|The Secret of Omega Supreme (episode)|The Secret of Omega Supreme}}

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The building skills of the Constructicons remained in demand; other creations around this time included an army of drone Transformers created from common Earth cars; {{storylink|Make Tracks}} various constructs for [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]], including a throne constructed from deactivated Autobots and a massive maze; {{storylink|Triple Takeover}} and a giant ruby-powered laser cannon. {{storylink|Masquerade}} It's unclear how unique their combining ability actually was (especially if Devastator had been around since the [[Golden Age]]), but their gestalt-monopoly on Earth was undone with the creation of the [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]] and their Autobot counterparts, the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]]. These were soon followed by the [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]] and [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]], the latter even defeating Devastator in battle as their merged form, [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]]. {{storylink|Starscream's Brigade}}

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Still, twenty years later in the Earth year [[2005]], Devastator was the Decepticons' primary weapon in the great [[Battle of Autobot City]], tearing through the defenses and walls of the city and battling the Dinobots once more. On the return trip to Cybertron, it was Bonecrusher who advocated the "survival of the fittest" policy that saw many wounded Decepticons ejected from the shuttle, among them Megatron, prompting Scrapper to vote for the Constructicons as the new leaders of the Decepticons, arguing that Devastator was the most powerful robot. Hook took great offense to the notion that [[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundwave]] would make a better leader than them. In the end, [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] became the new leader of the Decepticons, and the Constructicons, as a sign of no hard feelings, provided the music by playing horns at his coronation. Starscream, desperate to get on with the ceremony, eventually shot their horns, showing that he still had hard feelings. How they were able to play the horns, as a number of them don't have mouths, is unknown. {{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}}

[[File:FightorFlee Constructicon vehicle.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|The Constructicons got an [[Action Master]] vehicle before it was fashionable!]]
In the remainder of this year and throughout [[2006]], the Constructicons maintained a smaller, but still present, role in the Decepticon army, lending their talents to the Decepticon/[[Quintesson]] alliance by constructing [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] out of a populated human city in only one night. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4|FFOD, Part 4}} Later, they built a planetary engine on an asteroid and battled on the planet [[Eurythma]], {{storylink|Carnage in C-Minor}} aided in the overthrow of [[Paradron]] {{storylink|Fight or Flee (episode)|Fight or Flee}} and took part in an attack on [[Japan]]. {{storylink|The Burden Hardest to Bear}} Although brief, the Constructicons even played a part in the battle for the [[Plasma Energy Chamber]] in [[2007]], seen firing on Autobots with the [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcons]]. {{storylink|The Rebirth, Part 3}}

=====Origin inconsistency=====
As seen above, the cartoon presented several conflicting origins for the Constructicons. The series bible described the Constructicons as having "no explained origin",<ref>[http://tfarchive.com/cartoons/bible/#057 Cartoon series bible page on the Constructicons]</ref> but this only seemed to promote variant portrayals.

A straight reading of the "facts" appears to go: the Constructicons started out Decepticons, built Megatron, left the Decepticons, built the Crystal City, were Robosmashed back into Decepticons, ran around the galaxy for umpteen million years, ended up on Earth, and were (re)built by Megatron. However, there are issues with that narrative:

*There was no hint in Omega's flashback that they had ever been Decepticons before; their treachery was entirely unexpected. On the other hand, they ''did'' have Decepticon symbols throughout. Another possibility is that the Constructicons had built Megatron without realizing how evil he would be, which allows their early insignia to be chalked up as the animation error they most likely are.
*Even if Megatron's claim of "building" them just means "rebuilding", their Crystal City flashback showed them anachronistically ''already'' in their Terran vehicle forms, so what would he have rebuilt them into? On the other hand, that's just one more reason to doubt the veracity of Omega's flashback.

Making the issue either simpler or more complicated, depending on your view, the {{w|unreliable narrator}} rationale could negate much of the Constructicons' supposed history, between the vengeance-driven Omega's tale and the tripping Rodimus' near-death mystical vision. But the real-world truth of the matter is that different writers and haphazard animators gave us a mix of possibilities with no clear [[canon]] answer.

====Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity====
=====eHobby RoadHauler bio=====
[[Hauler]] was originally one of the Constructicons during their days on Cybertron. He eventually defected from his comrades and joined the Autobots, taking on a new color scheme in the process.

=====''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' manga=====
The Constructicons helped Megatron secure an island paradise as the staging ground for their new fortress, [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]. When [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] and the Autobots arrived to kick them off the island, the Constructicons formed Devastator to fight back, but were swatted aside by Trypticon who wanted the kill for himself. After the Autobots tricked Trypticon into defeating himself, they forced the Constructicons to rebuild the forest they destroyed. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 6|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #6}}

=====''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' story pages=====
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The Constructicons formed Devastator and confronted the Autobots in the skies over Cybertron. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (story page)|F!SRL Transformers Part 6}} Later, the Constructicons teamed up with the Stunticons in the form of Devastator and Menasor to make trouble for the Autobots. Unfortunately for the Decepticons, the Autobots unleashed their new combiner warrior: [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]]! Defensor quickly sent the bad robots packing. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (story page)|F!SRL Transformers Part 12}}
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=====''Scramble City'' cartoon=====
[[File:Constructicons mode2.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|Can we break it, then rebuild it into a device of hideous destructive power? YES WE CAN.]]
The Constructicons were among the first Decepticons dispatched to destroy an Autobot factory building [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]. In the form of Devastator, they were also among the first Decepticons defeated. {{storylink|Scramble City: Mobilization}}
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=====''The Story of the Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers'' manga=====
In 2010, on the planet [[Feminia]], Devastator joined with all the other Decepticon Combiner warriors in an assault on the [[Prime Energy Tower]]. Their victory seemed assured until the [[Omnibot (G1)|Omnibot]]s showed up and caused all the Combiners to trip into one another and disassemble. {{storylink|The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers issue 5|The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers #5}}

=====''The Headmasters'' cartoon=====
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In [[2011]], the Constructicons were among those assembled by Galvatron for an all-out assault on Cybertron. After arriving individually through the space bridge, they joined the fight as Devastator. The once mighty Combiner would appear to have fallen on hard times, however, as he was defeated by Optimus Prime, who dispatched him with a single jump-kick. {{storylink|Four Warriors Come out of the Sky}}

The Constructicons would have many more embarrassing skirmishes as Devastator, until their intellect would finally be exploited to oversee the production of [[crysmagnetal]] in [[Lemuria (myth)|Lemuria]], a component needed to blow up the Earth. They would be thwarted and driven off into space alongside the other Decepticons. {{storylink|The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 2)}}

=====''Unite Warriors''=====
In [[2021]], the Constructicons tricked [[Grapple (G1)|Grapple]] into helping them rebuild Crystal City on Earth. {{storylink|Unite Warriors Offshot#Crystal City Reconstruction Project|Crystal City Reconstruction Project}}

=====''Zone'' catalog storypage=====
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Along with other Combiners, Devastator joined the newly revived "[[Emperor of Destruction|Dark Emperor]]" [[Deathsaurus (G1)|Deathsaurus]] for an attack on the Autobots. This time, it was a full-on assault on planet [[Micro|Zone]] in an attempt to seize the Micro Zone's [[Energon Z]]. The [[Micromaster]]s repelled his attack and sent the Decepticons into retreat.{{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (story page)#Catalogue story page 1|Zone Project Story}}

=====''Zone'' cartoon, manga, and story pages=====
Seeking to create a [[Decepticon Zone]] to counter the [[Micro|Autobot Zone]], [[Emperor of Destruction|Decepticon Emperor]] [[Violengiguar]] gathered together the Nine Great Demon Generals, upgrading them with powerful new armor and weaponry, then sent them forth to conquer planets. The Constructicons were among those summoned, but only in the form of Devastator. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (story page)|Zone Part 1}}

While in some accounts of their fateful battle with [[Dai Atlas (G1)|Dai Atlas]] for the power of [[Energon Z]], the Constructicons survived the altercation,{{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (manga)|Zone}} other accounts were less generous, having Devastator killed in a flood of lava. {{storylink|Enter the New Supreme Commander, Dai Atlas!}}

=====''United EX'' storyline=====
Seeking to restore his older brother Bonecrusher to life, long-forgotten Constructicon [[Gravedigger]] gained control of [[Power Core Combination]] technology and combined with several Constructicon drones to become Buildmaster. During one encounter with the Autobot Power Core Combiners, he defended a Decepticon base alongside [[Onslaught (G1)|Combatmaster]] and discovered a strange [[Predacon (BW)|relic]] from the future left buried in the past. {{storylink|Unearthed Future}}

=====eHobby post-''G-2'' storyline=====
The Constructicons were eventually revived, by the looks of things. Hook and Bonecrusher were stationed on an undersea research facility being commanded by Megatron (who himself was being commanded by [[Galvatron II]]). Things went sour when strange monsters attacked the facility, shortly before the Autobots and an [[Eldedroid]] arrived to clean up their mess. {{storylink|MP-1B Cybertron Commander / Convoy Black Ver.}}

====''Wings Universe''====
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Nine million years before the Transformers came to Earth, the Cybertronian "race" known as the Constructicons decided to side with the Decepticons. {{storylink|Flames of Yesterday}}

Hook, leader of the Constructicons, had a seat at the council table of [[Decepticon Warlord]]s. The Warlords had an acrimonious relationship with each other at best, but agreed to meet for War Councils to discuss the Decepticon movement and, particularly, the rising threat of the [[Elite Guard|Autobot Elite Guard]] to all of them. He and [[Reflector (G1)|Reflector]], leader of the [[Photon]]s, carried a motion for the assembled Warlords to share their plans and information with each other, for the greater glory of the Decepticons.

Or, rather, for the greater glory of [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]]. By the next council meeting, Hook, Reflector and Megatron's representative [[Shockwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Shockwave]] were no longer present, having united under Megatron's banner after claiming the Warlords' secrets. {{storylink|A Team Effort}}

A group of Constructicons worked for [[Deathsaurus (G1)|Deathsaurus]] on the repairs of the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticon]]s. {{storylink|Battle Lines, Part 2}} Following Megatron's conquering of Deathsaurus's territory, Deathsaurus's [[Combiner]] technology was applied to Hook and his team to create Devastator, who joined in an attack on [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]]. {{storylink|Battle Lines, Part 5}} The Autobots were able to take down Devastator using a combination of live cables and shooting him in the knees. {{Storylink|Battle Lines, Part 6}}

Millennia later, during the [[Battle of Autobot City]], Devastator breached a wall and faced [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]] with a small group of Autobots. The Autobots used a barrage of rockets to separate the Constructicons, who began fighting back, taking out [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]] as the Autobots retreated. {{storylink|A Flash Forward}}

During the third Cybertronian war, the Constructicons were ambushed at [[Elevation Recostalus]] by a group of Autobots including [[Hauler]] and [[Erector (G1)|Erector]], who disabled them before they could form Devastator. The group remained offline until 1984, when Megatron rebuilt them on Earth and appointed Scrapper as leader in Hook's place. {{storylink|Transformers I.Q.#issue 45|Transformers I.Q. last issue review}}

====''Cloud''====
When [[Cloud World]]'s [[Megatron (G1)#Cloud|Megatron]] interrupted Megatron's battle with Optimus Prime, he was annoyed and unleashed Devastator on the intruder, only for the combiner to be blasted back into his components by the raging, [[SARA]]-powered Megatron's tank mode. The Constructicons subsequently fled out of fear. {{storylink|Rampage (Cloud)|Rampage}}

====Ask Vector Prime====
In [[Primax 1185.04 Alpha]], the Constructicons entered the war Megatron waged against [[Cobra]] on Earth. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/06/13}}

In a different universe manipulated by [[Gong (GoBots)|Gong]] and [[Sideways (RID)|Sideways]], the Constructicons participated in the siege of [[Autobot City (G1)|Guardian City]] by forming Devastator. Later after history blipped again, the Constructicons were replaced by the [[Puzzler]] team. {{storylink|Echoes and Fragments}}

===''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers''===
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The Constructicons were among the Transformers aboard the ''Ark'' when it crashed on Earth at some point in the past. In the present, it was discovered by the terrorist organization [[Cobra]], who reprogrammed the Transformers for their own needs. Naturally, the Constructicons were used for construction on [[Cobra Island]], until [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] hacked Cobra's computers and freed everyone. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 3|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #3}} After enacting some revenge on their former captors, the Constructicons were ordered to defend the [[SPS Satellite]] controls from the Autobot and [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] troops attacking the island. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 4|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #4}} However, not even Devastator's strength was enough to stop the attackers, and the combiner was defeated. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 5|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #5}}

===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
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[[File:DW devastator.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|"Devastator use ocean as bathtub!"]]
Eight million years before the modern era, the Constructicons were tasked by Megatron to activate Cybertron's planetary engines. {{storylink|The War Within issue 2|The War Within #2}} When Megatron disappeared into the depths of the planet fighting [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], Starscream temporarily took command and had Scrapper prepare a process for the resurfacing of Cybertron, which would transform it into a mobile war-world. Scrapper cautioned against such an action, but Starscream ignored him, and prevented him from stopping it when the process was underway. {{storylink|The War Within issue 5|The War Within #5}} After this, the Constructicons worked on the theory of [[mass intellect]], and succeeded in stabilizing the neural-meshing, creating Devastator. However, the process was not as efficient as the Constructicons believed, as the technical geniuses of the Constructicons did not translate into Devastator, causing him to suffer from a serious "dumbing down" problem. Despite the drawbacks, Megatron was impressed with Devastator's destructive potential. Besides, being intelligent ''and'' powerful was overrated in Megatron's opinion. {{storylink|Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye #8}} When Megatron and Optimus Prime were thought to have died in an early test of the [[space bridge]] transport system, and the Autobots and Decepticons splintered into several smaller factions, the Constructicons broke the treaty that had downgraded the combining teams to non-combat status by siding with Ratbat's [[Ultracon]]s and battling [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]]. {{storylink|Escalation}}

It is apparent that the Constructicons were not aboard the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] when it crashed on Earth four million years before the modern era, but they did eventually find their way to Earth and joined Megatron's forces there after they awoke in 1984. All the Transformers were rendered inactive in the explosion of the ''[[Ark II]]'' in 1999, but when they reactivated in 2001, Devastator was the main weapon in Megatron's attack on [[San Francisco]]. Rampaging through the city, he battled and defeated [[Superion (G1)|Superion]], {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 4|Prime Directive #4}} but was defeated by Optimus Prime who blasted the titan point-blank in the face, sending him plunging into the ocean. {{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|Transformers: Hardwired|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|Transformers: Annihilation|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|Transformers: Fusion|Fusion}}''

Devastator eventually came to be possessed by the [[Earth Defense Command]], and he was dissected and studied in their underground base. {{storylink|Generation 1 issue 0|Generation One #0}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
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The Constructicons started out as the builders of the [[Forge]], the arena for the illegal [[gladiatorial combat]] that [[Clench (G1)|Clench]] ran, and continued in that role when [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]] took over. They did not move the parts for the arena between venues, but rather built them on site, using any materials available—and that included [[Empty|Empties]]. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 2|Megatron Origin #2}} After Megatron began his preparations for the [[Decepticon]] insurrection, the Constructicons turned their talents to modifying the gladiators into warriors. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 3|Megatron Origin #3}} Once the rebellion began in full, the Constructicons helped conquer [[Kaon (polity)|Kaon]]. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 4|Megatron Origin #4}}

The Constructicons participated in an attack on [[Zeta Prime (G1)|Zeta Prime]]'s [[Citadel]] during a temporary alliance between the Decepticons and [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Orion Pax]]'s Autobots. {{storylink|Overthrown}} They were later stationed in the industrial slagwerks of [[Galaxxon]], where they watched a broadcast in which Orion Pax, now Optimus Prime, asked all Cybertronians to unite and fight against the new Decepticon rule. {{storylink|Broadcast}}

As the war began in earnest between the Autobots and Decepticons, the Constructicons remained loyal followers of Megatron. At one point they were stationed on [[Varas Centralus]] alongside [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] and [[Sky-Byte (RID)|Sky-Byte]], where they committed some atrocity that was enough to cause Sky-Byte to abandon the Decepticon cause. {{storylink|A Better Tomorrow}} Four million years ago, several Constructicons were part of a convoy bringing energon to the war effort, but the shipment was intercepted and captured by Optimus Prime and [[Ironhide (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ironhide]]. {{storylink|The Iron Age}}

Millions of years later, the Constructicons were granted the ability to combine into Devastator by [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]], who had completed [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Shockwave]]'s combiner research. {{storylink|Before the Dawn}} They joined Megatron on Earth, where they used their new combined form to defeat the local Autobot troops. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 7|All Hail Megatron #7}} The Decepticons subsequently attacked [[New York City]], where the Constructicons briefly pretended to "come in peace" before they started killing everybody. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 1|All Hail Megatron #1}} As Devastator, they made sure to destroy all the tunnels leading in and out of the city. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 2|All Hail Megatron #2}} [[Starscream (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Starscream]] subsequently convinced the Constructicons to join him in his rebellion against Megatron, and they attacked their former leader in the form of Devastator. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 10|All Hail Megatron #10}} The battle was interrupted by incoming human jets and the returning Autobots, and Devastator was faced with the mighty [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]]. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 11|All Hail Megatron #11}} The Constructicons were defeated when Omega blasted a hole in Devastator's torso. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 12|All Hail Megatron #12}}

As the battered Decepticons fled Earth, the Constructicons seemed to have been left behind. Two years later, Scrapper joined a few other Decepticons trying to get off the planet {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 1: "New Arrivals, Old Encounters"|New Arrivals, Old Encounters}}, while Scavenger was targeted for capture by [[Skywatch]] and the Autobots. {{storylink|The Hanging Sword}} He managed to stay hidden and think of a plan to get out of the country. {{storylink|The Impossible Knot}} Unlike Scavenger, Hook and Mixmaster ended up captured by Skywatch, but were rescued by Scrapper's group who had allied themselves with some rogue Autobots. {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 2: "A Rude Awakening"|A Rude Awakening}} The three reunited Constructicons then started building a starship for everyone to leave Earth with. [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] wanted to speed things up by collecting some more of the construction experts, but [[Hot Rod (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Rodimus Prime]] refused as his Autobots feared that they might form Devastator again. {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 3: "Seasons in Flight"|Seasons in Flight}} The Decepticons eventually betrayed the Autobots and tried to take the ship for themselves (with help from [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] instead of Devastator), but were defeated. Skywatch captured most of them, but several Constructicons got away. {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 5: "Earthworks"|Earthworks}} Among them was Scrapper, but he was soon hunted down and executed by [[Spike Witwicky (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Spike Witwicky]], who was intent on ending the threat of Devastator forever. {{storylink|Scrapper (issue)|Scrapper}}

As the Decepticon army returned to Earth in full force under Megatron's command, one of their first acts was to lay siege to Skywatch and recover all the imprisoned 'Cons on the premises, including Scrapper's deactivated body. {{storylink|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 1: The Demolished Man|The Demolished Man}} Hook and Mixmaster were later seen among Megatron's assembled troops before he faced off against Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 5: Enemy Mine|Enemy Mine}} After Megatron and the Autobots traveled to Cybertron for war against [[Galvatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Galvatron]]'s army, the Decepticons eventually followed via [[space bridge]]. The Constructicons traveled with Scrapper's deactivated form and, despite his current state, were still able to combine and form Devastator, albeit with a dead limb. Devastator was still a force to be reckoned with, and so [[Sunstreaker (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Sunstreaker]] armed his hoverchair with a copious amount of explosives, tricking Devastator into stepping on it. After a titanic blast, Devastator prepared to take revenge on the little Autobot when [[D-Void]] pulled him and the other Decepticons present into the mass of its "[[Deceptigod]]" construct. {{storylink|Chaos Part Three: Kings}}

The monster was defeated by Megatron, but the Decepticons were left weakened from the experience, and the Autobots soon captured and contained them. Fitted with [[inhibitor/deterrence chip]]s to keep them under control, they were used to reinforce the Autobots during a [[NAIL]] riot. {{storylink|Transformers: The Death of Optimus Prime|The Death of Optimus Prime}} The Constructicons later helped look for survivors in a blast crater after a mysterious explosion happened there. {{storylink|Stick Together}} They were then put to work building things for the Autobots and working in the reclamation tunnels, but eventually turned on them to aid Bombshell, who was on the run. After beating up his pursuer, [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]], the Constructicons fought with [[Arcee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Arcee]] until [[Prowl (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Prowl]] showed up and threatened to detonate their I/D chips. They just taunted him since [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] had made sure their chips didn't work down in the tunnels, only for Prowl to use a secret passcode to reactivate them, seemingly blowing the Constructicons' heads off. {{storylink|Devisive}}

However, Prowl was in fact under the control of Bombshell, who had merely faked the Constructicons' death and hidden them away for the purpose of improving Devastator. He fixed the problem of Scrapper's death by modifying their combination into a modular design that moved Hook to Scrapper's old position as right leg and would allow others built with compatible forms to serve as the combiner's head. After Megatron returned to conquer Cybertron, he had the Constructicons combine with the mind-controlled Prowl, using him as the new head for Devastator. {{storylink|Before the Dawn}} Devastator was initially under Bombshell's direct control, but after the Insecticon's death, Prowl's mind was freed and happened to stray to thoughts of Spike Witwicky. Since the Constructicons shared his hatred of Witwicky for his murder of Scrapper, this caused Devastator's mind to unify under his own control, and he went on a rampage. {{storylink|Plan for Everything}} Prowl was eventually able to separate from the Constructicons, only for Megatron to reveal his ultimate plan: turning ''himself'' into Devastator's head. Fortunately he was prevented from doing so, and in the aftermath the Constructicons were banished from Iacon alongside most other Autobots and Decepticons. {{storylink|Heavy Is the Head}}

[[File:DetonationBoulevard-Constructicons.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.67|We are green and very, very mean!]]
Outside the city, the Constructicons approached the exiled Autobots and, after a brawl with the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]], explained that they wanted to be on Prowl's side, having seen into his mind during their time as Devastator and having been ''very'' impressed by what they saw. They were allowed to stay at the Autobot camp, where they had a rematch with Arcee before it was broken up by the Dinobots, who made peace with the Constructicons after realizing they had a lot in common (namely violence and chugging energon). {{storylink|Second Exodus}}

The team fell victim to the [[Quintessa (IDW)|Necrotitan]]'s corrosive "death wave", but were cured from its effects when the Titan was brought down by [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]. {{storylink|Finis Temporis: Dark Cybertron Chapter 9|Finis Temporis}} After that they continued to follow their new idol Prowl around, praising him at every opportunity and cheering him on during a fight with [[Chromedome (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Chromedome]]. {{storylink|The Becoming: Dark Cybertron Chapter 10|The Becoming}} When Cybertron was invaded by Shockwave's army of [[Ammonite]]s, the Constructicons talked Prowl into willingly forming Devastator and fighting [[Monstructor (G1)|Monstructor]]. {{storylink|Black Planet: Dark Cybertron Chapter 11|Black Planet}} They were victorious and went on to witness Megatron defect to the Autobots. {{storylink|...And the Damage Done: Dark Cybertron Finale|...And the Damage Done}}

The Constructicons were subsequently fashioned by Prowl into his own private unit, the Autobot having realized how useful Devastator could be. He brought the team with him on a mission to Earth, where they saved the ''[[Ark-7]]'' from burrowing human missiles and formed Devastator to fight the Decepticons under Galvatron's command. {{storylink|Earthfall Part 2: Detonation Boulevard|Detonation Boulevard}} After the battle they returned to the ''Ark-7'' alongside the Autobots, though Scavenger sneaked off to leak information to the Decepticons {{storylink|Earthfall Part 3: The Mind Bomb|The Mind Bomb}} on Prowl's orders, who wanted to lure the Decepticons to the [[Marshall Islands]]. Prowl then had the Constructicons coated in stealth paint, allowing them to show up out of nowhere at the battle's climax and form Devastator, who destroyed the [[Earth Defense Command]] base on the island. {{storylink|Earthfall Part 5: I Dream of Wires|I Dream of Wires}} When the Autobots began hunting for the [[Enigma of Combination]], Prowl was all too eager to mobilize the Constructicons so that they could hunt down Spike Witwicky. {{storylink|Onyx Interface Part One: Signals, Calls, and Marches|Signals, Calls, and Marches}} Their search took them to [[Tokyo]], where they secured their asset but ran afoul of Galvatron. {{storylink|Onyx Interface Part Two: Vs.|Vs.}} Prowl and Spike entered into a temporary truce, and with the help of [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] the team stormed the [[Onyx]] facility by forming Devastator. Devastator revealed that the alliance was a lie, and that Prowl still still hated the human. Devastator ultimately went berserk and ruined the mission, allowing [[Scoop (G1)|Scoop]] to abscond with the Enigma. Defeated and angry with each other, Prowl ordered his team to retreat back to the ''Ark-7''. {{storylink|The Onyx Interface Conclusion: The Obliterati|The Obliterati}}

[[File:CombinerWars5-disappointed.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|"You are GROUNDED GROUNDED GROUNDED GROUNDED."]]
After Prowl learned that Optimus Prime had helped Starscream form a permanent [[Council of Worlds|alliance]] with [[Caminus (planet)|Caminus]], the team hijacked the ship's new spacebridge to travel to Cybertron {{storylink|The Possible Light}}, where they formed Devastator. Prowl threatened to destroy the space bridge to keep Cybertron and its warlike inhabitants isolated from the rest of the galaxy; he was ultimately challenged by Superion. Devastator managed to best the combiner, but was defeated after Starscream created Defensor from a group of bystanders. {{storylink|Mistakes and Mayhem}} Seeking a new edge, Starscream drafted Scoop into the team, knowing that Scoop's fanaticism would force Devastator to obey his orders. {{storylink|You, Me, and the Universe}} Ultimately, however, Devastator wound up losing control in a fight with [[Optimus Maximus (G1)|Optimus Maximus]]; the Constructicons and Scoop were defeated and quickly re-imprisoned. {{storylink|All That Remains}}

The Constructions were later released and allowed to recombine so that they could be safely extricated off Cybertron, with Optimus Prime noting that the group had to regularly combine. {{storylink|Now and On Earth}} They were later called on to deal with a violent riot at the spacebridge but Devastator's violent solution only exacerbated the problem. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 1: Once Upon a Time on Earth|Once Upon a Time on Earth}}

Some months later, the Constructions formed Devastator to act as a distraction during an attempt to seize control of [[Vigilem|Carcer]]. {{storylink|Desperate Times}}

After Starscream had been arrested and Windblade became ruler of Cybertron, [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Onyx Prime]] returned to Cybertron. Scoop eagerly informed his teammates of Starscream somehow becoming aware of this but they were less than impressed and frankly they agreed with Onyx's anti-[[human]] attitude. The world was ending so they were off to get drunk. {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 2: Another Mine|Another Mine}} When Onyx proved to be another elitist Prime, the Constructions rallied around Scoop and formed Devastator to break Starscream out of prison. {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 3: The Ground|The Ground}} At Starscream's command, Devastator then engaged [[Victorion]] in combat, {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 4: The Hallowing|The Hallowing}} only to wind up ripped to atoms by her gravikinesis, ending the Constructicons. {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 6: Unforgivable|Unforgivable}}
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===Hall of Fame bios===
[[Erector (G1)|Erector]] was kicked out of the Constructicons for not being green. {{storylink|Transformers Hall of Fame}}

===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===
The Constructicons took heavy losses during the Great War; in the era of the [[Pax Cybertronia]] and the [[Builder Assembly]], the surviving members joined [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Hot Rod]] in his quest to reform the corrupt and stagnant [[Builder of Cybertron|Builder]] society from within. Hot Rod rebuilt the team, instituting a one-third Autobot roster, appointing [[Hightower (RID)|Hightower]] as team leader, and convincing the group to downsize into fuel-efficient [[Micromaster]] bodies. {{Storylink|Micro-Aggressions}} {{storylink|Cultural Appropriation}}

By the time of the [[Grand Uprising]], the Constructicons found themselves embroiled in a new war as [[Buckethead]] joined with [[Overshoot]]'s motley team on a mission to defend Cybertron from the [[Monster GoBot|Antares Eight]]. The other Constructicons came to her aid as the fighting spilled over into [[Proximax]], forming Devastator and battling [[Monsterous]]. In the aftermath, the Constructicons abandoned the Builders and decided to join [[Stiletto (BW)|Stiletto]]'s new team of "[[Ex-Bot (BWU)|Ex-Bots]]". {{storylink|Cultural Appropriation}} Buckethead took command of the team from Hightower; when the [[Vehicon Apocalypse]] threatened Cybertron, they headed to [[Nova Cronum]], where they joined the forces of Cybertron as they marched on the [[Grand Mal]]. As Devastator, they battled [[Lord Imperious Delirious]] until their combined form suffered critical damage, killing half of the team and knocking the gestalt unconscious from the backlash. {{storylink|Derailment}}

As soon as peace had been declared, Buckethead set about recruiting new Constructicons to fill their losses. Though [[Bonecrusher (G1)|Bone Crusher]], [[Long Haul (G1)|Long Haul]], and Hightower had perished, Buckethead found fresh talent in [[Steam Hammer]], [[Wideload (G1)|Wideload]], and [[Hauler|Road Hauler]], who underwent the combination process to become the newest incarnation of Devastator. {{storylink|The Inexorable March}}

10,000 years after the Grand Uprising, they were misremembered as a [[Resistance]] combiner group under [[Lio Convoy]]'s command. {{storylink|Lio Convoy: Unity Through Tyranny}}

===''Prime Wars Trilogy'' cartoons===
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After the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]] had ended, the exiled Megatron tossed the Constructicons around in a gladiator pit on an alien planet. {{storylink|Unforgotten}}

In the aftermath of the [[Combiner Wars (event)|Combiner Wars]], the Constructicons helped clean up the rubble. {{storylink|Aftermath and Rebirth}}

They presumably died when Devastator was killed by [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus Cron]]. {{storylink|Volcanicus (episode)|Volcanicus}}
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===''Win If You Dare''===
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[[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] press-ganged the Constructicons into excavating a fallen [[cybertonium]] meteorite. After taking a beating from [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]], the Constructicons formed Devastator in order to grab a fragment of the meteor before the substance went critical, but the explosion knocked the combiner apart and the team made an embarrassing retreat aboard Astrotrain, bickering with Starscream all the while. {{storylink|Transformers: Bumblebee - Go For the Gold}}

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===''Mazinger Z versus Transformers''===
[[File:MazingerZVsTransformers-Constructicons.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Devastator and Mazinger re-enact the 2022 Oscars presentation for Best Documentary Feature.]]
Transported to the Japan of an alternate universe, the Constructicons rolled out to take part in Megatron and [[Doctor Hell]]'s combined attack on the [[Photon Power Laboratory]] where they were first pummeled by Grimlock and [[Boss Borot]]. The team then formed Devastator to take on [[Kōji Kabuto]] inside the [[Mazinger Z]], and although Devastator's raw strength nearly overpowered the heroic super robot at first, the Mazinger's rocket punch ultimately knocked Devastator back into his components. {{storylink|Mazinger Z versus Transformers}}

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===''Transformers/Ghostbusters''===
As Devastator, the Constructicons joined the rest of the Decepticon army in their desperate battle to stop [[Gozer]] from destroying their homeworld, but quickly fell to the extradimensional deity. {{storylink|Ghosts of Cybertron Part 2}}

===2019 IDW continuity===
[[File:ConstructiconsRisingPart1-EngimaOfCombination.jpg|thumb|left|300px|By your powers combined...]]

The Constructicons were a team of architectural prodigies who left their mentors just after the end of the [[War of the Threefold Spark]] to help with the rebuilding of [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] under the supervision of [[Termagax]]. An accomplished philosopher, engineer, and architect in her own right, Termagax saw that this new generation of fresh minds shared a goal—not just to ''rebuild'' the ravaged city as it had been, but to create something new and better in its place, even though this new approach alienated Termagax's own second-in-command [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]].

While digging for resources in what remained of [[Rivets Field]], the team came across the mythical [[Enigma of Combination]], their sense of purpose resonating with the artifact. At Termagax's urging, the six 'bots allowed the Enigma to change their bodies, merging them into a new [[Devastator (G1)|combiner]]; united in their common goal of creation, Termagax hoped that her new students would, despite their struggles, pool their minds and bodies together to create the ultimate building tool. {{storylink|Constructicons Rising, Part 1}} The team took time to master this new form, however, and struggled with the combiner's own urges to indiscriminately destroy—a struggle that eventually led Wheeljack to bring the problem to the Cybertronian [[Senate]]. Although Termagax's coaching eventually helped the team ''embrace'' this indiscriminate anger and use it to fuel the power of the combiner, [[Nominus Prime]] worried that Termagax's pet experiment might pose a threat to a still-recovering Cybertron and decided that the Senate would arrange a means by which the Constructicons could safely contribute to the planet's well-being. Not long after the Constructicons had rebuilt Iacon into a beautiful metropolis, Nominus Prime arranged a half-hearted ceremony to honor their contributions and told them that their next assignment would be on the barren world of [[Mayalx]] to work on the colony's [[energon]] refinery. {{storylink|Constructicons Rising, Part 3}}

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The Constructicons tried to make the best of their bad situation, even reconstructing the colonial refinery into an effigy of old Iacon, but the menial work and heavily rationed energon supplies quickly took a toll on their morale, and the group spent most of their time off-hours pining for their glory days while grousing about their current working conditions. {{storylink|Constructicons Rising, Part 1}} After eventually coming to the realization that Cybertron might have forgotten them entirely, Scrapper—worrying that the future might not include a stable Cybertron to return to—began training his team for combat while Hook devised a foul but functional energon recycler. It was at this point that the team encountered [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]] and his [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticon]]s, who had been similarly exiled from Cybertron by Nominus Prime. Unbeknownst to Scrapper and his team, the Insecticons had been sent to Mayalx deliberately by [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] in the hopes that the Constructicons could be turned to the side of [[The Rise]] and contribute to [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]'s burgeoning [[Decepticon|Ascenticon]] faction. {{storylink|Constructicons Rising, Part 2}}

Encouraged to recapture their past glory by striking back at the [[Autobot]]s responsible for their banishment, the Constructicons overcharged themselves on the Insecticon's energon, combined for the first time since their banishment, and tapped into their shared resenment to become an unstoppable engine of destruction. The newly-christened "Devastator" razed the colony to the ground, while the Insecticons feasted on the ruins and converted it all into usable energon to be shipped back to The Rise. {{storylink|Constructicons Rising, Part 4}}

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The Constructicons left Mayalx at some point afterwards and spent time aimlessly wandering the galaxy on a drifting asteroid. {{storylink|Lord of Misrule: Sea of Rust I|Sea of Rust I}} Eventually, however, Shockwave summoned the Constructicons back to Cybertron and sent [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] to tow their asteroid back into low Cybertronian orbit. {{storylink|War's End Part Two}} Although Shockwave had brought the Constructicons back to the fold with the intent of serving their new ally [[Exarchon]], the treacherous conqueror decided to use his parasitic [[spark]] to usurp the mighty combiner. {{storylink|War's End Part Three}} However, Devastator's unique physiology allowed his individual components to fight back and reject the infection, but the strain knocked them unconscious. By the time they had recovered, Exarchon was dead, and [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]] brought the team back to [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] in [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]]. {{storylink|War's End Part Four}}

As the Decepticon convoy drove to Iacon, they were redirected to [[Darkmount (Cybertron)|Darkmount]] to take part in the final push against the Autobots. Confident that they'd finally receive the adoration and recognition they'd been denied for so long, the Constructicons formed Devastator and easily trounced both [[Leviathan (G1)|Leviathan]] and the Autobot combiner [[Computron (G1)|Computron]]. However, [[Scattershot (G1)|Scattershot]] used his innate connection to the [[Combination Core]] to instantly reform Computron as a ten-bot combiner, and through this power boost Computron overpowered Devastator and forced the Constructicons to decombine before the Autobot could destroy them. {{storylink|Transformers: Fate of Cybertron|Fate of Cybertron}}

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===''My Little Pony/Transformers''===
[[File:Inspiring-Constructicons.jpg|thumb|right|300px]]

While most of the Autobots and Decepticons were stranded in [[Equestria]], the Constructicons launched a sneak attack on the crashed ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'' on Earth. Although [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] easily trounced the individual Decepticons, he couldn't stand up to their combined form. Fortunately, [[Spike (MLP)|Spike]] the baby dragon found a way to trigger the starship's engines and blast Devastator back into his components. {{storylink|Inspiring}}

During [[King Sombra]]'s invasion of Cybertron, [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]], unaware that [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] had already been captured and brainwashed, requested he send the Constructicons to rescue him from a pile of collapsed girders. {{storylink|Sick Beats}}

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===''Transformers/Back to the Future''===
[[File:TFBTTF3-Constructicons.jpg|thumb|left|300px]]

After the Decepticons had conquered Earth, the Constructicons were assigned to patrol [[Hill Valley]]. {{storylink|Transformers/Back to the Future issue 1|Transformers/Back to the Future #1}} In 2015, Scrapper was chastising [[Lorraine Baines-McFly|Lorraine]] and [[George McFly]] before he was knocked out by [[Doc Brown]]'s [[alpha-wave ionic nullifier]]. {{storylink|Transformers/Back to the Future issue 2|Transformers/Back to the Future #2}}

Pointing fingers, the Constructicons decided to blame [[Biff Tannen]]. When Bonecrusher attempted to inflict punishment, he too was disabled by Doc Brown before Biff turned on his fellow humans and brought them to the four remaining Constructicons and Starscream. When the Autobots arrived to stop the execution, the Constructicons attempted to swat [[Marty McFly]] and [[Skilz]] out of the sky but fell victim to either Marty's expert aim with the nullifier or Bumblebee. {{storylink|Transformers/Back to the Future issue 3|Transformers/Back to the Future #3}}

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==Commercial appearances==
The Constructicons were contentedly allowing gullible humans to operate them on a construction site in the desert, until they abruptly decided to transform and merge into Devastator, sending the humans fleeing. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Constructicons|Constructicons commercial}}

Years later, the Constructicons barreled into a power plant facility and started smashing stuff. Unfortunately, when they merged into Devastator and smashed open the ground, they prompted the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] to come out of the earth's depths and attack. Grimlock grabbed Devastator in his jaws and tossed him aside. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 2|G2 Constructicons commercial}}

==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
[[File:Mixmaster toy.JPG|thumb|upright=1.6|Generation 1 Mixmaster]]
*'''Constructicons''' ([[1985]]/[[1986]])
**[[Bonecrusher (G1)|Bonecrusher]]
**[[Hook (G1)|Hook]]
**[[Long Haul (G1)|Long Haul]]
**[[Mixmaster (G1)|Mixmaster]]
**[[Scavenger (G1)|Scavenger]]
**[[Scrapper (G1)|Scrapper]]
{{toydesigner|[[Kōjin Ōno]] (TakaraTomy)}}

:The Constructicons are the first ever Combiner team in the history of the Transformers toyline. The Constructicons were originally from [[TakaraTomy|Takara]]'s [[Pre-Transformer]]s ''[[Diaclone]]'' toyline, specifically the Construction Vehicle Robot subset. In the [[The Transformers (toyline)|''The Transformers'' toyline]], they were sold individually as carded figures at the $6 price point, and also as a six-figure [[giftset]]. Each carded figure came with one or two pieces of combiner kibble for Devastator, which could also attach to the figure's [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]] to form an attack mode.

:The individual figures feature limited articulation, typical of smaller G1 figures; most can only swivel their arms at the shoulder, and cannot move their legs at all. Each came with a small [[laser pistol]] for the individual robot to use in addition to various Devastator pieces.

:In the [[United States of America|United States]], [[Canada]] and [[Japan]], the Constructicon toys were originally available both individually on blister cards (with the additional Devastator parts split up between them) and as a boxed Devastator [[Giftset|gift set]] that contained all six Constructicons and their accessories. On the [[Europe]]an continent, the individual Constructicons were initially released individually by Hasbro's subsidiary [[Milton Bradley]] (MB) in 1985. Rumors are that an MB-branded Devastator giftset was also released in continental Europe, but thus far no packaged sample has surfaced.<ref name="mbredtr">[http://www.tf-1.com/articles/eurous/mb_template.html "Milton Bradley and the red TF Tracks"] at TF-1.com.</ref><ref name="mbcollection">[http://20thcenturytoycollector.com/transformers/mb-transformers-collection/ "MB Transformers Collection"] at 20th Century Toy Collector.</ref> In 1986, the Constructicons were re-released in Europe, albeit this time in "Hasbro"-branded packaging (but manufactured by [[Joustra]]). The main difference with all other releases thus far was that the Constructicons' main color was now ''yellow'' instead of green.<ref name="frenchcon">[http://tfsource.com/blog/french-connection/ "French Connection"] at the TF Source blog.</ref><ref name="europestrange">[http://tfsource.com/blog/europes-strangest-attractions/ "Europe's Strangest Attractions"] at the TF Scource blog.</ref><ref name="frenchconst">[http://www.fredsworkshop.com/vjap6.html "French TFs: G1 Yellow Constructicons"] at Fred's Workshop.</ref> These are ''not'' to be confused with the later, ''non''-combining yellow European Constructicons, nor with the yellow ''Generation 2'' Constructicons (see below).

:The original Constructicons have the dubious honor of being the most heavily [[Knockoff|bootlegged]] Transformers toys in existence. Individually carded and packaged sets have persisted at Walgreens and other [[market six]] stores for years, both in the original green and purple and in entirely new decos, often without the kibble required for their combined form. Occasionally they receive delightfully creative new names like "[[Scrapper (G1)|Building]]", "[[Long Haul (G1)|Feeding]]", "[[Scavenger (G1)|Picking]]", "[[Hook (G1)|Sanitation]]", "[[Mixmaster (G1)|Disguise]]", and "[[Bonecrusher (G1)|Ravage]]". Sometimes, they have their sized bootlegged to be oversized (some bootlegged Mixmaster have their size about 6 inch in length).
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[[File:ActionMaster Devastor.gif|upright=1.4|thumb|Action Master Devastator]]
*'''Devastator with Scorpulator''' ([[Action Master]], [[1990]])
{{main|Devastator (G1)#Action Master}}
:A non-transforming action figure of the Constructicons' combined form was released in the second wave of carded Action Master figures. Devastator came with his small animal [[Action Master partner|partner]], [[Scorpulator]], who transformed into an acid spray gun that Devastator could wield and a "Gripper Backpack" that plugged into Devastator's back.
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{{anchor|euro92}}
[[File:G1 euro Long Haul.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|European Yellow Long Haul]]
*'''Constructicons''' ([[1992]])

:Another yellow set of European exclusive versions of the Constructicons, in colors very similar to the previous yellow European releases. The main differences were that these versions came with no Devastator parts, Hook and Scavenger were [[retool]]ed so they could neither connect to each other nor to Bonecrusher, and several of them featured gray plastic parts exclusive to these versions (although there were [[variant]]s for some of them that changed those gray parts back to yellow).<ref name="eurovar">[http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transformers-toy-discussion/595256-1992-european-yellow-constructicons-variant.html "1992 European Yellow Constructicons Variant"] at TFW2005.</ref> These toys were also not individually named, as they came on standardized cards used for all six team members.
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===''Generation 2''===
[[File:Scavenger_Generation_2_toy.gif|upright=1.6|thumb|''Generation 2'' Yellow Scavenger]]
*'''Constructicons''' ([[1993]])
:[[Redeco]]s of all six Constructicons were released individually as part of the first assortments of ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'' products. The first—and seemingly more common—versions were yellow like the European version from 1986, but featured a lighter purple plastic, had all spring-loaded accessories (such as Devastator's forearms and fists) [[retool]]ed to remove the firing [[gimmick]], Mixmaster didn't include the single-tabbed missile, and all six Constructicons featured a ''Generation 2''-style Decepticon [[insignia|logo]] and the word "DECEPTICON" [[tampograph]]ed on them. Aside from that, the ''Generation 2'' Constructicons were functionally identical to their Generation 1 predecessors.

:A later and seemingly less common run changed the yellow plastics to rich orange. It has been [[Misconceptions and urban legends about Transformers|rumored]] that this release was only available in [[KB Toys]] stores, but this is supposedly incorrect, and KB Toys might have just been the chain that stocked them in larger quantities than everyone else.

:Neither color version was available as a gift set.
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===''Universe'' (2003)===
[[File:TFU03-toy DevastatorMicro.jpg|right|upright=1.6|thumb|If there's only one original Constructicon left, does it ''really'' count?]]
*'''Constructicons''' (Micromasters, 2004)
{{note|The ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 franchise)|Universe]]'' [[Constructicon (Universe)|Constructicons]] were [[Repurposing|repurposed]] as the ''Beast Wars: Uprising'' version of the G1 Constructicons in "[[Cultural Appropriation]]".}}
:A [[redeco]] of [[Sixbuilder]] in [[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]] Constructicon-inspired colors. While similar to the [[Decepticon Sixbuilder|Destron Sixbuilder]] redeco, this version is molded in distinctly different colors with far more purple and black paint applications. When separated into his component robots, the leftover combiner [[kibble]] can combine to form a single-pilot jet.

:The six component Constructicons were packaged separately, available originally as [[KB Toys|K•B Toys]] [[exclusive]]s, but later appearing in {{w|Sears, Roebuck and Company|Sears}} stores during the Christmas season. (K•B partnered with Sears, a chain that usually doesn't have a toy department.) They were also sold on [[Kmart|K-Mart]]'s web site.

===''Energon''===
*'''Constructicon Devastator''' (Micromasters, 2004)

:Devastator was also released under the ''Energon'' line in Europe, albeit with modified packaging and instructions to reflect the different line.
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===''Classics''===
*'''Constructicon Devastator''' ([[2007]])
[[File:Devastatorclassics.jpg|upright=1.6|thumb|And then there were five.]]
{{main|Devastator (G1)#Classics}}
:Redecos of the ''[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)|Energon]]'' [[Construction Team]] released as a [[Walmart]] exclusive gift set, with the individual components named Scrapper, Bonecrusher, Long Haul, Scavenger, and [[Hightower (Classics)|Hightower]]. The combined form is named "Constructicon Devastator" for [[trademark]] reasons.
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===''United EX''===
[[File:UnitedEXtoy buildmaster.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.6|''United EX'' Buildmaster Prime Mode]]
*'''Buildmaster Prime Mode''' ([[2012]])

: Buildmaster is a [[redeco]] of ''[[Power Core Combiners]]'' [[Steamhammer (PCC)#Power Core Combiners|Steamhammer]].

: He comes with four construction vehicle drone-limbs:

:* '''Decimator Drone''' (drill)
:* '''Dominator Drone''' (front end loader)
:* '''Eradicator Drone''' (plow)
:* '''Annihilator Drone''' (steamroller)
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===''Combiner Wars''===
[[File:CombinerWarsBonecrusher.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6|''Generations'' Bonecrusher]]
*'''Devastator''' (Gift Set, [[2015]])
{{toydesigner|[[John Warden]] (Hasbro), [[Shogo Hasui]] (TakaraTomy)|[[Mark Maher]] (deco artist)}}
:''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' Devastator is an all-new mold combiner formed from six Voyager sized Constructicons. All his components are sold together in a massive box. He holds the record of being the tallest combiner toy.
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===''Unite Warriors''===
[[File:TakaraTomy-Unite-Warriors-Devastator.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Devastator]]
*'''Buildron Combined Soldier Devastor''' (giftset, [[December 12]], [[2015]])
**''ID number:'' '''UW-04'''
**''English name:'' '''Decepticon Constructicons Combiner Devastator'''

:''[[Transformers Unite Warriors|Unite Warriors]]'' Devastor is a redeco and slight retool of Hasbro's version, the most notable differences being the inclusion of individual handguns for the Constructicons and a new combiner head that can switch between visored and non-visored faces. Every member has been retooled in some manner from the Hasbro versions: Hook, Mixmaster, Long Haul, and Scrapper have been remolded to sport better elbows, and Bonecrusher and Scavenger have been remolded to sport better knees. In addition to this, Devastator utilizes ratchet joints in his shoulders. Each Constructicon features a G1 style gun that pegs into an existing slot or hole.
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===''Vintage G1''===
[[File:Walmart-Vintage-G1-Constructicons.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Devastator''' (Walmart exclusive reissue, 2018)
:The original Devastator toy was once again available, this time in the [[Walmart]] exclusive ''[[Vintage G1]]'' series. The set features numerous small changes in molding, assembly, and deco; see the individual toys' articles for details.
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==Merchandise==
===Kids Nations===
*'''Constructicons''' (2015)
**''ID Number:'' '''TF04'''
**''Accessories:'' Batteries.

[[File:tf04-constructicons.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]

:The Kids Nations Constructicons is a set of approximately 3" tall [[super deformed]] figures including all six classic Constructicons: Scavenger, Scrapper, Mixmaster, Long Haul, Hook and Bonecrusher. While they are largely static figures with limited articulation and neither transform nor combine, they include LED light up eyes.

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===Mecha Nations===
[[File:Mn08-devastator.jpg|thumb]]
*'''Devastator''' (2016)
**''ID Number:'' '''MN07'''
**''Accessories:'' Alternate hands, gun, 6 x magnetic infrared LED modules, display stand.

:Created by [[Kids Logic]], this [[super deformed]], non-transforming and non-separating G1 Devastator stands approximately 8" tall and is articulated, featuring a shiny metallic color scheme, articulated hands, LED light up eyes, Decepticon insignia on his chest, and windows in his component vehicle modes. He includes a flip-down visor for if you prefer this look over separate eyes. Pressing the button on Devastator's gun causes all his LEDs to light up simultaneously (achieved via infrared receivers), accompanied by the classic transformation sound.

:While he was released as part of the Mecha Nations line of larger sized figures, he is intended to tower over the smaller Kids Nations 3" figures, and can be regarded as the combined form of the contemporaneously released Kids Nations TF04 Constructicons mini-figures set (above).

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==Notes==
*About a billion freaking other toys have been [[redeco]]ed in the Constructicons' familiar green-and-purple livery. Pretty much every construction vehicle mold to come down the pike has at some point been given a Constructicon-themed color scheme, been turned into some alternate universe version of a Constructicon, or has been subject to regular clamoring by the [[fandom]] for a Constructicon-themed rerelease. "Constructicon colors" is up there with "[[black repaint]]" as popular choices for redecoes go.
*The Constructicons are the only Decepticons to appear in all four seasons of the American G1 cartoon.
*The character [[profile]]s written for the Constructicons do not identify any of them as the team leader, which has led to the role being filled by different characters in different pieces of media.
**Scrapper was, by all appearances, always intended to be the leader. His [[Tech Spec]]s give him the highest "Rank" of the team, and he is unambiguously depicted as their leader in the Generation 1 cartoon, the influence of which has resulted in him filling the role in most modern media.
**However, because Hook forms the head and much of the torso of Devastator, a trait shared by other combiner leaders, there's been a tendency among fans to believe he "should" be the leader, just because. This resulted in the [[Transformers: Wings Universe|''Wings Universe'']] identifying him as the group's ''former'' leader, replaced by Scrapper on Megatron's orders.
**In the [[The Next Best Thing to Being There!|issue #10]] of the Marvel comic, Shockwave gives the Constructicons' orders to Scavenger as if he were the leader. However, in [[Toy Soldiers!|issue #38]], Hook is shown giving the orders, then in [[Totaled!|issue #41]], it is Bonecrusher who leads the team on their mission to recover fallen Decepticons from the Ark. Then, in the UK-exclusive story "[[Space Pirates!]]", the Constructicons are represented by Mixmaster at a gathering of combiner-team leaders; he was also seen giving the orders in "[[Five Faces of Darkness, Part 5]]" as well.
**Sorry, Long Haul, you lose again...
*In ''[[Transformers: Devastation]]'', Scrapper and Long Haul are the only two Constructicons whose voice actors from the original cartoon, [[Michael Bell]] and [[Gregg Berger]] respectively, reprised their roles. Despite the fact [[Frank Welker]] returned to voice Megatron and Soundwave, he did not reprise his role as Mixmaster.
* Many box set releases of the original constructicon toys, including the original G1 release of the Devastator set, feature reversed art of the team save for Hook. This was fixed for Encore but still present on later releases of the team bundled together. This seems to originate from someone flipping the art of the team to arrange them on devestator's box. Hook's chest sticker has always been backwards though.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Buildron''' (ビルドロン ''Birudoron'')
*''French:'' '''Constructican''' (France, TV series dub), '''Constructitor''' (France, ''The Movie'' dub)
*''Hungarian:'' '''Szerkesztettek''' (Marvel Comics), '''Konsztruktorok''' (second ''The Movie'' dub)
*''Italian:'' '''Excavators'''
*''Mandarin:'' '''Wā Dì Hǔ''' (挖地虎, "Earth-digging Tiger")
*''Portuguese:'' '''Constructors''' (Brazil comic)
*''Russian:'' '''Конструктиконы''' (''Constructicons'')

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Beast Wars: Uprising subgroups]]
[[Category:Classics subgroups]]
[[Category:Combiner teams]]
[[Category:Constructicons| (G1)]]
[[Category:Decepticon subgroups]]
[[Category:Engineers]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Constructicons| ]]
[[Category:Generation 1 subgroups]]
[[Category:Generation 2 subgroups]]
[[Category:IDW (2005) subgroups]]
[[Category:Ultracons]]
[[Category:Unite Warriors subgroups]]
[[Category:Wings Universe subgroups]]

Devastator (G1)

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Mattihase: Added trivia about reversed art (should this be moved to Toys subpage?)

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

[[File:DevastatorManga1.jpg|upright=1.66|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

In some realities, this arrangement changes. See individual entries below for details.

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

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
[[File:TFTM Devastator.jpg|thumb|Robo-Smasher]]
{{main|Devastator (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity}}
The first combiner, Devastator was created after his component Constructicons were brainwashed into the loyal servant of their own creation, [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] using the [[Robosmasher]]. Forming special enmities with their former friend, [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]] and the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]], he would continue to be a major Decepticon weapon through the years, even as later combiners eroded his edge.

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===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
{{noteukonly}}
[[File:TFUS10 all crumble before devastator.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|The prototype.]]
No sooner had the Constructicons been created—by [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]], on Earth, using the power of the [[Matrix of Leadership|Creation Matrix]] and the facilities of [[Blackrock Aerospace Assembly Plant Number One]]—than they were dispatched on their first mission to construct a massive communications dish that would allow [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]] to broadcast a message to long-lost Cybertron. When the dish came under attack by a squad of Autobots, the Constructicons merged to form Devastator for the first time, much to the surprise of the attacking Autobots. The titan shrugged off the Autobots' attacks, even including [[Ironhide (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ironhide]]'s liquid nitrogen blasts, but things took a turn for the worse when Soundwave, wired into the dish and unable to defend himself, made the mistake of calling on Devastator to destroy a ''specific'' Autobot—[[Huffer (G1)|Huffer]], who had slipped close to the dish in the chaos. The dull-witted Devastator struggled to process this precise instruction, taking out each Autobot one after the other until he found the one that Soundwave had been talking about; fortunately for the Decepticons, Huffer's own indecision gave Soundwave time to successfully transmit his message. The dish was subsequently destroyed by Huffer's human ally [[Bomber Bill]], and Soundwave ordered retreat, grading Devastator's performance as "notably deficient." {{storylink|The Next Best Thing to Being There!}}

[[File:UK62 Devastator.JPG|left|upright=1.1|thumb|Concept art for Capcom's upcoming Street Fighter vs Transformers]]
''Following this poor initial outing, Devastator was subsequently put through training and tests that managed to improve his operation and co-ordination. With the Constructicons now operating better together, Shockwave charged them with attacking a demolition derby that the Autobots' human friend [[Buster Witwicky (G1)|Buster Witwicky]] was attending in order to kidnap him for use as leverage. Faced with Buster's Autobot protectors, the Constructicons formed Devastator to deal with them, but the very sight of the combiner sent Buster catatonic. While Devastator battled the Autobots—during which he was toppled by [[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]] and blinded by [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]]'s [[black beam gun]]—Soundwave scanned Buster's mind to discover what had happened to the human, and immediately ordered the Constructicons to separate and retreat upon discovering that the Matrix had implanted a vision for the future of combiner technology in Buster's brain.'' {{storylink|Devastation Derby!}}

''Seeking to make a reality out of the information the Matrix had planted in Buster's mind'', the Autobots staged an attack on the Decepticon's [[Wyoming base]] in order to draw out Devastator so they could observe his technology in action. When Shockwave ordered Devastator into action, [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Bumblebee]], watching from afar, monitored and recorded the Constructicons' transformation pattern. He reported his success to Optimus Prime, who ordered a retreat, and the Autobots subsequently used the information derived from Devastator to create their own team of [[combiner]]s, the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]]. {{storylink|Command Performances!}}

[[File:Devastator blasted apart-All Fall Down.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|Superion's [[stress fracture cannon]] is known to cause explosive neck-farts.]]
''While on a mission in [[Yukon]] territory, the Constructicons formed Devastator to chase [[Jazz (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Jazz]] and [[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]] down after they spotted the pair spying on their construction project. The chase took them through a forest and before a hydro-electric dam, which Devastator was duped into blasting. The structure collapsed, unleashing a torrent of water onto the Constructicons, and washing them away.'' {{storylink|The Mission}}

Devastator next appeared to defend the Decepticons' [[Club Con|base in the Florida Keys]] from a joint attack by [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]], [[Cobra]], and the [[Autobot]]s. He brawled with [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] until a blast from Superion's rifle caused a malfunction in his coupling links and he broke up into his components. {{storylink|...All Fall Down!}}
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====Movie Future Timeline====
[[File:Devastator the planet-eater.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.6|The Not-So-Jolly Green Giant.]]
In the assault on Autobot City, Megatron ordered the Constructicons to form Devastator. His efforts to breach their defenses were diverted by the arriving reinforcements of the Dinobots. {{storylink|The Planet-Eater!}}
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====Earthforce====
[[File:Devastator rebuild.png|thumb|Did they forget he'd need two legs or what?]]
{{earthforcefiction}}
The Constructicons were rendered incapable of combining at one point. Unwilling to lose Devastator's raw power, they attempted to construct a new and separate version of him in the Bahamas, surrounding the construction side with an [[Automated defence ring]]. [[Ironhide (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ironhide]] and [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Bumblebee]] were able to master the ring's challenges, and wrecked the project before the new Devastator could be completed. {{storylink|Desert Island Risks!}}

=====Ask Vector Prime=====
The Constructicons were unable to combine due to [[Nucleon (substance)|Nucleon]]. {{Storylink|Ask Vector Prime}}
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====''Classics''====
{{noteclassics}}
[[File:CrossingOver3 devastator vs grimlock.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.2|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 forced to fight Grimlock individually. {{storylink|Crossing Over: Part 3}}
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===Marvel Storybooks continuity===
The Devastator was "phase 2" of Megatron's latest plot to take over the Earth. After having taken millions of humans hostage, Megatron ordered the Constructicons to combine. The Devastator then proceeded to overpower everything the Autobots threw at him... until the Dinobots arrived. Though The Devastator mocked the Dinobots' slow pace at first, his mockery was cut short by Swoop blasting him at point blank range, killing Hook and Scrapper in the process. The rest of The Devastator's components were then slaughtered one by one. {{storylink|Battle for Earth}}

[[File:DevastatorvsSunstreaker-ASW.jpeg|thumb|left|upright=1.5|Devastator, stop looking into the camera!]]
Happening upon [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]] admiring his reflection in a pond, Devastator moved in to capture the vain Autobot. The task shortly accomplished despite Sunstreaker attempting to fight back, Devastator brought him to Decepticon headquarters. After locking Sunstreaker in a prison cell, Devastator split up into his component pieces.

The Constructicons once more joined to form Devastator when a rescue party stormed Decepticon headquarters to rescue Sunstreaker. Devastator made short work of [[Slag (G1)|Slag]], [[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]] and [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] as well, and stuffed them in Sunstreaker's holding cell.

The Constructicons merged once more to view an Autobot peace offering; Optimus and his troops had left before the Decepticons' headquarters a life-size statue of Devastator. Accompanying the statue was a letter from Optimus Prime, explaining that the effigy was meant as a symbol of the Autobots' surrender. The rest of the Decepticons cheered as Devastator neared the statue to contemplate it. But the moment the giant Decepticon touched the statue, an ambush part of Autobots burst forth from within it. Each Autobot fired at Devastator from a different side. This resulted in Devastator's attention to be so thoroughly divided that his components transformed back into their individual selves. With the playing field evened-out, the Decepticons wound up losing against the Autobots once again. {{storylink|The Autobots' Secret Weapon}}
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===Autobot Alert!===
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[[File:AutobotAlertDevastatorSeville.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]
In one possible scenario, the Constructicons merged into Devastator in order to retrieve a sunken ship off the California coast. Within the ship was a sphere of cybertite, which contained the formula for an ancient Autobot power-booster. {{storylink|Autobot Alert!}}
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===Frito-Lay posters===
[[File:HiCThePowerStruggle.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1|[[Jointron|Frito Banditos]].]]

Devastator joined Megatron and other Decepticons in a battle to seize a tremendous energy source (another dam), but were countered by the Autobots. [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] attempted to blast Devastator in the back but missed. Somehow. {{storylink|The Power Struggle}}
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===Toy pack-in material===
Devastator and Starscream tried to attack some power-lines, only for Optimus Prime to step in and thwart their insidious plot. Devastator was left grumbling in pain after Optimus Prime had toppled him to the ground. {{storylink|Sweepstakes Offer!}}

===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
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[[File:DarkAges2 cybertronian devastator.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|He wants the biggest purse in the world!]]
Devastator was the first combiner, the 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. {{Storylink|Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye #8}} Although the process would later be refined, leaving the method by which Devastator was formed considered primitive by comparison, the sheer destructive power of the combiner was so great that the Constructicons were actually forbidden from trying to modifying their own combination for fear that Devastator's effectiveness would be compromised. {{Storylink|Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye #2}}

During the [[Dark Ages]], between 7.4 and 6.5 million years ago, when the Decepticons and Autobots fractured into several smaller factions, the [[Crisis Intervention Accord]] was signed, ruling the [[Special Teams]] non-aligned. However, [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] managed to convince the Constructicons to side with the [[Ultracon]]s, and they accompanied him when he made his push to take the [[Tagan Heights]], forming Devastator to battle the [[Wreckers]]. Hopelessly outmatched by the giant, the Wreckers were bailed out when the [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]] chose to disobey the accord and aid them, merging into Defensor to give Devastator a run for his money. {{storylink|Escalation}} The resultant clash of titans destabilized the surrounding area, but in the end, Defensor realized he couldn't beat Devastator with strength. While Devastator became distracted by Springer, Defensor split back up into the individual Protectobots, and plugged Devastator into the local power grid, hitting him with a massive electrical shock that overloaded his combination system and forced him to separate. {{Storylink|Devastation (issue)|Devastation}}

In 2002, when the Decepticons returned to menace Earth after a period of inactivity courtesy of the schemes of [[Robert Hallo]] and [[Lazarus|Adam Rook]], Devastator played the central role in the grand display of destruction a furious Megatron unleashed upon humanity. At Megatron's command, Devastator disembarked the Decepticons' temporary base in the [[Northwest Territories]], walking along the seabed down the west coast of North America, heading for [[San Francisco]], destroying a US Navy submarine along the way. [[File:DW devastator.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.67|Somebody help me I'm drowning-Oh.Lucky I'm so tall.]] Bursting from the waters of San Francisco Bay, the absolutely gigantic Devastator immediately set to work putting the city to ruin, until confronted by Superion. Devastator speedily triumphed in the battle that followed, reducing the Autobot combiner to his component Aerialbots, {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 4|Prime Directive #4}} then turned on the other Autobots who had arrived, stomping Trailbreaker flat despite his [[force field]] and slamming [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]] and [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] between his monolithic palms. To no-one's surprise, it was Optimus Prime who was finally able to take the giant down, ramp-jumping to his head-height in [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]] so that he could shot him point-blank in the face, blowing much of his head and shoulders to bits and sending him toppling into the waters below. {{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 Beam 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|Transformers: Hardwired|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|Transformers: Annihilation|Annihilation}}''

[[File:DWG1ongoing0 devastators remains.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|This is what happens when you buy a "loose" Devastator on eBay.]]
''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|Transformers: Fusion|Fusion}}''

Devastator eventually fell into the hands of [[Earth Defense Command]], and was being studied at their secret bunker. {{storylink|Generation 1 issue 0|Generation 1 #0}}

===''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers''===
[[File:GIJoevsTF5 Devastator wrecked.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1|No Bumblebee... 'twas beauty that 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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===''The Beast Within''===
During a particularly violent battle betweenthe Autobots and the Decepticons, the Constructicons merged into Devastator in order to fight [[Beast (G1)|The Beast]], the Dinobots’ combined form. He did not last too long against the Dinobot gestalt. {{storylink|The Beast Within}}
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===''Q-Robo Transformer''===
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===2005 IDW continuity===
{{first|[[All Hail Megatron issue 2|''All Hail Megatron'' #2]]}}

[[File:AHM2Devastator.jpg|thumb|right|200px|"Has anyone seen my chestplate?"]]

After the death of [[Nexus Prime]] and the failure that was [[Monstructor (G1)|Monstructor]], many dedicated themselves to rediscovering workable [[combiner|gestalt technology]]. {{storylink|The Crucible}} Shortly before the outbreak of the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]], [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Shockwave]]—a student of [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]], Monstructor's creator—was brought into the Decepticon ranks for the express purpose of using his master's teachings to develop a combiner for the faction. He accepted with the caveat that the process was likely to take a ''very'' long time. {{storylink|Shockwaves}} Indeed, it would be millions of years before [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]] had his gestalt warrior; in the year that followed the thwarting of the [[Expansion]], the scientifically minded [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticon]] [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]] finished Shockwave's work, successfully granting the Constructicons the ability to combine into Devastator. Where previous experiments with combination had struggled to unite the minds involved in the process, the Constructicons' shared appetite for destruction allowed Devastator to remain relatively mentally stable, if angry. {{storylink|Before the Dawn}} {{storylink|Shockpoint}}

When the Decepticons initiated the [[Surge (event)|Surge]], striking at Autobot outposts across the galaxy simultaneously, Devastator was a key component of the squadron on [[Earth]], where he made short work of the local Autobot unit, who were exiled back to Cybertron. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 7|All Hail Megatron #7}} The Decepticons then began conquering the planet, starting with [[New York City]]; Devastator cut off the human population's means of escape by wading into the waters around the city and destroying the bridges and tunnels. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 2|All Hail Megatron #2}}

In time, the apparent lack of direction Megatron had for the Decepticons after their conquest of Earth caused a schism in their ranks, and Devastator sided with Starscream, attacking and attempting to kill Megatron. Their fight was soon interrupted by the arrival of jets from the European Union, which Devastator had to fight off. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 10|All Hail Megatron #10}} A much greater opponent then appeared in the form of [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]], who arrived with all the exiled Autobots and engaged Devastator in battle. With buildings being shattered by their titanic clash, [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]] ordered Omega to move the battle with Devastator to a safer area. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 11|All Hail Megatron #11}} Omega responded by hauling the combiner out into the bay, where he slammed him against the [[Statue of Liberty]] and blasted him through the chest, taking him out and leaving to sink into the waters below. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 12|All Hail Megatron #12}}

[[File:IDWongoing28 devastator and sunstreaker.jpg|left|upright=1.66|thumb|"Are you Sam Witwicky?" "No, but I'm better than you".]]

Several years later, [[Spike Witwicky (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Spike Witwicky]] tracked Scrapper down and killed him to make sure Devastator could never be formed again. {{storylink|Scrapper (issue)|Scrapper}} This did not prove as permanent a solution as first appeared, however: after the Decepticons liberated Scrapper's body from [[Skywatch]] {{storylink|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 1: The Demolished Man|The Demolished Man}} they were summoned back to Cybertron for a battle with the Autobots, where the Constructicons proved capable of combining with Scrapper's corpse. The resultant Devastator suffered from a "dead leg" that he could not move properly, allowing the Autobots to outrun him, and his other leg was also soon taken out of the equation when [[Sunstreaker (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Sunstreaker]] tricked the giant into stomping on his explosive-laden wheelchair. Just as the giant was about to crush him with his fists instead, he was mentally taken over by [[D-Void]] and forced to merge with all other Decepticons and [[Galvatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Galvatron]]'s [[Sweep (G1)|Sweep]] army to form the "[[Deceptigod]]". {{storylink|Chaos Part Three: Kings}}

The defeat of D-Void was followed by the reversion of Cybertron into a primordial wilderness into which Megatron fled, leaving the leaderless Decepticons—the Constructicons among them—to live in the rebuilt [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]], under the unstable governance of Bumblebee. Megatron soon discovered that the combination of [[Ore-13]] and [[space bridge]] technology in his new body allowed him to tap the energies from within Cybertron that D-Void had used to create the Deceptigod, and in this force's ability to subjugate individual will and facilitate combination, he saw the means to finally perfect the combination process. {{storylink|Before the Dawn}} [[File:IDWRID14 prowlstator.jpg|thumb|200px|"Nothing is more of a prick than Devastator, nothing!"]] Megatron tested his theories upon the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]], fusing them into "The [[Superion (G1)|Superion]]", and also secretly conspired with several of the Decepticons in Iacon, allowing Bombshell to experiment with the energies, with which he seized control of the mind of the Autobot police officer [[Prowl (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Prowl]]. Faking both his own death and those of the Constructicons, {{storylink|Devisive}} Bombshell withdrew them all to Prowl's [[Black Room]], where the Constructicons' bodies were rebuilt to the specifications of a new, modular Devastator design that moved Hook to Scrapper's old position as right leg, and would allow others built with compatible forms to serve as the combiner's head. The intent was for Megatron himself to become Devastator's new head, but rather than risk his own mind and body in a test run, it was arranged for the mind-controlled Prowl to become part of Devastator first, to ensure the process worked.

When Megatron returned to Iacon and his plan went into action, the Constructicons and Prowl combined into the new and improved Devastator, under the complete control of Bombshell via Prowl. Under Megatron's orders, the revamped Devastator proceeded to destroy Autobot High Command with the sweep of a hand. {{storylink|Before the Dawn}} The giant then continued on to the Iacon med-centre, which he also devastated, before menacing the Autobots, NAILs, and disillusioned Decepticons trying to defend it. Superion arrived from Cybertron's wilderness and proceeded to engage Devastator in combat, and two giants' battle continued for some time until, elsewhere, Bombshell was stabbed through the head by [[Arcee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Arcee]]. With his controlling influence gone, Devastator fell into a stupor, just as Prowl—his mind still partially aware within the combiner—turned his thoughts to the one thing he and the five Constructicons agreed on: a hatred of Spike Witwicky. This unifying idea caused Devastator to reawaken, now of one mind, and with just one goal: to never be controlled ever again. With that, Devastator grabbed Superion, tore the combined Autobot in half, {{storylink|Plan for Everything}} and proceeded to destroy everything he saw. However, the giant was surprised when [[Ironhide (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ironhide]] got a boost up onto his shoulders and began to call out to Prowl inside his mind. After some well-placed punches and a speech from the Autobot veteran on the topic of free will and personal change, Prowl wrestled enough control to cause Devastator to tear off his own head, spontaneously un-combining the gestalt. Shortly afterwards, Megatron attempted to reform the combiner, this time with himself as its head, but the well-timed activation of a stasis field secretly built into the Decepticon leader's spark casing by the thought-to-be dead [[Wheeljack (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Wheeljack]] stopped the process in its tracks. {{storylink|Heavy Is the Head}}

[[File:TheMindBomb-Devastator.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.15|Helpless humans gaze in horror at Devastator's giant crotch!]]

Impressed by certain nasty things they'd seen in Prowl's memories during their merging of minds, the Constructicons left the Decepticons to befriend their new idol. {{storylink|Second Exodus}} When Shockwave put into motion a plan to collapse the universe into Cybertron, the Constructicons convinced a reluctant Prowl they had to form Devastator again to keep [[Monstructor (G1)|Monstructor]] off of [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]. {{storylink|Black Planet: Dark Cybertron Chapter 11|Black Planet}} Devastator grappled with his crazed forebear until the ''[[Lost Light]]'' joined the fight and rammed the original combiner into his component pieces. {{storylink|...And the Damage Done: Dark Cybertron Finale|...And the Damage Done}} Prowl would subsequently learn to see Devastator as a valuable resource, willingly combining with the Constructicons during a battle with the Decepticons on Earth six months later {{storylink|Earthfall Part 2: Detonation Boulevard|Detonation Boulevard}} as part of a plan to expose the reappearance of Cybertronians on Earth—specifically, to make things difficult for the [[Earth Defense Command]] and their Decepticon allies. In the ensuing fight, Devastator battled against Galvatron's Decepticons, and managed to gain the upper hand. {{storylink|Earthfall Part 3: The Mind Bomb|The Mind Bomb}} They would merge again to finish off a Worldsweeper-class ship and to cover the escape of the Autobots from [[Marshall Islands|Bikini Atoll]], Jazz (with the unexpected help of Prowl) having rescued [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]] from human captivity. {{storylink|Earthfall Part 5: I Dream of Wires|I Dream of Wires}}

Starscream later showed footage of Devastator on Earth to Wheeljack, so as to highlight the danger that combiners posed. {{storylink|The World of Tomorrow}}

[[File:TheObliterati-diespikedie.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|It's German for "The Spike, the."]]

On Earth, the Autobots turned their attention to searching for the lost [[Enigma of Combination]]. Prowl formed a temporary truce with Spike Witwicky to help infiltrate [[G.B. Blackrock|Garrison Blackrock]]'s [[Onyx]] facility, and deployed Devastator to spearhead the attack. {{storylink|Onyx Interface Part Three: ONoffON|ONoffON}} Although Devastator proved effective at tearing the building apart and temporarily secured the Enigma, his loathing of Spike - the man who had killed him once before - ultimately drove the combiner berserk and ruined the mission. Arcee finally managed to talk Devastator down and force him to split apart. Prowl blamed the Constructicons for taking over their combined body, although they maintained that Devastator couldn't be controlled like that and that all of them were equally responsible for the outburst. {{storylink|The Onyx Interface Conclusion: The Obliterati}} On Cybertron, Starscream confronted Optimus over "his" personal combiner, using it as leverage so that he could accelerate Superion's own repairs. {{storylink|First Contact (IDW)|First Contact}}

After Prowl learned that Starscream was planning to absorb [[Caminus (planet)|Caminus]] into the new "[[Council of Worlds]]", he and the Constructicons hijacked the Ark's new [[Space bridge|spacebridge]] to travel to Metroplex, intending to tear the spacebridge apart and cut Cybertron off from the rest of the galaxy. {{storylink|The Possible Light}} Combined once more, Devastator issued an ultimatum to the assembled Cybertronians and Camiens, but was interrupted by the new and improved Superion. Although Superion proved to be a nimble and clever fighter, Devastator was able to overpower him with brute force, and dragged his defeated foe back through the space bridge to Cybertron. He was briefly distraced by an Autobot-Decepticon alliance, allowing Starscream to use the Enigma on a group of bystanders and create Defensor. Defensor joined forces with Superion and the duo finally managed to overcome Devastator. {{storylink|Mistakes and Mayhem}}

[[File:YouMeAndTheUniverse-Scoopastator.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.2|"Nothing is more pious than Devastator, nothing!"]]

Starscream sought to turn Devastator's power to his own end, and used the Enigma to rebuild Devastator once more. This new configuration incorporated Starscream's lackey [[Scoop (G1)|Scoop]] as Devastator's new right leg, omitting Prowl and returning the other Constructicons to their original configurations. Scoop's religious fanaticism and devotion to his "Chosen One" allowed him to override the other members of the team and force Devastator to obey Starscream's commands. His first mission was to stop [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] from going on yet another rampage on Caminus. Unfortunately, Defensor misread the situation and attacked Devastator, sparking a four-way brawl between all of the combiners. Metroplex's malfunctioning space bridge sent the quartet tumbling onto an alien world, and things only escalated when the newly born [[Optimus Maximus (G1)|Optimus Maximus]], under the control of Prowl, stepped in to intervene. {{storylink|You, Me, and the Universe}}

[[File:AllThatRemains-spacebridgefight.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|"This bridge ain't big enough for all of us."]]

Devastator was furious at Prowl for "abandoning" him, and this anger allowed Devastator to ignore Scoop's input and sock Optimus Maximus hard enough to knock him for a loop. Devastator, now completely out of control, teamed up with Menasor in a fight that spanned the colony worlds. Devastator had the upper hand as he pummeled him on [[Velocitron]], but he was restrained by Superion and Defensor before he could deliver a finishing blow. Devastator retaliated by kicking Optimus clear through the space bridge and onto [[Vigilem|Carcer]], but his enemy quickly got his act together and dove back through the portal. Optimus's counterattack threw the Constructicons off balance and allowed all three Autobot combiners to pile onto him, tearing him into his components. Although Scoop apologized for losing control, he and the Constructicons were arrested by the [[Badgeless]] and placed back into Starscream's custody. {{storylink|All That Remains}} {{storylink|The Will of the Few}}

In the aftermath, Starscream allowed Devastator to recombine so that Superion could safely extricate the Constructicons off of Cybertron. Optimus Prime's own time as a combiner allowed him to realize that the Constructicons needed to regularly combine to stay stable, and also noted that Devastator seemed apologetic for his actions. {{storylink|Now and On Earth}} Windblade was grateful that Devastator wasn't allowed to roam free. {{storylink|Windblade vol. 2 issue 4|Windblade #4}}

Starscream proved willing to unleash Devastator in times of great need, such as the Decepticon riot at the Space Bridge chamber. Although Devastator ''was'' willing to follow the orders of the "Chosen One", his habit of defaulting to "devastate" to solve problems almost caused more chaos than it stopped. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 1: Once Upon a Time on Earth|Once Upon a Time on Earth}}

On Earth, [[Scarlett]] and [[Joe Colton (Dire Wraith)|Joe Colton]] remembered Devastator's attack on New York as they discussed the threat that Cybertronians posed. {{storylink|Secret Raiders: A Revolution Prelude|Secret Raiders}}

[[File:DesparateTimes-DevastatorVsCarcer.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.15|''I'll be the Roundabout...'']]

Seeking a new edge against a recently arrived fleet of undead [[Titan (group)|Titan]]s, Starscream—hoping to seize control of the Titan [[Vigilem|Carcer]]—used Devastator to launch a full-on attack on the Titan-ship, a distraction while Windblade and a small insertion team made their way inside. {{storylink|Desperate Times}} Devastator came up against [[Strika (BM)|Strika]], who managed to catch one of his punches and stop the combiner dead in his tracks. {{storylink|Desperate Measures (Till All Are One)|Desperate Measures}} When [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]] managed to puppeteer the Titan's motor functions, she grabbed Devastator and hurled him at an undead Titan. Devastator managed to reorient himself and land feetfirst upon his target, the impact taking it out of the fight. {{storylink|Rubicon}}

When a [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]] controlled [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] marched towards [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] (an average day on Cybertron), [[Starscream (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Starscream]] deployed Devastator to slow the [[Titan (group)|Titan]]'s approach. Devastator fared rather poorly, being burned by the beast's atomic breath before stepped on and crunched in the monster's jaws. After that he called it quits for the day but his valiant effort in battle convinced Trypticon to spare the combiner's life. {{storylink|The Transformers: Salvation|Salvation}}

[[File:Unforgivable-Devastatordies.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|"At least this time, Devastator die with [[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|dignityyyyyyy!"]]]]
When [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Onyx Prime]] returned to Cybertron and proved yet another tyrant, Scoop's faith in Starscream was rekindled and he managed to convince his fellow Construticons to form Devastator and free Starscream from prison. {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 3: The Ground|The Ground}} After Onyx threw Optimus into the [[Crystal City]] [[black hole]], Devastator worried about whether or not they would have to fight Onyx next before he revealed to Starscream the epiphany he had: Though Starscream had betrayed Cybertron, he had remained true to himself meaning he was the reincarnation of [[The Fallen]]. As Starscream pondered how to spin that to his advantage, he ordered Devastator to destroy the Autobots within [[Metrotitan (G1)|Metrotitan]] only for the combiner to be met by [[Victorion]]. In spite of the Camien's gravity powers, Devastator managed to breach her defense and engage her in melee combat. {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 4: The Hallowing|The Hallowing}} {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 5: Endless Forever|Endless Forever}}

Unknown to Devastator, his newfound strength to match the Camien was due to a sample of [[Ore-4]] aboard [[Nemesis (BW)|Nemesis]] interfering with his foe's powers. [[Arcee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Arcee]] soon managed to shatter the Ore-4, which restored Victorion to full strength. In a rage, the Torchbearer combiner unleashed her power on Devastator, who had only a second to mutter Starscream's name before he was ripped to atoms. {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 6: Unforgivable|Unforgivable}}

===''Transformers: All Spark''===
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Plans of the Emperor of Destruction}} {{storylink|Revenge (All Spark)}} {{storylink|Ray of Hope}} {{storylink|Great Aspirations}}}}

===''Transformers vs. G.I. Joe''===
The Constructicons formed Devastator to attack the [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] starship ''[[Defiant (G.I. Joe)|Defiant]]'', successfully destroying one of its two modules. Despite this, the Joes proved themselves capable of outmaneuvering the giant Decepticon. Devastator was able to land one shot on the ''Defiant''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s other module before [[Wild Bill]] used it to ram the gestalt back into his component pieces. {{storylink|Targetmasters (issue)|Targetmasters}} The Constructicons would later lament that the death of Long Haul in the battle prevented them from ever forming Devastator again. {{storylink|Earth: R.I.P.}} This turned out to be untrue, as Devastator later participated in the defense against a joint Autobot-Joe attack. He was now sporting a gray pelvis, indicating Long Haul had been replaceable. {{storylink|Transformers vs. G.I. Joe issue 12|Transformers vs. G.I. Joe #12}}

===''Prime Wars Trilogy'' cartoons===
{{voiceactor|[[Patrick Seitz]] (English, ''Combiner Wars''), [[Rob Gavagan]] (English, ''Titans Return'', ''Power of the Primes)}}
[[File:Homecoming(CW) Devastator Rodimus Prime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|I HATE IT WHEN IT HAPPENS TO ME.]]
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Prelude to Transformers: Combiner Wars - Windblade}}{{storylink|Homecoming (CW)|Homecoming}}{{storylink|A War of Giants}}{{storylink|Destruction's Dawn}}}}
[[File:TF-TR-Cartoon-Ep6-Megathrow.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.66|This is not a brutality.]]
While not contributing directly, Devastator's components assisted in the reconstruction efforts following the end of the Combiner Wars. {{storylink|Aftermath and Rebirth}} When [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] attacked, he and the other Combiners were recruited by the [[Mistress of Flame]] to search for [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]]. {{storylink|Our Heroes Respond}} They eventually reached Fortress Maximus, and began to investigate. {{storylink|The Fight Begins}} Finding the [[Titan (group)|Titan]]'s weapons systems were intact, Devastator maintained that he didn't need any missiles to stop Trypticon. {{storylink|Overlord and Emissary}} When [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] arrived at Fortress Maximus and revealed the Mistress of Flame had perished, Devastator and the other Combiners assumed him responsible and attacked. Devastator managed to briefly pin Megatron down, but the Decepticon leader picked him up by his leg and swung him into Victorion. Once Windblade arrived and the fight stopped long enough for Megatron to explain, Devastator fused with the other Combiners using the Enigma of Combination, turning Victorion into a super-Combiner. {{storylink|Desperate Actions}}
[[File:POTP-Ep2-Volcanicus-Devastator-dies.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|This is a fatality.]]
Unfortunately, they proved no match for Trypticon and were ultimately forced to separate again, though Devastator was quick to jump back into the fray. Trypticon managed to knock him into an exposed [[energon]] main triggering an explosion and nearly forcing him to separate back into the Contsructicons before pulling himself together. He later joined the others in attacking Trypticon's fortress mode from all sides. {{storylink|In Good Hands}} When Trypticon swallowed Victorion and the Enigma, he used its power to take control of Devastator and the other Combiners, forcing them to attack Maximus and Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Consumed}} Devastator was freed form Trypticon's control after the Titan expelled the Enigma, and he bore witness to the return of [[The Fallen|Megatronus]] and the death of Optimus. Though he very nearly killed Megatron on the spot, believing him a traitor, he was eventually convinced to follow Megatron towards Megatronus's objective. {{storylink|All Things Must Pass}}

Unfortunately, while the others went searching for the [[Requiem Blaster (Megatronus)|Requiem Blaster]], Devastator and his team were cornered by [[Overlord (G1)|Overlord]] and [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus Cron]]. Though he attempted to fight them, he was eventually pinned down by Rodimus, who shot off each of his limbs before Menasor relented and gave them Megatron's location. As a final act of cruelty, Rodimus executed Devastator anyway. {{storylink|Volcanicus (episode)|Volcanicus}}

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===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===
[[File:CulturalAppropriation-MonsterousVsDevastator.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4]]
On a fuel-deprived post-war Cybertron, Hot Rod helped reform the surviving Constructicons from within, instituting a 2/3rds Autobot roster and convincing them to downsize into fuel-efficient [[Micromaster]] bodies. {{storylink|Micro-Aggressions}} {{storylink|Cultural Appropriation}} Devastator, his consciousness and memories preserved in the surviving Constructicons, remained an option for the newest incarnation of the team.

During the [[Grand Uprising]], [[Hightower (RID)|Hightower]] and the Constructicons joined up with [[Buckethead]] and the unaffiliated "[[Ex-Bot (BWU)|Ex-Bots]]" when a group of [[Monster GoBot|alien invaders]] deliberately provoked the [[Human Confederacy]]. At a [[trans-hyperwave caster]] that the [[Renegade]]s had seized, Hightower deployed Devastator, who fought and defeated the [[GoBot]] combiner [[Monsterous]]. In the aftermath, the Constructicons agreed to abandon the [[Builder of Cybertron|Builder]]s and join the Ex-Bots to defend innocent civilians caught in the war between Builders and [[Resistance]]. {{storylink|Cultural Appropriation}}

While chasing [[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]], Buckethead suggested forming Devastator, but [[Magmatron]] and [[Stiletto (BW)|Stiletto]] pointed out that the combiner would do more harm then good in that situation. Days later, the [[Vehicon Apocalypse]] threatened all of Cybertron; on the march to [[Nova Cronum]], the Constructicons formed Devastator to wade through the hordes of [[Vehicon (BM)|Vehicon]]s. At the [[Grand Mal]] itself, Devastator joined forces with the Maximal combiner [[Magnaboss (BW)|Magnaboss]]. Their combined assault weakened the Grand Mal's force field enough for [[Lord Imperious Delirious]] to take note of them, and fire his massive optic ray at the combiners. Devastator shoved Magnaboss out of the way; while the Maximal combiner only lost an arm, Devastator had lost Bone Crusher, Hightower, and Long Haul, and the combined shock of their deaths knocked him offline. {{storylink|Derailment}}

The surviving Constructicons were able to extricate themselves from Devastator, and when the Vehicon threat had passed they began searching for new recruits. They found willing volunteers in [[Wideload (G1)|Wideload]], [[Steam Hammer]], and [[Hauler|Road Hauler]], who underwent the gestalt process. The newest version of Devastator had lost some of his old savagery, but gained wisdom and a constructive attitude from his new components, earning the respect of the surviving Builders who considered him their champion. {{storylink|The Inexorable March}}

10,000 years after the Grand Uprising, Devastator was misremembered as a Resistance combiner under [[Lio Convoy]]'s command. {{storylink|Lio Convoy: Unity Through Tyranny}}

===''Timelines''===
[[Demolishor (SG)|Demolishor]] landed in a universe where a female Decepticon Devastator was demolishing Crystal City. {{storylink|Coalescence}}

===''Bumblebee'' graphic novels===
[[File:GoForTheGold-AutobotsTakeCover.jpg|thumb|right|300px]]

[[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] press-ganged the Constructicons into helping him excavate a fallen [[cybertonium]] meteorite. After taking a beating from [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]], the team formed Devastator in order to grab a fragment of the meteor before the substance went critical, but the explosion knocked the combiner apart. The six Constructicons promptly made an embarrassing retreat aboard Astrotrain, bickering with Starscream all the while. {{storylink|Transformers: Bumblebee - Go For the Gold}}

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===''Mazinger Z versus Transformers''===

[[File:MazingerZVsTransformers-Devastator.jpg|thumb|left|200px]]

While stranded in an alternate-universe Japan, the Constructicons formed Devastator to take on [[Kōji Kabuto]] inside the [[Mazinger Z]] super robot. Although Devastator's raw strength nearly overpowered the heroic super robot at first, the Mazinger fired off a rocket punch that knocked Devastator back into his components. {{storylink|Mazinger Z versus Transformers}}

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===''Transformers/Ghostbusters''===
[[File:GhostsOfCybertronPart2-Devastatordies.jpg|thumb|right|250px]]

When [[Gozer]] attacked Cybertron, Devastator formed to fight back against the entity but ultimately fell, ripped in half, lengthways, by the invader. {{storylink|Ghosts of Cybertron Part 2}}

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===2019 IDW continuity===
{{first|[[Constructicons Rising, Part 1|''Galaxies'' #1]]}}

[[File:ConstructiconsRisingPart1 DevastatorVisor.jpg|thumb|left|300px|"Guess it's time to give our...Deva-''state of the union''." '''YEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAH!!!''']]
In the aftermath of the [[War of the Threefold Spark]], the Constructicons were working in [[Rivets Field]] when they stumbled across the legendary [[Enigma of Combination]]. In the time it took for them to bring the artifact to [[Termagax]], it had already worked its effects on the group. With a little help from Termagax, the six used the Enigma to combine into a single form. The visionary 'bot held that such a being would be the ultimate building tool, able to rebuild the devastation the war had inflicted on Cybertron. However, the first merging was anything but pleasant, forming a mindless berserker as the Constructicons and their individual identities were subsumed. With advice from Termagax, the Constructicons were able to work together and control the combined form, though Hook felt a seventh, distinct consciousness present trying to assert control.

[[File:ConstructiconsRisingPart4-Devastator.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.2|"Something inside me was unlocked that day. A dark opposite. A shadow self. Stronger than me. Stronger than anyone."]]
Despite the misgivings of [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]], Termagax was confident the Constructicons would be able to work their combined form so long as they focused their purpose. {{storylink|Constructicons Rising, Part 1}} However, as they finished work on [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]], they momentarily lost control of the combiner and smashed their own work. Though Termagax was able to talk them into separating again, Hook reiterated his belief there was a "presence" waiting to take over when they merged, and the others had begun to feel a need to be connected, along with the uncontrollable rage.

Termagax allowed the Constructicons one more chance, defending them to a doubtful [[Nominus Prime]]. Going with Termagax's suggestion to let the combined form take over, it rebuilt Iacon, better than new, though Hook remained concerned by the form's rage. However, despite their success, Nominus was concerned by the combiner's potential threat, and had the Constructicons sent to the remote colony of [[Mayalx]]. {{storylink|Constructicons Rising, Part 3}}

In their time in exile, the Constructicons didn't combine again, and Scrapper began to wonder if the Enigma's code had worn off. {{storylink|Constructicons Rising, Part 1}} It had not, and at the urging of [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]], the Constructicons decided to recombine, and allow the "seventh consciousness" to take over fully, to work with it rather than against it. With the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]] giving them a gift of unstable energon as fuel, the Constructicons united once more, their combined form naming himself as "Devastator". The combiner promptly and savagely laid waste to Mayalx, capping his rampage by destroying a statue of Nominus, before his components separated again. {{storylink|Constructicons Rising, Part 4}}

[[File:SeaofRustI DevastatorAsteroid.jpg|thumb|left|260px|"Puny humans, I've come to smash."]]
While awaiting [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]'s call to arms, the Constructicons formed Devastator while they aimlessly drifted through space on a mass of spaceborne debris. {{storylink|Lord of Misrule: Sea of Rust I|Sea of Rust I}} Eventually, Devastator arrived back on Cybertron at Shockwave's invitation, being guided to the planet's surface by [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]]. {{storylink|War's End Part Two}}

He strode to the [[Sonic Canyons]], noticed by [[Team Stream]], who followed him to [[Exarchon]]'s hidden bunker. There, he relayed that Shockwave had asked him to come, and Exarchon was only too pleased to have a combiner in his employ. However, after [[Flatline (G1)|one of Exarchon's incarnations]] was eliminated elsewhere, Exarchon decided he needed another new vessel to house his Threefold Spark and moved to usurp Devastator. {{storylink|War's End Part Three}} However, the combiner's will proved difficult to overcome thanks to the mental resistance of the six individual Constructicons, and Exarchon was forced to abandon his attempt to usurp them. The ordeal forced Devastator to separate back into the now-weakened Constructicons and after Exarchon was defeated, they departed with [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]]'s team of Decepticons. {{storylink|War's End Part Four}}

[[File:FateOfCybertron DevastatorIsPower.jpg|thumb|right|220px|"Welcome to ''my'' planet. Welcome to PLANET HULK!"]]
Promised a place of glory among the Decepticons, the Constructicons eagerly swore loyalty to Megatron and had Devastator join the attack on [[Darkmount (Cybertron)|Darkmount]] to prevent the Autobots from leaving the planet. The Autobots fielded [[Computron (G1)|Computron]] and [[Leviathan (G1)|Leviathan]] to counter him, and the three giants met in the middle of the battlefield. Devastator savagely beat Leviathan down and hit Computron so hard that the Autobot combiner separated into his components. He was momentarily held at bay by [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] while Computron was reformed and enhanced with five additional components. This larger Computron managed to overpower Devastator, forcing the Constructicons to separate in order to avoid a massive blow, but ultimately the concentrated firepower of the entire Decepticon army brought the Autobot super-combiner down and ended the battle. {{storylink|Transformers: Fate of Cybertron|Fate of Cybertron}}
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===''My Little Pony/Transformers''===
[[File:Inspiring-Devastator.jpg|thumb|left|250px]]

When the Constructions staged an attack on the ''Ark'', they found themselves physically outmatched by [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]], combining into Devastator to level the playing field. Victory might have been assured had [[Spike (MLP)|Spike]] not quickly skimmed [[Teletraan I]]'s instruction manual to learn what he needed to trigger the ''Ark''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s engines for a moment, toppling the combiner back into his components. {{storylink|Inspiring}}

===Velocitron Speedia 500===
Devastator was one of the spectators for the [[Speedia 500]], {{Storylink|Velocitron Speedia 500 Part 1}} and cheered as the race neared its end. {{storylink|Velocitron Speedia 500 Part 2}}
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==Commercial appearances==
[[File:G1commercial devastator.jpg|thumb|Now, light our darkest hour!]]
*Masquerading as construction vehicles, the Constructicons horrified their human operators by revealing their true nature. As their human drivers bailed out and fled, the team combined into Devastator, who crashed his fists together, creating a surge of energy that crackled all the way through his gigantic body. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Constructicons|Constructicons commercial}}
*Causing chaos at a construction site, the Constructicons merged into Devastator, who created a huge fissure by stabbing a girder into the ground. The Dinobots emerged from the crevasse, and Grimlock seized Devastator's leg with his jaws and threw the combiner aside. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 2#Constructicons and Dinobots|Generation Constructicons and Dinobots commercial}}
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==Games==
===''DreamMix TV World Fighters''===
[[File:DreamMix-Devastator.jpg|thumb|left|"I gotta be more assertive, or else people are gonna keep walking all over me. Literally!"]]
Devastator was an onlooker in one of the arenas where the combatants of the [[DreamMix TV]] ''[[World Fighters]]'' program did battle. He didn't seem to mind much when people stepped on his chestplate and hand. {{storylink|DreamMix TV World Fighters}}
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===''Sector Seven'' ARG===
[[File:SectorSeven devastator cgi.jpg|thumb|This would have been awesome in ROTF, but ''NO'', Bay would have none of it!]]
User jayeljay posted a photograph of a [[Non-Biological Extraterrestrial]] to the [[Stop Sector Seven]] website, noting its similarity to Devastator as he appeared in the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|1980s cartoon series]] [[Sector Seven]] had developed as part of their [[Hungry Dragon]] initiative. {{storylink|Sector Seven (game)|Sector Seven ARG}}
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===''Angry Birds Transformers''===
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Devastator appears as the first Combiner, unlockable in Challenge Events Or with a gem purchase. His head is a Minion Pig. {{storylink|Angry Birds Transformers (mobile game)|Angry Birds Transformers}}

===''Transformers: Devastation''===
{{voiceactor|[[Dave Boat]] (English)}}
[[File:Devastation-Devastator Rematch.jpg|left|200px|thumb]]
Devastator appeared early on to halt the Autobots' progress, but was soon called back by Megatron because he needed the Constructicons to guard the sub-generators keeping the ''[[Proudstar]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s security system activated. Later, the Constructicons confronted the Autobots at the primary generator and formed Devastator, but despite replacing his hands with ''huge'' drills halfway into the fight, he was still defeated.

Later in the depths of the ''Proudstar'', the Constructicons were among a large force of Decepticons that Megatron put in place as a last line of defense. When they failed to beat the Autobots in a six-against-five fight, they formed Devastator again, but this time Menasor showed up to help him. Even ''this'' didn't help much, as both combiners were eventually knocked off the platform and appeared to explode at the bottom of a large pit.{{storylink|Transformers: Devastation}}
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===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
[[File:Battle-Tactics-Devastator.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.66|The hunchback of Iacon.]]
[[File:Battle-Tactics-Devastator-(G2).jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Hunchback 2:[[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]]'s revenge.]]
Devastator and Devastator (G2) participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! Devastator could be recruited if all of his components were at max level.

Along with Devastator (G2) in the "Devastator's Metal War" event, there was also a golden Devastator that dealt only 1-5 damage, but encountering him would let the player enter a contest for a chance for five people to win an in-game Devastator, and one person to win a Devastator Special Edition Gift Set.
{{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}
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===''Transformers: Frontiers''===
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===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
[[file:DevastatorEarthwars.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1| Devastator has tiny waist? RAAAAGH!!]]

Devastator was formed after Megatron eagerly used the [[Enigma of Combination]] on the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]]. Mass devastation ensues. After the curbstomp-battle of one base that held a [[Ore-13|strange mineral]] inside of it, Mixmaster suspected something was up. The next outpost faced had [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] inside of the base, and the two had a massive battle. After the battle was over, Devastator had expended too much energon from the Decepticon forces, so a new energy source had to be found. Also, Megatron found out only high-ranking versions of his Constructicons could combine, therefore eliminating his need of low-leveled Constructicons. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars|Transformers: Earth Wars - Combiner Wars Campaign}}

To permanently obtain Devastator, one has to collect all six three or four-star Constructicons and combine them in the Combiner Lab.

*'''Class:''' Combiner
*'''Abilities'''
**'''Rush and Smash:''' Rush into combat smashing walls along the way. Deals heavy damage to the final target.
**'''Rocket Swarm:''' Fire a swarm of rockets dealing damage over a large area.
**'''Death Ray:''' Fire a powerful beam that deals massive damage to a single target. Cannot be used on the HQ.

[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/character:devastator Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki Devastator Page]

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===''Transformers: Heavy Metal''===
Devastator was one of the Decepticons under Starscream's command during an invasion of Earth. He could be found defending the Decepticons' mining efforts. {{storylink|Transformers: Heavy Metal}}

==Toys==
{{main|Devastator (G1)/toys}}

==Merchandise==
{{main|Devastator (G1)/toys#Merchandise}}

==Notes==
[[File:PreDevastator.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|This is why "revisions" exist.]]
[[File:STARSDevastator.jpg|thumb|upright=0.85|His crotch is a "shock absorber". Make of that what you will.]]
* The [[The Transformers (cartoon)|original ''The Transformers'' 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 concept design for Devastator (or rather, his ''[[Diaclone]]'' precursor) was decidedly less imposing than the final. Interestingly, it is only composed of five components, the core being a long-nosed truck cab.
* Devastator is a rarity among Generation 1 combiners in the fact Scrapper, the Constructicon's leader, does not form any part of their combined form's torso, instead simply serving as the right leg.
* The reason Devastator's [[character model|animation model]] is missing several details that can be found on the toy, appears to not only be for ease of animation, but due to some of the toy reference photos either missing accessories or having parts positioned in such a way that they can't be seen from certain angles.<ref>[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1OSbNSWxwEihhwWRKWQVq-qD773U6fK3s/view 1985 Hasbro briefing binder scans]</ref> Some of these missing details include:
# The head missile, which is absent from the photos.
# Scavenger's excavator arm, which is folded behind Devastator's forearm, making it hidden from some of the angles in the photos, presumably making the model designer unaware that it was there.
# The hip guns, which were presumably removed just for the sake of convenience.
:Additionally, it appears the gift set box art (second image on the right) was designed using the same reference images, as the head missile is missing, and Scavenger's excavator arm is tucked away behind Devastator's forearm—only this time, it wasn't removed!
* 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 a "rotational angle adjuster", while [[Bonecrusher (G1)|Bonecrusher]]'s shovel (part of Devastator's shoulder) is listed as "coolant".
* In later years, toys sporting the name "Devastator" required an additional "Constructicon" prefix for [[trademark]] reasons, hence making the official name "'''Constructicon Devastator'''".
* Many box set releases of the original Devestator toy, including the original G1 release, feature reversed art of all his components save Hook. This was fixed for Encore but still present on later releases of the toy.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Devastor''' (デバスター ''Debasutā''), '''Devastator''' (デバステーター ''Debasutētā'')
*''French:'' '''Dévastateur''' (Canada)
*''German:'' '''Der Vernichter''' ("The Annihilator"; 1994 TV dub of ''The Transformers: The Movie'' and ''Generation 2'' cartoon only)
*''Greek:'' '''Excavator''' (1990 giftset only)
*''Hebrew:'' '''Mash'midán''' (משמידן, "Annihilator")
*''Hungarian:'' '''Pusztító''' ("Destroyer", Marvel Comics), '''A Halálosztó''' ("The Deathbringer", first ''The Movie'' dub), '''Mega-robot''', '''A Pusztító''' (both from the second ''The Movie'' dub)
*''Italian:'' '''Uragan''' (Action Master)
*''Mandarin:'' '''Hǔimìezhě''' (Taiwan, 毀滅者, "Devastator"), '''Róulìnzhě''' (Taiwan, 蹂躪者, "Devastator"), '''Dà Lì Shén''' (China, 大力神, "Hercules")
*''Portuguese:'' '''Devastador'''
*''Russian:'' '''Rasroushitel''' (Разрушитель, "Devastator")

==References==
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[[Category:Cloud Decepticons]]
[[Category:Combined forms]]
[[Category:Dreamwave Generation 1 Decepticons]]
[[Category:Female Transformers]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Constructicons]]
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[[Category:IDW (2019) Transformers]]
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Constructicon (G1)

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:''The Constructicons are a [[Decepticon]] [[subgroup]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''

[[File:ConstructiconRollCall.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.66|In Decepticon Kaon, union busts YOU!]]
The '''Constructicons''' are the Decepticons' foremost designers, engineers and builders. They are also particularly notable for their status as the very first combining subgroup of Transformers. The individual members of the team are:

*[[Scrapper (G1)|Scrapper]], (usually) the leader, a modest but masterful designer - front-end loader.
*[[Bonecrusher (G1)|Bonecrusher]], a destructive berserker - bulldozer (and later front-end loader).
*[[Scavenger (G1)|Scavenger]], the materials detector with some major self-esteem issues - power shovel.
*[[Mixmaster (G1)|Mixmaster]], a manic and somewhat crazed chemist - cement mixer.
*[[Hook (G1)|Hook]], a snobbishly perfectionist engineer - crane.
*[[Long Haul (G1)|Long Haul]], a hard-working transporter who longs to be on the battlefield - dump truck (and later crane).

They are able to merge their bodies and minds together to form the gigantic [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]].

In several continuities, there are more Constructicons in addition to or in lieu of the primary six. The named ones include:

*[[Gravedigger]], younger brother of Bonecrusher - dump truck.
*[[Hauler]], an Autobot ex-Constructicon - crane.
*[[Erector (G1)|Erector]], an Autobot ex-Constructicon - cab and crane trailer.
*[[Hightower (Classics)|Hightower]], a stand-in for Mixmaster and Hook whose personality is a merger of the two - crane.
*[[Scoop (G1)|Scoop]], a religious fanatic and stand-in for Scrapper drafted into the team by [[Starscream (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Starscream]] - front-end loader.

In ''[[Beast Wars: Uprising]]'' continuity, the original six Constructions (excluding Skavenger) die and are replaced over time by:

*[[Buckethead]], late-model Decepticon who joined shortly before the Micromaster Upgrade - front-end loader.
*[[Hightower (RID)|Hightower]], former Autobot placed in charge of the group - crane truck.
*[[Quickmix (G1)|Quickmix]], former Autobot chemist - cement mixer.
*[[Wideload (G1)|Wideload]], former Throttlebot who joined the Decepticons in defiance of Rodimus's poor leadership - dump truck.
*[[Steam Hammer]], surprisingly gifted laborer - steam shovel.

Members' color schemes are [[:File:G2Devastator toy.jpg|required]] to include green.<ref>[[Erector (G1)|Erector]]'s [[Transformers Hall of Fame|Hall of Fame]] [[bio]]</ref>

{{bigquote|Really. That has to be the ''stupidest'' color for a 'disguise'...|[[Spike Witwicky (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Spike Witwicky]]|"[[Scrapper (issue)|Scrapper]]"}}

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
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[[File:Constructiconsbornmarvel.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|"I'm green!" "I'm green!" "I'm green!" "I'm green!" "I'm green!" "I'm green!"]]
Seeking to bolster the size of his forces on Earth in [[1985]], Decepticon Commander [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]] arranged for the construction of six new Decepticon bodies, which were then infused with life by the power of the [[Matrix of Leadership|Creation Matrix]], tapped from the head of the imprisoned [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]]. Thus, the Constructicons were born, and were immediately put to work building a massive radio transmission dish that [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]] used to beam a message to Cybertron. When the Autobots attempted to interfere, the Constructicons revealed their hidden power and merged into Devastator to fight them off, allowing the message to successfully go through. {{storylink|The Next Best Thing to Being There!}}

The Autobots, intrigued by Devastator's unique combining power, attempted to replicate it with the construction of Omega Supreme. However, Omega was composed of only three components, unlike the six Constructicons that made up Devastator. The Autobots, needing additional data on combiner technology, conducted a raid on the [[Wyoming base|Decepticon base]], luring out Devastator so that they could study him further. {{storylink|Command Performances!}} This led to the construction of the new combiner team, the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]], capable of forming [[Superion (G1)|Superion]]. {{storylink|Aerialbots over America!}} ''The Constructicons were later charged with hunting down [[Buster Witwicky (G1)|Buster Witwicky]],'' {{storylink|Devastation Derby!}}

''The Constructicons were sent into frigid [[Yukon]] territory to work on a secret project. They were discovered by [[Jazz (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Jazz]] and [[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]], only for the two Autobots to accidentally betray their presence with an accidental weapons discharge. The Constructicons chased down the interlopers, blasting at them through a nearby forest. During the chase, they merged into Devastator in an attempt to overtake the pair. While in this form, they were duped into blasting a hydro-electric dam. Realizing what was coming, the Constructicons only had time enough to separate before the concrete structure collapsed, unleashing a torrent of water. The Constructicons were submerged in the flood, allowing the Autobots to escape.'' {{storylink|The Mission}}''They were called upon once more when the time-travelling [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] co-opted their services to build a gigantic laser cannon.'' {{storylink|Target: 2006}}

Devastator battled Superion during the Transformers' adventure alongside [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]]. {{storylink|...All Fall Down!}}

The team's special talents were not required again until they and the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]] stole large amounts of rocket fuel and raw materials, with which the Constructicons rebuilt the Decepticons' mobile island headquarters as a spaceship. {{storylink|Toy Soldiers!}} With the entire Earth-based Decepticon army aboard the ship, under the command of [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]], they attacked an Autobot congregation on the moon. While the battle raged, the Constructicons penetrated the Ark and recovered the deactivated bodies of several Decepticons defeated in an earlier clash with Omega Supreme. {{storylink|Totaled!}}

=====Marvel UK future timelines=====
''In an alternate [[2008]], Mixmaster was briefly indicated to have ascended to leadership of the Constructicons.'' {{storylink|Space Pirates!}}

=====Earthforce=====
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At one point the team had lost the ability to combine, and attempted to rebuild Devastator as a singular, separate entity. The Autobots [[Ironhide (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ironhide]] and [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Bumblebee]] arrived on the island to investigate, and Ironhide was able to bypass the security grid and plant explosives to destroy the site, and Devastator with it. {{storylink|Desert Island Risks!}}

The main Constructicon team worked for [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] during the [[Decepticon Civil War]], and Mixmaster happily dealt [[Syk]] to everyone - happily until Soundwave happily blackmailed him over it... {{storylink|Secrets (G1)|Secrets}}

{{note|Bonecrusher is the only member of the Constructicons who did not appear in the [[Earthforce]] stories.}}

====Marvel ''Generation 2'' comic====
The Constructicons resurfaced among the Decepticons after Megatron reclaimed the army from [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]. Bonecrusher appeared with the Cons who confronted [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] when he arrived on Earth. {{storylink|The Gathering Darkness}}

Scavenger and Hook stood with the assembled Decepticons as Megatron rallied them for war with the Cybertronian Empire. {{storylink|New Dawn}}

In preparation for the final battle with the Swarm, Scrapper, Bonecrusher, and Long Haul helped establish fortifications at the combined Autobot and Decepticon base. {{storylink|A Rage in Heaven!}}

====''Classics''====
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The Constructicons were among the troops that Megatron covertly rebuilt on Earth after [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]'s defeat and exile. Both Hook and Mixmaster were curiously absent from the team, with the enigmatic Hightower in their place. It's unclear why this was, but Hightower himself joked about stripping enough spare parts off of [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]] to "build a new Hook." {{storylink|Crossing Over: Part 6}}
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===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
[[File:Megatronffod.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|And so, one night, over pizza and beer, far below the city... continuity nightmares were born.]]
The Constructicons' origins are clouded. They were reportedly on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] millions of years ago, though the accounts gel poorly. When [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Rodimus Prime]] took a near-death trip into the [[Matrix of Leadership]], he saw a vision of [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]]'s creation - by eight(!) apparent Constructicons. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4}} But according to [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]], at the time that Megatron was building up his Decepticon army, the Constructicons were ''not'' Decepticons at all (though they were seen bearing the Decepticon symbol). They were the peaceful creators of the beautiful [[Crystal City]] on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], and Omega was both its guardian and their friend. However, Megatron secretly used the [[Robosmasher]] to reprogram the Constructicons into Decepticons, then he had them send Omega away on a fool's errand so they could demolish Crystal City.

[[File:Robo-Smasher and Omega Supreme.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Omega Supreme battling Devastator with the Robo-Smasher on his back.]]
The enraged Omega tracked the Constructicons down and reprogrammed them again, intending to return them to their previous state. But as the group returned to rebuild Crystal City, they attacked Omega while his back was turned. Megatron's programming was not to be undone, and he had also given them the ability to merge into Devastator. As they wrestled with Omega in their combined form, the Robosmasher latched onto Omega Supreme's head. Omega was able to fend off both his attackers, but his mental brush with the Robosmasher left him filled only with hate for the Constructicons, whom he pursued across the galaxy for millions of years. While this tale was only conveyed second-hand, some details would be corroborated in conversation between Omega and the Constructicons in the modern day. {{storylink|The Secret of Omega Supreme (episode)|The Secret of Omega Supreme}}

{{note|Immediately after the crew of the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] reawakened on Earth, a [[Grapple (G1)|Grapple]]-lookalike named "Hauler" was briefly seen among them. He would be [[retcon]]ned into "[[Hauler|RoadHauler]]" nearly 20 years later by that toy's on-package [[bio]], which confirmed the Crystal City origin and made him a Constructicon who had escaped the Robosmasher and joined the Autobots.}}

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In [[1984]], the Constructicons bolstered Megatron's forces on Earth (and Megatron referred to "the time we spent building them in these caverns," adding to the origin ambiguities). Scrapper designed a machine to transfer the other Decepticons' offensive powers to Megatron. While Megatron battled [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]], holding the attention of the Autobots, the Constructicons invaded the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] to destroy [[Teletraan I]]. Unfortunately for them, the Ark was protected by the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]], but by merging into Devastator, they became more than a match for their prehistoric foes. The return of the other Autobots and the discovery of Megatron's deception spelled the end of the battle, however. [[Hound (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hound]] distracted Devastator with a gigantic hologram, and Optimus Prime blasted the giant at just the right spot to force the Constructicons to disengage. They and the other Decepticons were then forced into a river of lava. {{storylink|Heavy Metal War}}

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The Constructicons all managed to survive their magma bath mostly unscathed, except possibly for Mixmaster, who developed a manic personality and a fondness for repeating his words, which he had not displayed before. Regardless, the team was soon back at work again, performing such varied tasks as assisting in Megatron's reconstruction of [[New York City]] (which also involved turning Optimus Prime's scrapped remains into a [[Alligaticon|robotic alligator]]) {{storylink|City of Steel (episode)|City of Steel}} and building [[Transfixatron|a device to paralyze Transformers in their vehicular modes]], as well as another to crush them. {{storylink|The Autobot Run}}

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The Constructicons' history of mental manipulation continued when the Autobots planted [[dominator disk]]s on them, which the Autobots activated when the Constructicons merged into Devastator. He instantly began fighting against the Decepticons, and Autobots took him back to their base. However, Megatron was secretly aware of the whole plot, even spying on the Autobots ''through the Constructicons' own eyes.'' Meanwhile, the Constructicons contentedly helped fix the battle-damaged Autobots and then accompanied them on a raid against the Decepticons, who were trying to drill into the [[Earth's core]]. During the battle, Megatron used a "control switch" to deactivate the disks, and as Devastator turned back against the Autobots, Wheeljack boosted the disks' power. This drove Devastator mad, and he began attacking everyone indiscriminately. The only thing that brought him back to sanity was the threat of the Decepticons' drill, which was seconds away from destroying the planet. He dove into the drilled hole and wrenched the bit to a standstill, saving the world. {{storylink|The Core}}

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Afterwards, the Constructicons returned to their Decepticon roles, but treachery remained a running theme. Upon learning of the Autobot [[Grapple (G1)|Grapple]]'s solar power tower design, Scrapper and the Constructicons pretended to have defected from the Decepticons in order to help him and [[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]] construct it. But upon its completion, they turned it and the two Autobots over to Megatron. In a demonstration of Scrapper's motto, Grapple and Hoist were imprisoned in the very structure of their tower. {{storylink|The Master Builders (episode)|The Master Builders}}

Later, when the other Decepticons began to suffer from [[Cybertonium]] degeneration, the Constructicons, apparently working fine, took delivery of a shipment of the mineral via the [[space bridge]], and as Devastator, failed to stop [[Spike Witwicky (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Spike]] and [[Carly]] from getting by them and traveling to Cybertron. {{storylink|Desertion of the Dinobots, Part 1}}

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When Omega Supreme learned that the Constructicons were active on Earth, he arrived on the planet and joined Optimus Prime's forces, biding his time until he could face his former friends again. That chance arose when the Constructicons were discovered mining an asteroid, and Omega was dispatched to investigate. Ignoring Optimus Prime's orders, Omega Supreme engaged the Constructicons, and in the battle, split the asteroid in two, revealing that it was an egg of sorts, incubating a monstrous alien creature, which promptly attacked [[San Francisco]] while Omega, ignoring the plight of the city, continued to battle the Constructicons. Optimus Prime then entered the fray, convincing Omega that saving the city was more important than revenge, and forcing the Constructicons to retreat. {{storylink|The Secret of Omega Supreme (episode)|The Secret of Omega Supreme}}

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The building skills of the Constructicons remained in demand; other creations around this time included an army of drone Transformers created from common Earth cars; {{storylink|Make Tracks}} various constructs for [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]], including a throne constructed from deactivated Autobots and a massive maze; {{storylink|Triple Takeover}} and a giant ruby-powered laser cannon. {{storylink|Masquerade}} It's unclear how unique their combining ability actually was (especially if Devastator had been around since the [[Golden Age]]), but their gestalt-monopoly on Earth was undone with the creation of the [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]] and their Autobot counterparts, the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]]. These were soon followed by the [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]] and [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]], the latter even defeating Devastator in battle as their merged form, [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]]. {{storylink|Starscream's Brigade}}

[[File:TFTM Constructicon trumpets.jpg|upright=1.1|left|thumb]]
Still, twenty years later in the Earth year [[2005]], Devastator was the Decepticons' primary weapon in the great [[Battle of Autobot City]], tearing through the defenses and walls of the city and battling the Dinobots once more. On the return trip to Cybertron, it was Bonecrusher who advocated the "survival of the fittest" policy that saw many wounded Decepticons ejected from the shuttle, among them Megatron, prompting Scrapper to vote for the Constructicons as the new leaders of the Decepticons, arguing that Devastator was the most powerful robot. Hook took great offense to the notion that [[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundwave]] would make a better leader than them. In the end, [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] became the new leader of the Decepticons, and the Constructicons, as a sign of no hard feelings, provided the music by playing horns at his coronation. Starscream, desperate to get on with the ceremony, eventually shot their horns, showing that he still had hard feelings. How they were able to play the horns, as a number of them don't have mouths, is unknown. {{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}}

[[File:FightorFlee Constructicon vehicle.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|The Constructicons got an [[Action Master]] vehicle before it was fashionable!]]
In the remainder of this year and throughout [[2006]], the Constructicons maintained a smaller, but still present, role in the Decepticon army, lending their talents to the Decepticon/[[Quintesson]] alliance by constructing [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] out of a populated human city in only one night. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4|FFOD, Part 4}} Later, they built a planetary engine on an asteroid and battled on the planet [[Eurythma]], {{storylink|Carnage in C-Minor}} aided in the overthrow of [[Paradron]] {{storylink|Fight or Flee (episode)|Fight or Flee}} and took part in an attack on [[Japan]]. {{storylink|The Burden Hardest to Bear}} Although brief, the Constructicons even played a part in the battle for the [[Plasma Energy Chamber]] in [[2007]], seen firing on Autobots with the [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcons]]. {{storylink|The Rebirth, Part 3}}

=====Origin inconsistency=====
As seen above, the cartoon presented several conflicting origins for the Constructicons. The series bible described the Constructicons as having "no explained origin",<ref>[http://tfarchive.com/cartoons/bible/#057 Cartoon series bible page on the Constructicons]</ref> but this only seemed to promote variant portrayals.

A straight reading of the "facts" appears to go: the Constructicons started out Decepticons, built Megatron, left the Decepticons, built the Crystal City, were Robosmashed back into Decepticons, ran around the galaxy for umpteen million years, ended up on Earth, and were (re)built by Megatron. However, there are issues with that narrative:

*There was no hint in Omega's flashback that they had ever been Decepticons before; their treachery was entirely unexpected. On the other hand, they ''did'' have Decepticon symbols throughout. Another possibility is that the Constructicons had built Megatron without realizing how evil he would be, which allows their early insignia to be chalked up as the animation error they most likely are.
*Even if Megatron's claim of "building" them just means "rebuilding", their Crystal City flashback showed them anachronistically ''already'' in their Terran vehicle forms, so what would he have rebuilt them into? On the other hand, that's just one more reason to doubt the veracity of Omega's flashback.

Making the issue either simpler or more complicated, depending on your view, the {{w|unreliable narrator}} rationale could negate much of the Constructicons' supposed history, between the vengeance-driven Omega's tale and the tripping Rodimus' near-death mystical vision. But the real-world truth of the matter is that different writers and haphazard animators gave us a mix of possibilities with no clear [[canon]] answer.

====Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity====
=====eHobby RoadHauler bio=====
[[Hauler]] was originally one of the Constructicons during their days on Cybertron. He eventually defected from his comrades and joined the Autobots, taking on a new color scheme in the process.

=====''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' manga=====
The Constructicons helped Megatron secure an island paradise as the staging ground for their new fortress, [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]. When [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] and the Autobots arrived to kick them off the island, the Constructicons formed Devastator to fight back, but were swatted aside by Trypticon who wanted the kill for himself. After the Autobots tricked Trypticon into defeating himself, they forced the Constructicons to rebuild the forest they destroyed. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 6|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #6}}

=====''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' story pages=====
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The Constructicons formed Devastator and confronted the Autobots in the skies over Cybertron. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (story page)|F!SRL Transformers Part 6}} Later, the Constructicons teamed up with the Stunticons in the form of Devastator and Menasor to make trouble for the Autobots. Unfortunately for the Decepticons, the Autobots unleashed their new combiner warrior: [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]]! Defensor quickly sent the bad robots packing. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (story page)|F!SRL Transformers Part 12}}
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=====''Scramble City'' cartoon=====
[[File:Constructicons mode2.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|Can we break it, then rebuild it into a device of hideous destructive power? YES WE CAN.]]
The Constructicons were among the first Decepticons dispatched to destroy an Autobot factory building [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]. In the form of Devastator, they were also among the first Decepticons defeated. {{storylink|Scramble City: Mobilization}}
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=====''The Story of the Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers'' manga=====
In 2010, on the planet [[Feminia]], Devastator joined with all the other Decepticon Combiner warriors in an assault on the [[Prime Energy Tower]]. Their victory seemed assured until the [[Omnibot (G1)|Omnibot]]s showed up and caused all the Combiners to trip into one another and disassemble. {{storylink|The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers issue 5|The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers #5}}

=====''The Headmasters'' cartoon=====
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In [[2011]], the Constructicons were among those assembled by Galvatron for an all-out assault on Cybertron. After arriving individually through the space bridge, they joined the fight as Devastator. The once mighty Combiner would appear to have fallen on hard times, however, as he was defeated by Optimus Prime, who dispatched him with a single jump-kick. {{storylink|Four Warriors Come out of the Sky}}

The Constructicons would have many more embarrassing skirmishes as Devastator, until their intellect would finally be exploited to oversee the production of [[crysmagnetal]] in [[Lemuria (myth)|Lemuria]], a component needed to blow up the Earth. They would be thwarted and driven off into space alongside the other Decepticons. {{storylink|The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 2)}}

=====''Unite Warriors''=====
In [[2021]], the Constructicons tricked [[Grapple (G1)|Grapple]] into helping them rebuild Crystal City on Earth. {{storylink|Unite Warriors Offshot#Crystal City Reconstruction Project|Crystal City Reconstruction Project}}

=====''Zone'' catalog storypage=====
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Along with other Combiners, Devastator joined the newly revived "[[Emperor of Destruction|Dark Emperor]]" [[Deathsaurus (G1)|Deathsaurus]] for an attack on the Autobots. This time, it was a full-on assault on planet [[Micro|Zone]] in an attempt to seize the Micro Zone's [[Energon Z]]. The [[Micromaster]]s repelled his attack and sent the Decepticons into retreat.{{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (story page)#Catalogue story page 1|Zone Project Story}}

=====''Zone'' cartoon, manga, and story pages=====
Seeking to create a [[Decepticon Zone]] to counter the [[Micro|Autobot Zone]], [[Emperor of Destruction|Decepticon Emperor]] [[Violengiguar]] gathered together the Nine Great Demon Generals, upgrading them with powerful new armor and weaponry, then sent them forth to conquer planets. The Constructicons were among those summoned, but only in the form of Devastator. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (story page)|Zone Part 1}}

While in some accounts of their fateful battle with [[Dai Atlas (G1)|Dai Atlas]] for the power of [[Energon Z]], the Constructicons survived the altercation,{{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (manga)|Zone}} other accounts were less generous, having Devastator killed in a flood of lava. {{storylink|Enter the New Supreme Commander, Dai Atlas!}}

=====''United EX'' storyline=====
Seeking to restore his older brother Bonecrusher to life, long-forgotten Constructicon [[Gravedigger]] gained control of [[Power Core Combination]] technology and combined with several Constructicon drones to become Buildmaster. During one encounter with the Autobot Power Core Combiners, he defended a Decepticon base alongside [[Onslaught (G1)|Combatmaster]] and discovered a strange [[Predacon (BW)|relic]] from the future left buried in the past. {{storylink|Unearthed Future}}

=====eHobby post-''G-2'' storyline=====
The Constructicons were eventually revived, by the looks of things. Hook and Bonecrusher were stationed on an undersea research facility being commanded by Megatron (who himself was being commanded by [[Galvatron II]]). Things went sour when strange monsters attacked the facility, shortly before the Autobots and an [[Eldedroid]] arrived to clean up their mess. {{storylink|MP-1B Cybertron Commander / Convoy Black Ver.}}

====''Wings Universe''====
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Nine million years before the Transformers came to Earth, the Cybertronian "race" known as the Constructicons decided to side with the Decepticons. {{storylink|Flames of Yesterday}}

Hook, leader of the Constructicons, had a seat at the council table of [[Decepticon Warlord]]s. The Warlords had an acrimonious relationship with each other at best, but agreed to meet for War Councils to discuss the Decepticon movement and, particularly, the rising threat of the [[Elite Guard|Autobot Elite Guard]] to all of them. He and [[Reflector (G1)|Reflector]], leader of the [[Photon]]s, carried a motion for the assembled Warlords to share their plans and information with each other, for the greater glory of the Decepticons.

Or, rather, for the greater glory of [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]]. By the next council meeting, Hook, Reflector and Megatron's representative [[Shockwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Shockwave]] were no longer present, having united under Megatron's banner after claiming the Warlords' secrets. {{storylink|A Team Effort}}

A group of Constructicons worked for [[Deathsaurus (G1)|Deathsaurus]] on the repairs of the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticon]]s. {{storylink|Battle Lines, Part 2}} Following Megatron's conquering of Deathsaurus's territory, Deathsaurus's [[Combiner]] technology was applied to Hook and his team to create Devastator, who joined in an attack on [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]]. {{storylink|Battle Lines, Part 5}} The Autobots were able to take down Devastator using a combination of live cables and shooting him in the knees. {{Storylink|Battle Lines, Part 6}}

Millennia later, during the [[Battle of Autobot City]], Devastator breached a wall and faced [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]] with a small group of Autobots. The Autobots used a barrage of rockets to separate the Constructicons, who began fighting back, taking out [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]] as the Autobots retreated. {{storylink|A Flash Forward}}

During the third Cybertronian war, the Constructicons were ambushed at [[Elevation Recostalus]] by a group of Autobots including [[Hauler]] and [[Erector (G1)|Erector]], who disabled them before they could form Devastator. The group remained offline until 1984, when Megatron rebuilt them on Earth and appointed Scrapper as leader in Hook's place. {{storylink|Transformers I.Q.#issue 45|Transformers I.Q. last issue review}}

====''Cloud''====
When [[Cloud World]]'s [[Megatron (G1)#Cloud|Megatron]] interrupted Megatron's battle with Optimus Prime, he was annoyed and unleashed Devastator on the intruder, only for the combiner to be blasted back into his components by the raging, [[SARA]]-powered Megatron's tank mode. The Constructicons subsequently fled out of fear. {{storylink|Rampage (Cloud)|Rampage}}

====Ask Vector Prime====
In [[Primax 1185.04 Alpha]], the Constructicons entered the war Megatron waged against [[Cobra]] on Earth. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/06/13}}

In a different universe manipulated by [[Gong (GoBots)|Gong]] and [[Sideways (RID)|Sideways]], the Constructicons participated in the siege of [[Autobot City (G1)|Guardian City]] by forming Devastator. Later after history blipped again, the Constructicons were replaced by the [[Puzzler]] team. {{storylink|Echoes and Fragments}}

===''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers''===
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The Constructicons were among the Transformers aboard the ''Ark'' when it crashed on Earth at some point in the past. In the present, it was discovered by the terrorist organization [[Cobra]], who reprogrammed the Transformers for their own needs. Naturally, the Constructicons were used for construction on [[Cobra Island]], until [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] hacked Cobra's computers and freed everyone. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 3|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #3}} After enacting some revenge on their former captors, the Constructicons were ordered to defend the [[SPS Satellite]] controls from the Autobot and [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] troops attacking the island. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 4|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #4}} However, not even Devastator's strength was enough to stop the attackers, and the combiner was defeated. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 5|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #5}}

===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
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[[File:DW devastator.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|"Devastator use ocean as bathtub!"]]
Eight million years before the modern era, the Constructicons were tasked by Megatron to activate Cybertron's planetary engines. {{storylink|The War Within issue 2|The War Within #2}} When Megatron disappeared into the depths of the planet fighting [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], Starscream temporarily took command and had Scrapper prepare a process for the resurfacing of Cybertron, which would transform it into a mobile war-world. Scrapper cautioned against such an action, but Starscream ignored him, and prevented him from stopping it when the process was underway. {{storylink|The War Within issue 5|The War Within #5}} After this, the Constructicons worked on the theory of [[mass intellect]], and succeeded in stabilizing the neural-meshing, creating Devastator. However, the process was not as efficient as the Constructicons believed, as the technical geniuses of the Constructicons did not translate into Devastator, causing him to suffer from a serious "dumbing down" problem. Despite the drawbacks, Megatron was impressed with Devastator's destructive potential. Besides, being intelligent ''and'' powerful was overrated in Megatron's opinion. {{storylink|Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye #8}} When Megatron and Optimus Prime were thought to have died in an early test of the [[space bridge]] transport system, and the Autobots and Decepticons splintered into several smaller factions, the Constructicons broke the treaty that had downgraded the combining teams to non-combat status by siding with Ratbat's [[Ultracon]]s and battling [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]]. {{storylink|Escalation}}

It is apparent that the Constructicons were not aboard the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] when it crashed on Earth four million years before the modern era, but they did eventually find their way to Earth and joined Megatron's forces there after they awoke in 1984. All the Transformers were rendered inactive in the explosion of the ''[[Ark II]]'' in 1999, but when they reactivated in 2001, Devastator was the main weapon in Megatron's attack on [[San Francisco]]. Rampaging through the city, he battled and defeated [[Superion (G1)|Superion]], {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 4|Prime Directive #4}} but was defeated by Optimus Prime who blasted the titan point-blank in the face, sending him plunging into the ocean. {{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|Transformers: Hardwired|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|Transformers: Annihilation|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|Transformers: Fusion|Fusion}}''

Devastator eventually came to be possessed by the [[Earth Defense Command]], and he was dissected and studied in their underground base. {{storylink|Generation 1 issue 0|Generation One #0}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
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The Constructicons started out as the builders of the [[Forge]], the arena for the illegal [[gladiatorial combat]] that [[Clench (G1)|Clench]] ran, and continued in that role when [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]] took over. They did not move the parts for the arena between venues, but rather built them on site, using any materials available—and that included [[Empty|Empties]]. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 2|Megatron Origin #2}} After Megatron began his preparations for the [[Decepticon]] insurrection, the Constructicons turned their talents to modifying the gladiators into warriors. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 3|Megatron Origin #3}} Once the rebellion began in full, the Constructicons helped conquer [[Kaon (polity)|Kaon]]. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 4|Megatron Origin #4}}

The Constructicons participated in an attack on [[Zeta Prime (G1)|Zeta Prime]]'s [[Citadel]] during a temporary alliance between the Decepticons and [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Orion Pax]]'s Autobots. {{storylink|Overthrown}} They were later stationed in the industrial slagwerks of [[Galaxxon]], where they watched a broadcast in which Orion Pax, now Optimus Prime, asked all Cybertronians to unite and fight against the new Decepticon rule. {{storylink|Broadcast}}

As the war began in earnest between the Autobots and Decepticons, the Constructicons remained loyal followers of Megatron. At one point they were stationed on [[Varas Centralus]] alongside [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] and [[Sky-Byte (RID)|Sky-Byte]], where they committed some atrocity that was enough to cause Sky-Byte to abandon the Decepticon cause. {{storylink|A Better Tomorrow}} Four million years ago, several Constructicons were part of a convoy bringing energon to the war effort, but the shipment was intercepted and captured by Optimus Prime and [[Ironhide (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ironhide]]. {{storylink|The Iron Age}}

Millions of years later, the Constructicons were granted the ability to combine into Devastator by [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]], who had completed [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Shockwave]]'s combiner research. {{storylink|Before the Dawn}} They joined Megatron on Earth, where they used their new combined form to defeat the local Autobot troops. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 7|All Hail Megatron #7}} The Decepticons subsequently attacked [[New York City]], where the Constructicons briefly pretended to "come in peace" before they started killing everybody. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 1|All Hail Megatron #1}} As Devastator, they made sure to destroy all the tunnels leading in and out of the city. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 2|All Hail Megatron #2}} [[Starscream (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Starscream]] subsequently convinced the Constructicons to join him in his rebellion against Megatron, and they attacked their former leader in the form of Devastator. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 10|All Hail Megatron #10}} The battle was interrupted by incoming human jets and the returning Autobots, and Devastator was faced with the mighty [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]]. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 11|All Hail Megatron #11}} The Constructicons were defeated when Omega blasted a hole in Devastator's torso. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 12|All Hail Megatron #12}}

As the battered Decepticons fled Earth, the Constructicons seemed to have been left behind. Two years later, Scrapper joined a few other Decepticons trying to get off the planet {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 1: "New Arrivals, Old Encounters"|New Arrivals, Old Encounters}}, while Scavenger was targeted for capture by [[Skywatch]] and the Autobots. {{storylink|The Hanging Sword}} He managed to stay hidden and think of a plan to get out of the country. {{storylink|The Impossible Knot}} Unlike Scavenger, Hook and Mixmaster ended up captured by Skywatch, but were rescued by Scrapper's group who had allied themselves with some rogue Autobots. {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 2: "A Rude Awakening"|A Rude Awakening}} The three reunited Constructicons then started building a starship for everyone to leave Earth with. [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] wanted to speed things up by collecting some more of the construction experts, but [[Hot Rod (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Rodimus Prime]] refused as his Autobots feared that they might form Devastator again. {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 3: "Seasons in Flight"|Seasons in Flight}} The Decepticons eventually betrayed the Autobots and tried to take the ship for themselves (with help from [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] instead of Devastator), but were defeated. Skywatch captured most of them, but several Constructicons got away. {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 5: "Earthworks"|Earthworks}} Among them was Scrapper, but he was soon hunted down and executed by [[Spike Witwicky (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Spike Witwicky]], who was intent on ending the threat of Devastator forever. {{storylink|Scrapper (issue)|Scrapper}}

As the Decepticon army returned to Earth in full force under Megatron's command, one of their first acts was to lay siege to Skywatch and recover all the imprisoned 'Cons on the premises, including Scrapper's deactivated body. {{storylink|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 1: The Demolished Man|The Demolished Man}} Hook and Mixmaster were later seen among Megatron's assembled troops before he faced off against Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 5: Enemy Mine|Enemy Mine}} After Megatron and the Autobots traveled to Cybertron for war against [[Galvatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Galvatron]]'s army, the Decepticons eventually followed via [[space bridge]]. The Constructicons traveled with Scrapper's deactivated form and, despite his current state, were still able to combine and form Devastator, albeit with a dead limb. Devastator was still a force to be reckoned with, and so [[Sunstreaker (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Sunstreaker]] armed his hoverchair with a copious amount of explosives, tricking Devastator into stepping on it. After a titanic blast, Devastator prepared to take revenge on the little Autobot when [[D-Void]] pulled him and the other Decepticons present into the mass of its "[[Deceptigod]]" construct. {{storylink|Chaos Part Three: Kings}}

The monster was defeated by Megatron, but the Decepticons were left weakened from the experience, and the Autobots soon captured and contained them. Fitted with [[inhibitor/deterrence chip]]s to keep them under control, they were used to reinforce the Autobots during a [[NAIL]] riot. {{storylink|Transformers: The Death of Optimus Prime|The Death of Optimus Prime}} The Constructicons later helped look for survivors in a blast crater after a mysterious explosion happened there. {{storylink|Stick Together}} They were then put to work building things for the Autobots and working in the reclamation tunnels, but eventually turned on them to aid Bombshell, who was on the run. After beating up his pursuer, [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]], the Constructicons fought with [[Arcee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Arcee]] until [[Prowl (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Prowl]] showed up and threatened to detonate their I/D chips. They just taunted him since [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] had made sure their chips didn't work down in the tunnels, only for Prowl to use a secret passcode to reactivate them, seemingly blowing the Constructicons' heads off. {{storylink|Devisive}}

However, Prowl was in fact under the control of Bombshell, who had merely faked the Constructicons' death and hidden them away for the purpose of improving Devastator. He fixed the problem of Scrapper's death by modifying their combination into a modular design that moved Hook to Scrapper's old position as right leg and would allow others built with compatible forms to serve as the combiner's head. After Megatron returned to conquer Cybertron, he had the Constructicons combine with the mind-controlled Prowl, using him as the new head for Devastator. {{storylink|Before the Dawn}} Devastator was initially under Bombshell's direct control, but after the Insecticon's death, Prowl's mind was freed and happened to stray to thoughts of Spike Witwicky. Since the Constructicons shared his hatred of Witwicky for his murder of Scrapper, this caused Devastator's mind to unify under his own control, and he went on a rampage. {{storylink|Plan for Everything}} Prowl was eventually able to separate from the Constructicons, only for Megatron to reveal his ultimate plan: turning ''himself'' into Devastator's head. Fortunately he was prevented from doing so, and in the aftermath the Constructicons were banished from Iacon alongside most other Autobots and Decepticons. {{storylink|Heavy Is the Head}}

[[File:DetonationBoulevard-Constructicons.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.67|We are green and very, very mean!]]
Outside the city, the Constructicons approached the exiled Autobots and, after a brawl with the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]], explained that they wanted to be on Prowl's side, having seen into his mind during their time as Devastator and having been ''very'' impressed by what they saw. They were allowed to stay at the Autobot camp, where they had a rematch with Arcee before it was broken up by the Dinobots, who made peace with the Constructicons after realizing they had a lot in common (namely violence and chugging energon). {{storylink|Second Exodus}}

The team fell victim to the [[Quintessa (IDW)|Necrotitan]]'s corrosive "death wave", but were cured from its effects when the Titan was brought down by [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]. {{storylink|Finis Temporis: Dark Cybertron Chapter 9|Finis Temporis}} After that they continued to follow their new idol Prowl around, praising him at every opportunity and cheering him on during a fight with [[Chromedome (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Chromedome]]. {{storylink|The Becoming: Dark Cybertron Chapter 10|The Becoming}} When Cybertron was invaded by Shockwave's army of [[Ammonite]]s, the Constructicons talked Prowl into willingly forming Devastator and fighting [[Monstructor (G1)|Monstructor]]. {{storylink|Black Planet: Dark Cybertron Chapter 11|Black Planet}} They were victorious and went on to witness Megatron defect to the Autobots. {{storylink|...And the Damage Done: Dark Cybertron Finale|...And the Damage Done}}

The Constructicons were subsequently fashioned by Prowl into his own private unit, the Autobot having realized how useful Devastator could be. He brought the team with him on a mission to Earth, where they saved the ''[[Ark-7]]'' from burrowing human missiles and formed Devastator to fight the Decepticons under Galvatron's command. {{storylink|Earthfall Part 2: Detonation Boulevard|Detonation Boulevard}} After the battle they returned to the ''Ark-7'' alongside the Autobots, though Scavenger sneaked off to leak information to the Decepticons {{storylink|Earthfall Part 3: The Mind Bomb|The Mind Bomb}} on Prowl's orders, who wanted to lure the Decepticons to the [[Marshall Islands]]. Prowl then had the Constructicons coated in stealth paint, allowing them to show up out of nowhere at the battle's climax and form Devastator, who destroyed the [[Earth Defense Command]] base on the island. {{storylink|Earthfall Part 5: I Dream of Wires|I Dream of Wires}} When the Autobots began hunting for the [[Enigma of Combination]], Prowl was all too eager to mobilize the Constructicons so that they could hunt down Spike Witwicky. {{storylink|Onyx Interface Part One: Signals, Calls, and Marches|Signals, Calls, and Marches}} Their search took them to [[Tokyo]], where they secured their asset but ran afoul of Galvatron. {{storylink|Onyx Interface Part Two: Vs.|Vs.}} Prowl and Spike entered into a temporary truce, and with the help of [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] the team stormed the [[Onyx]] facility by forming Devastator. Devastator revealed that the alliance was a lie, and that Prowl still still hated the human. Devastator ultimately went berserk and ruined the mission, allowing [[Scoop (G1)|Scoop]] to abscond with the Enigma. Defeated and angry with each other, Prowl ordered his team to retreat back to the ''Ark-7''. {{storylink|The Onyx Interface Conclusion: The Obliterati|The Obliterati}}

[[File:CombinerWars5-disappointed.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|"You are GROUNDED GROUNDED GROUNDED GROUNDED."]]
After Prowl learned that Optimus Prime had helped Starscream form a permanent [[Council of Worlds|alliance]] with [[Caminus (planet)|Caminus]], the team hijacked the ship's new spacebridge to travel to Cybertron {{storylink|The Possible Light}}, where they formed Devastator. Prowl threatened to destroy the space bridge to keep Cybertron and its warlike inhabitants isolated from the rest of the galaxy; he was ultimately challenged by Superion. Devastator managed to best the combiner, but was defeated after Starscream created Defensor from a group of bystanders. {{storylink|Mistakes and Mayhem}} Seeking a new edge, Starscream drafted Scoop into the team, knowing that Scoop's fanaticism would force Devastator to obey his orders. {{storylink|You, Me, and the Universe}} Ultimately, however, Devastator wound up losing control in a fight with [[Optimus Maximus (G1)|Optimus Maximus]]; the Constructicons and Scoop were defeated and quickly re-imprisoned. {{storylink|All That Remains}}

The Constructions were later released and allowed to recombine so that they could be safely extricated off Cybertron, with Optimus Prime noting that the group had to regularly combine. {{storylink|Now and On Earth}} They were later called on to deal with a violent riot at the spacebridge but Devastator's violent solution only exacerbated the problem. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 1: Once Upon a Time on Earth|Once Upon a Time on Earth}}

Some months later, the Constructions formed Devastator to act as a distraction during an attempt to seize control of [[Vigilem|Carcer]]. {{storylink|Desperate Times}}

After Starscream had been arrested and Windblade became ruler of Cybertron, [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Onyx Prime]] returned to Cybertron. Scoop eagerly informed his teammates of Starscream somehow becoming aware of this but they were less than impressed and frankly they agreed with Onyx's anti-[[human]] attitude. The world was ending so they were off to get drunk. {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 2: Another Mine|Another Mine}} When Onyx proved to be another elitist Prime, the Constructions rallied around Scoop and formed Devastator to break Starscream out of prison. {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 3: The Ground|The Ground}} At Starscream's command, Devastator then engaged [[Victorion]] in combat, {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 4: The Hallowing|The Hallowing}} only to wind up ripped to atoms by her gravikinesis, ending the Constructicons. {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 6: Unforgivable|Unforgivable}}
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===Hall of Fame bios===
[[Erector (G1)|Erector]] was kicked out of the Constructicons for not being green. {{storylink|Transformers Hall of Fame}}

===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===
The Constructicons took heavy losses during the Great War; in the era of the [[Pax Cybertronia]] and the [[Builder Assembly]], the surviving members joined [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Hot Rod]] in his quest to reform the corrupt and stagnant [[Builder of Cybertron|Builder]] society from within. Hot Rod rebuilt the team, instituting a one-third Autobot roster, appointing [[Hightower (RID)|Hightower]] as team leader, and convincing the group to downsize into fuel-efficient [[Micromaster]] bodies. {{Storylink|Micro-Aggressions}} {{storylink|Cultural Appropriation}}

By the time of the [[Grand Uprising]], the Constructicons found themselves embroiled in a new war as [[Buckethead]] joined with [[Overshoot]]'s motley team on a mission to defend Cybertron from the [[Monster GoBot|Antares Eight]]. The other Constructicons came to her aid as the fighting spilled over into [[Proximax]], forming Devastator and battling [[Monsterous]]. In the aftermath, the Constructicons abandoned the Builders and decided to join [[Stiletto (BW)|Stiletto]]'s new team of "[[Ex-Bot (BWU)|Ex-Bots]]". {{storylink|Cultural Appropriation}} Buckethead took command of the team from Hightower; when the [[Vehicon Apocalypse]] threatened Cybertron, they headed to [[Nova Cronum]], where they joined the forces of Cybertron as they marched on the [[Grand Mal]]. As Devastator, they battled [[Lord Imperious Delirious]] until their combined form suffered critical damage, killing half of the team and knocking the gestalt unconscious from the backlash. {{storylink|Derailment}}

As soon as peace had been declared, Buckethead set about recruiting new Constructicons to fill their losses. Though [[Bonecrusher (G1)|Bone Crusher]], [[Long Haul (G1)|Long Haul]], and Hightower had perished, Buckethead found fresh talent in [[Steam Hammer]], [[Wideload (G1)|Wideload]], and [[Hauler|Road Hauler]], who underwent the combination process to become the newest incarnation of Devastator. {{storylink|The Inexorable March}}

10,000 years after the Grand Uprising, they were misremembered as a [[Resistance]] combiner group under [[Lio Convoy]]'s command. {{storylink|Lio Convoy: Unity Through Tyranny}}

===''Prime Wars Trilogy'' cartoons===
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After the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]] had ended, the exiled Megatron tossed the Constructicons around in a gladiator pit on an alien planet. {{storylink|Unforgotten}}

In the aftermath of the [[Combiner Wars (event)|Combiner Wars]], the Constructicons helped clean up the rubble. {{storylink|Aftermath and Rebirth}}

They presumably died when Devastator was killed by [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus Cron]]. {{storylink|Volcanicus (episode)|Volcanicus}}
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===''Win If You Dare''===
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[[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] press-ganged the Constructicons into excavating a fallen [[cybertonium]] meteorite. After taking a beating from [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]], the Constructicons formed Devastator in order to grab a fragment of the meteor before the substance went critical, but the explosion knocked the combiner apart and the team made an embarrassing retreat aboard Astrotrain, bickering with Starscream all the while. {{storylink|Transformers: Bumblebee - Go For the Gold}}

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===''Mazinger Z versus Transformers''===
[[File:MazingerZVsTransformers-Constructicons.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Devastator and Mazinger re-enact the 2022 Oscars presentation for Best Documentary Feature.]]
Transported to the Japan of an alternate universe, the Constructicons rolled out to take part in Megatron and [[Doctor Hell]]'s combined attack on the [[Photon Power Laboratory]] where they were first pummeled by Grimlock and [[Boss Borot]]. The team then formed Devastator to take on [[Kōji Kabuto]] inside the [[Mazinger Z]], and although Devastator's raw strength nearly overpowered the heroic super robot at first, the Mazinger's rocket punch ultimately knocked Devastator back into his components. {{storylink|Mazinger Z versus Transformers}}

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===''Transformers/Ghostbusters''===
As Devastator, the Constructicons joined the rest of the Decepticon army in their desperate battle to stop [[Gozer]] from destroying their homeworld, but quickly fell to the extradimensional deity. {{storylink|Ghosts of Cybertron Part 2}}

===2019 IDW continuity===
[[File:ConstructiconsRisingPart1-EngimaOfCombination.jpg|thumb|left|300px|By your powers combined...]]

The Constructicons were a team of architectural prodigies who left their mentors just after the end of the [[War of the Threefold Spark]] to help with the rebuilding of [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] under the supervision of [[Termagax]]. An accomplished philosopher, engineer, and architect in her own right, Termagax saw that this new generation of fresh minds shared a goal—not just to ''rebuild'' the ravaged city as it had been, but to create something new and better in its place, even though this new approach alienated Termagax's own second-in-command [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]].

While digging for resources in what remained of [[Rivets Field]], the team came across the mythical [[Enigma of Combination]], their sense of purpose resonating with the artifact. At Termagax's urging, the six 'bots allowed the Enigma to change their bodies, merging them into a new [[Devastator (G1)|combiner]]; united in their common goal of creation, Termagax hoped that her new students would, despite their struggles, pool their minds and bodies together to create the ultimate building tool. {{storylink|Constructicons Rising, Part 1}} The team took time to master this new form, however, and struggled with the combiner's own urges to indiscriminately destroy—a struggle that eventually led Wheeljack to bring the problem to the Cybertronian [[Senate]]. Although Termagax's coaching eventually helped the team ''embrace'' this indiscriminate anger and use it to fuel the power of the combiner, [[Nominus Prime]] worried that Termagax's pet experiment might pose a threat to a still-recovering Cybertron and decided that the Senate would arrange a means by which the Constructicons could safely contribute to the planet's well-being. Not long after the Constructicons had rebuilt Iacon into a beautiful metropolis, Nominus Prime arranged a half-hearted ceremony to honor their contributions and told them that their next assignment would be on the barren world of [[Mayalx]] to work on the colony's [[energon]] refinery. {{storylink|Constructicons Rising, Part 3}}

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The Constructicons tried to make the best of their bad situation, even reconstructing the colonial refinery into an effigy of old Iacon, but the menial work and heavily rationed energon supplies quickly took a toll on their morale, and the group spent most of their time off-hours pining for their glory days while grousing about their current working conditions. {{storylink|Constructicons Rising, Part 1}} After eventually coming to the realization that Cybertron might have forgotten them entirely, Scrapper—worrying that the future might not include a stable Cybertron to return to—began training his team for combat while Hook devised a foul but functional energon recycler. It was at this point that the team encountered [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]] and his [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticon]]s, who had been similarly exiled from Cybertron by Nominus Prime. Unbeknownst to Scrapper and his team, the Insecticons had been sent to Mayalx deliberately by [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] in the hopes that the Constructicons could be turned to the side of [[The Rise]] and contribute to [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]'s burgeoning [[Decepticon|Ascenticon]] faction. {{storylink|Constructicons Rising, Part 2}}

Encouraged to recapture their past glory by striking back at the [[Autobot]]s responsible for their banishment, the Constructicons overcharged themselves on the Insecticon's energon, combined for the first time since their banishment, and tapped into their shared resenment to become an unstoppable engine of destruction. The newly-christened "Devastator" razed the colony to the ground, while the Insecticons feasted on the ruins and converted it all into usable energon to be shipped back to The Rise. {{storylink|Constructicons Rising, Part 4}}

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The Constructicons left Mayalx at some point afterwards and spent time aimlessly wandering the galaxy on a drifting asteroid. {{storylink|Lord of Misrule: Sea of Rust I|Sea of Rust I}} Eventually, however, Shockwave summoned the Constructicons back to Cybertron and sent [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] to tow their asteroid back into low Cybertronian orbit. {{storylink|War's End Part Two}} Although Shockwave had brought the Constructicons back to the fold with the intent of serving their new ally [[Exarchon]], the treacherous conqueror decided to use his parasitic [[spark]] to usurp the mighty combiner. {{storylink|War's End Part Three}} However, Devastator's unique physiology allowed his individual components to fight back and reject the infection, but the strain knocked them unconscious. By the time they had recovered, Exarchon was dead, and [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]] brought the team back to [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] in [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]]. {{storylink|War's End Part Four}}

As the Decepticon convoy drove to Iacon, they were redirected to [[Darkmount (Cybertron)|Darkmount]] to take part in the final push against the Autobots. Confident that they'd finally receive the adoration and recognition they'd been denied for so long, the Constructicons formed Devastator and easily trounced both [[Leviathan (G1)|Leviathan]] and the Autobot combiner [[Computron (G1)|Computron]]. However, [[Scattershot (G1)|Scattershot]] used his innate connection to the [[Combination Core]] to instantly reform Computron as a ten-bot combiner, and through this power boost Computron overpowered Devastator and forced the Constructicons to decombine before the Autobot could destroy them. {{storylink|Transformers: Fate of Cybertron|Fate of Cybertron}}

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===''My Little Pony/Transformers''===
[[File:Inspiring-Constructicons.jpg|thumb|right|300px]]

While most of the Autobots and Decepticons were stranded in [[Equestria]], the Constructicons launched a sneak attack on the crashed ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'' on Earth. Although [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] easily trounced the individual Decepticons, he couldn't stand up to their combined form. Fortunately, [[Spike (MLP)|Spike]] the baby dragon found a way to trigger the starship's engines and blast Devastator back into his components. {{storylink|Inspiring}}

During [[King Sombra]]'s invasion of Cybertron, [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]], unaware that [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] had already been captured and brainwashed, requested he send the Constructicons to rescue him from a pile of collapsed girders. {{storylink|Sick Beats}}

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===''Transformers/Back to the Future''===
[[File:TFBTTF3-Constructicons.jpg|thumb|left|300px]]

After the Decepticons had conquered Earth, the Constructicons were assigned to patrol [[Hill Valley]]. {{storylink|Transformers/Back to the Future issue 1|Transformers/Back to the Future #1}} In 2015, Scrapper was chastising [[Lorraine Baines-McFly|Lorraine]] and [[George McFly]] before he was knocked out by [[Doc Brown]]'s [[alpha-wave ionic nullifier]]. {{storylink|Transformers/Back to the Future issue 2|Transformers/Back to the Future #2}}

Pointing fingers, the Constructicons decided to blame [[Biff Tannen]]. When Bonecrusher attempted to inflict punishment, he too was disabled by Doc Brown before Biff turned on his fellow humans and brought them to the four remaining Constructicons and Starscream. When the Autobots arrived to stop the execution, the Constructicons attempted to swat [[Marty McFly]] and [[Skilz]] out of the sky but fell victim to either Marty's expert aim with the nullifier or Bumblebee. {{storylink|Transformers/Back to the Future issue 3|Transformers/Back to the Future #3}}

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==Commercial appearances==
The Constructicons were contentedly allowing gullible humans to operate them on a construction site in the desert, until they abruptly decided to transform and merge into Devastator, sending the humans fleeing. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Constructicons|Constructicons commercial}}

Years later, the Constructicons barreled into a power plant facility and started smashing stuff. Unfortunately, when they merged into Devastator and smashed open the ground, they prompted the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] to come out of the earth's depths and attack. Grimlock grabbed Devastator in his jaws and tossed him aside. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 2|G2 Constructicons commercial}}

==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
[[File:Mixmaster toy.JPG|thumb|upright=1.6|Generation 1 Mixmaster]]
*'''Constructicons''' ([[1985]]/[[1986]])
**[[Bonecrusher (G1)|Bonecrusher]]
**[[Hook (G1)|Hook]]
**[[Long Haul (G1)|Long Haul]]
**[[Mixmaster (G1)|Mixmaster]]
**[[Scavenger (G1)|Scavenger]]
**[[Scrapper (G1)|Scrapper]]
{{toydesigner|[[Kōjin Ōno]] (TakaraTomy)}}

:The Constructicons are the first ever Combiner team in the history of the Transformers toyline. The Constructicons were originally from [[TakaraTomy|Takara]]'s [[Pre-Transformer]]s ''[[Diaclone]]'' toyline, specifically the Construction Vehicle Robot subset. In the [[The Transformers (toyline)|''The Transformers'' toyline]], they were sold individually as carded figures at the $6 price point, and also as a six-figure [[giftset]]. Each carded figure came with one or two pieces of combiner kibble for Devastator, which could also attach to the figure's [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]] to form an attack mode.

:The individual figures feature limited articulation, typical of smaller G1 figures; most can only swivel their arms at the shoulder, and cannot move their legs at all. Each came with a small [[laser pistol]] for the individual robot to use in addition to various Devastator pieces.

:In the [[United States of America|United States]], [[Canada]] and [[Japan]], the Constructicon toys were originally available both individually on blister cards (with the additional Devastator parts split up between them) and as a boxed Devastator [[Giftset|gift set]] that contained all six Constructicons and their accessories. On the [[Europe]]an continent, the individual Constructicons were initially released individually by Hasbro's subsidiary [[Milton Bradley]] (MB) in 1985. Rumors are that an MB-branded Devastator giftset was also released in continental Europe, but thus far no packaged sample has surfaced.<ref name="mbredtr">[http://www.tf-1.com/articles/eurous/mb_template.html "Milton Bradley and the red TF Tracks"] at TF-1.com.</ref><ref name="mbcollection">[http://20thcenturytoycollector.com/transformers/mb-transformers-collection/ "MB Transformers Collection"] at 20th Century Toy Collector.</ref> In 1986, the Constructicons were re-released in Europe, albeit this time in "Hasbro"-branded packaging (but manufactured by [[Joustra]]). The main difference with all other releases thus far was that the Constructicons' main color was now ''yellow'' instead of green.<ref name="frenchcon">[http://tfsource.com/blog/french-connection/ "French Connection"] at the TF Source blog.</ref><ref name="europestrange">[http://tfsource.com/blog/europes-strangest-attractions/ "Europe's Strangest Attractions"] at the TF Scource blog.</ref><ref name="frenchconst">[http://www.fredsworkshop.com/vjap6.html "French TFs: G1 Yellow Constructicons"] at Fred's Workshop.</ref> These are ''not'' to be confused with the later, ''non''-combining yellow European Constructicons, nor with the yellow ''Generation 2'' Constructicons (see below).

:The original Constructicons have the dubious honor of being the most heavily [[Knockoff|bootlegged]] Transformers toys in existence. Individually carded and packaged sets have persisted at Walgreens and other [[market six]] stores for years, both in the original green and purple and in entirely new decos, often without the kibble required for their combined form. Occasionally they receive delightfully creative new names like "[[Scrapper (G1)|Building]]", "[[Long Haul (G1)|Feeding]]", "[[Scavenger (G1)|Picking]]", "[[Hook (G1)|Sanitation]]", "[[Mixmaster (G1)|Disguise]]", and "[[Bonecrusher (G1)|Ravage]]". Sometimes, they have their sized bootlegged to be oversized (some bootlegged Mixmaster have their size about 6 inch in length).
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[[File:ActionMaster Devastor.gif|upright=1.4|thumb|Action Master Devastator]]
*'''Devastator with Scorpulator''' ([[Action Master]], [[1990]])
{{main|Devastator (G1)#Action Master}}
:A non-transforming action figure of the Constructicons' combined form was released in the second wave of carded Action Master figures. Devastator came with his small animal [[Action Master partner|partner]], [[Scorpulator]], who transformed into an acid spray gun that Devastator could wield and a "Gripper Backpack" that plugged into Devastator's back.
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{{anchor|euro92}}
[[File:G1 euro Long Haul.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|European Yellow Long Haul]]
*'''Constructicons''' ([[1992]])

:Another yellow set of European exclusive versions of the Constructicons, in colors very similar to the previous yellow European releases. The main differences were that these versions came with no Devastator parts, Hook and Scavenger were [[retool]]ed so they could neither connect to each other nor to Bonecrusher, and several of them featured gray plastic parts exclusive to these versions (although there were [[variant]]s for some of them that changed those gray parts back to yellow).<ref name="eurovar">[http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transformers-toy-discussion/595256-1992-european-yellow-constructicons-variant.html "1992 European Yellow Constructicons Variant"] at TFW2005.</ref> These toys were also not individually named, as they came on standardized cards used for all six team members.
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===''Generation 2''===
[[File:Scavenger_Generation_2_toy.gif|upright=1.6|thumb|''Generation 2'' Yellow Scavenger]]
*'''Constructicons''' ([[1993]])
:[[Redeco]]s of all six Constructicons were released individually as part of the first assortments of ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'' products. The first—and seemingly more common—versions were yellow like the European version from 1986, but featured a lighter purple plastic, had all spring-loaded accessories (such as Devastator's forearms and fists) [[retool]]ed to remove the firing [[gimmick]], Mixmaster didn't include the single-tabbed missile, and all six Constructicons featured a ''Generation 2''-style Decepticon [[insignia|logo]] and the word "DECEPTICON" [[tampograph]]ed on them. Aside from that, the ''Generation 2'' Constructicons were functionally identical to their Generation 1 predecessors.

:A later and seemingly less common run changed the yellow plastics to rich orange. It has been [[Misconceptions and urban legends about Transformers|rumored]] that this release was only available in [[KB Toys]] stores, but this is supposedly incorrect, and KB Toys might have just been the chain that stocked them in larger quantities than everyone else.

:Neither color version was available as a gift set.
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===''Universe'' (2003)===
[[File:TFU03-toy DevastatorMicro.jpg|right|upright=1.6|thumb|If there's only one original Constructicon left, does it ''really'' count?]]
*'''Constructicons''' (Micromasters, 2004)
{{note|The ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 franchise)|Universe]]'' [[Constructicon (Universe)|Constructicons]] were [[Repurposing|repurposed]] as the ''Beast Wars: Uprising'' version of the G1 Constructicons in "[[Cultural Appropriation]]".}}
:A [[redeco]] of [[Sixbuilder]] in [[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]] Constructicon-inspired colors. While similar to the [[Decepticon Sixbuilder|Destron Sixbuilder]] redeco, this version is molded in distinctly different colors with far more purple and black paint applications. When separated into his component robots, the leftover combiner [[kibble]] can combine to form a single-pilot jet.

:The six component Constructicons were packaged separately, available originally as [[KB Toys|K•B Toys]] [[exclusive]]s, but later appearing in {{w|Sears, Roebuck and Company|Sears}} stores during the Christmas season. (K•B partnered with Sears, a chain that usually doesn't have a toy department.) They were also sold on [[Kmart|K-Mart]]'s web site.

===''Energon''===
*'''Constructicon Devastator''' (Micromasters, 2004)

:Devastator was also released under the ''Energon'' line in Europe, albeit with modified packaging and instructions to reflect the different line.
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===''Classics''===
*'''Constructicon Devastator''' ([[2007]])
[[File:Devastatorclassics.jpg|upright=1.6|thumb|And then there were five.]]
{{main|Devastator (G1)#Classics}}
:Redecos of the ''[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)|Energon]]'' [[Construction Team]] released as a [[Walmart]] exclusive gift set, with the individual components named Scrapper, Bonecrusher, Long Haul, Scavenger, and [[Hightower (Classics)|Hightower]]. The combined form is named "Constructicon Devastator" for [[trademark]] reasons.
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===''United EX''===
[[File:UnitedEXtoy buildmaster.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.6|''United EX'' Buildmaster Prime Mode]]
*'''Buildmaster Prime Mode''' ([[2012]])

: Buildmaster is a [[redeco]] of ''[[Power Core Combiners]]'' [[Steamhammer (PCC)#Power Core Combiners|Steamhammer]].

: He comes with four construction vehicle drone-limbs:

:* '''Decimator Drone''' (drill)
:* '''Dominator Drone''' (front end loader)
:* '''Eradicator Drone''' (plow)
:* '''Annihilator Drone''' (steamroller)
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===''Combiner Wars''===
[[File:CombinerWarsBonecrusher.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6|''Generations'' Bonecrusher]]
*'''Devastator''' (Gift Set, [[2015]])
{{toydesigner|[[John Warden]] (Hasbro), [[Shogo Hasui]] (TakaraTomy)|[[Mark Maher]] (deco artist)}}
:''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' Devastator is an all-new mold combiner formed from six Voyager sized Constructicons. All his components are sold together in a massive box. He holds the record of being the tallest combiner toy.
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===''Unite Warriors''===
[[File:TakaraTomy-Unite-Warriors-Devastator.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Devastator]]
*'''Buildron Combined Soldier Devastor''' (giftset, [[December 12]], [[2015]])
**''ID number:'' '''UW-04'''
**''English name:'' '''Decepticon Constructicons Combiner Devastator'''

:''[[Transformers Unite Warriors|Unite Warriors]]'' Devastor is a redeco and slight retool of Hasbro's version, the most notable differences being the inclusion of individual handguns for the Constructicons and a new combiner head that can switch between visored and non-visored faces. Every member has been retooled in some manner from the Hasbro versions: Hook, Mixmaster, Long Haul, and Scrapper have been remolded to sport better elbows, and Bonecrusher and Scavenger have been remolded to sport better knees. In addition to this, Devastator utilizes ratchet joints in his shoulders. Each Constructicon features a G1 style gun that pegs into an existing slot or hole.
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===''Vintage G1''===
[[File:Walmart-Vintage-G1-Constructicons.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Devastator''' (Walmart exclusive reissue, 2018)
:The original Devastator toy was once again available, this time in the [[Walmart]] exclusive ''[[Vintage G1]]'' series. The set features numerous small changes in molding, assembly, and deco; see the individual toys' articles for details.
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==Merchandise==
===Kids Nations===
*'''Constructicons''' (2015)
**''ID Number:'' '''TF04'''
**''Accessories:'' Batteries.

[[File:tf04-constructicons.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]

:The Kids Nations Constructicons is a set of approximately 3" tall [[super deformed]] figures including all six classic Constructicons: Scavenger, Scrapper, Mixmaster, Long Haul, Hook and Bonecrusher. While they are largely static figures with limited articulation and neither transform nor combine, they include LED light up eyes.

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===Mecha Nations===
[[File:Mn08-devastator.jpg|thumb]]
*'''Devastator''' (2016)
**''ID Number:'' '''MN07'''
**''Accessories:'' Alternate hands, gun, 6 x magnetic infrared LED modules, display stand.

:Created by [[Kids Logic]], this [[super deformed]], non-transforming and non-separating G1 Devastator stands approximately 8" tall and is articulated, featuring a shiny metallic color scheme, articulated hands, LED light up eyes, Decepticon insignia on his chest, and windows in his component vehicle modes. He includes a flip-down visor for if you prefer this look over separate eyes. Pressing the button on Devastator's gun causes all his LEDs to light up simultaneously (achieved via infrared receivers), accompanied by the classic transformation sound.

:While he was released as part of the Mecha Nations line of larger sized figures, he is intended to tower over the smaller Kids Nations 3" figures, and can be regarded as the combined form of the contemporaneously released Kids Nations TF04 Constructicons mini-figures set (above).

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==Notes==
*About a billion freaking other toys have been [[redeco]]ed in the Constructicons' familiar green-and-purple livery. Pretty much every construction vehicle mold to come down the pike has at some point been given a Constructicon-themed color scheme, been turned into some alternate universe version of a Constructicon, or has been subject to regular clamoring by the [[fandom]] for a Constructicon-themed rerelease. "Constructicon colors" is up there with "[[black repaint]]" as popular choices for redecoes go.
*The Constructicons are the only Decepticons to appear in all four seasons of the American G1 cartoon.
*The character [[profile]]s written for the Constructicons do not identify any of them as the team leader, which has led to the role being filled by different characters in different pieces of media.
**Scrapper was, by all appearances, always intended to be the leader. His [[Tech Spec]]s give him the highest "Rank" of the team, and he is unambiguously depicted as their leader in the Generation 1 cartoon, the influence of which has resulted in him filling the role in most modern media.
**However, because Hook forms the head and much of the torso of Devastator, a trait shared by other combiner leaders, there's been a tendency among fans to believe he "should" be the leader, just because. This resulted in the [[Transformers: Wings Universe|''Wings Universe'']] identifying him as the group's ''former'' leader, replaced by Scrapper on Megatron's orders.
**In the [[The Next Best Thing to Being There!|issue #10]] of the Marvel comic, Shockwave gives the Constructicons' orders to Scavenger as if he were the leader. However, in [[Toy Soldiers!|issue #38]], Hook is shown giving the orders, then in [[Totaled!|issue #41]], it is Bonecrusher who leads the team on their mission to recover fallen Decepticons from the Ark. Then, in the UK-exclusive story "[[Space Pirates!]]", the Constructicons are represented by Mixmaster at a gathering of combiner-team leaders; he was also seen giving the orders in "[[Five Faces of Darkness, Part 5]]" as well.
**Sorry, Long Haul, you lose again...
*In ''[[Transformers: Devastation]]'', Scrapper and Long Haul are the only two Constructicons whose voice actors from the original cartoon, [[Michael Bell]] and [[Gregg Berger]] respectively, reprised their roles. Despite the fact [[Frank Welker]] returned to voice Megatron and Soundwave, he did not reprise his role as Mixmaster.
* Many box set releases of the original constructicon toys, including the original G1 release of the Devastator set, feature reversed art of the team save for Hook. This was fixed for Encore but still present on later releases of the team bundled together.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Buildron''' (ビルドロン ''Birudoron'')
*''French:'' '''Constructican''' (France, TV series dub), '''Constructitor''' (France, ''The Movie'' dub)
*''Hungarian:'' '''Szerkesztettek''' (Marvel Comics), '''Konsztruktorok''' (second ''The Movie'' dub)
*''Italian:'' '''Excavators'''
*''Mandarin:'' '''Wā Dì Hǔ''' (挖地虎, "Earth-digging Tiger")
*''Portuguese:'' '''Constructors''' (Brazil comic)
*''Russian:'' '''Конструктиконы''' (''Constructicons'')

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Beast Wars: Uprising subgroups]]
[[Category:Classics subgroups]]
[[Category:Combiner teams]]
[[Category:Constructicons| (G1)]]
[[Category:Decepticon subgroups]]
[[Category:Engineers]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Constructicons| ]]
[[Category:Generation 1 subgroups]]
[[Category:Generation 2 subgroups]]
[[Category:IDW (2005) subgroups]]
[[Category:Ultracons]]
[[Category:Unite Warriors subgroups]]
[[Category:Wings Universe subgroups]]

Skyhook

2022-10-14T10:17:36Z

Mattihase: removed gendered pronouns (as no official ones are provided.

{{factions|autobot}}
:''Skyhook is an [[Autobot]] from [[Tonka]] (via [[Transformers Collaborative|Collaborative]]).''
[[File:Collaborative-Skyhook-package-art.jpg|thumb|300px||''Troops, to the sky-y-y-y!'']]
Built to take on the toughest jobs, '''Skyhook''' converts to a crane! They can combine with their fellow construction Autobots to form the mighty [[Tonkanator]]!
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==Toys==
===''Collaborative''===
[[File:Tonkanator-skyhook.jpg|thumb|300px|''Probably'' can't [[w:Skyhook_(structure)|fling objects into orbit]], but you never know.]]

*'''Tonkanator''' ([[2022]])
**''Accessories:'' [[Laser pistol]], Tonkanator head, Tonkanator head laser

:''[[Transformers Collaborative|Collaborative]]'' "Autobot Skyhook" is a yellow-and-black ''[[Tonka]]''-branded [[redeco]] of [[Hook (G1)#The Transformers|''The Transformers'' Hook]], transforming into a Nissan Diesel Unic truck crane. Skyhook can also form an "Attack Crane" mode by attaching Tonkanator's head and head gun behind the vehicle mode cab.

: Skyhook was available in a [[Target]]-exclusive six-robot gift set with [[Power Digger]], [[Motor Load]], [[Motormix]], [[Mega Hauler]], and Autobot [[Mega Dozer]], all of whom can combine to form [[Tonkanator]]; Skyhook serves as the super robot's upper torso. This set was officially revealed and put up for pre-order on [[June 24]], 2022.
{{G1ConstructiconMold}}

==Notes==
*Similar to the rest of Tonkanator's components, Skyhook has no bio, tech specs or team name.
*Most if not all of Skyhook's artwork is flipped, though unlike their teammates, this does not include the box art used as the page image above (though the chest sticker is still depcited backwards.

[[Category:Autobots]]
[[Category:Collaborative]]
[[Category:Toy-only characters]]
[[Category: Target exclusives]]

Mega Hauler

2022-10-14T10:12:45Z

Mattihase: grammar fix

{{factions|autobot}}
:''Mega Hauler is an [[Autobot]] from [[Tonka]] (via [[Transformers Collaborative|Collaborative]]).''
[[File:Collaborative-Megahauler-package-art.jpg|thumb|300px||[[Hauler]]'s Haulerite is reacting to Tonka's Mega Ring!]]

Built to take on the toughest jobs, '''Mega Hauler''' converts to a dump truck! They can combine with their fellow construction Autobots to form the mighty [[Tonkanator]]!
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==Toys==
===''Collaborative''===
[[File:Tonkanator-megahauler.jpg|thumb|300px|Congratulations! Your Hauler evolved into Mega Hauler!]]

*'''Tonkanator''' ([[2022]])
**''Accessories:'' [[Laser pistol]], "Missile Mount"/Tonkanator waist, "Wing"/Tonkanator waist plate

:''[[Transformers Collaborative|Collaborative]]'' Mega Hauler is a yellow-and-black ''[[Tonka]]''-branded [[redeco]] of [[Long Haul (G1)#The Transformers|''The Transformers'' Long Haul]], transforming into a Hitachi DH321 mining dump truck. The dumping tray is articulated, but due to the design, the forward lip of the tray (which hangs over the cab of the truck) is not actually connected to the tray itself, and the rear wheels go up with it. Don't even mention the splitting of the bed for transformation. In contrast to the majority of truck mode ''Transformers'' toys, Mega Hauler has dual rear wheels, which allows the figure to roll more easily. The "Missile Mount" and "Wing" can be attached to the toy's [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]] to create an "Attack Truck" mode.

:Mega Hauler was available in a [[Target]]-exclusive six-robot gift set with [[Power Digger]], [[Motor Load]], Autobot [[Skyhook]], [[Motormix]], and Autobot [[Mega Dozer]], all of whom can combine to form [[Tonkanator]]; Mega Hauler serves as the super robot's lower torso. This set was officially revealed and put up for pre-order on [[June 24]], 2022.
{{G1ConstructiconMold}}

==Notes==
*"Mega Hauler" is also the name of a transporter truck from the ''Hot Wheels'' toyline by Hasbro's competitor Mattel, which is still [https://shop.mattel.com/products/hot-wheels-hw-mega-hauler-truck-ckc09 listed on the Mattel website] as of this writing, complete with a ™ claim. How this doesn't immediately cause a massive [[trademark]] conflict is anyone's guess.
*Similar to the rest of Tonkanator's components, Mega Hauler has no bio, tech specs or team name.
*Almost all of Mega Hauler's artwork is flipped, including the page image above.

[[Category:Autobots]]
[[Category:Collaborative]]
[[Category:Toy-only characters]]
[[Category: Target exclusives]]

Power Digger

2022-10-14T10:11:49Z

Mattihase:

{{factions|autobot}}
:''Power Digger is an [[Autobot]] from [[Tonka]] (via [[Transformers Collaborative|Collaborative]]).''
[[File:Collaborative-Powerdigger-package-art.jpg|thumb|300px||]]

Built to take on the toughest jobs, '''Power Digger''' converts to an excavator! They can combine with their fellow construction Autobots to form the mighty [[Tonkanator]]!
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==Toys==
===''Collaborative''===
[[File:Collab-toy-powerdigger.jpg|thumb|300px|The Geewunification of [[Trench]].]]

*'''Tonkanator''' ([[2022]])
**''Accessories:'' [[Laser pistol]], "Target Shooter", Tonkanator's right fist, "Rotor Blade" projectile

:''[[Transformers Collaborative|Collaborative]]'' Power Digger is a is a yellow-and-black ''[[Tonka]]''-branded [[redeco]] of [[Scavenger (G1)/toys#The Transformers|''The Transformers'' Scavenger]], transforming into a Komatsu PC200 excavator. The toy can also become an "Attack Shovel" by attaching the "Target Shooter" projectile launcher (with the "Rotor Blade" loaded) onto the pegs on the right side of the vehicle chassis.

:Power Digger was available in a [[Target]]-exclusive six-robot gift set with [[Motormix]], [[Motor Load]], Autobot [[Skyhook]], [[Mega Hauler]], and Autobot [[Mega Dozer]], all of whom can combine to form [[Tonkanator]]; Power Digger serves as the super robot's right arm. This set officially revealed and put up for pre-order on [[June 24]], 2022.
{{G1ConstructiconMold}}

==Notes==
*Similar to the rest of Tonkanator's components, Power Digger has no bio, tech specs or team name.
*Most if not all of Power Digger's artwork is flipped, including the page image above.

[[Category:Autobots]]
[[Category:Collaborative]]
[[Category:Toy-only characters]]
[[Category: Target exclusives]]

Motormix

2022-10-14T10:10:12Z

Mattihase: removed gendered pronouns (as no official ones are provided.

{{factions|autobot}}
:''Motormix is an [[Autobot]] from [[Tonka]] (via [[Transformers Collaborative|Collaborative]]).''

[[File:Collaborative-Motormix-package-art.jpg|thumb|300px||]]

Built to take on the toughest jobs, '''Motormix''' converts to a cement mixer! They can combine with their fellow construction Autobots to form the mighty [[Tonkanator]]!
{{TOCclear}}

==Toys==
===''Collaborative''===
[[File:Collab-toy-motormix.jpg|thumb|300px|I'm taking my ball and going home!]]

*'''Tonkanator''' ([[2022]])
** Accessories: [[Laser pistol]], Magna Laser, twin blaster

: ''[[Transformers Collaborative|Collaborative]]'' Motormix is a yellow-and-black ''[[Tonka]]''-branded [[redeco]] of [[Mixmaster (G1)/toys#The Transformers|''The Transformers'' Mixmaster]], transforming into a cement mixer slightly resembling a Volvo F12 (but probably a Nissan Diesel mixer truck like the old Tomica scale model). The toy can also be configured into an "Attack Truck" mode by attaching Motormix's laser pistol and Tonkanator's rifle onto and behind the cab roof. Unlike the other Tonkanator components with projectile launchers, Motormix's launcher is built into them (above the head), and can only be used in [[robot mode]], though the spring has been omitted from this release [[for safety reasons]], rendering the launcher nonfunctional. Either the twin blaster or [[Mega Dozer]]'s drill projectile (which was associated with this mold in previous releases) can be loaded into this launcher; [[Power Digger]]'s Rotor Blade will fit, too, but is too short to reach the catch, so it falls right out.

: The sticker placement instructions treat Motormix's Autobot symbols oddly. They suggest placing the small one (#8) on the chest at an askew angle, and while the callout for the large one (#7) points to his mixing drum (which matches his [[stock photography]], the (flipped) lineart inside the instructions instead depicts it on his left foot/cab roof.

: Motormix was available in a [[Target]]-exclusive six-robot gift set with [[Power Digger]], [[Motor Load]], Autobot [[Skyhook]], [[Mega Hauler]], and Autobot [[Mega Dozer]], all of whom can combine to form [[Tonkanator]]; Motormix serves as the super robot's left leg. This set was officially revealed and put up for pre-order on [[June 24]], 2022.

{{G1ConstructiconMold}}

==Notes==
*Similar to the rest of Tonkanator's components, Motormix has no bio, tech specs or team name.
*Most if not all of Motormix's artwork is flipped, including the page image above.

[[Category:Autobots]]
[[Category:Collaborative]]
[[Category:Toy-only characters]]
[[Category: Target exclusives]]

Mega Dozer

2022-10-14T10:04:51Z

Mattihase: Sentence restructure

{{factions|autobot}}
:''Mega Dozer is an [[Autobot]] from [[Tonka]] (via [[Transformers Collaborative|Collaborative]]).''
[[File:Collaborative-Megadozer-package-art.jpg|thumb|300px||Super fighting robot!]]

'''Mega Dozer''' the bulldozer is built to take on the toughest jobs! They can combine with their fellow construction Autobots to form the mighty [[Tonkanator]]!
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==Toys==
===''Collaborative''===
[[File:MegaDozertonkacollab.jpg|thumb|300px|...so are these guys technically [[GoBots]]?]]

*'''Tonkanator''' (Multi-pack, [[2022]])
**''Accessories:'' [[Laser pistol]], Tonkanator's left fist, "Target Shooter" projectile launcher, missile

:''[[Transformers Collaborative|Collaborative]]'' "Autobot Mega Dozer" is a yellow-and-black ''[[Tonka]]''-branded [[redeco]] of ''[[The Transformers (toyline)|The Transformers]]'' [[Bonecrusher (G1)/toys#Toys|Bonecrusher]], transforming into a bulldozer (possibly a Komatsu D155A). The toy can also form an "attack bulldozer" mode by attaching the "Target Shooter" (loaded with the missile) onto the posts on the [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]] hood. The Target Shooter can also become launcher or drill weapon attached to either arm in robot mode.

:While previous uses of this mold as Bonecrusher included a "[[concussion weapon|Rotor Blade]]" projectile identical to [[Scavenger (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Scavenger's]], the Tonkanator set includes only one Rotor Blade and assigns it to Scavenger's redeco [[Power Digger]]. Mega Dozer instead receives a smaller missile normally associated with [[Mixmaster (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Mixmaster]], which is noticeably too long for the launcher, causing the tip to not sit flush.

:Mega Dozer was available in a [[Target]]-exclusive six-robot gift set with Power Digger, [[Motor Load]], Autobot [[Skyhook]], [[Mega Hauler]], and [[Motormix]], all of whom can combine to form [[Tonkanator]]; Mega Dozer serves as the super robot's left arm. This set was officially revealed and put up for pre-order on [[June 24]], 2022.
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==Notes==
*Similar to the rest of Tonkanator's components, Mega Dozer has no bio, tech specs or team name.
*Most if not all of Mega Dozer's artwork is flipped, including the page image above.

[[Category:Autobots]]
[[Category:Collaborative]]
[[Category:Toy-only characters]]
[[Category: Target exclusives]]

Motor Load

2022-10-14T10:03:19Z

Mattihase: removed gendered pronouns (as no official ones are provided.

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:''Motor Load is an [[Autobot]] from [[Tonka]] (via [[Transformers Collaborative|Collaborative]]).''
[[File:Collaborative-Motorload-package-art.jpg|thumb|300px||]]

'''Motor Load''' converts to a front end loader, built to take on the toughest jobs. They can combine with their fellow construction Autobots to form the mighty [[Tonkanator]]!
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==Toys==
===''Collaborative''===
[[File:MotorLoadTonkaCollab.jpg|thumb|300px|Face it, tiger, you just hit the Motor Load.]]

*'''Tonkanator''' ([[2022]])
** Accessories: Laser pistol, Super Wing

:''[[Transformers Collaborative|Collaborative]]'' Motor Load is a yellow-and-black ''[[Tonka]]''-branded [[redeco]] of [[Scrapper (G1)/toys#The Transformers|''The Transformers'' Scrapper]], transforming into a wheeled payloader with some resemblance to a Caterpillar CAT 966C. The toy can also change to "Attack Payloader" mode by attaching the "Super Wing" (Tonkanator's chest piece) onto the rear of the [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]].

: Motor Load was available in a [[Target]]-exclusive six-robot gift set with [[Power Digger]], [[Motormix]], Autobot [[Skyhook]], [[Mega Hauler]], and Autobot [[Mega Dozer]], all of whom can combine to form [[Tonkanator]]; Motor Load serves as the super robot's right leg. This set was officially revealed and put up for pre-order on [[June 24]], 2022.
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==Notes==
*Similar to the rest of Tonkanator's components, Motor Load has no bio, tech specs or team name.
*Almost all of Motor Load's artwork is flipped, including the page image above.

[[Category:Autobots]]
[[Category:Collaborative]]
[[Category:Toy-only characters]]
[[Category: Target exclusives]]

Mega Dozer

2022-10-14T09:59:19Z

Mattihase: removed pronouns (as no official ones are provided.

{{factions|autobot}}
:''Mega Dozer is an [[Autobot]] from [[Tonka]] (via [[Transformers Collaborative|Collaborative]]).''
[[File:Collaborative-Megadozer-package-art.jpg|thumb|300px||Super fighting robot!]]

'''Mega Dozer''' the bulldozer is built to take on the toughest jobs! They can combine with their fellow construction Autobots to form the mighty [[Tonkanator]]!
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==Toys==
===''Collaborative''===
[[File:MegaDozertonkacollab.jpg|thumb|300px|...so are these guys technically [[GoBots]]?]]

*'''Tonkanator''' (Multi-pack, [[2022]])
**''Accessories:'' [[Laser pistol]], Tonkanator's left fist, "Target Shooter" projectile launcher, missile

:''[[Transformers Collaborative|Collaborative]]'' "Autobot Mega Dozer" is a yellow-and-black ''[[Tonka]]''-branded [[redeco]] of ''[[The Transformers (toyline)|The Transformers]]'' [[Bonecrusher (G1)/toys#Toys|Bonecrusher]], transforming into a bulldozer (possibly a Komatsu D155A), and can also form an "attack bulldozer" mode by attaching the "Target Shooter" (loaded with the missile) onto the posts on the [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]] hood. The Target Shooter can also become launcher or drill weapon attached to either arm in robot mode.

:While previous uses of this mold as Bonecrusher included a "[[concussion weapon|Rotor Blade]]" projectile identical to [[Scavenger (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Scavenger's]], the Tonkanator set includes only one Rotor Blade and assigns it to Scavenger's redeco [[Power Digger]]. Mega Dozer instead receives a smaller missile normally associated with [[Mixmaster (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Mixmaster]], which is noticeably too long for the launcher, causing the tip to not sit flush.

:Mega Dozer was available in a [[Target]]-exclusive six-robot gift set with Power Digger, [[Motor Load]], Autobot [[Skyhook]], [[Mega Hauler]], and [[Motormix]], all of whom can combine to form [[Tonkanator]]; Mega Dozer serves as the super robot's left arm. This set was officially revealed and put up for pre-order on [[June 24]], 2022.
{{G1ConstructiconMold}}

==Notes==
*Similar to the rest of Tonkanator's components, Mega Dozer has no bio, tech specs or team name.
*Almost all of Mega Dozer's artwork is flipped, including the page image above.

[[Category:Autobots]]
[[Category:Collaborative]]
[[Category:Toy-only characters]]
[[Category: Target exclusives]]

Mega Hauler

2022-10-14T09:53:22Z

Mattihase:

{{factions|autobot}}
:''Mega Hauler is an [[Autobot]] from [[Tonka]] (via [[Transformers Collaborative|Collaborative]]).''
[[File:Collaborative-Megahauler-package-art.jpg|thumb|300px||[[Hauler]]'s Haulerite is reacting to Tonka's Mega Ring!]]

Built to take on the toughest jobs, '''Mega Hauler''' converts to a dump truck! They can combine with their fellow construction Autobots to form the mighty [[Tonkanator]]!
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==Toys==
===''Collaborative''===
[[File:Tonkanator-megahauler.jpg|thumb|300px|Congratulations! Your Hauler evolved into Mega Hauler!]]

*'''Tonkanator''' ([[2022]])
**''Accessories:'' [[Laser pistol]], "Missile Mount"/Tonkanator waist, "Wing"/Tonkanator waist plate

:''[[Transformers Collaborative|Collaborative]]'' Mega Hauler is a yellow-and-black ''[[Tonka]]''-branded [[redeco]] of [[Long Haul (G1)#The Transformers|''The Transformers'' Long Haul]], transforming into a Hitachi DH321 mining dump truck. The dumping tray is articulated, but due to the design, the forward lip of the tray (which hangs over the cab of the truck) is not actually connected to the tray itself, and the rear wheels go up with it. Don't even mention the splitting of the bed for transformation. In contrast to the majority of truck mode ''Transformers'' toys, Mega Hauler has dual rear wheels, which allows the figure to roll more easily. The "Missile Mount" and "Wing" can be attached to [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]] to create an "Attack Truck" mode.

:Mega Hauler was available in a [[Target]]-exclusive six-robot gift set with [[Power Digger]], [[Motor Load]], Autobot [[Skyhook]], [[Motormix]], and Autobot [[Mega Dozer]], all of whom can combine to form [[Tonkanator]]; Mega Hauler serves as the super robot's lower torso. This set was officially revealed and put up for pre-order on [[June 24]], 2022.
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==Notes==
*"Mega Hauler" is also the name of a transporter truck from the ''Hot Wheels'' toyline by Hasbro's competitor Mattel, which is still [https://shop.mattel.com/products/hot-wheels-hw-mega-hauler-truck-ckc09 listed on the Mattel website] as of this writing, complete with a ™ claim. How this doesn't immediately cause a massive [[trademark]] conflict is anyone's guess.
*Similar to the rest of Tonkanator's components, Mega Hauler has no bio, tech specs or team name.
*Almost all of Mega Hauler's artwork is flipped, including the page image above.

[[Category:Autobots]]
[[Category:Collaborative]]
[[Category:Toy-only characters]]
[[Category: Target exclusives]]

Tonkanator

2022-10-14T09:46:28Z

Mattihase:

{{faction|autobot}}
:''Tonkanator is an [[Autobot]] [[Combiner]] from [[Tonka]] (via [[Transformers Collaborative]]).''
[[File:Transformers-X-Tonka-Tonkanator.jpg|thumb|200px|]]
'''Tonkanator''' is ready to take on the toughest construction job!<ref>Tonkanator product description on Target.com "TRANSFORMERS-TONKA MASH-UP: Built to take on the toughest jobs! Mega Dozer, Power Digger, Motor Load, Skyhook, Mega Hauler, and Motormix combine to form the mighty Tonkanator!"</ref>

Tonkanator is made up of:
*[[Mega Hauler]] — lower body
*[[Mega Dozer]] — left arm
*[[Motor Load]] — right leg
*[[Motormix]] — left leg
*[[Power Digger]] — right arm
*[[Skyhook]] — upper body

{{TOCclear}}

==Toys==
===''Collaborative''===
[[File:Collaborative-Tonkanator.jpg|thumb|150px|Is it SpongeBob? Is it Pikachu? No, it's Devastator again!]]

*'''Tonkanator''' ([[2022]])
**''Accessories:'' Robot head, head laser, 2 forearms/launchers, 2 fists, 3 missiles, chest plate, hip connector, pelvis armor, rifle, individual robot guns

:''[[Transformers Collaborative]]'' Tonkanator is a yellow Tonka-branded redeco of ''[[The Transformers (toyline)|The Transformers]]'' [[Devastator (G1)/toys|Devastator]]. The gift set containing Tonkanator's components was exclusive to [[Target]] in the United States and was officially revealed on [[June 24]], 2022.

:This release retains the mold changes from the [[Vintage (Walmart toyline)|Vintage G1]] release. Additionally, this version of the set includes only one of the "Rotor Blade" drill projectiles that were included with [[Scavenger (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Scavenger]] and [[Bonecrusher (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Bonecrusher]]; the instructions assign it to [[Power Digger]], and instead give [[Mega Dozer]] the single-tipped missile originally associated with [[Mixmaster (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Mixmaster]].

:As with earlier releases of Devestator, Tonkanator's box art feature flipped artwork of the constituent bots's robot mode. With the exception of Motor Load and Mega Hauler this carries over to the artwork used for them in the instructions, which also features, frustratingly, flipped diagrams for how to apply stickers to the set. Additionally, Motormix is generously depicted with an extra autobot insignia on the leg in the instructions.
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==Notes==
*Before being officially revealed, Tonkanator was discovered by fans in store listings under the Hasbro codename "Project Yellow".
*There is no official name for the team that comprise Tonkanator

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Autobots]]
[[Category:Collaborative]]
[[Category:Combined forms]]
[[Category:Target exclusives]]
[[Category:Toy-only characters]]

User:Mattihase

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Talk:Tonkanator

2022-10-14T01:43:03Z

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== Source for gender/pronouns used ==

Tonkanator and components seem to be listed on the wiki referred to as he/hims, is there a source for this or is it an assumption on the wiki's part? --[[User:Mattihase|Mattihase]] 01:42, 14 October 2022 (UTC)

Skywarp (Armada)

2022-10-08T19:32:38Z

Mattihase: Added to Catagory: Pirates to reflect allegiance in The Dark Heart of Sandokan

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{{disambig3|Skywarp}}
:''Skywarp is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Unicron Trilogy continuity family]].''

[[File:ArmadaSkywarpCardArt.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Did people complain because I had new tooling to make me '''not''' look exactly like Starscream? You betcha they did!]]
'''Skywarp''' is a petty, immature prankster. And as luck would have it, he's a petty, immature prankster with good aim and the ability to warp place to place as he pleases. He uses his warping power as a toy and a tool for thuggery and practical jokes, on not just [[Autobot]]s, but even his own [[Decepticon Air Corps]]. However, he is also a dangerous combatant versed in an array of martial techniques. Proud of his excellent aim, Skywarp has named himself '''Bull's-eye in the Sky'''.

Skywarp, being rather dim, requires the constant supervision of his [[Relatives|cousin]], [[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]], whom Skywarp despises. Skywarp is just smart enough to notice others' claims of nepotism. Some day, he hopes, he can make a name for himself, free from the influence of his famous relative.<ref>Information amalgamated from Skywarp's profile in ''[[More than Meets the Eye: Transformers: Armada]]'' #3 and Skywarp's ''Cybertron'' Deluxe Class toy packaging bio</ref>

==Fiction==
===Dreamwave ''Armada'' continuity===
====''Armada'' comic====
[[File:SkywarpSidewaysWheeljack.jpg|left|upright=1.66|thumb|Don't mind us, we'll just be over here.]]
The Autobot [[Scavenger (Armada)|Scavenger]] served with Skywarp while infiltrating the Decepticons and became close friends with him, as well as being impressed by his professionalism. He greatly regretted that his return to the Autobot fold would put them on opposing sides. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye: Transformers: Armada|Skywarp's ''More Than Meets The Eye'' profile}}

During the Autobot/Decepticon war, Skywarp participated in the assault on a hidden Autobot bunker led by [[Scorponok (Energon)|Scorponok]], [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]]'s field commander. {{storylink|No Exit}}

Scavenger and [[Smokescreen (Armada)|Smokescreen]] had been covertly observing a Decepticon construction project in [[Death Valley]] for months. Skywarp, [[Sideways (Armada)|Sideways]] and [[Wheeljack (Armada)|Wheeljack]] were among the Decepticons guarding the construction of Megatron's [[Solar Scalpel]]. The rocket launched without trouble because the region's heavy interference prevented Scavenger from contacting [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] for orders. {{storylink|Fire & Ice}}

Skywarp survived [[Unicron]]'s assault on Cybertron and celebrated along with his teammate [[Demolishor (Armada)|Demolishor]] and the Autobot [[Side Swipe (Armada)|Side Swipe]]. {{storylink|The End (Armada)|The End}}

{{--}}

====''Energon'' comic====
{{Unreleased energon comic}}
Emboldened by Megatron's return, Skywarp, [[Thundercracker (Armada)|Thundercracker]], and [[Wheeljack (Armada)|Wheeljack]] renounced the peace on Cybertron and accosted the Autobot [[Dropshot (Armada)|Dropshot]], only to flee when approached by the ghost of [[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]]. {{storylink|Armageddon Part 1}}

===Cyber Key Code content===
During his search for Earth's [[Ancient Decepticon]]s and [[Cyber Planet Key]], [[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]] feared that Skywarp's stupidity might mess up his plans. In order to keep his bungling cousin out of his face, Starscream presented him with a nonsensical mission of no real importance: making it seem like an "old-fashioned" alien invasion of Earth was underway. Skywarp took to this job with gusto, happily causing classic UFO accidents such as crop circles, theft of livestock and appearances of flying saucers. After spending one month working his [[teleportation]] magic around the [[Roswell]] area, he had successfully tricked ten thousand humans into believing in his "[[Mars (planet)|Martian]] invasion" scenario.

===''Timelines''===
Skywarp<ref>Skywarp is an unnamed "jet" in the original text, but was confirmed to be Skywarp by writers [[Greg Sepelak]] and [[Trent Troop]].</ref> participated in a [[Decepticon]] attack on the ''[[Iron Hope (Cybertron)|Iron Hope]]'' during the [[Unicron Singularity]] crisis. {{storylink|Force of Habit}}

Skywarp was later first mate on the pirate vessel ''[[Kalis' Lament (Cybertron)|Kalis' Lament]]''. {{storylink|The Dark Heart of Sandokan}}

===Toy pack-in comics===
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Armada Volume 5}}}}

==Games==
===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
Skywarp participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! He appeared in two different bodies:
[[File:Battle-Tactics-Skywarp-Cybertron.jpg|thumb|upright=2.2]]
[[File:Battle-Tactics-Skywarp-Armada.jpg|thumb|upright=2.2|I don't have a faceplate!]]
*''Skywarp'' — This Super Rare character was available as a reward in the "Cybertron Episode 2 - Seekers" event.
*''Skywarp Armada'' — This Epic character first appeared in the "Armada: Episode 2" medium events, and could be recruited by collecting 500 units of Cybermetal, 250 units of Transmetal, and 50 cores of this character.
{{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}
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==Toys==
===''Armada''===
[[File:ArmadaSkywarp toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|He's like a ninja... a ninja that likes to push people down stairs.]]
*'''Skywarp with Thunderclash''' (Max-Con, 2003)
**''Takara release date'': [[August 7]], 2003
**''Accessories:'' 2 missiles, wing/sword

: Skywarp is a [[retool]] and [[redeco]] of ''[[Transformers: Armada (toyline)|Armada]]'' [[Starscream (Armada)/toys#Toys|Starscream]], transforming into a Cybertronian fighter jet with an all-new head, cockpit laser cannons, wing turbines and a new Mini-Con partner, [[Thunderclash (Armada)#Toys|Thunderclash]]. Pulling back and releasing his rearmost Mini-Con port activates a take-off sound effect, while holding it follows up the sound with an extended engine roar that lasts a few seconds. Placing a Mini-Con on the port releases two spring-activated over-shoulder spring-loaded missile launchers, and pulling back on the port with a Mini-Con attached triggers a laser-firing noise that lasts ''just'' long enough to be too long. Pressing his cockpit canopy activates a pulsing sound effect; Thunderclash can also snap into place under his nosecone, and pops free with an explosion sound effect when the canopy is pressed down hard. Skywarp's left wing detaches and unfolds to form a large sword for use in robot mode.

: Skywarp and Thunderclash were not part of [[TakaraTomy|Takara's]] normal retail ''Legends of the Microns'' line, but were released in Japan as a [[Toys"R"Us]]-[[exclusive]] "[[USA Edition]]" toy, in [[Hasbro]] packaging with Japanese stickers to relay important legal information.

::*''[http://tfu.info/2003/Decepticon/Skywarp/skywarp.htm More information on ''Armada'' Skywarp at TFU.info]''
{{ArmadaStarscreamMold}}
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===''Cybertron''===
[[File:Cybertron Legends Skywarp.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|My Cyber Key does nothing!!]]
*'''Skywarp''' (Legends class, 2005)
**''Accessories:'' Cybertron Autobot Cyber Key
**''Cyber Key Code'': '''sc5t'''

: Available as an [[campaign item|exclusive giveaway]] at Hasbro's booth for the [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2005, the first ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]'' Skywarp toy is a redeco of ''[[Legends Class (2005)|Legends of Cybertron]]'' [[Starscream (Armada)/toys#LOC|Starscream]] in a traditional black/purple/silver Skywarp color scheme. He has a flip-out energon blade in his right arm, but as the original toy was a small-scale representation of [[Starscream (Armada)/toys#Supreme|Supreme Starscream]], he features a flip-out null ray cannon in his left arm instead of another blade.

: Unique to Legends-class toys, he also included a clear-black Autobot Cybertron-style [[Cyber Key]], which activates no features on the toy itself, but does included a [[Cyber Key Codes|Cyber Key Code]]. It was explained by Hasbro employees that the Key and figure were separate promotional items simply bagged together, and that Skywarp was indeed a Decepticon. This figure was listed as a ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' toy on the Hasbro web site for some reason.

: This mold was also used the make ''Cybertron'' [[Ramjet (Universe)#Cybertron|Ramjet]] and [[Sunstorm (Universe)#Cybertron|Sunstorm]], ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'' [[Ramjet (G1)#Classic Series|Ramjet]] and [[Thrust (G1)#Classic Series|Thrust]], ''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (games)|War for Cybertron]]'' [[Starscream (WFC)/toys#War for Cybertron|Starscream]], and [[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (toyline)|''Dark of the Moon'']] [[Starscream (Movie)/toys#BeeStarscream|Cybertronian Starscream]].

::*''[http://tfu.info/2005/Decepticon/LOCSkywarp/skywarp.htm More information on ''Legends'' Skywarp at TFU.info]''

{{-}}{{anchor|CybDeluxe}}
[[File:CybertronSkywarp toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|The gun arm makes it harder to push people down stairs.]]
*'''Skywarp''' (Deluxe, 2006)
**''Accessories:'' Missile, Earth Cyber Key
**''Cyber Key Code'': '''d02r'''
{{toydesigner|[[Joe Kyde]] (deco artist)}}

: Sold in the seventh wave of ''Cybertron'' Deluxes, this version of Skywarp is a redeco of ''Cybertron'' [[Thundercracker (Armada)#Cybertron|Thundercracker]], transforming into a Sukhoi Su-37 fighter jet. Inserting a Cyber Key into the access slot at the rear of the jet mode opens up a panel to reveal a spring-loaded projectile launcher. This assembly becomes an incredibly long blaster in place of his left forearm.

: This mold was also used to make the [[Transformers (2007 toyline)|live-action movie toyline]] [[Divebomb (Movie)#Toys|Divebomb]].

::*''[http://tfu.info/2006/Decepticon/Skywarp/skywarp.htm More information on ''Cybertron'' Skywarp at TFU.info]''
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===''Timelines''===
[[File:Timelinestoy-SkywarpArmada.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Skywarp''' (Deluxe, 2016)
**''Accessories:'' 2 missiles, 2 "Parahytherion blades"

: Sold exclusively through the [[Fun Publications]] [[Transformers Collectors' Club]] online store, ''[[Transformers Timelines (toyline)|Timelines]]'' Skywarp is a retool of ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' [[Starscream (Armada)/toys#Generations|Armada Starscream]] with a new head based on the ''Armada'' Skywarp toy. He comes with two "[[Parahytherion blade]]s" which he holds via [[5 mm post|5mm post]], and can fold up and store on his wings, as opposed to the wings themselves detaching and forming swords. He has numerous Powerlinx plugs on his forearms and turbines, though they do not activate any features. In place of his spring-loaded cannons, his turbines can each fire a missile in either mode via pressure-launch, and can be positioned in robot mode to either face forward or lay flat on his back.

: This version of the mold was also used to make ''Timelines'' [[Ramjet (Universe)#Timelines|Ramjet]].
{{GenerationsArmadaStarscreamMold}}
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==Merchandise==
===''Attacktix''===
[[File:Attacktix Skywarp.jpg|thumb|His mother calls him a unique little snowflake. Or would if he wasn't a robot.]]
*'''Starter Set''' (2007)

{{attacktix
|ID=TF2-21
|faction=Decepticon
|class=Warrior
|special=Infiltrate - 8/26 (31%) success ratio
|cost=30
|speed=6
|attacktype=Shooter (Large missile)
}}
{{-}}

:This piece was available only in the second ''Transformers [[Attacktix]]'' four-piece Starter Set (along with [[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]]'s [[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise|Optimus Prime]] and [[Megatron (G1)/toys|Megatron]] plus ''[[Transformers: Energon (franchise)|Energon]]'' [[Landquake (Energon)|Landquake]]). Skywarp is a [[redeco]] of the ''Attacktix'' robot-mode Starscream piece, based on Skywarp's ''Legends'' toy.

:Skywarp's ''Infiltrate'' special power allows him to return to play in your opponent's starting area if you have a Captain-class figure in play. Skywarp's special power plays on the character's traditional portrayal, allowing him to teleport behind enemy lines only if he has someone of a higher rank to tell him what to do.

:As with the Legends toy, it is entirely possible (if unlikely) that this toy represents some other Skywarp.

::*''[http://tfu.info/2007/Decepticon/AttacktixSkywarp/skywarp.htm More information on ''Attacktix'' Skywarp at TFU.info]''
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==Notes==
*Skywarp's ''Armada'' and ''Cybertron'' bios were written as if they were two completely different characters with little in common. The ''Armada'' bio was not likely referenced in writing the ''Cybertron'' bio.
*[[Randy Para]] wrote the profile card for Skywarp's ''Timelines'' toy so that it could fit both Unicron Trilogy and [[Skywarp (G1)|Generation 1 Skywarp]], similarly to how the [[Starscream (Armada)/toys#Generations|''Generations'' Armada Starscream toy]] was repurposed as a body for the [[Starscream (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|IDW 2005 incarnation of Starscream]].<ref>[http://www.allspark.com/forums/topic/131313-tcc-skywarp-going-up-for-sale-today-plus-sales-on-other-tcc-stuff/?p=3299993 Post by Randy Para (Powered Convoy) on the Allspark, 2016/08/02]</ref>
*[[Starscream (Armada)/toys#EnergonEnergon|''Energon'' Energon Starscream]] was first listed in Walmart computers under the name "Skywarp Interceptor", perhaps indicating an aborted intent for the toy. Before then, designer [[Aaron Archer]] had commented that he was unlikely to revisit Thundercracker and Skywarp, likening doing so to beating a horse.<ref>{{TFW2005|I really dont know if I want to beat that horse again, I think there are a few other jets I would do if that item gets repainted.|https://news.tfw2005.com/2003/09/10/energon-megatron-info-and-more-from-orsons-world-879|Aaron Archer|2003|10|09}}</ref>

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Skywarp''' (スカイワープ ''Sukaiwāpu'')

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Armada Decepticons]]
[[Category:Hall of Fame characters]]
[[Category:Attacktix]]
[[Category:Cybertron Decepticons]]
[[Category:Ninjas]]
[[Category:SDCC exclusives]]
[[Category:Timelines characters]]
[[Category:Pirates]]

Runamuck (Cybertron)

2022-10-08T19:31:34Z

Mattihase: Added to Catagory: Pirates to reflect allegiance in The Dark Heart of Sandokan

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{{disambig3|Runamuck}}
:''Runamuck is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Transformers: Cybertron (franchise)|Cybertron]] portion of the [[Unicron Trilogy]].''

[[File:Runamuck-GFcard.jpg|right|upright=1.67|thumb|Oh, what's this? Is that a tear, Pantera? Is Daddy's little girl upset?]]
'''Runamuck''' was very very bored during the years [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]] was gone. Having served under him as a spy and messenger for centuries, the peacetimes under [[Autobot]] rule gave him little opportunity for his brand of fun: blowing stuff up.

With most of Cybertron's population on [[Earth]] due to the appearance of the [[Unicron Singularity]], Runamuck has been given a chance to cause some real havoc, knowing that the Autobots are forbidden from revealing themselves to the inhabitants of the haven planet. He likes striking [[human]] settlements directly under the nose of the hidden Autobots and relishes their frustration in not being able to use their robot modes to stop him.

He was once hog-tied by [[Swindle (Cybertron)|Swindle]].
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==Fiction==
===''Timelines''===
[[File:Force-of-Habit-Decepticons.jpg|thumb|upright=1.8|left]]
Runamuck was assigned to the ''[[Upstart]]'' by [[Megatron (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Megatron]], operating under [[Brushguard]]'s command while they searched the galaxy for more [[Cyber Planet Key]]s. Their search took them to [[Combatron (planet)|Combatron]], a world devastated by conflict between more than a half-dozen factions. The factions had beaten themselves into extinction nearly 350 megacycles ago, but some of their hardware still existed. The Decepticons uncovered a massive bunker heavily guarded by corpses, which spoke to the possible riches inside. After using [[Swindle (Cybertron)|Swindle]] as bait to draw out any traps, Brushguard sent Runamuck in to...knock. With his [[Cyber Key]] firmly in place, Runamuck's strength increased by a factor of 10, and his fists turned into burning pistons of injustice. After giving the doors a tremendous battering for several minutes, Runamuck used the hole he had punctured to tear open the doors. Behind the door was a virtual treasure trove of death—weapons and armaments of all possible varieties, just ripe for the taking. Runamuck found a pair of still operational [[Mini-Con]] panels, and shared his find with [[Buzzsaw (Cybertron)|Buzzsaw]]. Runamuck's new partner, [[Skidmark (Cybertron)|Skidmark]], gave his fists another powerful boost.

When they finally encountered the Autobots, the 'Cons were backed by an army of newly minted [[Decepticlone]]s. Runamuck and Skidmark took off after the [[Velocitron]]ian speedster, [[Blurr (Cybertron)|Blurr]]. After an exciting chase scene, they finally drove him off the road. Capturing most of the Autobots, the Decepticons were on the verge of victory before some local Mini-Cons stole their shuttle...and the missing Autobot [[Armorhide (Cybertron)|Armorhide]] crashed ''their'' shuttle straight down on the Decepticon position. Runamuck and the other Decepticons were left behind on Combatron for three weeks waiting for pick-up...with nothing but [[Hardtop (Cybertron)|Hardtop]]'s supply of comic books to keep them entertained. {{storylink|Force of Habit}}

Sometime later, Runamuck had joined the crew of the ''[[Kalis' Lament (Cybertron)|Kalis' Lament]]'', a Decepticon space pirate ship under the rule of Captain [[Cannonball (Cybertron)|Cannonball]]. Learning of an Autobot shuttle that was shot down over [[Sandokan]], the pirates were interested in retrieving the Force Chip the Autobots had aboard. After sending an independent contractor named [[Astrotrain (Cybertron)|Astrotrain]] in to trigger any traps or defenses, Runamuck and Cannonball's pirate crew confronted Sandokan's malicious guardian, [[Synthos]]. Distracted by this powerful foe, however, the Decepticon pirates missed the stranded Autobots sneaking aboard their shuttle, and Runamuck once again ended up stranded on a distant planet waiting for pickup. Some 'Cons never learn... {{storylink|The Dark Heart of Sandokan}}

==Toys==
===''Cybertron''===
[[File:GalaxyForce Longrack Vs Runabout.jpg|right|upright=1.67|thumb|Unlikely and Unlikelier]]
*'''Runabout vs Longrack''' (Multi-pack, 2005)
**''ID number:'' '''GS-02'''
**''Accessories:'' Rifle, Earth Cyber Key

: ''Galaxy Force'' Runabout is a [[redeco]] and [[retool]]ing of the ''[[Transformers: Armada (toyline)|Armada]]'' Autobot [[Side Swipe (Armada)#Toys|Side Swipe]] toy, transforming into a Nissan Skyline R32 street car with exposed engine block. Inserting a [[Cyber Key]] into his engine activates half of his spring-loaded transformation to "dragster" mode, extending his front end. In robot mode, this gimmick becomes individual trigger-activated arm-mounted "piledriver" attacks. A trigger on the back of the car mode flips a rear-mounted thruster out of his back window/trunk to complete dragster mode; the thruster detaches to become a (non-firing) rifle for his robot mode.

: His thruster/rifle storage panel can still store the [[Mini-Con]] [[Nightbeat (Armada)#Toys|Nightbeat]] mold; ideally the color-matched (thanks to [[gang-molding]]) [[Micron Booster]] [[Skidmark (Cybertron)|Gauge]].

: He still retains the Mini-Con [[Powerlinx]]-activated left-arm "punching" gimmick in his back from previous versions of the mold, but many samples have mold-wear that makes it difficult, if not impossible, to activate.

: In Japan, he was only available in a double-pack with [[Longrack (Cybertron)#Toys|Longrack]]. He is one of the very few regular-retail ''Galaxy Force'' toys to not appear in the cartoon, not even in a vehicle-mode-only cameo like pretty much everyone else from the vs-packs.

: The original version of this mold was also used to make ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' [[Oil Slick (Universe)|Oil Slick]] and [[Treadshot (Universe 2003)|Treadshot]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2005/Decepticon/Runamuck/runamuck.htm More information on Runamuck at TFU.info]''

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[[File:CYB runamuck withalt.jpg|right|upright=1.67|thumb|Runamuck is unfortunate enough to suffer from both "Hoodhands" and "Sideways-Knee".]]
*'''Runamuck''' (Deluxe, 2005)
**''Accessories:'' Rifle, Earth Cyber Key
**''Cyber Key Code'': '''dw3e'''

: For his [[Hasbro]] ''Cybertron'' release, Runa''muck'' was made as an individual as part of the Deluxe assortment. He is seemingly physically identical to the Japanese release, save for his Cyber Key, which has a new [[Cyber Key Codes|Cyber Key Code]] [[tampograph]]ed on its back.

: Later releases of this toy came with a pack-in DVD of the [[Transformers: Cybertron (cartoon)|''Cybertron'' cartoon]] episode "[[Hidden]]".

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===''Universe'' (2008)===
[[File:Universe2008BattleForTheCyberPlanetKeys.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]
*'''Battle for the Cyber Planet Keys''' (Figure multi-pack, 2008)
**''Series:'' Cybertron Series
**''Accessories'': Gun, Earth Decepticon Cyber Key
**''Cyber Key Code'': '''dw3e'''

: Runamuck was re-released without changes in a [[Sam's Club]]-[[exclusive]] box set, as part of the [[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|2008 ''Universe'' toyline]].

: This set also included similarly unchanged releases of [[Buzzsaw (Cybertron)#Toys|Buzzsaw]], [[Longrack (Cybertron)#Toys|Longrack]], and [[Blurr (Cybertron)#Toys|Blurr]], and a new redeco of ''Armada'' Deluxe class [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#Universe (2008)|Optimus Prime]].
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==Notes==
* Runamuck was originally created by Takara as a [[homage]] to the ''[[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]]'' Decepticon [[Runabout (G1)|Runabout]] and had that name. But for his Hasbro release, he was given the name of the Generation 1 character's [[Runamuck (G1)|similarly named partner]], "Runamuck", due to inability to secure the [[trademark]] on "Runabout".
* The online version of Runamuck's Hasbro bio is different from the card-back version; while the first half is the same word-for-word, the final portion of the online bio places him on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], causing trouble for Longrack.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Runabout''' (ラナバウト ''Ranabauto'')

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Brushguard

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:''Brushguard is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Transformers: Cybertron (franchise)|Cybertron]] portion of the [[Unicron Trilogy continuity family]].''

[[Image:Brushguardut.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Deadlier Homes and Gardens.]]
'''Brushguard''' embodies the dark side of science. One of several specialists [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]] has entrusted to use his skills to benefit the Decepticon cause, Brushguard's field of expertise is botany. Plant life's threatening vines, thorns, and deadly toxins fascinate him, and he longs to unlock their secrets. He dislikes dealing violence personally and would prefer his enemies face his vile leafy creations.

Though Brushguard believes completely in Decepticon supremacy, the [[Relatives|cousin]] of the [[Autobot]] [[Overhaul (Cybertron)|Overhaul]] was lured to Megatron's team with the promise of money. Brushguard spends this money on his secret passion, [[Earth]] science-fiction B-movies.

==Fiction==
===''Timelines''===
[[Image:ForceofHabit_Whirl_vs_Brushguard.jpg|thumb|left|200px|A prime example of why nobody wants to hug Brushguard.]]
[[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]] assigned Brushguard command of the ''[[Upstart]]'' and sent him to scour the galaxy for [[Cyber Planet Key|Cyber Planet Keys]]. Driven to distraction by the constant nattering of the ''Upstart''{{'}}s motley crew, Brushguard nevertheless found the war-torn planet [[Combatron (planet)|Combatron]]. Seeing the planet as a goldmine of abandoned weaponry and abandoned tombs, and learning, thanks to his botanical skills, that the planet's wars were long-finished, Brushguard sent his crew to explore it. Soon, [[Hardtop (Cybertron)|Hardtop]] stumbled upon an abandoned bunker, and after Brushguard used [[Swindle (Cybertron)|Swindle]] to disable its security system, the Decepticons gained access to the "doomsday arsenal" within. Before they could escape the planet with their purloined weaponry, however, Brushguard and his crew came under attack from the [[Autobot]] crew of the ''[[Spanner (ship)|Spanner]]'', which had also discovered Combatron. After retaliating with an army of [[Decepticlone]]s, Brushguard came under attack from the Combatronian warrior [[Whirl (Universe)|Whirl]]. Brushguard impaled him with a vine spear, and soon found the other Autobots overwhelmed by his forces. Brushguard barely had time to gloat over his victory before Whirl's [[Mini-Con]] allies hijacked the ''Upstart'' and [[Armorhide (Cybertron)|Armorhide]] sacrificed the ''Spanner'' to destroy the arsenal bunker. With his Decepticlones destroyed and his ship gone, Brushguard and his charges were stranded on Combatron, forced to plead with the enraged Megatron for a ride home... {{storylink|Force of Habit}}

After the search for the Cyber Planet Keys was over, and Galvatron was destroyed, Brushguard joined the crew of the ''[[Kalis' Lament (Cybertron)|Kalis' Lament]]'' as [[Cannonball (Cybertron)|Cap'n Cannonball]]'s science officer. He was part of the captain's plot to steal a powerful Force Chip from the crashed Autobot starship ''[[Star Arrow]]'' on the planet [[Sandokan]]. After sending the mercenary [[Astrotrain (Cybertron)|Astrotrain]] in to soften up resistance on the legendarily dangerous planet, Brushguard arrived in a shuttle with his captain and crew to claim the prize. Confronted with the giant creature known as [[Synthos]], Brushguard assaulted it with his botanical horrors, including a sphere containing fast-growing techno-organic vines and a bio-mechanical corrosive found on [[Centaris Seven]]. The Decepticon pirates soundly defeated Synthos, but were undone by the Autobots who hijacked their hovering shuttle and made off with the Force Chip. Brushguard and the pirate crew had to wait for the ''Kalis' Lament'' to rendez-vous with them before they could leave the planet. The Force Chip was gone, but Cannonball had uncovered something just as profitable—the [[Dark Heart of Sandokan]] which had empowered Synthos. Brushguard was put to work unlocking the secret power of the black crystal for his captain. {{storylink|The Dark Heart of Sandokan}}
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==Toys==
===''Cybertron''===
[[File:Cyb-toy Brushguard.jpg|right|300px|thumb|]]
*'''Brushguard''' (Scout class, 2005)
**''Accessories'': Missile, Earth Cyber Planet Key
**''Cyber Key Code'': '''s0u6'''

: Part of the fourth wave of ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]'' Scouts, Brushguard is a minor [[retool]]ing of [[Overhaul (Cybertron)#Toys|Overhaul]] in shades of blue and purple, transforming into an off-road vehicle similar to a Humvee. Plugging a [[Cyber Planet Key]] into his back activates his chest-mounted spring-loaded missile launcher in robot mode. (The key can be plugged into him in vehicle mode as well, but as the launcher is covered up in that mode, it won't do anything.)

: His right shoulder was retooled slightly to remove the original toy's molded [[Autobot]] sigil. Brushguard sports a "mountain" symbol also seen on ''[[Transformers: Energon (franchise)|Energon]]'' [[Landquake (Energon)|Landquake]]. There does not appear to be any significance to this.

: This mold was also used to make [[Transformers (2007 toyline)|movie-verse]] [[Warpath (Movie)#Toys|Warpath]] (which was later [[repurposing|repurposed]] as ''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (toyline)|Shattered Glass]]'' [[Crosshairs (SG)|Crosshairs]]).

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2005/Decepticon/Brushguard/brushguard.htm More information on Brushguard at TFU.info]''

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===''Universe'' (2003)===
*'''Brushguard''' (Scout, 2007)
**''Accessories'': Missile, Earth Cyber Planet Key
**''Cyber Key Code'': '''s0u6'''

: Brushguard was one of several ''Cybertron'' Scout-class toys also made available on ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' cardbacks, and sold through discount chains like Kay-Bee Toy Works. This version is unchanged from the ''Cybertron'' release.

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===''Universe'' (2008)===
[[Image:TFU08-toy Brushguard.jpg|righ|thumb|150px|]]
*'''Brushguard''' (Scout, 2010)
**''Series'': Cybertron Series
**''Accessories'': "Heat Blast" missile, Earth Cyber Planet Key
**''Cyber Key Code'': '''s0u6'''

: Brushguard would see a straight re-release ''again'' in the [[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|2008 ''Universe'' toyline]], though oddly enough not until well after the line had vanished from shelves. Brushguard, [[Backstop (Cybertron)#Toys|Backstop]], and [[Brakedown (Cybertron)#Toys|Brakedown]] appeared as a special display in late 2010 at [[Walmart]] stores, with a price tag of a whopping $4 a pop.
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