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Hook (G1)

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:''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.

==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'')|[[Edgar Wald]] (Latin American Spanish), [[Garcia Neto]] (Brazilian Portuguese, "The Movie"}}

[[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 [[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 (G1)|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)|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!"<br/> "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 [[cyberforcep]]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. After a second attack by the Dinobots, Hook was not seen again until the confrontation on Astrotrain over who should lead the Decepticons after Megatron's defeat. He believed that [[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundwave]] 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 8739B]], 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'' manga=====
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}}

=====''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' story pages=====
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=====''The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers'' manga=====
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}}

=====Scramble City: Mobilization=====
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)}}

Hook and the Constructicons were stationed on Earth in 2011, under the command of [[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}}

=====''Zone'' cartoon, comic, and story pages=====
Seeking to create a [[Decepticon Zone]] to counter the [[Micro|Autobot Zone]], [[Emperor of Destruction|Decepticon Emperor]] [[Violen Jiger]] gathered together the Nine Great Demon Generals, upgrading them with powerful new armor and weaponry, then sent them forth to conquer planets. 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!}}

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

=====e-HOBBY comics=====
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|MP-1B Cybertron Commander / Convoy Black Ver.}}}}

====''Wings Universe''====
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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 [[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}}

===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
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[[File:Constructiconsbornmarvel.jpg|upright=1.2|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]]. Their attack was called off to regroup when [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]] discovered Buster held the rest of the Creation Matrix in his head.'' {{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. {{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)|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}}

''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)|Ultra Magnus]] and the future Autobots [[Hot Rod/Marvel Comics continuity|Hot Rod]], [[Kup (G1)|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!}}

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' [[Club Con|island base]] in the [[Caribbean Sea|Caribbean]] when it was attacked by the Autobot [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmaster]]s 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!}}

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!}}

=====Earthforce=====
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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=====
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!}}

====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}}

===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===
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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, though 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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===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
[[File:MegsOrigin2 Constructicons.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.65]]
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)/IDW Generation 1 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}}

[[File:Overthrown Party for nothing.jpg|thumb|upright=1.9|left]]
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)/IDW Generation 1 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)|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 (G2)|Sky-Byte]], where they committed some atrocity that was enough to cause Sky-Byte to abandon the Decepticon cause. {{storylink|A Better Tomorrow}}

[[File:AHM3 Hook and Megatron.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.1]]
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)|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)/IDW Generation 1 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/IDW Generation 1 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}}

[[File:Kings Constructicons.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.5]]
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)/IDW Generation 1 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}}

[[File:Devisive ConstructiconsVWOOMP.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.5]]
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)/IDW Generation 1 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 [[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)|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)/IDW Generation 1 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}}
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===''Transformers vs. G.I. Joe''===
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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}}
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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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{{storylink|Plans of the Emperor of Destruction}} {{storylink|Great Aspirations}}

==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 (G1)|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?]]
[[File:Battle-Tactics-Hook-(G2).jpg|thumb|400px]]
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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==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[File:Hook toy.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|"That's Captain Hook to you."]]
*'''Hook''' (Constructicon, [[1985]]/[[1986]])
**''Team ID number:'' '''4'''
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''33'''
**''Accessories:'' [[Laser pistol]], Devastator head, Devastator head laser
:Hook was originally from [[TakaraTomy|Takara]]'s [[Pre-Transformer]]s ''[[Diaclone]]'' toyline, as Construction Vehicle Robot No. 3 Truck Crane. He transforms from a bright green robot to a bright green Nissan Diesel Unic truck crane. Hook can also form an '''Attack Crane''' mode by attaching Devastator's head and head gun behind the vehicle mode cab.

:He can combine with his fellow Constructicons to form [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]], functioning as the upper torso.

:On the European continent, Hook was initially released individually alongside the other Constructicons by Hasbro's subsidiary [[Milton Bradley]] (MB) in 1985.<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, Hook and the other 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 for both).

::*''[http://tfu.info/1985/Decepticon/Hook/hook.htm More information on G1 Hook at TFU.info]''

*'''Devastator''' (Giftset, 1985)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''37'''

:Hook was also available as part of the Devastator gift set that was available in several markets, including the United States and Japan. Rumors are that an MB-branded Devastator giftset was also released in continental Europe, but thus far no packaged sample has surfaced.<ref name="mbcollection"/>
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*'''Constructicon''' (Constructicon, [[1992]])
**''Accessories:'' Laser pistol

:Another yellow European exclusive version of Hook, in colors very similar to the previous yellow European release, although the extractable part of the crane arm was now cast in gray instead of yellow plastic. Not only did this version, just like the other Constructicons, come with no Devastator parts—this Hook had also been [[retool]]ed so he lacked the peg used to connect with Bonecrusher. This toy was also not officially named, as he came on a standardized card also used by the other Constructicons.
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===Generation 2===
*'''Hook''' (Constructicon, [[1993]])
**''Team ID number:'' '''4'''
**''Accessories:'' Laser pistol, Devastator head, Devastator head laser

:[[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 previous European release, but had some minor color, deco and tooling differences. In Hook's case, the purple plastic parts were slightly brighter, the extractable part of the crane arm was yellow again (like on the ''first'' European yellow version), he featured a ''Generation 2''-style Decepticon [[insignia|logo]] and the word "DECEPTICON" [[tampograph]]ed on the side of his right foot (the left side of the front section of his truck crane mode), and—most importantly—he had the peg needed to combine with Bonecrusher and came with all the extra parts necessary to form Devastator again.

:A later and seemingly less common run changed the yellow plastics to rich orange. It has been rumored that this release was only available in [[KB Toys]] stores, but not verified.

::*''[http://tfu.info/1993/Decepticon/Hook/hook.htm More information on G2 Hook at TFU.info]''
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===Encore===
*'''Devastator''' (reissue giftset, [[2011]])
**''ID number:'' '''20'''
**''Accessories:'' Laser pistol, Devastator head, Devastator head laser
:Hook was reissued in a gift set with his Constructicon teammates as part of [[TakaraTomy]]'s ''[[Transformers Encore|Encore]]'' line. Apparently cast from a newly created mold, given the presence of a Tomy copyright stamp rather than the original Hasbro/Takara one, Hook sports a few minor differences from the original figure, including a softer face, a longer, rounder peg on his shoulder, a reversed crane hook that now points inwards, and an additional tab to lock him together more firmly while forming Devastator.
*'''Devastator''' (reissue giftset, 2013)
**''ID number:'' '''20A'''
**''Accessories:'' Laser pistol, Devastator head, Devastator head laser
:Hook was ''again'' reissued in a giftset in 2013 as part of [[TakaraTomy]]'s ''[[Transformers Encore|Encore]]'' line, this time in a more 'anime accurate' color scheme. In addition to the mold changes of the 2011 version, Hook is also a slightly different color and features more cartoon-accurate paint applications on his face. Notably, Devastator's head is a new mold, which more closely resembles his head as it appears in the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|cartoon]].
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===Generations===
[[File:CombinerWarsHook.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|It's ''so good'' to be back!]]
*'''Devastator''' (gift set, [[2015]])

:Combiner Wars Constructicon Hook is an all-new Voyager-sized figure that forms Titan Class Devastator's upper body. He's packaged with the other Constructicons in a massive box. This Devastator currently holds the record of being the tallest Combiner toy released to date.
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[[File:TF-Combiner-Wars-SDCC-Devastator-Hook.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Devastator''' (gift set, 2015)

:A redeco of the above Hook figure also available as part of a gift set, featuring extensive [[paint operation]]s and [[vacuum metallizing|vacuum metallized]] purple parts. The packaging of this set is designed to evoke both Bonecrusher's shovel and Devastator's head, and its interior is designed to resemble the title image of Devastator on his wiki page.

:In the U.S., this set (also referred to as "Devastator Special Edition" in a Hasbro press release) was exclusive to the [[Hasbro Toy Shop]] website and the Hasbro Toy Shop booth at [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2015. In Asia, it was also available at Animation-Comic-Game Hong Kong 2015 and subsequently stocked by Toys"R"Us Hong Kong. Later, it was also available at The Falcon's Hangar booth at Singapore Toy, Game & Comic Convention 2015.

===Unite Warriors===
[[File:TF-Unite-Warriors-Hook.jpg|upright=1.5|thumb|It's ''so good'' to have ''real elbows!'']]
*'''Devastator''' (Gift set, 2015)
**''Japanese release date'': [[December 12|12-12-]][[2015]]
**''Japanese ID Number'': '''UW-04'''
**''Accessories'': Missile launchers/hands, two-piece gun, chest plate/gun, 2 swords, 6 rifles

:Takara's Hook, included in the ''Unite Warriors'' Devastator set, has some deco changes to better match the G1 cartoon. He now includes his original handgun. In addition, his elbow joints were [[retool]]ed, adding an extra hinge on the inside of his arm to give the bend a more natural look. The original joint was kept as well. This change was also made to [[Mixmaster (G1)|Mixmaster]].

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==Merchandise==
*'''Destron Hero Collection 22''' (Decoy multi-pack, 1985)

:In Japan, a purple rubber mini-figure of Hook was available in part of a [[Decoy|massive multi-pack of similar mini-figurines]]. The number etched into his back is the sum total of his [[Tech Spec]] ratings, as these figurines were used as game pieces for a variety of ''Transformers'' board games in which this number had some meaning to how the game was played or something.

*'''Hook''' (Decoy, [[1987]])
**''Decoy number'': '''42'''

:The [[Hasbro]] [[Decoy]] release of the Hook game piece is almost identical to the Japanese version, except the number on his back is a simple "checklist" number. Like all Decepticon Decoys, he was a randomly-chosen pack-in available with the carded [[Throttlebot]]s, [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]], [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]] and [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcons]]. Early Throttlebots were packaged with red Decepticon decoys: these are much rarer than the purple ones.

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

==Notes==
*Like his fellow Constructicon [[Long Haul (G1)|Long Haul]], Hook has an animation model gaff. His robot legs are regularly shown as being entirely silver from the thigh down and more lacking in details than most other G1 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.
*[[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. As of the release of the [[Kre-O]] [[Hook (Kre-O)|Decepticon Hook]], however, it's been returned to them, albeit only when prefixed with a "Decepticon" or "Constructicon".
*According to [[Neil Ross]], Hook's voice was born from a failed impersonation of actor [[wikipedia:Gregory Peck|Gregory Peck]].

===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 instance of [[Engrish]].</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:Combiner Wars]]
[[Category:Combiners]]
[[Category:Constructicons]]
[[Category:Decoys]]
[[Category:Engineers]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Decepticons]]
[[Category:Generation 2 Decepticons]]
[[Category:Generations]]
[[Category:The Headmasters Decepticons]]
[[Category:Ultracons]]
[[Category:Unite Warriors Decepticons]]
[[Category:Wings Universe Decepticons]]

Packaging

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The '''packaging''' used for Transformers toys has varied widely through the history of the [[Transformers brand]].

Most packaging falls into one of two categories: blister card or boxes. In the US, both types have been used in most [[franchise]]s, with smaller toys being sold on cards. Japan tends to sell all toys, regardless of size, in boxes.

==Generation 1==
Boxed Generation 1 toys featured a fold-up flap at the back of the box top, featuring the TRANSFORMERS logo. A clear plastic window allowed the toy to be viewed within; [[package art]] occupied the space on the right. On the box top, a sequence of photos labeled "Start - Change - Finish" demonstrated the toy's transformation sequence. The back of the box was dominated by a painted mural featuring that year's toy assortment, along with the [[Robot Point|robot points]] and the character's [[bio]] and [[Tech Spec]] card.

Boxed toys were most often held in a clear molded plastic tray. Some larger toys and their accessories sat in a Styrofoam tray. Such toys often did not feature the clear window.

Background designs in the early years consisted of a black background which faded into red for Autobots and purple for Decepticons. A grid typically overlaid the colors, and a round yellow area provided a background for the character art.

Starting in 1987, the round yellow glow was replaced by a pixelated area behind the character art. In 1988, the TRANSFORMERS logo was revised with a new red-white-blue cross-fade color scheme; in 1989, a new font was introduced, using the same red-white-blue cross-fade.

==Generation 2==
Carded toys from ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (franchise)|Generation 2]]'' came entirely encased in plastic, making them maddeningly difficult to free from their package.

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==Beast Wars==
''Beast Wars'' continued much of the basic box layout begun during Generation 1: a clear plastic viewing window to show the toy, with character art to the right. The back of the box featured photos of the toy in both modes.

''Beast Wars'' packaging featured an ever-evolving background format. The early years of the franchise used a huge yellow reptilian eye with scaly red skin as a background; on blister cards, the eye was beneath the plastic bubble that held the toy. As the Transmetals and Transmetal 2s entered circulation, stylized mechanical greeblies became more common, and the reptilian skin became technological.

''Beast Wars'' introduced the practice of securing toys to a cardboard backing(or a sculpted plastic tray for carded toys) using a range of flexible, plastic-coated metal wires, commonly referred to as '''twist ties'''. This allowed a toy to remain very secure in its packaging, even if it was in an "action" pose. Among the fandom, the packaging style led to some griping, as untying the twist ties could be an annoyingly lengthy and painstaking process. Some of the more complex toys could have a dozen or more ties, occasionally to the point of hilarious excess. A much quicker approach involves simply snipping the ties with nail clippers. (This highlighted another, possibly accidental, purpose to the twist ties: By making the toy harder to remove from its packaging, they discourage store theft. Any would-be thief hauling out a pair of nail clippers would be more conspicuous, presumably.)

Through careful research, fans have deduced that twist-ties can serve an additional function: they make superb cat toys.
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==Beast Machines==
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==Robots in Disguise==
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Robots in Disguise evolved upon packaging introduced with Beast Machines. Packaging varied, reflecting the mixed nature of the toyline. For the most part, however, packaging stayed with either of a curvy and organic or a hard-edged and mechanical tone.
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==Armada==
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Armada continued the packaging style of Robots in Disguise. It used a blue, energetic background with a red fade on the top. Panels including name, promotional materials, and bio cards where shown prominently across all price points, while the figure was shown through a large window.
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==Universe==
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Original Universe waves featured packaging akin to late Armada/early Energon releases, with a golden energetic background. Later Universe releases were just repackages of mainline toys, and featured packaging near-identical to mainline releases save a 'Universe' rebrand.
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==Alternators==
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Early Alternators releases saw figures packed, in vehicle mode, in boxes. Licensing was prominently shown that, when combined with the shape and feel, really lends to the impression that the figures were Model Cars first and Transformers second.

Later runs replaced the model-esque box with a much more stylish, display-case-like-box. It pulled from a lot of Cybertron cues, including bands of color on the edge of the bubble and character art featuring the character lunging out at you menacingly.
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==Energon==
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Where Armada eased into the new direction with a unified packaging design largely carried over from Robots In Disguise, Energon finalized that new change by completely unifying packaging and reflecting the toys with blocky, detailed designs. Packaging largely featured a dark red background with splashes of grey around the figure and black towards the upper parts.
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==Cybertron==
Cybertron largely continued the aesthetic of Energon, keeping an angular style for the packaging but ditching the dark backgrounds for a grey tile. Whenever possible, the line's gimmick of the Cyber Keys was really pushed. The keys were given their own special section of the packaging, all shiny and pretty, just begging you to ram it into whatever hole available on the toy.
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At its lower price points, figures were packaged on card. These cards stayed the same width, only varying in height. Whenever possible, these figures were packaged in alternate mode- the rare exception being the exceptionally tiny 'Legends of Cybertron' line.
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At higher price points, figures were packaged in a box, containing a plastic tray to hold the figure and a cardboard background. These boxes relied on large bands of transparency for you to see the figure well, with the rest a solid block of grey.
Both the boxed and carded packaging had pretty kick-ass art of the character inside!
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==Classics (2006)==
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==Transformers (2007)==
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Transformers Movie Toys are packaged in a variety of ways for each size class. Deluxe Class Figures are single packed in a plastic bubble with a typical cardback. The front of the bubble has a headshot image of the transformer in question with their name next to it. The back contains images of the toy and a small bio simillar to a [[Tech Spec]].
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==Animated==
Transformers Animated toys had an angular, dynamic-looking design, featuring stock art of the character/toy inside. The Deluxe toys had a mostly blueish-white background set in [[Detroit]], while the larger size classes had mostly red boxes with the same background inside.
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==Universe (2008)==
The packing for Universe was a mostly red background, with a bust of the character on the card back. Unfortunately, the box art had the character [[Dull surprise|staring into space with their mouths open]]. The later waves of the line did have expressions, although they were mostly just snarling. Well, at least it's an improvement over the earlier art!
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==Revenge of the Fallen==
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''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (toyline)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'''s packaging is predominantly colored red, having some notched edges on the sides. The inside of the packaging has a limestone background with [[Cyberglyphics]] carved into it. The dark red background itself features [[The Fallen]]'s face (which is more noticeable at the back.)
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==Transformers (2010)==
Starting with this line, Hasbro introduced a new version of the twist tie. The once plastic coated metal wire was now replaced with a tightly twisted piece of tissue paper. The twisted paper could easily be tied and untied to secure items in place. It could also, just as easily, be cut with a pair of wire cutters, much the same way the previous version of the twist tie could be cut. This new paper twist tie provided environmental benefits to toy packaging. Hasbro used this new version of the twist tie across all its lines once it was introduced.

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==Generations==
The initial Generations line used a very similar format to the 2010 Transformers line, except in red. The inside of the bubble had a pale yellow/white circuitry pattern. Since the initial line was composed entirely of deluxe class figures, the toys were rated individually on their difficulty rates on a scale of 1-5, with Thrust labeled a 2, and Cybertronian Bumblebee a 4.

When the line relaunched for the Fall of Cybertron toyline, a similar design to the previous version was utilized, but with a more G1 inspired grid-based pattern. Voyagers were available in boxes with one corner slanted. This design was retained through the Thrilling 30 subline. Notably, this look brought back the original line graph style for tech specs.
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==Dark of the Moon==
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Both the boxes had blackish-blue designs that put heavy emphasis on the 'Moon' part of the line. In particular, the Deluxe cardbacks had the moon floating behind the toy and a bubble pockmarked with craters, making 'em look sorta like a toy you'd find at the varied NASA tourist locations. The Voyagers featured a mostly black box with a blue background insert with a moon pattern.

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==Age of Extinction==
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The Age of Extinction Deluxe packaging features a desert-themed TF4 logo on the top right corner. The Transformers logo is positioned vertically along the right side of the package. And a concept of the character is the background of the package. The bottom of the package views the character's name. For Voyagers, the same Transformers logo is lined up vertically along the right of the package. But the TF4 logo in positioned on the bottom. And to the left of that logo, is the character's concept, along with the name. Both packages have a red and white color scheme. From this line onward, twist ties were abandoned completely and were replaced with stretchable plastic bands that are almost as infuriating as the old wire twist ties.
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==See also==
* [[Toy]]
* [[Package art]]
* [[Tech Spec]]
* [[Bio]]
* [[Multilingual packaging]]

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[[Category:Toys]]