Editing Mixmaster (G1)

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:''Mixmaster is a [[Decepticon]] [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicon]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:MixmasterG1.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Cuts Faster!]]
Nothing is safe. From raw ore to living robots, it all goes into '''Mixmaster'''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s grisly drum where it's reduced, refined, and recombined into virtually any raw material the Decepticons need. Watching Mixmaster prepare a new batch of materials is like seeing some mad alchemist at work, giggling and cackling over his creations with evil glee. It would be a stretch to call him a scientist; a better comparison would be to a witch throwing arcane scraps into her cauldron to complete a bubbling potion. His fellow Decepticons suspect Mixmaster of having a few wires loose in his logic center, but they can't argue with the results. He transforms into [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]]'s left leg.

{{quote|Okay, let's mix up some... eh, [[wikipedia:Sulfuric acid|H<sub>2</sub>SO<sub>4</sub>]]... with, uh... with [[wikipedia:Hydrochloric acid|HCl]]... with, uh... I know! I'll combine some of each of the stronger acids!|Mixmaster|"[[Heavy Metal War]]"}}

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Frank Welker]] (English), [[Yū Shimaka|Yutaka Shimaka]] (Japanese), [[Masashi Ebara]] (Japanese, "Heavy Metal War"), [[Takurō Kitagawa]] (Japanese, "The Core"), [[Ken Shiroyama]] (Japanese, ''2010'')|[[Roberto Alexander]] (Latin American)}}

[[File:HeavyMetalWar Mixmaster spray.JPG|left|upright=1.1|thumb|Autobots have [[Inferno (G1)|fire trucks]]. Decepticons have ACID trucks.]]
Mixmaster's origins are [[Constructicon (G1)#Origin inconsistency|muddy]]. He was supposedly alive on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] several million years ago, where he helped create [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]]. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4}} According to [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]], however, Mixmaster and the Constructicons were nice guys back then, and built [[Crystal City]] which Omega was the guardian of. This changed when Megatron attacked the Constructicons with his [[Robo-Smasher]], effectively reprogramming them into Decepticons. {{storylink|The Secret of Omega Supreme}}

In [[1984]], Mixmaster and the Constructicons were stationed on [[Earth]], where Megatron claimed to have built them. One of their first missions was to sabotage the Autobot computer [[Teletraan I (G1)|Teletraan I]] while the Autobots were distracted, and Mixmaster helped by mixing up an acid strong enough to melt through solid rock and the floor of [[Ark (G1)|Autobot headquarters]]. Ultimately they were driven back by the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] and despite forming the mighty Devastator, they were knocked into a river of lava. {{storylink|Heavy Metal War}} The Constructicons survived and continued to work with Megatron during his various schemes. During one such scheme, namely the reconstruction of [[New York City]] into [[New Cybertron]], Mixmaster repeated himself a lot ("Auto-auto-autobots!"). This 'never' happened again, but [[#Notes|everyone assumes it was his standard vocal quirk anyway]]. {{storylink|City of Steel}}

[[File:CityofSteel SkywarpMixmasterCar.JPG|upright=1.1|thumb|This really is almost scale-accurate, if you squint.]]
Mixmaster and the Constructicons went on to build the [[Transfixatron]] and an Autobot-eating machine, but were eventually defeated by the former. {{storylink|The Autobot Run}} Next on the agenda was drilling a hole to Earth's core so that Megatron could drain its energy. During this project, the Constructicons got [[dominator disc]]s snuck onto them, with Mixmaster and [[Long Haul (G1)|Long Haul]] getting theirs from [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] and his gun. This allowed the Autobots to control Devastator and use him against the Decepticons, although this scheme eventually broke down. {{storylink|The Core}} Some time afterwards, the Constructicons helped the Autobots [[Grapple (G1)|Grapple]] and [[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]] build the [[Solar Power Tower]], only to trap them inside the structure and hand it over to Megatron as soon as it was done.  {{storylink|The Master Builders (episode)|The Master Builders}}

Mixmaster and company later took care of a [[space bridge]] shipment of [[Cybertonium]] from Cybertron. {{storylink|Desertion of the Dinobots, Part 1}} Following that, they went into space to mine minerals from an asteroid. Omega Supreme, miffed about the Constructicons going evil and wrecking Crystal City back in the day, attacked and nearly killed them. Luckily for Mixmaster, the giant Autobot had to leave to deal with [[Asteroid bird alien|some kind of alien]] that had lived inside the asteroid, and the Constructicons escaped termination. {{storylink|The Secret of Omega Supreme}} When [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]] betrayed Megatron and took control of the Decepticons, he promised the Constructicons a joint leadership if they built him a giant maze. When they were done, Blitzwing abandoned his promise and told them to jump of a bridge, so the Constructicons formed Devastator and attacked him. Eventually, Megatron defeated all of them and took control again. {{storylink|Triple Takeover}}

[[File:TFTM DecepticonsShuttleAttack.JPG|left|upright=1.1|thumb|"I may be an engineer, but some days I wake up and just have to destroy something! Get it? Get it?"]]
The Constructicons later built a ruby-powered laser cannon, {{storylink|Masquerade}} and were defeated by the newborn [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]]. {{storylink|Starscream's Brigade}} In preparation of the [[Battle of Autobot City|attack]] on [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]], Megatron, [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] and the Constructicons boarded an [[Autobot shuttle]]. Mixmaster participated in the barrage of laser blasts that killed [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] and severely damaged [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]], and soon enough he found himself attacking Autobot City itself. As Devastator, the Constructicons did heavy damage to the city, but they were sent packing when Megatron was defeated by [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]]. Retreating on board [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]], the Decepticons soon started scuffling about who should be the new leader. The Constructicons were prevented from forming Devastator, and eventually Starscream came out on top. {{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}}

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The Decepticons were soon exiled to [[Chaar]], where Mixmaster fought his teammates for the few scraps of [[energon]] they could find. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1}} The Constructicons briefly joined up with the [[Quintesson]]s when the aliens offered them energon, {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 2}} but when [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] returned, they switched their loyalty back to the Decepticon cause. Galvatron soon allied with the Quintessons himself, and the factions concocted a plan that involved the Constructicons building [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] out of a human city. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4}} Mixmaster and the Constructicons went on to built a massive rocket engine on an asteroid {{storylink|Carnage in C-Minor}}, participate in the attack on [[Paradron]] {{storylink|Fight or Flee|Fight or Flee}}, and join up with [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]] to attack [[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]] in the sea of [[Japan]]. {{storylink|The Burden Hardest to Bear}} They were last seen among the Decepticon forces that invaded Cybertron in order to infiltrate the [[Plasma Energy Chamber]]. {{storylink|The Rebirth, Part 1}}
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====Japanese cartoon continuity====
=====''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' manga=====
On an island paradise, Mixmaster 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 Mixmaster 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}}

=====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 Mixmaster 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=====
Mixmaster and the Constructicons were stationed on Earth in 2011, under the command of [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]]. They attempted to prevent [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]] from sending reinforcements to Cybertron to help the Autobots fend off Galvatron's siege on [[Vector Sigma]]. Mixmaster 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 (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|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}}

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

====''Wings Universe''====
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Mixmaster was part of Hook's team when [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] ordered the creation of 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. {{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. Mixmaster 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===
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[[File:Constructiconsbornmarvel.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|Mixmaster is the green and purple one.]]
Early in the Transformers' war on [[Earth]], [[Shockwave (G1)|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]]. Mixmaster 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, attracting the ire of trucker [[Bomber Bill]], who, with the aid of the [[Autobot]]s, managed to destroy the tower the Constructicons had built. {{storylink|The Next Best Thing to Being There!}}

''Mixmaster 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!}}

''He was miffed when everyone started talking about these lah-de-dah [[Special Teams]] and the Constructicons became last year's model.'' {{storylink|Second Generation!}}

After [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] took back Decepticon command, Mixmaster and his comrades 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!}}

''In vehicle mode, Mixmaster carried Megatron to the city, where they questioned a film crew for [[LCTV]] on [[Donny Finkleberg|Robot-Master]] and [[Joy Meadows]]' whereabouts. When [[Centurion (Marvel)|Centurion]] appeared and attacked Megatron, Mixmaster caught gun-mode Megatron and fired at Centurion. Later, Mixmaster followed his Decepticon teammates to the location of the Dinobots, and during the ensuing fight, [[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]] picked him off. Eventually, Soundwave ended the fight, destroying Meadows' footage, and the Decepticons left the area.'' {{storylink|In the National Interest}}

During [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]]'s command, an attack was ordered 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 cover of battle, Mixmaster and the other Constructicons retrieved the remains of several fallen and captured Decepticons. {{storylink|Totaled!}}

====Earthforce====
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Mixmaster chose to work for Megatron once he and Shockwave split the Decepticon faction on Earth. He and [[Long Haul (G1)|Long Haul]] ran into the Autobots [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] and [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] while guarding Megatron's [[Global warming satellite|ozone rocket]], but didn't last long in the fight—Mixmaster ended up leaping over a rushing Wheeljack and landing hard on Prowl's fist. {{storylink|Starting Over!}} At Megatron's side during the [[Enclave]], Mixmaster was present when a hidden sniper began taking potshots at his leader. He returned fire along with Soundwave and [[Motormaster (G1)|Motormaster]], and Shockwave's minion [[Headstrong]] fell to the floor from his perch, an apparent assassin sent by his leader. This led to an enormous skirmish between the two factions, who little realized it had been arranged by some canny Autobot surveyors. {{storylink|The Bad Guy's Ball!}} Mixmaster was last seen charging into battle with the other Decepticons when they made an ill-fated siege on Autobot [[Earthbase]]. {{storylink|Divide and Conquer!}}

He's also a known dealer of [[Syk]], a forbidden [[circuit booster]]. Zesty. {{storylink|Secrets (G1)|Secrets}}

====Marvel UK future timelines====
[[File:Soundwave decepticons space pirates.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|I'll have to give myself a promotion!]]
In [[2008]], Decepticon Commander [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]] gathered his lieutenants and told them to prepare for war against the Autobots. Mixmaster was present at this war council, apparently representing the Constructicons as their ranking officer! {{storylink|Space Pirates!}}
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====''Classics''====
{{note|The Classics comics continue from the Marvel G1 comics, but disregard G2 and Marvel UK.}}
The Constructicons were among the troops that [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] covertly rebuilt on Earth after [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]'s defeat and exile. But both Mixmaster and [[Hook (G1)|Hook]] were curiously absent from the team, with the enigmatic [[Hightower (Classics)|Hightower]] in their place. 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}} It's unclear if whatever had happened to Hook had also caused Mixmaster's disappearance. Hightower has a similar enough personality to Mixmaster that they may be the same individual, though if that's the case, then it's odd that he was rebuilt with Hook's alt-mode.

===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
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Mixmaster was a member of the Constructicons beginning at least nine million years ago, when he and his partners helped prepare Cybertron for conversion into a mobile juggernaut under Megatron's direction. {{storylink|The War Within issue 2|The War Within #2}} He and [[Bonecrusher (G1)|Bonecrusher]] stumbled on [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]], [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] and  [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] spying on [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]. Kup shot him in the stomach. {{storylink|The War Within issue 5|The War Within #5}} The pair fell in behind [[Motormaster (G1)|Motormaster]], only to be blasted by [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]]. {{storylink|The War Within issue 6|The War Within #6}}

At one point, the Constructicons designed the original [[combiner]] process, and applied it to themselves to create their alter-ego Devastator. Devastator was mentally unsound due to problems in their programming prototype, but Megatron insisted they keep him around anyway for his raw destruction power. The creation of Devastator spawned several copycat programs among Autobots and Decepticons alike, and soon at least a half dozen "[[Special Teams]]" were in combat on both sides. They began causing far too much damage on the planet, however, and so by the time of the Dark Ages the [[Crisis Intervention Accord]] was issued banning any group of combiners from all serving together on any one faction—they could be a neutral group or separated soldiers, but no more. The Constructicons were the first to break these accords and join up as a unit with [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]]'s [[Ultracon]]s. {{storylink|Escalation}} Devastator was unleashed upon the [[Wrecker]]s in the [[Tagan Heights]], but was defeated by the [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]]. {{storylink|Devastation}}

At some unknown time, the Constructicons made their way to Earth in order to serve with Megatron and the lost crew of the ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]'' in the 1980s. Like all Transformers, they vanished after the destruction of the [[Ark II]], but were reactivated by [[Lazarus]] in the 21st century. Mixmaster and the Constructicons formed Devastator and began attacking California after regaining their free will, {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 5|Prime Directive #5}} but were ultimately destroyed when [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] shot Devastator in the head. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 6|Prime Directive #6}}

''When Megatron was abducted by the [[Keeper (species)|Keepers]] to outer space, Starscream took the opportunity to assume control of the Decepticons. One of his cards to play was Devastator, as he had secretly rebuilt Mixmaster and the other Constructicons following their defeat in California. The Constructicons' loyalty helped him gather other Decepticons under his command, and together they took control of the human city of [[Las Vegas]], turning it into New Centurion, capital of the rising Decepticon Empire. When [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] and a group of humans and Autobots came in attempting to free the city, Mixmaster confronted them alongside Hook, Bonecrusher and Scrapper. Mixmaster made a particularly dramatic entrance by burning his way up through the bottom of the street with his acids, bursting up from a chemically-induced volcano. This bit of theatricality proved to be a mistake, however, when Grimlock knocked Scrapper off-balance and he fell into Mixmaster's molten pit. The cackling chemist was forced to take his eyes off of the enemy to pull his partner to safety before he was consumed. Never turn your back on a T-Rex—Grimlock took advantage of this distraction to crush Mixmaster's head between his massive iron jaws. Although he was pulled to safety and somehow recovered later that day, Mixmaster surely learned a valuable lesson about flash over substance.'' {{storylink|Transformers: Hardwired|Hardwired}}

''Megatron eventually returned to Earth, but Mixmaster 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 Keepers when those aliens took over Las Vegas and turned Starscream into their puppet. Trapped behind an impenetrable force dome, Mixmaster 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 (G1)|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 Mixmaster 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 Mixmaster 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'' continuity===
[[File:Scrapperdevilsdue.jpg|125px|thumb|He's got legs, and he knows how to use 'em.]]
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 the very cheesed-off Constructicons, including Mixmaster, descended upon their previous captor, [[Doctor Mindbender]]. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 3|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #3}}

They decided to pay him back him painfully by mixing him to death inside Mixmaster's drum, but were interrupted by Soundwave, who needed the doctor to work the [[SPS Satellite]] for him. Mixmaster was disappointed about Soundwave taking their fun away, but was ordered to protect the satellite controls from the attacking Autobot and [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] forces. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 4|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #4}} The Constructicons did like they were told, but were ultimately defeated despite forming Devastator during the battle. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 5|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #5}}
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===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
Mixmaster and the other Constructicons apparently joined up with [[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Megatron]] after the labor shortages for engineering robots cut them loose. Instead of actively participating in Megatron's [[Gladiatorial combat|gladiator tournaments]], however, they lent their talents to quickly clearing random deserted areas and building new arenas on-site shortly before the matches, so that the games were constantly moving. The Constructicons were very efficient in their work—they would even melt down [[Empty|Empties]] found at their construction sites in a pool of Mixmaster's solvents. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 2|Megatron Origin #2}} At the same time they worked as medics, repairing injured gladiators. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 3}} When Megatron's open rebellion began, Mixmaster headed out with [[Bonecrusher (G1)|Bonecrusher]] to kill people in [[Kaon]]. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 4|Megatron Origin #4}}

As the war began in earnest between the Autobots and Decepticons, Mixmaster and the Constructicons remained loyal followers of Megatron. Four million years ago, Mixmaster was part of a convoy along with [[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]], [[Octane (G1)|Octane]] and his fellow Constructicons bringing energon to the war effort. They were intercepted and captured by [[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Optimus Prime]] and [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]]. {{storylink|The Iron Age}}
The Constructions battled against the Autobots when they made an assault on the [[Citadel]]. {{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 (G2)|Sky-Byte]], where they committed some atrocity that was enough to cause Sky-Byte to abandon the Decepticon cause. {{storylink|A Better Tomorrow}}

Later during the war, Mixmaster was one of the Cybertronian scientists [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]] consulted with when he uncovered Cybertron's energy problems and the inevitable cataclysmic destruction that would be wrought should they continue fighting and living as they always have. Mixmaster evidently rejected Thunderwing's findings, forcing him to take matters into his own hands, with devastating results. {{storylink|Stormbringer issue 1|Stormbringer #1}}

Millions of years later, Constructicons were eventually called to Earth, where they displayed their newfound ability to combine into Devastator to the local Autobots. They did not enjoy it. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 7|All Hail Megatron #7}} With the Autobots vanquished, Mixmaster joined in the attack on [[New York City]], where the Constructicons awed the crowds by transforming in plain sight. At first, he played along with Scrapper's claims that they were benevolent aliens. Ever the nut job, Mixmaster did not join in the attack, but instead took a moment to examine the building materials that the humans used. He told Scrapper that they were soft, just like the humans.  {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 1|All Hail Megatron #1}} He later helped form Devastator in order to speed up the mindless destruction a bit. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 2|All Hail Megatron #2}}

Swayed by [[Starscream (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Starscream]]'s words regarding the future of the Decepticons, Mixmaster and the other Constructicons joined him in his revolt against Megatron. They attacked Megatron in the form of Devastator, and probably would've killed him if they hadn't been interrupted by the arrival of [[Europe]]an jets. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 10|All Hail Megatron #10}} Devastator started swatting the humans out of the sky, only to be attacked by [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]] when the Autobots returned to the planet. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 11|All Hail Megatron #11}} The Constructicons were defeated when Omega blasted a hole straight through their combined mode. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 12|All Hail Megatron #12}}


During the two years that followed, Mixmaster and Hook were captured by [[Skywatch]] and deactivated. Requiring help in getting off Earth, a mixed Autobot-Decepticon group led by [[Hot Rod (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Hot Rod]] and [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] retrieved the two Constructicons and started working on bringing them back online. {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 2: "A Rude Awakening"|A Rude Awakening}} They succeeded, and Mixmaster and Hook started helping the group with their spaceship project. {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 3: "Seasons in Flight"|Seasons in Flight}} Naturally, the Decepticons eventually turned on the Autobots, and Mixmaster was seen fighting against Rodimus Prime himself during the [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] battle. After the new gestalt was defeat, Swindle escaped from Autobot and Skywatch custody along with some Constructicons, possibly including Mixmaster. {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 5: "Earthworks"|Earthworks}}

When Megatron returned to Earth four months later, Mixmaster 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}}

Megatron would later use [[space bridge]] technology built into in his new body to summon Mixmaster and the rest of the Decepticons to him on Cybertron. To battle the Autobots, Mixmaster and the other Constructions combined into Devastator. They ultimately lost because Devastator's right leg was paralyzed due to combining with a dead Scrapper, and were then mind-controlled by [[D-Void]] into combining with [[Galvatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Galvatron]]'s [[Sweep]] army and forming a [[Deceptigod|huge monster]]. {{storylink|Chaos Part Three: Kings}}

The Decepticons were captured by the Autobots in the aftermath of the battle, but [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] organized them and made plans to rise up and take control by assassinating Autobot leader [[Bumblebee (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Bumblebee]]. Mixmaster took a report from [[Long Haul (G1)|Long Haul]] that the murder was successful, unaware that it was a lie. He was ordered by Ratbat to gather the troops for the next phase, but when he entered Ratbat's quarters a minute later, he found his leader dismembered and pinned to a wall. {{storylink|The World & Everything in It}} Unsurprisingly, he was outraged when the Autobots tried to spin it as suicide. As mysterious explosions then began wreaking havoc in the area, the Constructicons helped dig victims out of the rubble. {{storylink|Stick Together}} Mixmaster later labored in a Decepticon factory and went with his fellow Constructicons to try to destroy Prowl. Prowl threatened to detonate their I/D chips but realized the Constructicon's chips were disabled. However, Prowl used Wheeljack's passcode to override the disabling and blew up and killed all the Constructicons.{{storylink|Devisive}}

==Games==
===''Transformers Legends''===
Mixmaster was among those who supported [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]'s bid for leadership. {{storylink|The Coronation of Starscream}}

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[File:Mixmaster toy.JPG|upright=1.1|thumb|"But do I get a Classic reissue, heck no."]]
*'''Mixmaster''' (Constructicon, 1985/1986)
**''Team ID number:'' '''6'''
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''34'''
**''Accessories:'' [[Laser pistol]], [[Solar Energy Beam Rifle|Magna Laser]], twin blaster, drill missile projectile

:Mixmaster was originally from [[TakaraTomy|Takara]]'s [[Pre-Transformer]]s ''[[Diaclone]]'' toyline, as Construction Vehicle Robot No. 6 Concrete Mixer. Mixmaster transforms into a green and purple cement mixer, which can also form an '''Attack Truck''' mode by attaching his laser pistol and Devastator's rifle onto and behind his cab roof. Unlike the other Constructicons with projectile launchers, Mixmaster's launcher is built into him (above his head), and can only be used in robot mode. Either the twin blaster or the drill projectile can be loaded into this launcher, though [[for safety reasons]], the spring inside was severely weakened. 

:When the Constructicon toys are combined into [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]], Mixmaster forms the left leg. Unfortunately, combining Mixmaster with his teammates damages his [[rubsign]], which is clumsily positioned so it overlaps the hole on the rear of his vehicle mode into which the tab that holds him in place locks.

:On the European continent, Mixmaster 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, Mixmaster 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/Mixmaster/mixmaster.htm More information on Mixmaster at TFU.info]''

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

:Mixmaster 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)

:Another yellow European exclusive version of Mixmaster, in colors very similar to the previous yellow European release. The main difference was that this version, just like the other Constructicons, came with no Devastator parts. 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===
*'''Mixmaster''' (Constructicon, 1993)
**''Team ID number:'' '''6'''
**''Accessories:'' Laser pistol, Magna Laser, twin blaster

:[[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 Mixmaster's case, the purple plastic parts were slightly brighter, and the missile launcher mechanism was removed for this release, as was the single-tipped missile. Most importantly, however, Mixmaster, like all the ''Generation 2'' Constructicons, 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/Mixmaster/mixmaster.htm More information on ''Generation 2'' Mixmaster at TFU.info]''
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===Encore===
*'''Devastator''' (reissue giftset, 2011)
**''ID number:'' '''20'''
**''Accessories:'' Laser pistol, Magna Laser, twin blaster missile, drill missile 
:Mixmaster was reissued in a giftset 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, Mixmaster features no major differences from his original toy, save for a slightly smaller tab on his mixing drum that doesn't poke out as much into the chute at his back. Unfortunately, the ''Encore'' release neglects to relocate his rubsign, which continues to be immediately damaged upon combination into Devastator.
*'''Devastator''' (reissue giftset, 2013)
**''ID number:'' '''20A'''
**''Accessories:'' Laser pistol, Magna Laser, twin blaster missile, drill missile 
:Mixmaster 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, Mixmaster is also a slightly different color, features a purple mixing drum and more cartoon-accurate paint applications on his face. Unfortunately, once again this second ''Encore'' release neglects to relocate his rubsign, which continues to be immediately damaged upon combination into Devastator.
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==Merchandise==
===Decoy===
*'''Destron Hero Collection 22''' (Decoy multi-pack, 1985)

:In Japan, a purple rubber mini-figure of Mixmaster 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. Mixmaster mixes the [[character model|cartoon model]] with elements from the original toy (such as a [[mouthplate]]).

*'''Mixmaster''' (Decoy, 1987)
**''Decoy number'': '''46'''

:The [[Hasbro]] [[Decoy]] release of the Mixmaster 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/Mixmaster/mixmaster.htm More information on Decoy Mixmaster at TFU.info]''

==Notes==
*The hose/gun/cannon/thingy that Mixmaster uses to spray whatever is in his mixing drum at the time often changed its shape during the G1 cartoon. In his first appearance alone, it changed three times.
*A common misconception is that Mixmaster has a speech quirk, where he repeats all or part of a word for no reason. Fictionally however, this has only for certain shown up in "[[City of Steel]]". In "[[The Master Builders (episode)|The Master Builders]]", he spoke once in a similar fashion, but rather than repeat part of a word, he repeated the full, short sentence.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Mixmaster''' (ミックスマスター ''Mikkusumasutā'')
*''French:'' '''Malaxo''' (Canada)
*''Hebrew:'' '''Robomix''' (רובומיקס, "Robomix")
*''Hungarian:'' '''Kevernök'''
*''Italian:'' '''Rollo'''
*''Portuguese:'' '''Misturador''' (Portugal comic), '''Misturador''' (Brazil comic)
*''Ukrainian:'' '''Zmishuvach''' (Змішувач, "Mixer") (ICTV)
*''Russian:'' '''Smesitel' ''' (Смеситель)

==External links==
*[http://www.ntfa.net/universe/english/index.php?act=view&char=Mixmaster Mixmaster's ''Universe'' profile at NTFA.net]

==References==
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[[Category:Combiners]]
[[Category:Constructicons]]
[[Category:Decoys]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Decepticons]]
[[Category:Generation 2 Decepticons]]
[[Category:The Headmasters Decepticons]]
[[Category:Scientists]]
[[Category:Ultracons]]
[[Category:Wings Universe Decepticons]]