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:''Malleus Minotaurus is a [[Wreckers|Wrecker]] from the [[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].'' | :''Malleus Minotaurus is a [[Wreckers|Wrecker]] from the [[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].'' | ||
'''Malleus Minotaurus''' is a grey minotaur [[Micromaster]] who becomes a grey hammer. | [[File:MalleusMinotaurus-art.jpg|right|thumb|300px|If all you have is a hammer, then that hammer is probably not also a robot. Probably.]] | ||
'''Malleus Minotaurus''' is a grey minotaur [[Micromaster]] who becomes a grey hammer. Originally [[Solus Prime]]'s "little blacksmith helper", he was abducted from the [[Wreckers]] by the [[Mayhem Attack Squad]] (who didn't realize he was anything more than a mystical hammer), and now he attempts to escape the clutches of his captors!<ref>{{citesocial|link=https://www.youtube.com/live/3Pkz6oTI7W4?feature=shared&t=2104|name=Mark Maher|site=YouTube|title=Hasbro Pulse | Transformers 40th Anniversary Fanstream | March 7, 2024|year=2024|day=07|month=03}}</ref> | |||
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==Toys== | ==Toys== | ||
===''Legacy''=== | ===''Legacy''=== | ||
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp- | [[File:Tf-legacy-united-doom-n-destruction-3-pack-malleus-minotaurus.jpg|thumb|upright=2|Sure, this may be the cutest bonk to ever bonk a bonk...but this is no plaything!]] | ||
:*Accessories: Handle/ gun, 2 blast | <ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-wrmas|'''Wrecker Malleus Minotaurus''' / '''Chop Shop''' / '''Barrage''' (Multi-pack, [[2024]])}}</ul> | ||
:*Accessories: Handle/ gun, 2 [[blast effect]]s | |||
{{toydesigner|[[Mark Maher]] (Hasbro)<ref>[[March 7]], 2024's [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Pkz6oTI7W4 Hasbro Pulse | Transformers 40th Anniversary Fanstream | March 7, 2024] on YouTube, with [[Ben MacCrae]], [[Evan Brooks]] and [[Mark Maher]].</ref>|[[Amy Bence]] (packaging)<ref>[[June 10]], [[2025]]'s [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KEAkXHAU034 Transformers Fanstream | June 2025 | Hasbro Pulse] on YouTube, with [[Nate Purswell]] and [[Mark Maher]].</ref>}} | |||
: ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy]]'' Malleus Minotaurus is a grey [[redeco]] of ''[[War for Cybertron: Siege|Siege]]'' [[Smashdown#Toys|Smashdown]], transforming from | : ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy]]'' Malleus Minotaurus is a grey [[redeco]] of ''[[War for Cybertron: Siege|Siege]]'' [[Smashdown#Toys|Smashdown]], transforming from a robotic minotaur into a hammer that other toys can wield thanks to his [[5 mm post|5 mm-wide handle]]. The hammer handle can be slotted into the inside of the left forearm (under the "main" arm) to give him a blaster rifle. Otherwise, the handle either sits unused... or stays awkwardly sticking out of the robot-mode butt as a very long tail. | ||
: | :Malleus Minotaurus comes with two clear blast effect parts: the first being a redeco of the original "Fire Blast" part to simulate smashing against objects, plus a new blast effect that simulates energy on the hammer face as it moves in towards a strike (so you'd use one or the other, but not both). This blast effect was originally made during ''Siege'', and went unreleased until now. | ||
: | : He was only available in a multi-pack along with [[Barrage (Insecticon)#Legacy|Barrage]] and [[Chop Shop (G1)#Legacy|Chop Shop]], as part of the Mayhem Attack Squad-themed "Doom ‘n Destruction Collection". These sets were [[Amazon (website)|Amazon]] exclusives in the US, with a small number sold through [[Hasbro Pulse]]. This set was revealed and set up for preorder on [[February 29]], 2024. | ||
::*''[https://www.instagram.com/p/C44EUIZOHWP/ Designer commentary on the Doom 'n Destruction Collection from Mark Maher on Instagram]'' | |||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
*''Malleus'' in Latin means "hammer", while ''minotaurus'' means | *''Malleus'' in [[Latin language|Latin]] means "hammer", while ''minotaurus'' means "minotaur". | ||
*Malleus is part of a [[Forge of Solus Prime|long lineage of hammer accessories]] with ties to Solus Prime. | *Malleus is part of a [[Forge of Solus Prime|long lineage of hammer accessories]] with ties to Solus Prime. | ||
==References== | |||
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[[Category:Legacy characters]] | [[Category:Legacy characters]] | ||
[[Category:Micromasters]] | [[Category:Micromasters]] | ||
[[Category:Wreckers]] | [[Category:Wreckers]] | ||
Latest revision as of 16:59, 28 January 2026
- Malleus Minotaurus is a Wrecker from the Legacy portion of the Generation 1 continuity family.
Malleus Minotaurus is a grey minotaur Micromaster who becomes a grey hammer. Originally Solus Prime's "little blacksmith helper", he was abducted from the Wreckers by the Mayhem Attack Squad (who didn't realize he was anything more than a mystical hammer), and now he attempts to escape the clutches of his captors![1]
Toys
[edit]Legacy
[edit]
- Wrecker Malleus Minotaurus / Chop Shop / Barrage (Multi-pack, 2024)
- Accessories: Handle/ gun, 2 blast effects
- Known designers: Mark Maher (Hasbro)[2], Amy Bence (packaging)[3]
- Legacy Malleus Minotaurus is a grey redeco of Siege Smashdown, transforming from a robotic minotaur into a hammer that other toys can wield thanks to his 5 mm-wide handle. The hammer handle can be slotted into the inside of the left forearm (under the "main" arm) to give him a blaster rifle. Otherwise, the handle either sits unused... or stays awkwardly sticking out of the robot-mode butt as a very long tail.
- Malleus Minotaurus comes with two clear blast effect parts: the first being a redeco of the original "Fire Blast" part to simulate smashing against objects, plus a new blast effect that simulates energy on the hammer face as it moves in towards a strike (so you'd use one or the other, but not both). This blast effect was originally made during Siege, and went unreleased until now.
- He was only available in a multi-pack along with Barrage and Chop Shop, as part of the Mayhem Attack Squad-themed "Doom ‘n Destruction Collection". These sets were Amazon exclusives in the US, with a small number sold through Hasbro Pulse. This set was revealed and set up for preorder on February 29, 2024.
Notes
[edit]- Malleus in Latin means "hammer", while minotaurus means "minotaur".
- Malleus is part of a long lineage of hammer accessories with ties to Solus Prime.
References
[edit]- ↑ Mark Maher, YouTube, "Hasbro Pulse | Transformers 40th Anniversary Fanstream | March 7, 2024", 2024/03/07
- ↑ March 7, 2024's Hasbro Pulse | Transformers 40th Anniversary Fanstream | March 7, 2024 on YouTube, with Ben MacCrae, Evan Brooks and Mark Maher.
- ↑ June 10, 2025's Transformers Fanstream | June 2025 | Hasbro Pulse on YouTube, with Nate Purswell and Mark Maher.
