Devastator (ROTF)

The name or term "Devastator" refers to more than one character or idea. For a list of other meanings, see Devastator (disambiguation).

Devastator is a Decepticon Combiner from the Revenge of the Fallen franchise in the live-action film continuity family.

King Kong ain't got nothin' on me!

Whether he's formed from six, seven, or even nine Constructicons, Devastator is a giant among giants. He is in fact so huge that his body simply cannot support itself when carrying his weight upright, forcing him to lumber on all fours.

Devastator is a tormented being, his very formation wracking his component Constructicons with pain and stressing them to the breaking point both physically and mentally. The imperfect fusion process produces a mind that's very much less than the sum of its parts; rage and pain are all he knows, pushing aside whatever intelligence he might possess. Devastator relies on almost pure instinct in battle.

Devastator is named after Cybertron's unwithstandable and terrifyingly destructive Devastator Winds, due to his intimidating strength. Devastator can also create powerful gravity wells by generating an artificial black hole with his Vortex Grinder, located in his mouth. Nearby objects are drawn into his gaping mouth to be crushed.

Devastator is made up of:

• Scavenger (torso)
• Hightower (left arm)
• Long Haul (right leg)
• Mixmaster (head)
• Rampage (left leg)
• Scrapper (right arm)

Sometimes omitted

• Overload (lower waist)
• Yellow dump truck
• Second bulldozer

Fiction

IDW Revenge of the Fallen comics

Devastator (the Devastator? A Devastator?) was involved in a battle with Ironhide and Sidewipe, thousands of years ago. Tales of the Fallen issue 2

Revenge of the Fallen movie

Voice actor: Frank Welker (English), Yasuyoshi Hara (Japanese)

He's like a giant puppy! Who wants to eat you.

Upon arrival in Egypt, the Constructicons that made up Devastator combined and attacked Leo Spitz, Seymour Simmons, Skids, and Mudflap. It rampaged through the construction facility, sucking up anything not anchored down, such as sand, cars, and Mudflap. Despite the powerful vacuum, Mudflap held out for a while before being sucked further in. Seeking vengeance, Skids clambered up Devastator for revenge. However, Mudflap had survived, and he blasted a hole through the giant Decepticon's head to climb out before further attacking the combiner and slowing it down.

Hi ho, hi ho-HOLY SLAG!

Megatron yelled Devastator's name from atop the Great Pyramid of Giza to end the twins' distraction. Devastator clambered out the construction pit and grappled his way to the peak of the pyramid, where he used his turbine breath to suck up the stones that hid the solar harvester inside. By this point, Simmons had made his way to the pyramid, and he radioed a nearby navy ship to fire its experimental rail gun, which had been developed based on studies of Megatron during his captivity at Hoover Dam. The gun's blast hit Devastator, blasting off an arm and making him lose his balance, causing him to shatter into many pieces as his body tumbled down the pyramid. Revenge of the Fallen

Games

Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen - The Game

Voice actor: Fred Tatasciore (English)

Xbox 360/Sony PS3/PC

Autobot campaign

Don't think about how out of scale the limbs are...and lets sink in the awesomeness of this picture.

After the Autobots defeated Megatron and Starscream, the Decepticons' ultimate weapon, Devastator, was unleashed upon Cairo. Major Lennox's NEST forces as well as the local military were unable to hold back the titanic Decepticon, and were relegated to a supporting role once the Autobots arrived in the city. However, NEST helicopters provided invaluable assistance by laser-painting critical weapons subsystems for the Autobots to attack, such as his back-mounted missile launchers, his hip-mounted cannons and his arm-mounted guns, before they could attack his head-mounted armored node. Once the node was breached, Devastator collapsed in the streets of Cairo. Revenge of the Fallen (Xbox 360/PS3/PC)

Toys

Revenge of the Fallen

Legends Class toys

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The one you will actually buy.

• Constructicon Devastator (Legends, 2009)

Like the on-screen combiner, but unlike the Supreme class Devastator toy, the Legends class Devastator comprises seven Constructicons, including the elusive Overload, each with individual robot modes. Because of this, he is a lot more complex than the Supreme class toy, with a more "layered" look than his movie counterpart had. Devastator is (roughly) Deluxe sized while standing up. The only real drawback he has is that he almost has no articulation. But hey, you can't have everything, right?

In Hasbro's markets, Devastator will be available as a store-exclusive set, packaged in a currently-unique clear box in gestalt mode. A huge two-sided instruction sheet explains transformation in both directions from gestalt to vehicles and vehicles to robots, with the curious note that "Some poses may require hand support". In the United States, the exclusive lies with Walmart. In the United Kingdom, the set is (to date) only available through Argos.

In Japan the Constructicon team members are available individually. Unlike the usual EZ collection toys, the Constructicons are not blind packed but packed in much the same way as Hasbro Legends class releases.

Bet yer green with envy.

• EZ Collection Devastator - G1 Colors Version (Legends, 2010)

Takara will reissue the seven Legend class Constructicons in G1 inspired green and purple color schemes. Quick! Cancel those Hasbro orders you made!

Combiner Class toys

Actually movie accurate... NOT.

• Constructicon Devastator (2009)
  • Japanese ID number: RD-16

Devastator is formed from the combination of six transforming construction vehicle toys that do not have individual robot modes. Unlike prior cases of this format, Devastator's vehicles represent separate Transformers, and most of them have other non-combiner toys that do have robot modes.

Despite the figure's complex appearance(from the front anyway), the limbs' transformations into combined mode are rather simple. Fortunately, this makes him a lot easier to muck with than some of the other larger-scale Revenge of the Fallen toys. This is good, because Devastator is ENORMOUS. His smallest limbs (his legs) are the size of Deluxe-class toys, and his largest components are bigger than Leader-class toys. While the legs can not be swapped (unless for some reason you want a backwards walking Devastator), the arms can be swapped around.

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You've got red on you.

The toy's electronics are all in the Mixmaster component. Pressing the button makes Devastator's mouth open and activates voice clips and engine sounds, as well as green lights in his mouth and eyes. Pressing the button for a few seconds activates his "Vortex grinder". However, the button trigger is so sensitive that he never shuts up. In Devastator mode, his mouth can be locked into the open position by clicking his lower jaw sections into the large tank treads that form his shoulders. His mouth is enormous, and it lights up all pretty and green. He can easily swallow any Legends-class toy and spit it out the other side by opening up the back of his head. Covering Devastator's head when seperating him from the torso and turning him back into Mixmaster's vehicle mode activates the transformation noise, and after that somehow makes engine stalling noises without pulling the trigger.

Sadly, Devastator has a hard time standing on all four of his limbs, and is most stable standing on his hind legs. This is mainly because the most weight is located in the head, and his fingers are not made to hold that weight. He will also look straight to the ground unless you lock his head in place with the lower jaw.

The Japanese TakaraTomy release of this figure has extra paint applications on Devastator's face, for a better resemblance to the final CG model.

Mega Power Bots

Not a Power Rangers Megazord.

• Constructicon Devastator (2009)

Mega Power Bots Devastator is a simple toy for younger children, featuring plenty of playing sounds and flashing lights. His limbs have limited swivel articulation and do not detach into separate vehicles. He has a distinctly more humanoid stature than normal.

Unlike regular Power Bots, and unlike other portrayals of the character in general, Devastator features a transformation! It consists of putting his arms up and laying him flat on his stomach, which lets him roll around using the wheels on his limbs.

Pressing down the Decepticon shield on his crotch (!) spins the vortex in his chest, lights up his eyes and makes him utter one of many Welker-recorded phrases, including "Prepare for extermination!", "Crush Autobots!" and "I am Devastator!" Pressing on the crane of his excavator arm makes a cannon blast sound effect, while pressing the cab of his loader arm turns the scoop into claws.

Merchandise

Revenge of the Fallen

Burger King

What? No wrecking ball testicles? LAME.

• Constructin' Devastator (2009)

Burger King Devastator consists of five parts — a head and body, and simplified versions of the vehicle modes for Long Haul, Scrapper, Rampage and Hightower, which connect to the torso on ball joints. The generic connectors mean that they can be attached in any configuration, however the intended layout is marked with letters from A to D. The ball joints are loose enough to allow limited articulation.

• More information on Devastator at TFU.info

RPMs - Robot Powered Machines

Track Set

Rejected name: Escape The Teabag.

• Devastator Showdown (2009)
  • Includes: Skids Mini-Vehicle.

The Devastator Showdown track set is a retool of the Indiana Jones race track. This playset is compatible with the other Hot Wheels-like miniature cars. It fires the car on a track to an area that (when a car goes over it) releases a "wrecking ball" and the Devastator head lights up and makes sounds. The wrecking ball will follow the car down the track until the tracks stop.

Yes, that means he fires his testicles at you.

Robot Heroes

• Desert Devastation (Multi-pack, 2009)

D'awwwvstator.

"Desert Devastation" Devastator is a super-sized Robot Heroes figure, at least twice as big as other toys in the line. He is only available in a multi-pack with Skids and Mudflap in their vehicle modes and William Lennox.

Notes

Spielberg saw [Devastator] and said, 'This is (expletive) awesome!' It's always nice when you can make him swear.Michael Bay, "First look: Robo-brawlers big, small in new 'Transformers'" in USA Today (April 3, 2009)

"Six?! What happened to seven?!"
"Just kidding."

• In the film, none of Devastator's components are shown as individual Transformers. This might vaguely justify why the components of his Supreme class toy lack individual robot modes.

• Devastator's final CGI head differed from that used for his promotional images, including more red panels and several pulleys and wires, four highly pronounced horns, and a trio of throat gears lit like a furnace, instead of a single, complex vortex machine that is lit green like his eyes.

• In the film, there are nine vehicles that form Devastator! A yellow bulldozer is seen unfolding and is then scooped up by Devastator's left arm, which has been formed by Hightower. Another yellow dump truck lines up next to Rampage and helps him form the leg. This means two things: It explains why Devastator's left arm has scoops on it while Hightower's vehicle mode has no such equipment, and also why none of the Devastator toys are movie-accurate.
  • Hasbro's official line is that there are seven Constructicons that form Devastator.

• Devastator is made up of 52,632 geometric pieces and 11,716,127 polygons. The total length of all the pieces is 13.84 miles.

• Devastator is made up of 6467 total textures, taking up 32 gigabytes of computer space.

• When Devastator punches the pyramid, its hand is traveling at 390 miles per hour.

NSFW

• Devastator's got brass balls. Exactly how is pretty questionable; even the crane Hightower would only have one wrecking ball as a counterweight. When Hasbro was asked if there ever will be a Devastator toy with wrecking balls, they replied straight out "no".

• The Devastator Showdown track set does, however, feature one wrecking ball that chases cars down the track. Hmmm.

• According to Shawn Kelly, the ILM lead animator for Revenge of the Fallen, Devastator caused a computer to catch fire spontaneously and its insides to melt. One assumes he was exaggerating for the purposes of publicity, as it is improbable for modern computers to actually catch fire under operations for which they are designed, such as rendering an extremely complex model. The special features on the DVD do (indirectly) show one of the computers blowing, with lots of black smoke and the poor animator (and his keyboard) covered in soot. (This was all done as a prank, leading to said animator asking "What the hell, man?") Not quite melting, but still.

• Interestingly, despite the supreme class toy being formed from vehicles similar to his Generation 1 counterpart (dump truck, bulldozer, front end loader, crane, excavator, mixing truck), none of them form the same component in either version.

• In Transformers Generations 2009, volume 3, a very early Devastator mock-up is pictured that places more emphasis on height than width (being rather creepily lanky) and includes among other things, a Sikorsky helicopter as a component. It was kitbashed together from various figures from other lines, including some from Spawn and Kamen Rider.

• Massive Black's concept art is totally different from the film version: a red mining truck forms the torso, an excavator and timber harvester form the arms, and the legs are formed by a military plow and bulldozer. The resulting robot is human in posture.

• Devastator has a tongue, which is cool and disturbing-looking at the same time.

• According to a catalog included with ROTF toys, the ONLY way for the Autobots to defeat Devastator is by combining Optimus Prime and Jetfire.

• Given that the film establishes multiple sets of Constructicons, it seems entirely possible that more than one "Devastator" could be formed.