Bonecrusher (G1)

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

Bonecrusher is a Decepticon Constructicon from the Generation 1 continuity family.

"So! They laugh at my boner, will they?! I'll show them! I'll show them how many boners the Joker can make!"

Bonecrusher finds beauty in rubble-strewn wastelands and longs to transform pretty much any location he happens across into one. Moreover, he makes demolition into a wild performance art. He loves to show off his destructive talents for his fellow Decepticons. Deep down, his destruction is really a perfectionism that cannot tolerate anything that he views as flawed, which includes the Autobots. Megatron values the fear and destruction Bonecrusher creates as much as the resources harvested in his wake. Now if he could just refrain from destroying buildings the Decepticons actually need...

Bonecrusher combines with his fellow Constructicons to form Devastator.

Fiction

Cartoon continuity

The Transformers cartoon

Voice actor: Neil Ross (English), Keiichi Nanba (Japanese), Edgar Wald (Latin American)

Millions of years ago on Cybertron, Bonecrusher and the Constructicons built Megatron. Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4 At the time Megatron was building his army, they had also constructed Crystal City and were friends with Omega Supreme. Megatron, wanting their constructicons skills on his side, reprogrammed them to serve him using the Robo-Smasher. The Secret of Omega Supreme

"How can he force you into a boner?"
"I don't know. But whatever it is, it isn't good, that's for sure!"

Megatron built Bonecrusher, who, with his fellow Constructicons, would attempt to deal with Teletraan I, only to be thwarted by the Dinobots. Bonecrusher would then reveal the Constructicons' ability to combine by forming Devastator, which was blasted by Optimus Prime into lava. Heavy Metal War Bonecrusher and the other Constructicons would later appear in New York City, bringing down the Empire State Building and then re-erecting it as a Cybertronian fortress. City of Steel He later helped build the Transfixatron. Before a second Constructicon device could be used to destroy the powerless Autobots stuck in vehicle mode, they were rescued and Bonecrusher and the other Constructicons were defeated by the Transfixatron. The Autobot Run While trying to dig to the Earth's core, Bonecrusher got a dominator disc stuck on him so that when he helped form Devastator, the combiner was brought under Autobot control. After Devastator sealed the Decepticons in a tunnel and helped rebuild some of the Autobot base, Megatron then revealed he knew of the Autobot plan to take control of the Constructicons, and deactivated the disks. After a fight for control, Bonecrusher, as Devastator, goes berserk. After a joint Autobot/Decepticon effort, Devastator was brought under Decepticon control and helped to save the day. The Core

"And I'm worried about the boner he's readying for you!"

Bonecrusher, led by Scrapper, convinced Hoist and Grapple that they wanted to aid the two Autobots in a construction project to build a solar tower. (It went poorly at first, and Bonecrusher offering to offline the two Autobots did not help.) While building the tower, they explained to Megatron (at gunpoint) that they were still loyal to him, and once the tower was built, they would turn it over to him. Once the tower is complete, they did just that. ...Then he and the other Constructicons, as Devastator, wrecked it. The Master Builders He was later owned by the Autobots. Megatron's Master Plan Still later, he met with his old friend Omega Supreme, who wasn't very happy. The Secret of Omega Supreme Even later, he helped build a pointless maze. Triple Takeover Even more later, as part of Devastator, he was owned by Bruticus. Starscream's Brigade

Present at the Battle of Autobot City, Bonecrusher helped to breach the Autobot defenses as part of Devastator, who withstood an Autobot attack. After a second attack by the Dinobots, Bonecrusher was not seen again until the confrontation on Astrotrain over who should lead the Decepticons. (And who should be thrown out of the shuttle.) Though Rumble and Frenzy prevented Devastator from proving his superiority, Bonecrusher and the other Constructicons made it back to Cybertron and were present for Starscream's coronation as Decepticon leader. After a fanfare and the death of Starscream at the hands (or cannon) of Galvatron, Bonecrusher and his fellow surviving Decepticons joined in the hunt for the Autobot Matrix of Leadership. The Transformers: The Movie

"Let's continue our study of the great boners of all time."

Bonecrusher and the Constructicons later built Trypticon out of a human city. Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4 They later constructed a giant set of engines on a comet, intent of sending it crashing into Metroplex. When the Autobots arrived to stop them, Bonecrusher was convinced to join his enemies after seeing that they had the power to raise the dead. He quickly rejoined the Decepticons, however. He even commanded the Constructicons to form Devastator, who was then blasted to his components by Perceptor. Maybe they had to have the right person giving orders. Carnage in C-Minor The Constructicons later participated in a Decepticon attack on Paradron, Fight or Flee and then another one on Cybertron. The Rebirth, Part 1

The Headmasters cartoon

Bonecrusher 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. Bonecrusher and his squad were ganging up on the Trainbots until 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 in the back, but Optimus Prime foiled their aim, making them hit Abominus instead. Four Warriors Come out of the Sky Devastator was involved in a combiner shootout on Cybertron until the Battleship Maximus arrived and annihilated the Decepticon combiners. The Mystery of Planet Master

Bonecrusher and the Constructicons were guarding the Decepticon Space Bridge on Earth, but failed miserably when Twincast single-handedly fought them off and stole a ride on the bridge. The Great Cassette Operation

Zone OVA, manga and story pages

Seeking to create a Decepticon Zone to counter the Autobot Zone, 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. Bonecrusher was among those summoned, but only in the form of Devastator. Zone Part 1 Transformers: Zone Enter the New Supreme Commander, Dai Atlas!

Marvel Comics continuity

Generation 1

Events from the UK-only comic stories are in italics.

"It is well that I am ready to trick him into his boner!"

Shortly after assuming control of the Decepticons, Shockwave raided a Blackrock Aerospace Assembly Plant in order to co-opt its construction facilities for his own purposes. Using the purloined power of his prisoner, Optimus Prime, Shockwave fed energy from the Creation Matrix into the brain modules of his new creations — Bonecrusher and the Constructicons. Their first mission was to work with Soundwave and convert a human radio-telescope into a broadcasting antenna for contacting their homeworld of Cybertron. The Constructicons paused at a local truck stop to salvage the trucks and other machinery to use as raw materials in their project, earning them the wrath of the mighty Bomber Bill, trucker extraordinaire. At the site of the radio-telescope, the Constructicons began their work: Bonecrusher contributed to the DE-struction part of the project, smashing the trucks into pieces so that his more artistically-inclined partners could re-engineer them as necessary. As Bomber Bill arrived with a cavalry of Autobots, Soundwave instructed the Constructicons to combine into the mighty Devastator and crush the opposition. Devastator's limited processing ability kept him from efficiently targeting multiple opponents, however, giving Bomber Bill and Huffer a chance to damage the antenna. Soundwave and the Constructicons were forced into a retreat. The Next Best Thing to Being There!

Bonecrusher and his comrades spent the next several months working on their gestalt coordination, refining Devastator to act as a smooth (if slow) killing machine. Their next mission was to capture the human known as Buster Witwicky, who had come to Shockwave's attention. They found him attending a demolition derby in Oregon, and Bonecrusher quickly remarked that "this looks like my sort'a place!" Their kidnapping attempt was interrupted by Buster's human friends, Ironhide and the Autobots. Faced with the enemy, Bonecrusher and the Constructicons combined into Devastator once more, and fought off the Autobots while Soundwave performed a mind-scan on Buster. After uncovering some valuable information, Soundwave called off the attack, and the Constructicons returned to base. Devastation Derby!

The next Decepticon base of operations was a coal strip mine in the Powder River Basin of eastern Wyoming, chosen rather ad hoc when Megatron raided the location and then began squatting there after driving off the Autobots and American military. Shockwave summoned the Constructicons to fortify their position more strategically, and the Decepticon engineers installed a ring of defensive weapons and barriers around the rim of the basin. They also lent their strength as Devastator to the defenses, and drove off an Autobot strike unit soon after arriving in Wyoming. Command Performances!

Bonecrusher and the Constructicons remained available for the Decepticon cause. On one occasion, they battled the Dinobots alongside Megatron and Soundwave. Bonecrusher and Long Haul double-teamed Sludge, and eventually brought him down with sheer firepower. As he was celebrating his victory, however, Bonecrusher was blindsided by the mechanoid known as Centurion, and sent flying. The tide of battle turned, and the Decepticons soon abandoned their skirmish with the Dinobots. In the National Interest On another occasion, the future Decepticon known as Galvatron forced Bonecrusher and the Constructicons into building a massive energy cannon for his plans. Target: 2006

Sometime later, after Ratbat assumed command of the Decepticons, they staged an all-out attack on the Autobots of the Ark and Steelhaven, who had landed on the moon to settle a personal dispute. While the majority of the Decepticon forces kept the Autobots busy with mayhem and carnage, Bonecrusher led the Constructicons in a raid on the Ark itself, recovering the deactivated bodies of several of their fellow Decepticons, captured months earlier while battling Omega Supreme. Totaled!

Bonecrusher is the only member of the Constructicons who did not appear in the Earthforce stories.

Generation 2

Bonecrusher was with the Decepticons when Bludgeon led an assault on the planet Earth, in an attempt to draw out Optimus Prime, and so naturally he fell back under Megatron's control when the old Decepticon commander took over. The Gathering Darkness He was seen later helping to construct the trenches and shield barriers to use against the Swarm. A Rage in Heaven!

Dreamwave comics continuity

Events from The Transformers Trilogy novels are in italics.

Nine million years ago, Bonecrusher and the Constructicons helped Megatron create his world engine under Iacon, the means by which he would turn all of Cybertron into a mobile juggernaut, bringing his tyrannical message of "peace" to the galaxy at large. The War Within issue 5 Construction was interrupted by Grimlock and his commando unit, however, and the engine was disabled. The War Within #6

During the war, the Constructicons discovered a new means of transformation and combination, turning themselves into the awesome and terrifying Devastator. The technology was appropriated by the Autobots, and soon a half-dozen or so titanic combiners were in action on both sides. Their destructive potential proved to be too much for Cybertron's fragile mantle to handle, and so by the time of the Dark Ages the Crisis Intervention Accord set down new rules of warfare, prohibiting the combiner teams from operating together on any faction. They could remain an unaligned unit or join separate factions, but the risk of combiner warfare was too great. Unfortunately, Bonecrusher and the Constructicons eventually broke that agreement, allying themselves and Devastator with Ratbat's Ultracon faction. Escalation Their resulting battle with the unaligned Defensor devastated the Tagan Heights region of Cybertron, and very nearly triggered a chain reaction that would have destroyed the entire planet. Thankfully, the Constructicons were defeated after the Protectobots electrocuted them. Devastation

Although they were apparently not part of the original crew of the Nemesis, the Constructicons somehow became involved in the Autobot / Decepticon skirmish on Earth in the 1980s. Like the other Decepticons, they were captured and detained by the Autobots after roughly a decade of war, and would have been transported back to Cybertron if not for the sabotage of the Ark II. Bonecrusher and many other Decepticons were taken in by the human mercenary Lazarus, who attempted to reprogram their deactivated forms into remote-controlled weapons of mass destruction. He failed. Megatron regained control of his senses in 2002, and reawakened the Decepticons under Lazarus' dominion. Prime Directive issue 4 Combined as Devastator, Bonecrusher and the Constructicons caused significant damage to the city of San Francisco before being brought down by Optimus Prime himself. Prime Directive issue 5

After being repaired over the following months, Bonecrusher and the Constructicons were among the first Decepticons to swear fealty to Starscream after Megatron vanished in Tokyo in a flash of light. Merged as Devastator, they helped him declare his intentions in a desert battle with Sideswipe and the Air Force, and then moved on to Las Vegas. Starscream's plan was to convince Sin City's population to willingly accept him and the Decepticons as their new lords and masters. As part of the deception, he declared anyone not interested in his new order was free to leave the city, although the wily Decepticon cautioned that he could not protect them from anything they encountered beyond those limits. Bonecrusher was stationed at the city limits to terrorize anyone who attempted to flee, using cloaking technology and sleight-of-hand tricks to convince exiting motorists that the Constructicon was protecting them from some unseen but deadly force. Bonecrusher's tricks successfully convinced Paul and Janie Whitmore to turn back to Las Vegas, spreading word of the dangers they faced and the "aid" the Decepticon gave them.

When Grimlock, Prowl and Bumblebee invaded the city with a small military unit, the Constructicons came out to greet them. Bonecrusher was the first to battle Bumblebee and Prowl, and was infuriated when they made "left arm" jokes at his expense (apparently he's sensitive about being Devastator's southpaw). His cezium steel armor enabled Bonecrusher to stand up to the punishment both Autobots were dishing out, and the Constructicon was little more than dazed after Prowl expended his entire ammunition storage on Bonecrusher. Although he was eventually weakened by their combined assault, Bonecrusher held his own against both Autobots long enough for his fellow Constructicons to reach the site of the battle. Unfortunately for the Decepticons, Grimlock arrived just then as well. The Constructicons were forced to retreat before the Dinobot and his secret army of human-piloted assault helicopters. Bonecrusher's injuries were significant enough that Devastator's left arm appeared limp and nearly useless in another battle a few hours later. Hardwired

Megatron eventually returned to Earth, but Bonecrusher 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, Bonecrusher and the Constructicons attempted to batter their way out as Devastator using sheer brute force, until 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-induced force shield when the American nuclear assault was dropped on the Keepers, and were blasted into pieces. Annihilation

The nuclear blast left Devastator fused into his singular robot mode, leaving him unable to split back into Bonecrusher and his other components. Eventually, Devastator fell into the Void along with 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. Fusion

The pieces of Bonecrusher and the Constructicons fell under the control of Earth Defense Command, and were held in their Roswell facility for study. Generation One issue 0

Devil's Due G.I. Joe v. the Transformers continuity

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 and Bumblebee's help, the mind-controlled Transformers were awakened, including Bonecrusher and the other Constructicons. G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 3

While eager to get back at their former captors, the Constructicons were ordered by Soundwave to protect the SPS Satellite controls from the Autobots and G.I. Joes that were assaulting Cobra Island. G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 4 Upon arriving at the frontlines, Bonecrusher merged with his team, and Devastator managed to kill Hound before he was overwhelmed by the attackers and had his Bonecrusher arm blown off at the shoulder. G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 5

IDW comics continuity

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After Ratbat and the Senate began discontinuing all manual labor opportunities on Cybertron, automating the work formerly performed by Cybertronians, Bonecrusher and his construction crew found themselves out of a job. Searching for new challenges, these "Constructicons" hooked up with Megatron and the underground pit-fighting ring in Kaon. Since the combat was illegal, the gladiators could not operate out of a single arena at a set location: too much risk of being raided. Instead, the Constructicons were commissioned to create a new arena before each fight at a randomly chosen location. Using a combination of demolition, material fabrication, and surgically-skilled construction engineering, Bonecrusher and the Constructicons would convert any and all scrap available into into a new arena for the gladiators and crowd to occupy. Megatron Origin #2 They also worked behind the scenes at the arena, repairing and upgrading damaged fighters. Megatron Origin #3 When Megatron's insurrection began, Bonecrusher and Mixmaster headed into the streets of Kaon to kill any opposition. Megatron Origin #4

In the modern era, Bonecrusher and his fellow Constructicons were summoned to Earth to assist Megatron in the conquest of the wretched little mudball. Having recently gained the ability to combine, the Constructicons made short work of the Autobot unit stationed on Earth. All Hail Megatron #7 Afterwards, the Decepticons attacked New York City, where Bonecrusher got to murder lots of confused humans. All Hail Megatron issue 1 As part of Devastator, he also helped cut the city off from the rest of the world by wrecking the underground tunnels leading to it. All Hail Megatron #2 Once the city was conquered, Bonecrusher was the only Constructicon seen listening to Megatron's victory speech. All Hail Megatron #4

Along with the rest of the Constructicons, Bonecrusher allied himself with Starscream when he tried to take leadership of the Decepticons. As Devastator, the Constructicons attacked Megatron, but failed to kill him due to the arrival of human jets. All Hail Megatron #10 Devastator fought the humans until the Autobots suddenly returned to the planet, at which point he duked it out with Omega Supreme instead. All Hail Megatron #11 The Constructicons lost the battle when Omega Supreme blasted a big hole in Devastator's chest. All Hail Megatron #12

Megatron would later use space bridge technology built into in his new body to summon Bonecrusher and the rest of the Decepticons to him on Cybertron. To battle the Autobots, Bonecrusher and the other Constructions combined into Devastator. They ultimately lost because Devastaor's right leg was paralyzed due to combining with a dead Scrapper. They were soon mind-controlled by Galvatron into combining with his Sweep army and forming a huge monster. Chaos Part Three: Kings

Games

3D Battle-Card Game

Bonecrusher serves under Megatron as one of his Decepticon soldiers, battling Optimus Primal's many Autobot allies in what might possibly have been an inter-universe battle. Energon Wars Expansion Set

Toys

Generation 1

"You were so busy forcing me into a boner, you forgot you were committing one yourself!"

• Bonecrusher (Constructicon, 1985)
  • Team ID number: 1
  • Japanese ID number: 36
  • Accessories: Laser pistol, Devastator's left fist, "target shooter" projectile launcher, "rotor blade" projectile.

Bonecrusher was originally from Takara'sPre-Transformers Diaclone toyline, as Construction Vehicle Robot No.1 Bulldozer. Bonecrusher transforms into a bright green bulldozer, which can also form an "attack bulldozer" mode by attaching the "target shooter" (loaded with the "rotor blade" projectile) onto the posts on the hood of his vehicle mode.

When the Constructicon toys are combined into Devastator, Bonecrusher forms his left arm.

• More information on Bonecrusher at TFU.info

• Devastator (Giftset, 1985)
  • Japanese ID number: 37

Bonecrusher was also available as part of the Devastator giftset that was available in several markets, including the United States, Japan and parts of Europe.

• Constructicon (Constructicon, 1992)
  • Accessories: Laser pistol

This European exclusive version of Bonecrusher was yellow, but with the darker purple from the original toy instead of the lighter Generation 2 shade, and came with no Devastator parts. This toy was also not officially named, as he came on a card shared by the other Constructicons.

Generation 2

• Bonecrusher (Constructicon, 1993)
  • Team ID number: 1
  • Accessories: Laser pistol, Devastator's left fist, "target shooter" projectile launcher, "rotor blade" projectile.

Generation 2 Bonecrusher is very similar to the European-exclusive release from 1992, being mostly yellow, but the shade of purple is paler, and he has a Generation 2 Decepticon faction sigil and the words 'Decepticon' tampographed onto him. Another version was available where the yellow was replaced with orange. Unlike the 1992 release, Bonecrusher comes with all the parts included with the original 1984 release.

• More information on Generation 2 Bonecrusher at TFU.info

Classics

Chortle at Joker's boner

• Constructicon Devastator (Multi-pack, 2007)
  • Accessories: Claw weapon thing, energon star

Bonecrusher is one of the toys included in this Walmart exclusive gift pack, a redeco of the Energon Bonecrusher and Sledge mold. He transforms into a wheeled front-end loader and can form a leg or arm to any Energon-series "Powerlinx Combiner" super robot, though his nominal placement is as the right arm of Devastator.

This mold was also used to make Scrapper from the same gift pack.

• More information on Classics Bonecrusher at TFU.info

Merchandise

Decoy

• Bonecrusher (Decoy, 1987)

Coming packaged at random on carded Transformers toys during 1987, this is a soft-rubber version of Bonecrusher in his robot mode. He—like all Decepticon Decoys—was available in both purple and red, with the red version being considerably rarer.

3D Battle-Card Game

Stung by his boner, Joker lashes back!

• "Classic" Bonecrusher (3D Battle-Card, 2007)

A 38-point "rare" character in the 3D Battle-Card Game's "Energon Wars" expansion, Bonecrusher "transforms" into a lime green half-track payloader. He uses the same parts layout as Movie Bonecrusher and Longarm.

Notes

• When Bonecrusher appeared in the commercial for the Generation 2 versions of the Constructicons, he (and the rest of the team) appeared in their Generation 1 color schemes.

Foreign names

• Japanese: Bonecrusher (ボーンクラッシャー Bōnkurasshā)
• French: Sadico
• Hungarian: Csonttörő
• Italian: Scudo ("Shield")
• Portuguese: Esmaga-Ossos (Portugal comic), Esmagador (Brazil comic)
• Russian: Kostolom (Костолом, "Bonecrusher")

External links

• Bonecrusher's Universe profile at NFTA.net