Pretender Monster
- The Pretender Monsters are a Decepticon subgroup from the Generation 1 continuity family.
The Pretender Monsters consist of:
They can combine to form Monstructor.
Fiction
Marvel Comics continuity
DDP G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers continuity
Monstructor's limbs took it to Prowl, Skids and Sideswipe, before getting bored and leaving the Autobot's base. Later, they joined up and broke a few G.I. Joe vehicles, before the Laser Squad exploded the Gestalt's head. If you took away the Pretender Monsters from this series altogether, you wouldn't find anything different or new.
That's the scariest part of all.
Toys
Generation 1
The Pretender Monsters were each sold separately in cardback packages. Each came with the inner robot, the outer shell, a shell backing plate, a small hand gun, and a Monstructor component.
The inner robots are tiny, standing only slightly taller than the Micromasters which were soon to dominate the G1 toyline at the time. The transformations are likewise simplified to the point that it's difficult to tell exactly what some of them turn into.
The monstrous outer shells are composed of a malleable rubbery substance. This material does not tend to age well, unfortunately, and there have been reports of Pretender Monster shells showing mold-like spotting or secreting an oily residue [1]. Gross!
