Overload (ROTF)
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- Overload is a Decepticon Constructicon from the Revenge of the Fallen portion of the live-action film continuity family.
Overload transforms into a red modified Komatsu HD465-7 articulated dump truck. Sometimes, he combines with his fellow Constructicons to form Devastator's lower waist. And no, he's not Bonecrusher.
Fiction
Revenge of the Fallen film
During the climactic battle in Egypt between the Autobots, their human allies and The Fallen's Decepticons, Overload arrived in a quarry with the other Constructicons before merging into Devastator to attack former Sector Seven agent Seymour Simmons, Leo Spitz, Skids and Mudflap. Later, as Devastator smashed away at the Great Pyramid of Giza after shrugging off Skids and Mudflap, Simmons called upon the United States Navy to fire upon the giant Decepticon. The U.S.S. Kidd fired her experimental rail gun, smashing one of his arms to pieces and destroying Devastator. Revenge of the Fallen
Overload’s involvement in the preceding events, or events mostly similar, were also chronicled in the novel "The Last Prime"; the comic mini-series "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Official Movie Adaptation"; and the storybook "Rise of the Decepticons."
IDW comics
Overload's body type was one of the early "construction drones" used to build Star Harvesters. One of the Overloads joined the Fallen's original Decepticons. He tried to battle the turncoat Jetfire and was quickly taken out. Tales of the Fallen #4
Toys
Revenge of the Fallen
- Decepticon Overload (Legends, 2009)
- Japanese ID number: D1
- Overload and the six other Legends class Constructicons combine to form Devastator. In Japan, the Legends class Constructicons are sold individually. He transforms into an articulated dump truck. He forms the lower torso/hips of Devastator.
- Constructicon Devastator (Legends figure multi-pack, 2010)
- EZ Collection Devastator - G1 Colors Version (Legends, 2010)
- Takara also released Overload along with the six other Legend class Constructicons in G1 inspired green and purple color schemes.
Transformers (2010)
- Constructicon Devastator (Legends, 2010)
- A Toys"R"Us-exclusive Generation 1-themed redeco of Legends Devastator and his components. Unlike Takara's go at the same idea, Overload and the other Constructicons are mostly just lime green and gray, with the only bits of purple being their windshields. They do, however, have brown paint operations on and around their wheels to simulate dirt.
Movie Advanced Series
- Devastator (Legends, 2014)
- Japanese ID number: AD13
- Released as part of Takara's Movie Advanced Series Devastator set, Overload is a redeco of the ROTF Legends Overload to closely resemble his on-screen portrayal.
Generations
Studio Series
- Constructicon Overload (Leader Class, 2020)
- ID number: 66
- Japanese ID number: SS-54
- Japanese release date: 2020
- Accessories: Devastator neck armor, "Pyramid Desert Battle" backdrop
- Released to commemorate the 10th anniversary of Revenge of the Fallen, Studio Series "Constructicon Overload" is an all-new mold that transforms from an articulated dump truck into a robot mode based on the same piece of concept art as his Legends toy and IDW design, while also resembling the design created by Ben Procter (see below).
- Although sold at Leader-class price-point, he is roughly as tall as his Voyager-sized teammates, making up for it with with massive secondary arms (rivaling Mixmaster in width) and a removable screen-accurate neck armor piece for Devastator's head mode, though it snaps around Mixmaster rather loosely. He also comes with a cardboard backdrop display depicting Operation: Firestorm.
- Overload can be combined with the rest of the Studio Series Constructicons to form Devastator, becoming the giant's chest, lower torso, thighs and waist, though the transformation leaves the back of his head exposed in combined mode, right in the middle of Devastator's stomach.
- CG renders depict Overload in a beet red and cool-grey as opposed to the brick red and warmer grey of the final product. He also comes mistransformed to fit in the box, with his shoulders being angled downwards at the joint that serves as Devastator's hips.
Merchandise
Robot Heroes
- Desert Devastation (Multi-pack, 2009)
- Overload is the sculpted crotch of "Desert Devastation" Devastator, a super-sized Robot Heroes figure. He is only available in a multi-pack with Skids and Mudflap in their vehicle modes and William Lennox.
Notes
- Like several recent Japanese Transformers toys, TakaraTomy has incorporated Overload's faction with his name in an effort to strengthen his trademark. Hasbro, however, has not had such problems to date with the name Overload in their markets.
- Being the seventh Constructicon, Overload technically hasn't got a G1 counterpart, but he is a (albeit articulated) dump truck that forms Devastator's lower torso.
- One of Ben Procter's concept art studies for Overload's robot mode is a monstrous—and awesome—four-armed quadruped with claws and hooks up the ying-yang.[1] There was also a bipedal variant of this design which ultimately served as the basis for his Studio Series toy. Another, possibly earlier bipedal design[2] was the basis for his original Legend-class and comic appearances.
Foreign names
- Japanese: Overload (オーバーロード Ōbārōdo)
