Malleus Minotaurus

Malleus Minotaurus is a Wrecker from the Legacy portion of the Generation 1 continuity family.

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!

Toys

Legacy

Sure, this may be the cutest bonk to ever bonk a bonk...but this is no plaything!

• Wrecker Malleus Minotaurus / Chop Shop / Barrage (Multi-pack, 2024)

• Accessories: Handle/ gun, 2 blast effects
• Known designers: Mark Maher (Hasbro), Amy Bence (packaging)

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 This blast effect was originally made during Siege, and went unreleased until now.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.

• Designer commentary on the Doom 'n Destruction Collection from Mark Maher on Instagram

Notes

• Malleus in Latin means "hammer", while minotaurus means "minotaur".
• Malleus is part of a long lineage of hammer accessories with ties to Solus Prime.