Hightower (ROTF)

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

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

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He comes with a Hannibal Lecter facemask.

Hightower transforms into a gigantic truss crane.

When combined with his fellow Constructicons, he forms the left arm of Devastator.

Fiction

Revenge of the Fallen (movie)

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During the climactic battle in Egypt between the Autobots, their human allies and The Fallen's Decepticons, Hightower appeared in a quarry with the other Constructicons before merging into Devastator to attack former Sector Seven agent Seymour Simmons, Leo Spitz, Skids and Mudflap. 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 railgun, smashing one of his arms to pieces and destroying Devastator. Revenge of the Fallen

Toys

Revenge of the Fallen

Legends Class toys

• Hightower (2009)
  • Japanese ID number: D7

Hightower and the six other Legends class Constructicons combine to form Devastator. In Japan, the Legends class Constructicons are sold individually.

• Constructicon Devastator (Legends figure multi-pack, 2009)

In Hasbro's markets, the Legends Constructicons are sold together as a store exclusive.

Supreme Class toys

• Constructicon Devastator (2009)

Strangely, Hightower's figure in this set is the only one accurate to the Concept art in that he has no designed robot mode.

Mega Power Bots

• Constructicon Devastator (2009)

Merchandise

Burger King

• Devastator (2009)

An extremely-simplified version of Hightower's vehicle mode is included as part of Burger King Devastator. Though his ball socket is compatible with any of Devastator's limb connections, it's marked with a B to indicate he forms Devastator's left arm. Hightower seems to be the least movie accurate of the four limbs.

Trivia

• In the ROTF movie, Hightower is already present and unmoving in the valley when the other Constructicons roll up, and we don't actually see him transform until he gets picked up by the forming Devastator. Given that his robot mode was apparently never designed (Which was confirmed by Kris Carter, who did coloring work on the Movie Comic), it is possible that Hightower is actually a perfectly normal non-Decepticon truss crane which was somehow appropriated to form the left arm, possibly to replace the Constructicon which Scalpel ordered torn apart for spares.