Bludgeon (ROTF)
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- Bludgeon is a Decepticon in the live-action movie continuity.
Bludgeon is a martial-artist, loyal to the Decepticon cause. However when the prospect of engaging his rival, the Autobot Whirl, the larger battle is forgotten. Both are masters of Metallikato, and seek to one day prove which is the master.
(Oh yeah, and Whirl won.)
Toys
Revenge of the Fallen
Deluxe Class toys
- Master of Metallikato (Figure Multi-pack 2009)
- Accessories: Two blades
- Bludgeon is a redeco of deluxe-class Wreckage from the 2007 live-action movie toyline. The figure transforms into an M1126 Stryker Infantry Carrier Vehicle in green and brown, armed with a M2 .50 cal machine gun and two other machine guns mounted extending out of the troop compartment. His Automorphing feature is activated during transformation by swinging his machine gun down, pushing it against a translucent purple panel, which simultaneously raises his shoulders, lowers his torso, raises his head and extends his stomach-mounted cannon all in one movement.
- The smaller machine gun weapons feature flip-out energy blades that can be held in his hands, mounted under his forearms or on any of the wheels. They can also connect together to form an undocumented but certainly intended double-bladed weapon; mounting this on his forearm wheels gives him an awesome spinning blade weapon.
- This figure was only available in the Toys"R"Us -exclusive Master of Metallikato battle pack with Whirl. Also, this toy was repurposed by IDW Publishing as an upgraded form for Wreckage.
Voyager Class toys
- Voyager class Bludgeon transforms from a green and orange Japanese Type 90 tank into a skeletal samurai robot mode which homages the Generation 1 Bludgeon's Pretender shell. Bludgeon features a sword which is made out of a portion of the barrel of the tank's main gun as well as a smaller dagger.
Notes
- Bludgeon's color scheme was used as a disguise by Wreckage in IDW Publishing's "Alliance issue 2" comic, before the identity of the toy as Bludgeon was publicly confirmed.
- According to the Hasbro panel at BotCon 2009, Bludgeon lost his Metallikato battle with Whirl. Subsequently, he retreated to the jungle to become a better martial artist, which apparently also involved turning into a tank. Also at the same panel, Voyager class Bludgeon was said to be designed to fit in with the Universe "Classics" line.
- The origin of Voyager class Bludgeon is older than one may expect. Artist Don Figueroa submitted a concept for a Unicron Trilogy Bludgeon toy that looked very similar to the final product way back during the development of the Energon or Cybertron toylines. Obviously, the concept wasn't put into production as a toy at the time, so Figueroa used it as inspiration for his IDW Publishing "Stormbringer" rendition of Generation 1 Bludgeon. However, Hasbro evidently resurrected the concept for the Universe and then the Revenge of the Fallen lines. Figueroa notes that his contribution on this toy is very small, as his work on it ended when he submitted the concept to Hasbro way back when.
