Monstructor (G1)
- Monstructor is a Decepticon combiner in the Generation 1 continuity family.
"Ph’nglui mglw’nafh Monstructor Vos wgah’nagl fthagn."
Beneath the gibbous moons of Cybertron, in the great dark spaces of the sunless void, far beyond the the realms of man‘s childish reachings, does the great dread Monstructor have his origin. A being that seems instinct with some fearful and unnatural malignancy, its form like a robot and a deep great shadow at once, his very presence is said to drain light and life from the world around him, feeding his ancient hunger. A palpable cloak of dread follows his movements, and the very sight of his summoning and formation has driven sane beings beyond the bounds of madness. All living things, mechanical or organic, decay and die at his merest touch.
Monstructor is the channel for an evil beyond the darkest Decepticon imagination, and far beyond the puerile concerns of the insignificant beings who make up his composite form. He longs for the day, foretold in darkness, when he shall be split asunder no longer, and will rise one final time, free to travel the stars, from world to world, extinguishing all life sparks, ravening for delight.
Monstructor is the combined form of six Pretender Monsters:
Fiction
DDP comic continuity
IDW comic continuity
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Monstructor was the first gestalt. Created by Jhiaxus by the direction of Nova Prime, they were intended to be the ultimate fusion of mind and body: a vast amount of intellect combined with unparalleled strength. Unfortunately, they were driven into insanity by the merging process, and became monsters. After Nova Prime departed Cybertron in the Ark, Omega Supreme locked them in a dimensionally-displaced prison to live out the rest of their horrid existence. Eventually they escaped and tracked down and attacked Omega Supreme, but were defeated by Optimus Prime. Despite Omega Supreme's protestations about the dangers of gestalt technology falling into Decepticon hands, Prime had them taken into custody in an attempt to repair their shattered minds.
Toys
- Monstructor (1989)
- Monstructor is formed by combining all six Pretender Monsters. Much like the earlier Transformer combiner teams, he requires the attachment of separate accessories, including his head, waist, fists and feet, to complete his robot mode. It is articulated at the shoulders and knees.
- Monstructor was the final Generation 1 combiner released by Hasbro, and the only one to not be released in a giftset in any market.
- This set of robot molds was also used to make the Dinoforce team.
Trivia
- Monstructor is one of the few Generation 1 toys that has no boxart. However, Dinoking did.
- In early solicitations from Hasbro, Monstructor was called "Titanus."
