Long Haul (G1)
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- Long Haul is an Decepticon Constructicon from the Generation 1 continuity family.
The problem, as Long Haul sees it, is that he gets all the work and very little of the excitement and the glory that goes with being a Decepticon. He knows his job is important; he'd just much rather be on the front lines fighting shoulder to shoulder with fellow warriors than moving supplies and building installations to make sure those warriors continue fighting. Long Haul keeps these secret desires to himself though, as he's smart enough to know Megatron is not likely to be sympathetic and has no patience for grunts who question their orders.
Combines with his fellow Constructicons to form Devastator.
- French-Canadian name: Costo
- Italian name: Macigno
- Hungarian name: Hosszú Pofa
Fiction
Animated continuity
- Voice actor: Gregg Berger (US), Masashi Ebara (Japan)
Marvel Comics continuity
Dreamwave Comics continuity
Toys
Generation 1
- Long Haul (Constructicon, 1985)
- Team ID number: 5
- Japanese ID number: 31
- Long Haul transforms into a bright green off-road earth-moving dump truck. The dumping tray is articulated, but due to design, the forward lip of the tray (which hangs over the cab of the truck) is not actually connected to the tray itself. In contrast to the majority of truck-mode Transformers toys, he has dual rear wheels, which allows him to roll more easily. He comes with Devastator's chest plate, which can be attached to the top of the truck.
- In robot mode, Long Haul is one bright green robot with purple arms and black fists, making him quite monochromatic. As with several of his teammates, due to his transformation sequence, Long Haul has a better-than-usual range of articulation for a Generation 1 toy.
- Long Haul becomes the lower torso of Devastator.
- "Long Haul" (Constructicon, 1992)
- This European exclusive version of Long Haul was yellow, but with the darker purple from the original toy instead of the lighter Generation 2 shade, and came with no Devastator parts. This toy was also not offically named, as he came on a card shared by the other Constructicons.
Generation 2
- Long Haul (Constructicon, 1994)
- Generation 1 Long Haul is very similar to the European-exclusive release from 1992, being mostly yellow, but the shade of purple is paler, and he has a Generation 2 Decepticon faction sigil and the words 'Decepticon' tampographed onto him. Unlike the 1992 release, he comes with all the parts included with the original 1984 release.
Classics
- Constructicon Devastator (Multi-pack, 2007)
- Classics Long Haul is a black and purple redeco of Energon Duststorm and Wideload, only available as part of the Classics Constructicon Devastator giftset. Now a crane, Long Haul's crane arm extends out and can be fitted with a purple claw accessory. In robot mode the crane forms his left arm, and thus his otherwise-normal robot mode is rather awkward.
- He can also form a leg or arm to any Energon-series "Powerlinx Combiner" super robot, though his nominal placement is as the huge right boot of Devastator.
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