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A controversial scene in the movie involves Devastator climbing up a pyramid, with two [[wrecking ball]]s dangling from his crotch |
A controversial scene in the movie involves Devastator climbing up a pyramid, with two [[wrecking ball]]s dangling from his crotch. This has been confirmed by director [[Michael Bay]] to be his testicles <ref>http://www.empireonline.com/reviews/reviewcomplete.asp?FID=135198</ref>. This scene has become a subject of huge discussion on the internet and was panned by Empire Central's review of the film. |
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Also the individual Decepticons that form Devastator can be seen fighting in the final battle at the same time Devastator is climbing the pyramid. This has raised questions to the films continuity or that there were two of each Decepticon vehicle |
Also the individual Decepticons that form Devastator can be seen fighting in the final battle at the same time Devastator is climbing the pyramid. This has raised questions to the films continuity or that there were two of each Decepticon vehicle. |
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Revision as of 20:54, 26 July 2009
Devastator is the name of several fictional characters in the various Transformers universes.
Transformers: Generation 1
Template:Transformers character Devastator is the combined form of the Constructicons.
The team's combined form is brutality in its purest form—his sole purpose is to destroy anything and everything that gets in his way. It is ironic that the suitably intelligent Constructicons should sacrifice their thinking ability in their combined form, but simple-mindedness is a common limitation of the assorted other first-generation combining Transformers, because Devastator's thoughts and actions are limited to what his six components can agree upon at any given time. Consequently, Devastator seems like a being of instinct, lashing out at everything around him before contemplating the consequences, but he is also slow and lumbering and very easy to trip up.
Animated series
According to the Autobot, Omega Supreme, millions of years ago, the Constructicons were the creators of the beautiful Crystal City on the Transformers' homeworld of Cybertron, which he was assigned the task of guarding. As a friend of the Constructicons, he was hurt the most when they were attacked by Megatron, who, seeking to bolster the forces of his then-small army, subjected the Constructicons to the Robo-Smasher, a device which reprogrammed their minds and turned them into Decepticons. In their first act as Megatron's troops, the Constructicons lured Omega away from Crystal City and demolished it, enraging Omega, who pursued the Constructicons across the planet. Eventually, he succeeded in capturing them and apparently restored their programming to its original state, but as the group returned to rebuild Crystal City, Omega learned that Megatron's reprogramming could never be undone—the Constructicons were still Decepticons, and more than that, Megatron had given them a new power: the ability to combine their bodies and minds into the giant known as Devastator. In the ensuing struggle with Devastator, the Robo-Smasher attacked Omega's mind. He was able to stop it before the reprogramming was complete, only to wind up losing his emotions. Filled with only hatred for the Constructicons, Omega relentlessly pursued them, until they finally fled Cybertron in a spacecraft, which Omega chased across the galaxy.
In "Heavy Metal War", the Constructicons joined with Megatron's forces on Earth,and their first mission was an impressive one - Scrapper designed a machine to transfer the other Decepticons' powers to Megatron, and while he battled Optimus Prime, holding the attention of the Autobots, the Constructicons invaded the Ark to destroy Teletraan I. Unfortunately for them, the Ark was protected by the Dinobots, but by merging into Devastator, they became more than a match for their prehistoric foes. The return of the other Autobots and the discovery of Megatron's deception spelled the end of the battle, however, as Hound distracted Devastator with a giant hologramattic Autobot, and Optimus Prime blasted the giant at just the right spot to force the Constructicons to disengage. They and the other Decepticons were then forced into a river of lava.
Devastator went on to be used in many more battles since then. Before the coming of other combiner teams (such as the Aerialbots and Stunticons), Devastator was often used as a trump card against the Autobots. However, his brute strength and sheer power was often sabotaged by his slowness and lack of intelligence.
In "City of Steel", Devastator captured Optimus Prime and carried him to the top of the Decepticons tower base (in a pastiche of King Kong), but was knocked off the building by Prime's cannon.
In "The Autobot Run", Devastator was set against the Autobots, only for Wheeljack to use Megatron's "Transfixatron" to force his Constructicon componants into vehicle mode.
In "The Master Builders" Devastator battled the majority of the Autobot forces, only being defeated when Smokescreen tricked him into kicking the Decepticons solar power tower, resulting in it collapsing on him.
In "The Core", the Autobots attempted to take control of Devastator by placing "Dominator Discs" on each of his Construction componants. Although initially successful, Megatron used his own control system to take back Devastator. The conflicting signals temporarily drove Devastator insane. His mind was restored in time for him to save the earth from being destroyed by a runaway Decepticon machine.
In "The Secret of Omega Supreme", Devastator took on Omega for the second and last time. Overwhelmed by his opponent's fury, Devastator was spared from destructicon when Optimus Prime convinced Omega to help save the earth from a hungry space creature.
In "Starscream's Brigade", Devastator was formed to stop the treacherous Starscream's Combaticons, in their combined form of Bruticus. Devastator was outmatched and defeated by Bruticus.
In the year 2005, Devastator was the Decepticons' primary weapon in the Battle of Autobot City, tearing through the defenses and walls of the city and battling the Dinobots once more.
In "Five Faces of Darkness" (part one), the Constructicons were among the Decepticons who had hidden on Chaar following Galvatron's defeat. Starving for Energon, they combined into Devastator (Bonecrusher was unable to stay attatched), they attempted to lay claim to the Energon Astrotrain had brought, only to be cut down by Menasor.
In "Carnage in C-Minor", the Constructicons formed Devastator twice to battle the Autobots, but were defeated both times by Broadside (who landed on him in his aircraft carrier mode) and Perceptor (who used his microscope mode cannon to blow them apart).
In his final american series appearance, in "The Burden Hardest to Bear". Devastator joined Predaking in attempt to destroy Broadside in Tokyo harbor, but failed.
Transformers: The Headmasters
In this Japanese series, Devastator often appeared among his fellow combiners, although his appearances were only token, with no major accomplishments made in them.
Transformers: Zone
In this one-episode special, Devastator was among the nine Decepticon Generals assembled by the villainous Violenjiger. The veteran Decepticon was almost immediately defeated in battle, entombed beneath the earth by a river of magma unleashed by Dai Atlas. It's unclear if Devastator was killed or only incapacitated, due to fact that the Constructicons already survived falling into magma in "Heavy Metal War."
Marvel Comics
The origins of the Constructions in Marvel Comics' Transformers series was not nearly so complicated. Seeking to bolster the size of his forces on Earth in 1985, Decepticon Commander Shockwave arranged for the construction of six new Decepticon bodies, which were then infused with life by the power of the Creation Matrix, tapped from the head of the imprisoned Optimus Prime. Thus, the Constructicons were born, and were immediately put to work building a massive radio transmission dish that Soundwave used to beam a message to Cybertron. When the Autobots attempted to interfere, the Constructicons revealed their hidden power and merged into Devastator to fight them off, allowing the message to successfully go through.
The Autobots, intrigued by Devastator's unique combining power, attempting to replicate it with the construction of Omega Supreme, but Omega was composed of only three (non-sentient) components, unlike the six Constructicons that made up Devastator. The Autobots conducted a raid on the Decepticon base, luring out Devastator so that they could gather data on him. This allowed them to accomplish the construction of the new combiner team, the Aerialbots, capable of forming Superion, whom Devastator battled during the Transformers' adventure alongside G.I. Joe.
A story published in issue #264 of the U.K.'s Transformers comic is often cited as an attempt to explain both releases, but since the "new" Constructicons wouldn't be released for another two years, the only toy the story could actually be based upon would be the Action Master version of Devastator. In the story, it was revealed that that the Constructicons had lost the ability to combine and were attempting to rebuild Devastator as a singular, separate entity. The Autobots Ironhide and Bumblebee arrived on the island to investigate, and Ironhide was able to bypass the security grid and plant explosives to destroy the site, and Devastator with it.
Manga
In the Transformers Manga #5 Galvatron and his Decepticons attacked the Prime Energy Tower. Galvatron ordered the Decepticons to form Menasor, Devastator and Bruticus and attack. Rodimus Prime counted this move by ordering in Superion, Omega Supreme and Defensor. Galvatron then ordered in Predaking, knowing that Sky Lynx was elsewhere and couldn't counter them. Rodimus ordered the Omnibots to attack Predaking's legs. Tripping up the giant he fell into the other Decepticon giants, winning the day for the Autobots. [1]
Fun Publications
Based on the Transformers Classics toy line, the Timelines 2007 story is set 15 years after the end of the Marvel Comics story (ignoring all events of the Marvel U.K. and Transformers: Generation 2 comics). Megatron survived the crash of the Ark on Earth, reformatted himself into a new form and now leads Ramjet, Skywarp, Soundwave, Starscream and the Constructicons. Optimus Prime has also returned to Earth commanding Bumblebee, Cliffjumper, Grimlock, Jetfire, Mirage and Rodimus (formerly Hot Rod).
When the Cybertronians Skyfall and Landquake arrive on Earth unexpectedly Megatron attempts to destroy them, but Optimus Prime and his Autobots are able to drive Megatron away. The Constructicons merged into Devastator to stop the Autobots from gaining an energy source the Decepticons were attempting to find, but were defeated by Grimlock.
Toys
- Generation 1 Combiner Devastator (1985)
- The combined form of the six Constructicons. Based on Diaclone toys.
- Generation 1 Action Master Devastator with Scorpulator (1990)
- A non-transforming toy with a Targetmaster partner.
- In 1990, the final year of the Transformers toyline in the U.S., an Action Master figure of Devastator was released, with a transforming partner named Scorpulator. Two years later, in 1992, the Constructicons' toys were re-released (exclusive to Europe), now in a yellow, purple and grey color scheme, with no individual names for the individual toys and lacking the additional pieces that allowed their original releases to combine into Devastator.
- Generation 2 Yellow Devastator (1993)
- Redecos of the original toys in yellow for Generation 2.
- Generation 2 Orange Devastator (1993)
- Redecos of the original toys in orange for Generation 2.
- Classics Devastator (2007)
- A Walmart store exclusive gift set. A redeco of Energon Constructicon Maximus.
Transformers Armada
The Autobot Scavenger is called Devastar in Japan. Devastar is also the Japanese name for Devastator.
2007 Transformers film
In the film, Devastator appears as a separate character that transforms into a heavily-modified M1 Abrams tank. This character was listed as being renamed Brawl; however, in the final movie, the Decepticon clearly identifies himself as Devastator, although the character is credited as Brawl in the merchandise. According to writers Roberto Orci and Hasbro's Transformers team, this is an error and that he is supposed to be named Brawl. However when queried, director Michael Bay has stated that he has always preferred Devastator, as it "sounded more destructive and dangerous for a Decepticon".[2]
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
Template:Transformers character On the Transformers site, it was confirmed that several new Decepticons would form Devastator in the 2009 sequel Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, as well that he would have powerful upper body strength, similar to a gorilla, and have the ability to widen his mouth, creating a powerful turbine that sucks anything in like a wood chipper. Nothing is currently known of any effort to reconcile the naming disparities between the two Devastators, though the tank in the 2007 movie is officially dubbed "Brawl". There were conflicting reports as to the number and name of the Constructicons who will form Devastator, due to Demolishor and Scavenger being of the same model. However, the movie reveals that Devastator can be formed by a member from each of the seven Contructicon models in a present area. Unlike the red eyes of most Decepticons, Devastator has green eyes. Like in previous incarnations, Devastators' intelligence is much less than the other Decepticons due to the need for all the Constructicons making up Devastator having to agree on a thought or action. This results in Devastator acting and thinking like a savage beast with Megatron as his master.
Movie plot
Devastator is formed by several of the Construction vehicles in Egypt who are taken into a merge by Scavenger. Once formed he begins to suck in the construction site trying to destroy Mudflap and Skids, Mudflap is then sucked into Devastator's mouth, holding on just out of reach of the grinding gears. Although eaten, Mudflap breaks out of Devastator's mouth by blasting a hole in his face. Shortly after, he immediately begins to climb a pyramid the Sun Harvester is underneath. Once at the top Devastator proceeds to unearth the Sun Harvester from the pyramid built around it before being knocked out and destroyed by an experimental ship-mounted railgun called in for targeting by former Sector 7 agent Simmons.
He would stand about 100-120 feet tall erect, but he is unable to lift his own weight, leading him to walking on all four limbs. When climbing, Devastator needs to use several grappling hooks to support his weight.
Controversy
A controversial scene in the movie involves Devastator climbing up a pyramid, with two wrecking balls dangling from his crotch. This has been confirmed by director Michael Bay to be his testicles [3]. This scene has become a subject of huge discussion on the internet and was panned by Empire Central's review of the film. Also the individual Decepticons that form Devastator can be seen fighting in the final battle at the same time Devastator is climbing the pyramid. This has raised questions to the films continuity or that there were two of each Decepticon vehicle.
Toys
- Revenge of the Fallen Supreme Combining Devastator (2009)
- This toy is a non transforming set of vehicles which combine to form Devastator. The six-pack comes with Scavenger, Mixmaster, Long Haul, Rampage, Hightower and Scrapper. Its head can turn into a vortex, in order to emulate the trailer scene, and it has light up eyes. Notably, this set does not come with the seventh Constructicon known as Overload.
- Revenge of the Fallen Legends Combining Devastator (2009)
- This set also includes Overload, who forms the back of Devastator.
- Revenge of the Fallen Burger King Constructin' Devastator (2009)
- This is Devastator's main body with combining Constructicon arms and legs, Scrapper, Rampage, Long Haul and Hightower.
- Revenge of the Fallen Legends Combining Devastator redeco (2009)
- A redeco of the more common Legends Devastator which is blind packaged in boxes in Japan by Takara.