A reliable source that has proved correct in the past has provided some information concerning the G1 combiner Devastator robot to TFW2005:
Devastator details
- Seven construction vehicles merge to form Devastator
- Devastator has lots of upper body strength, like a gorilla
- Not just green, some of the vehicles are red and yellow
- The previously Long Haul concept art by Josh Nizzi is legit
Quite frankly, something of this size and complexity would be both awesome and epic.
TLAMB raise some very valid points which put this news into doubt, and why I cannot report this as a confirmation. Specifically – we have not seen any construction vehicles during filming, a toy that is created from more than 5 parts presents a difficult engineering task for Hasbro – something that will be more expensive “than the $25 sweet point”. They also stipulate that given Prime’s height of 35 feet, the size of an average construction vehicle, this robot could reach up to 80 feet in height.
The Josh Nizzi Concept
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I’m reluctant to thinking that Devastator might be a problem due to his size and toy difficulty. As this image proves, Hasbro has already created a 5 part toy with smaller vehicles from the Generation 1 Constructicons. Surely the price will go high, but that would only make it a rarer toy, not impossible.
http://trylobyte.files.wordpress.com/2008/04/devastator.jpg
Again, size wouldn’t be a problem. In fact, that’s Devastator main weapon! His huge size made him (or them) the ruler of the Decepticons for a long time while Megatron wasn’t around, and until Superion came, his strength was undisputed. And lets also remember TidalWave might be in the show.
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