Review: #896
Name: Devastator
Brand: Transformers
Allegiance: Decepticon
Line: Generations - Studio Series
Year of Release: 2025
Size Class: N/A
Mold Status: new
CONSTRUCTICONS:
While the wait wasn't the worst we've had for a Combiner that was released in multiple waves, due to the sheer popularity of the character, it can be nerve wracking in terms of whether you can get all the figures or not.
Particularly so given that all of Devastator's limbs are unique and you can't really for him without a specific figure either as he doesn't use the skeletal frame system.
Nevertheless, once you get all six figures, they look really good. Although Long Haul towing part of the combiner kibble feels like cheating.
Despite the figures being roughly a similar size, they were split into 2x Deluxes, 2x Voyagers and 1x Commander (that had two figures).
As a result, the figures are relatively uncompromised and they each are decent figures in their own right.
TRANSFORMATION:
Transformation is similar to the Combiner Wars version but much more refined and works a lot better. Long Haul folds up to combine with Hook and the extra kibble to form the torso. Scavenger and Bonecrusher does the least amount of work as they're basically their vehicle modes in their arm configuration. While Scrapper and Mixmaster form the legs and also doesn't require too much work to get them into that mode.
As expected for a figure comprise of six individual pieces, and the sheer weight of everything, the legs are designed to securely withstand it. The Scrapper and Mixmaster attach via the knees using a very solid interlocking system of pegs in multiple places. Some of the spare parts used that are not part of the individual figures as the chest plate, the forearms and hands, and his big gun. The rest of the Constructicons' small guns have no use here.
COMBINED MODE:
And now, of course, the whole reason you would get all six members, for Devastator, and really, this is the best Devastator we have had.
He is not perfect though, as there is a lot of kibble on the back, particularly most of Long Haul. Otherwise, he's pretty clean.
The head sculpt is good, and it is interesting given during transformation, his face is squished in for storage, but there is no evidence of that here.
Devastator is large, he is made up of six Deluxe to Voyager class height figures after all. But he isn't massive, like a Titan.
He's only just a bit taller than Legacy Menasor, but Devastator feels a lot more hefty and solidly put together though.
From the side, you can see how much of Long Haul sticks out. They're his legs, and considering that there was all those extra combiner pieces, it's disappointing that we still have this much kibble with nowhere to go. Those legs could have been better designed to tuck away somewhere or lie flatting on his back.
The designers have done a wonderful job of making him super stable, so that he is able to utilize the full range of his articulation: head, shoulders, elbows, wrists, waist, hips, knees, and even ankles.
In terms of weaponry, Devastator has a bigger longer gun to hold.
The rest of the individual Constructicons' weapons are too much to be of any use here, and they don't even combine into a larger gun. There are plenty of 5mm ports around the figure for you to store those weapons though.
And yeah, once again, this is the best Devastator's we had, and once you've combined him, he is very impressive.
Perhaps most impressive is just how well this figure holds together, both physically, and visually in a cohesive way.
You can easily pick him up and don't have to be careful when posing him. Every piece and member clicks or pegs into place, so you don't have to worry about dislodging everything.
The weight distribution is spot on too, he isn't out of balance and won't easily keel over.
The ankle tilts help a lot in this matter, keeping him standing flat on the table.
A fantastic combined mode, and one that's the standard for all updated Combiners.
OVERALL:
The Combiner Wars version was flawed, and it's been nearly a decade, so an update was required. While his release schedule makes him quite pricey overall (and somewhat stressful to get over the course of months), the end result is very nice and quite worth it. It's a near perfect rendition of the character, with the only major flaws being the extra combiner kibble and Long Haul's legs sticking out the back.
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