Transformer Devastator – Unmatched Strength

Decepticon Transformer Devastator is built by the combination of the Coinstructicons. This flawless combination of wrath gives form to arguably the strongest Decepticon of them all. His only objective is to annihilate anything and everything that stands between him and his foe. In separated form, the six Constructicons are quite intelligent in wide contrast to the brutality that characterizes Devastator. This is because six Decepticon minds try to agree on which moves Devastator should pull off next at the same time. This gives Devastator his simple and brutish personality of instinct, destroying everything in site before even thinking about the consequences. One of his primary weaknesses is that he’s lumbering and slow, making him an easy target to trip over.

In the Marvel Comics edition of the Transformers the birth of the Constructicons is rather straight forward. Decepticon Commander Shockwave ordered the creation of six new Decepticon beings which where given life by the Creation Matrix, extracted from the then captured Optimus Prime. The Constructicons were given life and no time was wasted. They built a gigantic radio dish which Soundwave used as a communications devise between Earth and Cybertron. The Autobots tried to jam the giant disk, but they were defeated by the Constructicons who combined into the all powerful Devastator to get the job done with ease.

The Autobots where quite impressed with Devastator’s combining ability, thus they attempted to imitate the creation of a similar Transformer who could combine into a bigger and more powerful being. However they were only able to make an Omega Supreme made from the combination of three non sentient machines. This drove the Autobots to lure Transformer Devastator out of the Decepticon base and isolate him to gather more information about his composition. When this was accomplished the Autobots could at last create Superion who was made from the combination of the new Aerialbots.

As opposed to the traditional cartoons and comics in the 2007 movie Transformer Devastator appears as an individual character that transforms into a heavily armed tank. Although this Decepticon was supposed to be Brawl, in the film it can clearly be appreciated that he names himself Devastator. Further confusion arises in the merchandise arena where he’s marketed as Brawl. The movie writers confess that this was an error and that it was intended for him to be Brawl in the movie. On the other hand, Michael Bay insists that Devastator was a much more suitable and stronger name for the insanely tough Decepticon.