2005 Boards member S250, who has consitently provided accurate information to the site, reports meeting with a local agent in Asia who had some information regarding the Devastator Gestalt toy for the Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen line. According to this local agent, the Devastator gestalt will feature a robot that combines with transformable construction vehicles that have no robot mode to form the giant, combined robot. This type of combination would be similar to that used by Energon Optimus Prime in the past. The local agent also said that each component of Devastator would receive a Deluxe-class version that could transform from vehicle to robot but does not combine with the other components. If true, it looks like collectors will have the choice of collecting a gestalt and/or collecting the individual components of Devastator.
Click on the Discuss button to see S250’s full report of his meeting with the local agent.
Digilaut
Seriously? Devastator combining would be the money shot of the whole movie. I'm pretty sure we will see it onscreen.
Blackout
It won't be so bad if one of Devastator's parts is a bot with nice transformation. Still disappointing though.
On a side note… I bet Devastator will transform behind a building in the movie so we won't get to see much of it. That would suck right there.
misternoodle
what a gyp. you have to buy 2 sets of figure/design to 'complete' the group lame
Ravenxl7
Not sure, which is why I think that all seven of them might actually have their own bot-modes.
Not really. I've been thinking about it and the list S250 made doesn't really list any one of them as being the torso, so I think the torso is a combination of the shoulders and the "head". I honestly don't think the entire cement mixer is going to only turn into his head. That and the only part of the cement mixer that is supposed to be in the torso is the mixing barrel. I could easily see the rest of the truck making up the head and neck.
Torque
hmm, im not sure what to think about that setup, esp. with the new picks that are out, though its hard to tell anything from them. but we've heard that the cement truck is part of the chest, so it messes with the setup posted above
Insane Galvatron
Oh, ok. I missed the last line on there. Or rather, I mis-read it.
But why give them all bot modes but one?
Ravenxl7
S250, the one who brought us the info about the "drone combiner parts" himself has disproved it. According to his last post on the subject, all but 1 of the bots that combine have their own individual bot-modes.
Insane Galvatron
It is said the limb bots will have non-combining deluxes with robot modes. That is most likely what we saw in the new pics. It does not in any way disprove the notion that there will be a drones type combiner.
Zombie thread!!!!!!!!
Ravenxl7
Ok, I never did see this information. Seems kinda odd that one bot wouldn't have a bot-mode of it's own. I'll have to google Truss Crane to see which one that is. I hope that all 7 of them have bot-modes, but I'll take whatever I can get. Would be cool if the one that doesn't have a bot-mode could easily be kitbashed to contain a bot-mode of it's own, but also retain it's other modes.
Edit: Ok, it's this thing: http://www.kobelcocranesnorthamerica.com/images/CK850.gif
So that almost confirms that the one we've seen to pictures of will more than likely have it's own bot-mode.
AMG
Well after reading the whole thread, I'm pleased with the happy ending. Good to hear that 6 out of 7 will have bot modes after all.
Malunis_T
Geez. Why does every prediction/fear I have for the new movie toyline come true? o_o;
It might not be a case of Energon Prime, to be optimistic. The constructicon we see on the recent news article looks like more than a limb or torso, and I can see it totally having a robot mode, so it's possible they can all fully transform as well as combine.
Here's hopin'?
soundwaveCA
Not very encouraging, not counting Devy out just yet but not looking good.
Feralstorm
Could be. After all, Brawl is only "Devastator" thanks to one subtitle.
Foster
I don't consider the name reuse error a problem that won't be simply disregarded. Remember, this is the guy who made Armageddon. The DaVinci Code it ain't.
Torque
hmm, think they'll even name Devastator in the movie? cause if they dont name him in the movie, that clears up the problems with Double Names and then the toy can be called Devastator. problem solved, right?
Scottimus
ya know with all this talk about how big Devastator is and how massive "the Fallen" character is gonna be, PLUS with all these pictures of Bay shooting all these airplanes on that aircraft carrier, i am just SMELLING the high probability we will see SUPERION appear to help defend the autobots. Total possibility. Bay LOVES fighter planes. Superion – i'm banking on it.
aprim
It may not look like you want it to, but it will look good.
Fit For natalie
I think that borders on the general definition of trolling, dude. You're trying to get an emotional response out of somebody who likes the movie designs while you laugh at them for taking the bait.
My03Tundra
Sure you can. Just imagine a scrap pile of parts in a junkyard standing up, or (better yet) what a bunch of Transformers thrown into a blender would look like standing up.
Feralstorm
I figure Brawl just has delusions of grandeur, and the Decepticons were too busy to call him on it. (the ultra-extra-secret-directors cut shows Barricade rolling his eyes after "Devastator" reports in though.)