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Combiner (Transformers)

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Combiners are a subspecies of massive Cybertronians from the planet Cybertron that are comprised of several smaller Cybertronians.

Biology[]

Anatomy[]

Combiners share a similar biology to other Cybertronians, except they are gargantuan in size. They are generally formed whenever a group of regular-sized Cybertronians are physically merged together.

Powers and abilities[]

Combiners share many of the same abilities as other Cybertronians.

Combiners are considered the most powerful and versatile invention out of a frightful array of weapons.

Weaknesses[]

Combiners share many of the same weaknesses as other Cybertronians.

Culture and society[]

Some Combiners are formed from conventional Cybertronian science while others are created by the energies of the Enigma of Combination, a mystical artifact associated with Nexus Prime.

The Combiner name is alternatively used to refer to the Cybertronians who possess the combination ability.

Gallery[]

Autobot Combiners[]

Aerialbot Combiners[]

Protectobot Combiners[]

Dinobot Combiners[]

Wrecker Combiners[]

Decepticon Combiners[]

Constructicon Combiners[]

Stunticon Combiners[]

Combaticon Combiners[]

Maximal Combiners[]

Predacon Combiners[]

Mini-Cassette Combiners[]

Dinocassette Combiners[]

Micromaster Combiners[]

Mini-Con Combiners[]

Crash Combiners[]

Miscellaneous[]

Notes[]

  • Devastator was slated to appear in an episode of the ultimately unproduced fourth season of Animated titled "Total Devastation", in which the Constructicons sought to ensure their control over Earth's new Energon deposits while coming into conflict with the Decepticons.
    • When the season's story was reworked at Hasbro's request for the show to have parallels to the live-action film series, this proposed episode was renamed "Turf War".
  • The first instance of Devastator's "existence" in Animated was a headshot that Derrick J. Wyatt "doodled" when he began work on the series.[1] However, the full design of the character was never finalized, including exactly how many Constructicons he would have been formed from. Over the years, Wyatt repeatedly stated that it had been his desire to add a couple more members to the team. Although he never settled on who,[2] both Marty Isenberg and Eric Siebenaler have noted that Hasbro's unwillingness to commit to an expensive Devastator toy meant it was unsure if they would be able to go ahead with this idea or include Devastator in the show at all.[3]
    • One consistent idea expressed by all three creators is that early plans involved the Constructicons forcing an unwilling Bulkhead to become part of Devastator with them.[4] Of course, the season being reworked to have Bulkhead remain on Cybertron would have complicated his role within the episode's plot.
    • Siebenaler created a simple color guide to show how this combination would work using only the three existing Constructicons, which corroborates with statements by Wyatt on which body parts he would have liked them to form.[5] According to this diagram, Dirt Boss would have formed Devastator's head,[6] Bulkhead would have collectively formed the torso and both arms, and both Mixmaster and Scrapper would have each formed a leg.[7]
    • It has also been confirmed by Derrick that the Constructicon roster for the season would have excluded Skipjack, a clone of the Autobot Erector featured in Transformers Animated: The Complete AllSpark Almanac.[8]
  • During the production of Transformers: Rise of the Beasts, a massive Scorponok combiner was slated to appear in the film. Formed from approximately a dozen or so Scorponoks, this combiner would have battled the Autobots and Maximals during the final battle.[9]
    • Although 3D animation models were made, the Scorponoks' combination function was ultimately cut from the film due to time and/or budget constraints.

References[]

  1. ↑ Animated Devastator headshot sketch at Derrick J. Wyatt's Twitter
  2. ↑ Animated Devastator's component count at Derrick J. Wyatt's Twitter
  3. ↑ Isenberg and Siebenaler panel at TFCon 2019 at Youtube
  4. ↑ Animated Bulkhead being forced as Devastator component at Derrick J. Wyatt's Twitter
  5. ↑ "Animated Season 4: What SHOULD Have Been" at Keyan Carlile's Youtube, showing Sienbenaler's diagram at 14mins 15sec
  6. ↑ Animated Dirt Boss as Devastator's head at Derrick J. Wyatt's Twitter
  7. ↑ Animated Bulkhead as Devastator's torso at Derrick J. Wyatt's Twitter
  8. ↑ Skipjack not component of Animated Devastator at Derrick J. Wyatt's Twitter
  9. ↑ Rise of the Beasts Scorponok robot and combiner mode models
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