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The name or term "Hook" refers to more than one character or idea. For a list of other meanings, seeHook (disambiguation).
Hook is aDecepticonConstructiconfrom theGeneration 1 continuity family.
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"Proud and insolent youth, prepare to meet thy doom!"

The snob of theConstructicons,Hookconsiders himself an artist. He looks upon the rest of the Decepticons almost as peasants, beneath him to a degree. Though full of himself, Hook is a master craftsman, having truly earned his insufferable ego. His high standards that he holds himself and others to means he takes extra care to ensure even the most simple of jobs is completed to the nth degree of perfection. AlthoughMegatronacknowledges Hook's incredible skill, he gets impatient with the time it takes Hook to finish his work. Hook cannot understand the frustration at the delays this causes, he just sees it as doing the job right.

Hook condescends to join his fellow Constructicons in formingDevastator.It is only fitting that he should form the head and shoulders. He has at least once stooped so low as to take Scrapper's place as Devastator's right leg.

Strive for perfection even if others must suffer.

—Hook'sbioquote

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Fiction

Generation 1 cartoon continuity

The Transformerscartoon

Voice actor:Neil Ross(English),Yoku Shioya(Japanese),Kōki Kataoka(Japanese, "Heavy Metal War" ),Keiichi Nanba(Japanese, "Microbots" ),Masashi Ebara(Japanese,The Movie),Lu Jun(Chinese),Edgar Wald(Latin American Spanish),Carlos Seidl(Portuguese),Mário Jorge Andrade(Portuguese, "City of Steel" ),Júlio César(Portuguese, "The Master Builders" & "Microbots" ),Ayrton Cardoso(Portuguese, "Make Tracks" ),Garcia Neto(Portuguese, "The Movie" VHS dub),Georges Atlas(European French),Francis Lax(European French, "Heavy Metal War" & "City of Steel" ),Jacques Ferrière(European French, "The Master Builders" ), Unknown actors (European French, "The Core" & "The Girl who loved Powerglide" )
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I am the very model of a modern major general.

Hook, who was evil, helped buildMegatron.Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4Later, Megatron used theRobo-Smasherto make Hook, who was good, evil.The Secret of Omega SupremeFinally, Megatron built Hook, who, with his fellowConstructicons,would attempt to deal withTeletraan I,only to be thwarted by theDinobots.Bonecrusherwould then reveal the Constructicons' ability to combine by formingDevastator,who was blasted byOptimus Primeinto lava.Heavy Metal War

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"Did you drop this? There are laws against littering."

Hook and the other Constructicons would later appear inNew York City,bringing down, then re-erecting theEmpire State Buildingas aCybertronian fortress.In the time between, he dismantled Optimus Prime, so it was a busy day for him.City of SteelHe later helped build theTransfixatron.Before a second Constructicon device could be used to destroy the powerless Autobots that the Transfixatron had stuck invehicle mode,they were rescued, and Hook and the other Constructicons were defeated by their own Transfixatron.The Autobot Run

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"Heh, heh, heh! I'm going for the funny bone, Dad!"
"Uh oh. He's waking up. Better get him back to the subway station."

The Constructicons then built a giant drill to tap intoEarth's core,although Hook had to reprimandScavengerfor almost messing it up. During the mission, however, the Constructicons gotdominator diskssnuck onto them by a group of Autobots, withWheeljackblasting one onto Hook with his shoulder cannon. When the Constructicons next formed Devastator, the Autobots activated the disks, taking control of the combiner and forcing him to defeat the other Decepticons. They then took Devastator back toAutobot headquarters,where Hook separated from him to help repairJazzwhile simultaneously bragging about his skill. Eventually, Megatron nullified the dominator disks' effects, bringing the Constructicons back into Decepticon control just in time to stop their own out-of-control drill from destroying the planet.The Core

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Remember kids, only go to the perfectionist when you want a boob job done. Don't settle foranyone less.

Hook, led byScrapper,convincedHoistandGrapplethat they wanted to aid the two Autobots in a construction project to build aSolar Power Tower.Megatron was not at all happy to hear about this, but the Constructicons explained that it was just a ruse, and that they would turn the tower over to him when it was complete. They did, but the structure was subsequently ruined in a battle between Devastator and an attacking force of Autobots.The Master BuildersA few Constructicons, including Hook, came with Megatron as he searched for theircrashed spaceshipin the jungles ofSouth America.When they found it, Hook let Megatron borrow hiscyber-forcepsso that he could cut loose the ship's power source, theHeart of Cybertron.Next, Hook was ordered to install the Heart inside Megatron himself, which he did flawlessly.Microbots

Hook and the other Constructicons later participated in an all-out battle against the Autobot forces, but in the aftermath everyone butBonecrusherlay damaged on the ground.Megatron's Master Plan, Part 2They were back in tip-top shape soon enough, which was good since all the other Decepticons were suffering fromcybertoniumdepletion. Hook and the others took care of a shipment of cybertonium sent fromCybertron,but failed to stop the Dinobots from using thespace bridge.Desertion of the Dinobots, Part 1

Hook and the Constructicons later went into space to mine an asteroid.Omega Supreme,who had a vendetta against them, followed them and very nearly defeated Devastator.The Secret of Omega SupremeAfterBlitzwingandAstrotrainincapacitated Megatron andStarscream,the former promised to share leadership with the Constructicons if they helped build him a "zone defense" —a gigantic labyrinth outside the football arena theTriple Changerhad taken to be headquarters. Everyone but Scrapper ended up getting lost in their own maze, but eventually found their way back to Blitzwing and demanded their share of the bargain. When Blitzwing refused, they merged into Devastator and attacked him, but soon enough Megatron returned and defeated both of them.Triple TakeoverWhen Starscream went against Megatron with hisCombaticons,the Constructicons were called in against them, but Devastator was defeated quite utterly byBruticus.Starscream's Brigade

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"Uncharismatic bore! That's right, I went there!"

Present at theBattle of Autobot City,Hook helped to breach the Autobot defenses as part of Devastator, who withstood an Autobot attack. Despite a second attack by the Dinobots, Devastator managed to hold his own against them before eventually disassembling. Following Megatron's final battle with Optimus Prime, Hook rushed to his leader's side, but stood by silently as Starscream kicked the mortally injured Megatron and then followed the Air Commander's call for a retreat. Later, when Starscream volunteered himself as leader of the Decepticons after flushing Megatron into the vacuum of space, Hook and the other Constructicons contested his claim, arguing their ability to merge into Devastator made them the proper leaders.Soundwavethen claimed superiority over the combiner group, Hook responded that the communications officer was an uncharismatic bore and that nobody would follow him.Rumbledid not take kindly to his comments. Hook and the other Constructicons made it back to Cybertron to be present at Starscream's becoming the newDecepticon leader.After a fanfare and the death of Starscream at the hands (or cannon) ofGalvatron,Hook and his fellow surviving Decepticons joined in the hunt for the AutobotMatrix of Leadership.The Transformers: The Movie

Hook’s involvement in these events, or events mostly similar, were also chronicled in the comic mini-series "Transformers: The Animated Movie."

However, Galvatron was vanquished and the Decepticons were driven off Cybertron. Hook and Constructicons were forced to take refuge onChaaralongside most other Decepticons.Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1Eventually, theQuintessonsoffered them energy in change for attacking a group of Autobots onGoo 8739-B,and the starved Decepticons happily agreed.Five Faces of Darkness, Part 3When Galvatron returned and allied himself with the Quintessons, Hook and the Constructicons were tasked with buildingTrypticonout of a human city.Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4

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"Shoot, Mixmaster, I dropped my goggles in the water."

The Constructicons proceeded to build a giant engine capable of moving an asteroid, but the asteroid was destroyed and instead they fell onto the planet ofEurythma.Carnage in C-MinorDuring the Decepticon assault onParadron,Hook and the Constructicons tried to killUltra MagnusandSandstorm,but failed.Fight or FleeThey were briefly seen helping thePredaconsattackBroadsidein the Sea ofJapanThe Burden Hardest to Bear,followed by the Decepticon attack on Cybertron aiming to infiltrate thePlasma Energy Chamber.The Rebirth, Part 1


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Scramble City

When the Decepticons learned of the Scramble City project being secretly assembled by the Autobots, Megatron sent his henchmen to interfere with their work. The Constructicons joined Starscream and his flying partners in an attack on the Autobots. Optimus Prime and a task force of Autobots held their position until Hook and the Constructicons inevitably joined forces into Devastator. The Aerialbots gave Devastator a good whippin', though, and the Decepticons retreated.Scramble City: Mobilization

The Headmasterscartoon
Voice actor:Masaharu Satō(Japanese),Alejandro Abdalah(Latin American Spanish)

Hook and the Constructicons were stationed on Earth in 2011, under the command ofSixshot.They attempted to prevent Ultra Magnus from sending reinforcements to Cybertron to help the Autobots fend off Galvatron's siege onVector Sigma.Hook and his squad were ganging up on theTrainbotsuntilMetroplexarrived and shooed them off with his superior firepower. Having failed to stop the Autobot reinforcements from departing, the Constructicons followed them to Cybertron. As Devastator, they tried to shootSuperionin the back, but Optimus Prime foiled their aim, making them hitAbominusinstead.Four Warriors Come out of the SkyDevastator was involved in a combiner shootout on Cybertron until theBattleship Maximusarrived and annihilated the Decepticon combiners.The Mystery of Planet Master

Hook and the Constructicons were guarding the Decepticonspace bridgeonEarth,but failed miserably whenTwincastsingle-handedly fought them off and stole a ride on the bridge.The Great Cassette Operation

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Crystal City Reconstruction Project!
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Seeking to create aDecepticon Zoneto counter theAutobot Zone,Decepticon EmperorViolengiguargathered together the Nine Great Demon Generals, upgrading them with powerful new armor and weaponry, then sent them forth to conquer planets. Hook was among those summoned, but only in the form of Devastator.Zone Part 1ZoneEnter the New Supreme Commander, Dai Atlas!

e-HOBBY comics

AfterGalvatronforcefully took command of Megatron's forces, Hook and Bonecrusher were put to work guarding an undersea base, where human and Decepticon science worked in concert to manufacture techno-genetic monstrosities. The laboratory came under attack from an Autobot raiding party, and Hook and Bonecrusher were too petrified bywhat appeared to beOptimus Prime himself, come to undo their schemes, to effectively fight back.MP-1B Cybertron Commander / Convoy Black Ver.

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By2050,Hook was working alongside Autobot scientists and engineers to explore uses forAngolmois Energyon Earth.Volcanicus comic 1

TV Magazinecomic continuity

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As Megatron boasted about howTrypticonwould trounceMetroplexonce its construction was complete, Hook came in to inform him that the Autobots had caught wind of the Insecticons' attack on Japan.Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #3

On an island paradise, Hook and the Constructicons were performing excavation work for Megatron's new fortress, at the cost of the natural resources and precious animals. The Autobots arrived to stop the Decepticons. Despite their vast power,Trypticonand the combined Devastator failed to defeat the Autobots due to their lack of teamwork, and the Constructicons were knocked back into their component parts. The Autobots forced Hook and his comrades to undo the damage they had done to the island.Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #6

The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers

In the year2010,Hook participated in a Decepticon attack on the planet Feminia. He and his team merged into Devastator in order to battle alongside Bruticus and Menasor against their Autobot counterparts Superion, Defensor and Omega Supreme. The fight was fairly evenly matched until Galvatron called up his ace-in-the-hole,Predaking,whose power was unmatched by any of the Autobots... except for theOmnibots,who essentially tied Predaking's shoelaces together until he fell over, straight into Devastator and his chums, sending them all toppling to the ground and knocking them to bits.The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers #5

Hook only appears as a component of Devastator

Wings Universe

Wings Universeis based on theGeneration 1 cartoon,but deviates from it in cosmetic ways and continuity points.

Nine million years ago, Hook was a member of the construction team that builtCrystal City.It was during this project that he and his fellow Constructicons were introduced toOmega Supreme.Hauler'sWings of HonorprofileHailed for his technical genius and skill, Hook soon came to take command of all Constructicons and formed his own faction. He aligned himself with the Decepticons in order to maintain access to Kaon's smelting pools, which granted him access to the raw building material he needed to continue his work. Unhappy with this arrangement, seven renegade Constructicons went underground, building Megatron in an attempt to take power for themselves. Unfortunately for them, Megatron turned on them and formed his own group of Decepticons, eventually brainwashing Hook and the others into his service with the Robo-Smasher.Devastator'sWings of HonorprofileAmong their first acts as Decepticons, the Constructicons destroyed Crystal City.Hauler'sWings of Honorprofile

Hook was theDecepticon Warlordwho led the Constructicon faction during the early days of the Great War. When the factions came under threat from theCybertron Elite Guard,they formed a War Council with the intention of combining their talents to destroy the Elite Guard. Hook's spies had discovered someintriguing technologyin the ruins ofGygax,however information gathered byShockwaveat the meeting enabledMegatronto persuade Hook to merge their factions.A Team EffortFollowing Megatron's conquering of Deathsaurus's territory, Deathsaurus'sCombinertechnology was applied to Hook and his team to create Devastator.Battle Lines, Part 5

During the third Cybertronian war, the Constructicons were ambushed atElevation Recostalusby a group of Autobots includingHaulerandErector,who disabled them before they could form Devastator. The group remained offline until 1984, when Megatron rebuilt them on Earth and appointed Scrapper as leader in Hook's place.Transformers I.Q. last issue review

During theBattle of Autobot City,Devastator was blasted apart byUltra Magnus's team. Hook and the other Constructicons began pursuing the Autobots, gunning downRed Alertin the process.A Flash Forward

Cloud

The Hook of "OG001 Spacetime" was ordered byMegatronto combine with his fellow Constructicons into Devastator to face off against theMegatronofCloud World.The foreign Decepticon easily defeated the combiner, sending his components fleeing in terror.Rampage

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In a universe created byGongandSideways,the Constructicons participated in the siege ofGuardianCity by forming Devastator.Echoes and Fragments

Marvel Comics continuity

MarvelThe Transformerscomics

Events from theUK-onlycomic stories are in italics.
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Early in the Transformers' war onEarth,Shockwaveused the stolen power of theCreation Matrixto give life to the first of a new generation of Decepticon warriors, theConstructicons.Hook and the other Constructicons were immediately given a mission upon their coming online—construct a communications tower to transmit a message toCybertron.A truckstop was raided for raw materials, which attracted the ire of truckerBomber Bill,who, with the aid of theAutobots,managed to destroy the tower Hook and the other Constructicons had built.The Next Best Thing to Being There!

Hook and the Constructicons, after troubleshooting their union asDevastator,were sent by Shockwave to abductBuster Witwicky.After tracking the boy down to a demolition derby, and merging into Devastator to fend off the Autobots they found there, the Constructicons' attack was suddenly called off. While Devastator battled,Soundwavehad discovered that Buster held the rest of the Creation Matrix in his head, and considered this too great a revelation to proceed as initially planned.Devastation Derby!

AfterMegatron's retaking of Decepticon command, Hook and the other Constructicons were charged with building perimeter defences aroundtheir headquarterslocated at the base of a coal strip mine in easternWyoming.Devastator's services were again required when the Autobots staged a surprise attack, but they retreated once they had what they needed; data on the Constructicons' combining process.Command Performances!

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Collaborate and listen.

Hook and his fellow Decepticons followed a tracer signal to find theDinobots,who were shelteringJoy Meadows,her camera crew, and their footage debunking the Decepticons'Robot-Masterpropaganda. During the ensuing fight, Hook battledSwoopalongsideScavengerandMixmaster,at least until the arrival ofCenturionevened the odds. Eventually, Soundwave ended the fight, destroying Meadows' footage, and the Decepticons left the area.In the National Interest

The Constructicons were sent into frigidYukonterritory to work on a secret project. They were discovered byJazzandHoist,only for the two Autobots to accidentally betray their presence with an accidental weapons discharge. The Constructicons chased down the interlopers, blasting at them through a nearby forest. During the chase, they merged into Devastator in an attempt to overtake the pair. While in this form, they were duped into blasting a hydro-electric dam. Realizing what was coming, the Constructicons only had time enough to separate before the concrete structure collapsed, unleashing a torrent of water. The Constructicons were submerged in the flood, allowing the Autobots to escape.The Mission

WhenGalvatroncame back in timeto1986,he summarily dispatched Megatron and forced the Constructicons to help him in constructing a massive energy cannon which would be useful to him in the future. Despite working on his project, Hook and the others showed no other loyalty to Galvatron, and remained out of the fighting until the future Decepticons returned to their own time after the cannon had been destroyed byUltra Magnusand the future AutobotsHot Rod,KupandBlurr.Target: 2006

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Hook and the other Constructicons were called upon to defend the Decepticons'base in the Florida Keysfrom a joint attack byG.I. Joe,Cobra,and the Autobots. Forming Devastator once again, they brawled withSuperionuntil a blast from Superion's rifle caused a malfunction in Devastator's coupling links and he broke up into his components....All Fall Down!

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Should've gone to Specsavers.

DuringRatbat's command, Hook and the other Constructicons (except Mixmaster) raided a building site in downtownAtlanta,Georgiafor raw materials such as girders.Toy Soldiers!Hook was next seen aboard the Decepticons' island base in theCaribbeanwhen it was attacked by the AutobotTargetmasterslooking to rescue Buster Witwicky.The Desert Island of Space!

Ratbat ordered an attack on the combined Autobot forces on Earth'smoonwhileBlasterandGrimlockdueled for leadership. Under the cover of battle, Hook and the other Constructicons retrieved the remains of several fallen and captured Decepticons.Totaled!

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At some point, Hook and the other Constructicons lost the ability to combine into Devastator.Desert Island Risks!

When the Decepticon faction on Earth split into two, Hook chose to work for Megatron rather than Shockwave. However that quickly became academic when Soundwave announced the unification of the two forces under his andStarscream's joint command while their respective leaders were away, battling each other atMemphis Airport.Internal Affairs!

Under Soundwave's command, Hook joined a massive Decepticon offensive against the AutobotEarthbase.Their goal was to kill some Autobots, while also distracting them as Starscream looted a humanoil tankerin theGulf of Mexico.Both goals proved fruitless, and the Decepticons were driven off.Divide and Conquer!

Marvel UK future timelines
The movie adaptation, originally published by Marvel US, is in italics
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In one future Hook and the other Constructicons were present at theBattle of Autobot City,where they helped to breach the Autobot defenses as Devastator, though the Decepticons were ultimately driven off and forced to dump their wounded in deep space.The Planet-Eater!

When the Decepticons were forced into a suicidal assault onAutobasebyScourgeandCyclonusin2008,Hook was among the many Decepticons seen in combat with the Autobots.The Legacy of Unicron!

MarvelGeneration 2comic

Hook was seen on board theWarworldamong the Decepticons rallied byMegatronagainstJhiaxus'sCybertronians.New Dawn

Classics

Classicscontinues from theMarvel US series,and does not include theUK storiesor any subsequently published stories.

Both Hook andMixmasterwere curiously absent from the Constructicons, with the enigmaticHightowerin their place. It's unclear why this was, but Hightower himself joked about stripping enough spare parts off ofGrimlockto "build a new Hook".Crossing Over: Part 6

Transformers '84

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In the early days of thewaron Cybertron, a yellow-coloured version of Hook was part of the team that worked onShockwave's "Project Dreadnought".Secrets & Lies #1

Marvel Storybooks continuity

Under the guise of theGlobal Corporation,Hook and his fellow Constructicons created sophisticated buildings all around the world. Within each building, however, was hidden a mechanism that would trap underground all within the structure. When the scheme was put into motion and the Autobots responded with an attack, Hook and his fellow Constructicons merged to become The Devastator. Though in this form, the Constructicons were able to overpower the Autobots, that changed when the Dinobots arrived. Hook and Scrapper were the first ones to die by Swoop's hand, when the Dinobot bombardier released missiles in Devastator's face at point-blank range.Battle for Earth

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As Devastator, Hook and the other Constructicons stumbled uponSunstreakeradmiring his reflection in the wilderness, and managed to capture the vain Autobot. The group revealed their individual components to their prisoner once he was safely locked up within Decepticon headquarters. They rejoined forces to combat an Autobot rescue party that attempted to storm Decepticon base, and capturedSlag,Sludge,andSideswipeas well, putting them in Sunstreaker's cell. Pleased with the development, Megatron informed Hook that he would be charged in rebuilding the captured Autobots as Decepticons. Bonecrusher interjected, hoping to be the one to be allowed to destroy the Autobots prior to their reconstruction. Hook objected, claiming that he should be the one to destroy them. The two Constructicons began to squabble, prompting Megatron to break up the fight by promising them each an Autobot to destroy. The opportunity never came, however, as the Constructicons were once more prompted to combine into Devastator to contemplate an Autobot peace offering; a life-sized statue of the gestalt! The peace offering turned out to be an Autobot ruse, and reinforcement burst forth from within the statue. The Autobots forced Devastator to break up into his component pieces by thoroughly dividing his attention, and so Hook joined the fight against the Autobots as an individual. The Decepticons ultimately lost the battle to the Autobots.The Autobots' Secret Weapon

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Shockwave led the Constructicons in an attack on a human village, intent on razing the town and building a fuel plant in its place. The Constructicons, blindly loyal to Shockwave, obeyed all his orders as he dispensed them. Little did they know, the Decepticons were being spied upon from orbit by the AutobotCosmos.Cosmos relayed what was happening to his teammates, who rolled into action to put an end to the Decepticons' plot. Hook and his allies were beaten up, shoved down into a pit, and had quick-drying cement poured over them to hold them in place.The Autobot Spy in the Sky

When the Decepticons learned that the Autobots had long ago lost a large shipment of Energon cubes at the Ark's original crash site, Galvatron ordered them to head to Mt. St. Hillary to uncover it. There, Hook fought the Autobots over possession of it. The brawl ended when Starscream scarfed down all of the Energon, and proceeded to pick a fight with Galvatron.The Lost Treasure of Cybertron

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The following summarizes one or moremultipath adventures.Details vary depending on the paths taken in-story. See the book's page for information on alternate paths.

Earthquake

Hook was brought the remain of the Autobot Beachcomber, who had attempted to infiltrate the Decepticons’ newest secret fortress. Megatron then ordered Hook and Mixmaster to rebuild the Autobot, but replace his memory chip with a Destructicon chip, creating the perfect Decepticon double-agent. The pair botched the job, and Beachcomber was sent off with his mind untampered.Earthquake

Desert Flight

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Hook was part of a Decepticon deployment stationed in a desert base. The Decepticons plotted to lure the Autobots in a trap through the use of an anti-gravity beam. Using the beam on a nearby human settlement, the Autobots would be duped into coming to the fleshliness’ rescue, only to be themselves trapped by the effects of the beam. Hook was in charge of manning the gravity gun.

In the event that the Autobots used a trojan ruse to infiltrate the Decepticon base, and the Decepticons’ forcefield was disabled, a wayward shot from Megatron revealed to the Autobots both the gravity gun and Hook's location. Turning the gun about, Hook caught Optimus Prime in the gravity-nullifying ray as the Autobot leader led a charge towards him.

IfBuddy,the Autobots’ current human companion who had snuck up to the gravity gun's control panel, pulled the gravity gun's horizontal control just as Hook turned the weapon to full power, the weapon would swivel and catch Megatron in its beam, tearing the Decepticon leader to pieces.

If Buddy instead cowered away, Cosmos came to Optimus worked together to commandeer the gravity gun from Hook, knocking him aside.

In a completely different possible sequence of events, Hook was assigned to create a perfect duplicate of Cosmos, who had been taken prisoner by the Decepticons. Hook would then conceal a proton bomb within the duplicate, that would explode when the false-Cosmos reported to Optimus.

In many other outcomes, Hook got clobbered while he was guarding the anti-gravity gun.Desert Flight

Autobot Alert!

In one possible scenario, the Constructicons were responsible for building the Decepticons’ command centre in the evil robots’ latest plot of taking over the Earth. They also were responsible for stocking Astrotrain with explosives and weapons before the Decepticon shuttle launched into space to further sabotage Earth's satellites.

In a different possible scenario, the Constructicons joined Galvatron on his campaign to retrieve an ancient cybertite sphere containing the secret of an ancient Autobot power-booster. Discovering that the sphere was within a sunken ship off the California coast, the Constructicons merged into Devastator in order to retrieve it.Autobot Alert!

DreamwaveGeneration Onecontinuity

Events fromThe Transformers Trilogynovels are in italics.

Nine million years ago, Hook and the Constructicons were helping Megatron in his plot to turn Cybertron into a mobile juggernaut, raging throughout the universe. He defended the engine controls alongsideThrustandRumbleagainst Grimlock's commandos, but eventually gave up and scattered before the big boom.The War Within #6Sometime later, he and the Constructicons were the first to break theCrisis Intervention Accordduring the Dark Ages, joining up withRatbatand theUltraconsin their Devastator form, and doing battle withDefensorand theWreckersin theTagan Heights.EscalationThe Constructicons were eventually defeated when the Protectobots overloaded him with electricity, shutting him down and forcing him to split into his individual components.... though not before the conflict devastated a large portion of Cybertron's biggest manufacturing area.Devastation

At some point after the initial launch of theNemesis,Hook and the Constructicons wound up on Earth during the 1980s and began working with Megatron and his faction of Decepticons on that planet. Unfortunately, they were eventually captured and detained duringOperation Liberationin 1998, when the united human and Autobot forces brought them down. Earth's triumph turned to tragedy in 1999, however, as the initial flight of theArk IIback to Cybertron exploded in mid-air, apparently destroying all the Transformers on board. When the Decepticons awoke in 2002, Hook was part of the initial assault onSan Franciscoalong with the rest of the Constructicons as Devastator.Prime Directive #4Despite their victory over the counterpart combiner,Superion,the Constructicons were eventually brought low byOptimus Primehimself.Prime Directive #5

Soon revived by Starscream's good graces, Hook and the Constructicons loyally served under the former Decepticon lieutenant commander after Megatron disappeared off the face of the Earth. The "spin the bottle" leadership of the Constructicons apparently fell to Hook in these days, and he and his team began operating out ofLas Vegas,where Starscream had set up a base of operations called "New Centurion", after his home city-state on Cybertron. In defending New Centurion, Hook coordinated his dutiful minions Scrapper and Mixmaster against the invading forces ofGrimlockand his Autobot comrades. The lofty Constructicon attempted to direct the battle from the air, butProwlmanaged to knock Hook out of the sky, physically grappling with him and pulling the surgeon down to the ground below. Then Grimlock stepped on his head. It hurt. A lot.Hardwired

Megatron eventually returned to Earth, but Hook and the Constructicons owed Starscream for reconstructing them, and so remained loyal to him when the Decepticons split into two factions. Of course, this only meant they were among the first to be captured by theKeeperswhen those aliens took over Las Vegas and turned Starscream into their puppet. Trapped behind an impenetrable force dome, Hook and the Constructicons attempted to batter their way out as Devastator using sheer brute force, untilSkywarpoffered a better idea. Reconverting into their separate modes, the Constructicons dug a tunnel out beneath the force field, enabling Starscream's faction to join the final battle against the Keepers. Acting as Devastator, they were too far away from Optimus Prime and hisMatrix-induced force shield when the American nuclear assault was dropped on the Keepers, and were blasted into pieces.Annihilation

The nuclear blast left Devastator fused into his singularrobot mode,leaving him unable to split back into Hook and his other components. Eventually, Devastator fell into the Void along withOmega Sentinelin the final conflict with the Keepers, and was left instasis lock,drifting in the vacuum of space, after the Sentinel destroyed the Keepers' power source and shattered the Void back into real space-time. The starshipBounty,on a secret space mission from Earth, came across Devastator's remains and planned to tow him back to Earth.Fusion

The pieces of Hook and the Constructicons fell under the control ofEarth Defense Command,and were held in theirRoswellfacility for study.Generation 1 #0

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The ruthless terrorist organization known asCobradug dozens of Autobots and Decepticons out of their four-million-year resting place and began rebuilding them into a Cobra-controlled army. However, withWheeljackandBumblebee's help, the mind-controlled Transformers were awakened, and a very angry Hook crushed the Cobra machine he was carrying before moving onto the humans that had been controlling him.G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #3After capturingDoctor Mindbender,Hook sorta felt like playing wishbone with the human, but opted for dropping him into Mixmaster's mixing drum instead. Unfortunately, he was robbed of this pleasure when Soundwave arrived and took the doctor to help him work theSPS Satellite.The Constructicons were subsequently ordered to defend the satellite's controls from the attacking Autobots andG.I. Joes.G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #4Hook and the others combined into Devastator to fight off the enemies, but the giant was overwhelmed and defeated relatively quickly.G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #5

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During an all-out Decepticon offensive against the Autobots, Hook and his fellow Constructicons Long Haul, Mixmaster and Bonecrusher ganged up on Sideswipe. He and his fellow Constructicons were blown away by an explosion. Then, Hook watched on in horror asThe Beast,the Dinobots’ gestalt form, dispatched Predaking in one sword strike. Brought out of his stupor by Onslaught, Hook joined with the other Constructicons to form Devastator.The Beast Within

2005 IDW continuity

First appearance:Megatron Origin#2;Transformers: All Hail Megatron#1(modern era)
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After theSenatecut back significantly on the need for sentient workers in the realm of manual labor, Hook and the Constructicons found themselves out of work. They found new employment, however, in the underground gladiator tournaments ofKaon.Instead of personally participating in the death sports, the Constructicons maintained the arena itself, creating a new stadium at random locations just hours before each match began, using nothing more than the raw materials at hand.Megatron Origin #2AsMegatron'splans moved fromgladiatorial combattoinsurrection,Hook and the Constructicons turned their talents from arena building to weapon modifications. When theSeekersjoined Megatron, Hook modified them to possessonboard weaponry.Megatron Origin #3

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As the war began to sweep across Cybertron, Hook and the Constructicons remained loyal followers of Megatron. When the Decepticons joined forces withOrion Pax's Autobots to overthrowZeta Prime,Hook participated in their combined assault on theCitadel.OverthrownBetrayed by Megatron, Orion Pax became Optimus Prime and rallied an army against the Decepticons with a charismatic planet-wide broadcast that the Constructicons witnessed.BroadcastFour million years ago, Hook was working withSoundwaveand his Mini-Cassettes to run interference for an energon convoy bringing fresh supplies to Megatron's army.The Iron AgeAt one point the Constructicons were stationed onVaras CentralusalongsideSwindleandSky-Byte,where they committed some atrocity that was enough to cause Sky-Byte to abandon the Decepticon cause.A Better Tomorrow

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Millions of years later, Hook and his pals were eventually called to Earth, where they used their newly acquired combination ability to beat down the local Autobots.All Hail Megatron #7As the Decepticons moved on toNew York City,Hook was shocked to hear Scrapper declare that they were benevolent aliens who had come to preach to the humans about kindness and cooperation. He quickly got the joke, though, and shared a good laugh with Scrapper as they started killing fleshlings left and right.All Hail Megatron #1After mysteriously failing to recogniseFrenzy,whom he'd met yonks ago, Hook joined the other Constructicons in formingDevastatorand attacking the city's tunnels.All Hail Megatron #2The primary task of the Constructicons, however, was to build an unknown structure in New York (cannibalising the local buildings to do so). Hook made the supreme sacrifice here of actuallybeingin that filthy cramped hovel.All Hail Megatron #3

Hook was one of many Decepticons to listen Megatron's speech about conquest.All Hail Megatron #4

WhenStarscreamdecided to take leadership of the Decepticons, Hook and the other Constructicons sided with him. They combined into Devastator and attacked Megatron, but failed to kill him due to an attack by human jets.All Hail Megatron #10The jets were soon followed by a unit of Autobots, and Devastator met his match inOmega Supreme.All Hail Megatron #11The battle ended with Devastator getting shot straight through the torso.All Hail Megatron #12

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Hook survived the damage done to Devastator's chest, but was captured and deactivated bySkywatch.Two years after the battle in New York, Hook, Mixmaster and several other prisoners were retrieved from Skywatch by a group of Transformers attempting to get off the planet. The group's leader, the AutobotHot Rod,assignedJetfireto bring Hook's consciousness back.A Rude AwakeningThe Autobot was successful, and Hook joined Mixmaster and Scrapper in constructing a starship that was ostensibly for both the Autobots and Decepticons.Seasons in Flight

Of course, things didn't actually work out that way. Unable to convince Rodimus to let him reassemble the Constructicons, Swindle instead applied combiner technology to theStunticons,creatingMenasor.Hook and the other Decepticons turned on the Autobots, and Hook was seen in battle against Optimus Prime. (Losing.) After Menasor was brought down, Swindle escaped from the Autobots and Skywatch along with some Constructicons, possibly including Hook.EarthworksWhen Megatron returned to Earth four months later, Hook rejoined the main Decepticon army. He and the others observed as a lone Optimus Prime confronted Megatron, and was caught in the explosion when Prime had a satellite fall on top of Decepticons.Enemy Mine

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Megatron would later usespace bridgetechnology built into in his new body to summon Hook and the rest of the Decepticons to him on Cybertron. To battle the Autobots, Hook and the other Constructicons combined into Devastator, but lost because the giant's right leg was paralyzed due to combining with a dead Scrapper. They were soon mind-controlled byD-Void,viaGalvatron,into combining with Galvatron'sSweeparmy and forming a huge monster.Chaos Part Three: KingsOnce this "Deceptigod"was defeated, the Decepticons were left weakened, and so the Autobots captured them and plantedI/D chipsin their heads. Hook and the others were briefly released to violently deal with aNAILriot.The Death of Optimus Prime

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Hook was sitting around in the Decepticon prison whenNeedlenoseandHorri-Bullwere brought in for beating a NAIL.The Autonomy LessonHook was later outraged that the Autobots had the gall to callRatbat's death a "suicide", then recruited along the other Constructicons to dig out some victims from a blast crater.Stick TogetherThe team continued to build things for the Autobots until one day when they foundBombshellbeing chased down by them. Coming to Bombshell's defense, the Constructicons beat upBlurrand fought withArceeuntilProwlshowed up, threatening to detonate their I/D chips. They just taunted him since Ratbat had disabled the chips, but Prowl used a secret passcode to override the tampering and detonate them anyway, seemingly killing the Constructicons.DevisiveIn truth, the Autobot had already fallen under Bombshell's mind-control, allowing the Insecticon to fake the Constructicons' deaths and hide them away for the purpose of perfecting Devastator.The VergeOnce Megatron returned from a long absence, Hook combined with his fellows into the new Devastator—with Prowl serving as the head while Hook relocated to the right leg—who was then deployed to conquerIacon.Before the DawnDevastator was taken apart when Prowl fought back and rejected the combiner, which would have allowed Megatron himself to take his place had the Decepticon leader not been defeated in the process of combining.Heavy Is the Head

The Autobots and Decepticons were exiled from Iacon following the battle, but Hook and the Constructicons, fascinated by the nasty memories they'd seen in Prowl's mind during their time as Devastator, left their faction to join their new idol among the Autobots. One brief scuffle with theDinobotslater, they were allowed to stay at the Autobot camp, where they promptly picked a fight with Arcee before the like-minded Dinobots calmed them down.Second ExodusThey were caught in theNecrotitan's "death wave", but were healed from its effects when the Titan was brought down byMetroplex.Finis TemporisAs the Transformers got together to celebrate the defeat of the Necrotitan, the Constructicons ignored everything in favor of praising Prowl, and later cheered him on when he got into a fight with (as Hook likes to call him) "Clowndome".The BecomingWhen the planet was invaded by a 70 billion-strong army ofAmmonitessent byShockwave,the Constructicons followed Prowl into battle where Hook convinced Prowl they had to form Devastator and protect Metroplex fromMonstructor.Black PlanetThey were victorious, and went on to witness Megatron defect to the Autobots....And the Damage Done

Prowl, who had finally realized the advantages of having a combiner on his side, brought the Constructicons with him to Earth when Optimus Prime went in search of Alpha Trion. The Constructicons saved theArk-7from burrowing human missiles, and formed Devastator to fight the Decepticons under Galvatron's command.Detonation BoulevardAfter the battle they returned to theArk-7alongside the Autobots.The Mind Bomb

Thanks to Scavenger's stint as an information-leaking double agent, Prowl was able to laucnh a sneak attack on the EDC'sMarshall Islandbase, using stealth paint to get the drop on his enemies.I Dream of WiresBack aboard theArk-7,Prowl and the Constructicons listened in on Optimus Prime's conversation with Alpha Trion.The Crucible

When the Autobots began hunting for theEnigma of Combination,Prowl and the Constructicons went in search of Spike Witwicky.Signals, Calls, and MarchesTheir search took them toTokyo,where they secured their asset but ran afoul of Galvatron.Vs.Feigning a truce with their mutual nemesis, the team stormed theOnyxfacility by forming Devastator. Devastator ultimately went berserk due to his loathing of Spike and ruined the mission, allowingScoopto abscond with the Enigma. The team was forced to retreat back to theArk-7.The Obliterati

After Prowl learned that Optimus Prime had helped Starscream form a permanentalliancewithCaminus,the team hijacked the ship's new spacebridge to travel to CybertronThe Possible Light,where they formed Devastator. Superion and Defensor ultimately brought down Devastator, and the Constructicons were sent to a secret prison - Starscream wasn't done with them yet.Mistakes and MayhemSeeking a new edge, Starscream draftedScoopinto the team, knowing that Scoop's fanaticism would force Devastator to obey his orders.You, Me, and the UniverseUltimately, however, Devastator wound up losing control. AfterOptimus Maximusand his fellow combiners felled the giant, Hook was re-imprisoned with the other Constructicons.All That Remains

Although the individual Constructicons were still considered criminals, Starscream made allowances for releasing his own "loyal to the Chosen One" combiner when necessary. The Constructicons reformed Devastator at Starscream's command to thwart a group of Decepticons commandeering the space bridge,Once Upon a Time on Earthand to siege the colony shipCarcerwhenElita-Onerefused to transform her Titan in defense of Cybertron fromSentinel Prime'szombiefleet.Desperate Measures

Following the impeachment and arrest of Starscream, the Constructicons received pardons, and later watched from a nearby rooftop asOnyx PrimeandLiege Maximoarrived on Cybertron and joined Optimus and his retinue for a meeting in theSpire.Though the other Constructicons initially laughed off off Scoop's renewed faith in his "Chosen One," who had seemingly foreseen this series of events,Another Minethe team wound up forming Devastator to break an indignant Starscream out of prison.The Ground

With Onyx Prime unmasked as none other thanShockwave,the Constructicons wound up battling againstVictorionon Starscream's orders.The HallowingThough they were initially able to withstand her gravity powers,Endless Foreverthis was soon revealed to be the work of Liege Maximo, using supplies ofOre-4to buffer them against Victorion's attacks. WhenArceedestroyed this ore, Victorion was able to unleash a devastating gravitational onslaught which fatally crushed Hook and the other Constructicons.Unforgivable

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Hook cutOptimus Primeinto pieces in his sleep, allowing the Decepticons to steal the Autobot leader's parts and use them for nefarious purposes.Negligence Is the Greatest Enemy! Optimus Became a Monster!?WhenStarscreaminaugurated a statue of himself, Hook and a coupla other guys played a fanfare in celebration.Enter the New Emperor of Destruction!? Stop Galvatron's Rampage!

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Hook and the other Constructicons formed Devastator to attack theG.I. JoestarshipDefiant,successfully destroying one of its two modules. Devastator was blown back into his components whenWild Billrammed the other module straight into him.TargetmastersDemoted to guard duty, Hook and Scavenger were fooled byPerceptorinto letting him leave the Decepticon base, realizing too late he was an Autobot double agent.Earth: R.I.P.

Hall of Fame bios

Hook joined the Constructicons afterErectorwas rejected for not being green.Transformers Hall of Fame

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In1984,Hook surgically extracteda stonefromSky Warp's body after the latter got it stuck during a raid on theBritish Museum.

By the late 24th century, Hook had presumably died as he was not part of the modern lineup of the Constructicons.Cultural Appropriation

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2019 IDW continuity

First appearance:Galaxies#1

Hook was forged at or around the end of the War of the Threefold Spark. An era of rebuilding and renewal, Hook came together with five other newly forged 'bots to form the Constructicons and help shape the Cybertron to come. They were recruited by the visionary architectTermagaxto help build in the ruins ofIacon.Eager to make a name for themselves, the team promptly clashed with Termagax's conservative second-in-commandWheeljack—for while Wheeljack sought to merelyrebuildIacon, Termagax saw the potential for something bigger and better to take its place. While excavating inRivets Field,the team inadvertently discovered theEnigma of Combination.Urged on by Termagax, Hook and his team agreed to expose themselves to the energies of the artifact, transforming themselves into a new combiner: raw power which Termagax hoped to harness and reshape into the ultimate building tool.Constructicons Rising, Part 1

Despite this new strength and power, Hook and his team struggled to master their combination, fighting against a seventh, destructive personality that surfaced whenever the team combined... and whose love of indiscriminate destruction jeopardized their reconstruction efforts. Finally, however, Termagax encouraged the team to workwiththis anger, rather than against it, and harness the powerful emotion to unite them in their shared purpose of rebuilding Iacon. Although the team would eventually complete their goal of turning the ravaged cityscape into a beautiful metropolis, they would not enjoy the fruits of their labor for long—Wheeljack brought his concerns to the attention ofNominus Prime,and the Prime arranged matters so that the team would be reassigned to the distant colony ofMayalxto oversee the construction of a newenergonrefinery.Constructicons Rising, Part 3There, the Constructicons labored for many years, deliberately kept under-fueled and tired so they couldn't combine, while they grew increasingly resentful of the world that had abandoned them while reminiscing about their glory days.Constructicons Rising, Part 1

With their future on Cybertron uncertain, Scrapper eventually came to believe that the team's future lay elsewhere and began training his teammates in the ways of combat, holding regular sparring sessions in an improvised gladiatorial arena. During one particular session, the team was interrupted by theInsecticonBombshell,who, after a brief misunderstanding, told themhisstory: like the Constructicons, Nominus Prime hadalsobanished the Insecticons for fear of their unique matter-eating abilities. Knowing that the team could be of use toThe Rise,Bombshell manipulated the team into unknowingly aiding the cause, encouraging them to recapture their glory days.Constructicons Rising, Part 2

After some deliberation, the six builders agreed to help the Constructicons, and after filling up on Bombshell's providedenergon cubesthe team combined for the first time since their banishment—but instead of uniting based on their shared urge to create, the Constructicons combined to destroy Mayalx and everything it represented to them, a spiteful, destructive rampage that ended with every 'bot in the colony slaughtered and the statue of Nominus Prime toppled. Unaware that the Insecticons had deliberately goaded them into such wanton slaughter so that the energon they processed from the many remains could be secretly shipped back to Cybertron to fuel the rise, Scrapper told his team that, for the first time in their lives, they were finally free to do and build whatever they wanted.Constructicons Rising, Part 4

Eventually, Shockwave called the Constructicons back to Cybertron and the Rise. When they arrived, however, Shockwave's former superiorExarchonhad laid claim to the Rise and their bases. The Threefold Spark was eager to take a new body as powerful as Devastator, and tried to usurp the combiner. Together, Hook and the Constructicons were strong enough to prevent Exarchon from possessing their collective spark or sparks, though the effort forced them apart and left them out of action.War's End Part FourWith Exarchon soon destroyed, the Rise were fully absorbed into the Decepticons, and Shockwave provided the Constructicons toMegatron's cause. Hook and the others were happy to be home, and to be wanted as Devastator. They saw themselves as heroes destined to end the war, and were happy to oppose the legacy of Nominus Prime.Fate of Cybertron

Energon Universe

Hook was one of several Decepticons dormant in theArk.He and his fellowConstructiconscontinued slumbering due to the lack of resources.Starscreamwas able to revive them eventually and they played welcoming committee to the Autobot's counterattack assault on the Ark. Starscream then ordered them to combine intoDevastator.Transformers #5

Devastator was eventually defeated byOptimus Primeand broke back down into the Constructicons. Hook then retreated with the other Decepticons.Transformers #6Hook, along with the other Constructicons, was present for the fight betweenStarscreamandSoundwaveover leadership over the Decepticons. He and the other Decepticons cheered Soundwave's name to honor him after he won.Transformers #7


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Commercial appearances

  • Hook and his teammates were masquerading as construction vehicles, when they suddenly decided to horrify their human operators by revealing their true nature. As their human drivers bailed out and fled, the team combined into Devastator, who crashed his fists together, creating a surge of energy that crackled all the way through his gigantic body.Constructicons commercial
  • After being upgraded into their "Generation 2" bodies, the Constructicons went about causing "really big destruction" by driving through a construction site and then merging intoDevastator.Their fun came to an end whenGrimlockemerged from the ground and trounced the combiner.Generation Constructicons and Dinobots commercial

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Transformers Legends

At some pointOmega Supremewas friends with the Constructicons, but they had a falling out.The Secret of Omega Supreme

While Megatron kept Optimus busy, Hook and the rest of the Constructicon team to attempt to infiltrate the Autobot base and strike directly atTeletraan I.They mowed throughIronhide's initial attempt at defenses.Heavy Metal War - Part 1

The Decepticon team took over an asteroid orbiting Earth, however when Omega Supreme got wind of it, he launched a massive attack. Hook and Scavenger escaped his initial wrath when a space beast was released from the asteroid, however once the Autobots had savedSan Diegofrom the creature, they captured the pair.The Secret of Omega Supreme

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Hook participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! He appeared in two different bodies:

  • Hook—This Super Rare character was available as a reward in the "Devastator's Demolition" event.
  • Hook (G2)—This Super Rare character was available as a reward in the "Devastator's Metal War" event.Transformers: Battle Tactics

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"I'm not a doctor. I'm a medic. A doctor cures people. A medic just makes you more comfortable... while you die."

Something of a perfectionist, Hook considers his fellow Constructicons somewhat crude and dim-witted, as they don't have his exacting standards or attention to detail. Whether it's micro adjustments to a printed circuit or welding together two fifty ton girders, Hook applies the same precision to both tasks.

Though he might not be winning any personality contests anytime soon, Hook's contribution to the war effort shouldn't be understated.Hook bio

Hook was summoned through the Spacebridge on Earth, and proceeds to help Starscream when he leads an operation to claim another piece of the Fractal Map, with a plan to just attack. He told Starscream not to come crying lubricant if he gets all bent out of shape.Power Play Campaign

Hook and the other Decepticons are then called to the final battle for the Codex Key. Before the mission, Megatron comments on how Hook will be "Such a valuable asset" while Hook whines about the situation complaining that everyone "rushes into the fight" and how he himself is running out of spare parts..The Codex Showdown Campaign

Hook, along with the other Constructicons, combine to formDevastator,who goes on a destructive rampage. This spree lasts until they run into Superion.Combiner Wars Campaign

Hook and his fellow Constructicons worked to penetrate the Frozen Fortress. When they got in, Deathsaurus was waiting inside. Hook then decided to brag about the might of the Constructicons, and was about to combine, but Megatron stopped them, saying that the tunnel they built would collapse.Monster Within

Hook later complained that he, an artist master craftsman, was being used just as a cog in Devastator machinery. The complaints of the other Constructicons made Megatron reconsider that relying solely on Devastator was a serious risk.Breaking Point

  • Class:Medic
  • Lowest Star Rating:1 star
  • Weapons:Hook uses a healing beam to heal other allies. If there's no one left to heal, he uses an SMG with a 4-round burst.
  • Ability: Healing Grenade- Launch a grenade that heals HP for all Decepticons in a large area over 5 seconds.
    • Cost:4 ability points +2 for reuses.

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Hook was a member of the Constructicons.Decepticon Directive

Toys

Main article:Hook (G1)/toys

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Notes

  • Like his fellow ConstructiconsLong HaulandScavenger,Hook has ananimation modelgaffe. His robot legs are regularly shown as being entirely gray from the thigh down and more lacking in details than most other Generation 1 animation models for some reason. As the series went on, his legs regularly lost more details, especially in theAKOMepisodes which would sometimes lose the cab on his left leg entirely or render it is as a much larger left foot.
  • Hook's gun was used in the toy references photos for both himself and Scavenger, thus leading to the pair wielding similarly designed guns in their cartoon models. Scavenger'sactualtoy gun was absent from all of the Constructicon reference photos, leaving it entirely unused.[1]
  • Hasbroapparently lost thetrademarkto the name "Hook" some time ago, as it was not used between 1993 and 2012 despite severalConstructicon-homageteamsappearing during this time. "Hightower"served as the new default crane-bot name in the interim. With the release of the 2013Kre-ODecepticonHook,however, Hasbro has reacquired "Hook", albeit only when prefixed with a "Decepticon" or "Constructicon".
  • Hook's original toy is consistently depicted with his chest sticker reversed in the box art.

Foreign names

  • Japanese:Gren(グレンGuren)[2]
  • French:Toubib(Canada, "Doctor" )
  • Hungarian:Horog( "Hook" )
  • Italian:Rostro( "Beak" )
  • Mandarin:Hook(Taiwan, hổ khắcHǔkè),Diàogōu(China, điếu câu, "Hook" )
  • Portuguese:Gancho(Brazil comic),Anzol(Portugal comic, "Hook" )
  • Russian:Kryuk(Крюк, "Hook" )
  • Ukrainian:Gak(Гак, "Hook" )

References

  1. 1985 Hasbro briefing binder scans
  2. "Gren" is effectively a mangled version of the English word "crane" (クレーン) which didn't originate with Takara, but has been used at least in regional Japanese dialects (mostly in the Hiroshima area) since the Meiji period. So it's basically a reference to a traditionalloanword mutation.
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