Constructicon (RID)
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| The name or term "Constructicon" refers to more than one character or idea. For a list of other meanings, seeConstructicon (disambiguation). |
- The Constructicons are aDecepticonsubgroup from the2001 Robots in Disguisecontinuity family(via the2003 Universe toyline).
TheConstructiconsare a group of Decepticon construction vehicles created from therobo-smashedBuild Team.The four combine to form the deadlyDevastator.
The members of the Constructicons are...
- Bonecrusher,the leader
- Scavenger,the insecure
- Long Haul,the bitter-bot
- Hightower,the snob
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Fiction
Shell Game continuity
InViron 704.31 Epsilon,the Constructicons were created when theBuild Teamwas forcibly reformatted byMegazarak'sRobo-Smasher.The team was ego-wiped and implanted withshell programsdrawn from oldPredaconpersonality components.On the eve of an important battle, members of both sides of the war, including the Constructicons, were snatched away byUnicronto participate in theUniverse War.Ask Vector Prime, 2015/07/30
Toys
Universe (2003)
- Bonecrusher & Scavenger(Ultra Class 2-pack,2006)
- Long Haul & Hightower(Ultra Class 2-pack, 2006)
- AredecoofRobots in DisguiseLandfill.Unique among combiner molds, each limb-former could be configured as either both arms (simultaneously) or as a single leg.
- "Constructicon Devastator" was available only by purchasing two separateTarget-exclusiveUltra Class two-packs: Bonecrusher & Scavenger and Long Haul & Hightower.
Notes
- While clearly an homage to theGeneration 1Constructicons,the team that composes Devastator technically had no name for almost a decade. The term "Constructicon" appears solely as a prefix to "Devastator". Only much later did the Facebook edition ofAsk Vector Primerectify this.
- These sets were originally slated for release as a mass retail wave of theTransformers: UniverseUltra Class assortment. Ultimately, the cancellation of that assortment led to several years of the sets shifting fromWalmartexclusives, toHasbro Toy Shopexclusives (like the similarly abandonedAstrotrainreissue), before eventually ending up as Target exclusives. This didn't stop Walmart's website from listing the toys, complete with stock photos and all, for well over a year, though!
