I agree--Devastator was around long before Power Rangers, and the toy on which Devastator is based was around before Voltron, I think (I might be wrong about this last claim). But in any case, the idea of combining robots isn't unique to Transformers, Power Rangers or Voltron--still, TF has the advantage of the cool sentient-robots-from-another-planet thing, which is really way cooler than those other shows, by far.

The terminator 3 comparison struck me first, but I can see the roots in the (sigh) "pretenders" series, so it's not overt plagiarism, at least. And again, the idea of mimicry and disguise is really central to TF, and has been there all along. It would only be a matter of time before the smaller ones would try to imitate us humans.

 

Is anyone worried that they said Devestator will have alot of upper body strength like a gorilla....I picture him walking on his knuckles.....could be not so great......

 

Do want the toys, liek nao !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

He Tell Me!

So, is that Motormaster Artwork by the same guy legit as well?

 

HELL YEAH! I forgot about that! That would be awesome!

 

I doubt it's seven CONSTRUCTION vehicles.

It's probably 7 vehicles, some of which are construction vehicles. I could see some military hardware as part of Devastator.

And to be honest, I won't mind if we get some parts-forming at this scale.

 

Awesome!

 

Link to the Motormaster art?

Or are you thinking of that art from DM.net Jester and Jolin did?

 

Imagine how huge and awesome the toys would be if they were all Leader classes? Know it wouldn't happen, but I would say that would be nearly as awesome as Peter Cullen having a cameo in ROTF.

 

I wonder how long we've got before Hasbro sends down the Decree of Fandom Silence and makes you guys remove all pictures, lest they shall reign down from their totalitarian throne a "cease and desist all excitement for the franchise" court order.

"Here you bastards: we'll use you as a test class for our ideas by means of shitty-resolution, watermarked jpegs, then we'll rip them from your clammy, nerdy clutches before you can cry out to momma," they say with contempt. At least, this is how I imagine the requests to remove our crappy, bitty-itty pictures must go.

 

Oh, I HOPE they do that.

By doing that they'll be confirming that the picture is legit.

 

Hmmmm interesting. Can't say I'd be excited about the toys because I just don't like the movie aethestic in plastic, but if this is indeed true I'll be a happy clam watching this guy kick all sorts of tailpipe in the movie!

 

Yes! I hope we do get to see (the real)Devastator in the movie.

 

GAH!! Need more info. NOW

 

Ironic post coming from a dude named Simian!

 

this can still be false information. right?

 

Here's the real kicker- that's not a regular dumptruck. That's one of the massive, uber-huge ones that's about the size of a house by itself. Devastator will be the size of a small sky scraper by that scale!

 

Really? Because that's what I'm most excited about - it's strange, but I always picture a live-action Devestator as a giant brute with a huge upper body just running around and trashing the place à la King Kong.

 

Yeah, I know. It's awesome.

...would anyone object to a massive jet being part of this combiner at all?