Allegiance: Decepticon
Function: Warrior
Alt Mode: None, formerly a gestalt
Height: 9.5cm Width: 4.5cm
Devastator is easy the most unusual Actionmaster conceptually, being a scaled down figure of a gestalt. The arms are recognisable as Scavenger and Bonecrusher, the waist is clearly Long Haul's grille and the boots are recognisable as Scrapper and Mixmaster, the latter probably the most obvious component. Hook is nowhere to be seen, but then he was covered by the chestplate anyway. The head, face and chestplate are a good replica of the original and while the gun is not purple, it's modelled on the giant purple gun that came with Mixmaster. Some of the little changes made (proportions, joints) are based on the cartoon Devastator - this is as close as we're ever going to get to that version of the character although at the size of an individual Constructicon, Devastator won't tower over anyone - not even Gears, one of the shortest G1 toys.
As a standalone figure the asymmetry makes Devastator one of the more interesting Actionmasters, even if at this scale the character might not quite work. A replacement for the set of Constructicons this is not, but as a tribute to the character, it works (in much the same way as the recent MyClone and SCF figures from Takara work).
Poseability is identical to that of every other Actionmaster - the head turns, the shoulders rotate, the knees bend and the hips are G.I.Joe style ball joints based on an internal metal T. The leg poseability is far better than that of the gestalt version, although his arms are actually less poseable, since he lacks elbow joints. Still, this toy wont fall apart if you look at it, something that the gestalt is likely to do.
There's a yellow button at the base of the tail that causes the head to flip over. You can attach the handgun to the barrel that flips out. Fold down the tail, swing up the claws and detach the legs (which become a rather silly backpack for Devastator) and you've got a giant gun for Devastator. It actually looks pretty good although on mine it's too heavy for the loose shoulders to support. If you leave the scorpion legs attached they'll end up in Devastator's face so if you don't like the backpack idea, just put them to one side for this mode. I want to go on record as saying that the regular handgun looks better than the Scorpulator gun.