ROTF Devastator named one of the holiday's popular toys
Tuesday, November 24th, 2009 9:51AM CST
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Devastator is the ultimate evil weapon in the Transformers battle of bad versus good. The massive action figure is made of six smaller construction vehicles known as The Constructicons. When combined, the resulting mega-robot boasts flashing lights and sounds from the 2009 movie.
Toys "R" Us toy expert Bob Friedland says the Devastator is, hands down, his favourite toy of the season.
"It's a refreshed, totally revamped version of the classic Transformers toy."
The printed article puts it more simply.
You don't have to understand how it all works. You just have to buy it.
To read their online article, click here. If you live in Canada, be sure to pick up today's Vancouver Province to see the printed version. And to see over 100 images of the figure in question, click here.
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Posted by mick1122 on November 24th, 2009 @ 9:56am CST
Posted by Sabrblade on November 24th, 2009 @ 10:01am CST
I mean, it's an okay toy, but it's not all that like the Masterpieces or Armada Unicron are/were.
Posted by bknewtype on November 24th, 2009 @ 10:03am CST

Posted by CaTZ on November 24th, 2009 @ 10:45am CST

Posted by Hard Hacker on November 24th, 2009 @ 11:51am CST
Anyway, I think that this artical just goes to show how well Hasbro can design a toy. If kids have fun with it, they've succeeded, and that's all that matters (aside from profit).
Posted by Ravage XK on November 24th, 2009 @ 11:57am CST
Its not a bad toy, its just not what we enthusiasts were hoping for.
Mine seems to have forgotten some of its sound effects. Im sure the lights inside his mouth used to move as if they were rotating but they never do that now, very odd.
Posted by El Duque on November 24th, 2009 @ 12:06pm CST
Posted by Kibble on November 24th, 2009 @ 12:37pm CST
Posted by Stockade on November 24th, 2009 @ 1:53pm CST
Posted by Megatron Wolf on November 24th, 2009 @ 3:16pm CST
Posted by Slayershoop on November 24th, 2009 @ 3:43pm CST
Megatron Wolf wrote:This is a joke right? I mean not only is the thing ugly as all hell but i can think of at least 5 ROTF figures that are far Superior to this monstrosity. Why would any kid/anybody want this thing? Spend $100 on an oversized piece of crap or $100 on many figures? People are probably only buying it cause they have every thing else from the ROTF line already or cant find what they want so they have to settle.
Agreed, this thing is a piece of crap, I feel like I'm playing with a Duplo toy when I use it...I could get all three human alliance figs for the same price, as for the costco sale price, STILL TOO FREAKING EXPENSIVE! It needs to go to the same price as a leader figure. This thing is nothing compared to Unicron of Fort Max or Primus...wtf Hasbro?!?! If TT can do it with legends figures, why can't you do it with something bigger then a leader?!?!?
Posted by Noideaforaname on November 24th, 2009 @ 4:16pm CST
The delicious irony that Devastator, so poorly rated by the "experts", yet obviously incredibly popular, is from a movie that was poorly rated by "experts" yet proved to be immensely popular!
There is NO WAY this thing is going to the bargain bin anytime soon!

Posted by Firebird on November 24th, 2009 @ 4:27pm CST
Posted by autobot-jolt on November 24th, 2009 @ 4:49pm CST

I really don't care for Devastator. If somehow I did end up getting him, I wouldn't mind either. But seriously, what did he say? "It's a refreshed, totally revamped version of the classic Transformers toy."
Yeah, right.

The only thing same is the name and some of the constructicon's names. Now, If they put the constructicons in their right (G1) places and designed Devastator a little more to be like his G1 self, I might've picked it up.
Posted by Hip-Hoptimus Rime on November 24th, 2009 @ 5:14pm CST
Yeah, it's very expensive, but if my kid wanted one I'd tell him to save up half the cost and I'd spring for the other half.
Glad to hear it's popular where it counts. I say good on you, Hasbro!
Posted by Terrorsaur_85 on November 24th, 2009 @ 6:06pm CST
Posted by Galvatron X on November 24th, 2009 @ 6:21pm CST
Terrorsaur_85 wrote:even i admit its kick ass lookin' who cares what you G1 puriests and collectors think, to a kid this is the mother of ALL transformers toys and if he or she wants it for christmas - good for hasbro cus they'll making more money and more transformers next year.
I'm a G1 fan originally and a collector, but I agree with you 100%. I'd be drooling over this if I was a kid! Hell, I was drooling over this when it came out! My buddy and I bought one each the first day we saw him at Target!
With that said, he is kinda Duplo-block-ish and I did wish there were robot modes...
Posted by gigazarak on November 24th, 2009 @ 6:29pm CST
1. It doesnt stand up very well, makes it hard to play with.
2. All it does is combine 6 VEHICLES into one robot, the construction vehicles don't transform into robots
3. The sound the thing emits doesn't relate to the character from the movie.
4. Oh yeah and it isn't very movie accurate in appearance, but how could it be?
5. Merely moving the toy makes it emit sounds unexpectedly, frustrating, even for my 2 y/o and 5 y/o
6. It has small parts that detach and go missing easily, why have such a giant toy have small parts that remove for NO REASON?
7. It's heavy and awkward, a small child can barely lift it, i guess thats why it breaks up into smaller more manageable bits, still weird for the toy overall.
8. The parts don't seem to be in scale with one another.
The fact that it was "named one of the holiday's popular toys" is merely a marketing beat-up, a Word Of Mouth scam to lift sales, when I bought the one I have, there were heaps in the shop, the next day there were none! So it's probably selling well, but the mob doesn't usually have any taste, it seems to be all about how much crap you can purchase without going broke, it's not called the 'silly season' for no reason.
Posted by Blurrz on November 24th, 2009 @ 6:48pm CST
Posted by dragons on November 24th, 2009 @ 7:36pm CST
A lot of you are forgetting one thing: Transformers is a KID'S brand. It's for children. The adult fans come second. The children are the most valued customers. Not us.
i dont dissagree with your statment but if that was entirely true hasbro would come up with some pdecetn figures that kids can be able to trasnfrom them not adults its past news but here it is again i heard kid say he didint want trasnfromers eluxe figure to his mother becasue they where complex in trasnforming.
im surprised someone would say that about this big guy i see alot of these on shelfs look like they havent been touched buy anyone
Posted by Ungie on November 24th, 2009 @ 8:43pm CST
Im 60/40 on this. Its an alright toy, meant for kids. It is essentially a collectors piece. Ill get it at christmas time, going against every Seibertronian here!
Posted by Noideaforaname on November 24th, 2009 @ 9:17pm CST
"It's a refreshed, totally revamped version of the classic Transformers toy."
autobot-jolt wrote:The only thing same is the name and some of the constructicon's names.
You seemed to have misunderstood "refreshed" and "totally revamped."
Posted by Gauntlet101010 on November 24th, 2009 @ 10:31pm CST
It *would* bug me that the individual robots didn't transform and the lack of movie accuracy. I was that kinda kid. But I'd still want it to fight my Voltron.
Of course I'm not a kid. Maybe better paint apps would help it, but I'm not too impressed with the thing myself. I wouldn't say no to it if the price were reduced greatly, but it's not a figure I'm aiming for. I'd probably pick up USB Tigatron over this.
Posted by Evil_the_Nub on November 24th, 2009 @ 11:32pm CST
Posted by gigazarak on November 25th, 2009 @ 3:37am CST
Blurrz wrote:Your arguments are flawed. A kid at that age doesn't give jack crap about movie-accuracy or what sounds come out expectedly. If it looks menacing, which it does, it'll sell. I could go on and on, I'll just say that 'some' parents will look at that price tag and believe that for that $80 or so, it's going to be an awesome toy. Unfortunately that's not the case, and I really have no idea how they measure toy popularity.... Regardless I'll probably never buy Devastator on my own will, I'll leave it for the kids.
My 5 y/o complained about that annoying toy that makes all the noise! Theres a point at which a toy can make noise to annoy your parents, and then theres the toy that makes noise for no apparent reason and even annoys YOU (you being the kid annoying your parents...).
And yeah you're probably right, my son probably isn't as interested in movie accuracy, but I am! Ok I'm not a kid... But my arguments aren't flawed, they just don't fall into a single category, I said that "for the money it has such limited appeal".
But I agree with you, some parents will just look at the expensive TF toy and buy it because it must be good right? A toy THAT big has got to have something going for it! Like I said, it's all about how much money you can hemorrhage without going broke..