Titan Class Devastator Review | RFC Mini-cast 022

Titan Class Combiner Wars Devastator gets the full treatment as John and Exvee break down every Constructicon and the combined giant. Exvee brings the SDCC version, with its chrome and extra paint. The pair rank the limbs, with Scavenger and Bonecrusher on top and Mixmaster at the bottom. They share tips for locking the chest together and close with a warning about the SDCC chrome.

Price and Where to Buy

Titan Class Devastator officially retails for about $150. John notes Toys R Us prices can land anywhere from $130 to $165 with coupons and tax, and a friend found it already bumped to $159.

Scrapper and Mixmaster

Both like Scrapper. He lacks elbows, reportedly for stability as a leg, but the simple G1 design is hard to mess up. Mixmaster is another story. Exvee calls him “so troubled” and says he “needs therapy.” The cement drum can’t move and topples the legs, the shoulders can’t swing out and the cab’s tiny windshield looks odd. Exvee jokes that Hasbro built the other five first, then made Mixmaster from what was left. On the SDCC version the chrome drum makes it worse, and he is afraid it will chip.

Bonecrusher and Scavenger

Bonecrusher strikes a good balance between the G1 toy and a modern update. His forearm missile pods double as hidden Devastator parts and can be posed like hold-out guns. The chest shovel and shoulders rely on joint friction rather than locks, and the multi-stage pelvis lock doesn’t hold. Scavenger is Exvee’s favorite, since everything on him works and his shovel arm can act as a third leg. His one flaw, Exvee says, is a head that is too cartoon-accurate. Both agree the SDCC paint looks great.

Hook and Long Haul

Hook makes a handsome robot, but his elbows are “the worst elbows that ever elbowed.” His forearm looks like it is dangling by a thread. Exvee expects the TakaraTomy Unite Warriors version to fix this, at a surprisingly small price gap. Long Haul is gigantic, closer to sub-Leader than Voyager, and is bigger than one of Exvee’s Universe-era Ultra Class figures. His dump bed can carry Bonecrusher or Scavenger, and both find him lovable.

Devastator Combined

Both are impressed that a combiner this big exists at mass retail, though John has a list of nitpicks. Exvee says the Scrapper leg is where Devastator tips back, and elbows might have allowed a heel spur. The much-mocked Mixmaster foot looks fine in person and is more stable than Scrapper. The tab-and-clip leg connections are sturdy but unintuitive. For the chest wing and treads, Exvee’s tip is to tab the wing into Bonecrusher first and work across the body. Both wish the thumbs could move.

Exvee prefers the SDCC head’s separate eyes and black forehead over the visor. John likes the visor, with its nose-bridge detail and clean paint. Exvee points out that the rifle’s barrel resembles a Galvatron cannon and fits on Combiner Wars Cyclonus’s arm.

Upgrade Wish Lists and Final Verdict

John plans to sell his Hasbro Devastator once Unite Warriors Devastator arrives. For upgrades he would consider purple, more articulated hands and a new Mixmaster foot. Exvee wants better elbows, possibly a shoulder extension, and filler panels for Long Haul’s dump bed. He suggests those panels could unfold into a missile wing. Exvee’s final verdict: don’t buy the SDCC version. The price gap is about $30, but it is hard to get and the chrome may chip. He suggests the TakaraTomy version if the Hasbro one isn’t enough.

Contributors: John DeLuna, Exvee