Demolisher (G1)
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| The name or term "Demolishor" refers to more than one character or idea. For a list of other meanings, see Demolishor (disambiguation). |
- Demolisher is a Decepticon from the Generation 1 continuity family.
Demolisher is, above all, loyal to the Decepticon cause, even to the point of questioning any leadership decisions he sees as made for selfish reasons. As a military expert, he is no doubt one of the most valued members of the Decepticon army.
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Fiction
2005 IDW continuity
During the era of Zeta Prime four million years ago, Demolisher was a member of a crowd protesting the murder of a Decepticon named Hefter. To Walk Among the Chosen
The Functionist Universe
In an alternate timeline, Demolisher was walking amongst a crowd. The Custom-Made Now
Transformers vs. G.I. Joe
Demolisher and Apeface found humbled former Autobot leader Hot Rod standing over the defeated resistance fighter Blaster and, assuming him to be responsible, praised him for a job well done. Praise from the two lowlifes didn't sit well with Hot Rod, finally giving him the resolve to return to the Autobots, but not before tossing Demolisher and Apeface into the nearest smelting pool. Form Follows Function
2019 IDW continuity
Demolisher served under Great General Pyra Magna during the War of the Threefold Spark. He and Sunstreaker sat beside their leader on the bridge of her warship during Pyra's pursuit of Turmoil. We Are Not Meant To Be Darkness
Games
Transformers Legends
Demolisher was caught up in a Quintesson plot to disrupt the Galactic Games. The Galactic Games
Transformers Roleplaying Game
Demolishor was one of Megatron’s most trusted military advisors, an intelligent tactician who was as equally adept at giving tactical advice as he was at carrying out his own brutal tactics in the thick of battle. Roleplaying Game Core Rulebook
Toys
Armada
- Demolishor with Blackout (Super-Con Class, 2002/2003)
- Takara ID number: MD-03
- Accessories: 4 missiles
- Part of the first wave of Armada "Super-Con Class" toy (basically "deluxes"), Demolishor transforms into an anti-aircraft missile tank of made-up model, though it appears to be heavily based on the ADATS weapon system. His primary Mini-Con gimmick is the twin spring-loaded missile launcher in his left shoulder; attaching any Mini-Con to the Powerlinx port there pops the launcher forward, after which the missiles can be fired simultaneously by pulling the Mini-Con back. Reportedly, Demolishor was to feature this gimmick in both shoulders, but it was cut back to one for cost considerations, so his right shoulder now simply holds two spare missiles.
- In vehicle mode, Demolishor features extra Mini-Con compatibility design specially around his partner Blackout. When in vehicle mode, Blackout can be inserted into the space between Demolishor's front treads, forming a more "complete"-looking tank, from where he can be propelled into action by a small spring-loaded launcher. This launcher is activated by a tiny button on Demolishor's rear, where there is also a seat that Blackout or any other appropriately-jointed Mini-Con can sit in to "man" his guns. The seat can also be used for Demolishor's rudimentary "Attack Base" mode, which involves folding out his legs/treads to turn him into an elevated anti-aircraft station.
- The Takara release of Demolishor (as "Ironhide"), also in that series' first wave, renders the figure in more primary, show-accurate colors, painting him a more greenish shade of tan and making his face brown rather than black, and features a Decepticon symbol with proper "separated" paint applications, among several other smaller paint changes.
Merchandise
Transformers Trading Card Game
- Demolisher, Devoted Decepticon (2018)
- Wave 1
- Rarity: UT
- Card Number: T15/T40
- Stars: 6
- Demolisher, Devoted Decepticon is one of forty double-sided character cards available in Wave 1 of the Transformers Trading Card Game.
- The artwork on the card is reused from the Transformers Legends mobile card game, and is based on the Aligned version of the character.
Notes
- In Legends, Demolisher repurposes the overall design of War for Cybertron Demolishor, who in turn was a homage to Armada Demolishor.
- Generation 1 Demolisher was somewhat close to receiving a toy in the Combiner Wars line—Hasbro designed the "pretooled" alternate head of Voyager Class Onslaught after Armada Demolishor. Though this retooling never came to fruition, a TaoBao user posted a photo of a prototype in 2015.[1]
