Decepticon
Demolishor
Release
Date : 4/2004
Price
Point : Deluxe (9.99)
Transformation
Level : 2
Electronic
Sounds : None
Accessories
: Missile x4
Hyper-Power
: Missile Rack
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Tech-Spec
Card
Note:
Some Energon toys came with Fleer Collectible Card instead of the
Tech-spec Card.
Demolishor
Spec.
Strength
: 9
Intelligence
: 7
Speed
: 5
Endurance
: 5
Rank
: 5
Courage
: 5
Fire blast
: 9
Skill
: 7
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Decepticon
Demolishor |
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Transformers
Superlink
Energon
Demolishor was being released in Japan as Transformers Superlink
SD-11 Iron Tread. (Demolishor was named Ironhide in Japan, Iron
Tread is probably the name for the power-up Ironhide) As
both Takara and Hasbro continued to swap the names and change them
around there are sure going to be plenty of confusion.
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Transformers
Energon Demolishor was released in Spring of 2004 as part of the Deluxe
(9.99-12.99) assortment. The toy came package in standard Energon
blister card (with slightly oversize bubble due to Demolishor bulky
size). Demolishor was the fourth Decepticon to be release by Hasbro for
the deluxe size. Unlike the Autobot counterpart, Deluxe Decepticon do
not have the Superlinx Matrix of Combination gimmick instead they had
the "Hyper Power" mode. This gimmick was much weaker than the
combiner gimmick possess by the Autobot toys as it pretty much involved
just the repositioning of the Energon Power parts on these robots. This
however do not mean that these were not great Transformers toys as so
far the deluxe Decepticon (with the exception of the repaint Rapid Run)
had produced some of the nicer looking Transformers in both modes with
very cool transformation and great interchangeability especially when
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Demolishor was one of the Decepticon hold
over from the Armada series. He joined the Autobot cause after the
"death" of Megatron but was relegated to guard duty. When
Megatron returned, Demolishor returned to Decepticon. Hasbro had yet to
released Armada Demolishor with Energon paint scheme (Takara released
repaint of Armada Demolishor as part of the early Superlink toy
assortment) but he would undergone "reformat" which would then
gave him Energon Hyper Power ability along with his new form as a green
dump truck. (The old Demolishor was Anti-Aircraft vehicle).
In vehicle mode, Demolishor look like big oversize heavy duty dump truck
with clear dark green parts in the cab section and large oversize
Decepticon symbol on the truck bed. (He also had a small logo on the
front). Demolishor however was not just a construction vehicle, in
vehicle Hyper Mode he revealed the vehicle to be a moving missile rack
that can shoot four spring- loaded clear green "Energon"
missiles. (The rack show "eight" missiles but the other four
were molded on "fake" missiles and only four were launch-able.) |
Energon
Demolishor in vehicle mode.
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In
robot mode Demolishor transformed into a bulky looking mech. The design
retained none of his previous incarnation and his design actually evoked the
image of Rhinox from Beast Wars. The transformation was pretty simple but
yield a nice looking robot. Demolishor like Starscream had several clear green
parts (to represent his Energon powered body) including his forearms and
hands. He had very good articulations and can pose well in robot mode. The
robot Hyper mode was pretty simple and the truck bed / missile rack flip over
his head as the head and chest rotate to assume "hunchback"-like
position. The Hyper mode was nothing exciting but produced a more "aggressive
stance" robot. This mode also evoked the Beast Machines / Beast Wars era
looks with the pivoting head design often found in those two lines. In all
this was one great Deluxe size toy and while lacking the Autobot gimmicks of
Powerlinx, Hasbro and Takara had produced a very nice design and included many
interchangeability playability with the 5mm ports and pegs that allowed fans
to mix and match the "Energon" parts from other Energon toys
including the Mini-Cons (via Powerlinx ports). Below
- Demolishor in Hyper Power mode.
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