Devastator Confirmed for TF2?

TFW2005 is reporting that they have a trusted source that has confirmed that the G1 combiner Devastator will be in Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen.

TFW2005 has received confirmation that the combiner Devastator will appear in Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen. The confirmation includes the following details:

- Seven construction vehicles merge to form Devastator
- Devastator has lots of upper body strength, like a gorilla
- Not just green, some of the vehicles are red and yellow
- The previously Long Haul concept art by Josh Nizzi is legit

The information came from a source whose previous information has been accurate. Possibly from Holloman Air Force Base where Transformers 2 production is right now?

I have my doubts on this story but let us start with why this could be true. Back in April, a character list was leaked that at the same time said Devastator would be in the movie. While the names where changed, the description of several characters remain accurate to known info on casting. Add to that is the call sheet from Bethlehem that describes a Constructicon Earth Mover. In general there has been a combiner like theme in the rumors that have come from the various sets but attached to different characters. Maybe this is what they are all referring to rather then to the "Twins" or Arcee.

Having said that I do have my doubts. The main reason is Hasbro. Their interest in the movie comes down to what toys they can make money from. While Devastator was the first TF combiner of 6 parts, those that have followed over the last 20 years have combines from 2, 3 or 5 parts. The more parts to the combiner, the more difficult the engineering to create the 7 components and do it in a way that children can reproduce for play. Also, the more parts, the more expensive the toy. Usually Hasbro tries to hover in the sweet spot of $20-$25 dollars by either making the combiner either 1 medium and 4 small TFs or 3 medium TFs. In this case, even with 7 small TFs, the results will still shoot past that price point and hover around $40. Of course, toys such as Ultimate Bumblebee have proven that too a certain extent complication and cost isn't as huge a concern for Hasbro as it use to be.

Another reason I have doubts is the lack of visibility of any construction vehicles on any sets so far. Production is more then half way through and yet nada. With leaks of secret concept vehicles and the like, I would think a construction vehicle would have been spotted by now. Of course maybe those moments have simply not yet been filmed. Maybe Bay will go with complete CGI for Devastator (both vehicles and robots).

Last is my own source said the constructicon earth mover was really just a single none gestalt related Transformer that is based on the world's largest earth mover. Of course, that could be wrong. Or, as it just occurred to me, maybe if the Decepticons are getting oversized assistance then the Autobots get their own extra large help.

I hope TFW2005's source nailed it. A Transformer combined from 7 construction vehicles would just be awesome to see on the big screen (and the toy would be fun too). Optimus Prime was around 32 feet tall and nearly the size and mass of an average construction vehicle. It stands to reason then that the average height of the individual components would be around the same height. Based on that, I would guess that the height of a combined Devastator would be around 80 feet tall. Can't really beat that for scale and epic feel to a movie. Just a random thought, if Devastator spoke at that scale, would the volume and power behind his voice shatter the glass of any surrounding buildings due to the power of the sound wave that would unintentionally be generated? As always, its all speculation until the movie comes out.

Thanks to Katie for the link and a site reader for providing the image of CGI rendered Long Haul model.