What became of Devcon, the Autobot Bounty Hunter?
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- čas přidán 14. 03. 2019
- Sometimes obscure characters leave fans questioning what happened to them. The bounty hunter, Devcon is one such character. Today we look at this cool Autobot.
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Lockdown vs Devcon... Man that would be an awesome fight. Please let that happen in Cyberverse.
I can see how they could easy do it as a toy pack, take a repaint of titans return scourge with titans return blurrs head as Devcon and toss in animated lockdown with a more generation style head sculpt
Hasbro: sounds great but we have to ruin it first
So devcon use to be. An auto bot then he turned wow
Devcon vs sixshot would of be an awesome fight as well.
Death's Head vs Lockdown vs Devcon
There’s some serious potential here with Devcon. Considering the Decepticons have their own bounty hunter in Lockdown, it only makes sense to bring him back to face him as a perfect rival. Really hope we’ll see him again someday.
I like to think he owns a bar now in the middle of nowhere space. Sharing stories with Lobo and Boba Fett.
That's a pretty dope idea
AND LOCKDOWN!!!
That would have to be on a planet that intersects with every fictional dimension.
A bar filled with the multiverses best bounty hunters
What was that last bit?
I remember as a kid thinking that it was cool they were in a bar and said "Hey, that other guy has a autobot symbol" and how they didn't know each other. The idea of a autobot doing his own thing was a fun idea.
Prime: Perceptor just do it already.
That was funny to me because the way prime said it
Same here. Prime was clearly annoyed.
G1 Prime was the best Prime. The other Primes are boring. Bring the G1 OP back.
Please put that into a movie
@@luvblueybingoheeler3150 now hang on some of the primes still have his g1 counterparts personality. Ok a little bit but they some still have his g1 colors
1:41 Love how annoyed Optimus was XD
You are officially giving Chris mcfeely a run for his engine oil Rodimus Primal! I've never heard of this character before ever!
And that g1 episode "child's play" is the most meta thing I've ever seen in a transformers series.
There had been worse...
I knew Devcon originally from the Bayverse.
@@sharp79377937 I knew Devcon since the G1 cartoon before DOTM came out. I watched the G1 series when it aired on Hub
Zackary Schejbal I remember Devon from Generation One when the episode originally aired on TV on channel 7 (an ABC affiliate here in Northern New England at 10 am in the morning). I guess that makes me an old timer like Alpha Trion.
I wanna see a Devcon action figure in the near future. One thats not a con exclusive.
Or a remold.
A Heroes of Cybertron figure would be good
One of Devon toys is modeled after a Nazi German weapon project of WW2 - The Horton IX the world's flying wing. Any heard of the B-2 stealth bomber in use by U.S. - The B-2 stealth bomber has NO vertical stabilizer, most people don't know that the B-2 is NOT the first flying wing known, it's grandfather dates back to the WW2 and the Nazi's attempt on tipping the tide in the air war. Not to go all history on you all but; by the middle of 1943 German cities were getting flatten by US bombs and Luftwaffe was struggling to defend themselves, the Nazis started several weapon programs, the most well known examples are - V-1 Buzzbombs, V-2 rockets, and the famous Messerschmitt Me-262 jet fighter. However, there is one weapons program that many people don't know of - the 3x1000 project. The 3x1000 project called for a heavy fighter to have of a range of 1000KM, a speed of 1000 kmh, and a 1000 kg payload.
I know it’s been 2 years but I really want a 3P Masterpiece of Devcon and some more love in media, preferably in the comics.
MFT 3p has it at legends scale
He was the Transformers equivalent of Boba Fett to me...that episode had a big impact on my 10 year old imagination all those years ago lol
I thought Lockdown was their Boba Fett.
What an underrated character 😳
I'd love to see that devcon v lockdown scenario, maybe one where they both have bounties on eachother. Great video!
To me he looks like one of the Sweeps.. It’s also interesting that Scourge was a tracker during his reformatting in transformers the movie. Also interesting that his first redeco was off Scourge’s airframe and that even fan art put him with one of the sweeps hovercraft.
I’d love to see him and a bunch of obscure characteri in an exiles like series about them doing something fun by idw
That would be awesome. Whether its by IDW or whomever holds the comic license.
He’s still roaming the universe , hunting down his bounties...
At all costs!
Devcon reminds me of a less edgy Depth Charge from Beast Wars, in a way. He seemed too preoccupied with his own personal quest to help the cause of his allies at their sides.
Who knows...Had Devcon joined the Autobots, his added experience and combat prowess could have helped prevent the Decepticons from forcing the Autobots to evacuate to the moon bases between The Gambler and TF: The Movie(G1)... Dirge, Ramjet, and Astrotrain sure weren't eager to fight him.
After returning to watch G1 as an adult and trying to explain the same questions as your video years ago I figured that perhaps Devcon had somehow became aware of the victory over Unicron which led to the Autobots retaking Cybertron, and simply stopped pursuing the Decepticons after TF: The Movie. An off screen "retirement" of sorts would have left Slizardo free to do as he pleased. .
No matter what, my impression of Devcon (other than being a complete badass) was always a gray area character and a toned down, somewhat lonely aging vigilante most likely refusing to follow and abide by Optimus Prime's merciful approach to dealing with most enemies..If he wasn't at least lonely I would see no reason to bring a babbling lizard man on a Decepticon hunt Devcon's brand of justice was probably killing them since there was no Autobot justice system that we were made aware of in place at the time of the G1 series..
Definitely a deep cut. I'm a G1 addict and between you and Chris McFeely I always get my fix. I'd like to see a retrospective on Cliffjumper. Survived the movie, but dies in just about every other iteration.
I have him on my list.
Great! I don't want to go into too much, but I always wondered if it was because of the way Kasem's relationship ended.
Leaving Slizzardo in space when he became inconvenient was a jerk move. I'd rather they have a falling out or a difference of opinion. Maybe Devcon just doesn't care much for organics but tried to make an exception. Let's keep him mysterious because we know what happens when you try to explain a cool mysterious character. You get the Solo movie.
Haha, man I couldn't agree more!
I agree, don't consider this canon.
I liked that Devcon guy. Shame he didn't appear in more episodes... even though his unwanted sidekick Sleezardo did. (In "Grimlock's New Brain")
@bee boo what?!! Sleezardo better than Devcon?!! How dare you.
All things considered, it was probably Devcon who booted Sleezardo before the Grimlock's New Brain episode, and not the other way around.
Even Optimus can't take perceptors science talk.
Thanks. You put together some pieces that my young mind was unable to do.
I hope Devcon gets a new toy in the Transformers Siege Toyline .
I think he would fit perfectly there!
I definitely wouldn't mind that.
100%
Yessir!
I would love this for my generations collection as well as Sunstorm, Black Arachnia and Slipstream
I like how obscure characters get coverage. The Transformers Universe is huge. I hope you will look into characters like Double Dealer, the Omnibots, Powerdashers, Deluxe Vehicles, Deluxe Insecticons and more.
I actually thought of an idea story, where there were a speedsters group. (Powerdashers, Jumpstarters, Battlechargers and Blur)
Great thing about this, are stories can be endless.
Great video. As a kid I always thought his name was Defcon, since his name wasn't in print anywhere. Unfortunately unless there is ever an official return to the original continuity via an animated series, comic, or novel, we may never know what happened to him.
It was found out how his name was spelled at a Botcon when the scripts were shown and the comics came out.
You might also recall Stevenson was most remembered as the voice of Thudercracker!
Yes I do. Huffer, Kup, Alpha Trion, and Windcharger too.
Was he the professor with the Voltronic Galaxer from “Blaster Blues”? That guy sounded like Alpha Trion. @@RodimusPrimal
Yes especially Kup. And Smokescreen was voiced by the same guy as Season 3 Ultra Magnus
the decepticons must be stopped at all costs
Megatron must be stopped at all costs
Funny how it kinda foreshadowed the movie.
I had forgotten about Devcon! This was a nice reminder! Thanks!
Definitely an obscure character, I completely forgot about him. It's a shame the G1 cartoon didn't have him become a series regular and have a toy of him made. He could have been carried over into the movie and season 3 quite nicely. Although I like the idea of slizardo becoming a headmaster with him although for that they'd need to have demonstrated some level of symbiosis between the two.
Maybe then he'd know what Slizardo is saying!
I like the mystery of what happened after his G1 cartoon appearance.
Ah Devcon. That takes me back. I liked it when he showed up in the Wreckers convention comics.
I hope Devcon appears in Transformers Cyberverse.
Hm, maybe
I agree
That would mean scourge would be in cyberverse as well, hasbro likes reusing molds
Be the perfect character to fight Lockdown in Cyberverse Season 2.
@@ZackarySchejbalCODBO2RGM2 agreed
Sometimes less is more. Let him be mysterious.
This is why I love this channel....insightful and always to the point.
I'm here after the announcement of the new Devcon figure in the Legacy line. Oh happy days!!
I just like to think he just break ties with the alien guy at some point and just continued his bounty hunting out in deep space.
Now this is a character who needs his own book. I don't even remember him from the series although I remember everything else in that episode. Great work, Rodimus.
Devcon vs Lockdown: Dawn of the Bounty Hunters
This is crazy. I just saw this episode yesterday and looked up more information about him. And of course the very next day RodimusPrimal delivers. Great work buddy!
Thanks! Till all are one.
Have you ever wonder how Transforsmers could be with a cartoon focus on a bounty hunter or space pirates instead of the regular cast?
That would be awesome.
I could worth to see but 100% !!!
I'm just imagining a cartoon that mainly follows the Autobots on earth, but there are a few episodes about obscure characters having adventures together.
I think titans return Blurr could easily make a good Devcon toy :)
I turned that rid Blurr into Devcon.
Mft scourge
Good news! We are getting a new DEVCON toy in Legacy! He is also a heavy retool of SS86 Blurr!
@@mr.cyclops6725 what a shot in the dark lucky guess that was!'🤣
he made his way to my Autobot collection
On the flipside he now has his own figure, a remold of blur!
Well now that you have done Devcon you have to do Deaths Head, the galaxy's foremost freelance peace keeping agent.
Yeah I'll have to research him.
@@RodimusPrimal Well he connects the Transformers (120185), the Marvel Universe (616) and the Doctor Who universe (5556).
I’d love to see characters like Death’s Head and Circuit Breaker show up in Transformers animation, but I know they’re owned by Marvel.
I could see Hasbro repainting Titans Return Blurr as Devcon.
You are a superb researcher! You brought together so much information to build this video. Great job. I hope we see a return of Devcon someday.
We should’ve gotten a titans devcon with slizardo as his headmaster
I’m so glad that Hasbro is finally giving Devcon an official release!
I eagerly await to see what he looks like.
Devcon should appear more, that way we can learn what happened to him. Anyway can it be a theory that he'll appear in The War for Cybertron trilogy.
Forgot about Slizado's appearance in S3. I would have thought that Devcon bit off more than he could chew trying to chase down Astrotrain, Dirge and Ramjet and he could have died. However, with the survival of Slizardo maybe Devcon thought he better protect Slizado and did not chase down the Decepticons. That being the case IMO it would be awesome if a series set between BOT and the 1986 movie was made and Devcon could appear in it.
... I've always pronounced his name as "Defcon," mainly because that's what I thought his name was and how it was spelled. Either way, I would definitely love to see Defcon/Devcon (whatever you wanna call him) make an appearance in the Siege toyline, or at least a part of the War for Cybertron Trilogy.
Cool! When I searched up transformers devcon on google, all it showed was the decepticon from DOTM. Thanks for the info.
It was pretty sweet how the very next episode seamlessly picked up right after the previous one.
"Perceptor, just do it." Best optimus line ever.
I'd be really up for Headmaster Devcon with Slizardo headmaster or even better right now a *Battle Master*
Devcon too bad we only saw him once in the G1 cartoons. Maked you wonder who else was out there and doing thier own thing....Autobot or Decepticon!!! Keep the videos coming Rodimus.
I'd love to see a Masterpiece version of Devcon. One of my favorite episodes when I was younger.
I do hope we get a figure of devcon he's one of my favorites of the lesser known characters
MFT has a version of Devcon. He's a cool legends scale.
Honestly, none of those Convention exclusive or Dreamwave comics really help add to the continuing story of the G1 character of Devcon. I'd like to think, that he couldn't really travel around in space with an organic being for long periods of time and they parted ways. Eventually Devcon made his way back to Cybertron, and enjoyed the new Golden Age of Cybertron shown in The Rebirth Part 3.
Also, I would love to see Devcon get an official retail figure in the Transformers Siege War for Cybertron Toyline, as he would fit in perfect for that world. As far as a retool though, as Hasbro tends to pick those characters, I am unsure what he could become other than a Scourge, but that would be post movie.
Devcon was later reformated and joined the ranks of Lunarcron's Weirdroids with Lizardo becoming his Targetmaster partner.
A Lockdown Devcon fight now your speakin' my language!
Battle of the Bounty Hunters.
@@RodimusPrimal Decepticon vs. Autobot! Bounty hunter vs. Bounty hunter! Car vs. Something, I'm not sure! TFA vs. G1!
No I can't decide which is better TFA or G1!
I’d really love to see Devcon get a toy in war for cybertron siege. They are giving us impactor so one could hope
Love your Transformers toy shelf. You can transform it into something totally different whenever you want. 😀
Ooh great timing, I just posted my review of a new unlicenced Devcon toy! Thanks for the background on this character :)
Nice. I'll have to check out your review.
I’ve still got the 2003 convention comic when I was there in Chicago.
Amazing job on your videos dude!!! There so cool to watch!!!
I remember watching this episode when it aired on TV back when i was in high school. The only thing that was coursing through my mind at the time was "will he ever transform so i can see what he looks like". Well at the end i was satisfied and only longing that they would do more episodes like this one. Seeing 'other' autobots was fascinating to see from the usual.
The fact we saw Slizardo on his own and lacking an eye. Made me think that he betrayed and scrapped Devcon. But Devcon took an eye as he went down fighting.
3:37 I like how Optimus Prime has to have his hand held like a kid. Plus they are all supposed to be robots, so why are they coughing? lol. 80's cartoons are one of the best.
Devcon meets six shot would be cool has fuck, he's one of my favorite obscure Autobots and its sad he doesn't get enough recognition. The concept of transformers having a life outside of the grand scheme of things in the civil war for Cybertron is such an interesting idea, just imagine it taking a star wars style spin into bounty hunting and space adventure.
I actually always thought it was Defcon. I think they even had him listed as such in the old paperback books Cybertronian Transformers TRG.
Once again somebody's gotta put that uppity Perceptor in his place.
Way to go Prime!
Perceptor is the Rodney Dangerfield of Transformers. He gets no respect.
TheMelvor
I like Perceptor but I think it's just funny to poke at him. He's often being helpful or saving everyones asses when getting bitched at...even by Prime. And the fact he's an intellectual who sounds just a touch gay gives the impression he just getting bullied. He was a great character and a great looking toy too.
Good to see I'm not the only one who made a devcon out to TR scrounge.
I’d like To Write an entire Spin off Story about The Mysterious “ Devcon “
I looooove the idea of a Devcon/Slizardo headmaster. Awesome concept!
I would so buy that toy!
Wouldn’t a Chip/Prowl Headmaster be awesome too? Although considering what happened to Prowl in _TFTM_ maybe not!
Perceptor: Well, anything's worth the try, with a little modification to the propulsion core....
Optimus: Perceptor, just do it.
Me: I did not se that coming out of prime's voice box.😐
The first episode of Transformers I ever saw as far a I know was the one about Smokescreen cheating his way through the slot machines.
I wouldn't be surprised if devcon got a siege toy, considering characters like night bird and spinister have, and with it being the 35th anniversary of transformers this year they seem willing to take chances when it comes to toys (unicorn for example)
Great video Devcon is my favorite autobot bounty hunter of all time.
I'm not gonna lie, i had no cares for this character. Then i watched you talk about his good points. Now i am a fan. Damn you are good.
Every time a new scourge comes out a part of me is filled with hope, but i still have an emotional attachment to my botcon 2014 Devcon
I think the conversation exclusive comic as reasonable explanation might do about Devcon.
And you right Lockdown vs Devcon the name and the custom toy of him too thank you for the video.
I want to see Devcon, Deathshead, and Lockdown fight each other and/or team up.
It's possible Hasbro could resurrect him for a figure someday, but sounds like a character someone like Impossible Toys would tackle if they were still around. I still wouldn't discount Hasbro completely though. Maybe this vid will give someone the idea to use him.
One can hope!
This channel should have more subscribers!
NGL I love the Legacy Evolution figure they just put out, but I would totally buy a Titans Return Scourge mold reworked into a Devcon/Slizzardo combo
I would love to see Devcon meet/fight lockdown.
That episode was a definite pleasant surprise watching the DVDs. He definitely could have fetched up in a cameo in season3, maybe in Starscreams Ghost when there were attempted hits on Octane throughout. He could have been casually nursing a scotch on that ship.
A Generations Devcon toy would be awesome
Nice retrospective,like.1:21 new commerrical.
Looking up lore on Devcon after his new release.
Child's Play, aka the the glitchiest episode I ever watched from G1
Yeah so many unfixed errors in that episode. It's a crazy idea for a story too.
Worse than carnage in c minor?
Remember the Season Three Episode Carnage In C Minor? Maybe Hot Spot was meant to be Devcon. Hot Spot was shown firing shots next to Defensor against the Constructicons.
Very interesting video, i've Never heard of this character before
He's certainly obscure but it he was well remembered by fans who saw the episode.
I doubt the creature in Grimlock's New Brain was Slizardo, but just a repaint or random coincidence. Unless Devcon died in between the show and movie, forcing Slizardo to take up with someone else, it's doubtful that version of Dev would do that to him as his character wasn't like that. Most likely, they either survived together or died.
I wish they did a reboot or Re-imagining using some of the IDW/comics of the G1 animated series. Including season 1, 2, 3 and Head Masters, Victory and Masterforce. As always great video!⭐🌟
For those who collect legends scale figures if you Magic Square products the character on the box is from the Child's Play episode from the 80's
It's way past time we got an official (non-convention) figure of Devcon.
Lockdown vs Devcon. Needs to happen.
YES YES YES YES YES
You've been waiting for me to cover him for a long time! I finally got to him!
I always wondered that myself. They shouldve had his toy too.
I like the G1 story of Devcon and he reminded me of Depth Charge from the Beast War era.