Devastator
Now this one was a classic. Never had the full figure though, although I came close in Generation 2.
As the first combiner figure, the idea was you would get all six Constructicons, with each of them forming a part of the larger robot. So yeah, giant robot made of other robots; there was a file card but only with a gift set. Six distinct personalities, all at adds with each other so he's basically helpless at doing anything more complex than smashing stuff.
As far as other toys, there was a recoloring for Europe plus an Action Master. Which raises questions, namely is he supposed to be in scale with the other action masters? Is Optimus suddenly really huge or is Devastator now made of a really small bulldozers?
The comic gave him a different origin, as he was built by Shockwave on Earth. He didn't show up that much but when he did it was treated as a serious thing. He was finally taken out by Superion in a GI Joe crossover.
The cartoon was a bit better although pretty similar. Voiced by Arthur Burghardt with an appropriate guttural growl, he tended to show when the Constructicons did and again, was usually handled with some aplomb. He lived through the movie and did it in a pretty cool sequence to boot.
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