Day 43: Ruination, aka "Baldigus"

The combined form of all five Commandos creates this mega-warrior Decepticon, the mighty Ruination. In Japan, his name is Baldigus. This incarnation of the character was released as its individual components in the States in 2001; it was only Japan that initially made it available as a gift-set. Two Walmart exclusives followed in 2003 and 2004 with different decos. Since this is essentially a redeco of the 1986 Combaticons, I've drawn this combiner before. First as Bruticus from 1986; then as Battle Gaia from 1992 Japan; and then as Bruticus for Generation Two from 1994.

Day 79: Superion (Universe)

The combined form of the Universe Micromaster Aerialbots is Superion, an amalgamation of six robots plus their pack-in accessories that serve as connectors, head, and extremities of the gestalt warrior. While in Japan, the original source of the design ( Sixwing , 1992) was available in a collected set, this combiner needed to be purchased one bot at a time in the 2007 Universe release.

Day 251: Mad

The last of the Air Assault Micron Team trio is Mad, who turns into a Concorde SST. A design that's been used several times already -- see Jetstorm , Scattor , Thrust , Mach , and Quantum -- this version has some of its plastic parts in a translucent finish, giving it a high tech feel. Mad was available in Japan in 2003. He was later rechristened "Skull Buster" in Fan Club-generated lore.

Day 26: Nemesis Prime (Alternators)

Nemesis Prime, an evil twin to Optimus Prime first introduced in the Armada line, gets the Alternators treatment, allowing a reuse of the Dodge Ram SRT-10 design. In the North American market, this toy was only available at the Hasbro Toy Shop and at San Diego Comic-Con International in 2006.

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