Malleus Minotaurus is aWrecker from theLegacy portion of theGeneration 1 continuity family.

If all you have is a hammer, then that hammer is probably not also a robot. Probably.

Malleus Minotaurus is a grey minotaurMicromaster who becomes a grey hammer. OriginallySolus Prime's "little blacksmith helper", he was abducted from theWreckers by theMayhem Attack Squad (who didn't realize he was anything more than a mystical hammer), and now he attempts to escape the clutches of his captors!^[1]

Toys

Legacy

Sure, this may be the cutest bonk to ever bonk a bonk...but this is no plaything!

• Wrecker Malleus Minotaurus /Chop Shop /Barrage (Multi-pack,2024)

• Accessories: Handle/ gun, 2blast effects
• Known designers:Mark Maher (Hasbro)^[2]

Legacy Malleus Minotaurus is a greyredeco ofSiegeSmashdown, transforming from a robotic minotaur into a hammer that other toys can wield thanks to his5 mm-wide handle. The hammer handle can be slotted into the inside of the left forearm (under the "main" arm) to give him a blaster rifle. Otherwise, the handle either sits unused... or stays awkwardly sticking out of the robot-mode butt as a very long tail.

Malleus Minotaurus comes with two clear blast effect parts: the first being a redeco of the original "Fire Blast" part to simulate smashing against objects, plus a new blast effect that simulates energy on the hammer face as it moves in towards a strike (so you'd use one or the other, but not both). This blast effect was originally made duringSiege, and went unreleased until now.

He was only available in a multi-pack along withBarrage andChop Shop, as part of the Mayhem Attack Squad-themed "Doom ‘n Destruction Collection". These sets wereAmazon exclusives in the US, with a small number sold throughHasbro Pulse. This set was revealed and set up for preorder onFebruary 29, 2024.

• Designer commentary on the Doom 'n Destruction Collection from Mark Maher on Instagram

Notes

• Malleus in Latin means "hammer", whileminotaurus means, well, "minotaur".
• Malleus is part of along lineage of hammer accessories with ties to Solus Prime.

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