Breakaway (ROTF)

2012-01-28T05:00:27Z

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:''Breakaway is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Revenge of the Fallen (franchise)|Revenge of the Fallen franchise]] in the [[Live-action film series|live-action film]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Breakaway_ROTF_render.jpg|right|301px|thumb|I'll take a risk, take a chance, make a change...]]

In an army dominated by the ground bound, '''Breakaway''' stands out as an Autobot with flight capabilities. Not only that, but in a straight line, there aren't many fliers that keep up with him. In battle he uses this to his advantage, dispensing with any aerial acrobatics, and simply relying on bombing runs at super-sonic speeds to get the job done.

He has the cutest little face in the world.

{{quote|Like they taught me back in flight school: hit 'em hard and hit 'em fast!|Breakaway|''[[Revenge of the Fallen (Xbox 360/PS3/PC)|Revenge of the Fallen]]''}}

==Fiction==
===Toy bios===
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As one of the "two newest Autobot recruits on Earth", Breakaway joined [[Longarm (Movie)|Longarm]] in hunting down [[Sideways (ROTF)|Sideways]] and [[Rampage (ROTF)|Rampage]]. While Longarm chased Sideways through the streets, the Autobot aerial ace found himself evenly matched by Rampage's raw power. The result of this battle is unknown. {{storylink|#StrikeMission|Autobot Strike Mission toy bio}}

===IDW live-action film comics===

[[Image:Nefarious 1 Breakaway broken.jpg|thumb|left|100px|Way broken.]]

When [[NEST]] learned of several odd [[spark]] traces near a ruined [[Kingdom Petrochemicals]] plant in [[Florida]], Breakaway was sent to scout ahead for his grounded partners. While he found no sign of Decepticons on site, there was some human activity, and he asked [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] if he should "take a more ''active'' interest". Bumblebee ordered him to just keep watching, which he did until Decepticon activity showed up in the form of [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]]. Breakaway immediately went on the offensive against the airborne Decepticon, who calmly asked him to leave. When Breakaway refused, Soundwave returned fire, destroying the Autobot with a single powerful blast. {{storylink|Nefarious issue 1}}
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==Games==
===''Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen'' - The Game===
:''Voice actor:'' [[Andrew Kishino]]

====Xbox 360/Sony PS3/PC====
=====Autobot campaign=====
[[Image:ROTFgame 360PS3PC ConstructiconWarrior Breakaway.jpg|thumb|left|250px|]]
Breakaway was the Autobots sole flier. He possessed a [[fusion beam sniper rifle]] that allowed for precision, long range attacks. His secondary weapon was a mini burst gun. Additionally, he could also release a heatwave which would overheat Decepticon weapons, allowing Breakaway to fight them hand to hand.

One of the newer Autobot arrivals to [[Earth]], he and [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] were put to training by [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] in [[Sam Witwicky]]'s hometown of [[Tranquility]].

[[Image:ROTF_360PS3PC_Breakaway_ConstructiconWarriors.jpg|thumb|250px|"And away we go!"]]

When the Decepticons assembled a force to resurrect [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] using an [[AllSpark (Movie)|All Spark]] shard stolen by [[Ravage (ROTF)|Ravage]], Breakaway, being the only flier at the time, was the sole Autobot able to assist the besieged [[United States Navy]] fleet assigned to guard the area. Following his arrival, he began fixing their anti-aircraft guns to dispose of the Seeker forces attacking the ships, fighting [[Constructicon (ROTF)|Constructicon]] drones off. Once the guns were repaired, Breakaway rescued several injured sailors that needed evac to their medical center in the radar station built for the fleet. Despite all this effort, the Constructicons managed to reactivate Megatron, and the Decepticons were once again a serious threat to [[Earth]].

After Sam Witwicky left for [[Egypt]] with [[Jetfire (ROTF)|Jetfire]], the Decepticons launched a cloaked probe to locate the boy. Breakaway was dispatched to track down and destroy the probe. He succeeded, but discovered that there was a second probe cloaked by the first. Breakaway managed to destroy the probe before it could pick up Sam's trail. {{storylink|Revenge of the Fallen (Xbox 360/PS3/PC)}}

=====Decepticon campaign=====

Following [[Theodore Galloway|Director Galloway]]'s abduction by [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]], Breakaway led a team of Autobots to locate and rescue him. His team was ambushed by [[Grindor (ROTF)|Grindor]], and they fought a bitter fight which saw Breakaway deactivated. {{storylink|Revenge of the Fallen (Xbox 360/PS3/PC)}}

====Nintendo DS====
=====Autobots Version=====
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Breakaway took part in the Deep-Six mission and sub-mission.

{{storylink|Revenge of the Fallen: Autobots/Decepticons|Revenge of the Fallen: Autobots}}

===''Transformers: Dark of the Moon'' - The Game===
:''Voice actor:'' [[Christian Lanz]]

====Xbox 360/Sony PS3====
[[Image:DOTMxbox-Aerialbots.jpg|300px|thumb|right|A promotion!]]
[[Stratosphere]] was tasked with carrying home early [[MechTech]] samples for safekeeping and was intercepted by [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]], who was ordered to destroy it. Thankfully, Stratosphere was escorted by the [[Aerialbot (ROTF)|Aerialbots]], and when Starscream had proven too potent a threat, the Aerialbots Breakaway, [[Silverbolt (ROTF)|Silverbolt]], and [[Air Raid (Movie)|Air Raid]] exited Stratosphere's cargo area to battle Starscream. Unfortunately, after a lengthy dogfight, all three Aerialbots were defeated. {{storylink|Dark of the Moon (Xbox 360/PS3)}}

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==Toys==
===Revenge of the Fallen===
[[Image:Breakaway ROTF Deluxe toy.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Aww, he's sad. Someone needs a hug!]]
*'''Breakaway''' (2009)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''RA-05'''

:''[[Revenge of the Fallen (toyline)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' Breakaway transforms into an approximation of an [[Wikipedia:F-35 Lightning II|F-35 Lightning II/Joint Strike Fighter]]. His right arm features a rotary cannon with rotating barrel, activated by a gear-wheel embedded in his forearm. His Mech-Alive gimmick is located in his upper arms; turning his forearms makes the green gears turn. Breakaway does have a waist joint, but turning it is impossible because the tail fin (attached to his waist) tabs into his back. Surprisingly, unlike most deluxe figures, he actually has rolling landing gear.

:Due to a design issue Breakaway's head always looks skyward while in robot mode. His tiny head is on a ball joint, but it is locked in place by a clear plastic piece of his jet mode's canopy. As a result, Breakaway can't move his head at all. It's possible to fix this by disassembling the toy's fuselage and shaving down the clear plastic piece.

:Amusingly, the location of his head makes it look like he is riding himself in jet mode.

[[Image:ROTFDeluxe_Breakaway_variant_color.JPG|thumb|left|250px|Now with "poorly applied suntan lotion" camouflage!]]
:Along with [[Sideways (ROTF)|Sideways]], Breakaway was initially released in two color schemes, a tan version and a less common dark bronze/gold version with additional green paint on its forearms.

:Breakaway was [[retool]]ed to make ''Revenge of the Fallen'' [[Thrust (ROTF)|Thrust]] and ''[[Dark of the Moon (franchise)|Dark of the Moon]]'' [[Air Raid (Movie)|Air Raid]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2009/Autobot/Breakaway/breakaway.htm More information on Breakaway at TFU.info]''

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[[Image:ROTFAutobotStrikeMission.jpg|thumb|250px|"'Oh look at us, ''we'' were in the ''films''!' Bastards! NOBBLE 'EM, LONGARM!"]]
*'''Autobot Strike Mission''' (Deluxe class figure multipack, 2009)
**''Accessories:'' Missile

:Available as a [[Sam's Club]]-[[exclusive]], Breakaway was packed with ''Movie'' [[Longarm (Movie)|Longarm]], [[Rampage (ROTF)|Rampage]] and a "battle damaged" version of [[Sideways (ROTF)|Sideways]].
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==Notes==
[[Image:ROTF_Breakaway_concept.jpg|thumb|200px|And now you know where the green and blue came from on the toy.]]
* Breakaway was apparently going to be in the [[Revenge of the Fallen (film)|''Revenge of the Fallen'']] movie at one point. [[Ben Procter]] designed his robot mode under the working name '''Firestorm'''.<ref name="procter">[http://conceptartworld.com/?p=2772 Ben Procter's concept designs for ROTF]</ref>
* The English text on the [[Multilingual packaging|European packaging]] says Breakaway "flies over flights". Oh dear.
* His face mask makes his head look like that of a grunt from the Halo video game series.

==Footnotes==
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[[Category:Aerialbots]]
[[Category:NEST]]
[[Category:Sam's Club exclusives]]
[[Category:Revenge of the Fallen Autobots]]
[[Category:Dark of the Moon Autobots]]

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