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Killbison

2025-01-19T14:02:34Z

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:''Killbison is a [[Decepticon]] [[Breastforce]] Warrior from the [[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Victory (franchise)|Victory]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:Killbison.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"Killbison". Right up there with "Murdercat", "Stabweasel", and "[[Eagle Killer]]" as a sensitive and thoughtfully considered name.]]
'''Killbison''' (キルバイソン ''Kirubaison'', aka '''Ironbison''') is the stereotypical violent jock of the Decepticon [[Breastforce]] team. He transforms into a double-barreled tank, and like all tanks, his barrels will either be (a) bent backwards (b) yanked at or (c) made useless once the first step has been completed. His [[Breast Animal]] partner is [[Bisonbreast]], a winged bull, who does not fly and is not red. This does not keep Killbison from joining with his fellow teammates to form [[Liokaiser]].

His hobbies include throwing knives at pictures conveniently hung on doors, and giving the finger every time he gets the spotlight.

(But does he kill bison? If he does, does he use every part, or does he destroy such magnificent beasts only for their tongues? Ah, the unanswered questions of life.)

==Fiction==
===Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''Victory'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Kazumi Tanaka]] (Japanese)|[[John Culkin]] (English, Omni Productions dub)}}
[[File:BigCityTerror Blacker vs Killbison.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|left]]
Killbison came to Earth with [[Drillhorn (G1)|Drillhorn]] and [[Jallguar]] to join their commanding officer [[Leozack]] in service of [[Deathsaurus (G1)|Deathsaurus]]. He and the other Breastforce members mocked the [[Dinoforce]] during the mission brefing on the [[Thunder Arrow]]. Later he and the other Breastforce took part in attacking an energy plant in the desert. He and Jallguar attacked [[Star Saber (G1)|Star Saber]] as the [[Autobot]] arrived but were forced to face the [[Brainmaster]]s. {{storylink|Unite!! Multiforce}}

{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Infiltration... The Uranium Mine}} {{storylink|Big City - Underground Terror}} {{storylink|The New Warrior - Hellbat}} {{storylink|Attack the Shuttle Base!!}} {{storylink|Tanker Hijack Operation}} {{storylink|Rescue Jan!!}} Killbison once showed his middle finger before facing [[Machtackle|Tacklemach]], but was confused by his unfamiliarity with the Autobot (as he was more accustomed to the inverse fusion [[Machtackle]]) and his confusion allowed for his defeat. {{storylink|Mach and Tackle}} {{storylink|A Fierce Battle!! The Asteroid}}}}

[[File:KillbisonBird.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Stay classy, Killbison.]]
The Breastforce traveled to planet [[Micro]], where they grilled Hellbat over the failure of his mission with [[Blue Bacchus]] and [[Black Shadow (G1)|Black Shadow]]. The Breastforce's real intent was to attack the [[Planet Micro Satellite Penitentiary]] and rescue their old comrade [[Guyhawk]]. Storming the prison, Killbison and the rest of the Breastforce ended up fighting Star Saber while Hellbat retrieved Guyhawk. The Decepticons escaped as the prison sank into the lava. {{storylink|Rescue! Guyhawk}} Back on planet Micro, Killbison and the other Breastforce were told they had a new member named [[Deathcobra (G1)|Deathcobra]] coming to replace Hellbat. A short time later, Hellbat reported that [[Holi]] had killed Deathcobra—in fact Hellbat had accidentally killed Deathcobra himself, while trying to persuade the newcomer that he wasn't needed—and Killbison believed the killing to be on Star Saber's orders. The Breastforce attacked Holi and then fought Star Saber, revealing their combined power as Liokaiser. Liokaiser was prevented from killing Star Saber when [[Ginrai (robot)|God Ginrai]] came to the rescue forcing them to separate and retreat. {{storylink|Unite! Liokaiser}}

{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Battle Up of Wrath!!}} {{storylink|Fight to the Death!! Antarctic Battle}} {{storylink|Crisis! Ambush in the Desert}}}}

Guyhawk assembled the Breastforce without Leozack's knowledge to go after [[Sixshot (G1)|Greatshot]], but they instead ended up attacking the Autobots' Asian headquarters to draw Star Saber out. Once Star Saber had been knocked out of the sky, Killbison linked with the Breastforce to attack him as Liokaiser. {{storylink|A Deadly Battle}} While God Ginrai lay dying as a result of Deathsaurus's [[Living-Metal-Destroying Cannon]], Killbison and the Breastforce engaged Star Saber and the Brainmasters at a solar power station and managed to steal the energy there. {{storylink|Ginrai Dies!!}} They went on to attack the power station at [[Mount Asama]], only to be confronted by the mysterious new Autobot Victory Leo. When Leozack arrived, he had Killbison and Drillhorn leave the battle to continue stealing the energy. Victory Leo flattened them on the way to rescue Jan and Holi. {{storylink|Awaken! Victory Leo}}

After Deathsaurus used smart missiles to devastate a portion of Earth, Killbison took part in taking energy at Calcutta with Jallguar and Guyhawk, and the Autobots were powerless to stop them. {{storylink|The Tide Is Turned! The Ultimate Weapon, the Victory Unification}} After the plan's inevitable failure, Deathsaurus balled out the Breastforce, even though it had been his own fault. {{storylink|Jan - Defend the Campus!!}} During another plan, Leozack infiltrated the Autobot [[Rocket Base|Shuttle Base]] disguised as Star Saber, and Killbison and the rest of the Breastforce waited for him at nearby Incan ruins. When Victory Leo turned up as well, the Breastforce attempted to maintain the charade, but it was spoiled by the arrival of the real Star Saber. Though the Breastforce combined into Liokaiser, Star Saber and Victory Leo merged into Victory Saber and sent them packing. {{storylink|A Mystery?! The Deception of the Base Bombs}}

{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|The Death-Bringing Space Insects!!}}}}

During a plan to steal energy from [[Atlantis]], Killbison attacked Star Saber and Victory Leo to hold them off. The Breastforce again merged into Liokaiser and attacked Victory Saber but didn't do terribly well. Deathsaruas ordered them to retreat onto the ''Thunder Arrow'' as a tidal wave swept through the area. {{storylink|The Terror of the Giant Tidal Waves}}

After Deathsaurus resurrected his [[Planet-Destroying Fortress]], Killbison helped attack the Autobots then combined with the rest of the Breastforce into Liokaiser. The combiner attacked Victory Saber but was blasted back into the fortress in the first few seconds of the "fight". {{storylink|The Wrath of the Resurrected Giant Fortress!}} To keep the Autobots busy while the fortress's main cannon charged, Deathsaurus dispatched the Breastforce—combined as Liokaiser—to battle them. In the course of the clash, Victory Leo was able to blast Liokaiser into the fortress's cannon barrel, which drained the Decepticon's energy dry. With his consciousness fading and his body unable to move, Liokaiser could only utter a fading scream for help as he drifted off into the depths of space. {{storylink|Showdown! The Fortress vs the Victory Unification}}.

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====''Zone'' catalog====
As part of Liokaiser, Killbison was revived from death by some means. Lead by the reborn [[Emperor of Destruction|Dark Emperor]] [[Deathsaurus (G1)|Deathsaurus]], Liokaiser joined several other powerful Decepticons in an assault on planet [[Micro|Zone]]. Attempting to steal their [[Energon Z]], the Decepticons proved no match for the [[Micromaster]]s and were driven away. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (story page)#Catalogue story page 1|Zone Project Story}}

===''Victory'' comic===
Killbison was seen wisely hovering in the background when [[Deathsaurus (G1)|Deathsaurus]] learned [[Leozack]] had disobeyed his orders and gone to Earth alone. {{storylink|Leozack's Rampage!}}

Killbison and the rest of Breastforce dramatically charged into battle against [[Star Saber (G1)|Star Saber]], outnumbering him 4-to-1. He then mowed them all down with a single strike from his sword. Oops. {{storylink|Star Saber, Warrior of Love!}}

[[Liokaiser]] once tried to destroy Star Saber and [[Jan Minakaze|Jan]], but failed because the Breastforce lacked the proper spirit of cooperation. Killbison and the others argued internally over which of them would deliver the final blow, giving the Autobot Supreme Commander time to rally against them. {{storylink|Star of Friendship, Jan and Star Saber!}} On another occasion, the Breastforce fled the scene of a battle after Star Saber and [[Road Caesar]] forced Liokaiser to disengage. {{storylink|Shine, Five Stars of Victory}}

In the finale battle, the war came to an end after the Autobots discovered Killbison and the other Decepticons were only trying to defend and energize their civilian families and loved ones aboard the Stronghold. {{storylink|The Grand Victory War}}
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===2005 IDW continuity===
[[File:ThePermanentRevolution-Breastforce.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6]]

Killbison was part of [[Deathsaurus (G1)|Deathsaurus]]'s contingent of Decepticons stationed in their [[Warworld]]. In agreement with [[Tarn (G1)|Tarn]], Deathsaurus and his forces joined with the [[Decepticon Justice Division]] to continue the Decepticon dream and eliminate [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]]. {{storylink|The Permanent Revolution}} After Megatron was lured to the [[Necroworld]], Killbison was a member of the assault team sent after him. {{storylink|The Dying of the Light: (1) How Bright Their Frail Deeds|How Bright Their Frail Deeds}}
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==Games==
===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
[[File:EW-Ironbison.jpg|thumb|right|250px|]]
*Class: Gunner
*Lowest Star Rating: 2
Killbison arrived on Earth at the same time as [[Lightspeed (G1 Technobot)|Lightspeed]]. {{storylink|Expanded Universe}}
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==Toys==
===''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers''===
{{anchor|Victory}}
[[File:Killbison-toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Got a bison to kill, and you know I'm headin' straight for your spaaark!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Killbison''' (Breastforce, [[1989]])}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''D-333'''
:*''Accessories'': Left and right cannons, cannon-mount
{{toydesigner|[[Takashi Kunihiro]] (TakaraTomy), [[Masakatsu Saito]] (concept artist)}}

: Released in the ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)#1989 (Victory)|Victory]]'' portion of Takara's ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers]]'' toyline, Killbison transforms into a gold and white KMW Gepard anti-aircraft tank. He came with his breastplate/gun/animal partner [[Bisonbreast#Toys|Bisonbreast]], who forms robot-mode chest armor for Killbison, as well as Killbison's hand-held blaster. Bisonbreast can also stay in armor mode in Killbison's tank mode.

: He also forms the right leg of the combined robot [[Liokaiser#Toys|Liokaiser]]; unlike most original-series combiners, what little combiner "[[kibble]]" there is has been integrated into him rather than a separate accessory (the combined-mode foot simply flips out of the side of his leg). His tank-mode guns and a portion of his turret also form part of Liokaiser's "Strike Missile Gun" with [[Jallguar#Toys|Jallguar]]'s missiles.

: While some samples of Killbision have been shown to suffer from [[Gold Plastic Syndrome]], he is one of the lesser cases, as most of his parts are fairly thick and sturdy. Still, best to exercise caution.

: This mold was used to make the [[Autobot]] [[Rescue Force]] member [[Rescue Force 1#Toys|Rescue Force 1]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1989/Destron/Killbison/killbison.htm More information on Killbison at TFU.info]''

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<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Liocaesar''' {{sic}} (Gift set, 1989)}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''D-335'''
:*''Accessories'': Left and right cannons, cannon-mount

: Killbison was also available in a complete six-piece box set of the entire Breastforce team. Each toy was identical to their individual releases, with the glaring omission of [[bio]] and [[tech spec]] cards for the individual members.
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===''Combiner Wars''===
[[File:TF-Platinum-Edition-Combiner-Wars-Ironbison.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|<s>Kills</s> Irons bisons flat with his treads.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Liokaiser''' (Platinum Edition Collection Pack, [[2016]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Tank cannon, double-barreled gun (black), hand/foot/gun

:''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' '''Ironbison''' (like Hellbat, renamed for ''obvious reasons'') is a [[redeco]] and new-head [[retool]]ing of ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' [[Brawl (G1)/toys#Combiner Wars|Brawl]], transforming into a tank of indeterminate, probably-made-up model. The horns on his helmet are articulated and need to be flipped back into his head before transformation. His cannon-barrel can separate from the turret to become a hand-held weapon in robot mode. He also comes with a black redeco of ''Combiner Wars'' [[Air Raid (G1)/toys#Combiner Wars|Air Raid's]] double-barreled blaster.

: As a ''Combiner Wars'' Deluxe limb he can combine with any Voyager Class toys released as part of that subline or the ''Unite Warriors'' line, or form one of [[Godbomber#Legends|''Legends'' Godbomber's]] legs, but is of course intended to be combined with his pack-in [[Breastforce|Destron]]s and Deszarus to form Liokaiser. His nominal placement is as the right leg.

: Unlike the original Killbison toy, Ironbison is designed to have his leg mode facing forward as opposed to facing sideways. While it can be attached sideways to achieve a look similar to the original toy's design, doing so will rob the Combiner of its functional knees.

:Ironbison was only available as part of a boxed [[Liokaiser#Generations|Liokaiser]] [[giftset]], the only ''Combiner Wars'' "Collection Pack" that's [[co-branding|co-branded]] as part of the ''[[Transformers: Platinum Edition|Platinum Edition]]'' range. In the United States, this set was officially exclusive to online retailer Entertainment Earth, but was also stocked by competitor [[BigBadToyStore]], which obtained its stock through Asian vendors. In Hasbro's Asian markets such as Hong Kong and Singapore, it was available at general retail. Additionally, it was also sold at Ripley stores in Chile and at Myer stores in Australia, whereas in Canada, it was available via the Canadian [[Walmart]] website, but never sold in stores.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2016/Decepticon/CWIronbison/ironbison.htm More information on ''Platinum Edition'' Ironbison at TFU.info]''
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==Merchandise==
===Transformers Gum===
* '''Leozack · Jallguar · Killbison''' (Candy toy kit, 1989)

: Released in the ''Victory'' portion of [[Kabaya]]'s ''[[Transformers Gum]]'' [[candy toy]] line, this Killbison is a tiny little version of his original toy, unassembled and unpainted, cast in black, white and red plastic, with add-on stickers for detailing. He even comes with a little Bisonbreast that doubles as a handgun (it doesn't actually transform, just can be held as a gun). And he keeps the combiner functionality as well.

: Killbison was only available in a box packed in with [[Leozack#Transformers Gum|Leozack]], [[Jallguar#Transformers Gum|Jallguar]], and a plank of gum which by no means should you put in your mouth if you acquire it.

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==Notes==
===Foreign names===
*''Mandarin:'' '''Shārénmó''' (Taiwan, 殺人魔, "Serial Killer"), '''Yěniú''' (野牛, "Bison"), '''Kuáng Niú''' (狂牛, "Mad Bull")
*''Russian:'' '''Mertvokus''' (Мертвокус, "Deathbite")

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Sacrifice

2025-01-08T22:10:33Z

CAT-X: corrected "Blater" with "Blaster"

{{Picsneeded}}
{{episode|
|series=Armada
|ep=33
|prev=Past II
|next=Regeneration (Armada)
|title="Sacrifice"
|furigana=すていし
|japanese=犠牲
|romaji=Suteishi
|translation=Scapegoat: Sacrificed Stone
|image=sacrifice.jpg
|caption=
|production code=TF: A-33
|production company=[[TV Tokyo]], [[Nihon Ad Systems|NAS]]
|writer=[[Akira Okeya]]
|director=[[Shigeki Hatakeyama]]
|animation studio=[[Actas Inc.]]
|airdate=[[April 12]], [[2003]] (English) [[August 22|22 August]] [[2003]] (Japanese)
|continuity=[[Unicron Trilogy]]
}}
'''Megatron sends Starscream on a suicide mission and an Autobot falls in battle.'''

==Synopsis==
On the [[Moon (moon)|Moon]], [[Megatron (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Megatron]] and [[Thrust (Armada)|Thrust]] discuss the necessary tactics needed for the [[Decepticon]]s to obtain the [[Requiem Blaster (Armada)|Requiem Blaster]]. Megatron agrees to give up the [[Star Saber (Armada)|Star Saber]] for the time, but only on the condition that Thrust's plan is effective, or else Thrust will pay.

[[File:Autobot_stealth_sacrifice.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Has it occurred to them that if they want to hide, they might be slightly less visible in vehicle mode?]]
The [[Autobot]]s hide in the jungle due to an anonymous tip that the Decepticons are in the area. [[Smokescreen (Armada)|Smokescreen]] and [[Red Alert (Armada)|Red Alert]] stay behind at the Autobot base, protecting the [[Space Mini-Con Team|Space Team]] [[Mini-Con]]s, in case the Decepticons attack. Smokescreen tries to make friends with the Mini-Cons, while the kids debate the ethics of using the Mini-Cons in battle. At the same time, the Autobots in the jungle have a similar debate.

[[Laserbeak (Armada)|Laserbeak]] detects Starscream in the area. Armed with the Star Saber, [[Starscream (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Starscream]] screams and tries to draw out the Autobots with yelling. After Starscream begins to destroy the jungle, [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] and [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] combine to fight back. Spying from a distance, Megatron and his goons wonder where the Requiem Blaster is. [[Tidal Wave (Armada)|Tidal Wave]] and the [[Sea Mini-Con Team]] also fire into the forest to draw out the rest of the Autobots.

The kids and Red Alert find their equipment at the base is malfunctioning, courtesy of [[Sideways (Armada)|Sideways]]. Sideways also telepathically whispers images of the Requiem Blaster in the Autobot base to Thrust, but the tactician dismisses the message as a hallucination.

In the sky, Starscream strikes at Optimus Prime. With a flash of lightning, it suddenly starts to rain all over the forest. After the two warriors land, Optimus tries to reason with Starscream, but Starscream never listens and attacks the Autobot leader. Yet, not a single slash connects. Eventually, the Star Saber deactivates (possibly damaged from the rain), so Starscream calls for help from the other Decepticons. But to his dismay, Starscream finds all the other Decepticons have abandoned him, leaving Starscream on his own against the six Autobots. Before the six can beat down on the lone Decepticon, Laserbeak relays to the team that the Decepticons have invaded the base. The Autobots teleport home, leaving Starscream to cry in the rain.

[[File:Smokescreen dies sacrifice.jpg|200px|thumb|If you squint really, ''really'' hard, you can see that he's giving Megatron the finger.]]
The Autobots find their base trashed, with the kids in hiding. With help from Sideways, the Decepticons were able to invade the base and bypass the security systems that stopped them [[Swoop (episode)|before]]. In another section of the base, Smokescreen tries to protect the Mini-Cons. Megatron blows into the room and tears past Smokescreen, claiming the three Mini-Cons and combining them into the Requiem Blaster. Smokescreen refuses to stay down and takes on Megatron by himself, but Megatron fires his blaster right at Smokescreen.

A torrent of energy pours from the blaster, shoving Smokescreen right through one of the walls, his scream stunning the Autobots and humans. Smokescreen rises again with a vast hole through his torso and his pieces in lousy shape even after heavy abuse. The Autobot approaches Megatron while the air around him still ripples in the heat of the last blast. The determination of the melting Autobot scares the Decepticons into retreating with their prize.

In Optimus's arms, Smokescreen deactivates. The Autobots salute their fallen comrade and Optimus screams in sadness.
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==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Hot Shot (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Hot Shot]] (3)
*[[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] (4)
*[[Scavenger (Armada)|Scavenger]] (5)
*[[Blurr (Armada)|Blurr]] (6)
*[[Side Swipe (Armada)|Side Swipe]] (7)
*[[Optimus Prime (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] (8)
*[[Smokescreen (Armada)|Smokescreen]] (10)
*[[Red Alert (Armada)|Red Alert]] (16)
*[[Laserbeak (Armada)|Laserbeak]] (17)

|c2=
*[[Megatron (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Megatron]] (1)
*[[Thrust (Armada)|Thrust]] (2)
*[[Starscream (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Starscream]] (18)
*[[Demolishor (Armada)|Demolishor]] (20)
*[[Tidal Wave (Armada)|Tidal Wave]] (21)
*[[Cyclonus (Armada)|Cyclonus]] (24)
*[[Wheeljack (Armada)|Wheeljack]] (25)

|c3=
*[[Rad White]] (11)
*[[Carlos Lopez]] (12)
*[[Alexis Thi Dang|Alexis]] (13)
*[[Fred (Armada)|Fred]] (14)
*[[Billy (Armada)|Billy]] (15)

|h4=[[Mini-Con]]s|c4=
*[[Space Mini-Con Team]] (9)
*[[Air Defense Mini-Con Team (Armada)|Air Defense Mini-Con Team]] (19)
*[[Sea Mini-Con Team]] (22)

|c5=
*[[Sideways (Armada)|Sideways]] (23)
}}

==Quotes==
'''Starscream:''' "Here I come, Autobots! You're all mine! So come out from your hiding places, you cowards, and face the most powerful Decepticon in the universe!" 
'''Jetfire:''' "Boy, sure doesn't have a self-image problem, does he?"
:—'''Jetfire''' calling the kettle black.

'''Demolishor:''' "I'm not talking to you, Eraserhead, I'm talking to Megatron. So butt out, will ya?"
:—Not the [[Crisis (Armada)#Quotes|last time]] someone will mock Thrust's head.

'''Sideways:''' "There shall never be peace in this universe, there must always be war."
:—A glimpse of Sideways's true motives.

"You're trying to intimidate me! But it won't work! NEVER! <s>Tidal Wave!</s> Shockwave! Thrust! Cyclonus! Megatron! Demolishor! AAAANYYYBOOODYYY!? WHY HAVE YOU ALL ABANDONED MEEEE?!"
:—'''Starscream''' realizes he's been abandoned by the Decepticons.

"''(inhales)'' WHY HAVE YOU ABANDONED ME, MEGATRON?! WHY?! WHY?! WHYYYYY?!"
:—'''Starscream''' is left all alone, and has what can only be described as a full-blown mental breakdown.

"Okay... now take it easy, soldier..."
:—'''Optimus Prime''' comforts a fatally injured Smokescreen.
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==Notes==
===Differences with ''Legends of the Microns''===
*The opening dialogue between Megatron and Thrust is largely unchanged but has a few differences: In ''Armada'', Thrust plans to draw out the Autobots, so the Decepticons should prepare. Megatron wants to give the Autobots "a warm Decepticon welcome" and threatens Thrust with serious consequences should he fail. ''Legends of the Microns'' makes the exchange cryptic as it gives no clear details. Megatron asks if Thrust requests to take charge of the plan, which Thrust confirms. Then Megatron says he pities "that poor fool" (Starscream) before entrusting Thrust to lead the operation, which Thrust swears to make successful by putting his life on the line.
*In the first half of Rad's opening narration for ''Armada'', he claims the Autobots were "mysteriously informed" about the Decepticons being in the jungle but were unknowingly walking into a trap. However, in the Japanese dub, he says the Decepticons issued the Autobots a challenge in a jungle location; it ends mid-sentence without mentioning the trick as the Autobots' dialogue begins.
*In ''Armada'', Jetfire has a bad feeling, but Scavenger couldn't care less and tells him to focus. In ''Legends of the Microns'', Jetfire asks what kind of "party locale" the Decepticons invited them to, and Scavenger says they need to be ready to counter the 'Cons as the Autobots can't predict their movements. After Hot Shot and Blurr speak, Jetfire complains about the humidity in ''Armada'' but asks if the invitation mentioned the party's starting time in the Japanese dub. Then Optimus says it only said the place and date, and Jetfire curses how it's annoying in ''Legends of the Microns''. In ''Armada'', Optimus lectures Jetfire on how "patience is a virtue," and the latter expresses casual indifference.
*During the second half of Rad's narration, he says Optimus would have perished, and the Decepticons would've won and conquered the universe if the Requiem Blaster hadn't arrived during the previous fight. In ''Legends of the Microns'', Rad says that the Autobots underestimated how the combat would escalate during the last battle, and the Requiem Blaster's arrival saved them.
*Smokescreen says Optimus called him the best one for the job to look after the Mini-Cons, and he'll guard them with his life. Instead of explaining things to the Requiem Blaster Mini-Cons in "plain English," Smokescreen says he still can't understand their language.
*In ''Armada'', Rad tells Carlos that the Mini-Cons don't want to fight, and Carlos says they have to. Then Alexis says they're missing the point of what Optimus is doing. Rad and Carlos aren't arguing in the Japanese dub, as Rad doesn't speak to Carlos here, and Alexis says the Mini-Cons' reluctance to fight is why Optimus is letting the Decepticons think the Autobots took the Requiem Blaster with them. Then, in the Japanese dub, Jetfire says the 'Cons won't dare attack directly if they believe the Autobots will use it even if they don't use the weapon, and it's what Optimus plans.
*Scavenger tells Hot Shot to quit yapping about not bringing the Requiem Blaster and says that Optimus knows what he's doing in ''Armada''. In ''Legends of the Microns'', Scavenger says the Decepticons can't "grasp the concept of someone not using a powerful weapon," and that by leaving the Mini-Cons with Smokescreen, the Autobots can still follow their ideals while battling the Decepticons.
*Hot Shot hates not having the Requiem Blaster before Jetfire calls the Autobots sitting ducks in ''Armada''. In ''Legends of the Microns'', Hot Shot tells Scavenger he understands, and then Jetfire asks what the hosts are doing as the guests have arrived.
*After Rad says Starscream has shown up, Jetfire and Hot Shot sound slightly on edge in ''Armada'', but not as much in ''Legends of the Microns'' as Jetfire quips about the Decepticons sending out "a single maid."
[[File:Sacrifice animation changes.jpg|thumb|290px|Animation changes between ''Armada'' (left) and ''Legends of the Microns'' screencaps (right).]]
*Instead of repeating that Starscream is an idiot for thinking he's invincible, Hot Shot jokes that he's an "adorable little guy."
*Starscream announces using his Null Ray Cannon to force the Autobots from hiding in the Japanese dub, whereas ''Armada'' extends his line about flushing them out.
*The two first-person POV shots of Demolishor looking through the binoculars have the center boundary box surrounded by black in ''Armada'', but ''Legends of the Microns'' fills in the black with the surrounding environment: the jungle (see right) and later the clouds.
*Thrust doesn't speak until the close-up of the other Decepticons in ''Armada''. In ''Legends of the Microns'', Demolishor talks after Megatron to confirm the Autobots still haven't shown themselves as the camera zooms toward the Decepticons, leading into the next scene. Thrust stops talking before Megatron turns his head, while ''Armada'' extends Thrust's line and removes the pause between him and Starscream present in ''Legends of the Microns''.
*The Japanese dub gives Jetfire a line before Optimus gives the go-ahead for him and Jetfire to Powerlinx. ''Armada'' extends Starscream and Optimus's lines; Prime doesn't speak until he turns his head in the Japanese dub. ''Legends of the Microns'' plays "[[The Transformers Legends of the Microns: Sound of Evolution Vol. 1|Cybertrons, Transform!]]" during Prime and Jetfire's Powerlinx sequence; ''Armada'' plays the insert Transformers theme.
*Megatron orders Tidal Wave to combine with him instead of going after Jet Optimus. Megatron later declares he must always know the Requiem Blaster's location and orders Thrust to tell Starscream to keep Jet Optimus busy by creating as much havoc as possible.
*While the Sea Mini-Con Team fires at them, Hot Shot says they need to keep running and tells Blurr that he'll see him later in the Japanese dub. He says the laser blasts still sting regardless, and Blurr urges him to follow in ''Armada''.
*Instead of telling Demolishor to keep looking for the Requiem Blaster, Megatron says Smokescreen may be the key. Thrust agrees but says they'll have to use all their strength to draw Smokescreen out since they don't know where he's hiding. ''Armada'' has Thrust call Demolishor a moron before the latter leaves to remove the Japanese dub's silence.
*In ''Armada'', Megatron asks if anyone can follow a simple order before explaining why he gave the Star Saber to Starscream. ''Legends of the Microns'' slightly reverses Megatron's dialogue as he first says he wouldn't have loaned the Star Saber to Starscream if he was going to fight Optimus and asks why Starscream can't follow a simple objective.
*''Armada'' gives Thrust an extra line after the scene cuts to Jet Optimus and Starscream; Starscream and Optimus each have a line during that time in ''Legends of the Microns'', with Starscream threatening to behead Jet Optimus with the Star Saber. Then Starscream brags that Megatron gave it to him personally; Optimus asks if Starscream can handle the sword's power, and Starscream tells him to shut up, so he will let Prime find out.
*Red Alert reacts in shock when Smokescreen and the Space Mini-Con Team appear on the monitor, asking how it's happening when the scene cuts to Rad. In ''Armada'', Red Alert is relatively calm, merely chalks it up to "the switcher" malfunctioning, and the English dub changes his line to be that the system is unresponsive. Rad is entirely redrawn with a more detailed model at the end of the scene in the Japanese dub (see right).
*Sideways's laughing starts as Rad looks up in ''Legends of the Microns'' but after the scene cuts to the monitor in ''Armada''. Then he says, "Surprise!" in ''Armada'', but says that he found the Blaster Mini-Cons in the Japanese dub. ''Legends of the Microns'' adds an audio effect to his voice, making it sound disembodied, while he sounds normal in ''Armada''.
*As Starscream and Jet Optimus discuss the war's meaning in the rain before dueling again, there is a wide shot that's static in ''Armada'', but ''Legends of the Microns'' makes it a focus-shifting pan over from a praying mantis eating a snail added to the foreground (see right). Curiously, ''Armada'' does include the follow-up shot of the goo-dripping shell falling. Their argument differs considerably between the dubs:
**In ''Armada'', it starts with Optimus asking Starscream the standard question, "After you beat me, then what?". Starscream replies that the Decepticons will win, the Autobots will be over, and Megatron will soon rule the universe. Then Jet Optimus says it's not about them but control over the Mini-Cons, who don't want to fight, so Starscream retorts that the Mini-Cons are only pawns in the war.
**''Legends of the Microns'' has more intellectual dialogue as they examine their natures as Transformers. Jet Optimus asks Starscream if he's ever thought about what's the point of them fighting. Starscream says achieving victory is combat's purpose but admits to also contemplating why they fight. Starscream says he became a Decepticon while Prime became an Autobot after eons of fighting in an endless war, but it doesn't change that he keeps asking why they're fighting. Jet Optimus states the Autobots and Decepticons can learn from the Mini-Cons since they have no desire to fight. Starscream exclaims that Autobots and Decepticons only exist to fight each other and, questioning Prime's claim about the Mini-Cons, shouts that the Star Saber moves as he wants.
*Sideways appearing to Thrust seems out-of-nowhere in ''Armada'' and appears in a close-up shot. Sideways alerts Thrust to his appearance with his laughter and appears, making the latter transform in ''Legends of the Microns'' (see right). More of Sideways's head is visible in the next shot, and there's now an effect over the images of him, Smokescreen, and the Mini-Cons, making them look distorted instead of faded as they are in ''Armada''. ''Legends of the Microns'' also has Sideways visible in the background when he talks to Thrust, and his image wipes out from top to bottom instead of fading away. Besides saying there will never be peace (as quoted above), the specter of Sideways tells Thrust he found "the key to the fighting." The Japanese dub maintains the effect on Sideways's voice while he still sounds normal in ''Armada''.
*After wondering what Sideways is planning this time, Thrust decides that if the image he saw of Smokescreen and the Blaster Mini-Cons is a fact, it explains everything. Then he says sacrificing Starscream is now the best option. In ''Armada'', Thrust believes he imagined the image before saying it's time to end Starscream. The next shot of Megatron has him asking where the Requiem Blaster is like a frustrated child in ''Armada'', but asking, "What? The Requiem Blaster is...?" in a surprised tone as if Thrust told him about what he saw off-screen.
*The next shot of Jet Optimus is silent in the Japanese dub. Then Starscream asks what's wrong and if he won't shoot back due to fearing the Star Saber. Starscream calls him a fool, and Optimus demands that he leave the Mini-Cons out of the war. Then Starscream says he's the only one the Star Saber Mini-Cons want to fight alongside, making their sudden unresponsiveness flow more naturally than in ''Armada''. After they refuse to respond, Starscream tries using his Null Laser Cannon, but Swindle ignores him too. Determined to end Jet Optimus's "foolish banter," Starscream calls for Tidal Wave and Cyclonus so they can crush Jet Optimus together and shouts if they don't know how to follow their battle captain's orders when they don't show up.
*Hot Shot tells Starscream that his fellow 'Cons already left, and Starscream refuses to believe it; Side Swipe says it to Starscream in ''Armada''. Then Blurr mocks Starscream for his team betraying him. Starscream still thinks they're lying, but Scavenger says it's true, after which Hot Shot repeats to Starscream how the Decepticons abandoned him.
*After crying out for Megatron and his teammates, Starscream demands them to open the warp gate for him in ''Legends of the Microns'', but distraughtly asks why they abandoned him in ''Armada''. He later demands the Autobots to wait as they warp back to their base in the Japanese dub. Alone in the rain, ''Armada'' has Starscream continue screaming to the heavens about being stranded. He subtly contemplates his situation in ''Legends of the Microns'', asking himself, "I've truly been abandoned? I...What am I...doing?" The Japanese dub removes the musical sting at the end of the scene.
*After Blurr asks the boys if they're okay, ''Armada'' adds Fred's line as he merely makes a sound in exasperation in the Japanese dub. Then Scavenger asks if Red Alert left, and Carlos answers that he did but can't protect Smokescreen alone, so Hot Shot says the Autobots will back them up.
*Smokescreen says he'll protect the Requiem Blaster Mini-Cons at all costs to repay Prime's trust in him. Instead of telling them to quiet down, Smokescreen says they're friends, so there's no need to thank him. Thrust doesn't speak until the camera cuts to him and Megatron and doesn't finish his train of thought about Smokescreen's fate should he refuse to comply. After attacking Thrust, Smokescreen says the Autobots' strength stems from their unity, and Megatron dismisses it as nonsense and asks if Smokescreen blindly trusts his comrades to save him.
*Instead of the insert Transformers tune that's inappropriate for the Autobots' dire situation, ''Legends of the Microns'' continues playing "[[The Transformers Legends of the Microns: Sound of Evolution Vol. 2|Crisis on Planet Cybertron]]" from the previous scene.
*Rather than saying to Scavenger how he thought he could hold off the Decepticons, Red Alert says, "Megatron and Thrust...If...If this continues..." Red Alert swears, Scavenger tells him not to give up, and Optimus says he's right. After telling Smokescreen that he doesn't have time for this, Megatron says the Mini-Cons combined into the Requiem Blaster at his command. Then Megatron brags about an unexpectedly easy victory in ''Armada'' but derides how trust is a fragile thing in ''Legends of the Microns''.
*In ''Legends of the Microns'', Megatron says the Requiem Blaster Mini-Cons don't have a consciousness anymore; only their capacity as a weapon remains. Then he muses at the irony in how the Autobots will be beaten by what they protected. Smokescreen doesn't again until he's back on his feet and says trust is powerful, as he said before.
*Smokescreen's death scene is slightly different in ''Legends of the Microns''. The background is colored deep red and white in the shot where the Requiem Blaster's beam pierces him (see right); the shot of everyone's reactions is silent and colored deep red, and Smokescreen is silent while going through the wall.
*Megatron remarks on the Requiem Blaster's incredible power and laughs maniacally in the Japanese dub, but ''Armada'' gives him an extra line.
*When the fatally wounded Smokescreen tries walking, he glows with orange energy that fades away when Optimus takes him in his arms (see right).
*When Optimus comes around the corner and says Smokescreen's name, the shot pans out in ''Armada'', but it's a still image in ''Legends of the Microns''. After standing, Smokescreen says Megatron will never have the Mini-Cons as long as he lives; Smokescreen only moans in pain in ''Armada''. The Decepticons have more appalled reactions to him.
*Optimus doesn't talk until after Smokescreen's last words, and the other Autobots are silent after Smokescreen deactivates. Only Carlos and Fred say anything as the kids grieve, and the Autobots salute Smokescreen in the Japanese dub; Optimus's line is an ''Armada'' addition.
*''Armada'' extends and dramatizes Rad's ending narration as he says it's the first time he saw Optimus so emotional, realizing the Autobots could feel pain, that the fight was personal for Optimus and Prime wanted revenge at any cost. ''Legends of the Microns'' keeps it short and frank but makes it more compelling as Rad says it was the first time the kids heard Optimus intensely cry out of grief and the first time they saw what happens in battle.
*In ''Armada'', the Earth moves to the right, partially going behind the portion of the Moon. The shot slowly pans away from Earth and stays visible in ''Legends of the Microns''.
*The episode's last few seconds, where Optimus holds Smokescreen's body in the pillar of light, are silent.

===Animation and technical errors===
*In the Japanese dub's opening scene, Megatron has a line during his first close-up, but his mouth doesn't move. ''Armada'' changed it to have Thrust speak at that point; however, when Megatron talks after him, Megatron's mouth still doesn't move, although it's mostly out of frame. Their dialogue here might be internal, but it isn't clarified.
*The background with Megatron's throne is missing during his final shot before the opening bumper; only a black void is visible.
*Smokescreen's left-hand fingers are miscolored orange during one shot when he talks to the Requiem Blaster Mini-Cons.
*At one point, Scavenger's hands are mismatched: His right hand has square-shaped fingertips, while his left hand has pointy triangular fingertips. Fortunately, only one of the square-shaped fingers is visible due to Scavenger's arms' position, so the error is excusable.
*Jetfire's mouthplate is colored white in one shot after the kids point out that Starscream has appeared.
*Starscream appears back in the jungle despite his previous shot showing him in the sky. ''Legends of the Microns'' fixes it so that he's above the trees in both shots (see above).
*Starscream's Null Ray Cannon is miscolored yellow.
*After Thrust speaks to him on the cliff, Megatron's left eye is off-model.
*Although Starscream is heard during Jetfire's close-up before he Powerlinx with Optimus, Starscream is nowhere in sight. The Japanese dub animates Starscream flying overhead and out of the shot.
*In the next shot of Optimus, part of his chest grille is miscolored yellow. The Japanese dub corrects the mistake.
*In ''Legends of the Microns'', Megatron's mouth doesn't move during his line before commanding Tidal Wave to Powerlinx with him.
*Jet Optimus tells Starscream that his objective is to free the Mini-Cons ''"and'' they make up the Star Saber," which is grammatically incorrect since he means the Mini-Cons in general, not only the Air Defense Mini-Con Team. ''Legends of the Microns'' corrects the error as Jet Optimus refers to the Star Saber Mini-Cons.
*In one shot in the rainy forest, Starscream looks like he'd shrunk to half the Autobots' size.
*As Cyclonus, Wheeljack, and Demolishor blast the base, Wheeljack's slashed Autobot symbol is missing.
*As Megatron stands over Smokescreen while holding the Requiem Blaster, Megatron says that "''those''" Mini-Cons are his now, which is grammatically incorrect as he meant to say "''these''."
*After Megatron blasts Smokescreen, Cyclonus has three extra windows on his chest. He still has the extra windows in the shot of the Decepticons reacting to the wounded Smokescreen.
*Just before the Decepticons teleport out of the Autobot base, Smokescreen's antenna/horn is colored blue instead of orange. In the scenes of Smokescreen dying afterward, his antenna/horn is missing.

===Continuity notes===
*The Decepticons using an unaware Starscream as a distraction and abandoning him is the last straw. The ''[[Legends of the Microns Year Book 2003]]'' says Starscream's moment alone in the rain in his final shot begins a new story focused on him.
*The [[Sea Mini-Con Team]] debuts in this episode; the Decepticons seemingly captured them off-screen at some point.
*Demolishor calls Thrust "squid-head" in the Japanese dub.
*Before Jet Optimus and Starscream's fight in the rain begins, their discussion in ''Legends of the Microns'' is somewhat a spiritual continuation of when Starscream pondered why the Transformers keep fighting in "[[Rebellion (Armada)|Rebellion]]."
*The Anti-Sideways firewall Red Alert installed all the way back in "[[Tactician|Tactician]]" isn't doing its job whatsoever.
*In the Japanese dub, Scavenger tells Starscream that he should know Megatron's penchant for dirty tricks better than anyone...and he should. He ''really'', ''REALLY'' should.
*In ''Legends of the Microns'', Megatron will bring up Smokescreen's words to him about trust between the Autobots in "[[Cramp]]."
*Gadgets and powers:
**Starscream uses his Null Laser Cannon.
*Powerlinx forms:
**Starscream wields the Star Saber.
**Optimus and Jetfire combine into Jet Optimus.
**Megatron Powerlinx with the Requiem Blaster for the first time.

===Continuity errors===
*The Autobots should stop frequently talking aloud about how they left the Requiem Blaster behind if they don't want the Decepticons to know they didn't bring it with them, especially Hot Shot.
*Why does Rad introduce himself in the opening narration when we already know his voice by now? He doesn't do this in the Japanese dub. He also says the Autobots ''learned'' the Mini-Cons didn't want others using them as weapons, but they've already known this for a while. In ''Legends of the Microns'', Rad says they ''understood'' the Mini-Cons' reluctance to be weaponized.
**In both dubs, Rad says the Reqiuem Blaster revealed itself during the last battle when the weapon's first appearance was ''four'' episodes ago in "[[Desperate]]."
*The Autobots have somehow forgotten they also possess the [[Skyboom (Armada)|Skyboom Shield]].
*In ''Armada'', Tidal Wave is referred to by his Japanese name, Shockwave, throughout this episode.
*Smokescreen has seemingly forgotten that the Decepticons [[Swoop (episode)|already invaded the base once]].
*Why is Carlos arguing with Rad again that the reluctant Mini-Cons have to fight after coming to understand otherwise like everyone else in "[[Runaway]]"? ''Legends of the Microns'' fixes this mistake by having Carlos say that not wanting to fight is what the Mini-Cons said.
*Rad states the obvious about Laserbeak locking onto something. He instead says, "They're here!" in ''Legends of the Microns''.
*After Thrust tells him Starscream is fighting Optimus, Megatron says he ordered Starscream to leave Prime for him; however, Megatron said no such thing. Megatron correctly reiterates that he commanded Starscream only to keep Optimus distracted in ''Legends of the Microns''.
*Why don't the other kids believe Fred about someone messing with the camera when Rad said the monitor crashed a few seconds ago? The Japanese dub changes Rad's line to him saying that the Transformers are locked in a stalemate, making Fred noticing the camera getting switched around more of a surprise.
*Why does Thrust decide to ditch Starscream after dismissing what Sideways showed him as a hallucination, jokingly or not? Thrust doesn't write it off in ''Legends of the Microns''.
**Plus, deserting Starscream for "playing way above his head" seems like a weak reason, especially since Thrust gives a somewhat different rationale in the following episode. In ''Legends of the Microns'', it's clear from the get-go that abandoning Starscream was always part of the plan.
*In the Japanese dub, Blurr asks, "How could this happen?" after Alexis says the Decepticons invaded the base so smoothly because of Sideways. Maybe it's for drama's sake, but Blurr has no reason to ask that question as Alexis already gave it.
*Rad's ending narration makes several ridiculous claims: he realized the Autobots feel pain; the fight was personal for Optimus, and Prime wanted vengeance. First off, Rad learned the Autobots are more than just machines and capable of emotion at the end of "[[Jungle]]." Then, about Optimus, the fight is personal for everyone rather than only him, and he never seeks retribution for Smokescreen in future episodes. Hot Shot and Side Swipe are the only ones who try to avenge him at all, as the following episode shows. Therefore, Rad's closing monologue in ''Armada'' is a load of bull. ''Legends of the Microns'' changes it so that it makes sense.

===Real-world references===
*In one scene from the Japanese dub, Thrust compares Starscream to a stone to sacrifice in {{w|Go (game)|Go}}, a board game that originated in ancient China. It has a strategy where a player sacrifices a stone to gain more territory, similar to a chess player forgoing a pawn to gain an advantage against the opponent. Hot Shot also calls Starscream a sacrificial stone in a later scene.
*In one scene, Demolishor calls Thrust "Eraserhead" (quoted above), another clever insult for his head shape. "Eraserhead" is also the name of an acclaimed {{w|Eraserhead|David Lynch film}}.

===Trivia===
*The kanji 犠牲 would be ''gisei'', while ''suteishi'' is used for 捨て石, 捨石, 棄て石, or 棄石.
*As the ''Legends of the Microns Year Book 2003'' explains, the episode title refers to Starscream ''and'' Smokescreen: the Decepticons abandon Starscream as their "sacrificed stone," pushing him into a corner, and Smokescreen ironically gets shot by the thing he tried to protect.
**It also explains that this episode is where the kids truly realize they are fighting in a war.

===Foreign localization===
'''German'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Smokescreens Ende'''" ("Smokescreens End")
:*''Original airdate:'' This episode was never shown on TV but dubbed in 2003. The dub premiered in 2009 with the German DVD release of the show.

'''Hungarian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Áldozat'''" ("Sacrifice")

'''Italian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Il sacrificio'''" ("The Sacrifice")
::*Unlike in English, Tidal Wave is never called by his Japanese name.

'''Korean'''
:*''Title:'' "'''값진 희생'''" ("Precious Sacrifice")

'''Portuguese'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Sacrifício'''" ("Sacrifice")

==Home video releases==
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;DVD
[[File:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 2003 — ''Transformers: Legends of the Microns'' — Volume 9 ([[Columbia Music Entertainment]]) — Japanese audio only. 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2006 — ''Transformers: Armada'' — Season One: Part Two ([[Rhino Entertainment]]) 
[[File:Flag of Germany.png|20px|Germany]] 2009 — ''Transformers: Armada'' — Volume Two ([[New KSM]]) — English and German audio. 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2014 — ''Transformers: Armada'' — The Complete Series ([[Shout! Factory]])

[[Category:Armada episodes]]

Talk:Swoop (WFC)

2023-05-30T23:33:53Z

CAT-X: /* Reforging */

== Hero Mashers Strafe ==

Shouldn't Hero Mashers Strafe be here instead of being in G1 Strafe page, like it was done with https://tfwiki.net/wiki/Slug_(FOC) ?
Clearly the toy it's based on the FOC counterpart, like the Slug hero masher.

== Reforging ==

We've no indication that Reforging turns you into a Predacon. In fact, we've got several members of the Forged that don't look like Predacons at all. All we know about Reforging is that it makes you fanatically loyal to Shockwave, as all the Forged are.--[[User:Rosicrucian|Rosicrucian]][[User Talk:Rosicrucian|Talk]] 16:09, 6 January 2013 (EST)

Talk:Punch (G1)

2021-10-30T12:03:47Z

CAT-X:

== Mosaic ==

This seems as good a place to ask as any: How will this site treat the Mosaic pieces published by IDW in their comics? I ask here because, while "[[Hound (G1)|Rain]]" and "[[Beachcomber (G1)|Reason]]" are relatively timeless character pieces, "Ghost in the Machine" actually provided new information in the form of an "origin" for Punch / Counterpunch, something which hasn't been addressed in his other limited appearances in fiction. It's interesting, I think worth putting on his page...if it counts as canon.

So...do published Mosaic pieces have as much continuity value as the fan-art occasionally seen on the Marvel Comics letter pages, or might they be "official" enough to count as micro-canons and therefore referenced on the Wiki? --[[User:Xaaron|Xaaron]] 01:32, 24 January 2008 (UTC)
:I think the disclaimer printed beneath them, claiming no affiliation with IDW or Hasbro, makes them fan-art. - [[User:RolonBolon|RolonBolon]] 01:38, 24 January 2008 (UTC)
::But we're counting [[Hail and Farewell]] as official, because it's written by Furman and he said so. Are we going to pick and choose which Mosiacs are 'official' and which are merely 'officially published fanart'? --[[User:FFN|FFN]] 02:58, 26 February 2008 (UTC)
:::Hail and Farewell was a very unique case where the first and foremost writer of the IDW Universe happened to make a Mosaic and said it was in-canon. It's not really "picking and choosing" when there's just one clearly special exception. Now, I could see an argument for Hail and Farewell only being as official as Alignment (i.e. Not), but either way Ghost in the Machine and the other Mosaics would still be unofficial. --[[User:Xaaron|Xaaron]] 03:17, 26 February 2008 (UTC)
:::"Hail and Farewell" is murky ground. It's only been published in Furman's blog thus far, right? I think if it actually showed up printed in a comic AND carried the same disclaimer as the other Mosaics, we'd probably have to treat it as non-canon as well. --[[User:KilMichaelMcC|KilMichaelMcC]] 03:15, 26 February 2008 (UTC)
:I'd assumed we were taking the Mosaics disclaimer as seriously as the 'these stories don't count' notice in Legends, (read: not at all) and treating it like the 'lil formers or Microwhosits strips-- "the ones that make it into an official publication are real, the ones that don't aren't." There is some active choices being made on TDW's part after all- they're not going the choose to publish a strip about Death's Head, even though IIRC such a Mosaic is in the pipeline. "We cannot tell an 'official' story about Death's Head, because we don't own him." Unlike the general body of Mosaic strips, which are fanworks- these have to be vetted- Hasbro's not going to let them go to print with a strip where, say, Optimus Prime makes a deal with Satan (to pick a random example of something no major media company would want one of their characters seen doing.) There is some filtering process taking place on an official level with decisions being made. prior to publication. -[[User:Derik|Derik]] 06:17, 26 February 2008 (UTC)
::You make some good points, but the fact that the printed Mosaics are required to carry a "These stories are not affliated with Hasbro" disclaimer makes their status as non-canon pretty clear, to me at least. That's much stronger and clear-cut wording than the notice in ''Legends'', I think. --[[User:KilMichaelMcC|KilMichaelMcC]] 14:30, 26 February 2008 (UTC)

== Move somehow? ==

Seeing as how there's a [[Punch (SG)|Punch (Shattered Glass)]], I think this probably needs to go to "Punch (G1)" and have "Punch" change to a redirect to that, for consistency's sake. Could an admin delete the "Punch (G1)" redirect and move this page over, if that's the case? --[[User:Jeysie|Jeysie]] 10:36, 21 July 2009 (EDT)
:Thanks Chris! --[[User:Jeysie|Jeysie]] 10:48, 21 July 2009 (EDT)
::De nada. - [[User:Chris McFeely|Chris McFeely]] 10:56, 21 July 2009 (EDT)

== Correct Punch Mode? ==

I'm not completely following the "intended robot mode" leg thing in the toy description. Does someone have pictures of what it's talking about? --[[Special:Contributions/76.28.72.27|76.28.72.27]] 07:38, 25 October 2009 (EDT)
:[http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t285/Detour84/TF/PunchMidget.jpg Right here.] --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 12:52, 25 October 2009 (EDT)

==1800 Units (club toy)==

Although this number can be deduced from numbers released by FP personnel, I don't know that it's been made official yet. As such, I question whether it's appropriate to be included as a "fact" here.--[[User:G.B. Blackrock|G.B. Blackrock]] 18:36, 21 June 2010 (EDT)

== Power of the Primes Shoulder fix ==

Is the ”misassembled shoulder joints” on the Power of the Primes figure officially a misassembly, or have fans just decided they like it better that way?

I've got to say that the shoulder looks better with the rounded part on top even if the other way lets the arms fit better in alt mode.

[[User:Sarpiedon|Sarpiedon]] ([[User talk:Sarpiedon|talk]]) 21:45, 23 October 2018 (EDT)
:The transformation doesn't work properly with the toy misassembled as in package, and the renders in the instructions, which are straight from the designers' files, show the shoulders flat-side up. Evidently not everyone feels that it's necessary, but the fix is unquestionably restoring the intended construction. -[[User:LV|LV]] ([[User talk:LV|talk]]) 23:48, 23 October 2018 (EDT)

==headmasters==
I remember a while ago in the trivia, it said something about his animation model(s, four of them!) for the American cartoon and headmasters being different, I feel it should be added again. {{unsigned|YourBestPal}}
:Well, it's quite obvious from the pictures. [[User:Notirishman|--notirishman]] ([[User talk:Notirishman|talk]]) 22:32, 20 December 2018 (EST)
Yes, but not everyone will notice, and if we can find both of the animation models I think there needs to be a comparison in the trivia section.[[User:YourBestPal|YourBestPal]] ([[User talk:YourBestPal|talk]]) 08:55, 21 December 2018 (EST)

== Prime Armor ==

"he comes with Prime Armor (identical to the one included with Jazz)"

It's not identical. Same mold, but Jazz's is molded in black, while Punch's is instead dark gray.
[[User:Tbb033|Tbb033]] ([[User talk:Tbb033|talk]]) 13:37, 28 December 2018 (EST)
:Can you change it? Minor things like this usually don't need a talk page section, by the way, you can just edit it. [[User:Notirishman|--notirishman]] ([[User talk:Notirishman|talk]]) 13:48, 28 December 2018 (EST)

== Car Mode ==

I think that the model currently described as car mode for POTP and Earthrise Counterpunch does not fit well.
I think the car is probably closer to a Cadillac Cien (with the grid substituted by a full black area) or a very similar Cadillac of the same period. --[[User:CAT-X|CAT-X]] ([[User talk:CAT-X|talk]]) 08:03, 30 October 2021 (EDT)

Talk:Blowout (G2)

2021-10-09T18:30:16Z

CAT-X:

I came across this in the To be deleted category: [[Image:Blowout toy.jpeg]]

So is he "Leon" or "Tecnobot" in Italy? (considering that's obviously an Italian card) -[[User:Mazenoise|Mazenoise]] 09:36, 12 September 2009 (EDT)
:"Tecnobot" is the name of the G2 Go-bots Italian toyline, since all of the Go-bots have written it on the card. On the back of the card you can see the full bio where it explains the name of each "Tecnobot", in this case, Leon. -[[User:CAT-X|CAT-X]] ([[User talk:CAT-X|talk]]) 14:30, 9 October 2021 (EDT)

Talk:Octopunch (G1)

2018-11-11T21:38:22Z

CAT-X:

Is that Octopunch shooting Grimlock? Does look like he's the guy lying down next to Bludgeon who is firing a gun to me? {{unsigned| 202.134.229.231}}
: It may surprise you that Octopunch is a Pretender, and as such has an inner robot which can remove itself from an outer organic shell and operate independently. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 23:21, 23 July 2011 (EDT)

I was thinking... Switching the Prime Masters for Bludgeon and Octopunch, makes them more accurate to their G1 counterpart. Something worth adding in the page? Maybe in the trivia? --[[User:CAT-X|CAT-X]] 16:37, 11 November 2018 (EDT)

Talk:Octopunch (G1)

2018-11-11T21:36:02Z

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Breakdown (G1)

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:''Breakdown is a [[Decepticon]] [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticon]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
[[File:MTMTEBreakdown.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Ever since the invention of [[Targetmaster]]s, Breakdown has been convinced his pistol is out to kill him...]]
'''Breakdown''' has an acute case of paranoia. (What was that!?) He genuinely believes that things, both living and inanimate, are ''watching'' him. (They're all over me!) Breakdown doesn't like to stand out in a crowd. (Did you hear ''that''!?) He dreads being different and garnering attention. (Stop staring at me!) At times, he almost wishes he was a [[human]] so he could just disappear and no one would notice. (Get them off meeeee!) Needless to say, he and [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]] (He's one of THEM!!) would be energon drinking buddies if each wasn't likely to be convinced the other was trying to poison him.

In vehicle mode, Breakdown's engine has got the shakes so hard that it can actually cause mechanical failures in other vehicles. (They're faking!) He can also rely (Ha! As if!) on his [[concussion weapon|concussion rifle]] if he gets cornered in an alley. As you'd expect, his paranoia is his worst weakness. It's such a problem that the stress can trigger mechanical problems, and it does, constantly. (Oh, yeah, I bet you'd ''love'' to claim this was "self-inflicted"!)

Breakdown can also combine (They'll never take me alive!!) with his fellow [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]] to form [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]]. As if the combiner wasn't unstable enough (It's not paranoia if they're really out to get you!!!), he's forced into working together with [[Wildrider (G1)|Wildrider]] (Oh god, I have to run together with HIM?) when they form Menasor's legs. In another universe, he is paired with [[Offroad]] instead. (Don't believe his lies!)
==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Jack Angel]] (English, "The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 1"), [[Alan Oppenheimer]] (English), [[Keiichi Nanba]] (Japanese), [[Takurō Kitagawa]] (Japanese, "The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 1"), [[Show Hayami]] (Japanese, "Cosmic Rust", "Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1")|[[Reinhard Brock]] (German, "Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1"), [[Hans-Rainer Müller]] (German, "Five Faces of Darkness, Part 2"), [[Ulrich Bernsdorff]] (German, "Five Faces of Darkness, Part 3")}}

[[File:Ktvs1 megs builds breakdown.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.2|These Snap-Tite kits are awesome!]]
After a failed attempt to steal experimental rocket fuel from [[United States military]], [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] realized that while the Decepticons controlled the skies, the Autobots had supremacy on the ground, and so they needed new ground-based warriors who could out-drive and out-fight the Autobots on their terms. [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] was sent to steal various [[human]] vehicles that would be rebuilt to become the new Stunticons. Breakdown was given [[Spark|life]] by [[Vector Sigma]] along with the rest of the Stunticons. He agreed to obey Megatron, but there was a certain reluctance in his voice. He probably thought Megatron was out to get him, or something. {{storylink|The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 1}}

[[File:Breakdown.jpg|upright=1.2|thumb|I'm Breakdown and... what the $*#@! are you looking at?!]]
Whilst the Autobots were trapped on Cybertron, the Decepticons returned to [[Earth]] with the newly awakened Stunticons who began wreaking havoc and damaging the Autobots' good name by attacking the US military base containing the experimental rocket fuel. Eventually, the Autobots returned with the newly built [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]] whose combined form Superion defeated the Stunticon combiner Menasor. {{storylink|The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 2}}

Despite this defeat, the Stunticons were the key component in Megatron's elaborate scheme to hold a [[Europa 2000|fake charity race]] from Paris to Istanbul so he could steal US driver [[Auggie Cahnay (G1)|Auggie Cahnay]]'s car which would be melted down to house the powerful [[Pearl of Bahoudin]]. One by one, the Stunticons disabled the Autobot participants assigned to protect Cahnay. Afterwards, the Stunticons were defeated when Cahnay rammed his car into Menasor’s face. {{storylink|Trans-Europe Express}}

[[File:Cosmicrust taking over this boat.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.2|Oh, God, People!, get away from me!]]
When Megatron was infected with [[Cosmic Rust (disease)|Cosmic Rust]] after a trip to the lost Autobot colony of [[Antilla]], the Stunticons were assigned to capture the Autobot scientist [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]], who had developed the powerful anti-corrosion [[Corrostop]]. Arriving incognito on a ferry, Breakdown transformed and nervously informed the human passengers that this was a mutiny...no, no a hijack! Anyway, they were taking over the boat! Breakdown forced the humans into the captain’s cabin, though he actually locked them in the garage. After Megatron cured himself and infected the Autobots with the Cosmic Rust, Menasor attacked the Statue of Liberty in [[New York City]] with the ancient [[Lightning Bug]] heat ray, intent on stopping the Autobots from [[Matter duplicator|matter-duplicating]] more Corrostop from the layer they sprayed on the statue. Superion defeated Menasor and destroyed the Lightning Bug. {{storylink|Cosmic Rust (episode)|Cosmic Rust}}

After [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] was banished for yet another failed coup, he returned with a powerful new Decepticon team called the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]], who were able to outfight Autobot and Decepticon alike. With Megatron needing a trump card, [[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundwave]] attempted to call on the Stunticons to help, but they refused as they were having a demolition derby with various human-owned cars. However, the Stunticons belatedly arrived after the Combaticons' combined form of [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]] defeated [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] and forced Megatron to acknowledge Starscream as the new Decepticon leader. Realizing that Starscream would not stop at Megatron, the Stunticons merged into Menasor and disabled Bruticus in one mighty punch. {{storylink|Starscream's Brigade}}

[[File:Masquerade as i preducted.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|Shouldn't the [[Red Alert (G1)|insanely paranoid]] Lambo Autobot have taken his place?]]

While assembling a new weapon capable of destroying any target by creating a chain reaction in its molecules, Megatron found himself short a few key components to finish the device. He sent the Stunticons out to retrieve those components by any means necessary. Breakdown and [[Wildrider (G1)|Wildrider]] assaulted a local optics laboratory to gather new focusing lenses for the cannon's beam. On their way to the weapon's construction site, they were intercepted by a troop of Autobots. It was [[Grapple (G1)|Grapple]] who brought down Breakdown, setting him on fire with his arc-welder rifle by using a trail of fuel as a fuse. The Stunticons were dragged back to Autobot Headquarters for imprisonment, an experience that Breakdown considered thoroughly "mortifrying". Once brought in, the Stunticons' radios were disabled and they were trapped in vehicle mode behind energized bars. The Autobots then used camouflage paint to alter their appearances and mimic the Stunticons, hoping to get close enough to Megatron to catch him unawares. Autobot warrior [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] assumed Breakdown's appearance for the mission. After they left, however, Breakdown tried using his unique vibratory pulses to disrupt his bars and break free, and just as he "preducted", it worked! He caught his Autobot captors by surprise and blasted several of them before they could react, giving him enough time to free his fellow Stunticons and form Menasor. After a brief but memorable conflict, Menasor escaped the Ark and returned to Megatron. The cannon was rendered unusable by the Autobots' intervention, though, and Megatron's plan failed. {{storylink|Masquerade}}

[[File:Ffod3 squalor on chaar.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.1|Breakdown never did like sitting around the campfire with the other Decepticons.]]

In the wake of [[Unicron]]'s attack on Cybertron in the year 2005 and the subsequent Decepticon exile to [[Chaar]] in 2006, the Stunticons were reduced to being scavengers, fighting like [[slaarg]]s with their fellow Decepticons over the few scraps of energon they had. Motormaster determined that the Decepticons needed strong leadership to survive, and hope came when [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] brought news of [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]]'s survival and asked for the Decepticons to donate their remaining energon to revive their leader. While Dead End was pessimistic about their survival, Breakdown said they were doomed anyway without a leader and focus. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1}} However, while Cyclonus and the [[Sweep]]s were resurrecting Galvatron, the [[Quintesson]]s arrived on Chaar with an offer of energon in exchange for attacking the Autobots. The Stunticons were instrumental in convincing the other Decepticons to ally themselves with the Quintessons. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 3}} After Galvatron returned to seize control of the Decepticons, the Stunticons were part of the Decepticon team attacking the Autobots on Earth. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 5}}
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====Japanese cartoon continuity====
{{note|The events of the Generation 1 cartoon occur in this continuity as detailed above, except the events of 2006 are pushed back to 2010. Japanese continuity inserts several new stories into the resultant gaps in the timeline.}}

=====''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' manga=====
[[File:Srlf manga breakdown.jpg|thumb|It's nice to see him happy once in a while!]]
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Breakdown and the Stunticons decided to have a little fun and tear up a baseball stadium in Japan. Luckily, the Autobots' plucky young ally [[Kenji]] was present to radio for assistance. All the combiner teams assembled, and it was Menasor and Bruticus against Superion and Defensor! Defensor was forced to break apart by the combined Decepticon attack, but Superion and Kenji got the idea to shoot out the Decepticons' leg components. [[Groove (G1)|Groove]] and [[Blades (G1)|Blades]] took advantage of the empty combiner ports and took over as Menasor's legs while [[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]] and [[Streetwise (G1)|Streetwise]] took over as Bruticus' lower limbs. All four Protectobots immediately launched Menasor and Bruticus into the ocean. Breakdown was last seen chasing his "possessed" teammates into the distance. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 5|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #5}}

While posing as Autobots, Breakdown, [[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]] and the Stunticons rampaged through the city streets, smearing the good name of their adversaries. Later, [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]] and [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] posed as humans to rally people against the Autobots, and Motormaster's brigade staged an attack on the rally to drive the point home. The Autobot fire engines [[Hot Spot (G1)|Hot Spot]] and [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]] arrived, however, and used their water hoses to wash off the Decepticons' fake insignia. Enraged, Motormaster planned to combine into Menasor...only to see Breakdown and the others were already retreating into the distance. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 7|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #7}}
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=====''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' story pages=====
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=====Full Throttle Scramble Power!=====
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=====Scramble City: Mobilization=====
[[File:Scramblecity breakdown forms an arm.jpg|upright=1.2|left|thumb|Arm? Leg? He's the guy with the gun!]]

Breakdown and the Stunticons were summoned by Megatron to put an end to the [[Metroplex (G1)|Scramble City]] project, and succeeded where [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] had failed. Their first strike was impressive, holding back [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] and a cadre of Autobots and shooting the Aerialbots out of the skies. When the Aerialbots formed Superion, Breakdown and his teammates followed suit and merged into Menasor. During the battle, the Stunticons tried mixing it up by swapping around their usual configuration, and Breakdown became Menasor's left arm. {{storylink|Scramble City: Mobilization}}

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=====''The Great Transformer War''=====
Galvatron kidnapped Doctor [[Dalton (G1)|Dalton]] of [[Eran]] to upgrade the might of his combiner warriors. When the Autobot combiners arrived to save Dalton, Breakdown and his teammates were deployed at high speeds from Motormaster's launcher mode. They met Superion in mid-air, and the force of their deployment enabled the combiner teams to tear him apart. The Stunticons then merged into Menasor to move in for the kill. They were ultimately outwitted by the Autobots, however, who rescued Dalton and safely returned to Metroplex. {{storylink|The Great Transformer War issue 1|The Great Transformer War #1}}

=====''The Headmasters'' cartoon=====
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Breakdown and the Stunticons participated in Galvatron's siege on Cybertron. They managed to gain the high ground against the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] and [[Throttlebot]]s, and rained laser fire down on their opponents. {{storylink|Four Warriors Come out of the Sky}} Breakdown and his team formed Menasor to fight their Autobot counterparts, but were steamrolled by the might and firepower of the [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Battleship Maximus]]. Transporting back to Earth, they attempted to interfere with [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hot Rod]]'s quest for the Matrix. Breakdown and the Stunticons were confronted by the Aerialbots in the desert, but the battle of their combiner forms eventually led them to the Arctic. {{storylink|The Mystery of Planet Master}}

When [[Vector Sigma]] began perfecting the new super-metal [[Cybertonuron]] on Cybertron, Galvatron ordered another all-out attack on the planet to seize the metal for the Decepticons before the Autobots could make use of it. Breakdown and the Stunticons journeyed to Cybertron with the strike force, and confronted their old enemies, the Aerialbots. The Aerialbots got the drop on Breakdown's group by forming Superion and lashing out before the Stunticons could form Menasor as well. {{storylink|Cybertron Is in Grave Danger, Part 1}} Breakdown and the Stunticons were still in a firefight sometime later, as [[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]] passed by looking for [[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]] and the Decepticon [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasters]]. {{storylink|Cybertron Is in Grave Danger, Part 2}} In [[San Francisco]], Breakdown and the Stunticons assisted Bruticus in using [[buridanka|a carnivorous plant]] to distract the Autobots from [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]'s plans on [[Zarak (planet)|Zarak]]. They fought against the [[Technobot (G1)|Technobot]]s and [[Computron (G1)|Computron]]. {{storylink|Head On!! Fortress Maximus}}

Sometime later, Breakdown and the Stunticons gathered in the desert as their Ninja Commander [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]] began issuing orders. They assembled as Menasor, and took part in the escalating Decepticon war effort as five separate Autobot outposts were attacked simultaneously at Sixshot's command. {{storylink|The Emperor of Destruction Vanishes on an Iceberg}} The Stunticons remained on Earth while Scorponok took the bulk of the Decepticon forces to planet [[Master (planet)|Master]], hiding from the Autobots in the sunken continent of [[Lemuria (Headmasters)|Lemuria]] where they mined [[crysmagnetal]]. When Scorponok returned, the Stunticons, combined as Menasor, joined in the final battle between the Autobot and Decepticons at the North Pole. {{storylink|The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 2)}}

=====''Zone'' cartoon, comic and story pages=====
Seeking to create a [[Decepticon Zone]] to counter the [[Micro|Autobot Zone]], [[Emperor of Destruction|Decepticon Emperor]] [[Violen Jiger]] gathered together the Nine Great Demon Generals, upgrading them with powerful new armor and weaponry, then sent them forth to conquer planets. Breakdown was among those summoned, but only as a part of Menasor. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (story page)|Zone Part 1}} {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (manga)|Zone}} {{storylink|Enter the New Supreme Commander, Dai Atlas!}}

====''Wings Universe''====
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[[File:BotCon2010Promo-Breakdown.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|For some reason he has a thing about [[BotCon]].]]
[[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] called Breakdown and [[Punch (G1)|Counterpunch]] to him to help him brainstorm ideas for more ultimate weapons. Breakdown suggested they visit [[BotCon]] again, as it's the destination for everything Transformers-related. Also, there would be exclusive toys, special guests, and various functions and events! Little did Breakdown know that Counterpunch was a double agent, and that the Decepticons' designs for BotCon would soon be relayed to the Autobots. {{storylink|BotCon 2010 Promo}}

Some time after the return of Cybertron's Golden Age, Breakdown was the only remaining [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticon]]. The others were all placed in stasis after a brutal fight with [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]]. Breakdown left [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]]'s army. His self-esteem had decreased considerably without [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] to prove his value, and he feared it was only a matter of time before the volatile Decepticon leader simply did away with him. Breakdown traveled back to Earth in hopes of tracking down the last [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobot]] [[Streetwise (G1)|Streetwise]] for revenge, and eventually joined [[Clench (G1)|Clench]]’s Decepticon Syndicate.

In 2010, Breakdown helped Clench take control of the Large Hadron Collider in Switzerland, where the Decepticons and the [[Quintesson]] agent [[Sky-Byte (G2)|Sky-Byte]] hoped to harness the potential of the chemical [[forestonite]]. Breakdown expressed his distrust of Sky-Byte, but his views were ignored by Clench who nominated both soldiers as test subjects for the refined forestonite. Luckily for them, the new fuel worked as intended. Breakdown’s vibration ability was enhanced considerably, allowing him to fire sonic booms at his enemies.

He got to try out his new powers and try for vengeance when Streetwise and his fellow Generation 2 Autobots broke in, attempting to stop Clench’s plan. After throttling Streetwise for a while, Breakdown had his enemy in his grip, but when he saw the Autobot commander [[Pyro (G1)|Spark]] making a grab for the forestonite, he blasted the supply, hoping to blow it and Spark up.

Instead, the shattered canisters released forestonite gas, and exposed the Autobots to the same mutations as the Decepticons. Now granted the capability to phase through objects, Streetwise vanished from sight, psyching out the increasingly paranoid Breakdown. Eventually, he was able to sneak right up on the Decepticon. Breakdown would’ve been taken prisoner, but an explosion from outside startled Streetwise just long enough for Breakdown to transform and speed off in escape. {{storylink|Generation 2: Redux}}

===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
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Many years ago on Cybertron, Breakdown existed before he was born and had joined [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]] and [[Razorclaw (G1)|Razorclaw]] in shooting at [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]]. {{storylink|Spacehikers!}}

[[File:Stunticonsmarvelg1.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|Breakdown is the blue guy in the background.]]
''Though [[Buster Witwicky (G1)|Buster Witwicky]] had given the [[Matrix of Leadership|Creation Matrix]] back to Optimus Prime, its influence was still present in his mind. He and Prime had their minds connected to a machine, where they shared a vision of a "Second Generation" of Transformers. Breakdown was the member of the Stunticons, one of four [[Special Teams]]. In this vision, Breakdown and his fellow Stunticons combined into Menasor and fought the Autobots Superion and Defensor. But Megatron and Soundwave were listening in on this vision, and both sides planned to make it reality.'' {{storylink|The Special Teams Have Arrived}} {{storylink|Second Generation!}}

Upon learning that the [[cerebro-shell]] implanted in [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] had also granted them access to the powers of the [[Matrix of Leadership|Creation Matrix]], [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] and [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]] immediately built a team of Decepticons. The new Stunticons, which included Breakdown, were sent to find the Autobot [[Skids (G1)|Skids]], who had earned new trust from the Autobots by publicly saving a [[human]]. After Breakdown and the others knocked over every car in their way to get to Skids, they turned to "protect" him from the new [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]], hoping to confuse the public and discredit the Autobots. Breakdown combined with his fellow Stunticons to form [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]], and they fought the Aerialbots' [[Superion (G1)|Superion]]. {{storylink|Heavy Traffic!}}

''The other Stunticons watched as Megatron raged at the accidentally insolent Motormaster. Breakdown looked especially concerned as Megatron seemed to have crushed Motormaster under a boulder, but Megatron had purposefully missed to teach him a lesson.'' {{storylink|Prey!}}

Breakdown had traveled early with some other Decepticons to the Decepticons' [[Club Con|new island headquarters]], where he helped construct an energy transfer pipeline that led from the island through the [[space bridge]] to Cybertron. Megatron, meanwhile, had been attacked by [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]] under secret orders from Shockwave. When Predaking was defeated, (possibly) Breakdown found a "[[laser disk]]" inside Predaking that proved Shockwave's treachery. And then Megatron went nuts and apparently blew up himself and the Space Bridge before their eyes. {{storylink|Gone but Not Forgotten!}}

[[File:Clubconresort.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Breakdown is responsible for the mints on pillows.]]
Breakdown was seen among the Decepticons on board Shockwave's island base. When it was attacked by [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]], Breakdown and the others traveled with the space-faring island headquarters into Earth's orbit, though Shockwave was seemingly killed in the process. {{storylink|The Desert Island of Space!}} [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]], who had assumed command, organized Breakdown and the other Decepticons in a battle against the Autobots on the [[Moon (moon)|Moon]]. [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Goldbug]] defended himself by throwing a moon rock at his head. But when their island ship was damaged, Ratbat called for a retreat. {{storylink|Totaled!}}

Ratbat moved their space-traveling island base back to Earth's seas, where it became a human travel resort to smokescreen the Decepticons' efforts to locate a key to finding the powerful [[Underbase]]. Breakdown was advertised on television as part of the island's smiling welcoming party. {{storylink|Club Con!}} Shortly thereafter, Ratbat's Decepticons met with [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]'s Decepticons, and tempers and suspicions came to a head between the two groups as Breakdown was helping move fuel to the island base's fission tubes. {{storylink|Cold War!}}
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=====Earthforce=====
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Breakdown was briefly seen at the [[Enclave]], rubbing shoulders with the various troops from Megatron and [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]'s factions. {{storylink|The Bad Guy's Ball!}} Later, after the factions merged, he drove into battle alongside the Stunticons and [[Battlecharger]]s when [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]] led an attack on Autobot [[Earthbase]]. Although the Autobot defense systems were down at the time, Breakdown and his comrades were still ultimately driven off. {{storylink|Divide and Conquer!}} On another occasion, Starscream and Soundwave learned the Autobots had a [[Irwin Spoon (G1)|human reporter]] writing a positive story about them. Fearing that good publicity among the humans would give Earthforce an edge, they sent the Stunticons to kidnap the human. {{storylink|Front Line! (issue)|Front Line!}} As Motormaster made off with the reporter, Breakdown and the Stunticons ran interference against the Autobot cars following him. After [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] transformed and got off a quick shot at their leader, Breakdown rear-ended him in the legs. The Autobot was knocked out of the fight, but so was Breakdown as he had caved in his own hood in the effort. {{storylink|End of the Road! (UK)|End of the Road!}}

=====Marvel UK future timelines=====
Breakdown and the Stunticons attacked [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] on the road in [[2003]], making an attempt to steal the plans for the upcoming [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]]. They were successful, but the plans were a set of fakes, so they ultimately didn't gain anything. A traffic light tried to tell Breakdown as much, but he refused to listen to it. {{storylink|Ark Duty}}

In [[2008]], [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]], [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] and [[Death's Head (G1)|Death's Head]] were compelled by [[Unicron]] to make an assassination attempt on the Decepticon leader, Shockwave. They sealed the door to the audience chamber during the attack, and so Soundwave summoned the Stunticons as Menasor to break through the door. They eventually did so, and Breakdown and Dead End were about to execute the Decepticon traitors when Death's Head returned with news of Shockwave's demise. Using a series of explosives built into his hover platform as an incentive, the bounty hunter forced Soundwave and the other Decepticons to submit to their leadership. {{storylink|The Legacy of Unicron!}}

====Marvel ''Generation 2'' comic====
[[File:NewDawn-Breakdown.jpg|thumb|100px|Sneering because they forgot about his snazzy new colors.]]
Breakdown was among the Decepticons rallied for war against the [[Cybertronian (faction)|Cybertronians]] after [[Skullgrin]]'s death. {{storylink|New Dawn}}
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====Transformers Comic-Magazin====
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===The Special Teams===
Breakdown and the rest of the Stunticons were being kept a secret from the Autobots until Megatron was ready to dispatch them on a raid on the [[Pullen Power Plant]]. Once in position, the Stunticons raced forward, ready to take whatever Autobots might be guarding the location by surprise. Breakdown drove ahead of the rest of the group, scouting for an open road to their destination. Encountering the Protectobots en route, Motormaster ordered Breakdown and the other Stunticons to combine into Menasor to do battle. Dead End and Breakdown received the most damage during the fight, prompting them to send signals to their gestalt form to flee the battle. The fight soon began to weigh in the Autobots’ favour, prompting Menasor to split up into individual robots once more, who dispersed away from the battlefield. {{storylink|The Special Teams}}
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===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
The Stunticons were deemed psychotic and too dangerous to function in society, and as a result were placed into perpetual stasis lock inside of a [[Detention Banks|prison facility]]. Later, in an attempt to create a diversion while he set his final plans in motion, [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] arranged for the release of the Stunticons. They formed into Menasor and ran amuck for a while, until [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] arrived and began insulting them. Unable to reconcile with this, the five Stunticons began to bicker with each other over whose fault it was that they were failing, temporarily stopping Menasor and allowing Ultra Magnus to ram the combiner in the chest, forcing him to separate into his component parts and disabling the Stunticons. {{storylink|Passive Aggression}}

===''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers'' continuity===
[[File:GIJoevsTFII 2 Breakdown.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|"I learned ''this'' from [[Scrounge (G1)|Scrounge]]!"]]
It must've been Breakdown's lucky day when [[Teletran 3]] went haywire and transported him and the Stunticons to 1930s [[Chicago]], as unlike his comrades, he stayed conscious the whole time instead of getting locked in a new vehicle mode. Breakdown decided to stay quiet, however, and let himself be used by a human criminal gang until he and the others were found by a group of [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joes]] and [[Cobra]] members sent to bring the lost Cybertronians back to the future. After overhearing [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] explaining what would happen to Earth if the Stunticons weren't retrieved, Breakdown revealed himself and stole [[Beachhead]]'s [[disruption unit]]s, using them to awaken Dead End, Wildrider and Drag Strip. With Motormaster absent, Breakdown led the others in a car chase across Chicago, which ended when Prime and the humans found Motormaster and sent everyone back to present-day Cybertron. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 2|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II #2}}

[[File:ArtofWar4 Breakdown shoots Nautilator.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1|WESSIDE!]]
The Stunticons were later recruited into [[Serpentor|Serpent O.R.]]'s army, and Breakdown both helped capture some Autobots and G.I. Joes and attack an Autobot peace ceremony in the form of Menasor. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 3|The Art of War #3}} Following the battle, he and [[Nautilator (G1)|Nautilator]] were assigned to guard the imprisoned Joes, and Breakdown told his fellow Decepticon how freaky it was to be on Earth and have all those fleshlings stare at you. He then decided to check up on the [[Snake-Eyes|prisoner in black]], only to hypnotized by the human's [[Arashikage]] ninja techniques and forced to gun down Nautilator. After then freeing the humans, Breakdown was released from Snake-Eyes's control and fell unconscious. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 4|The Art of War #4}} {{storylink|The Art of War issue 5|The Art of War #5}}
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===''The Beast Within''===
During a particularly violent battle between the Autobots and the Decepticons, Breakdown joined with the other Stunticons to form Menasor and do battle with [[Beast (G1)|The Beast]], the Dinobots’ combined form. {{storylink|The Beast Within}}
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===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
[[File:Broadcast-BreakdownWildrider.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.1]]
Early in the war, Breakdown and Wildrider tried to take out the anti-Decepticon pirate news broadcaster, [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]], after [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] had revealed his location. They attacked Blaster only to be taken out by the arriving [[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Optimus Prime]]. {{storylink|Broadcast}}

[[File:ForAllMankind-Breakdown.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|"I hated that show!"]]
Breakdown was among the Decepticons abandoned on Earth after the fall of [[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Megatron]]. Two years later, he was so desperate for energon that he attacked a human solar power planet, looking to somehow recharge. [[Skywatch]] was dispatched to the scene, and they overpowered the Stunticon using armored [[Crash suit]]s. By attaching a mode-lock device, the Skywatch agents forcibly reverted Breakdown to vehicle mode, leaving him trapped and unable to operate himself. [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]] took possession of Breakdown's car mode himself after the battle. {{storylink|...For All Mankind}}

Breakdown was then been relegated to Spike's pimpmobile, although the human did repair the battle damage first before taking the Decepticon out on the town. {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 1: "New Arrivals, Old Encounters"|New Arrivals, Old Encounters}} Witwicky drove Breakdown to Skywatches' headquarters to interrogate Optimus Prime, who had surrendered himself. {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 2: "A Rude Awakening"|A Rude Awakening}}

After an enlightening conversation with Optimus, Spike left to drive Breakdown around to help clear his head. He asked Breakdown rhetorical questions about his feelings on the war, knowing that the [[Suppressor (device)|suppressor]] kept the captive Decepticon from being able to listen, but Spike's one-sided chat was suddenly interrupted. The other [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]] had surrounded Breakdown on the road, hoping to rescue him. Reclaiming Breakdown wouldn't be easy, as Spike began unloading gunfire at them through his busted window. Despite these countermeasures, Spike was forced to abandon Breakdown by leaping out his window into a body of water when he saw the much bigger [[Motormaster (G1)|Motormaster]] heading towards him in a game of chicken.

Breakdown was returned to the construction site of a spaceship, built by an alliance between some Decepticons and a group of Autobots led by [[Hot Rod (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Hot Rod]]. [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] spent three hours doing mysterious repairs on Breakdown, cutting into time needed to build the spaceship, a decision that had begun to rub the Autobots the wrong way. But when [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ultra Magnus]] and a group of deputized Autobots under [[Bumblebee (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Bumblebee]]'s command arrived to arrest everyone for their illegal actions, Swindle's gambit was revealed. Breakdown had been rebuilt, like the other Stunticons, to combine into the massive [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]]. Surprise! {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 4: "Enemies of the System"|Enemies of the System}}

[[File:PoliceAction1-Breakdown.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.66|Breakdown teaches Spike an important lesson in helmet safety.]]
Despite their new physical power, however, the Stunticons' combiner process was imperfect. The individual robots' personalities did not properly blend into one another to create the Menasor gestalt mind, leaving them mentally disorganized. Breakdown was heard complaining that he couldn't see anything from his position as one of the legs. The Autobots took advantage of this weakness, targeting the individual Stunticon components in sequence. Breakdown was seen surrendering to Skywatch in the aftermath. {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 5: "Earthworks"|Earthworks}}

Months later, the Stunticons were freed from their captivity when Decepticons under Megatron's command returned to Earth and attacked the Skywatch facility where they were held. {{storylink|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 1: The Demolished Man|The Demolished Man}} Around six weeks later, Breakdown ran Spike off his motorbike and attempted to kill him. Unfortunately, [[Prowl (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Prowl]] and [[Streetwise (G1)|Streetwise]] were observing Spike as part of the Autobots' investigation into him, and they gave Breakdown a bit of a beating. {{storylink|Police Action: Part 1|Police Action #1}} He returned to the other Decepticons, who were planning on joining Megatron on Cybertron via [[space bridge]], but ended up staying behind alongside the other Stunticons to destroy an intruding Bumblebee. However, Bumblebee was able to capture all five of them by sabotaging the bridge, causing a power surge that knocked them out. {{storylink|The Question}}
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===''TransTech''===
Hailing from a [[The War Against the Destructons, Chapter 1 of 3|universe]] where an Autobot-Decepticon alliance was fighting a group of violent techno-organic aliens known as [[Destructon]]s, Breakdown was tasked by Galvatron to find the Destuctons' ancient structure known as the [[Maelstrom Fracture Obelisk]]. Eventually finding it, Breakdown was about to report its location when the Destructon known as [[Psychokhan]] attacked, piercing him with a Psychospear. The spear's mental assault combined with the power of the obelisk's [[Disentanglement Field]] to send Breakdown flinging through the multiverse. Years later, the [[Transcendent Technomorph]]s found his energy signature in [[transwarp]], and brought him into [[Axiom Nexus]]. The advanced Cybertronians quickly fitted him with an [[identification bolt]] and left him under constant surveillance. {{storylink|Breakdown (G1)#toys|TFSS Breakdown's bio card}}

Breakdown was playing cards with a number of other bots in Axiom Nexus when [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] turned up looking for [[Depth Charge (BW)|Depth Charge]]. {{storylink|Invasion: Epilogue}}

==Games==
===''Bot Shots Battle Game!''===
[[File:BotShots Breakdown.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]

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===''Transformers Legends''===
Breakdown and the rest of the Stunticons were created in response to the failure of a Decepticon campaign to acquire Autobot superfuel. Realizing they needed a strong ground force, Breakdown and his kin were created by modifying Earth vehicles with Cybertronian technology, and then bringing them before Vector Sigma to be imbued with the spark of life. The Autobots brought the Aerialbots to life at the same time, and the Decepticons found themselves on the losing side until the Stunticons merged into Menasor. The Decepticons lost nonetheless, though they acquired the key to Vector Sigma as a consolation prize. {{storylink|The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 1 (Legends)|The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 1}} Later, Breakdown participated in a fight on Earth as the Decepticons attempted to use the power of the key to transform Earth into a new Cybertron. Even though he and his fellow Stunticons merged into Menasor, the battle was still lost to the Autobots, and the Decepticons fled. {{storylink|Key to Vector Sigma, Part 2}}

Even [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] had trouble controlling the Stunticons. The team went on a crime spree in the back alleys of human cities until they were tracked down and stopped by [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] and his team. {{storylink|The Thin Blue Line}}

Breakdown was among [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]]'s Decepticon troops who attacked a small group of Autobots, forcing them into hiding in the [[Autobot Mausoleum]]. {{storylink|Dark Awakening (Legends)|Dark Awakening}}

Wildrider and Breakdown were sent to stop a convoy of Autobots from delivering a vital component to a power station to prevent it exploding. Possibly because they were the only ones crazy enough not to realize they'd be in danger if they were near the station when it exploded. They failed anyway. {{storylink|Rushdown Road}}

===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
[[File:BattleTacticsBreakdown.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
Breakdown participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! {{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}
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==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[File:G1Breakdown toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Wahoo reaction, now a gucci cola sale]]
*'''Breakdown''' (Stunticon, [[1986]]/[[1987]])
**''Team ID number'': '''S2'''
**''Japanese ID number'': '''D-51'''
**''Accessories'': [[concussion weapon|Concussion rifle]], double-barreled plasma-energy blaster.

:The original Breakdown toy transforms into an off white [[Popular Earth vehicle alternate modes#Lamborghini Countach|Lamborghini Countach]]. He comes with a blue double-barreled cannon that attaches to the back of his vehicle mode. In robot mode, he is armed with a small blue laser pistol. As he was designed with the [[Scramble City (toyline)|Scramble City]]-style of combination, he can form the arm or leg to any similarly-constructed super robot. Although the 1986 Stunticon gift set shows Breakdown as the left arm of Menasor, Breakdown's nominal placement is as Menasor's right leg.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1986/Decepticon/Breakdown/breakdown.htm More information on Breakdown at TFU.info]''
::*''[http://www.botchthecrab.com/archive/instructions/decepticon/1986/instr_breakdown.jpg Instructions for Breakdown at Botchthecrab.com]''
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*'''Menasor''' (Giftset, 1986)
**''Japanese ID number'': '''D-55'''
**''Accessories'': Concussion rifle, double-barreled plasma-energy blaster.

:Breakdown was also available as part of the Menasor giftset in numerous markets, along with his teammates [[Motormaster (G1)|Motormaster]], [[Dead End (G1)|Dead End]], [[Drag Strip (G1)|Drag Strip]], and [[Wildrider (G1)|Wildrider]]. All of the toys in the set are identical to their individual releases.

::*''[http://tfu.info/1986/Decepticon/Menasor/menasor.htm More information on Menasor at TFU.info]''

===''Generation 2''===
[[File:G2-toy Breakdown.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Just because you're paranoid doesn't mean you aren't teal.]]
*'''Breakdown''' (Stunticon, [[1994]])
**''Team ID number:'' '''S3'''
**''Accessories'': Concussion rifle, double-barreled plasma-energy blaster.

:''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'' Breakdown was released as an [[exclusive]] at [[BotCon 1994]]. Its confirmed production run numbers a mere 300 specimens: 204 were available at BotCon '94, an additional 48 were given official release the following January at the 1995 Florida Extravaganza Collectibles Show, and the rest initially remained in Hasbro's possession and over the years have probably made their way into private collections. Originally, Hasbro had planned to mass-release a complete set of ''Generation 2'' Stunticons, but ultimately only Breakdown saw official release in any form. The "collect them all!" [[cross-sell]] on the back of the packaging featuring the other Stunticons was covered by a BotCon 1994 sticker.

:The toy is, of course, a [[redeco]] of the original Breakdown toy, and has the distinction of being the first [[BotCon]] toy ever.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1994/Decepticon/Breakdown/breakdown.htm More information on ''Generation 2'' Breakdown at TFU.info]''
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===''Timelines''===
[[File:BreakdownBotcon.JPG|upright=1.66|thumb|Cue the Miami Vice [[theme song|theme]].]]
*'''Generation 2: Redux''' (BotCon 2010 box set)
**''Accessories'': Pistol, engine block

:A [[redeco]] and new-head [[retool]]ing of the ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'' [[Sideswipe (G1)#Universe (2008)|Sideswipe]]/[[Sunstreaker (G1)#Universe (2008)|Sunstreaker]] mold, Breakdown transforms into a heavily-modified-for-legal-purposes [[wikipedia:Lamborghini Gallardo|Lamborghini Gallardo]] in his ''Generation 2'' color scheme. He uses the "Sideswipe" robot mode with the hood-chest. His pistol can be mounted in either of the holes on his shoulders, as well as combined with the removable engine assembly to form a beefier-looking weapon. The engine can also be mounted on his back as his [[jet pack]]. His [[license plate]] reads "BCFW94", as in "BotCon Fort Wayne '94", the [[BotCon 1994|very first BotCon ever]].

:He is part of a ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (franchise)|Generation 2]]''-themed five-figure box set available [[exclusive]]ly at [[BotCon 2010]].

:This mold was also used to make ''[[Henkei! Henkei! Transformers (toyline)|Henkei!]]''/''[[Transformers: Generations|Generations]]'' [[Red Alert (G1)#Henkei! Henkei!|Red Alert]] and the [[Transformers Collectors' Club|Club]]-exclusive [[Punch (G1)#Timelines 2|Punch/Counterpuch]].

:Breakdown features the hole where the light bar would screw in on ''Henkei! Henkei!'' Red Alert on the top of his car mode roof.

::*''[http://tfu.info/2010/Decepticon/BCBreakdown/breakdown.htm More information on ''Timelines'' G2 Breakdown at TFU.info]''
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[[File:TFSS Preview Breakdown.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Breakdown''' (Deluxe, [[2013]])
**''TFSS1 number'': '''4'''
**''Accessories'': Concussion cannon, vibro-projection engine

:By popular demand, a [[redeco]] of BotCon 2010 Breakdown in his pre-[[Forestonite]] Generation 1 colors. He was the fourth figure sent out as part of the [[Transformers Collectors' Club]] [[Transformers Figure Subscription Service]] 1.0 in 2013.

::*''[http://tfu.info/2013/Decepticon/TFSSBreakdown/breakdown.htm More information on ''Timelines'' Subscription Service Breakdown at TFU.info]''
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===''Bot Shots''===
[[File:BSToy-Breakdown.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Stunticons''' (Multi-pack, 2013)
**''Number'': '''T010'''
***''Fist strength'': '''685'''
***''Blaster strength'': '''570'''
***''Sword strength'': '''355'''
:A redeco of the [[Roadbuster (DOTM)#Bot Shot|Roadbuster]] Bot Shot in white and blue, Breakdown automatically transforms between car and robot mode, when a sharp impact is applied to his front end. He was sold in a five-pack with [[Motormaster (G1)|Motorbreath]], [[Dead End (G1)|Dead End]], [[Drag Strip (G1)|Decepticon Dragstrip]], and [[Wildrider (G1)|Brake-Neck]].
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2013/Decepticon/BSBreakdown/breakdown.htm More information on Breakdown at TFU.info]''
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===''Generations''===
[[File:Generationstoy-Breakdown.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Back to my old self! (But what's in it for [[Hasbro|THEM?!?]])]]
*'''Breakdown''' (Deluxe Class, [[2015]])
**'''4 of 5: [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]]'''
**''Accessories:'' Sword/gun, gun/fist/foot
: Part of the second wave of ''Combiner Wars'' Deluxe Class toys, Breakdown is a new-mold figure which transforms from a supercar resembling a Lamborghini Diablo to robot and back! As a ''Combiner Wars'' Deluxe limb he will be able to combine with any Voyager Class toys released as part of the same subline but is, of course, intended to be combined with [[Motormaster (G1)|Motormaster]], [[Drag Strip (G1)|Drag Strip]], [[Dead End (G1)|Dead End]], [[Offroad]], and [[Blackjack]] to create [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]]. He is also officially associated with [[Galvatronus]].

:The limb piece can connect on the vehicle mode's top in two different ways: either by using the 5mm peghole arrangement most of the other Stunticons use, or through a system of tabs which incorporate the weapon closer to the vehicle, evoking the custom engines [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]] had ''for some reason.'' The limb piece can also be stored on the robot's back, a feature also shown in the figure's [[package art]], also evoking the custom engines Sunstreaker had ''for some reason'' (this can either be achieved by using the 5mm peg, or by folding back the limb piece's palm and thumb, and using the guide-rails located on the sides of the limb piece). Breakdown's sword/gun can tab into either of the slots on the car mode's sides.

:Breakdown comes with a copy of ''Combiner Wars'' #5 (actually [[The Verge|''Robots in Disguise'' #13]]). In non-American releases, he comes with a collector card featuring art from the episode "[[The Thin Blue Line]]" of ''[[Transformers Legends (mobile game)|Transformers Legends]]''.

:This mold was retooled into [[Sunstreaker (G1)/toys#Generations|Sunstreaker]], [[Jumpstream]], and [[Wheeljack (G1)/toys#Generations|Wheeljack]].
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*'''Menasor''' (Generation 2, 2015)
**''Accessories:'' Sword, Stunticon weapons/extremities
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===''Unite Warriors''===
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*'''Menasor''' (Giftset, 2015)
**''Japanese ID Number'': '''UW-02'''
**''Accessories:'' Sword (formed from Motormaster's sword and gun), 4 hands/feet, 4 small weapons
:Takara's version of Breakdown is sold in a Menasor gift set that includes the five original Stunticons. He has numerous changes in deco to better match his look in the Generation 1 cartoon. Oddly, the Takara version of Breakdown substitutes his regular hand/foot weapon for one identical to Drag Strip's. Whilst this means that the hands and feet can be symmetrical in combined mode (with two of the Drag Strip type and two of the Dead End type), this does mean that it does't clip onto his car roof like the original did, nor can it slide into the specially-molded groove in the back of his robot mode.

==Notes==
[[File:G2Breakdown toy.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|So what if he can't transform? He doesn't have to link up to that jerk Motormaster ever again!]]
*An ''unofficial'' [[Action Master]] ''Generation 2'' Breakdown was an exclusive at [[BotCon 2004]], created from bootlegged Action Master [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] parts. Though this wiki does not normally list unofficial items, this one is put here simply to reinforce that even though it is a [[BotCon]] toy, it was from the one year that BotCon was unofficial, and the toy is not [[Hasbro]]-approved either. Thank you, won't we?
*In the ''[[Transformers Autobots/Decepticons|Transformers Decepticons]]'' game based on the [[Transformers (film)|2007 movie]], an unlocked alternate mode called "Scout" is a [[homage]] to Breakdown.
*''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (franchise)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' [[Runamuck (ROTF)|Runamuck]]'s vehicle mode deco homages Breakdown's Generation 1 form.
:Also, ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (franchise)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' [[Brakedown (ROTF)|Brakedown]] homages G1 Breakdown in form, color, ''and'' name.
*Breakdown's depiction in [[IDW Publishing]]'s ''[[The Transformers (IDW)|The Transformers]]'' comic is based upon ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 franchise)|Universe]]'' [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]]'s design sans roof. Sunstreaker's roof IS removable without tools, so feel free to paint away.
*Breakdown is one of only two characters to have ''three'' BotCon exclusive toys, although one of them is the previously-mentioned unofficial bootleg. (The other one is [[Apelinq]].)

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Breakdown''' (ブレークダウン ''Burēkudaun'')
*''French:'' '''Panicon''' (Canada)
*''Hungarian:'' '''Vibrátor''' ("Vibrator")
*''Italian:'' '''Caimano''' ("Caiman")
*''Mandarin:'' '''Pāo-máo''' (Taiwan, 拋錨, "Reject Anchor"), '''Daji''' (China, 打击, "Strike")
*''Russian:'' '''Krushitel''' (Крушитель, "Crasher")

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==Highbrow?==
Is that him next to Cosmos when everyone leaves the Lost Light? --[[User:Nu-Priest|Nu-Priest]] ([[User talk:Nu-Priest|talk]]) 12:54, 4 December 2013 (EST)

== Rung's Dialog "Massively Edited"? ==

They removed one statement and the word "liable". I wouldn't say his "eloquent" dialogue was simplified THAT much. [[User:Magaroja|Magaroja]] ([[User talk:Magaroja|talk]]) 07:44, 28 January 2015 (EST)

== Centuritron is an Ammonite ==

Centuritron is an Ammonite, as suggested by Brainstorm dialogue naming the Ammonites as "Minicons". Also, he is present in the cover A of the issue, giving a further hint about that.

Do you think that the fact that he is an Ammonite should be added as a sentence in one of the Notes section, even if redundant with his character page? (I want to point that something similar already happened in "Dark Dawn: Dark Cybertron Chapter 1" page, with the Tailpipe info note duplicated both in the issue page and in the character page).

Talk:Syndromica (2)

2015-05-28T22:52:30Z

CAT-X: /* Time periods in the "What the f—?" section */ new section

==Turmoil and Shockwave==

When in their respective timelines did [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] send [[Turmoil]] off to find [[LV-117]]? It looks like this issue is Turmoil's last chronological appearance before ''[[Interference Patterns]]'', because of the eye injury. So from Turmoil's perspective this would have to be after ''[[Spotlight: Drift]]''. From Shockwave's perspective it would have to be after ''[[Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 3|LSotW #3]]'', since that was the first time in modern history he was free to act.

But Turmoil refers to escaping Prime's "assassins" mere weeks ago, presumably referring to the [[Wrecker]]s from ''Spotlight: Drift''. (It must be a reference to the Spotlight, because the Autobots believed Turmoil dead ever since then, as referred to in ''Interference Patterns''). That occurred sometime prior to the [[Surge (event)|Surge]], as seen in [[All Hail Megatron issue 15|AHM #15]]. On the other hand, Shockwave was not revived on [[Garrus-9]] by [[Overlord (Masterforce)|Overlord]] until over a year after the Surge.

So is Turmoil's reference to "weeks" merely a topical reference, or is there some other point the two could have interacted? --[[User:Xaaron|Xaaron]] 10:25, 12 October 2012 (EDT)
:Prime dates Turmoil to "five years ago", which is, what, about the time of the Surge? If we're thinking in real time I guess it could be the year after the Surge, around the time Shockwave was revived. But given that this issue also implies that - as readers had theorized - Bludgeon and Monstructor had hooked up by the time of AHM #15's circa-Surge story at Shockwave's command, I think the implication is that Shockwave might actually have been manipulating events while behind bars. Or had set it all up already. OR, more time travel. I think this may become clearer as Shockwave's greater role in the story slowly unfolds. - [[User:Chris McFeely|Chris McFeely]] 10:51, 12 October 2012 (EDT)

== Time periods in the "What the f—?" section ==

The background in the pages 6-8 and 14-21 is the same, and also, in both periods Monstructor is present, fighting against the 2 beasts.
Plus, in page 6, on the left, there is a huge tall structure, that could be the same on where Jhiaxus is standing in 14-21. Also, I don't see any clues indicating that these two are different periods.

So my proposal is to unify time periods 4 and 6.
Probably, this period is located in 6, because the planet is damaged.