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Chief Woodrow

2024-08-20T12:10:59Z

Raphaeldagamer: Corrected spelling, Floating Xanadu was referred to as "schooler" instead of "schooner"

{{episode|
|otherseries=''[[Transformers: Rescue Bots (cartoon)|Transformers: Rescue Bots]]'' ep 48
|prev=Movers and Shakers
|next=Odd Bot Out
|image=ChiefWoodrow jumping dolphin.jpg
|title="Chief Woodrow"
|season=2
|season ep=22
|airdate=[[January 18]], [[2015]]
|production company=[[Allspark (company)|Hasbro Studios]]
|animation studio=[[Vision Animation]]
|writer=[[Greg Johnson]]
|director=[[Nathan Chew]]
|video=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IDqLHIxhuzQ
|videosite=YouTube
}}

'''Oddball Uncle Woodrow is in charge of the Burns family while Chief is out of town.'''

==Synopsis==
[[File:ChiefWoodrow damp Prescott.jpg|thumb|left|250px]]
[[Huxley Prescott]] opens a news report on the [[Dolphin Wonder Festival]]. Meanwhile [[Chase (RB)|Chase]] is stuck in traffic, which [[Charlie Burns|Chief]] puts down to the number of tourists who've come to the island for the festival. He and [[Cody Burns|Cody]] recall the disaster that was the previous year's festival, including a turn impersonating a [[dolphin]] by the mayor. Ignoring a warning sign, Prescott drives out onto pier 3 to continue his news report and a crowd is soon drawn to the pier by the appearance of a dolphin. The pier starts crumbling, and the rescue team rolls out, fortunately reach it in time to prevent it falling into the sea, though Prescott takes a brief dunking, and has to finish his news report while soaking wet.

[[File:ChiefWoodrow Woodrow arrives.jpg|thumb|right|250px]]
Some time later, Chief Burns is preparing to depart on the [[Griffin Rock ferry]] for a police conference. While the team is confident they'll be able to handle anything, Chief reveals he's asked someone to come and lend a hand — [[Woodrow Burns]] shortly rolls up in an aging roadster. Woodrow talks a little loudly about the Rescue Bots being aliens, and has to be reminded that's still a secret, and offers dry roasted beetles. Woodrow and Cody head for the [[Griffin Rock Firehouse Headquarters|firehouse]] in Woodrow's jalopy, leaving Chase to walk. Once there, Woodrow fixes dinner, which turns out to be an unappetizing dish he picked up in a rainforest. Chase finally arrives back to find Woodrow has parked in his spot.

[[File:ChiefWoodrow Blades ramp.jpg|thumb|left|250px]]
[[H.B. Luskey|Mayor Luskey]] and [[Alper|Mr. Alper]] have taken the Mayor's schooner ''[[Floating Xanadu]]'' out to sea, where Luskey intends to drop a number of dolphin-attracting beacons into the sea, to make sure there are plenty of dolphins for the festival. Disregarding the instructions, Luskey drops the entire barrel-load in, and one floats into the boat's intake. As they head off, the boat suddenly goes out of control and heads at breakneck speed towards the island. Woodrow is driving Cody to school in Chase when Luskey's emergency call comes in. The team scrambles, and [[Blades (RB)|Blades]] reaches the shore first. As the rest of the team are too far away, they're forced into a radical course of action suggested by Woodrow — Blades makes himself into a ramp, the Mayor's boat vaults over him and is caught by the other three Bots. Graham later examines the beacon which fell from the boat, and [[Boulder]] observes it's not very nice to lure dolphins. The crowds on the beach seem happy enough.

[[File:ChiefWoodrow Woodrow and Chase.jpg|thumb|right|250px]]
Later at the town hall, the mayor presents Woodrow with a medal and names him acting chief in the absence of Chief Burns. Woodrow is soon donning one of Chief's spare uniforms and trying to help with the rescues from the command center, though the rest of the team has things under control. Woodrow finally heads off after hearing there's a man stuck in a tree, not giving Cody a chance to point out that [[Mister Pettypaws]] is a cat. As night falls, the dolphins follow the beacons upriver and end up bogged down in the wetlands. In the morning, the Burns kids joke about Woodrow's cooking and rescue of Mr. Pettypaws, before realizing he's overheard them. The team is soon alerted to the predicament of the dolphins by a call from the mayor.

[[File:ChiefWoodrow Blades with dolphin.jpg|thumb|left|250px]]
Cody manages to persuade Woodrow to come along on the rescue, mainly because Chase needs a driver. The team reaches the wetlands, and while the human team members extract the beacons from the water, the Rescue Bots carry dolphins over to the river. Woodrow observes that they're going to run out of time before they rescue all the dolphins, but he has a plan. The team blocks up the two outlets, causing the water level in the wetlands to rise, and then Woodrow uses a bullhorn to tell the dolphins to swim free. It doesn't work at first, until Cody points out that Woodrow previously talked to dolphins in the [[Marshall Islands]], and these are clearly Atlantic dolphins. Once Woodrow gets the dialect right, the dolphins jump over the team and return to the sea. The festival goes on to be a success, and with Chief Burns back, the family enjoys a homemade pizza.
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==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Chase (RB)|Chase]] (2)
*[[Blades (RB)|Blades]] (6)
*[[Heatwave (RB)|Heatwave]] (7)
*[[Boulder]] (9)

|c3=
*[[Huxley Prescott]] (1)
*[[Cody Burns]] (3)
*[[Charlie Burns]] (4)
*[[Dani Burns]] (5)
*[[Kade Burns]] (8)
*[[Graham Burns]] (10)
*[[Woodrow Burns]] (11)
*[[H.B. Luskey|Mayor Luskey]] (12)
*[[Alper]] (13)
}}

==Quotes==

"Please stay! The last time Kade was in charge, he made us wax the garage floor." 
"Nothing wrong with seeing your reflection when you look down. Well, my reflection."
:—'''Blades''' and '''Kade'''

"Chase, I'm ready." 
"Uh, ready for what, sir?" 
"Well, what does Charlie usually do?" 
"The Chief can often be found working in the command center. Typically not wearing someone else's clothing."
:—'''Woodrow''' and '''Chase'''

"And some people don't think bat milk cheese is very tasty! Ha ha! Kidding! Ever try milking a bat? They're very moody."
:—'''Woodrow'''

"Although I will have to clean up your oil spot, you have safeguarded your humans. For that, you have my respect."
:—'''Chase''' thanks Woodrow's car.

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
* Woodrow was previously introduced in "[[What Lies Below]]".
* Woodrow recalls the time he encountered the tree people of [[Tatooie]], a callback to the film ''[[The Natives of Tatooie]]'' which appeared in "[[The Alien Invasion of Griffin Rock]]".

===Transformers references===
* (tbd)

===Real-world references===
* Woodrow's line about bats being very moody just might be a sly reference to [[Mark Hamill]]'s long run as the [[Joker]] in various ''[[Batman]]'' media.
*Tatooie is a reference to ''[[Star Wars (franchise)|Star Wars]]'' planet [[Tatooine]].

===Animation and technical errors===
* (tbd)

===Trivia===
* Like "[[The Riders of Midwinter]]", this episode was held back from being played in its intended position during the rest of season 2 in the United States. While "Riders" appears to have been held back so it would play around the actual midwinter, "Chief Woodrow" was simply slotted into the middle of a series of season 2 repeats a few weeks after "Riders" aired, leaving it a mystery why it was held back in the first place.
* How do Luskey and Alper not go flying when the Rescue Bots catch the boat?

===Foreign localization===
'''French'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Chef Woodrow'''" ("Chief Woodrow")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?
::*This episode is listed as the 2nd of the third season.

'''Italian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Zio Woodrow in azione'''" ("Uncle Woodrow in action")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[July 17|17 July]] [[2017]]

'''Portuguese'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Família'''" ("Family")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[June 1|1 June]] [[2016]] (Netflix)
::*Probably due to its delay in the US, this episode is listed as the 24th of the third season.

[[Category:Rescue Bots episodes]]

Barricade (WFC)

2023-05-14T02:11:33Z

Raphaeldagamer: I added that the Decepticon insignias on the Studio Series Gamer Edition Barricade appear to match the movie style of insignia rather than the G1 design used in the game.

{{faction|decepticon}}
{{disambig3|Barricade}}
:''Barricade is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Aligned continuity family]].''
[[File:Barricade-MMO-promo-robot.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|His crotch is [[Bonecrusher (Movie)|Bonecrusher]]'s face.]]

'''Barricade''' has got a bit of a mouth on him. Whether it's smashing through an [[Autobot]] roadblock or hunting down his latest quarry, he rarely lets an opportunity to taunt, criticize or demoralize someone go by. And no, not even his fellow Decepticons are safe... not even [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]]. One would think this would mean a short end to his career, but apparently not. The Decepticon leader has taken to tolerating his loud mouth, perhaps due to his sheer effectiveness and tenacity in his job as an enforcer of Decepticon law, but possibly also because his scolding of the other Decepticons sometimes works in Megatron's favor.

Barricade's favorite tactic is taunting opponents until they start chasing him, and then leading them through hazardous areas that they don't have a chance of surviving, while he will escape without a scratch. As a hunter, he keeps his opponents off-guard and nervous by talking a ''lot'', citing them with whatever crimes he thinks they've committed against the Decepticons. Backed by his giggling partner [[Frenzy (WFC)|Frenzy]], the pair excel in lethal obnoxiousness.

<center>{{quote|You have the right to scream for mercy.|"[[Timeless]]"}}</center>

==Fiction==
===Aligned novels===
Barricade ran the day-to-day events of [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]]'s [[gladiatorial combat|gladiatorial ring]]/revolutionary movement/emerging army. When [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Orion Pax]] came to [[Kaon (polity)|Kaon]] for his first face-to-face meeting with Megatron, Barricade and [[Lugnut (WFC)|Lugnut]] "greeted" him at the entrance to their headquarters. Throughout Orion's tour of the headquarters, Barricade followed and got lippy with the archivist, but was rather curtly cut off by Megatron. {{storylink|Transformers: Exodus|Exodus}}

===Ask Vector Prime===
In [[Uniend 610.23 Zeta]], {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime}} Barricade scouted the outskirts of [[Tyger Pax]], and engaged Autobots
[[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] and [[Cliffjumper (WFC)|Cliffjumper]] when he spotted them, until a kick to the head from Bumblebee knocked him out. {{storylink|Bumblebee at Tyger Pax}}

===''Transformers: The Ultimate Pop-Up Universe''===
[[File:Barricade Ultimate Pop-Up Universe.jpg|thumb|160px|left]]
Barricade was one of the many Decepticons that pursued the Allspark to Earth. He participated in an enormous battle against the Autobots in a human settlement. {{storylink|Transformers: The Ultimate Pop-Up Universe|The Ultimate Pop-Up Universe}}
{{-}}

===''Kre-O'' cartoon===
[[Image:Kreon Barricade wallpaper.jpg|right|thumb|200px]]
Barricade and [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] carried a large weapon over to [[Hightower (ROTF)|Hightower]] to be set up. When [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] and [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] invaded the work site, Barricade helped in their capture, only to be pelted with molten cheese when they turned out to be a diversion. He and the other Decepticons were subsequently strung up in a net. {{storylink|Quest for Energon, Part 2}}
{{-}}

===''Timelines''===
Barricade had gone through [[Howlback (Prime)|Howlback]], [[Garboil (Prime)|Garboil]], and [[Nightstalker (Prime)|Nightstalker]] as partners before they all requested transfers to other precincts. Then he finally found a true partner in [[Frenzy (WFC)|Frenzy]]. {{storylink|#Timelines 2|TFSS 2.0 Barricade's profile card}}

With Frenzy at his side, Barricade chased down [[Fisitron (Timelines)|Fisitron]] on war crime charges, including killing all of [[Outpost Thetarus]]'s crew with [[Cosmic Rust (disease)|Cosmic Rust]]. When Fisitron noted that [[Oilslick]] was the more likely one to be guilty, Barricade admitted it was probably so, but he preferred to turn over an [[Autobot]] to the [[Decepticon Crown Justices]]. {{storylink|Timeless}}

==Games==
===''Transformers: War for Cybertron'' (Xbox 360/PS3/PC)===
{{voiceactor|[[Steve Blum]] (English)|[[Patrick Borg]] (French), [[David García Vázquez]] (Spain-Spanish), [[Kajetan Wolniewicz]] (Polish)}}

[[File:WFCBarricade.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|left|Stop stealing [[:File:Breakdown-WfC.jpg|poses]], Barricade!]]
[[File:Barricade & Megatron WFC Chap1.jpg|upright=1.5|thumb|right|"Are we there yet, are we there yet?" "Not yet son, patience."]]
In the last days of [[Sentinel Zeta Prime|Zeta Prime]]'s tenure as Autobot leader, Barricade was the pilot of a Decepticon spaceship that [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] ordered to attack the [[Trypticon (WFC)|Trypticon Station]] for its rumoured supply of [[Dark Energon]]. At his leader's command, Barricade crashed the ship directly into the station, serving at his master's side along with [[Brawl (WFC)|Brawl]].

Throughout the infiltration, Barricade openly questioned Megatron's plan until an annoyed Megatron gave him a verbal slap. When the [[Neutral]] Air Commander [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]] tried to destroy the Dark Energon, the three Decepticons made a desperate push through the last of the defenders allowing Megatron to claim the Dark Energon. Quickly mastering the substance, Megatron infused Barricade and Brawl with its power before he used the crystals to force his way to the station's command centre where Barricade bore witness to Starscream, [[Thundercracker (WFC)|Thundercracker]] and [[Skywarp (WFC)|Skywarp]] defecting to the Decepticons.

Megatron eventually came to believe that he could use Dark Energon to bring all of Cybertron under his control by infusing the substance into the [[core]]. Once the Decepticons had gained access to the core chamber, Barricade was part of the honor guard who witnessed Megatron corrupt the core, cowering from the debris that the core's corruption shook loose. {{storylink|Transformers: War for Cybertron (360/PS3/PC)|Transformers: War for Cybertron}}

===''Transformers: War for Cybertron'' (DS)===
{{Note|Barricade is an unlockable character for the Nintendo DS version of ''War for Cybertron''. On the Decepticon version he can replace any of the other Decepticons in the campaign mode. He can be unlocked by beating Stadium 6 in Arena Mode.}}
[[File:WFCDS Barricade.jpg|thumb|100px]]
Barricade often sparred with other Decepticons in Kaon Stadium. When Soundwave discovered the location of Trypticon Space Station, Barricade was part of the crew of Megatron's ship during the attack. He was very concerned when the station defenses reduced the ship's shields to 15%, and told Megatron it was a big risk to take over a legend. Despite Barricade's worries, they took the station and obtained Dark Energon. Following tests, Barricade asked Soundwave what happened to the failed test subjects, but Soundwave's reply didn't reassure him. He reluctantly submitted to an infusion of Dark Energon at Soundwave's hands.

Starscream discovered the existence of the Energon Bridge, which they could use to repower Trypticon station, but they would need all of the Dark Energon they had left to reach and reactivate it. Barricade was skeptical that they should risk everything on Starscream's word, but went along with the plan anyway. They reactivated the Energon Bridge, but the Autobots severed the link to the core, and secured it with the Omega Key. As the Decepticons attempted to track the Key down, Barricade expressed doubt that anyone would follow Starscream, but the Air Commander was convinced his time would come.

They found the key, but to Barricade's alarm, it merely activated Omega Supreme, who kicked all of the Decepticons out of Iacon. Barricade was convinced they should retreat, but at Megatron's urging, the Decepticons moved forward and managed to defeat the giant. They subsequently infused the core of Cybertron with Dark Energon. {{storylink|Transformers: War for Cybertron (DS)}}

===''Transformers: Cybertron Adventures''===
After [[Soundwave (WFC)|Soundwave]] detected an Autobot incursion into the datacore where information was being held on [[Dark Energon]], [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] dispatched him and Barricade to intercept the Autobot thieves. Barricade sent the Autobots running right into a collision with Soundwave...and Megatron's fusion cannon.

Later on, Barricade was tasked with the assault on [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] by Megatron, but soon fell behind the faster-moving [[Seeker (body-type)|Seekers]], [[Thundercracker (WFC)|Thundercracker]] and [[Skywarp (WFC)|Skywarp]]. Despite having to break through the city's defenses on his own, Barricade soon entered Iacon and began weakening the city's structural supports for the Seekers' air strikes. He was confronted by [[Sideswipe (WFC)|Sideswipe]] during his demolition, but broke off during the fight to accompany [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]] to the council chambers. Starscream's brilliant plan was hindered, however, by the fact that the council had already been evacuated before he and Barricade arrived. {{storylink|Transformers: Cybertron Adventures}}

===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
[[File:BattleTacticsBarricade.jpg|thumb|400px|right|Probably unlocked by a player named "LadiesMan217"]]
Barricade participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! He was a Super Rare character who could be recruited after collecting 300 units of Cybermetal, 95 units of Transmetal, 60 support cores, and 5 cores of this character. {{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}
{{-}}

==Toys==
===''Kre-O''===
[[Image:KreO-CycleChase.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Barricade's own [[Turbo Cycle (G1)|Turbo Cycle]].]]
*'''Cycle Chase''' (Kreon, 2012)
**''Set number'': '''36954'''
**''Pieces'': '''75'''
**''Accessories'': Scoped pistol, "Ultimate [[Dark Energon]] weapon" cannon part

: Part of the second series of ''Transformers [[Kre-O]]'' sets, Kreon Barricade comes with his three-wheeled assault cycle, being chased by a trio of [[Autobot Trooper]]s. He is based on Barricade's ''War for Cybertron'' appearance, and uses the same helmet as Kreon [[Ironhide (Kre-O)|Ironhide]]. He comes with a ridiculously detailed clear-purple blaster (complete with a sculpted stock and scope) and, as with other Transformer Kreons in this series, Barricade comes with his own extra clear purple "Energon" torso piece. This piece was apparently intended to feature the Barricade tampographs at some point, but like all of the extra torsos in this year's assortment, it's been been left unimpressively blank. His motorcycle comes with a sidecar with a pressure-mounted [[missile]] launcher, and the sidecar can be rebuilt into a robot drone.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2012/Decepticon/Kre-OBarricade/barricade.htm More information on Barricade at TFU.info]''

{{anchor|BrickBox}}
*'''Brick Box''' (2015)
**''Set number'': '''B2578'''
**''Pieces'': '''75'''
**''Accessories'': Scoped pistol, "Ultimate [[Dark Energon]] weapon" cannon part

:Part of the "red box" line for discount stores in the US like Dollar General and Big Lots, this "[[Brick Box]]" is just the "Cycle Chase" set repackaged and sold for a mere $5. Good deal! As with all the Brick Boxes, this set lacks the [[instructions|instruction manual]]. It does retain the decals for the bike and barricade... not the robot Barricade, the rail-thing barricade.

: Despite the box claiming it only has 73 pieces, it does in fact have the full complement of 75. We counted.
{{-}}
===''Timelines''===
[[File:TL-toy BarricadeTFSS.jpg|300px|thumb|Step 1: Get Bought Step 2: Sneak Out Step 3: Terrorize [[Sam Witwicky|LadiesMan217]] Step 4: PROFIT (maybe)]]
*'''Barricade w/ Frenzy''' (TFSS 2.0, 2014)
**''FSS2 number'': '''1'''
**''Accessories:'' Launcher, missile, "Frenzy" partner

: The first release in the 2014 [[Transformers Figure Subscription Service]], ''[[Transformers Timelines (toyline)|Timelines]]'' Barricade is a [[redeco]] of ''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)#Beast Hunters (2013)|Prime: Beast Hunters]]'' Deluxe Class [[Prowl (WFC)#Beast Hunters|Prowl]] (itself a [[retool]]ing of [[Smokescreen (Prime)#Beast Hunters|Smokescreen]]) in a deco based on his ''[[Transformers Universe]]'' game design (featured at the top of the page). He transforms into a McLaren MP4-12C police car, and comes with a spring-loaded [[missile]] launcher. The launcher can peg via [[5 mm post]] onto his hands, light-bar, and on either side of his spoiler.

: He also comes with his smaller partner [[Frenzy (WFC)#Timelines|Frenzy]], who turns into a circular-saw weapon, similar to how Barricade's [[Barricade (Movie)|live-action-movie inspiration]] had a saw-weapon and a smaller [[Frenzy (Movie)|partner named Frenzy]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2014/Decepticon/TFSSBarricade/barricade.htm More information on Barricade at TFU.info]''
{{-}}
===''Studio Series''===
[[File:TF-SS-WFC-Barricade.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|But unfortunately as a gamer, I don't get respect.]]
*'''Gamer Edition Barricade''' (Deluxe, [[2023]])
**''Game'': '''''War for Cybertron'''''
**''Hasbro ID number'': '''+02'''
**''Accessories'': [[neutron assault rifle]], "Dark Energon" backdrop
{{toydesigner|[[Sam Smith]] (Hasbro), [[Shuhei Umezu]] (TakaraTomy)}}<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/CpirlpEOJ8g/ Design notes on Gamer Edition Barricade] from [[Hasbro]] designer [[Sam Smith]] on Instagram</ref>

: [[Studio Series]] "Gamer Edition Barricade" is based on his appearance in the War for Cybertron game, transforming into a "Cybertronian car" in 15 steps and includes a blaster that can be attached to the back of his vehicle mode. Barricade and other figures in the ''Gamer Edition'' series have removable arms, which can be swapped out for their blasters, to emulate the way characters' arms in-game transformed into their weapons. Oddly, his Decepticon insignias are inaccurate, modeled from the Decepticons from the movies, as opposed to the original insignia design, which the game used.

: Hasbro stock photography has Barricade mistransformed in robot mode; promotional photos show that his car mode's front wheels rotate up to his hips.
::*''[https://www.instagram.com/p/CpirlpEOJ8g/ Designer commentary on Gamer Edition Barricade from Sam Smith on Instagram]''
{{--}}

==Notes==
* In the map of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] from the "[[Binder of Revelation]]" included in ''[[Transformers Vault]]'', Barricade is listed as having lived in [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]].
* Barricade's ''War for Cybertron'' game design is based on his [[Barricade (G1)|Generation 1 counterpart]] while borrowing some design cues from the [[Barricade (Movie)|live-action film version]]. In ''Exodus'', he's described as essentially being the film version, having a black and white colour scheme and ruby-red optics. His ''Universe'' design is purple but has film design cues again such as the placement of the wheels on his arms and police lights.
* In ''[[Transformers: Cybertron Adventures|Cybertron Adventures]]'', [[Skywarp (WFC)|Skywarp]] and [[Thundercracker (WFC)|Thundercracker]] make fun of his inability to fly by stating he likes to hold his arms out to the side and say "''VROOM!''" when he is by himself.
* Barricade is the only male character from the console ''War for Cybertron'' game to not return for ''[[Transformers: Fall of Cybertron|Fall of Cybertron]]'', even as a multiplayer chassis. Nonetheless, one of the pieces of loading-screen trivia lets us know that Barricade is the most skillful Decepticon driver and got his name from plowing through Autobot roadblocks.
*Not only is Barricade's pack-in partner a namesake of [[Frenzy (G1)|one]] of [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]]'s [[Mini-Cassette|minions]], Barricade's [http://www.tfu.info/2014/Decepticon/TFSSBarricade/barricade.htm bio] indicates his former partners were also [[Howlback (G1)|named]] [[Garboil (G1)|after]] [[Nightstalker (G1)|cassettes]]. This is either an incredible coincidence or a consequence of Barricade being partly based on the [[Barricade (Movie)|Movie Barricade]], who was partly based on [[Soundwave (G1)|G1 Soundwave]].
*Barricade was to be included in the game ''Transformers Universe'' as his concept art was released alongside Prowl's in 2012. However, Switchblade took his place leading the Decepticons. Barricade's game model can be found in the files, but he was never officially released and many of his abilities are missing within the game files, indicating he was still being developed.

==See also==
{{OtherVersions
|charname=Barricade
|disambig=Barricade (disambiguation)
|body=
*[[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]], the ruthless [[Decepticon]] cop-bot from the [[live-action film series]].
*[[Barricade (Animated)|Barricade]], the [[Maccadam's Old Oil House|Maccadam's]] menu headshot from ''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Transformers Animated]].''
*[[Barricade (IDW)|Barricade]], the Decepticon dirty cop from the [[2005 IDW continuity]].}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Gladiators]]
[[Category:Kre-O Decepticons]]
[[Category:Kreons]]
[[Category:Law enforcement]]
[[Category:Prime Decepticons]]
[[Category:Timelines characters]]
[[Category:Transformers Universe game Decepticons]]
[[Category:War for Cybertron Decepticons]]

Orion Pax, Part 3

2022-04-05T01:02:14Z

Raphaeldagamer: /* Errors */

{{disambig3|Orion Pax}}
{{episode|
|otherseries=''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers: Prime]]'' ep 29
|prev=Orion Pax, Part 2
|next=Operation Bumblebee, Part 1
|image=OrionPax3 Optimus Decepticon insignia.jpg
|caption=Man, that must have been some party last night!
|title="Orion Pax, Part 3"
|airdate=[[March 3]], [[2012]]
|written by=[[Joseph Kuhr]]
|directed by=[[Shaunt Nigoghossian]]
|animation studio=[[Polygon Pictures]]
|production company=[[Allspark (company)|Hasbro Studios]]
|video=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jr-95ohnbnU
|videosite=YouTube
}}

'''Jack and Arcee undertake a dangerous mission on Cybertron to access Vector Sigma, while Orion begins to rebel against Megatron.'''

==Synopsis==
[[File:OrionPax3 Jack and Arcee find entrance.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|Speak, friend, and enter.]]
[[Jack Darby|Jack]] and [[Arcee (WFC)|Arcee]] walk through [[Kaon (polity)|Kaon]], guided by the light of the [[Key to Vector Sigma]]. They come upon a circular clearing, and the key glows intensely, indicating that they must be close. Suddenly, the ground begins to shake, and cracks appear in the surface. The duo watch in awe as a passageway rises from the ground, its door illuminated the same as the Key. It opens, but just as the two are about to enter, an enormous creature rears up from atop the passage. Arcee's [[Autobot]] symbol catches its eye, and it charges her, Arcee's minute strength doing nothing to injure it. She is quickly incapacitated, and the creature notices Jack, giving temporary pursuit until distracted by Arcee. Jack radios [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] and is told that the creature is an [[Insecticon (WFC)|Insecticon]], one of many sentries left to guard the dead [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. Arcee tells Jack to go, to his surprise, but he realizes the necessity. As he enters, the door closes behind him.

On the ''[[Trypticon (WFC)|Nemesis]]'', [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] inquires as to [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Orion]]'s progress on [[Project Iacon]]. Orion says it's tough work, but Megatron says otherwise, revealing to him that all of his unsanctioned research has been recorded. Orion takes the opportunity to ask about his reported affiliation with the Autobots, but Megatron merely tells him to get back to work. Orion decides that enough is enough, and erases his progress in the archives. Megatron laughs, and shows the clerk that he has been recorded and documented in his pursuits. [[Soundwave (WFC)|Soundwave]] intrudes, to show Megatron that one of their sentries came online on Cybertron. Orion asks how anything is alive on the planet, but Megatron tells him to continue his work-or be terminated.

[[File:OrionPax3 Megatron threatens Orion.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Look, Orion! You can see your reflection on my sword!]]
Back on Cybertron, Arcee tangles with the enormous bug, but is no match for its brute strength. Finished with her, the Insecticon turns its attention to the fleshling, and breaks its way into the tunnel.

In the depths of the tunnel, Jack hears a [[Scraplet|familiar noise]], and uproots a metal bar for protection.

Back on the ''Nemesis'', Megatron reviews the reports with Soundwave. He learns of the [[space bridge]]'s activation, its endpoint, and the fact that it is still active. He quickly deduces the Autobots' plan.

In Cybertron's depths, Jack arrives at the chamber of [[Vector Sigma]]. He proceeds to the center of a circular platform, where he places the Key. The entire chamber begins to transform and glow with the Key's energy, and the enormous supercomputer reveals itself, and begins to transfer its energy to the Key.

On the ''Nemesis'', Orion is hassled by the guards. He appeals to their "good nature", saying that he believes Megatron will use the information he is agglomerating for nefarious purposes. Good-old fashioned police brutality ensues as the helpless clerk is kicked and punched by his guards.

[[File:OrionPax3 Jack watches download.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|Don't go into the light!]]
In the chamber, Jack is antsy about the speed of his download. His problems lie beyond his dial-up however, because behind him, a horde of Scraplets has just woken up. While they have no interest in harming Jack, they quickly notice the ''very'' alive metal before him, in the form of Vector Sigma (a spinning ball of blue light) and the Key. Jack is helpless to fend them off, and they begin to snack on the delicious download port. He reports frantically on his position to ground control.

In the space bridge chamber, however, the Autobots have problems of their own as Megatron steps out of a [[GroundBridge]] to them. Ratchet tells them that they must hold the Bridge at any cost, and the battle begins. Unsurprisingly, Megatron easily floors every Autobot twice.

On Cybertron, Arcee awakes to find a Scraplet chewing on her foot. She blasts it off, and notices the opened passage — and the absent Insecticon. Transforming, she speeds into the passageway.

Jack valiantly smashes the Scraplets as they feed, but is unable to stop their progress towards the Matrix. Another problem presents itself behind him in the form of the Insecticon. It charges towards him, but stops in its tracks, staring at the Key. Jack realizes why, and the Scraplets suddenly become a blessing. He formulates an idea, pulling a Scraplet off the Key and pointing it at the aggressor. The Insecticon turns tail as it realizes what's happening, but the Scraplets give chase and latch on, quickly chewing through the giant insect as it falls to its doom, limbs disconnected. The download completes, and Jack retrieves the key. Arcee finally arrives, and the two depart.

The [[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicon]] guards continue to beat down Orion, and one of them lets slip that it's a privilege to beat the former leader of the Autobots. Orion pleads with them to stop, and in desperation, he accidentally activates his blasters. He is shocked to realise that he has been installed with ''any'' weapons, and the guards realise they are in trouble, firing upon him. He is further surprised by the ease with which he dispatches them.

[[File:OrionPax3 the Matrix reloaded.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Reverse Care Bear Stare.]]
Arcee and Jack arrive at the space bridge portal, and radio Ratchet about their position. Total silence on the comm tip them off that something is wrong, and, undetected on the other end of the portal, Megatron waits to end the lineage of the Primes. However, he is surprised by the sudden arrival of Orion Pax, who vows that, no matter what his heritage might be, his spark sympathises with the Autobots. He deploys his blades, and charges for Megatron, but is quickly defeated. Megatron says that he has much to learn, and prepares to kill him, but Arcee speeds through the bridge and collides with him, sending them both flying. In the light of the bridge, Jack presents the Key to Orion, who hesitates in his humility, but accepts his destiny.

The Key begins to upload the Matrix to its host. Megatron, preoccupied with fighting Arcee, notices this, and desperately runs at him. However, Orion Pax—now ''Optimus Prime'' once again—isn't ready to go down again, and trounces his enemy. A GroundBridge portal opens up, and the Autobots retreat.

At base, the Autobots and humans rejoice at their reunion. Noticing his Decepticon symbol, Optimus asks Ratchet what had happened. He replies that it was their darkest hour, but at every point along the way, Optimus was truly an Autobot at spark.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Arcee (WFC)|Arcee]] (2)
*[[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] (8)
*[[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] (10)
*[[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] (15)
*[[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] (16)

|c2=
*[[Insecticon (WFC)|Insecticon]] (3)
*[[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] (9)
*[[Soundwave (WFC)|Soundwave]] (11)
*[[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicons]] (14)

|c3=
*[[Jack Darby]] (1)
*[[June Darby]] (4)
*[[Miko Nakadai]] (5)
*[[Raf Esquivel]] (6)
*[[William Fowler]] (7)

|c4=
*[[Scraplet]]s (12)
*[[Vector Sigma]] (13)

}}

==Quotes==
"Why does history portray me siding with the Autobot aggressors? And why did Starscream call me a Prime? I must know...who ''am'' I?" 
"You are my clerk."
:—'''"Orion Pax"''' questions his identity, while '''Megatron''' responds with a firm establishment of the pecking order.

"This is taking a while..." 
"Of course it is! We are talking about the collective wisdom of the Primes!"
:—'''Jack''' is reminded by '''Ratchet''' that he's downloading a ''brain,'' not an MP3.

'''Vehicon''': "You have to admit, it's a privilege to stomp a former leader of the Autobots." 
'''"Orion Pax"''': "Arg! No! Please! Enough! I'm... I'm armed?"
:—"Orion" discovers he has blasters.

"That may be true, or yet another deception, but this much I do know: my sympathies lie with the Autobots, and you are ''not'' one of us!"
:—'''"Orion Pax"''' to Megatron, realizing the truth.

"Are you... certain I am worthy?" 
"You have no idea."
:—'''"Orion Pax"''' and '''Jack'''.

"Optimus, it has truly been our darkest hour, but know this: from every indication your spark never ceased being that of an Autobot."
:—'''Ratchet'''

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
* The scraplets seem a ''lot'' nastier in this episode, chewing so fast as to render a hulking robot limbless in a matter of seconds. This is ''not'' an error, as many factors could contribute, such as the scraplets' inability to find living metal on the barren Cybertron and the ancient state of the Insecticon.
* Optimus still has the broken sword from way back in "[[One Shall Fall]]". It would seem that the Decepticons neglected to repair it. Or rather, neglected to mention that he had weapons in the first place.
* The Insecticon is the first Cybertronian in ''Prime'' to have a [[beast mode]].

===Transformers references===
[[File:OrionPax3 Vector Sigma in scraplet-vision.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Night vision on.]]
* Ratchet references ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'' by referring an event as "our darkest hour", as he did before in "[[Darkness Rising, Part 5]]", and as Optimus did in "[[One Shall Rise, Part 3]]".
* Bulkhead calls Megatron "buckethead", a reference to [[Megatron (G1)|the original Megatron]].
* From the Scraplets' point-of-view, the sphere of Vector Sigma is seen in its faceted orb appearance common to many continuities.

===Real-world references===
* Bulkhead's line bemoaning the Scraplets on Cybertron is a paraphrase of the oft-referenced "Why did it have to be snakes?" line from the [[Indiana Jones]] film ''{{W|Raiders of the Lost Ark}}''.

===Errors===
* When Megatron is gloating after knocking Orion Pax to the floor, it appears that he has a sword embedded in his left arm, hanging by his side, but once the camera angle cuts from beside Megatron's feet to staring down his blade, we see that it is once again protruding from his right arm, just as it should be.
* As Megatron notices Jack recharging Optimus's Matrix and lets go of Arcee, his shoulder armour goes through the wall.
* Before the restored Optimus jumps trough the Groundbridge while firing at Megatron, his right shoulder can be (very briefly) seen bearing the Autobot symbol, but it should still be Decepticon.
* In the episode [[Shadowzone (episode)|"Shadowzone"]], when the two Ground Bridge portals opened in close proximity to each other, the energy from both fed back on each other (as stated by Ratchet), and there was an explosion. Here, the Decepticons', and a bit later the Autobots' Ground Bridge portal opened ''right next to'' the still open Space Bridge, yet nothing happened. It’s possible that their “streams” simply didn’t “cross” this time, but it’s still odd.
* Optimus can hear what Megatron is whispering before coming through a Ground Bridge to face him.
* While Megatron is charging at him, Optimus catches the levitating Key to Vector Sigma between his fingers. In the next shot he's blocking Megatron's blade with both hands. How the key didn't get destroyed in this is anyone's guess.
* When Optimus leaps through the ground bridge, his feet are still outside of the vortex when it closes.

===Trivia===
* Look closely at the arena in Kaon: it's the same arena as seen in "[[One Shall Rise, Part 3]]". Ironic that the entrance to Vector Sigma lay beneath Megatron's feet at that moment.
* When the Scraplets look at Vector Sigma, most of the room is boring old dead metal, but the spinning blue light comes up in their vision as living metal. The download area is clearly even more delicious.
* When Jack coaxes the Scraplets into attacking the Insecticon, he calls it "the main course", echoing what Bulkhead said while using himself as bait in "[[Scrapheap (episode)|Scrapheap]]".
* The way Optimus catches Megatron's sword just after he regains his memory is exactly the same as when Megatron caught Optimus' sword in "[[One Shall Fall]]". It even makes the same thundering noise.
* Jack never picked up a souvenir for Raf, which Raf asked for in the previous episode. No one ever brings souvenirs for Raf. Aww...
* You'd think that despite knowing that Orion was not as good a warrior as Optimus, Megatron would have ordered that he be disarmed.
* This is the last live appearance of the Scraplets (they'd later appear in a flashback during "[[Toxicity]]").
* Adaptations of this episode include a screen-capture-style comic version as part of ''[[Transformers Prime: The Orion Pax Saga|The Orion Pax Saga]]''.

===Foreign localization===
'''French'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Orion Pax, Partie 3'''" ("Orion Pax, Part 3")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

'''German'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Orion Pax, Teil 3'''" ("Orion Pax, Part 3")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[October 24|24 October]] [[2012]]

'''Japanese'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Kidō Henkei! Vector Sigma no Kagi'''" (起動変形!ベクターシグマの鍵, "Activated Transformation! The Key to Vector Sigma")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[October 20|20 October]] [[2012]]
*The talking Insecticon continues to call back to the Japanese-dubbed version of ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'' [[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]] by saying "buzz buzz" when it flies around.

'''Brazilian Portuguese'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Orion Pax, Parte 3'''" ("Orion Pax, Part 3")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[June 5|5 June]] [[2013]]

'''Italian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Orion Pax, Parte 3'''" ("Orion Pax, Part 3")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[October 10|10 October]] [[2012]]

==Home video releases==
{{homevidnote}}
;DVD
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2012 — ''Transformers Prime'' — One Shall Stand ([[Shout! Factory]]) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2012 — ''Transformers Prime'' — Season Two (Shout! Factory) 
[[File:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 2013 — ''Transformers Prime'' — Vol. 15 ([[Avex Trax]]) — Japanese audio only. 
[[File:Flag of Germany.png|20px|Germany]] 2013 — ''Transformers Prime'' — Folge 7: Orion Pax ([[EDEL:kids]]) — English and German audio. 
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2013 — ''Transformers Prime'' — Season 2 Volume 1: Orion Pax ([[Madman Entertainment]]) 
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2014 — ''Transformers Prime'' — Season Two Collection (Madman Entertainment) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2014 — ''Transformers Prime'' — Season 2 Vol. 1: Orion Pax ([[Primal Screen]]) 
[[File:Flag of France.png|20px|France]] 2014 — ''Transformers Prime'' — Saison 2 Vol. 1: Orion Pax (Primal Screen) 
[[File:Flag of Italy.png|20px|Italy]] 2014 — ''Transformers Prime'' — Stagione 2 Vol. 1: Orion Pax (Primal Screen) — English, Italian, Swedish, Finnish, Danish and Norwegian audio. 
[[File:Flag of France.png|20px|France]] 2015 — ''Transformers Prime'' — Intégrale Saison 2 (Primal Screen) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2015 — ''Transformers Prime'' — The Complete Season 2 (Primal Screen) 
[[File:Flag of Italy.png|20px|Italy]] 2015 — ''Transformers Prime'' — La Seconda Stagione Completa (Primal Screen) — English, Italian, Swedish, Finnish, Danish and Norwegian audio. 
;Blu-ray
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2012 — ''Transformers Prime'' — Season Two (Shout! Factory) 
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2015 — ''Transformers Prime'' — Season Two Collection (Madman Entertainment) 

[[Category:Prime episodes]]

Breakdown (WFC)

2021-01-16T20:07:35Z

Raphaeldagamer: I added a photo of 2013 McDonald's breakdown that I took myself and added the McNumber of the toy as I understand it being 6.

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{{disambig3|Breakdown}}
:''Breakdown is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Aligned continuity family]].''

[[File:PrimeBreakdown-HowToDraw.jpg|thumb|upright=1.95|He ain't nobody's leg any more.]]

Despite a level of skill to match any Decepticon warrior's, '''Breakdown''' is almost crippled by a persistent paranoia, especially when he is in crowds. He is much happier working alone, away from the eyes he is sure are watching him at every moment. That said, he is quick to come at [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]]'s call, as his fear of his powerful leader may be the only thing outreaching his agoraphobic tendencies.<ref>[[How to Draw Transformers Prime]] Breakdown bio</ref>

After spending most of his time on Cybertron in a smaller form, the scout later upgraded to a bulkier, more threatening body following a clash with [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]], a clash which initiated a heated rivalry between the two.<ref>[[Arms Micron]] War Breakdown's tech spec bio</ref> Breakdown has brought that rivalry to present-day Earth, where he assists [[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]] in his various misdeeds. The two have become good friends in their long partnership, and seem to value each other as much as any pair of friends could.

Since joining the war on Earth, Breakdown has proven to have some quite intriguing depths to his character, besides his deep friendship with Knock Out. He doesn't treat the cannon fodder [[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicons]] as such, and even chats to them about romance and is sure to thank them for their hard work. He also has a healthy dose of respect for his foes, as well as gratitude. However, these noble traits are tempered by his boisterous temper; always eager to join a fight or pound some dents into someone, even on his best days.

Sometimes, Breakdown is the right leg of the cross-dimensional [[Combiner]] [[Grand Galvatron]].

{{bigquote| Never run when you can fight.|Breakdown|"[[Operation: Breakdown]]"}}

==Fiction==
===Cartoon continuity===
====IDW ''Prime'' comic====
[[File:BreakdownPrime.jpg|thumb|left|upright=0.85|His self-esteem ruined by his small size, Breakdown resorted to steroid use.]]
Breakdown was on [[Earth]] when he received [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]]'s signal. He found the air commander buried under rubble by [[Cliffjumper (WFC)|a little Autobot]], whom he promptly pummeled. [[Arcee (WFC)|An even smaller, blue Autobot]] shot at Breakdown, which pleased him, because it meant he was going to kill two Autobots today. At Starscream's insistence, Breakdown got him out of the rubble, and they began chasing and shooting at the Autobots. Breakdown finally cornered them and overwhelmed them with his missile launcher. As they lay dying and Starscream was about to finish them, [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] got the jump on him and shot Breakdown into the face of a mountainside, causing him to flee to fight another day. {{storylink|Transformers: Prime (graphic novel)|Transformers: Prime}}

====''Prime'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Adam Baldwin]] (English), [[Atsushi Imaruoka]] (Japanese)|[[Alexander Kovriznyh]] (Russian; season 1), [[Sang-hyeon Eom]] (Korean), [[Fábio de Castro]] (Portuguese), [[Christoph Banken]] (German), [[Walter Rivetti]] (Italian), [[Arturo Cataño]] (Latin American Spanish), [[Jaime Roca]] (Castilian Spanish), [[Juhani Rajalin]] (Finnish), [[Adam Krylik]] (Polish, "[[Operation: Breakdown]]" and "[[Metal Attraction]]"), [[Bruno Bulté]] (French)}}

Breakdown had a long history with the Autobot known as [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]], {{storylink|Deus ex Machina}} to the point one would call them "archenemies". During their rivalry, Breakdown caused Bulkhead great pains. {{Storylink|Operation: Breakdown}}

[[File:DeusExMachina-Breakdowntruck.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|"Shiny. Let's be bad guys."]]
When Starscream requested that [[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]] and Breakdown come to the ''[[Trypticon (WFC)|Nemesis]]'', Breakdown was much too busy trying to track down an [[energon]] trace. He reached an excavation site in [[Greece]], where he encountered an old friend—Bulkhead—and spotted a depiction of an [[Energon Harvester]] on an ancient fresco. After breaking the fresco with Bulkhead's head, Breakdown proceeded to the ''Nemesis'', where [[Soundwave (WFC)|Soundwave]] located the device in a museum. As the Autobots had surrounded said museum, Knock Out and Breakdown drew them around to the front for a fight, where Breakdown caused [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] and Arcee to collide with each other and sent Bulkhead flying into Knock Out. This distraction allowed Soundwave to sneak in the back and steal the Harvester. The Harvester was successfully obtained, and Breakdown and Knock Out accompanied Starscream to the energy vein in Greece to test it out. When Bulkhead turned up there to stop them, the two Decepticons attacked him but came off decidedly second-best, as Bulkhead managed to make Breakdown hit Knock Out by accident which allowed Bulkhead to steal Knock Out's [[Energon prod]] and use it to shock Breakdown into submission. They fled once the Harvester was destroyed and the other Autobots turned up. {{storylink|Deus ex Machina}}

[[File:SpeedMetal-BBvsBreakdown.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1|If you're going to give him as a [[A Gift For Megatron|present to Megatron]], [[More than Meets the Eye, Part 2#quotes|be sure to wrap him up and put a little bow on him.]]]]

Breakdown was buffing Megatron's <s>corpse</s> body when Starscream asked him where Knock Out was. Knock Out, it turned out, had been street racing with the humans again. Some time later, Knock Out radio'd Breakdown to let him know there was another street race on. Much later still, Knock Out contacted him with the news that Bumblebee' human friend had been captured. Breakdown joined the other 'Con in setting a trap for the Autobots in a storage facility. Once Bumblebee and Bulkhead turned up, Breakdown ambushed them. He was able to hold his own against the two Autobots until Knock Out announced he was bugging out, and the distraction resulted in Breakdown being knocked into a wall by Bulkhead. Returning to the ''Nemesis'', Breakdown bore silent witness to Starscream's "cosmetic punishment" of Knock Out. {{storylink|Speed Metal}}

[[File:OutHead-BulkheadBreakdown.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Foefist!]]
During a Decepticon plan to melt a glacier to find some energon, Breakdown was hanging around on the hull of the ship when Bulkhead and Arcee appeared nearby. On Knock Out's order, he jumped from the ship and started fighting the two Autobots, unaware that it was a diversion while Optimus Prime scaled a nearby cliff face. He was still fighting them when Optimus caused the heat ray atop the ship to explode and was sent flying by the blast wave. {{storylink|Out of His Head}}

While out scouting an energon source, Breakdown took the opportunity to ambush Bulkhead. Though the Autobot fought back vigorously, Breakdown overcame him and was about to deliver the killing blow when he was zapped by an energy beam from a nearby helicopter. He came around to find himself a captive of the [[human]] organization [[MECH]], the leader of which, [[Silas]], informed him that they wanted to take him apart for his technology. Breakdown was defiant, but the MECH technicians disabled his pain receptors and began dismantling him, including removing his right eye. He was stunned when he was rescued not by the Decepticons, but by Bulkhead. The pair emerged from the rail tunnel to face the main MECH force, and when Silas's helicopter again fired its energy weapon, the 'Con knocked Bulkhead out of the way. After Starscream arrived and chased MECH off, he demanded Breakdown destroy Bulkhead. Breakdown was initially reluctant, but Starscream talked him into it. Though Bulkhead bested Breakdown and used his body to bash the Vehicons, Breakdown was still able to retreat, and Starscream later told him to remember the rescue when the time came to choose between Megatron's leadership and Starscream's. {{Storylink|Operation: Breakdown}}

[[File:TFP ep18 BD optic patch.jpg‎|thumb|left|upright=1.4|[[Major Bludd]] knows how you feel, Breakdown.]]
Breakdown took to wearing an eye-patch as a reminder of his failure. When Soundwave detected a magnetic signature, Breakdown saw the chance to redeem himself and insisted on being the one to retrieve the [[polarity gauntlet]]. Once there, however, he found himself under attack by [[Airachnid (Prime)|Airachnid]], who also coveted the device and made a failed attempt to trap him underground. The two fought over it until Arcee and Bulkhead arrived and joined in the party. Breakdown was able to use the gauntlet to magnetically stick the two Autobots together, but while he was on his way back to the ''Nemesis'', Airachnid ambushed him and webbed him to a derelict gas station. He was freed when the Autobots turned up and the gauntlet was triggered, yanking him off the wall. At one point during the following battle, he got hold of the weapon and used it to hit Bulkhead with an oil derrick. After some more fighting, Airachnid tried to make a getaway with the gauntlet and Bulkhead threw her at Breakdown. Breakdown was forced to return to the ship without the gauntlet, but made up for it by presenting Megatron with Airachnid, who had become stuck to his back. {{storylink|Metal Attraction}}

Knock Out and Breakdown were sent with some Vehicons to secure a [[Cybertronian data cylinder]], which the Autobots were also after. Breakdown not only got to fight, but got to be on the winning side for a change. Unfortunately when they got back to the ''Nemesis'', they discovered that the cylinder's contents had already been discharged. After Megatron went to try and find Bulkhead, whose noggin held the data, Knock Out detected where Bulkhead was hiding out, and thus he and Breakdown went to the monster truck track. Bulkhead went and hid in the car park, so the two Decepticons started searching in their own ways—in Breakdown's case, smashing random vehicles. They eventually found Bulkhead, but the cylinder data was lost in the process. The pair were ready to take out some revenge until the arrival of more Autobots forced them to retreat. {{storylink|T.M.I.}}

The pair teamed up again to transport energon around. Though Breakdown was keen to GroundBridge out of there when the Autobots turned up, Knock Out reminded him that they were under orders to lead the Autobots on a chase so the foe would deplete their energon reserves. When Ratchet turned up and bashed their Vehicon escort around, Breakdown was ready to take on the newcomer, but he and Knock Out had to leave after the other Autobots attacked them. Some time later, Breakdown was chatting to a [[Decepticon Miner|miner]] when Ratchet entered the cavern. The rematch was short lived as Ratchet overpowered Breakdown. {{storylink|Stronger, Faster}}

Breakdown and Knock Out watched Soundwave and Airachnid dispute over whether Megatron would return from a visit with [[Unicron]]. When Megatron came back to the ship, Breakdown was on the bridge to greet him, though the others had to restrain him when he saw that Megatron was being accompanied by Optimus Prime whom Megatron addressed as "Orion Pax". {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 3}}

The Decepticons, including Breakdown and Knock Out, hit a military base and managed to get away with the energy source they needed for their new [[space bridge]], though they did accidentally let Arcee get on board the ship. {{storylink|Orion Pax, Part 1}} Breakdown attempted to contact the Vehicons at the space bridge and, though he had trouble getting through at first, was told [[William Fowler|everything was fine]]. When asked how ''he'' was doing, Breakdown replied with surprising kindness and sincerity, responding that he was fine, acknowledging the Vehicons' thankless job and encouraging them to keep up the good work. {{storylink|Orion Pax, Part 2}}

[[File:OperationBumblebee2 Breakdown Knockout find Forge.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|STOP! Pick up the Hammer Time!]]
Sent with Knock Out to retrieve a hidden Cybertronian treasure, Breakdown was no doubt pleased to run into Bulkhead again. {{storylink|Operation Bumblebee, Part 1}} After their previous success, Breakdown and Knock Out went to secure the [[Forge of Solus Prime]]. Breakdown again found himself fighting Bulkhead, but during a moments distraction, Bulkhead hit him with the Forge. After Megatron secured the Forge, Breakdown retreated through the GroundBridge. {{storylink|Operation Bumblebee, Part 2}}

[[File:Crossfire MECH finds Breakdown.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|"We have a crime scene here."]]
Breakdown was assigned to accompany [[Dreadwing (Prime)|Dreadwing]] and Airachnid on a mission, the purpose of which was to get rid of Airachnid. Breakdown's quick temper proved their undoing, as Airachnid goaded him into attacking her. After spending a short amount of time trying to unstick the webbing from his face, Breakdown pursued her, leaving Dreadwing webbed to a tree. Though he caught up with Airachnid, it proved to be a trap, and she swiftly dismantled him. A short time later, a MECH team discovered him in pieces. They elected to bring the remains back to base. {{storylink|Crossfire (Prime)|Crossfire (Prime)|Crossfire}}

After [[Silas]] was badly crushed, the [[MECH Surgeon]] intended to use Breakdown's body to revive him. {{storylink|Nemesis Prime (episode)|Nemesis Prime}}

Knock Out would continue to hunt Iacon relics in Breakdown's memory, {{storylink|Tunnel Vision}} though he missed Breakdown's buffing. {{storylink|Hurt}}

[[File:Thirst-restinpeace.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|He's dead?! He's supposed to be a llama!!]]
While Breakdown was offline, MECH worked to rebuild and partially repair his body. Eventually, his body was reactivated and integrated with the remains of their leader, producing what Silas declared a "Cybernetic Life Augmented by Symbiosis", or "Cylas". This had the side-effect of bringing Breakdown's life signals back online, though they appeared corrupted to the Decepticon sensors. Cylas made good use of Breakdown's body, at least until he failed Megatron and was consigned to Knock Out's dissection table. {{storylink|The Human Factor}}

Cylas had become Knock Out's guinea pig for virtually any test he could think of. Knock Out had no qualm about experimenting even further on Breakdown's corpse, believing that his deceased partner would approve of the situation's irony. Cylas became a new form of [[Terrorcon (Prime)|Terrorcon]] who fed on a host's Energon, and the ensuing plague ravaged the Decepticons' ranks and numbers. Cylas was finally killed when he freed Airachnid, who left Breakdown's inactive body a lifeless and, ahem, empty husk once more. {{storylink|Thirst}}

====Titan ''Prime'' comic====
Breakdown and [[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]] took over a TV studio which was filming ''[[Down and Out]]'', and modified the course into a death trap which they then invited [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] to take part in. To ensure they complied, they put the show's crew and audience into a box suspended over a pit of spikes, and Breakdown held on to [[Chuck Chuckles]]'s unconscious form as extra insurance. Unfortunately for the pair, the death trap was less than deadly, and the two Autobots had brought [[Arcee (WFC)|Arcee]], who shot the floor out from under the two Decepticons. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.14|It's a Knock-Out}}

====Eaglemoss ''Prime'' comic====
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====Japanese cartoon continuity====
{{note|Japanese continuity does not include the final season of ''Prime''.}}
=====Japanese ''Prime'' bios=====
Breakdown was a member of the [[Stunticon (Prime)|Stunticons]] alongside [[Wildrider (Prime)|Wildrider]]. {{storylink|Wildrider (Prime)#Prime|Stunt Wildrider}}

=====''Unite Warriors''/''Legends''=====
[[File:BreakdownNewBody-GrandGalvatronChapter.jpg|left|thumb|upright=0.7|...wait, never mind.]]
Breakdown managed to survive his repeated deaths and wandered Earth as a malicious zombie. The undead Decepticon's sheer malice attracted the attention of [[Unicron]], {{storylink|#Unite Warriors 2|''Unite Warriors'' bio}} who would summon Breakdown, among others, to his universe to convince [[Galvatron II|Galvatron]] to combine with them in lieu of using Unicron for his new "[[Grand Galvatron]]" body. Breakdown was resurrected in a new combiner body as "Zombie War Breakdown", and he could serve as a limb to Grand Galvatron. The assembled combiner team was ordered by Unicron to conquer [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] so that the planet would become Unicron's new body. Galvatron, not much for obeying anybody, ignored the order and set out to conquer in his own name as Grand Galvatron. {{storylink|Grand Galvatron Chapter}} While Breakdown was loyal to his new master, he sought to return to his universe and reunite with his partner. {{storylink|#Unite Warriors 2|''Unite Warriors'' bio}}

[[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]], the main component of Grand Galvatron, had the group undergo training by exposing them to the lava pools of [[Thrull]], which Breakdown actually found enjoyable. {{storylink|Unite Warriors Offshot#Special Training in the Lava Baths of Planet Thrull!|Special Training in the Lava Baths of Planet Thrull!}}

Grand Galvatron attacked Cybertron only to be separated into his components by [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]]. As the team continued the battle on foot, Breakdown was shocked to run into Knock Out on the battlefield and tearfully embraced him, unaware that his partner was merely a hologram projected by [[Hound (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hound]] as a distraction. After realizing his mistake, he rejoined the others and combined back into Grand Galvatron to fight [[Sky Reign]]. {{storylink|Sky Reign Chapter}} When the battle was interrupted by [[Megaempress]], Grand Galvatron's limbs detached and fled out of fear, but Breakdown and Roller were cornered by [[Flowspade]] and forced to transform into giant fist weapons for her to wield. {{storylink|Megatronia Chapter}} Then Unicron showed up to conquer Cybertron himself, prompting the team to reform Grand Galvatron and participate in the battle with the Chaos-Bringer. After the battle was won, Breakdown was able to return to his home universe through a dimensional rift and was happily reunited with Knock Out. {{storylink|Ruination Chapter, Part Two}}

Knock Out later showed Breakdown the schematics to the [[Apex Hunter Armor]]. {{Storylink|Transformers Legends Final Chapter "Epiloge"|Epiloge}}

===Toy bios===
Breakdown wore the powerful [[Apex Armor (Prime)|Apex Hunter Armor]], which was armed and upgraded with ancient weaponry given by the [[Predacon (Prime)|Predacon]]s. {{storylink|Apex Armor (Prime)#Cyberverse|Apex Hunter Armor with Breakdown}}

===''Kre-O'' online manga===
[[File:KreO-webcomic-4-Breakdown.jpg|thumb|I'm gonna come outta my shell at the [[Enclave]] and show everybody who's whooooooooooo!]]

Breakdown witnessed [[Megatron (Kre-O)|Megatron]]'s little temper-tantrum over getting pummeled by a newly powered-up [[Optimus Prime (Kre-O)|Optimus Prime]]. He also witnessed Megatron pummeling Knock Out after the latter's attempt to power-up Megatron went humiliatingly wrong. {{Storylink|Wheeljack's Bizarre Invention! Optimus Power Up!?}} Following the embarrassing defeat of [[Devastator (Kre-O)|Devastator]], Breakdown was one of those in charge of the Constructicons' tickle training. {{storylink|A New Menace! The Giant Soldier Devastator Appears!}} He was present during Megatron's (brief) takeover of [[Metroplex (Kre-O)|Metroplex]], now wearing an eyepatch. {{storylink|Two Giant Bases! Everybody Getting Along, Come On, Fight!}} Breakdown, again with two optics, was present during Megatron's [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]]-helmet-induced rampage, and after it ended, he was horrified to see that Knock Out had learned nothing from the experience and was developing more new helmets for Megatron. {{Storylink|Enter the New Emperor of Destruction!? Stop Galvatron's Rampage!}} He tried to warn [[Starscream (Kre-O)|Starscream]] about [[Airachnid (Prime)|Airachnid]]'s manipulative ways, to no avail. {{storylink|The Beautiful Flower Has Thorns? Temptation of the Female Soldier, Airachnid!}}
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==Games==
===''Transformers: War for Cybertron'' (Xbox 360/PS3/PC)===
{{voiceactor|[[Crispin Freeman]] (English)|[[Thierry Mercier]] (French), [[Antonio Abenójar]] (Spain-Spanish)}}

{{bigquote| I'm the fastest thing on 4 wheels.|Breakdown in his vehicle mode}}

[[File:Breakdown-WfC.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|"I always feel like somebody's watching meeeeee!"]]
Breakdown joined [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] and [[Soundwave (WFC)|Soundwave]] in the invasion of [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]], attacking the [[Stellar Galleries]] behind the [[Autobot]]'s front lines in order to acquire the [[Omega Key]]. When it turned out [[Sentinel Zeta Prime|Zeta Prime]] had moved it, Megatron lead them on a run-and-gun mission through the city to the [[Vaults]] itself. Breakdown seemed most comfortable during their time in the train tunnels, even challenging Soundwave to a race. However, when Megatron told him in a paternalistic voice to "try not to get crushed by the trains", Breakdown was confused, wondering aloud if his leader had made a joke. After utilizing [[Dark Energon]] bombers to blast their way into the Vaults, the squad came up against Zeta Prime himself. He was utilizing a vast machine that rendered him unassailable, allowed him to control portions of the ceiling so they dropped to crush anyone in the room, and generated an arbitrary number of energon clones bearing his likeness that battled savagely in melee combat. Soundwave's interest in the clones caused Breakdown to deride him as a total nerdlinger, but he didn't have any words of mockery when Soundwave discerned the machine's weakness: a core that rapidly overheated and so had to open up to cool off. Even in defeat, however, Zeta Prime had put one over on the Decepticons, as they took from him not the Omega Key, but the device that activated it. And the Key was cranky about being woken up from its nap.

Though he had shot another soldier for daring to contradict him verbally, Megatron probably realized Breakdown's last-ditch maneuver to avoid crashing into [[Omega Supreme (WFC)|Omega Supreme]] against Megatron's orders had saved all their lives, and so did not summarily execute him. Nor was Breakdown shot for his constant whining during the team's cat-and-mouse chase with Omega Supreme through the upper spires of Iacon towards a platform studded with some anti-air guns, which would hopefully give them a chance to fight back against the robot of unusual size. They managed to crack open Omega's armor with the emplacements, causing him to crash, but the behemoth remained on his feet—literally, as he transformed to robot mode to continue the fight. Breakdown continually expressed amazement and frustration at the seeming unstoppability of Omega Supreme, but Megatron's confidence was proven justified, as they sabotaged the means by which the giant had been repairing himself, apparently bringing him down. Seemingly unable to believe it despite having participated in the fight, Breakdown could only note, "Uh... all hail Megatron!" Yet even then, Omega Supreme was not defeated, badly damaged though he was. At that point, however, he was unable to continue repairing himself and his armor was badly damaged, allowing concentrated fire to finally overwhelm him.

Breakdown remained at Megatron's side as he tamed Omega Supreme, gaining access to Cybertron's core and infecting it with Dark Energon. {{storylink|Transformers: War for Cybertron (360/PS3/PC)|Transformers: War for Cybertron}}

===''Transformers: War for Cybertron'' - Decepticons (DS)===
{{Note|Breakdown is an unlockable character for the Nintendo DS version of ''War for Cybertron''. He can be unlocked by beating Dam 6 in Arena Mode.}}

When Megatron and his Decepticons destroyed a dam they had been using, Breakdown confronted them. Breakdown declared if Megatron could prove to be tougher than he was, then he'd join the Decepticons. Breakdown was eventually defeated, and, true to his word, he joined the Decepticons. {{storylink|Transformers: War for Cybertron (DS)|War for Cybertron - Autobots/Decepticons}}

===''Transformers: Fall of Cybertron''===
{{Note|Breakdown does not appear in the campaign of ''Fall of Cybertron'', however he is available in multiplayer.}}
{{storylink|Transformers: Fall of Cybertron}}

===''Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark'' (console)===
{{Note|Breakdown appears as an Escalation only character. His default ability is the Hover Slam, and the Scatter Blaster as his default weapon.}}
{{storylink|Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark (console)|Rise of the Dark Spark (console)}}

===''Transformers Online''===
Breakdown found [[War Rotor]] to be creepy. {{storylink|Transformers Online (2012 video game)|Transformers Online}}

===''Transformers Prime: Pulsar Defense''===
Breakdown and the other Decepticons attempted to prevent the Autobots from constructing a [[Pulsar Dish]], which would destroy the [[Energon Drain]] that the Decepticons had built in an asteroid field. {{storylink|Transformers Prime: Pulsar Defense}}
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===''Transformers Prime: Decepticon Strike''===
Enraged that Optimus Prime had defeated Knock Out in combat, Breakdown faced off against the Autobot leader resolved to destroy him. He alternatively shot laser blasts, unleashed energy waves and charged Optimus Prime throughout their battle. He was defeated however, and sent running off. He later returned when Megatron did battle against Optimus, and aided his leader throughout combat. The Decepticons were defeated once more, and ran off again. {{storylink|Transformers Prime: Decepticon Strike|Decepticon Strike}}

==Toys==
===Prime===
{{anchor|Voyager}}
[[File:Primetoy-WarBreakdown.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|At least when you drop a buttload of cash to import it, you get a good toy.]]
*'''War Breakdown''' ([[June 30]], [[2012]])
**''ID number'': '''AM-12'''
**''Accessories'': "[[Zamu#Toys|Zamu]]" Arms Micron

: Only available in the Japanese ''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)|Prime]]'' line, "War Breakdown" transforms into a massive armored truck mode. He features a single [[C joint]] bar at the rear of the truck, and as part of the line-wide [[Arms Micron]] [[gimmick]], Breakdown has an ''incredible'' number of [[5 mm post|5mm post]]-holes to attach Arms Microns to. He comes with his packed-in partner [[Zamu#Prime|Zamu]], who transforms into Breakdown's wrist-mounted hammer (though it actually attaches to the truck mode roof bit which flips up over his wrist, but it's a close enough approximation).

:While the mold was contemporarily available for [[Hasbro]] to use, its production cost is in "no man's land",<ref>http://tformers.com/transformers-sdcc-2012-hasbro-has-no/17901/news.html</ref> which allegedly stymied Hasbro's ability to put it in their normal price points. Eventually, this mold finally saw release in 2020 as a Hasbro Pulse item for the U.S. and Canada.

: This mold was differently [[redeco]]ed/[[retool]]ed each time into [[Swerve (Prime)#Toys|Swerve]] and [[Silas#SilasBreakdown|Silas Breakdown]], the latter of which was retooled further into [[Megatron (Movie)/toys#Timelines|''Timelines'' Megatron]].

::*''[http://tfu.info/2012/Decepticon/AMWarBreakdown/breakdown.htm More information on War Breakdown at TFU.info]''

::*''[http://higekumatoytoy.blog60.fc2.com/blog-entry-1588.html War Breakdown at Alfes's blog]''
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====Cyberverse====
[[File:Prime-toy BreakdownCyberverse.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|IT'S... hammer time?]]
*'''Breakdown''' (Cyberverse Legion, 2012)
**''Series/Number'': '''2 / 006'''
**''Japanese ID number'': '''EZ-14'''
**''Japanese release date'': '''[[June 30]], 2012'''
**''Accessories'': Blaster

: Part of the second wave of Series-2 Legion-class [[Cyberverse (toyline)|Cyberverse]], Breakdown transforms into an armored car as per usual. He comes with a large triangular-barreled cannon based on his roof-mounted vehicle mode cannon, which has multiple 3mm posts and holes so it can be combined with other weapons and vehicles. As he is a Legion class toy of a bulky, broad-shouldered character, he is really, really, really short even compared to other Legions, let alone his rival [[Bulkhead (Prime)#Cyberverse|Commander-class Bulkhead]].

: This sculpt was also [[redeco]]ed into [[Fallback (Prime)|Fallback]], who features a recolor of the same weapon, and [[Berserker#MtCWalmart2Pack|''The Last Knight'' Berserker]], who features no weapon at all.

::*''[http://tfu.info/2012/Decepticon/LegBreakdown/breakdown.htm More information on Cyberverse Legion Breakdown at TFU.info]''

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[[File:TF-Prime-EZ-Collection-Deception-Set-Breakdown.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Decepticon Set''' (EZ Collection 6-pack, [[November 24]], 2012)
**''ID number'': '''EZ-SP2'''
**''Accessories'': Blaster

: This version of Breakdown (officially "War Breakdown") is cast in an ever-so-slightly darker shade of plastic than his Hasbro counterpart. The silver [[paint operation]]s are also a tad darker, the [[tampograph]]ed Decepticon [[insignia]] on his chest is significantly darker, his spare wheel is painted in glossy rather than flat black, and his regular wheels and upper legs are cast in dark gray rather than black plastic.

: He was only available in a TakaraTomy ''[[EZ Collection]]'' six-pack with the [[Vehicon (Prime)#EZ6pack|Vehicon]], [[Knock Out (Prime)#EZ6pack|Knock Out]], [[Starscream (WFC)#EZ6pack|Starscream]], [[Megatron (WFC)/toys#EZ6pack|Megatron]], and [[Cliffjumper (WFC)#EZ6pack|Terrorcon Cliffjumper]].

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[[File:PrimeBHtoy-Cyberverse-ApexArmor-Breakdown.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|I'm still alive?]]
*'''Apex Hunter Armor with Breakdown''' (Cyberverse Vehicle, 2013)
**''Series/Number'': '''3 / 002'''
**''Accessories'': Large missile-firing blaster, four missiles, small blaster
: Part of the first wave of ''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)|Prime:]] [[Transformers: Prime (toyline)#BH|Beast Hunters]]'' [[Cyberverse (toyline)#Series 3|Series 3 Cyberverse]] Vehicle playsets, the "[[Apex Armor (Prime)|Apex Hunter Armor]]" comes with a green redeco of Legion Class Breakdown. He retains the purple blaster accessory.

::*''[http://tfu.info/2013/Decepticon/CybApexBreakdown/breakdown.htm More information on ''Beast Hunters'' Breakdown at TFU.info]''

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====10 Year Anniversary====
[[File:TFP-10th-War-Breakdown-Vehicon-2-pack.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Scalpers receive double the Breakdowns!]]
*'''War Breakdown and Vehicon 2-Pack''' (2020)
**''Accessories'': "Zamu" Arms Micron

: Released to commemorate the 10th anniversary of ''Prime'', this Breakdown is a re-release of the TakaraTomy ''Prime'' figure, sticker sheet and all. He also includes [[Zamu#10 Year Anniversary|Zamu]], his Arms Micron, who still comes as parts on a model kit sprue. There are a number of small differences between the two releases, the most noticeable being the addition of a production number stamp on his right heel, and his sticker sheet uses plastic-matching dark blue rather than dark purple. Other small differences include a lighter shade of dark gray plastic, and a more orange-tinted shade of red paint used for his face.

: War Breakdown is packed with the similarly-previously-TakaraTomy-line-only [[Vehicon (Prime)#10 Year Anniversary|Jet Vehicon]] (oddly just called "Vehicon" despite Breakdown carrying the "War" prefix from the Takara release). This set was exclusive to [[Hasbro Pulse]] in the U.S. and Canada, made available for preorder concurrently with [[Hasbro PulseCon 2020]] on [[September 26]], [[2020]]. This set was also available at general retail in Hasbro's Asian markets such as Hong Kong.

: Amusingly, despite being a Voyager-equivalent figure, War Breakdown was designated as part of the Deluxe Class for this release, and the set was priced accordingly. What a bargain!

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===Construct-Bots===
[[File:Breakdown Construct-Bots.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Do you wish for Heavy to KILL YOU!? WISH GRANTED!]]
*'''Breakdown''' (Scout, 2013)
**''Pieces: '''45'''
: A Construct-Bots Scout, Breakdown can transform into a truck. His head is a remold of Hound's head with an angry grimace.

:Other than a new face, none of his parts are original. His vehicle hood, head, chest armor, and leg armor are all from Hound, his shoulder armor is Ironhide's thigh armor, and his feet, thigh armor, forearm armor, and axe are from Optimus Prime.

::*''[http://tfu.info/2013/Decepticon/CBBreakdown/breakdown.htm More information on ''Construct-Bots'' Breakdown at TFU.info]''
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===Unite Warriors===
{{anchor|UniteWarriors}}
[[File:UW-toy BreakdownZombieWar.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|[[Breakdown (G1)|Aaand we're back where we started.]]]]
*'''Grand Galvatron''' (Multi-pack, [[April 30]], [[2016]])
**''ID number:'' '''UW-06'''
**''Accessories'': Axe, hand/foot/gun

:''[[Transformers Unite Warriors|Unite Warriors]]'' "Zombie War Breakdown" is a [[redeco]] of ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' Deluxe Class [[Offroad (Generations)#Toys|Decepticon Offroad]], transforming into a 4x4 double-cab pickup truck. He includes a [[5 mm post|5 mm handle]] axe weapon (which can form a side-mounted exhaust pipe for truck mode), and a larger accessory that can form a hand or foot for his limb modes or a gun for robot mode, and can also be mounted on a tab in the vehicle mode's truck bed to form a giant engine block.

:As a Deluxe-sized ''Unite Warriors'' figure, Breakdown can form a limb for any ''Combiner Wars''-style Combiner, or become one of [[Godbomber#Legends|''Legends'' Godbomber]]'s legs, although he is nominally part of [[Grand Galvatron#Toys|Grand Galvatron]]. While the front hood/windshields are needed to be folded as kneecaps for his leg mode, the piece also has a tendency to dislodge if he collides with Optimus Prime/Motormaster's and Hot Spot's protruding foot while the legs are being swiveled in his standing position, unless the leg joints are bent down to lessen the problem. Thankfully, he does not have this problem with his normal Combiner team.

: War Breakdown was sold in a [[TakaraTomy Mall]]-exclusive giftset of Grand Galvatron, along with [[Cyclonus (G1)/toys#Unite Warriors|Tactician Cyclonus]], [[Starscream (G1)/toys#Unite Warriors|Ghost Starscream]], [[Thrust (Armada)#Unite Warriors|Curse Armada Thrust]], and [[Roller (G1)#Unite Warriors 2|Wandering Roller]].
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==Merchandise==
===McDonald's===
*'''Breakdown''' (Happy Meal, 2012)
**''McNumber'': '''6'''
:Happy Meal Breakdown is a non-transforming SUV. Rotating the rear-mounted spare tire rotates the roof to reveal a cannon resembling the one he possessed on the show.
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[[File:Breakdown_Prime_McD_Toy.jpg|thumb|Breakdown is now an unofficial SPEEN enthusiast!]]
*'''Breakdown''' (Happy Meal, 2013)
**''McNumber'': '''6'''
:This Happy Meal Breakdown is a non-transforming robot. Equipped with a hammer for each hand, squeezing his legs will cause the upper torso and arms to spin. With its size, it's reasonably in scale with Commander Class Bulkhead, whereas the Cyberverse Breakdown was too puny to properly match up to his rival's toy.

==Notes==
[[File:VectorSigmaBotBuilderBreakdown.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Hammer this [[Superman]]!]]
*Breakdown's model is usable in ''War for Cybertron'' multiplayer as the Racer-type chassis for [[Scout (WFC)|Scout]]-class characters. His parts are also available in ''Fall of Cybertron'', now classified as Saboteur-type components for the [[Infiltrator (FOC)|Infiltrator]] class (although his wheels can also be used by [[Destroyer (FOC)|Destroyers]]).
*While Breakdown's bulky design is largely dissimilar from [[Breakdown (G1)|his G1 counterpart]], his red face and yellow eyes are directly lifted from his G1 toy, which had similarly colored features.
*Promotional blurbs for the episode "[[Deus ex Machina]]" mentioned that [[Lugnut (WFC)|Lugnut]] would be in the episode. Given that Breakdown acts as a rival for Bulkhead in the finished episode—which [[Lugnut (Animated)|''Animated'' Lugnut]] was played up as for [[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]] in the original ''[[Transformers Animated (cartoon)|Animated]]'' [[Cartoon Network]] promotional material—the fandom concluded that Breakdown was meant to be Lugnut at some point in the episode's production. The Hub's [[Mike Vogel]] challenged this notion at [[BotCon 2011]], claiming that Lugnut had been Knock Out's original name, which had been changed because "Lugnut" wasn't "sexy" enough for the character. The ''Prime'' Season 1 Blu-ray commentary, however, corroborated the original theory: Breakdown's place in the show was originally intended to belong to Lugnut, since a loyal Decepticon bruiser was desired, but the show creators wanted a land-based Decepticon instead.
*Breakdown's [[license plate]] in "[[Deus ex Machina]]" is DGOT 441.
*Breakdown's body parts were available to use in the Hub website's [[Vector Sigma Bot Builder]] online game. Normally, you cannot configure a generic 'bot using all Breakdown parts, but you can see what one would look like at right through the magic of Photoshop. While all the characters in the game are hue-shifted from their normal coloration, Breakdown ended up noticeably less-different than his peers, essentially just having a different face color.
*The bio for the Japanese "War Breakdown" release explicitly ties together his ''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (360/PS3/PC)|War For Cybertron]]'' and ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Prime]]'' appearances, explaining that he had his physical form upgraded in order to better face Bulkhead.

===Arms Up Modes===
In the Japanese ''Prime'' toyline, Breakdown has named powered-up modes when given various [[Arms Micron]]s in certain configurations:

*'''War Mode''' (ウォーモード ''Wō Mōdo'')
**''Arms Microns'': Jida, Noji, Zamu
: Breakdown's box-back Arms Up mode is just him using the [[Big Scissor]] weapon. Yep! Despite all his other link-points, it's just him using a hand-held weapon. ''Imaginative''.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''War Breakdown''' (ウォーブレイクダウン ''Wō Bureikudaun'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''Dǎjī''' (China, 打击, "Strike")

==See also==
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*[[Breakdown (IDW)|Breakdown]], the bulky [[Velocitron]]ian and [[Conjunx Endura]] to [[Knock Out (G1)|Knock Out]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].}}

==References==
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[[Category:Kre-O Decepticons]]
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