Brisko

Brisko is a Decepticon-allied Nebulan Headmaster from the Generation 1 continuity family.

Not Diana Ross, either. Much to his chagrin.

Brisko is not Bruce Campbell. He is a cartographer, though. An, um, evil cartographer. With a photographic memory, to remember those evil maps clearly. He transforms into the head of Fangry, and is one of the few black people known to exist on Nebulos. Presumably, he is not related to Lennie Briscoe or Larry Zbyszko.

Brisko's nature varies. He is Nebulan in some universes, and Cybertronian in others.

Fiction

Marvel The Transformers comics

(Center) You wouldn't like me when I'm Fangry.

The Nebulan Brisko was a member of the Z Foundation, a front company for the Decepticons on Earth. He went under the alias "Mr. B." Impenetrable, I swear.

He, Kreb, and Lokos gave the newly-formed Roadjammers the information and "jammer" equipment needed to hunt down the Autobot prisoners (Backstreet, Fizzle, and Sizzle) that had been set loose on Earth as a test of the jamming equipment. When the Roadjammers returned with their prisoners, they found the three Nebulans' not-even-remotely-hidden Decepticon bodies. The Nebulans arrived and connected with the bodies, but some double-crossing work on the jammers by Felix left the robots under his control... which was eventually broken by Lord Zarak's "anti-jammer". Ca$h and Car-nage!

Since Fangry appeared a lot in later issues, technically so too did Brisko. However, this is the only time we see Brisko independently of his Decepticon partner.

IDW Generation 1 continuity

No one's asking the hard questions, like, "Why does Brisko have Wilder's face on his back?"

Brisko was a Cybertronian Decepticon. During the Great War, Treadshot, Brisko, and Wilder killed the inhabitants of Traujor for aiding the Autobots. Forever Is a Long Time Coming

After the war ended, the three plotted to steal from Starscream and begin a life elsewhere. Their plans never began, as they were killed City of Steel by Sandstorm for their crimes. Forever Is a Long Time Coming

Commercial appearances

Able to jump tall robots in a single bound!

Fangry, Horri-Bull, and Squeezeplay burst through a wall, Brisko became Fangry's head as they transformed, and the three engaged the new Headmaster Autobots. Small Headmasters Commercial

Toys

Generation 1

• Fangry (Headmaster, 1988)

Brisko is a small armored humanoid figure that fits within Fangry's belly when the larger robot is in winged-wolf mode. He folds up to form Fangry's head, though he is also compatible with any other Headmaster body. He was, of course, only available with his larger partner.

This toy was sold in Japan as Wilder.

• More information on Brisko at TFU.info

Notes

• For twenty years, Brisko was the only known black Nebulan. In "Cheap Shots", it was revealed that Lug was Black Guy Number Two.