Smashdown

Smashdown is an Autobot Battle Master from the Siege portion of the Generation 1 continuity family.

Impactor wishes he looked this good!

Smashdown, the mascot of the Wreckers, transforms into hammer mode to...well, "smash down."

Toys

Generations

War for Cybertron: Siege

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• Smashdown (Battle Master, 2019)
  • ID number: WFC-S31
  • Japanese ID number: SG-29
  • Japanese release date: September 30, 2019
  • Accessories: Hammer handle, "Fire Blast" impact effect

Part of the third wave of Siege Battle Masters, Smashdown transforms from a robot mode inspired by the mythical Minotaur into the "Airquake Hammerclaw" weapon. In an undocumented feature, the hammer handle can be slotted into the inside of the left forearm (under their "main" arm) to give them a blaster rifle. Otherwise, the handle either sits unused... or stays awkwardly sticking out of their robot-mode butt.

Smashdown comes with a "Fire Blast" effect part, which can be attached to the "face" of the hammer mode, to simulate smashing against objects. This effect can also be attached in reverse to small pegs on other figures in the line.

Notes

• Smashdown's gender is... undetermined. They have been referred to as both male and female by official parties at events: male by Hasbro reps at Toy Fair 2019, female by members of the Transformers Trading Card Game crew. It remains to be seen if any printed/online materials will give us a more concrete answer.
• Smashdown shares similarities with Bashbreaker, being a Mini-Con-sized Autobot with a hammer mode.

Foreign names

• Japanese: Smashdown (スマッシュダウン Sumasshudaun)