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:''Groundbreaker is an [[Autobot]] [[Pretender]] from the [[Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].'' | :''Groundbreaker is an [[Autobot]] [[Pretender]] from the [[Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].'' | ||
[[Image:Groundbreaker.jpg|thumb|right| | [[Image:Groundbreaker.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Good, bad...I'm the 'bot with the guns.]] | ||
Have you ever heard the saying "shoot first, ask questions later"? Well, '''Groundbreaker''' is kind of like that, only without the "ask questions" part. If patience is a virtue, then Groundbreaker is in the fastlane straight to the Pit, and that's the way he likes it. Groundbreaker is always the first in line, the first to engage the enemy, the first to open fire and usually the first to screw up. But from Groundbreaker's point of view, whoever comes in first is the winner and ''what'' you win doesn't matter, just as long as you come in first. | Have you ever heard the saying "shoot first, ask questions later"? Well, '''Groundbreaker''' is kind of like that, only without the "ask questions" part. If patience is a virtue, then Groundbreaker is in the fastlane straight to the [[Pit]], and that's the way he likes it. Groundbreaker is always the first in line, the first to engage the enemy, the first to open fire and usually the first to screw up. But from Groundbreaker's point of view, whoever comes in first is the winner and ''what'' you win doesn't matter, just as long as you come in first. | ||
:''French-Canadian name'': '''Explosol''' | |||
==Fiction== | ==Fiction== | ||
===Marvel Comics continuity=== | ===Marvel Comics continuity=== | ||
A member of [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]]'s crew aboard [[Steelhaven]], Groundbreaker volunteered for the synthoplasmic conversion process [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] had stolen from [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]], transforming him into an Autobot [[Pretender]]. With Optimus Prime coordinating the Pretenders' first battle with the Decepticons, Groundbreaker and his teammates easily overwhelmed the opposing force. {{Storylink|Pretender to the Throne!}} | |||
A member of [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]]'s crew aboard [[Steelhaven]], Groundbreaker volunteered for the synthoplasmic conversion process [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] had stolen from [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]], transforming him into an Autobot [[Pretender]]. With Optimus Prime coordinating the Pretenders' first battle with the Decepticons, Groundbreaker and his teammates easily overwhelmed the opposing force.{{Storylink|Pretender to the Throne!}} | |||
===IDW Comics continuity=== | ===IDW Comics continuity=== | ||
Groundbreaker is stationed on board the [[Autobot Orbital Command Hub]], eagerly awaiting the call to battle. {{Storylink|Stormbringer, Part 1}} | Groundbreaker is stationed on board the [[Autobot Orbital Command Hub]], eagerly awaiting the call to battle. {{Storylink|Stormbringer, Part 1}} | ||
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==Toys== | ==Toys== | ||
===Generation 1=== | ===Generation 1=== | ||
*'''Groundbreaker''' (Pretender, 1988) | *'''Groundbreaker''' (Pretender, 1988) | ||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
*[http://www.tfu.info/1988/Autobot/Groundbreaker/groundbreaker.htm Groundbreaker at TFU.info] | *[http://www.tfu.info/1988/Autobot/Groundbreaker/groundbreaker.htm Groundbreaker at TFU.info] | ||
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[[Category: Autobots]] | [[Category: Autobots]] | ||
[[category: Generation 1 characters]] | [[category: Generation 1 characters]] | ||
[[Category: Pretenders]]<div id="wikia-credits"><br /><br /><small>From [http://transformers.wikia.com Teletraan I: The Transformers Wiki], a [http://www.wikia.com Wikia] wiki.</small></div> | [[Category: Pretenders]]<div id="wikia-credits"><br /><br /><small>From [http://transformers.wikia.com Teletraan I: The Transformers Wiki], a [http://www.wikia.com Wikia] wiki.</small></div> | ||
Revision as of 05:56, 29 October 2007
- Groundbreaker is an Autobot Pretender from the Generation 1 continuity family.
Have you ever heard the saying "shoot first, ask questions later"? Well, Groundbreaker is kind of like that, only without the "ask questions" part. If patience is a virtue, then Groundbreaker is in the fastlane straight to the Pit, and that's the way he likes it. Groundbreaker is always the first in line, the first to engage the enemy, the first to open fire and usually the first to screw up. But from Groundbreaker's point of view, whoever comes in first is the winner and what you win doesn't matter, just as long as you come in first.
- French-Canadian name: Explosol
Fiction
Marvel Comics continuity
A member of Fortress Maximus's crew aboard Steelhaven, Groundbreaker volunteered for the synthoplasmic conversion process Optimus Prime had stolen from Scorponok, transforming him into an Autobot Pretender. With Optimus Prime coordinating the Pretenders' first battle with the Decepticons, Groundbreaker and his teammates easily overwhelmed the opposing force. Pretender to the Throne!
IDW Comics continuity
Groundbreaker is stationed on board the Autobot Orbital Command Hub, eagerly awaiting the call to battle. Stormbringer, Part 1
Toys
Generation 1
- Groundbreaker (Pretender, 1988)
