Brawn (G1)

This article is about the Generation 1 Autobot Brawn. For the Robots in Disguise Autobot, see X-Brawn.

Brawn is an Autobot from the Generation 1 continuity family.

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DON'T GIVE HIM THE STICK! OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOH!!!

Brawn, the Autobots' demolitions expert, is amazingly strong for his size. Due to his small stature, he often attempts to overcompensate by playing up his macho personality. He can be somewhat of a bully, and looks down on noncombatant Autobots. He has a ready, though slightly sarcastic, sense of humor, and a lot of chutzpah. In addition to his great strength, Brawn is also so tough as to be almost indestructible... almost.

French-Canadian name: Bruto

Japanese name: Gong (go-n-gu, ゴング)

South American name: Jipe

Italian name: Cammello

Hungarian name: Izmos (meaning "Hefty")

Fiction

Gee, ya think? You think that maybe I should use these clamps, that I use every day, at every opportunity? You're a freakin' genius, ya idiot!

Marvel Comics continuity

Generation 1

UK-only stories are in italics.

After the Autobots re-awoke on modern-day Earth, Brawn was one of five Autobots sent out to reconnoiter their new world. When their patrol came under attack from a squadron of Decepticons, Brawn advised the others to stay behind him, as he could absorb the incoming jets' firepower. Later, he clocked Laserbeak. The Transformers (comic issue)

A malfunction caused Brawn to go mad, rampaging in a small town because he thought the cars were being enslaved by humans (and then "killed" the cars when they showed no gratitude). After a destructive chase, the Autobots finally managed to recapture and repair him. To regain his honour, he agreed to be Starscream's opponent in a trial by combat; Optimus Prime had Mirage fake Brawn's death to end the battle.The Enemy Within!

When the Autobots staged a diversionary attack on the Decepticons' Fortress Sinister, Brawn's strength enabled him to storm through Rumble's localized earthquake, and punch out the little punk. Unfortunately, the little punk had a brother. Frenzy's high-frequency sonic attack knocked Brawn out. Prisoner of War!

Brawn was among the Autobots who donated fuel to re-energize five Autobot warriors, in preparation for their last stand against the Decepticons. When that gambit failed, he was among the Autobots strung up for spare parts by Shockwave. He was later reactivated by Ratchet along with the others.

Brawn was part of a team sent to bring in a demented Snarl.Dinobot Hunt!

He got fried by the Underbase-powered Starscream.Dark Star!

Generation 2

Brawn was part of a team sent to take down an upgraded Megatron. And he got killed again.Final Transformations Ratchet must've wondered why he even bothered...

3H Universe Comics

Brawn was abducted by Unicron just before he was atomized by Megatron in Generation 2.

Generation 1 Cartoon

Voice Actor: Corey Burton (US), Yutaka Shimaka (Japan)

Brawn was one of the Autobots on board the Ark who awoke in 1984, reformatted by Teletraan I to have an Earth-based alt-mode of a land rover jeep. He was frequently involved in combat engagements against the Decepticons in the early years of the Earth-based war, including the battle that saw the Decepticons destroy an offshore oil rig. In the flaming chaos that followed, Brawn helped save his fellow Autobot Huffer who was trapped in the wreckage by cutting him loose with a blowtorch contained in his right arm. In other instances, Brawn also showed himself capable of wielding a large drill for tunneling, and a number of smaller grappling claws from his vehicle mode. The only thing he really lacked was a gun, but, being Brawn, he didn't seem to mind borrowing someone else's gun.

Brawn performed admirably in several of the Autobots' missions, most notably during the events which brought Cybertron into Earth's orbit. During those chaotic times, it was Brawn who repeatedly spearheaded the various attempts to rescue their ally Sparkplug Witwicky from the clutches of the Decepticons, even traveling to Cybertron itself along with a special rescue team. It was this team that learned of the means which Dr. Arkeville was using to control his human slaves, and then discovered a way to free them from his clutches.

Another important mission for Brawn involved a super-weapon being built in Peru, where it was he (and his ally Trailbreaker) who first discovered the Decepticons' plot and informed the other Autobots. In the end, Brawn himself who raced to the top of the ancient pyramid the Decepticons were using as a firing platform, tackled Megatron and helped bring about the weapon's destruction. Fire on the Mountain

When the Nemesis was uncovered in an archaeological dig (and Megatron subsequently retrieved the awesome power of the Heart of Cybertron), Brawn was angered that fellow Autobot Perceptor did not participate in battles, not understanding that Perceptor's scientific and technical skills necessitated his exclusion from combat missions. To the irritation of Bumblebee and Optimus Prime, Brawn decided it was his job to bully the Autobot scientist, insinuating that Perceptor was a coward not prepared to do his duty alongside the other Autobots. Brawn later changed his tune and was a big enough 'bot to appreciate Perceptor's skills when the latter hyper-accurately shot the Heart of Cybertron out of the sky. However, it is unclear whether Brawn was big enough to apologize to Perceptor for his earlier boorish behavior. Microbots

Brawl was shot down by Megatron in 2005, during the hijacking of a shuttle bound for Autobot City, making him one of the first serious fatalities of that famous assault. The Transformers: The Movie

"Hey guys, I'm back! And I found Load Hauler!"

Brawn lives?

While nowhere near as prevalent as discussion of "Who is Cyclonus?", there is recurring debate among Transformers fans regarding Brawn's death in the shuttle attack mentioned above. Generally taken up in partial jest, proponents of Brawn's survival focus on Brawn's well-established toughness and the fact that he had repeatedly survived more serious shots from Megatron than the shoulder wound he received on the shuttle. For example, being shot in the head, twice, in "Fire on the Mountain" and being perfectly okay.

Additionally, Brawn appears in "Carnage in C-Minor" (an episode which takes place well after the time of his supposed death). However, due to the generally low quality of the animation in that episode, Brawn's appearance is usually dismissed as an animation error. Brawn was not mentioned as one of the interred Autobots in "Dark Awakening"... but Huffer, who appeared alongside Brawn in "Carnage" was (even though Huffer's death was not protrayed in the film... in fact, he barely appeared at all.)

It is sometimes joked that after the Decepticons abandoned the shuttle on approach to Autobot City, Brawn got up and piloted the shuttle to a safe landing somewhere off-camera. Of course, to hypothesize that, you have to ignore the fact that the shuttle went up in flames after getting shot a few times.

Toys

Generation 1

• Brawn (Mini-Vehicle, 1984)

Japanese ID number: 15

Brawn was part of the original assortment of Autobot mini-cars released in 1984. He was the first figure identified in the Transformers pack-in toy catalog included in the larger boxed toys. The mold for Brawn's figure was originally developed for the Microchange toyline as a "Jeep". That toyline was meant to depict robots who transformed into toy cars, which is why Brawn's car proportions are a bit exaggerated.

The Brawn mold was later used in to create Jipe and Outback.

• Brawn (Keychain, 2003)

External Links

• ToyBin Brawn Toy Gallery
• Brawn at TFU.info

From Teletraan I: The Transformers Wiki, a Wikia wiki.