Crumble

Crumble is an Autobot Micromaster from the Generation 1 continuity family.

The hole in my chest shows where my heart was torn out. Oh, the angst.

Crumble of the Construction Patrol doesn't know his own strength. He desperately wishes to create and preserve beauty, but he often damages and destroys such things by accident. His teammates often resort to saying stuff like, "Uh, no, it looks better that way. Really. Very Neo-Brutalist."

Fiction

2005 IDW continuity

Crumble was one of the legions of Dead Universe Gorlamites who pursued Hardhead and Nightbeat on Gorlam Prime. He survived to pursue the Autobots into the planet's subterranean caverns, and helped the Jhiaxus-possessed Nightbeat dig out after Hardhead triggered a cave-in. Spotlight: Hardhead

Marvel Comics continuity

Regeneration One

Under the command of Quickmix, Crumble, Takedown, Groundpounder, Neutro, and Erector travelled to Nebulos to construct one end of a space bridge network in the Clar Macro-jungle. Unfortunately for them, the newly restored Fortress Maximus fell under the influence of the Dark Matrix creature and took control of the space bridge network shortly afterwards. The War to End All Wars, Part 1

Transformers '84

Crumble was one of the Autobots present in Iacon during the construction of the Ark. '84 #0

Commercial appearances

The Construction Patrol and the Hot Rod Patrol were faced by Scorponok advancing menacingly upon them. As the Decepticon began to cross a suspension bridge, they destroyed it, sending Scorponok tumbling down. Hot Rod and Construction Patrol commercial

Toys

The Transformers

Despite the name, no gold plastic.

• Construction Patrol (Micromaster Patrol, 1990)

• Takara name: Build Patrol Team
• Takara ID number: C-351

Released in the seventh (and final) year of Hasbro's US Transformers toyline (sixth and not-final year in European markets), Crumble transforms into a gray crane truck of undetermined, possibly-made-up model, with a swiveling and raising crane boom. He is gang-molded with his teammate Neutro, sharing plastic colors.

He was only available in a four-pack with his teammates Groundpounder, Neutro, and Takedown.

In Takara's markets, the Team was released as the "Build Patrol Team" in the Zone portion of Takara's Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers toyline. They are physically identical to their Hasbro counterparts.

• More information on Crumble at TFU.info

Notes

Foreign names

• Japanese: Crumble (クランブル Kuranburu)
• French: Casseur (Canada)
• Italian: Gripper