Breakdown (G1)

The name or term "Breakdown" refers to more than one character or idea. For a list of other meanings, see Breakdown (disambiguation).

Breakdown is a Decepticon Stunticon from the Generation 1 continuity family.

Ever since the invention of Targetmasters Breakdown has been convinced his pistol is out to kill him...

Breakdown has an acute case of paranoia (what was that!?). He genuinely believes that things, both living and inanimate, are watching him (they're everywhere!). Breakdown doesn't like to stand out in a crowd (did you hear that!?). He dreads being different and garnering attention (stop staring at me!). At times, he almost wishes he was a human so he could just disappear and no one would notice (get them off meeeee!). Needless to say, he and Red Alert (G1) (he's gonna get me!!) would be energon drinking buddies.

Breakdown can combine with his fellow Stunticons to form Menasor.

Italian name: Caimano
French-Canadian name: Panicon
Hungarian name: Vibrátor (meaning... well, yes, stuff happens)

Fiction

Generation 1 cartoon

Voice actor: Jack Angel (First appearance only); Alan Oppenheimer (US), Keiichi Nanba (Japan)

While assembling a new weapon capable of destroying any target by creating a chain reaction in its molecules, Megatron found himself short a few key components to finish the device. He sent the Stunticons out to retrieve those components by any means necessary. Breakdown and Wildrider assaulted a local optics laboratory to gather new focusing lenses for the cannon's beam. On their way to the weapon's construction site, they were intercepted by a troop of Autobots. It was Grapple who brought down Breakdown, setting him on fire with his arc-welder rifle by using a trail of fuel as a fuse. The Stunticons were imprisoned in the Ark, their radioes and vehicle modes disabled and trapped behind energized bars. The Autobots then used camouflage paint to alter their appearances and mimic the Stunticons, hoping to get close enough to Megatron to catch him unawares. Autobot warrior Sideswipe assumed Breakdown's appearance for the mission. After they left, however, Breakdown managed to use his unique vibratory pulses to disrupt his bars and break free. He caught his Autobot captors by surprise and blasted several of them before they could react, giving him enough time to free his fellow Stunticons and form Menasor. After a brief but memorable conflict, Menasor escaped the Ark and returned to Megatron. The cannon was rendered unusable by the Autobots' intervention, though, and Megatron's plan failed. Masquerade

Dreamwave Comics continuity

At some point in Cybertron's recent history, the Stunticons were deemed psychotic and too dangerous to function in society, and as a result were placed into perpetual stasis lock inside of a prison facility. Later, in an attempt to create a diversion while he set his final plans in motion, Shockwave arranged for the release of the Stunticons. They formed into Menasor and ran amuck for awhile, until Ultra Magnus arrived and began insulting them. Unable to reconcile with this, the five Stunticons began to bicker with each other over whose fault it was that they were failing, temporarily stopping Menasor and allowing Ultra Magnus to ram the combiner in the chest, forcing him to separate into his component parts and disabling the Stunticons.

Toys

Generation 1

• Breakdown (Stunticon, 1986/1987)

Team ID number: S2

Japanese ID number: D-51

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The original Breakdown toy transformed into a white Lambourghini Countach. He comes with a blue double-barreled laser cannon that attaches to the back of his vehicle mode.

In robot mode, Breakdown's legs transform in a manner similar to Dead End's, flipping and inverting. He is armed with a small blue laser pistol. As he was designed with the Scramble City-style combination, he can form the arm or leg to any similarly-constructed robot combination, though his nominal placement is as the right leg to Menasor.

The original release featured a red sticker on Breakdown's hood. Later classics range releases in Europe featured a gold sticker instead.

Generation 2

• Breakdown (Stunticon, 1994)

Team ID number: S3

Generation 2 Breakdown was released as an exclusive at BotCon 1994.

Trivia

So what if he can't transform? He doesn't have to link up to that jerk Motormaster ever again!

• An unofficial Action Master Generation 2 Breakdown was an exclusive at BotCon 2004, created from bootlegged Action Master Sideswipe parts.
• In the Transformers Decepticon game based on the 2007 Movie, an unlocked alt mode called Scout is a homage to Breakdown.

External links

• Breakdown at TFU.info

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