Brawl (G1)
| The name or term "Brawl" refers to more than one character or idea. For a list of other meanings, see Brawl (disambiguation). |
- Brawl is a Decepticon Combaticon from the Generation 1 continuity family.
If Brawl's on the battlefield and you can't hear him coming, it's time to check your audio receptors, because chances are you've gone deaf. Brawl's main distinguishing characteristic is VOLUME. No matter if he's talking (yelling), moving (clanking and rattling), or fighting (yelling, clanking, rattling, and blasting) you're sure to hear him doing it, as is anyone else in the county. As if that wasn't enough, he is also a ball of barely contained rage and violence with a hair-trigger temper. This makes even his comrades wary, but it does make him a force to be reckoned with on the battlefield... as long as the mission doesn't require stealth. Or zero casualties.
Brawl combines with his fellow Combaticons to form Bruticus.
Fiction
Generation 1 cartoon continuity
The Transformers cartoon
- Voice actor: Tony St. James (English), Toshio Ishii (Japanese), Fritz von Hardenberg (German, "Fight or Flee"), Willy Schäfer (German, Generation 2, "Starscream's Brigade" and "The Revenge of Bruticus"), Ulf Jürgen Söhmisch (German, Generation 2, "Fight or Flee")
Brawl was one of the five renegade Decepticons liberated by Starscream in the Air Commander's latest attempt to unseat Megatron. As an element of their imprisonment, they had been reduced to mere personality components, so Starscream installed them into abandoned World War II military vehicles. The transplant caused the vehicles to immediately reconfigure themselves: Brawl in particular went from being an M4 Sherman tank[1] to being a... more differenter tank, before turning into a robot. Starscream called them "Combaticons" and announced their names as they transformed, but they didn't recognize him. Nor did they feel particularly indebted to him for their release; Brawl even threatened to pound him into scrap for no apparent reason. In the end, Starscream only guaranteed their loyalty though having given them bodies bereft of energy absorbers, so they would be dependent upon him to refuel. While their first missions for Starscream were initially successful, the Stunticons' intervention meant the brigade's defeat, and Megatron exiled all six to a remote asteroid. Starscream's Brigade
The Combaticons managed to tow the asteroid to Cybertron and evict Shockwave. Brawl would have preferred just to shoot the hell out of the Decepticons and Earth, but Onslaught managed to rig the space bridge to drag Earth into the sun. However, the Combaticons were later attacked by mysterious aggressors. Although the Combaticons were confused by their appearance, Brawl figured that they should just annihilate them. As it turned out, the aggressors were holograms created by Starscream and Shockwave, whom the Combaticons captured. Once Megatron, as well as the Autobots, arrived, the Combaticons merged into Bruticus, but Optimus Prime deactivated him. The Combaticons were then reprogrammed to serve Megatron. The Revenge of Bruticus
When Onslaught ordered the Combaticons to transform in a street, Swindle knocked into Brawl, who in turn made his displeasure very vocal. They then transformed into Bruticus, who was immediately shot to pieces by Defensor. Swindle was the sole survivor, and he sold his partners' deactivated forms to various humans such as El Presidente. Under threat of death by Megatron, Swindle stole back the parts of his unit. However, he was unable to find Brawl's personality component, leaving Brawl a silent shell requiring to be guided over to the rest of the group when ordered to form Bruticus. It turned out that the Combaticons couldn't merge at all without that particular piece of technology, much to Megatron's dismay. Swindle was sent out to retrieve the personality component, which had been used by some kids to build a robot for a school project. Of course, this made the robot extremely violent, and it destroyed the school lab and fought some Autobots before Swindle found it and recovered the component. This whole ordeal does pose a question: why does Bruticus depend on the personality component of a loud, homicidal maniac to form? B.O.T.
During the Decepticon attack on Paradron, Brawl teamed up with Razorclaw to capture Sandstorm, and together they managed to make him fall off a bridge. Later, he manned a molecular cannon alongside Headstrong, but the cannon was destroyed in an Autobot attack. At the same time, Brawl was also part of Bruticus, who was accompanying Galvatron. Fight or Flee Some time later, the Combaticons were sent by Galvatron to assassinate the Decepticon exile Octane. Because bringing Brawl along when you need to sneak up on someone is a good idea. Starscream's Ghost
The Combaticons later performed a hit-and-run attack on Cybertron in order to mess up an upcoming peace conference. Brawl got a good shot at Wheelie in the ensuing battle, but Ultra Magnus jumped in and took the blast. Surprise Party When the Hate Plague was brought to Earth, the Combaticons were infected by the disease when Bruticus was (rather ineffectively) punched by an infected Ultra Magnus. Bruticus apparently split apart later on, as Brawl was seen rampaging through a human marketplace, crushing various stands beneath his tracks. Soon afterwards he infected Headstrong. The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1
Japanese cartoon continuity
Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers manga
When Menasor's baseball stadium/command base was attacked by Superion and Defensor, Bruticus came to his aid. He quickly took out Defensor, damaging Hot Spot and preventing the Protectobots from combining again. However, Superion blasted Brawl and Swindle away with his electrostatic discharger rifle, allowing First Aid and Streetwise to steal their places as Bruticus's legs and fly away with him. Brawl followed them, meagerly yelling for his enemies to wait up. Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #5
The Combaticons were later sent to hunt down an escaped puppy that Megatron had experimented on. Brawl was pretty happy when he got a few shots in on the fleeing animal, but was reprimanded by Onslaught as they were supposed to capture it alive. Powerglide soon showed up to save the dog, and using its experimental energy, he and the Mini Vehicles defeated the Combaticons. Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #8
Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers story pages
The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers manga
In the year 2010, Brawl participated in a Decepticon attack on the planet Feminia. He and his team merged into Bruticus in order to battle alongside Menasor and Devastator against their Autobot counterparts Superion, Defensor and Omega Supreme. The fight was fairly evenly matched until Galvatron called up his ace-in-the-hole, Predaking, whose power was unmatched by any of the Autobots... except for the Omnibots, who essentially tied Predaking's shoelaces together until he fell over, straight into Bruticus and his chums, sending them all toppling to the ground and knocking them to bits. The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers #5
Scramble City: Mobilization
When the Stunticons were dispatched to hinder the Autobots from constructing Scramble City, they were attacked by the Aerialbots and did not fare too well. Brawl and the Combaticons arrived to help, and together Bruticus and Menasor easily overpowered Superion. However, Scramble City itself soon drove up and blasted both combiners into the distance. Scramble City: Mobilization
The Great Transformer War manga
Galvatron kidnapped Doctor Dalton of Eran to upgrade the might of his combiner warriors. When the Autobot combiners arrived to save Dalton, Brawl and his teammates were deployed at high speeds from Onslaught's launcher mode. They met Superion in mid-air, and the force of their deployment enabled the combiner teams to tear him apart. The Combaticons then merged into Bruticus to move in for the kill. They were ultimately outwitted by the Autobots, however, who rescued Dalton and safely returned to Metroplex. The Great Transformer War #1
The Headmasters cartoon
Brawl and the Combaticons participated in an all-out Decepticon attack on Cybertron, Four Warriors Come out of the Sky until Fortress Maximus arrived and drove them away. The Mystery of Planet Master Shortly afterwards, Hot Rod set out to find the Matrix of Leadership and bring it to Optimus Prime, and the Combaticons were among the troops sent out to stop him. They were ambushed by the Protectobots, and defeated when Defensor buried Bruticus in a rockfall. Birth of the Fantastic Double Prime Not long after that, the Combaticons defended Trypticon against Twincast's attempted infiltration, but failed when the Aerialbots arrived and distracted them. The Great Cassette Operation
"Your squad's over there, Brawl."
"RIGHT! I KNEW THAT!"
The Combaticons were later part of another attack on Cybertron, during which they killed plenty of soldiers before getting into another fight with Defensor. Cybertron Is in Grave Danger, Part 1 They lost. Cybertron Is in Grave Danger, Part 2 When the Decepticons planted a giant carnivorous plant in San Francisco, the Combaticons and Stunticons were stationed to attack any Autobots who arrived to kill it. Head On!! Fortress Maximus When the Autobots were preparing energon cubes to aid the planet Sandra, Brawl attacked them alongside the Terrorcons, taking Blot's place for reasons unknown. SOS from Planet Sandra Sixshot later sent all the Combaticons, Terrorcons and Horrorcons to attack an Autobot energy facility in Miami, in order to lure Autobot troops away from Autobot City. Ultra Magnus Dies!! The Combaticons also later unleashed Bruticus as Sixshot continued his reign of terror over the Autobots on Earth. The Emperor of Destruction Vanishes on an Iceberg
Brawl was present when Scorponok held a speech about Galvatron's recent death and took control of the Decepticons. I Risk My Life for Earth Bruticus was later part of a small group of Decepticons who tried to lead Fortress Maximus away from the Decepticon base on Master. The Zarak Shield Turns the Tide The combiner then stood by and laughed as Predaking sank the luxury liner Queen World in the Atlantic Ocean, before being ordered to defend a Death Tower in Australia. Bruticus easily took care of Defensor when the Autobot tried to destroy the tower, but was ordered to retreat when the machine activated. The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 1) As Bruticus, the Combaticons participated in the final battle with the Autobots at the North Pole, and retreated into space when Scorponok's energy-absorbing satellite started tearing the Earth apart. The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 2)
Super-God Masterforce manga
Brawl formed the right leg of Scramble 7, a Decepticon combiner using various combiner team members in a supposedly "ideal" configuration. Scramble 7 attacked the Autobot base on Athenia, but was defeated by Super Ginrai, Lightfoot and Ranger thanks to their use of Chōkon Power. The Battle Begins! The United Earth-Space Troops
Zone cartoon, manga, and story pages
Seeking to create a Decepticon Zone to counter the Autobot Zone, Decepticon Emperor Violen Jiger gathered together the Nine Great Demon Generals, upgrading them with powerful new armor and weaponry, then sent them forth to conquer planets. Brawl was of those summoned, but only as part of Bruticus. Zone Part 1 Zone Enter the New Supreme Commander, Dai Atlas!
Unite Warriors
Wings Universe
Brawl was part of an Autobot Elite Guard special ops unit created by Magnum to take out the various leaders of the new Decepticon faction, in the hopes of ending the war quickly. He was assigned to the "Combaticons" as their Ground Assault specialist. The Coming Storm: Part 2
Before they could get started on their primary mission, however, the Autobot High Council had a more...diplomatic mission for the Elite Guard. Teamed with their fellow squad, Metalhawk's Strike Team, Brawl and the Combaticons were to make contact with an archeological team heralded by Alpha Trion as responsible for one of the greatest finds of recent history. Brawl had little interest in the old bot's preaching, and he spent the mission briefing drawing little cartoon bombs and explosions on the sheet in front of him. When the Councilbot started talking about demolition work, though, Brawl suddenly became more interested in the job.
Out at Median, they found the mission was even more complicated than Alpha Trion let on. Dig coordinator Flipsides explained how they had uncovered a massively powerful artifact known as the Heart of the Dragon, and the Decepticons had already become aware of it. Brawl and the Elite Guard began fortifying the town to Onslaught's specifications to resist attack. Although he preferred DEstruction over CONstruction, Brawl still got to make a lot of noise setting up the barricades, so he enjoyed the work immensely. When Dion of the Strike Team commented how he sometimes missed his truck mode after seeing Brawl in action, the gruff Combaticon laid out his credo for life: Reformatting's for wimps. Oh, and "Aim for the mouth, so's you don't have to talk to them." One bot, many credos.
When the attack came, Brawl operated on the second line of defense with Onslaught, Vortex and the Strike Team's weaponry expert, Ironfist. Once the Decepticon Stormtroopers made it through the first line, however, it became a game of cybercat and ironmouse, as the 'Cons split up and used sensor ghosts to send the Elite Guard chasing their tails. By the time Brawl even got a clean shot at one of 'em, the Decepticons had already secured their objective and were speeding back to base.
The Elite Guard pursued them and managed to infiltrate the Stormtroopers' transforming mobile fortress, the Metrotitan. They were forced to confront Brimstone, a tiny but powerful Transformer brought to life by the Heart of the Dragon. His fiery breath decoupled molecules, sending even Brawl scurrying for cover. Despite said scurrying, Brawl was uncomfortable with leaving Brimstone to burn himself out like the turncoat Stormtrooper Drench suggested. One can only hope the massive explosion that consumed Brimstone and leveled the Metrotitan was enough to satisfy Brawl's battlelust. Flames of Yesterday
Over the following weeks, the Combaticons and Strike Team continued working together on co-assigned missions against the Decepticon hierarchy. Although they bonded on a personal level, the Combaticons were aware Metalhawk's team was a bit more...squeamish about the duties of war than they were. When they captured a Cubeformer Decepticon, for instance, Brawl tortured the unwilling informant away from the Strike Team to get the information they needed, and Onslaught concocted a story about a suicide implant to explain the Con's demise. After successfully assassinating Decepticon field leader Shadowcaster, the Combaticons remained in the field to search for more information. They got more than they bargained for and were captured by Deathsaurus's forces. The Coming Storm: Part 3
Brawl and the Combaticons were isolated behind Oan energy bars, although Brawl was stubborn enough to constantly try and force his way past the unbreakable bars, until his exo-structure was smoldering with the feedback. They were brought before Deathsaurus, who slyly began to manipulate the Special Ops Team into becoming true "Combaticons" under the Decepticon banner. A personal touch was added to sway every Combaticon, but for Brawl he needed to do little more than suggest he needed help from the Elite Guard in order to fight. That was all it took to make Brawl determined to destroy the Elite Guard just to prove Deathsaurus wrong. Brawl...not very bright. The Coming Storm: Part 4
The Combaticons led an assault on Elite Guard headquarters with Deathsaurus's forces and unveiled the modifications their new commander had fitted them with: combination technology to form the big, bad, battlin' Bruticus! The Coming Storm: Part 5 Bruticus managed to slaughter pretty much all of the Guard before Dion blinded the giant, forcing them to separate. They headed back to Deathsaurus's base for repairs. The Coming Storm: Part 6
Repairs proceeded, but the Combaticons were startled to learn that Deathsaurus could force them to combine into Bruticus at will. Battle Lines, Part 1 Battle Lines, Part 2 They still turned out to help defend the base against the remnants of the Elite Guard. Brawl started bashing Kup around, and finally the moment he'd been waiting impatiently for came — the Combaticons began to merge... and were promptly blasted. Battle Lines, Part 3 When it turned out they'd been blasted by more survivors of the Elite Guard massacre, Brawl announced they'd have to have another go at killing them all, but sadly Blast Off was indisposed, so they couldn't form Bruticus. During the end of the battle retreat, Brawl pointed out that Blast Off was still missing, and it delayed the team long enough for the Elite Guard to capture them. Battle Lines, Part 4
In the hands of the compromised Gyronian Sentry Team, the Combaticons were whisked away to Deathsaurus's fortress, now under Megatron's control. Though Megatron gave them the option, none of them cared to help Deathsaurus, and they were imprisoned and their personality components subsequently interred in the Decepticon Detention Center. Battle Lines, Part 5
Marvel Comics continuity
Marvel The Transformers comics
Buster Witwicky, who had held the power of the Creation Matrix inside his mind, once experienced nightmares of strange new Transformers, Special Teams with the ability to merge into a giants. Brawl and his Combaticon teammates appeared in one of Buster's earlier dreams, before he sought help from the Autobots. In order to process the information his subconscious was feeding him, Buster linked his mind with Optimus Prime, so that the next dream came through far clearer than the previous ones. Together, they saw into the near future, where Brawl and the Combaticons encountered the Autobots at the Pullen Power Plant. Here, the Combaticons joined forces with the Stunticons against their Autobot counterparts, the Protectobots and Aerialbots. The Combaticons fought together as Bruticus, but were defeated by the teamwork shown by Autobot gestalts Superion and Defensor. After Prime and Buster awoke, the Autobots immediately went to work designing these new warriors. Thanks to Soundwave's hacking skills, however, Megatron and Shockwave also saw the visions and began working on their own Special Teams. The Special Teams Have Arrived Second Generation!
On his first mission on Earth, Brawl was sent with the Combaticons and Megatron to steal a hydrothermocline device from Energy Futures Industries. When they arrived, they were met by Optimus Prime and the Protectobots, laying in wait for them. Brawl combined with his team to form Bruticus, but before the giant got a chance to brawl with Defensor, a human suggested that they'd play a video game over the plant instead. Optimus Prime and Megatron both agreed, and Brawl was sent into the video game along with the other Combaticons, Protectobots, and faction leaders. Brawl teamed up with Swindle to destroy Streetwise and First Aid in the "Vineland" area of the game. However, they were tripped up by a bunch of vine creatures, crystallized, and blown to smithereens. Game over. Afterdeath!
Unluckily for him, Brawl learned nothing about caution from this experience. A few days later, he mouthed off at Megatron, telling him to get over the fact that Optimus Prime had died by someone else's hands. Megatron proceeded to pop Brawl's head like a ripe melon and throw his deactivated body into a wall. Gone but Not Forgotten!
He got better. On a later mission, Soundwave and the Combaticons were commissioned with destroying the inactive super-Decepticon known as Galvatron, who had been trapped inside the lava flow of an active volcano, preserving him like a fly in amber. Shockwave, who had been commanding the Combaticons ever since Megatron was believed dead in a space bridge accident, nevertheless saw Galvatron as a potential threat to his command, and wanted him eliminated permanently. Vortex and the others were to set up explosive charges around the mouth, burying the future warrior forever. Their plans were waylaid by a group of human females, who used up most of the explosives against the Combaticons. The Decepticons were then forced to retreat once Blaster and the Throttlebots arrived to back-up the humans, but they swore vengeance for the interference. Ladies' Night
After chasing the Throttlebots around, the Combaticons eventually attacked them in a car lot, and Brawl got into another fight with the Protectobots as they arrived on the scene. Blaster stopped him from shooting Hot Spot in the back, and the Combaticons were eventually forced to retreat. Used Autobots Shortly afterwards, the group decided to ambush the Protectobots on their way to the Ark. They failed to take the Autobots completely by surprise as Hot Spot recognized Brawl's tank tracks on the ground, and the ensuing battle quickly led to the groups combining. Bruticus claimed victory over Defensor with his brute strength, but was soon tricked and broken into his component parts by Blaster. Child's Play
Brawl was amongst the large number of Decepticons who ambushed the Autobots on the Moon, only to be beaten back by Blaster and Grimlock. Totaled!
At some point, Brawl and the Combaticons raided a military base to steal advanced missiles, warheads, and guidance computer technology. They then doubled back to provide cover for Dreadwing's related mission at Ethan Zachary's computer facility. Prime Bomb!
Transformers Comic-Magazin
When the Decepticons engaged in many attempts at obtaining Earth's energy resources around the globe, Brawl and the Combaticons joined forces as Bruticus to battle Superion. Transformers in Action: He Who Laughs Last ...
Marvel Generation 2 comic
Brawl was among the Decepticons preparing to charge into battle against the Cybertronian Empire. New Dawn He was later seen with his fellow Combaticons attempting to defend the Warworld against boarders. They didn't do so well. Total War!
The Special Teams
Brawl and the rest of the Combaticons were created by Starscream on a remote Pacific island, by combining military vehicles with Energon cubes. They then drove to the Pullen Power Plant, passing Optimus Prime en route, though the Autobot leader was none-the-wiser to the Decepticons in disguise. Onslaught, Brawl and Swindle arrived first on the battlefield, coming upon Menasor already engaged in battle with Defensor. Onslaught then ordered to rest of his team to merge with him to form Bruticus. The Special Teams
Ladybird Books continuity
Brawl was damaged trying to breach Metroplex's defenses. He was towed in for repairs by Onslaught and the Decepticon recovery crew. Decepticon Hideout
Battle Beneath the Ice
Brawl joined his fellow Combaticons, Vortex and Blast Off, in searching for a city the humans had found hidden beneath the ice. After a brief battle with the Aerialbots, both sides learned that the city-dwellers were dangerous to Autobot and Decepticon alike, and joined forced against the Watcher and his ilk. Hot Rod and the Aerialbots complied with the truce, allowing Brawl and the Combaticons to leave unmolested once everything was over. Battle Beneath the Ice
St. Michael The Transformers Sticker Book
Brawl and the rest of the Combaticons served under Galvatron on a Decepticon ship, when they managed to shoot down the ship being captained by Ultra Magnus. After the Autobots crash-landed on planet Barrenikon, the Decepticons landed their ship nearby to finish off their enemies. In the many possible adventures that followed, Brawl and the other Decepticons often underestimated you, which often led to them losing to the Autobots, leaving them either stranded on Barrenikon, or fleeing after they received too much damage. That is, if you somehow didn't get yourself killed at their hands. The Transformers Sticker Book
Dreamwave Generation One continuity
Brawl participated in Shockwave's siege on Iacon The War Within #2 and, upon arrival, quickly shifted to his tank mode to rain down firepower onto the Autobot stronghold. The War Within #3 He was joined by fellow heavy-artillery 'bots, Quake and Onslaught in his assault. The War Within #4 Brawl was on the front lines of the Decepticon army when they finally managed to penetrate the last of the Autobots' defenses. The War Within #5
During the Dark Ages, when Optimus Prime and Megatron both disappeared into a prototype space-bridge, both factions splintered into several sub-groups. During this time, footage of Brawl's part in the Iacon attack was reviewed by Prowl in preparation for attacks on multiple fronts. Fragmentation As part of a combiner group, Brawl's actions were somewhat limited by the Crisis Intervention Accord; it is unknown how he occupied his time while the Accord was in place. Devastation
Millions of years later, the Combaticons were considered war criminals and held in the detention blocks on Cybertron. Cold War Starscream arranged to have them released and brought to Earth as his own private brigade, absconding from Cybertron as Shockwave's regime was being overthrown by the Autobots. Revelation
Returning to the Nemesis via an uncooperative Sky Lynx, Starscream realized he needed to take parts from the Autobots' Ark if he ever hoped to get the Nemesis flying again, and for that he needed considerable firepower. Fortunately, there was a nearby abandoned military testing ground from which the Combaticons could scan Earth-based alternate modes. Black Sunshine When the attack on the Ark was launched, the Autobots had little problem defending against the first wave, successfully capturing Soundwave, Skywarp and Thundercracker, but several of the Autobots were soundly beaten when the Combaticons showed up and combined into the mighty Bruticus. The behemoth attacked the Ark freeing his Decepticon compatriots before going after Brawn and Ratchet. Unfortunately, the Autobots activated their ship's self-destruct before escaping, damaging the Combaticons in the resulting explosion. Night of the Combaticons
Damaged or not, the Combaticons soon had to face a powerful enemy when the crazed zealot Sunstorm appeared on Earth, but before they could attack him, Bruticus' head was blown apart by Cliffjumper in the Autobot supply ship Orion. In the aftermath, Bruticus's barely-conscious body was battered upon by an angry Brawn. Black Sunshine Starscream was forced into an alliance with the Autobots to save his neck, and the Combaticons were partially recharged as released as part of the arrangement. Skyfire
The repaired Combaticons were brought to Guadalcanal where they could hone their somewhat lackluster combat skills and listen to Starscream's long-winded aspirations of glory. When Swindle commented on Starscream's mental state, Brawl agreed, stating that he'd like to pull the Air Commander's cerebro circuits straight out of his faceplate so they could get a better look at them. Starscream overheard their conversation, but let it pass in order for them to fight the magnificent Autobot Sky Lynx. Unfortunately, the Combaticons did not fare well when the crafty Autobot split into his two forms, with Brawl and Onslaught nearly crushed by the Lynx's right paw.
This was the least of their troubles, however, as Predaking showed up as soon as Sky Lynx was deactivated. This encounter also did not end well. The Route of All Evil
G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers
As part of Serpent O.R.'s forces, Brawl defended the newly unified Decepticon army's base against a combined Autobot/G.I. Joe strike force. The Art of War #5
The Beast Within
During an all-out Decepticon offensive, Brawn helped the Predacons battle the Dinobots. When the Dinobots combined into their gestalt form, Brawl combined with his fellow Combaticons in order to square off against The Beast. The Beast Within
IDW Generation 1 continuity
Early in the war, Brawl defended the Citadel from the Autobots as part of Blitzwing's unit and was ordered with Onslaught and Skullgrin to contain the Autobot forces. He got crushed by the Dynobots soon after the order. Endgame Together with the other Combaticons he left Cybertron rather than suffer Scorponok's leadership, and they made their way to the Presidium to steal a weapons cache for their own use. Inside the vault was not weapons, however, but Starscream who offered the Combaticons payment to return to the fold now that Megatron was back. Primacy #2 They accepted and returned to Cybertron to participate in Megatron's attack on Iacon. Primacy #3
Brawl was a member of the Combaticon tactical unit under the command of Banzai-Tron's Decepticon Secret Service and helped capture the "gestalt" transformers being held in the Garrus-9 detention facility. He loved killing things: "We aim to maim!" Presumably, he was not particularly keen on being maimed himself, as he was impaled by Arcee's twin saber blades. Spotlight: Arcee
After a deal was negotiated between Arcee and Banzai-Tron, Brawl and the other Combaticons later helped her in an attempt to recapture Monstructor (who had been stolen by Jhiaxus and Nemesis Prime's forces), though the insane Autobot disappeared mid-battle. Spotlight: Sideswipe
Years later, most of the Combaticons were left stranded and energon-less on Earth following a failed invasion. They were hired by North Korean leader Kim Jong Du to lead an attack on the South. Brawl, Onslaught and Vortex destroyed a South Korean outpost on the border of the DMZ to this end. The Land Ironclads They chafed under Kim's leadership, but unlike them, the Koreans knew how to produce energon, so they had no choice but to obey. Inevitably, the Autobots showed up to stop the Combaticons from getting involved with human conflicts, but were forced to stay in their vehicle modes for the battle. Car modes and Skywatch crash suits were hardly a match for a tank like Brawl, and the Combaticons got away. Ranks of Bronze
While Brawl and his teammates were celebrating their victory, the Autobots returned, and this time they had no problems with transforming. Without exclusive access to robot modes, the Combaticons were outnumbered, with Brawl having to deal with Jazz and Prowl simultaneously. Hawk Among the Sparrows He soon found himself defeated and tied up whilst the Autobots dealt with both the Predacons and a Russian nuke sent to wipe them all out. While they made sure to destroy the North Korean energon facilities, the Autobots couldn't take prisoners at the time, and so the Combaticons were presumably set free. All My Sins Remembered
Several months later, Brawl and Swindle attacked Prowl as he investigated some sensitive issues.
He wasn't worried when Streetwise came to Prowl's rescue, since the Autobots could never penetrate his armor plating in tank mode, but was defeated and captured after Prowl fired a shot straight through his barrel. Stuck in a state of mid-transformation, he was brought to the Autobot base and interrogated as to who sent him. Brawl insisted that it was all him, but when pressed for information, a failsafe installed in his body by Swindle activated and fused the Autobots' suppressors to his neural net, sending him into nigh-stasis lock. Only Forward A Second Chance at Eden
Brawl was eventually cured and brought home to a reformatted Cybertron, where he was brought by Starscream with a bunch of other Cybertronians to pressure Prowl into revealing one of his secret discoveries below ground. Later underground, they witnessed a Titan declare that Starscream was the Cybertronian destined to unite their whole race. He and the other Cybertronians celebrated afterwards with Starscream. Primus: All Good Things When Megatron returned from a long absence only to be captured by the Autobots, Brawl and the other Decepticons started a riot and assaulted the Autobot prison, rescuing him. The Verge
In the wake of Megatron's defection to the Autobots, Galvatron and Soundwave took command of the Decepticons and led them back to Earth, where they formed an alliance with Earth Defense Command against the Autobots. Hello Cruel World Once Optimus Prime's arrived with a team of Autobots, Brawl and the others confronted them at the town of Poverty Flat, passing themselves off as United States military vehicles to the locals. Detonation Boulevard This attempt at secrecy was foiled when the Autobots brought in a defected Devastator, forcing the EDC to teleport the Decepticons out of there. The Mind Bomb The Decepticons clashed with the Autobots again at the EDC's Bikini Atoll base in a battle that ended with massive damage to their ship. I Dream of Wires
Brawl joined Soundwave's group in visiting the satellite commune that the humans were building for them near Jupiter, but found himself the source of many of Laserbeak and Buzzsaw's jokes due to his unease floating around in zero-gravity. South of Heaven He took a shuttle back to Cybertron with Needlenose to make contact with the disgruntled Decepticons and teamed up with Dreadwing, and proceeded to whip up anger and intimidate Camien evangelists. Brawl told Dreadwing that Galvatron was the leader they should've always had, but during a bar conversation with their new ally, Brawl found himself increasingly angry that Needlenose kept talking about negotiations, soft power, and communes. He overturned their table and got cheers from the crowd as he yelled that the Decepticons should just take "what is ours", from equality to whole planets. (Then, being a dick, he asked Needlenose to buy replacements for the drinks he'd just spilled.) The Transgressors
Remaining on Cybertron, Brawl started hanging out with his fellow Combaticon teammates again as they stewed over Starscream's leadership and his attempts to sweep the past aside. The Will of the Few On Chosen One Day, Brawl and the guys bought Onslaught a brand new grenade to show him they cared. Choose Me
Following a Decepticon rally, Brawl and his fellow Galvatron loyalists approached Starscream about getting unfettered access to the space bridge for their people. Aphelion That night, they led a Decepticon march through Iacon Spaceport 1. After blasting Needlenose's interfering brother Tracks, Brawl and the other Decepticons used the bridge to travel to the Ark-7, where they confronted the Autobots trapped inside Blackrock's force field. Lagrange Brawl battered Arcee into shutdown, then walked into the captured bridge and casually shot the defeated Sideswipe. Then he cut into Needlenose's call to Soundwave and explained the real reason for all this: Galvatron wanted them to invade Earth and all that "peace" and "alliances" talk was bunk. The Ark-7 was crashed into Shanghai and the Decepticons all fell into line with Galvatron, with Brawl cheerily telling Needlenose he was glad the guy hadn't gone soft after all. NOW LET'S KILL SOME HUMANS!
When the Autobots abruptly arrived Perihelion Brawl ecstatically threw himself into the fray. However, the Earth Defense Command's "mindbomb" felled him within the first minute, the Chinese Mecha Force began tearing through the Decepticons, and all his team either fled to Soundwave or, in Galvatron's case, teleported out. Brawl was taken through the space bridge by Ironhide, but began fighting his way through the Autobots in a panic and reignited the fight at the other end. Barely surviving an attack by Devastator, he was able to slip away. Once Upon a Time on Earth
Transformers: All Spark
Another Episode, Part 1 Another Episode, Part 2
Cloud
Transformers vs. G.I. Joe
The Combaticons infiltrated G.I. Joe disguised as their vehicles, with Brawl taking on the form of a MOBAT tank. During the Decepticon-Cobra attack on the United Nations, the Combaticons revealed themselves and combined into Bruticus to fight GIJONIN. Expelled from the Garden
Combiner Wars cartoon
Brawl was among the Decepticon troops who bore witness to a pivotal duel between Optimus Prime and Megatron, one meant to end the war before the never-ending arms race between the two factions spiralled further out of control. Prelude to Transformers: Combiner Wars - Optimus Prime
Commercial appearances
- Brawl, Onslaught, and Swindle were part of a Decepticon attack force that assaulted the Autobots' launch site. All three were rammed by Ultra Magnus in his vehicle mode as he entered the fray. Ultra Magnus commercial
- Brawl and the rest of the Combaticons charged down a ravine to face-off against Metroplex. As they neared him, the Combaticons combined into Bruticus and took to the skies. Bruticus and Metroplex commercial
Games
Transformers Legends
Brawl was active in the Decepticon/Autobot war when Doctor Arkeville created Nemesis Prime. He didn't take an active role when the Doctor's creation went on a rampage and was stopped by the Aerialbots however. Nemesis Rising Brawl assisted Skullcruncher and Apeface in attacking the Autobots on Earth in an attempt to obtain the Key to the Plasma Energy Chamber, but even with his help, the mission was a failure. Last Stand of the Earth Defense Command
Transformers: Battle Tactics
Brawl participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! He was a Rare character who could be recruited by collecting 160 units of Cybermetal, and 95 units of Transmetal. Transformers: Battle Tactics
Transformers Online (2016 video game)
| “ | I'm just wild by default. | ” |
When it comes to notoriety amongst the Decepticons, Brawl is considerably the bully of the bunch. Brawl's hot-headed demeanor caused him to easily lose his temper. Regardless of faction, he would relentlessly attack anyone who gets in his way. Despite his wild, militaristic disposition, Brawl is still an exemplary soldier in combat. He would often be assigned to serve in a Decepticon vanguard unit. No one knew Brawl's brash shouting was to keep himself sane, because if he kept himself quiet, Brawl will like nothing but a coward.
In battle, Brawl wielded the "Giant Fists of Fury" and a double barreled, semi-auto "Thunderstorm Submachine Gun". His active skill was "Smart Cover":
- Smart Cover — Brawl projects a transparent wall in front of him that only he and his allies can pass and shoot through. Transformers Online [2]
Toys
Generation 1
- Brawl (Combaticon, 1986/1987/1990)
- Team ID number: C1
- Japanese ID number: D-67
- Accessories: Electron gun, Twin Sonic Cannon
- Brawl transforms into a green Leopard 1A3 main battle tank. In vehicle mode his armament is supplemented by a large dark gray anti-aircraft gun mounted of the back of the tank's hull. In robot mode Brawl is armed with a small dark gray gun.
- Early releases of Brawl used painted die-cast metal for his chest and leg-mounted tank treads. This was later replaced by color-cast plastic. The complete set of Combaticons were re-released in the European-market "Classics" line in 1990; these releases has the rubsign indent removed from the molding.
- Brawl normally operates as Bruticus' left leg, but as a Scramble City-style combiner, he can also act as any other limb for any other combination of robots who share the connection design.
- In 1987, Brawl also came with a randomly-packed Decepticon Decoy and accompanying mini-comic/checklist.
- This mold was redecoed as Operation Combination Sandstorm, as well as 2001 Robots in Disguise and Universe Armorhide.
- Bruticus (Gift set, 1985)
- Japanese ID number: D-69
- In addition to his single release, Brawl was also sold in a "Bruticus" giftset alongside the other Combaticons. The gift set was never available in the USA or Canada, but only in Japan and Italy.
Generation 2
- Brawl (Combaticon, 1994)
- Team ID number: C1
- Accessories: Pistol, double-barreled cannon
- For Generation 2, Brawl was redecoed with bright green and purple camo. Presumably this is so he can hide in the same green and purple forests as Megatron.
- Bruticus (Box set, 2012)
- Accessories: Rifle
- A redeco of Generations Deluxe Class Fall of Cybertron Decepticon Brawl, available only as part of an Amazon.com/BigBadToyStore shared exclusive "Decepticon Bruticus" gift set, with all the Combaticons' colors based on their 1994 Generation 2 counterparts.
- Brawl's alternate mode is a green "Cybertronian" hover tank with a twin-barreled turret. Unlike most other Transformers toys with tank alternate modes, Brawl sports no wheels whatsoever. His robot mode rifle can be attached to the turret (between the two cannon barrels) and thus serve as an additional weapon. In robot mode, Brawl can hold his rifle (which features a 5mm post as its handle) in either hand.
- In addition to his robot and vehicle modes, Brawl can also combine with his fellow Combaticons into Bruticus and serve as any of the gestalt robot's four limbs, though his official configuration shown in the instructions is the left leg.
Universe (2008)
- Bruticus Maximus (2008)
- Series: G1 Series
- Accessories: Energon Gun-radar/hand, Decepticon-type energon star
- Universe Brawl is a redeco of the Energon Kickback/Blight sculpt, transforming into a green Gepard anti-aircraft tank. His tank mode is adorned with the text "1MJ9" in a font that says "brwl" when read upside-down. When combined with the other Combaticons, Brawl is nominally Bruticus Maximus' left leg, though he can be used in any other limb position.
- He was only available as part of the Universe Bruticus Maximus giftset, which also contains Blast Off, another redeco of the same sculpt used for Brawl. The Universe version of the giftset was initially intended to be released as a Target exclusive in the United States, but ultimately ended up being only available in some non-American markets such as Australia and Singapore. Instead, American markets eventually received a rebranded version of this giftset (with no changes to the toys themselves) in Revenge of the Fallen packaging (thereby creating a new version of the pre-existing live-action film series Brawl character as well as a new Blast Off character), exclusively available at Target stores in the United States and at Zellers stores in Canada.
- This sculpt was also used to make Timelines Landquake, as well as the United versions of Brawl (see below) and Blast Off. Another planned redeco, Movie Gunbarrel, was canceled.
Encore
- Bruticus (multi-pack, Japan 2009)
- ID number: 16
- A reissue of the original G1 Brawl toy at first sight, this toy is actually a redeco of the Robots in Disguise Armorhide retool of the sculpt. This version of Brawl was only available as part of a Bruticus gift set released under TakaraTomy's Encore line of reissues.
Generations
- Decepticon Brawl (Scout, 2012)
- Accessories: Cannon
- A redeco of Transformers (2010) Breacher, Generations Brawl transforms into a Land Systems OMC Ratel IFV. His cannon uses the C joint system, so it can be clipped onto multiple places on his robot mode, as well as on other figures with appropriate mounting points. (The instructions completely neglect to mention this, instead insisting on keeping the weapon attached to the vehicle roof mount in robot mode, thus keeping his weapon on his back even though he comes packed with the gun clipped onto his fist.) His arm-panels also utilize 3mm clips, therefore they can be equipped with assorted C joint accessories. They can also be removed and used as shields as they too are attached to his wrists with C-joints. The side of Brawl's alt mode is decorated with "D67", the Japanese ID number of his original toy.
- Originally developed by Hasbro Asia for release in their territories, Brawl was brought over with many other toys as ToysЯUs exclusives for the 2012 holiday season.
- This mold would also have been used for the canceled 2010 Transformers Bodyblock toy.
- Decepticon Brawl (Deluxe, 2012)
- A redeco of Decepticon Brawl from the Decepticon Bruticus giftset was available individually alongside his fellow Combaticons as part of the second wave of the Fall of Cybertron-themed 2012-onwards Deluxe Class Generations assortment. These versions of the Combaticons replace the game-accurate, Generation 1-inspired decoes with more "flashy" colors apparently homaging the color scheme of Bruticus Maximus.
- Aside from the colors, mass retail Brawl is identical to the version from the Decepticon Bruticus gift set.
- Brawl (Deluxe, 2016)
- Accessories: Barrel rifle
- Part of the first wave of 2016 Combiner Wars Deluxes, Brawl is an all-new mold that transforms into a military tank of some kind. Though the turret cannot rotate, the barrel can hinge up and down. Said barrel can also pop off for Brawl to wield in robot mode as a rifle.
- Brawl has a slight engineering problem: his waist isn't designed to completely collapse into itself to attach to the hips, so he literally has no stomach (stock photography tends to hide this issue by showing Brawl from a high angle). Additionally, due to tolerance issues on many copies of the figure, the waist doesn't click in in its intended configuration - leading his chest to often flop backward. Additionally, his robot mode legs do not peg very firmly together, resulting in them separating frequently in arm configuration. Particularly, the tab on the hardpoint for the combined mode hand does not fit snugly into the slot. The tab and slot on his knees is similarly loose, but to a lesser degree.
- As Brawl is a Combiner Wars figure, he can combine with his fellow Combaticons to form Bruticus as either an arm or a leg.
- Brawl comes with a copy of "Combiner Wars #2" (actually Robots in Disguise #9).
- This mold was retooled to make BotCon 2016 General Ramhorn, Nosecone, Drillhorn and Ironbison .
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- Bruticus (Generation 2, 2016)
- Accessories: Weapons, Combaticon extremities
- A Generation 2-themed redeco of Combiner Wars Brawl is packed along with the other Combaticons (including Shockwave), and sold together in a massive box.
- Whether Brawl still had waist problems like his original mold or slightly secure like Nosecone's is unknown for now.
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United
- Bruticus (2012)
- Accessories: Energon Gun-radar/hand, Decepticon-type energon star
- Released exclusively by TakaraTomy in non-Japanese Asian markets, this redeco of the Energon Bruticus Maximus set has colours similar to the previous Universe (2008)/Revenge of the Fallen release, but with a greater emphasis on G1-accuracy. Brawl trades in the olive coloured plastic for dark green and grey. Additionally, the gun-radar/combined mode foot/hand previously cast in translucent coloured plastic is now opaque grey, though his energon star remains orange.
Unite Warriors
- Bruticus (Multi-pack, 2016-06-25)
- ID Number: UW-07
- Accessories: Individual Combaticon Weapons, Combaticon extremities
- Unite Warriors Brawl is a redeco of the Combiner Wars mold in a color scheme based on his cartoon appearance, including changes such as giving him a gray head with yellow eyes and red faceplate and a hand-foot-gun cast in the same brown as his body. Brawl was sold only in a multi-pack with the other Combaticons.
- As a deluxe class Unite Warriors figure, he can combine to form the leg or arm of any combiner from Hasbro's Combiner Wars subline or any Unite Warriors figure, but would usually be associated with Bruticus.
Notes
- The character models of the Combaticons are kinda... okay, heavily made-up. Brawl has a lot of extra bits, and his arms are completely different from the toy. Early models of the team which were a bit more accurate to the toys - except for the heads, oddly enough - have shown up in various sourcebooks, though Brawl's is still off in some very odd ways. Even his final vehicle-mode model is off-kilter, resembling a British Centurion more than a German Leopard 1.
- The packaging of the 1990 European Classics release of the original Onslaught toy depicted the Combaticons in new color schemes, despite the fact that the actual toys looked identical to their original releases. While it may never be known for certain, it has been theorized that these colors originated from a packaging printing error rather than a legitimate attempt to redeco the Combaticons.
- Brawl's animation model was used multiple times (in both robot and tank modes) as generic Decepticons in the Armada cartoon.
- According to the Walmart computer database, there seemed to have been plans at some point for a War Within version of Brawl in the 6" Titanium Series line. No other evidence of these plans has come to light.
- In the Wings of Honor continuity the Combaticons are swayed to the Decepticon side by Deathsaurus appealing to their darker natures, represented by one of the Seven Deadly Sins. Shockingly, Brawl's Wrath was his undoing (though one might also make an argument for Lust. Battlelust, that is.)
Foreign names
- Japanese: Brawl (ブロウル Burōru)
- French: Baggareur (Canada)
- Hungarian: Huligán ("Hooligan")
- Italian: Bomber
- Mandarin: Jēng-chǎu (Taiwan, 爭吵, "Brawl"), Chǎo nào (China, 吵闹, "Brawl")
- Russian: Grom (cartoon, Гром, "Thunder")
References
- ↑ "Starscream's Brigade" shooting script
- ↑ Brawl on the Transformers Online website
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