Brawl (Movie)
| This article is about the Brawl from the 2007 movie. For the Combaticon Tank, see Brawl (G1). |
- Brawl is a Decepticon from the live-action movie continuity family.
To say Brawl is a warrior is like calling Cybertron a hunk of metal. Brawl does not just enjoy fighting, he is consumed by it. Tearing Autobots apart is embedded into his very core, and every fiber-optic cable of his being is obsessed with wild, unyielding combat. The only thing he enjoys, or even cares about, is the fury of battle. And he loves a good explosion. Particularly if it's one he created, and if it was an Autobot that is exploding.
He's not Megatron. Get over it already.
Fiction
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Ghosts of Yesterday novel
Brawl was oddly absent from events surrounding the Ghost 1 discovery. Whether he was aboard the Nemesis and otherwise indisposed or joined up with Starscream at a later date is unknown.
Transformers (2007) film
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Toys
Transformers (2007)
- Decepticon Brawl (Deluxe, 2007)
- Japanese ID number: MD-03
- Deluxe-class Brawl transforms into a heavily modified M1 Abrams main battle tank, fitted with angular reflective armour, a mine plow and external spare fuel canisters. Mounted upon the turret is a smaller sub-turret housing two anti-aircraft cannons and rocket launchers. The spring-loaded main cannon fires a translucent red projectile.
- In robot mode, Brawl faithfully replicates his (as of writing) seldom-seen movie design, with the only major divergence being that his main gun does not split into smaller guns. He is reasonably articulated, with ball and swivel joints in his arms and legs. Thanks to Automorphing, pushing down on the front of his tank during transformation raises the front of the treads and his head up into position for his robot mode, and vice versa for the tank mode. He is armed with his spring-loaded main gun on his right arm and a flip-out blade on his left.
- There is a design flaw in the way Brawl's arms attach to his torso - the hexagonal peg and socket system used does not provide a tight enough fit, and thus the arms have a tendancy to detach at the shoulder when moved. There have also been some reports of the gears for the treds crack easily and no longer function properly.
- Decepticon Brawl (Leader, 2007)
Fast Action Battlers
- Double Missile Decepticon Brawl (2007)
Cyber Slammers
- Decepticon Brawl (2007)
Merchandise
3D Battle Card Game
- Brawl (2007)
- Card number: 17
- Brawl is a 41-point "Rare" piece in the 3D Battle-Card Game. Constructed of punch-out pieces from plastic cards, he can be assembled into his tank mode, or a sort of representation of his robot mode. Oddly enough, he does not actually have his movie-model head; rather, he uses a recolored version of Barricade's noggin slapped on the Brawl body.
- He uses the same construction as the Wreckage card.
Trivia
- During the June 12th, 2007 Australian premiere screening of the completed movie, Brawl was identified in subtitles as 'Devastator', his working name, though the character is credited as Brawl in the end credits. When queried, director Michael Bay said he had always preferred Devastator and that it is not a mistake. However, writer Roberto Orci cofirmed that it was a mistake that will hopefully be fixed before the official release of the film.
