Groundbreaker
- Groundbreaker is an Autobot Pretender from the Generation 1 continuity family.
Have you ever heard the saying "shoot first, ask questions later"? Well, Groundbreaker is kind of like that, only without the "ask questions" part. If patience is a virtue, then Groundbreaker is in the fastlane straight to the Pit, and that's the way he likes it. Groundbreaker is always the first in line, the first to engage the enemy, the first to open fire and usually the first to screw up. But from Groundbreaker's point of view, whoever comes in first is the winner and what you win doesn't matter, just as long as you come in first.
- French-Canadian name: Explosol
Fiction
Marvel Comics continuity
A member of Fortress Maximus's crew aboard Steelhaven, Groundbreaker volunteered for the synthoplasmic conversion process Optimus Prime had stolen from Scorponok, transforming him into an Autobot Pretender. With Optimus Prime coordinating the Pretenders' first battle with the Decepticons, Groundbreaker and his teammates easily overwhelmed the opposing force. Pretender to the Throne!
IDW Comics continuity
Groundbreaker is stationed on board the Autobot Orbital Command Hub, eagerly awaiting the call to battle. Stormbringer, Part 1
Toys
Generation 1
- Groundbreaker (Pretender, 1988)
He has, like, a tiger's face on his chest or something. It freaked the crap out of me when I was a kid.
