Brawn (G1)
| This article is about the Generation 1 Autobot Brawn. For the Robots in Disguise Autobot, see X-Brawn. |
Brawn is an Autobot from Generation 1 continuity.
Brawn, the Autobots' demolitions expert, is amazingly strong for his size. Due to his small stature, he often attempts to overcompensate by playing up his macho personality. He can be somewhat of a bully, and looks down on noncombatant Autobots. He has a ready, though slightly sarcastic, sense of humor, and a lot of chutzpah. Brawn is indestructible....well, almost.
French-Canadian name: Bruto
Japanese name: Gong (go-n-gu, ゴング)
South American name: Jipe
Fiction
Generation 1 Cartoon
Voice Actor: Corey Burton (US), Yutaka Shimaka (Japan)
Brawn was one of the Autobots onboard the Ark who awoke in 1984, reformatted by Teletraan-1 to have an Earth-based alt-mode of a land rover jeep. He was frequently involved in combat engagements against the Decepticons in the early years of the Earth-based war, including the battle that saw the Decepticons destroy an offshore oil rig. In the flaming chaos that followed, Brawn helped save his fellow Autobot Huffer who was trapped in the wreckage by cutting him loose with a blowtorch contained in his right arm.
Sadly, he was killed by Megatron in 2005, during the hijacking of a shuttle bound for Autobot City. A debate has arisen within the fandom as to whether or not Brawn survived his seeming death, taking into account that Brawn was only wounded in the shoulder, and had previously been depicted surviving more serious wounds. Additionally, Brawn appeared in the episode Carnage in C-Minor, an episode which takes place after his death, fighting on the side of the Decepticons. However, due to the generally low quality of the animation in that episode, Brawn's appearance is usually dismissed as an animation error.
Marvel Generation 1 Comics
Marvel Generation 2 Comics
3H Universe Comics
Dreamwave Comics
Toys
- Brawn was part of the original assortment of Autobot mini-cars released in 1984. He was the first figure identified in the Transformers pack-in toy catalog included in the larger boxed toys. The mold for Brawn's figure was originally developed for the Microchange toyline as a Land Rover Defender 4x4. That toyline was meant to depict robots who transformed into toy cars, which is why Brawn's car proportions are a bit exaggerated. The Brawn mold was later used in 1986 to create Outback.
- Japanese ID number: 15
- Keychain Brawn
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