Bruticus (G1)
| The name or term "Bruticus" refers to more than one character or idea. For a list of other meanings, see Bruticus (disambiguation). |
- Bruticus is a Decepticon combiner from the Generation 1 continuity family.
As the big, bad, battlin' Bruticus!
Bruticus is the combined form of the Combaticon team. A terrifying sight on the battlefield, Bruticus is among the strongest of all Transformers. He can pulverize a suspension bridge with a single 14,000 psi punch. He can lift up to 500,000 pounds. His armor is impervious to most artillery and radiation.
He's also as dumb as a sack of hammers. But as far as Decepticon combiners go, that's not a problem, as mental problems aren't terribly uncommon. In fact, Megatron wishes that he had an army of Bruticuses, and Optimus Prime is thankful that he doesn't.
Bruticus is composed of:
Fiction
Generation 1 cartoon continuity
The Transformers cartoon
- Voice actor: Roger C. Carmel (English), Yutaka Shimaka (Japanese) , Lin Dongfu (Chinese), Edgar Wald (Spanish), Thomas Rau (German, "Fight or Flee", "The Burden Hardest to Bear"), Thomas Albus (German, Generation 2 "Starscream's Brigade", "The Revenge of Bruticus"), Willy Schäfer (German, Generation 2, "Fight or Flee")
Bruticus became active for the first time during a battle between Starscream's rogue Decepticon brigade and Megatron's forces. Anticipating Megatron's expected moves, he waited for his former leader to order the Constructicons to merge into Devastator. Starscream then unleashed his surprise—he similarly ordered the Combaticons to form the mighty Bruticus. Though extremely low in intelligence, even by the standards of combined robots, he was also extremely powerful, easily defeating Devastator and sending the remaining Decepticons loyal to Megatron into retreat. Unfortunately, the Stunticons arrived and formed Menasor, who launched an attack from behind, quickly subduing Bruticus. Starscream's Brigade
Starscream and the Combaticons were banished from Earth on an asteroid, and the group quickly had a falling-out. After Starscream left, the Combaticons attacked Cybertron, easily defeating Shockwave and his drones. Thirsting for revenge, the Combaticons reprogrammed the space bridge to pull Earth closer to the Sun, in the hopes of destroying it and every Transformer there. The Autobots and Decepticons temporarily joined forces to retake Cybertron and prevent Earth's destruction, and with Starscream's help, they deactivated the Combaticons once they formed Bruticus through a failsafe device built into the treacherous giant's back. Optimus Prime and Megatron agreed that Bruticus must be destroyed, but the Decepticon leader fooled the Autobots by using Shockwave's holographic simulator to make it appear as though Bruticus was destroyed, when in reality the combiner was reprogrammed to be loyal only to Megatron. The Revenge of Bruticus
Soon afterwards, during Megatron's latest scheme on Earth involving the theft of fighter aircraft using Middle-Eastern criminals, the Combaticons were called into service to defend Megatron's Giant Purple Griffin, a large... thing that apparently pumped oil. Or something. Struggling against the Aerialbots, the Combaticons formed Bruticus, yet were still knocked over when the Autobot planes twisted a tow cable around his legs. The Decepticon combiner was finally defeated when the Aerialbots ignited the nearby oil wells, causing a massive explosion that sent Megatron, Rumble and Bruticus flying away. Aerial Assault
Later, Bruticus was walking down the street, minding his own business (i.e. attacking a human city) when BAM! Bruticus was destroyed in battle with Defensor (man, this guy can't seem to catch a break). Only Swindle survived, and he sold the remains of his comrades to various mercenaries and third-world dictator-types, only to be forced to locate and rebuild the Combaticons by Megatron. The reformed Bruticus was then defeated when Megatron's orbit disruptor cannon was overloaded by the human-built B.O.T., once again sending the Decepticon flying into the sky. B.O.T.
For some reason, in the year 2006 the Combaticons were idly hanging around as Bruticus during the Decepticon occupation of Paradron. He served as something of a comic foil for Galvatron, acting as straight-man while Galvatron delivered witticisms that were completely lost on the giant warrior. Also... that old line about "losing your head if you weren't attached to it"? Apparently, you can lose a foot even if it was attached, because Brawl was seen manning a molecular cannon while Bruticus was in the control room with Galvatron. If you don't watch those feet, they just run right off on their own. Fight or Flee
During a Decepticon invasion of Japan, Bruticus was battling Defensor near a dojo. He enraged his opponent by negligently putting the humans in danger with their combat and, once Rodimus Prime and Sky Lynx arrived to back up Defensor, Bruticus split into the individual Combaticons and fled. The Burden Hardest to Bear
Invading Swofford and Morgan's lab, Bruticus was the first Decepticon infected by the Hate Plague. The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1
The Animated Movie
During the Battle of Autobot City in 2005, Bruticus and Menasor staged an attack on Autobot Headquarters, occupying the attentions of Omega Supreme, Superion, and Defensor and preventing them from coming to the aid of their comrades in the besieged city. The Animated Movie trade paperback
Japanese cartoon continuity
Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers manga
When Superion and Defensor teamed up to take on Menasor as he was attacking a baseball stadium, Bruticus stepped in to aid his fellow Decepticon combiner. After a short skirmish, the Decepticons seemed assured a victory, until Bruticus got his legs knocked off. Streetwise and First Aid then latched onto the stumps and blasted Bruticus away, dumping him in the Pacific Ocean, far away from Japan. Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #5
The Combaticons pursued a dog imbued with Decepticon super-science until Powerglide interfered. They combined into Bruticus as a unit of Autobot Minibots came to aid Powerglide, but the dog granted the awesome energy within it to Powerglide, allowing him to combine with the other Autobots and blow Bruticus away. Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #8
Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers story pages
Bruticus and Menasor were defeated in battle with Defensor and the Aerialbots. F!SRLT #13
The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers
In the year 2010, Bruticus participated in a Decepticon attack on the planet Feminia, battling alongside Devastator and Menasor 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
- Voice actor: Yū Shimaka (Japanese)
In 1986, the Autobots and their human allies worked diligently on their "Scramble City" project, a giant mobile fortress. Several Decepticons under the command of Starscream were dispatched to attack the secret construction site, but were defeated by the Aerialbots. Due to Starscream's failure to stop the Aerialbots, the Stunticons were quickly sent in, and soon in the battle formed Menasor. Menasor managed to corrupt Superion's formation by shooting one of his own limbs onto his opponent, rendering Superion vulnerable. However, he was soon stopped, and Superion regained his balance. Eventually, the Combaticons came in to help Menasor (though not willingly), forming Bruticus. The two tag-teamed against Superion, but were both stopped when Scramble City itself was brought into battle to end the conflict. Scramble City: Mobilization
The Great Transformer War
After tearing Superion into his component Aerialbots, the Combaticons merged into Bruticus and joined Menasor in defending Dinobase against incursion by the Protectobots. While his men kept the pair busy, Hot Spot used his repair bay mode to fix up the injured Aerialbots, who then blinded the giants with their dazzling "Scramble Shot" fly-by attack. The Great Transformer War #1
The Headmasters cartoon
- Voice actor: Michitaka Kobayashi (Japanese), Ryōichi Tanaka (Japanese, ep 13)
Bruticus joined up with several other Decepticon combiners during a Decepticon assault on Cybertron, Four Warriors Come out of the Sky but they were all driven away by Fortress Maximus. The Mystery of Planet Master When the Combaticons were sent out to stop Hot Rod from finding the Matrix of Leadership, they clashed with the Protectobots again. Both teams combined, but Defensor eventually blasted the mountain behind Bruticus, who was buried in the ensuing rockfall. Birth of the Fantastic Double Prime While defending Trypticon against intruders, the Combaticons formed Bruticus to fight back against the incoming Superion. The Great Cassette Operation
Bruticus scuffled with Defensor yet again during a new attack on Cybertron, Cybertron Is in Grave Danger, Part 1 but was defeated by a flying punch to the neck. Cybertron Is in Grave Danger, Part 2 Next up, Bruticus was set with ambushing any Autobots who came to stop a giant carnivorous plant planted by the Decepticons in San Francisco. When the Trainbots arrived, Bruticus and Raiden did battle with energy swords. Head On!! Fortress Maximus
Bruticus was formed by the Combaticons as part of Sixshot's major strike on Earth. He attacked an Autobot outpost as four other outposts were being assaulted simultaneously by the other Decepticons. The Emperor of Destruction Vanishes on an Iceberg
On the planet Master, Bruticus later helped a group of Decepticons lead Fortress Maximus away from their base. The Zarak Shield Turns the Tide Later, back on Earth, he stood by and laughed as Predaking sank the luxury liner Queen World off the coast of Lisbon, Portugal. The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 1) Finally, Bruticus participated in the large-scale battle with the Autobots at the North Pole, and was seen holding down Computron so Abominus could kick him. When Scorponok's energy-absorbing satellite started tearing the Earth apart, Bruticus retreated into the atmosphere to watch the results alongside the rest of the Decepticon forces. The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 2)
Zone manga and story pages
Over fifteen years later, after several more Decepticon leaders had come and gone, the faction came under the rulership of the supernatural entity Violen Jiger. This mysterious creature's first action was to recruit a team of Nine Great Demon Generals from Decepticon history; Bruticus was enlisted as his "Flame General" and outfitted with new armor and weaponry to make him even more powerful than before. Seeking to create a Decepticon Zone to counter the Autobot Zone, Violen Jiger sent his generals forth to conquer planets. Zone Part 1 Bruticus was the first to encounter the Autobots when he attacked the planet Feminia. He was defeated by the combined might of the Rescue Patrol Team, Super Car Patrol Team, Battle Patrol Team, Galaxy Rocket and Moonradar. Zone Part 2
The Generals then united to attack planet Feminia once again, this time destroying it utterly. Violen Jiger next charged his Generals with collecting Energon Z and the all-powerful Zodiac, which he intended to use to fuel his conquest. Bruticus, together with Overlord, Menasor, and Abominus, attacked planet Zone; striking quickly, they stole the Energon Z before the local Micromaster teams could even muster a defense. As they gloated over their success, the tiny Autobots transformed Zone Base to try and mount a counterattack, and the generals fled with their prize. Transformers: Zone
The Generals later schooled Metrotitan and the Metrosquad in the ways of evil, making them more than formidable foes for the Powered Masters. Zone Part 7
Zone cartoon
- Voice actor: Yukimasa Kishino (Japanese)
Bruticus did little with the new power Violen Jiger gave him; while he joined Abominus, Menasor, and Overlord on a raid for Energon Z on planet Zone, he was not seen to engage in battle at any time. His comrades waded through the barrage of firepower unleashed by Zone Base, fending off attacks by the Micromasters, and tore the Energon Z power core out of the base. Bruticus then joined his comrades in escaping with their prize, which they handed off to the other generals to take to Earth as they searched for the Zodiac there. Enter the New Supreme Commander, Dai Atlas!
Legends comic
When the Cybertron Alliance fell apart due to the humans murdering Megatron's friend, Bruticus answered Megatron's call for war. Bonus Edition Vol. EX
Wings Universe
Combination technology was something the Decepticon Warlord Deathsaurus had long tinkered with, since the days of his fortress in Gygax. Although his early experiments were discontinued thanks to the Autobot Elite Guard, he remained interested in the idea, and eventually found the perfect means to implement it. Bruticus's profile in Club magazine #36
When the Combaticons were swayed to joining forces with Deathsaurus they received various upgrades. They demonstrated the most potent of these upgrades when they were surrounded by their former comrades in the Elite Guard and combined into Bruticus. The combiner then proceeded to crush their former commanding officer Sentinel Major with one mighty hand. This prompted the other Elite Guardsmen to attack in search of vengeance. The Coming Storm: Part 5
Tragically for the Guard, Bruticus proved to be virtually unstoppable and easily wiped out several of the Elite Guard teams before Metalhawk's Strike Team arrived. Despite the heroic efforts of Ironfist and Over-Run, Bruticus quickly slew them before Dion managed to blind the mighty combiner and force him to separate. This forced the Combaticons to retreat, but not before killing Metalhawk as well. The Coming Storm: Part 6
The Combaticons underwent repairs at Deathsaurus's base, but shocked to learn that the repairs included a remote activation for their combination into Bruticus. The combiner, confused and still blinded from his battle, lashed out at the Constructicons repairing him, and they were forced to use the override they'd fitted to stop the giant in his tracks. Battle Lines, Part 1 Battle Lines, Part 2 During the battle to defend the base against the Elite Guard, the Combaticons again attempted to form Bruticus, only to be promptly blasted. Battle Lines, Part 3
Marvel The Transformers comics
In a Matrix-induced vision, Buster Witwicky and Optimus Prime saw the future, where Autobot and Decepticon Special Teams battled over the Pullen Power Plant. One such team was the Combaticons, who merged into the massive warrior, Bruticus. Unfortunately for the Autobots, Soundwave managed to tap into this induced dream, allowing the Decepticons to see the same possibilities the Autobots did. Second Generation! The Special Teams Have Arrived
Megatron and the Combaticons invaded Energy Futures Industries with the intent of stealing the powerful hydrothermocline. Confronted by Optimus Prime and the Protectobots, Megatron attempted to prove the superiority of his forces by ordering them to combine into... Bruticus! His gloating was cut short, however, when the Protectobots demonstrated the equally impressive ability to combine into... Defensor! Fortunately for all sides, the fleshling Ethan Zachary arrived with a solution that didn't involve Bruticus and Defensor going at it until the entire complex (and the hydrothermocline) was annihilated. Afterdeath! These events were observed by the time travelling Dicet Alpha-zero. The Quest!
The Combaticons formed Bruticus in a northern California railyard to battle the Protectobots, who subsequently formed Defensor. The two soon battled to a standstill, as Bruticus's sonic stun gun proved no match for Defensor's force field, but the Decepticon eventually managed to topple his foe by smacking him around with an entire train. Bruticus then noticed Blaster, who claimed to have left the Autobots, and seemingly killed a child to prove it. Bruticus was so impressed that he didn't notice Blaster toppling a power line on him, blasting him into his component parts. Child's Play
The Special Teams
Upon the Combaticons’ creation, Bruticus was imbued with Starscream's violent, criminal personality. When the Combaticons encountered Menasor and Defensor battling one another after being sent to the Pullen Power Plant, Onslaught ordered to rest of his team to merge with him to form Bruticus. Bruticus was then urged by Menasor to aid him in taking down Defensor before the Aerialbots got a chance to merge into their combined formed as well. The opening was lost as the Aerialbots combined immediately, and stood next to Defensor, ready to take on their opponents. Bruticus took on Defensor while Menasor squared off against Superion. Bruticus was defeated by Defensor when he become momentarily distracted by Menasor mid-battle. The Special Teams
Toy pack-in material
Bruticus participated in a tumultuous battle on a moon base. He and Trypticon shot at Ultra Magnus and Defensor as they entered the conflict. Decipher the Decepticon
St. Michael The Transformers Sticker Book
The Combaticons, and by extension Bruticus, were part of the crew of Decepticons serving under Galvatron near the planet Barrenikon when they shot down a ship captained by Ultra Magnus. The Combaticons only merged once in one possible scenario that followed, where they found you stuck in a quicksand hole in a swamp. Bruticus took you to the Decepticon ship as his prisoner. Though you tried to start a conversation with him to pass the time, Bruticus remained silent the entire journey to the ship's hold. The Transformers Sticker Book
Transformers/G.I. Joe
Bruticus was created in 1939 as part of a plot by Destro and Starscream to overthrow their respective leaders. A fusion of human and Cybertronian technology, Bruticus had no mind of his own, and was made only to follow his creators' orders. Wolves Later, when the combined forces of G.I. Joe and the Autobots were moving against Cobra, Destro betrayed Starscream and activated Bruticus, ordering him to destroy everyone. Screaming that he hated everything and that he only wanted to "sleep again", Bruticus went on a wild rampage and caused an avalanche. As the giant swept aside any Autobot resistance, Wheeljack deduced that Bruticus was an artificial creation and wasn't really "alive" like the other Transformers. Optimus Prime saw only one way to stop him—destroying the Matrix of Leadership that was connected to the lifeforce of all Transformers. On Prime's orders, Snake-Eyes let Bruticus smash the Matrix, causing a flash of light that destroyed the raging giant. The Iron Fist
Dreamwave Generation One continuity
Mighty Bruticus created from members of Combaticons. But then truckbot and bossbot go away, thought killed, though not by Bruticus. Robots make deal which make Combaticons not work together. Bruticus not like deal, but components agree, forcing Bruticus to go to sleep... Transformers: The Ultimate Guide War Within: The Dark Ages
Starbot later take components to fleshie world. Bruticus defeat puny Autobots, make Starbot compliment, Bruticus happy. But Starbot call Bruticus stupid for letting other bots get away, make Bruticus sad. Bruticus attack Autobot base, but Autobots blow up base. Starbot angry at Bruticus again because Starbot wanted base in one piece. Night of the Combaticons Starbot yell at Bruticus, but not Bruticus fault. Soon, Bruticus components damaged in battle by Burning bot, Starbot order components to form mighty Bruticus! Bruticus try to smash Burning bot, but Burning bot too fast. ARGH! Bruticus head blown up by Little Bot spaceship! Bruticus go to sleep... Black Sunshine
Later, components training by fighting egobot when strangebot interrupt. Components recognize danger, and form Mighty Bruticus! Strangebot attack Bruticus! Bruticus ANGRY! Bruticus try to stop strangebot guns, but strangebot use foot-gun to hurt Bruticus!
Coward Starbot fly away like coward. Strangebot, open wings like birdbot and chase, but Bruticus stop birdbot. Bruticus want birdbot to DIE! No! Stupid gun, broken! Birdbot hurt Bruticus again, and Bruticus go to sleep... The Route of All Evil
The Beast Within
The Combaticons merged to form Bruticus in order to fight The Beast during a particularly violent battle between the Autobots and the Decepticons. He didn't last too long against the Dinobot gestalt. The Beast Within
Mystery of Convoy
- For further information, see: #Games
Mystery of Convoy strategy guide manga
Though Bruticus tried to sneak up on Ultra Magnus to blast him with his shoulder beam, the Autobot evaded his blast. Ultra Magnus then managed to hit Bruticus's forehead upon returning fire. Having received a blow to his weak spot, Bruticus was defeated. Watch Out for Bruticus's Shoulder Beam!
Alternity
Bruticus, amongst others, was empowered by a higher-dimensional Megatron in order to be pitted against a higher-dimensional Optimus Prime's avatar in a cross-dimensional "game full of death and suffering". To Die Game!
Transformers: All Spark
Another Episode, Part 1 Another Episode, Part 2
Kre-O online comic
The Combaticons attacked the Autobots in the form of Bruticus, only to halt the assault because Vortex didn't want to be there, he wanted to be home and guard the Decepticon base. In order to make him happy again, the other three Combaticons separated and went home with him. New Military Unit Combaticon! Bruticus, Combine! Bruticus later helped Devastator and Menasor put the finishing touch on Megatron's new solar power tower, only to drop the ball and wreck the tower instead. Megatron's Ambition!? The Solar Tower Is Built! When the Protectobots tried to capture Swindle, he combined with his buddies to form Bruticus, only for the giant to be promptly defeated by the Protectobots' own combined form, Defensor. Bad at Fighting? Rescue Team Protectobots, Dispatch!
At some point, Bruticus, Devastator and Predaking attacked Metroplex and were faced with Superion. Making use of Silverbolt's fear of heights, the three scared Superion by throwing him into the air, but were defeated after the Autobot combiner re-combined onto the ground and rolled into their legs. Kre-O Micro-Changers Combiners comic
Cloud
Transformers vs. G.I. Joe
The Combaticons cast aside their G.I. Joe disguises and merged into Bruticus to join in the attack on the United Nations. He clashed with both Joes and GIJONIN, using the helicopter blades on his arm to mow down the ninjas. Expelled from the Garden
2005 IDW continuity
- First Appearance: Transformers: Till All Are One #3
Bruticus was formed when Onslaught needed to search through the mind of a brain-dead Swindle for damaging information on Starscream. After getting the Enigma of Combination from Rattrap, the Combaticons merged into the gestalt but were unable to properly form a combined mind due to Swindle. The combiner almost mindlessly rampaged throughout Iacon, constantly muttering that everything must burn. Vortex reveled in the power that they wielded as Bruticus, Brawl was wallowing in pain after feeling Swindle's death, Blast Off struggled to keep them all together, and Onslaught dug through Swindle's memories. As Bruticus rampaged, Ironhide and his security forces were called in put him down, while Windblade and Chromia tried to reason with Bruticus to coax out the information they had on Starscream. Bruticus promptly backhanded Windblade out of the sky and when he was about to blast Chromia, Ironhide shot a rocket at his head, blowing it to pieces and sending the Combaticons back to their components. The Line Between Us
Wanting another combiner on his side, Starscream had the Eukarian mnemosurgeon Airachnid try to manipulate the Combaticons' minds so that he would have Bruticus under control. Because the Combaticons minds had imprinted on each other during their combination, Airachnid found them more susceptible to the process, and thus had them believe that they had always been working for Starscream, using the aware-of-the-manipulation Blast Off to cover any holes in the story. As a result, the Combaticons came to believe that their forming of Bruticus had been a last-ditch attempt to save Swindle's life with Starscream's approval. The Price of You
Combiner Wars toy bios
Shockwave created Bruticus. Combiner Wars Shockwave toy bio
Transformers/Ghostbusters
Bruticus was among the many Decepticons who unsuccessfully tried to defend Cybertron from Gozer. Ghosts of Cybertron Part 2
Commercial appearances
- The Combaticons formed Bruticus in order to take on Metroplex. As his opponent changed into robot mode, Bruticus took to the skies to better avoid the citybot's weapons-fire. Bruticus and Metroplex commercial
- Bruticus battled Superion in the suburbs while a small boy cheered on the Autobot. A particularly powerful blow from his opponent knocked Bruticus's arms off, but they quickly reattached themselves to that the duel could continue. Generation 2 Aerialbots and Combaticons commercial
- During a massive battle between Kreons, the Combaticons combined into Bruticus. He and Predaking then proceeded to send the Autobots fleeing for their tiny lives. KRE-O Transformers Micro Changers and Combiners Construction Sets commercial
Games
Transformers: Mystery of Convoy
Bruticus guards the exit from the Glacier Zone, floating in a dark void with three hovering platforms, and launching fireballs aimed at Autobot positions. His armor makes him invulnerable, save for a conveniently-glowing weak spot on his forehead. Transformers: Mystery of Convoy
Transformers: The Headmasters
When the Decepticons captured some of the Autobots' greatest warriors, Galvatron and Bruticus stood guard over Rodimus Prime and Highbrow on Cybertron. They were defeated and their prisoners were rescued by Chromedome and the other freed Autobots. Transformers: The Headmasters
Transformers: Battle Tactics
Bruticus participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. He was a Super Rare combiner that could be recruited to a team if all of his components were at max level. Transformers: Battle Tactics
Transformers: Earth Wars
To gain another Combiner, Megatron and Shockwave enlisted the Combaticons, despite some of their complaints. When Bruticus first successfully formed, he boasted that he beat anyone. Starscream sent him out to battle Optimus Maximus just so he could soften him up for the other 'cons to finish the job. Transformers: Earth Wars
- Class: Combiner
- Lowest Star ratings: 3 Star
- Weapons: Bruticus usually smashes things with his Fists and feet. He sometimes shoots small laser blasts out of his knuckles.
- Abilities::
- Earth Shatter: Smash into the earth sending a shockwave of damage in a line towards the target area! Deals 600% more damage to Walls!
- Frantic Rage: Gain 30% movement speed, 30% damage reduction, and close range Splash radius, and attack with +50% more damage for the next 10 seconds!
- Shockfire Missiles (4 star): Fire 4 rockets dealing a large amount of damage and disabling all defenses around the blast radius!
Bruticus at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki
Toys
Generation 1
- Bruticus is formed from all five Combaticon toys. The four smaller Combaticons attach via sockets in Onslaught's shoulders and the bottom of his feet. Fists and feet pads attach onto the four limbs, and Bruticus is completed with a large chest plate and a helmet covering Onslaught's head. He wields Onslaught's sonic stun-gun in battle. The gun can also be stored on his backpack using two rectangular pegs which hold the gun in place via its targeting sight. As with all Scramble City-style combiner teams, his limbs can be rearranged into any slot of one's choosing.
- In most markets, only the individual Combaticons were released, with the giftset only made available in Japan and Italy. The Italian box layout was based very closely on the standard Hasbro combiner giftsets at that time, down to the inclusion of a Hasbro product code number; but unlike the other GiG combiner giftsets, "Multiforce" lacked the Hasbro logo on the front of the box, and the individual components sported Takara numbers from D-64 to D-68 before their names.
- The individual Combaticons were re-released in various European markets as part of the "Classics" line in 1991, and a Bruticus giftset was reissued by TakaraTomy in Japan in 2009.
- This mold was redecoed and later retooled to make Operation Combination Battle Gaia, and 2001 Robots in Disguise/Universe Ruination.
Generation 2
- Onslaught (1994)
- Blast Off (1994)
- Brawl (1994)
- Swindle (1994)
- Vortex (1994)
- During Generation 2 in 1994, only the individual Combaticons were released. Generation 2 Bruticus is a redeco of the original Bruticus toy, or more accurately, a redeco of the entire Combaticon team. Functionally, he is nearly identical to the original toy, other than being slightly enhanced by a missile launcher (the same launcher that came with Jazz and Sideswipe) and a post-hole in Onslaught's backpack which allows the launcher to be stored there.
- Bruticus (Multi-pack, 2012)
- Accessories: Sonic Cannon
- This version of Bruticus comes as a gift set, exclusive to Amazon and BigBadToyStore. Packaged in a Generation 2-styled box complete with hand-painted character art, it contains redecoes of all five Generations Fall of Cybertron Combaticons in their Generation 1 doppelgangers' Generation 2 colors, complete with Generation 2 Decepticon insignia.
- Preorders for the set began on July 6 of 2012 via Amazon (BigBadToyStore would not put up theirs until much later), and the final product was shipped out in early/mid-November. This may be considered a tie-in to Amazon's preorder bonus for the game: a "Generation 2"-themed skin for Bruticus. This set was also available at normal retail in Australia.
Universe (2008)
- Bruticus Maximus (2008)
- Series: G1 Series
- Universe Bruticus, now named "Bruticus Maximus" (presumably for trademark reasons), is a redeco of the Destruction Team/Bruticus Maximus combiner from Energon. While Brawl and Vortex retain their previous modes of tank and helicopter respectively, Blast Off is now the combiner's second tank, and Swindle a sand-colored helicopter. As a redeco of an Energon combiner, Bruticus Maximus feature universal connection points for the limbs, allowing many different combinations and even swapping of limbs from different Energon Combiner teams.
- Like Superion, Bruticus Maximus, despite being initially intended as a Universe Target exclusive, was only released in Universe packaging in some non-American markets such as Australia and Singapore. Instead, Target stores (and Zellers stores in Canada) received an unchanged version of the toy in Revenge of the Fallen packaging, still named Bruticus Maximus, with all the individual components retaining their names as well.
Encore
- Bruticus (2009)
- In 2009, the Generation 1 set was reissued under the Transformers Encore line, using the retooled molds from the first Robots in Disguise release with Onslaught's launcher mechanism from his original Japanese release..
United
- Bruticus Maximus (Multi-pack, November 7, 2012)
- Released exclusively in Takara's Asian markets, this redeco of the Energon Bruticus Maximus set has colours similar to the previous Universe/Revenge of the Fallen release, but with a much greater emphasis on G1-accuracy. Additionally, the hand/feet/weapons previously cast in translucent coloured plastic are now opaque grey.
Generations
Fall of Cybertron
- Part 1 of 5: Onslaught (Deluxe Class, 2012)
- Part 2 of 5: Blast Off (Deluxe Class, 2012)
- Part 3 of 5: Vortex (Deluxe Class, 2012)
- Part 4 of 5: Swindle (Deluxe Class, 2012)
- Part 5 of 5: Decepticon Brawl (Deluxe Class, 2012)
- Accessories: Sonic Cannon
- The mass-retail release of Fall of Cybertron "Decepticon Bruticus" is created by combining the five Combaticons, which were only available separately as part of the second wave of 2012-onwards Generations Deluxe Class toys. They each feature more colorful decoes. While Onslaught forms the torso, the remaining team members can serve as any of the four limbs, though the official configuration has Vortex as the left arm, Blast Off as the right arm, Brawl as the left leg, and Swindle as the right leg. The individual weapons the Combaticons have can be combined into a "sonic cannon" for Bruticus to wield via 5mm post.
- Bruticus can have some balance issues. This is mostly caused by having ALL of the Combaticons being Deluxes, Onslaught included. Although the limb bots can assume either an arm or leg position, certain members fare very poorly in certain modes. Notably, using Brawl as an arm or Blast Off as a leg creates further balancing problems for Bruticus.
- Perhaps the most disappointing fact for the fandom is that Bruticus cannot use his rotor blades as a weapon/shield. Attempting to replicate this leaves Bruticus highly unstable, or robs him of a functional left elbow.
- These toys were redecoed into Generation 2 Bruticus and retooled into Fall of Cybertron Ruination.
Combiner Wars
- Onslaught (Voyager Class, 2016)
- Decepticon Blast Off (Deluxe Class, 2016)
- Decepticon Blast Off (Special Edition, 2018)
- Brawl (Deluxe Class, 2016)
- Swindle (Deluxe Class, 2016)
- Decepticon Vortex (Deluxe Class, 2016)
- Decepticon Shockwave (Legends Class, 2016)
- Combiner Wars Bruticus is formed from all five Combaticon figures and Shockwave. Designed in the "Scramble City" style, all four Deluxe Combaticons can each become either an arm or a leg, and come with double-barrelled guns that can transform into either a foot or a fist to complete the limb. The stock photography shows Blast Off and Vortex as arms and Swindle and Brawl as legs. Shockwave transforms into the combiner robot's handheld weapon, but his overall weight makes it largely impossible for him to be held by any combiner in a firing pose without falling over or pulling the arm down. This is made even worse by the fact that due to Onslaught being retooled from Hot Spot, Bruticus unfortunately retains Defensor's forward-lean problem as well. Unlike Defensor however, the leaning problem can be resolved by turning Bruticus' thighs inward, forcing the pelvis armor to push against Onslaught's knees and correcting his posture, although this will force Bruticus into a strange A-legged stance.
- A promotional CGI render of the combined mode has Bruticus slightly mistransformed, having Blast Off's legs facing knees forward in his arm mode, which would leave Bruticus' left arm without a double elbow. Though difficult, it is possible to arrange Vortex's rotors in a shield-like position.
- Like Defensor before him, all four limbs were released in the same wave, making it much easier to complete a set. Notably, he is the first "classic" combiner in the Combiner Wars series to not have a "replacement" member. However, Hasbro's release of Blast Off, Hasbro deviated considerably from his Generation 1 predecessor by making him a straight redeco of Quickslinger, which not only gave him a different alternate mode (a jet instead of a space shuttle), but also an inaccurate head. Even though the alternate mode was more thematically fitting with the "combat" theme for the team, many fans still objected. TakaraTomy apparently agreed, scrapping the figure in favour of making Blast Off the second figure to be given an all-new, more Generation 1-accurate Deluxe-sized figure for their own Unite Warriors line (see below). In 2018, Hasbro finally released a redeco of the Unite Warriors version of Blast Off in nearly the same colors as their previous jet version, as the Combiner Wars entry in a trio of "Special Edition" Deluxe figures commemorating the entire Prime Wars Trilogy.
- Bruticus (Collection Pack, 2016)
- Accessories: Weapons/Combiner Extremities, Onslaught's two guns, Blast Off's gun, Vortex's gun, Brawl's barrel rifle, Swindle's gun, Shockwave figure
- A giftset of the
one metamorphin' Dudicusone big, bad, battlin' Bruticus featuring redecoes of all five Combiner Wars Combaticons in their Generation 2 colour schemes, plus an Action Master-inspired Shockwave, whose color scheme is also inspired by Generation 2 Onslaught's missile launcher.
- Despite having Generation 2-themed colors, all of the Combaticons have Generation 1 insignias, while Shockwave comes with the movie version of the Decepticon faction symbol.
- Compared to most of the other Generation 2 repaint sets of Combiner Wars Bruticus is very accurate to the original deco (other than the incorrect faction symbols and mold issues with Swindle, Blast Off, and Onslaught)
- Bruticus also comes with a poster and a collector card based on his packaging art.
Kre-O
- Decepticon Bruticus (Micro-Changer Combiner, 2013)
- Set number: A2225
- One of the first Kre-O Micro-Changer combiner sets, Bruticus includes four Kreons: Onslaught, Brawl, Vortex, and Swindle. These four component Kreons can be rebuilt into their alternate modes or taken apart and combined into Bruticus.
- Like all Micro Changer combiner sets, Bruticus comes with only one Kre-O display brick, and a sticker sheet composed of his leg, arm and right shoulder details and a Kre-O logo. Due to the limb stickers being slightly transparent, applying them into the black-colored leg parts could render the details being semi-transparent. The instructions also did not mention where you should put the Kre-O logo sticker. Also, Bruticus's combined mode's waist part is somehow prone to falling off from the assembly while posing, and he has a problem standing straight due to how the legs are constructed.
- Despite Blast Off's exclusion from the set, he was later released in the first wave of blind bag figures and, with enough creativity, can be combined into Bruiticus.
- Combiner Robot Mega Pack (3-pack, 2016)
- Set number: ???
- Pieces: 245
- 3 years later, the 3 Micro-Changer combiners, Superion, Bruticus, and Menasor were reissued and released as a 3-pack. The toys were unchanged from their individual releases.
Unite Warriors
- The Japanese Unite Warriors release of Combiner Wars Bruticus comes in a much more cartoon-accurate color scheme, with a recolored chest plate, and color matching hand/foot/gun pieces for Swindle and Brawl. He has a completely new mold in the form of Blast Off as a space shuttle, rather than the recolored jet mold of his Hasbro release. Vortex also includes the more cartoon-accurate four-bladed rotor blades as opposed to the two-bladed rotors his Hasbro version carried over from the Alpha Bravo mold. Shockwave is not included with this release, as the Unite Warriors line doesn't utilize Legends Class molds.
- The giftset included a collector coin when purchased from select retailers outside Japan.
Notes
- Much like the individual Combaticons who form him, Bruticus's character model has a couple of oddities.
- Bruticus's chest plate is drawn to look like it is formed from parts of Blast Off—mainly his wings, but the central portion of the chestplate is drawn to look like his shuttle cockpit hull, with the orientation of its details reversed. Certain detailed combination sequences, seen in "Aerial Assault," "The Revenge of Bruticus", and "B.O.T.", actually show Blast Off's wings disconnecting and moving into place as the chestplate, but these sequences also misinterpret some of Bruticus's details, and wind up depicting the two wheels at the base of the chestplate, which are supposed to be part of Onslaught's torso, as being connected to the plate and hence part of Blast Off.
- While Bruticus' toy has wheels on the back of its thighs, his cartoon model only depicts this detail on his left thigh, almost certainly a product of his rear-view character model being designed without the toy for reference, like multiple other season 2 characters—not that it matters much in practise, as the odd detail is almost consistently omitted from his actual in-show appearances.
- Bruticus has two head designs in the cartoon: the detailed one seen in his full-body character model, which features in most of his animated appearances, and a simplified, more angular one that appears consistently in "The Revenge of Bruticus" and "Fight or Flee," and in select brief scenes of other episodes.
- The packaging of the 1991 European Classics release of the original Onslaught toy depicted Bruticus and the Combaticons in (mostly) 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 were the cause of an error with the hue settings of the stock photos, rather than a legitimate attempt to redeco the Combaticons.
- Several attributes of Action Master Elite Turbo Master, including his face and chest plate, suggest that he was originally intended to be Bruticus. However, according to Transformers Generations, at one point a non-transforming version of Action Master Bruticus was planned, which would have looked significantly different from Turbo Master.
- For every version of the original Bruticus mold, the packaging art depicts the Brawl figure on backwards.
- Earth Wars Bruticus' Earth Shatter ability is most likely a reference to his War for Cybertron counterpart's shockwave ability, given how it affects a large area and do mass amounts of damage. The same could also be said about Shockfire Missiles, during his boss fight in the final few parts of Fall of Cybertron, in which the cannons on his back to deal damage to the player, though in this case you can actually do it while using him.
- In recent years, Bruticus has become something of an exception to the recurring issue of Scramble City-type combiners rarely enforcing a 'standard' combination setup, with his combination seen at the top of this page more often than not being considered the "correct" assignment for each limb. This may be in part due to the different Modes of his 2001 Robots in Disguise counterpart Ruination, which establishes land-based and air-based alt modes must match between arms and legs.
Foreign names
- Japanese: Bruticus (ブルーティカス Burūtikasu)
- Italian: Multiforce (toy)
- Mandarin: Bruticus (Taiwan, 布魯提卡斯 Bù Lǔ Thí Khǎ Ssū), Hùn Tiān Bào (Mainland China, 混天豹)
- Portuguese: Brutus (Brazil comic)
- Russian: Grubikus (Грубикус)
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