Bruticus (RID)
| 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 Predacon originally from the 2001 Robots in Disguise continuity family.
The brutal Bruticus (aka Cerberus) tirelessly guards the prisons of the Predacon leader Megatron. He's got just enough brains between his three slobbering heads to do his very simple job: make sure Autobot prisoners don't escape, and if they do, smash them. His short fuse and lack of imagination qualify him only for this sort of trivial work, but Bruticus doesn't mind. He takes his job very seriously.[1]
Fiction
TransTech
Bruticus liked to attend Gutcruncher's meetings. Gone Too Far
Another Bruticus worked in the Offworlder Zone Security Administration. When the Waruders caused a blackout throughout Axiom Nexus, Bruticus was appointed by General Optimus Prime to watch over the prisoners. Cybertron's Most Wanted
Ask Vector Prime
In unspecified realities (presumably affected by the Shroud), Bruticus was the vassal to Mortilus, one of the Thirteen. He was remembered in human art as Cerberus. Ask Vector Prime, 2015/08/08
In Viron 102.0 Beta, Bruticus somehow wound up in territory controlled by the Intruder Empire. The Elite Guard extracted Bruticus. Ask Vector Prime, 2015/09/22
Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity
According to a story which Vector Prime heard in Axiom Nexus, Bruticus was a villainous being of some manner. In 2002, most of the Autobots were offworld to deal with Bruticus, thus leaving Earth relatively undefended. Ask Vector Prime, 2015/08/08
Beast Wars: Uprising
Cerberus served as Double Punch's bodyguard, performing diligently in protecting the Builder's residence. Then, on Double Punch's first day on the Builder Assembly, the Decepticon's former protégé Gnashteeth broke into the mansion and murdered Cerberus, as part of his plot to frame the Kospego gang for Double Punch's murder. Identity Politics
e-HOBBY comics
Created by Straxus from three fused clones, Bruticus was dispatched to annihilate Straxus's treacherous creations Convobat and Megalligator. Their formidable mutual opponent prompted the clashing brethren to put aside their conflict in favor of teaming up against Bruticus. Megalligator tried to telekinetically control spare transtectors to attack Bruticus, but the trinity of Bruticus powered up and easily disposed of the transtectors. However, as Bruticus was not a Headmaster, he found his three heads controlled by Megalligator's telekinesis while Convobat triple-decapitated him. Defeated, Bruticus proceeded to self-destruct in one final attempt to kill his targets. Cybertron Convobat
Toys
Robots in Disguise (2001)
- Bruticus (Deluxe Class, 2001)
- Accessories: Tail-flail
- Part of the second wave of Robots in Disguise Deluxes, Bruticus transforms into a "technorganic" Cerberus, a mythical three-headed dog. His robot mode continues the motif, with three different dog-shaped faces on his head; the back of the head hides his Predacon spark crystal. His beast mode hind legs, which end up on his robot mode back, can unfold into a second pair of arms, each one brandishing a (non-removable) melee weapon. His triple tail becomes a flail weapon for robot mode, gripped somewhat precariously in his right "hand". He has a flip-up chestplate that reveals... nothing in particular.
- Bruticus's mold was originally developed to be a Maximal for the Beast Machines toyline. When that series was cut short, apparently the toy had made it far enough into the development process to continue, if in a slightly-reduced capacity. As all second-year Beast Machines toys had spark-crystal-activated gimmicks, he was clearly meant to have something, but this function was apparently abandoned. It has been suggested, due to the shoulder design of the figure, the gimmick would have involved some kind of lunging attack with the two side heads (the ones that turn into the main robot arms) in beast mode when the center head was pressed down. If this was the case, then it's possible the flip-up chest was meant to reveal moving parts when the gimmick was activated.
Universe (2008)
- Predacon Bruticus (Ultra Class, 2008)
- Series: Robots in Disguise Series
- Accessories: Tail-axe, key
- Universe "Predacon Bruticus" is a redeco of Cybertron Ultra Class Scourge, transforming into a robotic dragon. Pressing the button on his neck activates an electronic roaring sound and red LED in his head. Inserting a Cyber Key into the slot on his back activates the original The Transformers cartoon transformation sound effect and flips out two smaller dragon heads, one on each side of his neck. Pressing the button on his neck now activates a laser blast sound (along with the LED lights).
- In robot mode, he is armed with a massive axe formed from his tail which can be held in either fist. Inserting a Cyber Key in robot mode is the same as in beast mode, giving him shoulder-mounted dragon-heads. He includes a silver-bordered, Jungle Planet Cyber Key.
- In Australia, Predacon Bruticus was available at hilariously-overstocked quantities as a Toys"R"Us-exclusive. While he is no longer available, there is no way to know if they actually sold them.
Notes
- Originally slated to be released in the Beast Machines toyline as Cerberus, aka Rover the Hellhound, Bruticus originally had very different colors.
- Bruticus's Robots in Disguise toy deco was the first Transformers color layout done by Aaron Archer.
- It is possible, though difficult, to arrange the "bat wings" of 2001 Bruticus's robot head to effectively make any of his three faces the "primary" one (the one that faces forward).
- Copies of Bruticus's design artwork, along with a handful of other Hasbro Beast Machines and Transtech design drawings, periodically showed up for sale at BotCon.
Foreign names
- Japanese: Bruticus (ブルーティカス[2] Burūtikasu)
References
- ↑ Robots in Disguise and Universe Bruticus toy bios
- ↑ Beast Generations
