Breakdown (ES)

The name or term "Breakdown" refers to more than one character or idea. For a list of other meanings, see Breakdown (disambiguation).

Breakdown is a Decepticon from the EarthSpark continuity family.

He's the fastest 'Con alive

Breakdown lives up to his Stunticon heritage. He may be on the run from G.H.O.S.T. now that the war is over, but he won't let being a wanted criminal stop him from getting his thrills by joining any race he can. He's fortunate enough, however, to be joined by his old friend Bumblebee in these races; it's the only time the two wanted Cybertronians have a chance to catch up. They may have ended up on opposite sides of the war, but getting the chance to score another win over his old friend makes up for any bad blood they may have.

Fiction

EarthSpark cartoon

Voice actor: Roger Craig Smith (English), Último de Carvalho (Brazilian Portuguese)

Breakdown and Bumblebee were good friends back on Cybertron before the war, the two speed demons races against one another always ending with Breakdown victorious which he took great delight in lording over his friend. When the war between the Autobots and Decepticons broke out, the two found themselves on opposite sides of the conflict but for the most part remained on amicable terms. Following the end of the war and stranded on Earth with the destruction of the Space bridge, Breakdown had to go on the run to evade capture by the forces of G.H.O.S.T. He often caught up with Bumblebee, also a fugitive of the law in the post-war world, at races across the world, which Breakdown as usual always won.

At one such race in Witwicky, Pennsylvania, things got serious when Bumblebeee informed Breakdown that G.H.O.S.T. was hot on his trail and were scanning all vehicles partaking in the race for Cybertronian Energon signatures. Enticed, rather than alarmed, by the presence of G.H.O.S.T. Breakdown made a wager with his friend; if Bee could finally beat him in a race, Breakdown would stop partaking in races and lay low but if Breakdown won than he'd get Bumblebee's Energon suppressors that made it much easier for his friend to evade detection by G.H.O.S.T. With Breakdown not relenting, Bumblebee agreed.

Things seemed to first be going swimmingly when G.H.O.S.T. performed an Energon check on Bumblebee that turned up nothing and the human, Dot Malto pretending to be Bee's driver. However when Agent Croft ordered a more thorough scan of all the vehicles, Breakdown realized the jig was up and began trying to fight his way out. He came to Bumblebee's aide, forced to reveal himself to save some humans, and two began trying to outrace the G.H.O.S.T. forces in a bid to escape. While making their way towards the closest exit, Breakdown was incapacitated by a shot from Agent Croft. Taking stock of the situation, Breakdown realized there was no getting out of this and offered his friend one last race. Bumblebee, still focused on getting the both of them out, was taken a back when his friend sped off straight into the direction of the G.H.O.S.T. forces blocking their exit. Taking as many shots as he could, Breakdown used his momentum to hurl Bumblebee over the race track's walls and thus getting his friend to safety. As Bee tried to reach out to get Breakdown, the Stunticon only chuckled and lovingly mocked his friend for still being the slow one as he crashed to the surface beneath him. Knocked out, Breakdown was taken into custody by G.H.O.S.T. Security Protocols

Notes

• Breakdown's robot mode was designed by Nick Roche.