Jawbreaker (ES)
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- Jawbreaker is a Terran from the EarthSpark continuity family.
Jawbreaker Malto is an appropriate name for this young 'bot. In addition to being the burliest of his Terran siblings, he's also as sweet as the candy he takes his name from. A true gentle giant, Jawbreaker often feels inadequate in comparison to his Terran siblings as he's taken the longest to figure out what his alternate mode should be. It takes some advice from his Cybertronian seniors that there's more to alt-modes than just vehicles and he'll know what the right one is when the time is right.
Fiction
EarthSpark cartoon
- Voice actor: Cyrus Arnold (English), Fidel Garriga (Latin-American Spanish), Bruno Tarta (Brazilian Portuguese)
Jawbreaker was first brought to life at the same as his other siblings Nightshade and Hashtag by the Malto siblings Mo and Robby via the Emberstone in the same cave where their other Terran siblings, Twitch and Thrash, were first created. The otherwise happy moment was interrupted by a cave-in caused by a battle on the outside of the cave between Optimus Prime and Bumblebee against the Decepticon Seekers, Skywarp and Nova Storm. Age of Evolution, Part 1 Despite being only a few seconds old, Jawbreaker and the other new Terrans instinctually came to their new family's rescue by shielding them from the collapsing cave rubble.
Emerging from the collapsed cave, he was warmly greeted by legendary Optimus who inquired about Jawbreaker and his siblings' names. Stuck at a loss, Mo used her connection via her cyber-sleeve to inform everyone that his name was Jawbreaker, like her favorite candy which the burly Terran seemed to be delighted by. Sensing the pain the other Maltos and Terrans felt about learning their mother was held captive by someone called Mandroid, Jawbreaker volunteered to help rescue them. While infiltrating Mandroid's base with Nightshade and Hashtag by posing as Decepticons who captured Optimus, Jawbreaker inadvertently helped expose their ruse when Mandroid noticed the Decepticon insignia stickers he had were peeling off. A battle erupted that saw Mandroid's base turn into a walking mech that required the combined efforts of Malto family and their allies to take down. Jawbreaker aiding Mo in taking out the Mech's cameras that allowed Mandroid to see. Following the battle, Jawbreaker was formally introduced to Dot and welcomed into her family. Age of Evolution, Part 2
"Shut up."
Now a part of the Malto family, Jawbreaker was, unlike Nightshade and Hashtag, eager to acquire an alt-mode but wanted to make sure it was perfect like his mentor, Bumblebee's. Hashtag: Oops Fretting over how to pick the right alt-mode, Jawbreaker attempted to interview others on how they got theirs through the form of a video interview. Though he soon found his quest usurped by Hashtag when she offered to help and turned the project more into an attempt to make a movie than help Jawbreaker. When taken to speak with Megatron and Elita-1 about how they got their alt-modes, Jawbreaker finally found some of the guidance he was looking for. Lamenting he didn't feel vehicles were right for him, he got his worldview expanded when Elita revealed to him Transformers could scan more than just vehicles. Jawbreaker then finally confronted Hashtag over her hijacking of his documentary for which she apologized. Later that night, Jawbreaker cobbled together a movie made out of Hashtag's footage that they watched at family movie night with Jawbreaker promising his sister she'd be the first to know when he gets an alt-mode. Outtakes
When the reclusive Decepticon scientist, Tarantulas, kidnapped Dot and Alex Malto, Jawbreaker arrived on scene shortly after his parents were rescued by Nightshade. Missed Connection Jawbreaker, along with the rest of his siblings, found himsel inadvertently trapped in the dugout when security measures installed by Nightshade and Hashtag went into effect when Agent Schloder arrived at the Malto farm. This made him and the others unable to help Dot and Alex as they tried to keep Bumblebee from getting arrested by G.H.O.S.T. Security Protocols
On Mother's Day, Jawbreaker found himself spending his first day experiencing the holiday being chased by a mutated mother bear looking for her cub that Twitch had kidnapped. As he fled, he lamented that the bear went after the one Terran who didn't have an alt-mode. Bear Necessities
Jawbreaker and the rest of the Malto children were taken to Spacebridge Memorial Park by Megatron, where he attempted to give them a history lesson on the Autobot/Decepticon War and the importance the Terrans represented. They found their nighttime history lesson interrupted by the return of Shockwave. Jawbreaker, along with Twitch and Hashtag, found themselves forced into stasis thanks to a shot from the Immobilizer by Shockwave intended for Megatron. When Megatron finally bested his former lieutenant, Jawbreaker was freed. Warzone
When taken, along with the rest of the Terrans, by Robby and Mo to Philadelphia for the first time, Jawbreaker's good time at experiencing city-life took a sour turn when he, Thrash, and Mo found themselves tricked into entering an underground Bot Brawl fighting ring. Initially pleased when his first opponent turned out to be an undercover Bumblebee, the two found themselves having to face down the mind-controlled Dinobot, Grimlock. Working together, with Thrash and Mo, the group were able to free Grimlock from his mind control though they had to quickly depart as the Dinobot quickly went on a fire-breathing berserker rampage, deciding to let him cool off. Reuniting with the rest of his siblings, Jawbreaker eagerly volunteered to go back to with Bumblebee to rescue Grimlock. Home, Part 1
The search for Grimlock however soon turned into a battle with the returning Mandroid. After taking down one of Mandroid's newest Arachnamech creations, Jawbreaker and the rest of their family soon found themselves having to fight their brained-controlled sister Hashtag. Hesitant at fighting their sister, they group found themmselves outmatched by her size and Wi-fi powers. They were all able free their her when they were empowered by a mysterious energy that originated back from the cave where the Terrans were born. With their sister freed, Jawbreaker and the others raced back to Witwicky in hopes of getting home before their parents woke up. Home, Part 2
Toys
EarthSpark
- Terran Jawbreaker (Warrior, 2023)
- Released as part of the third wave of EarthSpark Warrior Class figures, Jawbreaker is a Deluxe Class-sized figure that transforms from a robot into a Stygimoloch. He features a flip-out blaster on his left wrist.
- This figure was listed on French toy website "joueclub.fr", prior to any official announcement by Hasbro.
Notes
- As with previous Transformers who turn into members of the Pachycephalosauria family, the status of Stygimoloch as a valid genus has been debated, with it being argued to actually just be a misclassified juvenile Pachycephalosaurus.
Foreign names
- Hungarian: Nyelvtörő ("Tongue-Twister")
