Brawl (Movie)

This article is about the Brawl from the 2007 movie. For the Combaticon Tank, see Brawl (G1).

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

Brawl is a Decepticon from the 2007 movie franchise in the live-action film continuity family. He is sometimes referred to as Devastator.

Maybe he was talking to Devastator earlier and got confused.

To say Brawl is a warrior is like calling Cybertron a hunk of metal. Brawl does not just enjoy fighting, he is consumed by it. Tearing Autobots apart is embedded into his very core, and every fiber-optic cable of his being is obsessed with wild, unyielding combat. The only thing he enjoys, or even cares about, is the fury of battle. And he loves a good explosion. Particularly if it's one he created, and if it was an Autobot that is exploding.

“	These things just don't die.	”
—William Lennox on Brawl's durability, Transformers

Hungarian name: Huligán / Pusztító

Chinese name (Taiwan): Hūng-tīen Léi (轟天雷, "Rumbling Thunder" for Brawl) / Pō-hùai Chě (破壞者, "Destructor" or "Destroyer" or "Buster" for Devastator)

Fiction

IDW Transformers movie comics

Many years in the past, Brawl was a member of Cybertron's defense forces, under the command of Protector Megatron. After the discovery of a mysterious relic and an alien attack Defiance issue 1, Megatron changed significantly, altering the military's mission from one of protection of Cybertron to making war upon the hostile aliens and anybody who would stand in their way. Defiance issue 2 Brawl was sent on a mission to capture science division leader (and thorn in Megatron's side) Optimus and eliminate his fellow scientists and the unwitting security team sent to arrest him. Brawl fired an explosive round that scattered the "traitors", but the wily Optimus managed to bury Starscream and his fliers under a mountain of rubble. They survived survived and subsequently joined Megatron's new "Decepticon" faction. Defiance issue 3

Spacebrawls

During the war, while Starscream's forces assaulted the Autobots at Tyger Pax, Brawl bashed his way past faltering Autobot defenders, bringing news that Megatron knew where the All Spark was. When Starscream excitedly declared that he must go to the cube, Brawl questioned his loyalty, prompting Bonecrusher to threaten the latter with violence lest he not take the group to Megatron. After witnessing Megatron leave Cybertron to chase after the escaping All Spark, the Decepticons followed. Planetfall

They boarded a Decepticon battlecruiser and gave chase to Optimus Prime's starship, only to fall prey to an Autobot trap. After repairing their ship, they followed the All Spark's trace energy pulse to the fourth planet of a distant solar system, where they encountered Beagle 2 Rover a primitive lifeform that have could have been born from the All Spark's energy. The Reign of Starscream issue 1

The Decepticons landed on Earth and were detected by a nearby US air base, which sent an armoured personnel carrier to investigate. Brawl took the words right out of Bonecrusher's mouth, remarking that at last there was something to kill. Wreckage assumed the form of the carrier vehicle, destroyed it, then led Starscream's unit to the base. Brawl trans-scanned a nearby human tank and joined the others in leveling the base. Planetfall

In the panel where the Decepticons react to the arrival of the armoured personnel carrier, it is likely that Bonecrusher's speech bubble regarding the military base was actually meant for Wreckage (as the latter was the one who tracked the base location), and that Brawl was incorrectly given Bonecrusher's own speech bubble about killing things.

Titan Magazines Transformers movie comics

Yeah, I got two names - wanna make something of it?!

Brawl Devastator was known as Megatron's "pet weapon of mass destruction". Nonchalant and cavalier (he even has bandoliers of bullets!), he follows a single guiding principle - "keep it stupid... simple!".

He also looks physically similar to Brawl, whose some other guy. #3's Mech Mail

Megatron threw him at the Autobots so he could reach the All Spark, and had armed him with a foldspace warhead. When the Autobots pointed out that at this range, the warhead would take him out as well, he replied "Eh. So?" and fired anyway. He loves a good explosion that much. Prelude: Megatron

Devastator ended up warped to an uninhabited world covered with cities, and out of sheer boredom went around smashing a lot of it before he realized he should try getting off the planet. Yet every time he attempted to focus long enough to find a way to do so, he would be mysteriously and suddenly filled with a violent rage that would make him smash and blow up more stuff. Eventually he was able to concentrate long enough to find and scan a vehicle mode as well as lock onto an energy source he can use to replenish his fuel reserves to leave the planet.

The mysterious Flame, a power source that drove the planet's inhabitants to murder, tried to influence his mind towards rampaging until his fuel ran out; as he got nearer to it, it created apparitions of the other Decepticons that taunted him for his stupidity and attacked him. This failed to influence him as it would require Devastator to have introspection, or care about being stupid - instead, he simply carried on to the Flame, absorbed some of it, and left the planet. Lost In Space 2: Devastator

The event below is unique to the Titan Magazines comics continuity.

A mere half-hour after Megatron's death and before his body was dumped in the sea, Devastator was resurrected by Starscream as a mindless zombie, a soulless monster that would only destroy. It's what he would've wanted. Starscream's Militia

The following events occur in a splinter timeline where Megatron won the battle of Mission City.

That other guy Brawl, who was much more wordier when he talked, tore up part of Baltimore as part of a Decepticon campaign to force America into getting rid of the Autobots. Piss off Brawl, we want Devastator! Revolution Part 1

Ghosts of Yesterday prequel novel

Brawl was oddly absent from events surrounding the Ghost 1 discovery. Whether he was aboard the Nemesis and otherwise indisposed or joined up with Starscream at a later date is unknown. Ghosts of Yesterday

Transformers (2007) film

Bra—um, I mean, Devastator does not care if this is suspicious. He will shoot anyone who objects.

Brawl (also named "Devastator" here) was lying in wait at a military depot when Starscream contacted the Decepticon infiltration team, informing them that the All Spark had been found and they were to move out. Devastator acknowledged that he was in transit and rolled out of the depot. He met up with Barricade and Bonecrusher and hit the highway, though Devastator separated from the group before Barricade and Bonecrusher got on the freeway and met up with Autobot/human convoy.

Arriving at Mission City in the aftermath of Starscream's opening attack on the Autobots and their human allies, Devastator fired shells from his main gun, narrowly missing several targets before running over vehicles abandoned by human bystanders. As the American soldiers fanned out in search of cover, the Autobots charged Devastator. He focused his attacks on Ironhide, who was forced to somersault over his shells. This distraction allowed the Autobot Jazz to jump on top of Devastator and point his cannon away from the humans. Devastator managed to transform and throw the smaller Autobot off him, but not before Jazz destroyed his left side rocket launcher pod.

Devast—um, I mean, Brawl says, "Surrender or perish!"

Damaged, but not down, Devastator fired two rockets from his remaining launcher, missing the heavily armed Autobot as he somersaulted over the missiles. Ironhide and Jazz managed to fire several shots at Devastator, disorienting him. Ratchet followed up by using his buzzsaw to slice off Devastator's left arm. The humans then fired a volley of sabot rounds while Ratchet supported with suppressive fire, knocking Devastator to the ground. The only thing that saved him was the Autobots and humans' retreat at the arrival of Megatron. Eventually, Ironhide and Ratchet disengaged from the battle as they left to protect ladiesman217, who was escaping with the All Spark, while Jazz took on Megatron. Now with fewer targets to deal with, Devastator sprayed heavy machine gun fire at the remaining humans, whose leader remarked that the battle was not going well.

Ah, I'll just read the bullet with my name on it. THAT should settle the argument!

Devastator continued to pin down the soldiers until the damaged Autobot Bumblebee suddenly attacked while on the back of of a tow truck driven by Ladiesman217's female companion. Devastator tried to return fire, only for his machine gun, his last ranged weapon, to be destroyed by Bumblebee's plasma cannon. With the Autobot's return to battle being the deciding factor, the human soldiers rallied and fired more sabots, piercing Devastator's armor until a final shot from Bumblebee struck Devastator's spark and killed him. Devastator died as he lived: destroying things, for his chassis crashed into the building the human soldiers had taken refuge in.

Devastator's body was dumped into the deepest part of Laurentian Abyss along with his fellow Decepticons, in the hopes the intense pressure and cold will destroy whatever remained. Transformers (2007)

Deep Desert Brawl toy bio

In the final battle Brawl was not killed, but saturated with power from the All Spark and freed from the influence of Megatron. He disappeared into the rugged land around the Hoover Dam. Making his way over the course of months to the most troubled spot on Earth (presumably the Middle East), he adapted his vehicle mode to the new environment, went to ground and waited. Brawl now gains up energy from the blazing sun, and emerges only to satisfy his hunger for destruction by attacking and annihilating human convoys and armored columns. To those living in the region, he has become a myth, but to those few who survive his attacks he is an all too real monster.

IDW Transformers movie comics

In the aftermath of the battle in Mission City, Sector Seven hauled away Brawl's corpse along with the other Decepticon bodies. The clandestine human organisation brought the bodies to a secret facility in the Nevada desert, with the intention of getting every bit of information they can out of the dead Decepticons before they were forced to dump them into the sea. Alliance issue 1

Games

Transformers The Game (console)

Voice actor: David Sobolov

Autobot campaign

*snikt* *snikt*

Brawl arrived in Mission City shortly after Jazz took down Starscream, Blackout and a pair of Dreadwings single-handedly. The Autobot's victory was short-lived... and so was the Autobot, as Brawl punctured Jazz's chest with his claw, extinguishing his spark. Ironhide arrived just in time to witness the killing, and fought through a horde of Decepticon units to destroy Brawl. Man Ironhide is obsessed. Transformers The Game (console)

Decepticon campaign

I have many, many guns; I can call myself whatever I want! From now on, you will all refer to me by the name... Nancy.

Brawl, Bonecrusher and Starscream were hiding out in a human military installation in the desert when they received word that Frenzy and Barricade had discovered the location of the AllSpark. When the three Decepticons mobilized, the two ground-based machines were assaulted by tanks designed to fire holding beams of electrical energy, forcing Starscream to back-and-forth babysit the two Decepticons as they tried to escape.

Brawl later stood by Megatron's side in Washington D.C. after they had retrieved the All Spark from the destroyed Autobots and had decimated pretty much everything in their path. Transformers The Game (console)

Brawl was not a playable character in the console versions of the game.

Transformers: Autobots

As Optimus Prime attempted to rendez-vous with the other Autobots near Hoover Dam, Brawl blocked his only path — a hidden Air Force hangar tunneled into the canyon. He fought Prime with all his might, but the Autobot leader was too much for him. As Sector 7 tanks arrived, he converted to his vehicle mode, managing to con the tanks into his own reinforcements. In his tank mode, Prime could no longer damage him as much and had to resort to smashing the tanks into Brawl to damage him. In the end, Prime put him out of commission. Transformers: Autobots

Transformers: Decepticons

Brawl first appears in Qatar, where, under the command of a Create-A-Bot, he is commanded to prevent a convoy from entering a nearby village (recognizable by moviegoers as the town where Lennox fought Scorponok) to prevent the humans from getting an upper hand over the N.B.E.s. At the Hoover Dam, he is sent to capture a human tank, which he retrieves intact so as to interrogate the occupant human. Once the interrogation is done, the tank doesn't stay intact long, as he can be seen merrily destroying it while Create-A-Bot converses with Barricade. Later, he faces off against Ironhide in a 1-on-1 street brawl involving an apparent grudge over a past encounter. Transformers: Decepticons

It should be noted that Brawl and Megatron are the only Decepticons to survive this game.

Toys

Transformers (2007)

Legends Class toys

File:Movie2007 LegendsRatchet VS Brawl.jpg

You can take my articulation, but not my desire to kill!

• Rescue Ratchet vs. Decepticon Brawl (Legends Allspark Battles two-pack, 2008)

Released as part of the AllSpark Battles line refresh alongside a repainted Ratchet in his Rescue Ratchet colors, this Legends class two-pack contains Brawl who transforms into a tiny tank and features limited articulation.

Deluxe Class toys

Don't let them know about my arm problem or they won't buy me.

• Decepticon Brawl (Deluxe Class, 2007)
  • Japanese ID number: MD-03
  • Accessories: Missile

Deluxe-class Brawl transforms into a heavily modified fictional tank based upon an M1A1 Abrams, fitted with angular reflective armor, a mine plow and external spare fuel canisters. Mounted upon the turret is a smaller sub-turret housing two anti-aircraft cannons and rocket launchers. The spring-loaded main cannon fires a translucent red projectile.

During transformation to robot mode, automorphing pushes down on the front of his tank during transformation raises the front of the treads and his head up into position for his robot mode, and vice versa for the tank mode. He is armed with his spring-loaded main gun on his right arm and a flip-out blade on his left.

There is a design flaw in the way Brawl's arms attach to his torso - the rhombic peg and socket system used does not provide a tight enough fit, and thus the arms have a tendency to detach at the shoulder when moved. There have also been quite a few reports of the teeny-tiny automorph gears - molded out of fragile translucent plastic - cracking and breaking into pieces, leaving the automorph non-functional.

• Deluxe three-pack (Multi-pack, 2007)
  • Accessories: Missile

This CostCo exclusive three-pack contains an unchanged Deluxe Class Decepticon Brawl together with equally unchanged Deluxe Class Bonecrusher and Autobot Jazz toys. It also comes with a nifty poster depicting all three toys in a standoff scene. Not so nifty is that the box accidentally places Brawl and Bonecrusher's bios underneath each other.

• Deluxe three-pack (Multi-pack, UK 2007)
  • Accessories: Missile

This three-pack, which was available at general retail in the United Kingdom, contains an unchanged Deluxe Class Decepticon Brawl together with equally unchanged Deluxe Class Protoform Optimus Prime and Autobot Jazz toys.

• Ultimate Bumblebee Bonus Value pack (Multi-pack, 2007)
  • Accessories: Missile

A Wal-Mart exclusive special pack of Ultimate Bumblebee with Deluxe Class Decepticon Brawl and Scorponok as bonus figures. None of the three toys are changed from their respective original releases.

Personality component not included.

• All Spark-Enhanced Decepticon Brawl (Target Exclusive Deluxe, 2007)
  • Accessories: Missile

This Target exclusive features the Deluxe Class Brawl in unique cylindrical packaging, with the only difference from his standard release being that key robot mode parts are highlighted by the slavish 'All Spark Blue' color for no other reason than to sell toys.

Leader Class toys

• Decepticon Brawl (Leader Class, 2007)

The larger, more heavily armed version of Brawl, this figure is more accurate to the character's CGI model, with more articulation and weapons than the Deluxe-class figure.

While having no firing missiles, it does feature a number of Automorph gimmicks. First, pressing the button on the front of the tank causes his head and chest pieces to move into position. A scoop/claw has been added to the front of the tank, probably to make the lever to push his head back down stand out less. Second, pressing the headlights on either side of the front end causes the paneling to swing back into place. Finally, Brawl has automorph weapons on each of his forearms - his right arm has a quadruple-barreled cannon that extends as you slide a switch forward, while his left features a swing-out claw, deployed by pulling back the arm's cannon.

Other features include lights and sounds, activated by pushing back on the main cannon or turning the upper turret. The turret sounds can also be activated by pressing the two small buttons on the top of the turret, on either side of the machine gun. A pair of blades can also swing down from the legs.

Possibly due to safety reasons or just the desire on the part of the designers to not see fragile parts break, the main cannon and anti-aircraft guns on Brawl's turrets detach from their mounting points rather easily.

... Sandstorm? Is that you?

• Deep Desert Brawl (Leader Class, 2008)

An extensive redeco of Leader Class Brawl in desert colors, as part of the AllSpark Power refresh of the movie toyline. His vehicle mode comes with battle damage carbon scoring as well as Autobot "kill" markings. His clear plastic parts are cast in bright translucent blue, along with the bright blue paint seen on his robot mode, a color accent he has in common with the rest of the AllSpark Power toys.

Fast Action Battlers

Do not taunt Happy Fun Brawl.

• Double Missile Decepticon Brawl (Fast Action Battler, 2007)
  • Accessories: 2 missiles

"Double Missile Brawl" is a simplified version of Brawl. Designed for younger children, his transformation is designed with speedy conversion in mind, with relatively few steps compared to the Deluxe class Brawl. Additionally, in an effort to keep the design sturdy for play and safety, he has relatively low articulation for a figure of his size, while the design style of the figure is more rounded and 'friendly'. Two pressure-launched missiles are fired from his two missile pods.

Olé!.

• Desert Blast Brawl (Fast Action Battler, 2008)
  • Accessories: 2 missiles

A redeco of Fast Action Battlers Brawl in desert colors. All of the previous gimmicks are retained.

Cyber Slammers

"Daddy, what's my name?" "Well, son, your mom and I never decided between Brawl, Devastator, Demolishor..."

• Decepticon Brawl (Cyber Slammer, 2007)

Cyber Slammers Brawl is an amazingly cute tank that transforms into an amazingly cute sentient machine of mass destruction. "Slam" his robot mode down into tank mode and he rolls along, slowly transforming back up into robot mode. Like most Cyber Slammers, Brawl manages to cram most of his vehicle mode's major details into a compact, super-deformed version of that mode.

Titanium Series

Why do I not look this cool?!!

• Decepticon Brawl ( 3-inch Robot Masters, 2007)

Titanium Series Brawl is a die-cast metal and plastic figurine, with an accurate sculpt based on the CG model (or the concept designs) owing to the fact he doesn't need to transform. Being a figurine, he only has articulation in his shoulders and waist. Brawl comes with a Movie-style Decepticon symbol display stand.

Revenge of the Fallen

Deluxe Class Toys

Markets himself as Bruticus.

• Deep Desert Brawl (2009)

A redeco of 2007's Deluxe class Brawl, this version features a desert camouflage colour scheme similar to the 2008 Fast Action Battlers Desert Blast Brawl.

Merchandise

Transformers 3D Battle-Card Game

• Brawl (3D Battle-Card, 2007)
  • Card number: 17

Brawl is a 41-point "Rare" piece in the 3D Battle-Card Game. Constructed of punch-out pieces from plastic cards, he can be assembled into his tank mode, or a sort of representation of his robot mode. Oddly enough, he does not actually have his movie-model head; rather, he uses a recolored version of Barricade's noggin slapped on the Brawl body.

He uses the same construction as the Wreckage and Blitzwing cards.

His card art was done by Lucio Parrillo.

Transformers (2007)

Transformers Movie Danglers

• Decepticon Devastator (2007)

Released by Tomy Yujin in November 2007 as part of the Danglers Collection, this toy is a weird plastic super-deformed version of Brawl/Devastator that pops out his vehicle mode when you squeeze him. This little figurine has a little strap on it so that it can be put on cell phones or portable gaming devices.

This product is one of the few that uses Brawl's on-screen name "Devastator".

Revenge of the Fallen

RPMs - Robot Powered Machines

Battle Series

• Autobot Jazz Vs. Decepticon Brawl (2009)
  • Number: 02 of 08

Robot Heroes

• Protoform Jazz vs. Decepticon Brawl (Robot Heroes 2-pack, 2007)

Who Touch Sasha!?!

Part of the second wave of Movie-assortment Robot Heroes, this adorable, super-deformed soft-plastic PVC of Brawl came in a two-pack with "Protoform" Jazz. He has swivel joints at the neck and shoulders.

• Battle for the Allspark (2009)

Brawl is part of a set depicting the battle in Mission City with Megatron, plus new figures of Autobot Ratchet, Sam Witwicky, Optimus Prime in truck mode, Starscream in fighter mode and Bumblebee in vehicle mode.

Trivia

Maybe his combat subroutines are interfering with his memory.

• Working names for Brawl were "Demolisher" and "Devastator", the latter of which had also been a working name for Blackout at one point. Even though Michael Bay confirmed in May of 2006 that "Devastator" was not the final name, screenwriters Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman confirmed the final name to be "Brawl" in April 2006, and Hasbro used that name for all their toys based on the movie character, he identifies himself as "Devastator" in a subtitle in the movie itself (even though the garbled audio used for his voice sounds an awful lot as if he says "Brawl, reporting"). According to a fan who attended the Australian press conference, Bay had confirmed that he had decided to use that name "Devastator" because he had preferred it, while Hasbro considered the name in the movie a "continuity error", and Orci even claimed that he and Kurtzman had pointed out said "error" in the editing room twice. Despite rumors to the contrary, he is not credited in the film under either name.

• The name "Brawl" was previously also a working name for the character ultimately called Barricade.

Protoform Brawl.

• According to Picture Vehicle Coordinator Steve Mann, the filming prop of Brawl was a redress of a tank prop made for another movie. Specifically, it was the "stealth tank" seen in the film xXx: State of the Union. Notable changes include the addition of missile launchers on the sides of the secondary turret and a mine plow on the front end of the tank.

• Jazz' move of racing-transforming-boarding Brawl is not completely unlike the scene in The Transformers: The Movie where Kup does the same thing with Blitzwing. The DVD's special features confirm this was the inspiration.

• Brawl is the most heavily armed Transformer in the movie, followed by Blackout. Unfortunately for him, he has no chance to unleash his full armament, as many of his weapons are broken before he can use them. For example, Jazz kicks off the four-tube missile launcher on his left shoulder, and Ratchet slices off his left arm at the elbow, blades and all. Don't you just hate wasted potential?

External links

• Brawl at TFU.info