Overhaul (Cybertron)
| "Overhaul" redirects here. For the Generation 1 War Within Autobot, see Overhaul (G1). |
- Overhaul is an Autobot from the Cybertron portion of the Unicron Trilogy continuity family. Upon receiving a new body, he took the name Leobreaker.
Overhaul is an elder Autobot warrior, having fought alongside Optimus Prime during the Unicron Battles and Powerlinx Battles, and likely before that, as well. He is gruff and oftentimes confrontational, but exceptionally loyal to the Autobot cause. He says he prefers to work alone, but knows deep down the value of friendship and teamwork.
As Leobreaker, his gung-ho attitude is heavily amplified, but he's no longer so independent-minded. He's become fast friends with Snarl of the Jungle Planet, and has even gained his own personal Mini-Con attendants. He's even taken a shining to Earth team sports like baseball, possibly as a replacement for war. This new focus on teamwork does have its downside; he harbors a little bit of resentment that his "Savage Claw Mode" combination with Optimus might not be as strong as the "Sonic Wing Mode" the Autobot leader can form with Wing Saber.
He is the cousin of the Decepticon Brushguard.
- Japanese name: Jackshot / Ligerjack
- Hungarian name, as Overhaul: Generál (Generálozó in Ultimate Battle DVD)
- Hungarian name, as Leobreaker: Vastigris ("Iron-tiger")
- Polish name, as Leobreaker: Megalion
Fiction
Cybertron cartoon continuity
- Voice actor: Paul Dobson (US), Hisao Egawa (Japan)
Overhaul was one of the most bull-headed members of the Autobots. During a skirmish with the Decepticons, he charged into battle without backup and was pinned under a massive boulder. When he came to, Optimus Prime was personally defending Overhaul's position, apologising to him for not coming sooner. This taught Overhaul to value friendship and camaraderie. Honor
Soon afterwards, the Unicron Singularity threatened to destroy Cybertron, so Overhaul accompanied Optimus Prime's unit to Earth in search of the Cyber Planet Keys that would restore the Allspark of Primus, at least according to the time-travelling Vector Prime. Fallen During the construction of their new base on Earth, Overhaul alone completed the application of the stealth coating that prevented their base from being detected by Megatron and Starscream. Haven When Optimus was battling the Decepticons, Overhaul arrived to back him up. Hidden When searching for the Omega Lock, he preferred just to search rather than wait for more information. He later chased away Starscream and Thundercracker with the help of Red Alert. Landmine
Overhaul stood idly next to a hole with Optimus Prime, asking him to bring Starscream and Thundercracker to ground level so he could fight them. Instead, he was hit from the sky by Thundercracker. This caused him to get angry, and he was able to use Cyber Key power to fight back. Space Overhaul accompanied Optimus Prime to the Omega Lock symbol in the sky. He sped ahead to the light source but was spun out by Thundercracker aiming a beam of light at him. Speed During the earthquake, Overhaul was part of Optimus Prime's team to save humans without exposing themselves. He teamed up with Landmine and was able to remove an obstacle allowing some humans to evacuate safely to city hall. Collapse
Overhaul pulled on a large Autobot excavator, freeing him from snagged roots. He then deployed when Thundercracker attacked the civilian Autobots. Later, when an Autobot civilian discovered the warp coordinates leading to a Cyber Planet Key on another world, Overhaul and Landmine were selected to scout out this strange, prehistoric planet. Unfortunately, due to interference from Thundercracker, Overhaul was left stranded by himself. After realizing he had no chance for contact with Earth, he decided to set off to explore. He didn't get far, as a fissure opened up and caused him to fall in. Search He awoke later to find Backstop peering down at him. After a quick meeting and small confrontation with Snarl, he learned about Megatron's plot to get the planet's Cyber Planet Key. Deep
Against the others' advice, Overhaul confronted Scourge and demanded the Cyber Planet Key. Race He attacked using his Cyber Key Power, knocking the tyrant back. Scourge responded in kind by grabbing Overhaul and proceeding to fry the Autobot with his fire breath. Overhaul was about to be defeated until he was snatched away at the last minute by Snarl, who thus blew his cover in Scourge's ranks. Later, at a volcano, Overhaul attempted to get used to heat by wading into lava. After that, he returned to the temple to fight once again for the key. He was first attacked by Undermine, who was quickly defeated, followed by Brimstone. Scourge then attacked once again with his fire breath. Overhaul shrugged it off until Megatron arrived and threw Snarl into Overhaul. Scourge used the opportunity to pounce upon the unconscious Snarl, but Overhaul jumped in the way of all the blows. Snarl called upon the power of the beast totem, which caused Overhaul to be reborn as Leo Breaker. In his new form, he quickly snatched up Snarl and retreated. Detour
When Optimus Prime and Vector Prime arrived from Velocitron, Leo Breaker saved them from a giant plant and then revealed himself as Overhaul. Later, when Scourge pitted the off-world Autobots and Decepticons against each other, Optimus ordered Leo Breaker not to attack. Tensions escalated, however, and he jumped forward to attack Megatron. Megatron carried him into the upper atmosphere and then slammed Leo Breaker under his feet. Leo Breaker lay prone under the Decepticon leader but called upon lightning to knock Megatron away. After recovering, he combined with Optimus Prime into Cyber Claw mode. They blasted Megatron, and the Decepticons retreated. Savage
Toys
Cybertron
- Overhaul (Scout class, 2005)
- Japanese ID number: GC-05
- Accessories: Missile, Cybertron Autobot Cyber Key (Takara only), Jungle Planet Key (Hasbro only)
- Overhaul transforms into an off-road vehicle similar to a Humvee. Plugging a Cyber Planet Key into his robot mode back launches his chest-mounted missile (you can do this in car mode too, but the missile is blocked). In Japan, he came with a silver-bordered Cybertron Autobot Cyber Planet Key, but for his Hasbro release he came with a silver Jungle Planet style key, with the Key Code "s9d7" on the back. There are rumors that a later release of the Japanese version was changed to a Jungle key, but this has not been confirmed.
- This mold is also used by Brushguard and the live-action-movie-verse Warpath.
- Leobreaker (Voyager-class, 2005)
- Japanese ID number: GC-16
- Accessories: Tail-blade, Jungle Planet Cyber Key
- The Overhaul upgrade transforms into a mechanical lion (though in Japan he's called a liger) with electronic sound effects. Each forelimb/arm has a Cyber-Key-released spring-loaded claw, and his tail becomes a blade-whip for robot mode. He can also transform into "Savage Claw Mode", becoming a massive clawed arm that can attach to the Super-class Cybertron Optimus Prime and Megatron toys, usable on either side of their torsos.
- He comes with a silver-bordered Jungle Planet style Cyber Key; the Hasbro version has the Key Code "vg08" on the back.
- This mold is also used by Nemesis Breaker, and was retooled to make Universe Leo Prime, and BotCon 2009 Razorclaw.
- Leobreaker (Legends of Cybertron, 2005)
- This toy is a simplified version of the Leobreaker toy. Needless to say, it cannot combine with Optimus Prime.
Attacktix
- Overhaul (Starter Set, 2006)
| ID number: | TF19 |
| Rarity: | |
| Faction: | Autobot |
| Class: | Leader |
| Special: | Sacrifice - 14/26 (54%) |
| Point Cost: | 30 |
| Base Speed: | 4 |
| Attack Type: | Shooter (Energy Blast) |
- Available only in the Transformers series 1 Starter Set, Attacktix Overhaul is very similar in stats and attacks to Excellion. Unlike Excellion, Overhaul can use his sacrifice power to return to play by taking the play of any Autobot figure, not just Trooper figures.
- Overhaul's 360 degree shoulder articulation (in addition to his waist and head) arguably gives this little figure more satisfying poseability than his larger brother. Okay, keep your shirt on. We said arguably.
Trivia
- Originally, Overhaul was going to be called Trailbreaker, in reference to the Generation 1 character of the same name. However, the trademark could not be secured for this, resulting in the name-change.
- In a related tidbit, the original naming idea was apparently to go from "Trailbreaker" to "Leobreaker". When they couldn't get Trailbreaker, it seems Hasbro considered naming Overhaul's lion form Overcast, as that name is listed as Leobreaker's American name in the Galaxy Force Phase Ignition guidebook. However, they ultimately kept the name Leobreaker.
- A very early working name for Leobreaker was apparently "Power Up Lion". This name was used in an early solicitation fo the Legends of Cybertron toy (which, ironically, doesn't combine with Optimus Prime).[1] Obviously, this was just a description rather than an actually intended name.
- Overhaul's color scheme is based on Generation 1 Brawn. Although the two share some character traits, that was not the main reason for the color choice: After the "Trailbreaker" idea fell flat due to trademark reasons, he was originally intended to sport Generation 1 Outback's colors. Ultimately that deco was also abandoned, and the colors of Outback's mold-mate Brawn were chosen instead.
- The original plans for Leobreaker involved a more coherent Savage Claw Mode arm design, complete with fingers and thumbs. The fingers folded into the rather large spaces above the robot mode knees, while the thumbs were originally riveted into the place where the large round protrusions are on the knee sides. In addition, Leobreaker's Cyber Key gimmick seems to have originally been much more complex, with the key slotting into the shoulder rather than the forearm, and causing two-pronged claws to deploy from the forearm and shoulder. Traces of that gimmick version are still present in the final, including a divot where the Cyber Key slot was and places for the shoulder claws to rest. The aborted gimmick also explains the odd, articulation-limiting construction of his arms. A variety of factors resulted in the simplified form, including rising petroleum prices.
- Additionally, one of the early prototypes featured a faux-SUV chest for Leobreaker, probably to link him more closely to his first body. Like the previously-listed changes, this was likely removed to lower the production cost — or possibly it was discarded for other reasons.
- The television CGI model of Leobreaker used during the combiner sequence animation, as well as the representation of the combined arm mode is based upon a modified version of one of the original prototypes of Leobreaker, who, as mentioned above, had a much more complex and believable 'arm-mode'.
- Leobreaker's Japanese name is Ligerjack, while his function is "Jūshin" ("Beast God"), resulting in a fairly blatant nod to Jūshin Liger, a popular late '80s franchise, whose toyline is also manufactured by Takara.
- Both of this character's bodies feature three claws extending from each wrist. This makes him Wolverine.
- Though Leobreaker possesses three claws on each of his arm, there are only two on his Cybertron package art.
- Leo Breaker's orange/gold coloring, his Japanese voice actor, and the combination sequence with Galaxy Convoy is an homage to Goldymarg from The King of Braves GaoGaiGar. The attack Leo Breaker and Galaxy Convoy perform appears similar to the Shining Finger from G Gundam.
- Leobreaker's arm-mode can also attach to Armada's Tidal Wave.
- While Leobreaker cannot wield standard guns and accessories that use a standard peg without a handle from Wing Saber, he can hold Optimus Prime's gun, Metroplex's axe, as well as many Alternators weapons.
