Breakdown (Transformers)

Breakdown is a member of a Transformers subgroup called the Stunticons. He should not be confused with the Autobot Brakedown.

Transformers: Generation 1

Transformers character
name =Breakdown
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caption =Breakdown in Marvel comics
affiliation =Decepticon
subgroup =Stunticon
rank =
function = Scout
partner =
motto ="Keep your optical sensors to yourself."
alternatemodes =Lamborghini Countach
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engvoice =Jack Angel
Alan Oppenheimer
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Breakdown was one of the Stunticons in Transformers G1 and formed one of the limbs, he was a Lamborghini Countach. He is a vain Decepticon who thinks everyone looks at him. He despises traffic jams and would prefer to be a human so he could fit better; a strange trait for a Decepticon. His engine emits vibrations in car mode that cause mechanical failures in other devices. His Tech Spec bio says that he is prone to leaky fuel pump. [ [http://www.unicron.us/tf1986/figures/breakdown.htm Stuntacon: Breakdown ] ]

Animated series

Breakdown first appeared in the two-part episode "The Key To Vector Sigma". Like the other Stunticons, he was created after Megatron commissioned Rumble to find him some vehicles to be turned into Decepticon warriors, in order to more effectively battle the Autobots on the roads. Megatron modified the cars so they could transform into remote-controlled robots, and then took them to Vector Sigma so they could be given personalities of their own. He returned to Earth with the other Stunticons and engaged in the destruction of a military base, before being called on to form Menasor to battle the new Autobots, the Aerialbots. The Aerialbots combined into Superion, but Menasor was winning until a rebuilt Omega Supreme arrived and defeated him.

Dreamwave Productions

The Stunticons appeared in the second Generation 1 mini-series where Menasor was revived by Rumble and Frenzy, killing the Omnibots, Roadbuster, Whirl, and damaging the Protectobots (combined as Defensor) before battling and being defeated by Ultra Magnus on Cybertron. With the closure of Dreamwave, the fate of the Stunticons is unknown.

Devil's Due Publishing

The Stunticons first appeared in the second G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers miniseries from Devil's Due. After Cobra Commander and Cobra, followed by G.I. Joe, had journeyed to Cybertron, weapons fire caused a critical malfunction in Teletran 3, causing numerous Autobots and Decepticons to become time-displaced. Among these were the Stunticons, who were dumped in 1930s Earth and reformatted into period cars. They were eventually defeated and returned to the present by a combined force of G.I. Joe and COBRA members, as well as another Transformer lost in that time - Optimus Prime

The Stunticons would also appear in the third mini-series, being recruited by SerpentO.R, a human military-created cyborg with Megatron's memories, and would participate in the ambush that killed Bumblebee. Seen in group shots where Serpentor is gathering the Decepticon army, their next major role would be in the assault on Capital City, assisting Predaking and Piranacon in taking down Omega Supreme. Breakdown and the Seacon Nautilator were the ones assigned to guard the human captives, but Snake-Eyes used his ninja powers to take control of Breakdown and had him shoot Nautilator, freeing them. Razorclaw and Motormaster were the ones who stopped Prime's attack on Serpentor, beating him near death, but were then killed by the Cobra Commander-controlled Serpentor.

IDW Publishing

The Stunticons made their first IDW Publishing appearance in issue 3 of "", appearing amongst Megatron's gathering of gladiators that would eventually become the Decepticons.

Toys

*Generation 1 Breakdown:Breakdown was sold in 1986 by itself, and later with the other Stunticons as a gift package.

*Generation 2 Breakdown (unreleased):Samples of redecos of all the Stunticons were made for the Transformers: Generation 2 toy line, but they never made it to general release. The few that were produced are considered highly collectable.

*Spy Changer Breakdown (unreleased):First announced in Previews magazine for January 2003 were a set of 5 Stunticon Spy Changers - Breakdown, Drag Strip, Motormaster, Dead End, and Wildracer.

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