Breakdown is the name of several fictional characters in the various Transformers universes. He should not be confused with the Autobot Brakedown.

Contents 1 Transformers: Generation 1 1.1 Marvel comics 1.2 Animated series 1.3 Dreamwave Productions 1.4 Devil's Due Publishing 1.5 IDW Publishing 1.6 Toys 2 Transformers: Timelines 2.1 Transformers: Timelines 3 References

[edit] Transformers: Generation 1

Breakdown

Breakdown in Marvel Comics
Decepticon
Sub-group	Convention exclusives, Stunticons
Function	Scout
Motto	"Keep your optical sensors to yourself."
Alternate Modes	Lamborghini Countach
Series	Transformers: Generation 1 Transformers: Generation 2
English voice actor	Jack Angel Alan Oppenheimer

Breakdown, a Lamborghini Countach, was one of the Stunticons in Transformers G1 and formed one of the limbs. 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.^[1]

[edit] Marvel comics

Wildrider and the Stunticons were not major characters in the comics. They were featured in issue #22, Heavy Traffic, where they battle the Aerialbots as well as Circuit Breaker and RAAT troops.

Breakdown made an appearance in the Decepticon forces under the command of Megatron in issue #7 of the Marvel Generation 2 comic series, in a story called "New Dawn." Megatron lead his Decepticons against Jhiaxus' second generation Cybertronians near the moon of Tykos. The Decepticons were defeated and Megatron left injured, presumed dead, but swearing revenge.^[2]

[edit] 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.

[edit] Dreamwave Productions

Unlike previous series Breakdown and the other Stunticons were not portrayed as recently created characters, but were Decepticons from Cybertron millions of years ago, like most other Decepticons. Initially just five individual Decepticons, the five who would become Stunticons were chosen in an experiment to improve on the combiner process which had created Devastator. Their combined form was called Menasor.

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.

[edit] 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 Serpent O.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.

[edit] IDW Publishing

The Stunticons made their first IDW Publishing appearance in issue 3 of The Transformers: Megatron Origin, appearing amongst Megatron's gathering of gladiators that would eventually become the Decepticons. Breakdown has also appeared in previews for the first issue of the new ongoing series, with a design based on the Universe Sunstreaker/Sideswipe mold.

[edit] Toys

• Generation 1 Breakdown (1986)

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

• Generation 2 Breakdown (1994)

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. Breakdown was released in small numbers at Botcon 1994.^[3]

In April of 2008 rare prototypes of this toy were sold on ebay and garnered bidding of over $2000 U.S. dollars.^[4]

• Universe 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. Although it is uncertain what mold he would have used, it seems likely he would have been a redeco of Generation 2 Firecracker, who had a similar vehicle mode.

[edit] Transformers: Timelines

Breakdown

Decepticon
Function	Scout
Alternate Modes	Lamborghini Countach
Series	Transformers: Timelines

This Breakdown is a mirror universe version of the Generation 1 character. He is also a Decepticon scout.

[edit] Transformers: Timelines

In Do Over by Fun Publications an unusual energy reading was detected in Alpha Trion's lab. The Decepticons sent Breakdown to investigate. He was captured by Sky Lynx and presented Alpha Trion as a gift.

[edit] References