Breakdown (Animated)

Breakdown is a Decepticon Stunticon from the Animated continuity family (via Timelines).

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Ahem. ... Breakdown is pretty sure the universe is out to get him, and this seems entirely plausible. His phenomenally bad luck and low self-esteem have left him incredibly paranoid, and he's often too focused on his paranoia to pay attention to anything else, providing more ways for everything to go wrong. His prefWARNING: An error has occurred while establishing a connection to the server

Er, anyway, his preferred method of dealing with his problems is to take it out on everyone around him... which probably doesn't help his luck, either.

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Fiction

Animated cartoon continuity

Voice actor: Chris Ho

Breakdown was sent, along with the other Stunticons and Toxitron, on a mission to break Megatron and other Decepticons out of Trypticon Prison. In the guise of entertainers, they planned to rig the former Decepticon Gladiatorial Arena in Kaon with explosives, blasting the prison walls open and killing the audience in the process.

All was going well until Team Stunticon was abruptly assaulted in mid-rehearsal by Cheetor, who opened fire on the disguised Decepticons and hit Breakdown (and only Breakdown) repeatedly. Once the Autobot cop settled down, the rehearsal continued.

On the night of the plan's execution, Sideswipe and Cheetor returned in the middle of the show, having worked out the Stunticons' plan. As the other Stunticons fought back, Breakdown attempted to open fire with his bow, but merely shot himself in the face. He recovered in time to stand menacingly alongside the other Stunticons, but then Toxitron turned out to actually be a disguised Optimus Prime, who exposed the plan to everyone watching. Breakdown was incarcerated in Trypticon Prison, alongside the very Decepticons he and his teammates had sought to free. The Stunti-Con Job

At some point, Breakdown [REDACTED BY THE OFFICE OF SENTINEL MAGNUS] forestonite, leaving him with a garish color scheme. The Complete AllSpark Almanac

Toys

Timelines

Where's the teal?

• The Stunti-Con-Job (Box set, 2011)

• Accessories: crossbow/missile launcher, 2 missiles

Animated Breakdown is a retool of Deluxe Class Rodimus Minor, transforming into a futuristic car that is an homage to the vehicle mode of Generation 1 Hot Rod. A panel on the car's hood, which is also the figure's chest, can be flipped to either show an engine block or the figure's Decepticon insignia. The figure comes with a spring-loaded missile-launching double crossbow. His bow can be tabbed to the roof of his car mode or snapped on his hand. The tabs that secure his bow in vehicle mode are 5 mm wide, making it useable by other figures as well.

He was only available as part of the BotCon 2011 box set, which also includes The Motor Master, Wildrider, Drag Strip, and Dead End.

This mold was also used to make Animated Sideswipe, and the original version of the mold was redecoed into Black Rodimus.

• More information on Breakdown at TFU.info

Notes

• Breakdown was the second character to be revealed for the BotCon 2011 set, on February 3, 2011.
• This is BotCon's fourth Breakdown, if you count the unofficial Action Master figure from BotCon 2004. It's the first to not be in Generation 2 colors, though. He's also the second BotCon Breakdown to share a mold with a Generation 2-colored Sideswipe at the same convention.
• Breakdown's appearance and paranoia are, naturally, based on his Generation 1 counterpart.
• In the original plan for the set, Wildrider was to use the Rodimus mold, and Breakdown was to use Lockdown's. It was Derrick J. Wyatt's suggestion to switch them.^[1]
• Breakdown being a Sideswipe redeco may have its roots in the Generation 1 episode "Masquerade", wherein Sideswipe was disguised as Breakdown with camouflage paint.

References

1. ↑ BotCon box set part 5 – Wildrider | OAFE – Blog