"Keep your optical sensor to yourself." - Breakdown
Real name: Breakdown Other known aliases: Barrack (name of Chinese made reissue), Caimano (name of release in Italy). Occupation: Scout Current group affiliation: Decepticons/Stunticons Rank: 6 Past group affiliations: None Major enemies: Autobots, particularly the Aerialbots. First appearance: G.I. Joe vs. The Transformers II #2 (Devil's Due comics), Transformers: More Than Meets The Eye
#6 (Dreamwave comics), Transformers #22 (Marvel comics), The Key To Vector Sigma Part 1 (television series). Origin: Transformers #22 (Marvel comics), The Key To Vector Sigma Part 1 (television series). Description: Breakdown is a 20 foot tall white and purple robot who turns into a Lamborghini Countach LP500.
In the Devil's Due comics he was reformatted to become a 1930's car.
Characteristics
47 STR 12
12 DEX 6
20 CON 20
15 BODY 0
14 INT 4
16 EGO 12
17 PRE 7
10 COM 0
9 PD 5
9 ED 5
4 SPD 18
9 REC 2
42 END 1
38 STUN 2
Characteristics Cost: 94
Powers and Skills
3 2/2 Armor,Only to protect from damage in move throughs.
(-3/4)
3 1" Change Environment,Desc: Headlights,OIF(-1/2) 0
5 +0 STR Clinging,Linked(-1/2),"to Shape Shift",OIF(-1/2)
10 EC (10),"Transformer powers"
20a) 10/10 Armor
14b) 9" Flight,x8 Non-Combat,Only in robot form.(-1/4) 2
27c) 5 LVLS Growth (stats already included),Always On(-1/2),0 END
Persistent(+1) 0
23d) 18" Running,1/2 END(+1/4) 2
7e) Shape Shift,"Car",Concentrate(-1/4),Cannot change form if
takes over half Body.(-1/4),0 END Persistent(+1) 0
2 0 Extra Limbs,Linked(-1/2),"to Shape Shift.",Can only use at
half STR.(-1/2)
19 Life Support,doesn't breathe,safe in vacuum/pressure,safe in
heat/cold,immune to aging
85 MP (149),"Weapons",Only in appropriate form.(-1/4),OIF(-1/2)
6u 4 1/2D6 RKA,"Cuncussion Cannon Gun",33-64 Charges(+1/2),OAF
(-1/2),Penetrating(+1/2) 0
7u 5 1/2D6 RKA,"Plasma Energy Blaster",OAF(-1/2),Explosion
(+1/2),17-32 Charges(+1/4) 0
7u 3D6 RKA,"Rumbling Vibration",vs physical defense,No Range
(-1/2),Penetrating(+1/2),Area Effect(+1),radius,Personal
Immunity(+1/4),0 END(+1/2) 0
3 Radio XMIT/REC,OIF(-1/2)
4 +0" Running,"Wheels",x8 Non-Combat,has turn mode,Linked
(-1/2),"to Shape Shift",OIF(-1/2) 0
12 47 STR,1/2 END(+1/4) 0
5 14" Superleap 5
3 Combat Driving 11-
18 6 Levels: With gun, move by and move through.,tight group
3 Navigation 11-
3 Stealth 11-
2 WF,Small Arms
Powers Cost: 291
Disadvantages
Base Points: 250
15 Accidental Chg,"to robot form if stunned.",common,occur 11-
10 Distinctive,"Giant Robot",easily concealable,major
15 Hunted,"By anti-Decepticon forces.",as powerful,harsh,appear
11-
5 Physical Lim,"No hands in vehicle mode.",infrequently,
slightly
5 Physical Lim,"Requires double normal maintenance.",
infrequently,slightly
15 Psych Lim,"Constantly negative.",common,strong
15 Psych Lim,"Paranoid",very common,moderate
15 Psych Lim,"Self-Conscious",common,strong
10 Rep,"Evil alien robot.",occur 8-,extreme reputation
10 Rivalry,"with other Decepticon scouts.",professional,PC
rival
10 Susc,"when extremely worried.",uncommon,effect is instant,
2D6
10 Watched,"By Decepticon leaders.",more powerful,non-combat
influence,mild,appear 11-
Disadvantages Total: 135
Experience Spent: 0
Total Points: 385
Explanation of the conversion: Breakdown's Concussion Cannon only can be used in robot form, whereas his Plasma
Blaster and Rumbling Vibration can only be used in vehicle form.
History (Dreamwave comics): Breakdown was among the Cybertonians who joined Megatron in
his Decepticon army and started a civil war with the Autobots.
In an attempt to duplicate the success with Devastator in creating a gestalt warrior,
Breakdown and four other Decepticons were given the ability to merge into Menasor.
After the Great Shutdown ended, the Stunticons found themselves locked away in stasis pods until Shockwave needed a diversion, and arranged their reformatting into Earth cars and escape. The
Stunticons formed Menasor and defeated the Protectabots and Omnibots, but were eventually put down by Ultra Magnus.
When Breakdown is in his car mode, he thinks everyone else is staring at him. Not just living creatures
such as other Transformers and humans, but humans' cars, stoplights... anything mechanical. Heavy traffic can be a
particularly nerve-wrecking experience for him. His circuits sometimes get so overloaded with worry that he even stalls
out. The root of his concerns is that someone will see him for what he really is - an alien on a strange world. Despite
his earthly disguise, Breakdown is constantly aware that underneath the hood he is different, and the thought haunts him.
He'd be happier if he were a human - that way he feels he could just anonymously fit in anywhere and be in a better
position to help conquer the Earth!
Trivia: On the Transformers television show, the voice of Breakdown
is played by actor Jack Angel.
Powers: Breakdown can fly and transform into a car. He has a number of small manipulators which can extend from
his left hand. The rumbling vibration produced by Breakdown's engine while he's in car
mode can cause mechanical failures in other vehicles. He can travel at speeds of up to 220 mph. In robot mode, he uses a
weapon of a similar nature - a concussion cannon - to get the same results, except with the cannon he's better able to
target his prey, and the effects are more devastating. Breakdown has special anti-gravity devices in his body which allow
him to drive on any surface, even straight up walls, as well as allow him to make incredible jumps in car mode. He also has
a special force field which protects his front end from damage in collissions. He forms the left arm when he combines with
his fellow Stunticons Motormaster, Drag Strip, Dead End and Wildrider to form the giant robot Menasor.
Weaknesses: Often Breakdown's extreme self-consciousness negatively affects his performance, particularly in his role as a scout in
which he must venture into numerous tension-producing situations. He also suffers from his own mechanical problems - a
sometimes leaky fuel pump in both car and robot modes that can grind him to a halt.
Links to other Breakdown pages:
Character created by Hasbro.
Champions rules conversion by Mathew R. Ignash - mathewignash@comcast.net.
Last Updated - September, 2005
Powers: Breakdown can fly and transform into a car. He has a number of small manipulators which can extend from
his left hand. The rumbling vibration produced by Breakdown's engine while he's in car
mode can cause mechanical failures in other vehicles. He can travel at speeds of up to 220 mph. In robot mode, he uses a
weapon of a similar nature - a concussion cannon - to get the same results, except with the cannon he's better able to
target his prey, and the effects are more devastating. Breakdown has special anti-gravity devices in his body which allow
him to drive on any surface, even straight up walls, as well as allow him to make incredible jumps in car mode. He also has
a special force field which protects his front end from damage in collissions. He forms the left arm when he combines with
his fellow Stunticons Motormaster, Drag Strip, Dead End and Wildrider to form the giant robot Menasor.
