Breakdown (WFC)

Breakdown is extremely paranoid: he thinks that everyone and everything is out to get him. He prefers to do his duties in anonymity. He whines like there is no tomorrow, which he may think is true. He is very fast and often wants to race with other Decepticons, and Breakdown's ego is second only to Starscream's.

But these days, Breakdown seems to have gotten over his paranoia and works as Knock Out's medical assistant. He is also more keen to smash Autobots, particularly his rival Bulkhead. Even after losing an optic to some human pests he's still eager to prove his worth to the Decepticon cause.

"Boo hoo. I'm shedding lubricant."

- Breakdown displays his caring nature.

War for Cybertron
Breakdown assisted Megatron in his search for the Omega Key, which granted access to Cybertron's core, and helped defeat Autobot leader Zeta Prime. However, it turned out that the Omega Key is actually only a locator device for the actual key, Omega Supreme, guardian of Cybertron's core.

Breakdown then joined Megatron and Soundwave on their mission to locate and annihilate Omega Supreme. After Omega chased them through Iacon, Breakdown assisted in defeating Omega Supreme by battling him on both the rooftop with anti-aircraft guns and in the Arena with combined small arms fire. He then helped with the corruption of Cybertron's core with Dark Energon.

Prime cartoon
"Are you insane? Uh, I mean, yes, brilliant Megatron."

- Breakdown almost buys it.



He was among the Decepticons looking for the Energon Harvester on Earth that can be used to directly retrieve energon from its source without having to be mined. He attacked while the Autobot and Miko were exploring an Energon deposit. He left before finishing Bulkhead off due to being summoned by Starscream. He then took part in the museum heist to recover the harvester. Later, he was covertly disabled by Bulkhead while the Autobot attempts to recover the harvester from Starscream.

He buffed out the carbon scoring on Megatron's chassis while he was hooked up to life suport and reported to Starscream that the only change in Megatron's condition was cosmetic. Later, he protected from the Autobots when he took a local human hostage and was knocked out when Bulkhead hit him with a light post.

When Starscream attempted to melt through the polar ice caps to get to a buried Energon deposit, Knockout dispatched Breakdown to distract the Autobots, who were trying to stop them from melting the ice and subsequently raising sea levels.

Breakdown later attacked Bulkhead in Russia but was subdued and captured by M.E.C.H.. While in their custody, Breakdown shouted that when he escaped he would crush them all, and once his pain receptors were disabled, Silas ordered for one of his optics to be removed. The missing eye was used as part of a bomb for the Autobots. Breakdown was about to be completely disassembled until he was saved by Bulkhead, who had realised if anyone was going to kill Breakdown it was going to be him. After the two fought their way out of the base, they were attacked by M.E.C.H. vehicles. Starscream and a squad of Seekers arrived and drove M.E.C.H. off, and Starscream allowed Breakdown to return to the ship on his own so as to make Megatron believe that he escaped by himself and told Breakdown to remember this when the time comes to place loyalties.