Knock Out (Prime)


 * Knock Out is a Decepticon from the Prime continuity family.



Knock Out is, for all intents and purposes, the Decepticon's version of. However, rather than being grumpy, Knock Out is relatively vain and values his own appearance over all else. His partner is Breakdown, who helps him with almost any thing whether it be buffing a comatose Megatron or helping to kidnap children.

"I like the way I look in steel belted radials."

- Knock Out when Starscream questions him as to why he chose an automobile as an altmode.

Prime cartoon


Knock Out was called on by Starscream to see if he can repair their comatose leader. Starscream chastised Knock Out for being late but he explained that it was "a long drive" to which Starscream reacted with distaste towards Knock Out's choice of altmode and wonders why any self-respecting Decepticon would choose a land altmode when he could fly. Knock Out replied that he enjoys how he looks in his current appearance. Starscream then asked if he could repair Megatron. Knock Out said that he was better at "breaking them than fixing them" but agreed to do his best.

Later, Knock Out and his assistant, Breakdown, interferee with the Autobot's museum heist to take the Energon Harvester. He pulled up to Optimus Prime in vehicle mode and wolf whistles at Optimus' altmode. He and Breakdown then engaged the Autobots while Soundwave made off with the Energon Harvester taken from the human children. After Starscream began using the harvester on Energon deposits, he and Breakdown disabled each other in an attempt to stop Bulkhead from interfering. When they come to the other, Autobots show up to help Bulkhead. Breakdown asked whether they should fight, but Knock Out decided to drive away instead.

Later, Knock Out participated in human street races. When he returned to the , Starscream confronted him about his street racing and ordered him to continue working on Megatron, not to race again. Later, Knock Out does indeed raced again, but this time, he happened upon Bumblebee, who is racing with Jack. He attacked them, but they managed to escape. When another kid finds Jack, Knock Out took the kid hostage and forced the Autobots to give chase. Breakdown set a trap and kept the other Autobots occupied, but Optimus Prime is able to save the kid by tearing off Knock Out's door, sending a furious Knock Out fleeing into the distance. When Knock Out returned to the Nemesis after the ordeal, Starscream punished him for disobeying orders, though the punishment was only cosmetic.

When Starscream tried to terminate Megatron by "mercifully" taking him off life support, he made a deal with Knock Out where he would be the new Decepticon leader with Knock Out as his second-in-command. To this end, Knock Out did his best to convince Soundwave that Megatron would not have wanted to remain in a "vegetative" state and that taking him off life support was the only solution.