Breakdown (Botcon 2010 Exclusive)
Vehicle ModeRobot Mode
Allegiance: Decepticon
Size: Deluxe (comes in a 5-pack with Autobot Spark, Clench, Sky-Byte, and Streetstar)
Difficulty of Transformation: Medium
Color Scheme: Pink, bright sea foam green, and some black, silver, red, dark blue, white, tinted transparent red, clear plastic, and muddy dark brown
Rating: 8.8

(NOTE: Because this is a repaint, this is not a full-blown review. This mainly covers any changes made to the mold and the color scheme, and merely compares it to Universe 2.0 Sunstreaker. For a review on the mold itself, read the review of Universe 2.0 Sunstreaker here.)

    Breakdown is the epitome of the G2 "uber-loud" color schemes... even though he's actually a G1 character whose original toy was planned to be re-released at retail in G2, but instead it became an exclusive for the first Botcon at Fort Wayne, Indiana in 1994. (Hence the license plate, "BCFW94".) As for Breakdown's color scheme, I'll get right to the point-- it's hideous. Absolutely, mind-blowingly hideous. And, of course, that's sort of the point of a lot of this set. It's sort of a kitsch "so bad it's good" kinda thing. Pink and sea foam green with a little bit of black form his main colors, which are both totally inappropriate for ANY vehicle, including a sportscar. He's also got other G2-esque paint apps, with a huge G2 Decepticon symbol on his hood, a really weird "red-dripping-paint-over-blue-with-white-flecks" paint app on his roof, and his name written on the side of his car mode. (So much for disguise... well, I guess he went this far with the color scheme, why not go all the way?) He's got a fair amount of paint apps, and they did a really good job replicating his G2 color scheme on this toy (which fits him quite well), but... it's very, very G2. Including the utterly random brown paint app on his chest.
    Breakdown has a new head mold, based closely on his original mold's head, but bigger proportionally. It certainly has that very square feel to it, and it's a very well-done sculpt. Though of course, there's the colors... He uses the Sideswipe configuration for robot mode.
    Botcon 2010 Breakdown is an immediate love-it-or-hate-it figure. I think pretty much everyone can agree he's hideous, but the question is, is he so hideous it goes right back around to being good, or is he just hideous? Which camp you fall into will definitely affect my recommendation or not-- he's certainly not for everyone.


Breakdown Bio:
MOTTO: "I'll show you. I'll show you all!"
Breakdown is kind of a nervous wreck. Ever since the other Stunticons were put in stasis after a pitched battle with Defensor, his standing in the Decepticon army has plummeted. He's afraid that without Menasor, he's nothing, and that the only reason Galvatron hasn't destroyed him yet is because the Decepticon leader can't remember who he is. He's journeyed to Earth hoping to track down and eliminate Streetwise, the last functioning Protectobot. If he can get revenge, he'll have proven his worth. Clench made Breakdown a forestonite test subject because he was considered completely disposable. The mutation enhanced Breakdown's sonic vibration ability, enabling him to focus and project powerful sonic booms from his robot-mode arms.
Strength: 6.0
Intelligence: 7.0
Speed: 8.0
Endurance: 5.0
Rank: 3.0
Courage: 9.0
Fireblast: 9.0
Skill: 6.0

Review by Beastbot

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