G1 BRAWN 1984

Brawn is an all round tough guy. He is a brawler rather than using weapons. He will go in with his fists. He is the second strongest of the Autobots next to Optimus.

Back story

Brawn has been in it since the beginning and was one of the original Autobots in the Arc. He is one of the more generic characters and did not get much development in the series. He was seen heading towards the Decepticons to punch their lights out. He did not ask questions.
In series 2 in the episode "Microbots" Preceptor was not a fighter and stayed in his lab where he was comfortable so Brawn accused him of cowardice. He could be nasty. Bumble bee, Preceptor and Brawn where shrunk down to go inside Megatron and disconnect the heart of Cybertron. Megatron had recovered it form the wreckage of the Nemesis. The heart of Megatron gave him powers to shoot lightening bolts out of his fingers tips like Dark Sideous from Star Wars.
The Autobots found that it was unstable and could explode killing many so they disconnected it and saved everyone.
Preceptor saved the day and destroyed it. brawn respected him for that.

Brawn was in the G1 movie. He was on the Autobot shuttle on the way to Autobot city. It was attacked and The Decepticons appeared to board the shuttle. Brawn was shot in the shoulder  by Starscream using Megatron in gun mode. He goes down like a sack of spuds and appears to be dead. Other bots have survived similar injuries. Surly he would not be killed with one hit and could survive that. This where there is a debate. if Brawn is the second strongest Autobot then he would not have been killed by one shot especially in the shoulder. that and he did not fade to grey when he died. He is seen again in series 3 but for three seconds but I think it must be an animation error. He is dead, right? I personally think that he did die as you see this purple energy coming out his back. I think the shot went through Brawn and exploded in him destroying him inside. This would explain the purple energy.

Brawn did not appear that much in the comics. One significant appearance was when he got significant damage to his circuitry during an experiment and he went crazy nearly killing Sideswipe. He was fixed and to prove his loyalty he picked a fight with Starscream but he just turned into a jet a flew off. Brawn of course can't fly.
Brawn was one of many of the characters deactivated by the under base power Starscream. He does get re activated later on.

FUNCTION: Demolitions

MOTTO " might over microchips"

ALTERNATE MODE: Land Rover defender 4x4

TECHSPEC : Strength 9, Intelligence 3, Speed 4, Endurance 9, Rank 5, Courage 10, Firepower 1, Skill 4

Front view

Robot mode



side view

Techspec Info

" To Brawn, Earth is essentially a hostile environment and he loves it. Strong, rugged, agile the most macho of all Autobots. Delights in challenges. Sorry for those not as tough as himself. Second strongest Autobot. Can lift 190,000 pounds and knock down a small building with one punch. High resistance to artillery fire. Vulnerable to attack by electromagnetic waves"

In vehicle mode he is pretty small but not as small as the 1985 minibots. There are some interesting details such as the spare tire. The front window is painted but not the side ones. Very squeaky wheels but rolls ok. He also has chrome hubcaps.
His transformation is basic but can be tricky with clearance issues.

In robot mode he kind of looks like his cartoon counterpart. He does not have a face but just a black crack like a visor. He has no arms but puny chrome claws. The side panels of the jeep can be folded down as the cartoon or left out like wing things. There is some kibble and gets in the way of any real articulation. he has really long legs with no feet but he does stand ok.

I do recommend him though and I like him despite his flaws. You need him if you are collecting all the others in the series.  I would not pay more than five pounds for him though. He was remoulded as Outback in 1986.