Bruticus (G1)
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| The name or term "Bruticus" refers to more than one character or idea. For a list of other meanings, seeBruticus (disambiguation). |
- Bruticus is aDecepticoncombinerfrom theGeneration 1 continuity family.
As the big, bad, battlin' Bruticus!
Bruticusis the combined form of theCombaticonteam. A terrifying sight on the battlefield, Bruticus is among the strongest of all Transformers. He can pulverize a suspension bridge with a single 14,000 psi punch. He can lift up to 500,000 pounds. His armor is impervious to most artillery and radiation.
He's also as dumb as a sack of hammers. But as far as Decepticon combiners go,mentalproblemsaren't terriblyuncommon.In fact,Megatronwishes that he had an army of Bruticuses, andOptimus Primeis thankful that he doesn't.
Bruticus is composed of:
Fiction
Generation 1 cartoon continuity
The Transformerscartoon
- Voice actor:Roger C. Carmel(English),Yutaka Shimaka(Japanese),Lin Dongfu(Chinese),Edgar Wald(Spanish),Thomas Rau(German, "Fight or Flee", "The Burden Hardest to Bear" ),Thomas Albus(German,Generation 2"Starscream's Brigade", "The Revenge of Bruticus" ),Willy Schäfer(German,Generation 2,"Fight or Flee" ),Serge Lhorca(European French),Georges Atlas(European French, "Aerial Assault" ),Marcos Miranda(Portuguese),Ayrton Cardoso(Portuguese, "Fight or Flee" )
Bruticus became active for the first time during a battle betweenStarscream's rogue Decepticon brigade and Megatron's forces. AnticipatingMegatron's expected moves, he waited for his former leader to order theConstructiconsto merge intoDevastator.Starscream then unleashed his surprise—he similarly ordered the Combaticons to form the mighty Bruticus. Though extremely low in intelligence, even by the standards of combined robots, he was also extremely powerful, easily defeating Devastator and sending the remaining Decepticons loyal to Megatron into retreat. Unfortunately, theStunticonsarrived and formedMenasor,who launched an attack from behind, quickly subduing Bruticus.Starscream's Brigade
Starscream and the Combaticons were banished fromEarthon an asteroid, and the group quickly had a falling-out. After Starscream left, the Combaticons attackedCybertron,easily defeatingShockwaveand his drones. Thirsting for revenge, the Combaticons reprogrammed thespace bridgeto pull Earth closer to the Sun, in the hopes of destroying it and every Transformer there. The Autobots and Decepticons temporarily joined forces to retake Cybertron and prevent Earth's destruction, and with Starscream's help, they deactivated the Combaticons once they formed Bruticus through a failsafe device built into the treacherous giant's back.Optimus Primeand Megatron agreed that Bruticus must be destroyed, but the Decepticon leader fooled the Autobots by using Shockwave's holographic simulator to make it appear as though Bruticus was destroyed, when in reality the combiner was reprogrammed to be loyal only to Megatron.The Revenge of Bruticus
Soon afterwards, during Megatron's latest scheme on Earth involving the theft of fighter aircraft using Middle-Eastern criminals, the Combaticons were called into service to defend Megatron'sGiant Purple Griffin,a large... thing that apparently pumped oil. Or something. Struggling against theAerialbots,the Combaticons formed Bruticus, yet were still knocked over when the Autobot planes twisted a tow cable around his legs. The Decepticon combiner was finally defeated when the Aerialbots ignited the nearby oil wells, causing a massive explosion that sent Megatron,Rumbleand Bruticus flying away.Aerial Assault
Later, Bruticus was walking down the street, minding his own business (i.e. attacking a human city) when BAM! Bruticus was destroyed in battle withDefensor(man, this guy can't seem to catch a break). Only Swindle survived, and he sold the remains of his comrades to various mercenaries andthird-world dictator-types,only to be forced to locate and rebuild the Combaticons by Megatron. The reformed Bruticus was then defeated when Megatron'sorbit disruptor cannonwas overloaded by the human-builtB.O.T.,once again sending the Decepticon flying into the sky.B.O.T.
For some reason, in the year 2006 the Combaticons were idly hanging around as Bruticus during the Decepticon occupation ofParadron.He served as something of a comic foil forGalvatron,acting as straight-man while Galvatron delivered witticisms that were completely lost on the giant warrior. Also... that old line about "losing your head if you weren't attached to it"? Apparently, you can lose a foot even if it was attached, becauseBrawlwas manning a molecular cannon while Bruticus was in the control room with Galvatron. If you don't watch those feet, they just run right off on their own.Fight or Flee
During a Decepticon invasion of Japan, Bruticus was battling Defensor near a dojo. He enraged his opponent by negligently putting the humans in danger with their combat and, onceRodimus PrimeandSky Lynxarrived to back up Defensor, Bruticus split into the individual Combaticons and fled.The Burden Hardest to Bear
InvadingSwoffordandMorgan's lab, Bruticus was the first Decepticon infected by theHate Plague.The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1
Japanese cartoon continuity
Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformersstory pages
Bruticus and Menasor were defeated in battle with Defensor and the Aerialbots.F!SRLT #13
Scramble City
- Voice actor:Yū Shimaka(Japanese)
In 1986, the Autobots and their human allies worked diligently on their "Scramble City" project, a giant mobile fortress. Several Decepticons under the command of Starscream were dispatched to attack the secret construction site, but were defeated by the Aerialbots. Due to Starscream's failure to stop the Aerialbots, the Stunticons were quickly sent in, and soon in the battle formed Menasor. Menasor managed to corrupt Superion's formation by shooting one ofhis ownlimbs onto his opponent, rendering Superion vulnerable. However, he was soon stopped, and Superion regained his balance. Eventually, the Combaticons came in to help Menasor (though not willingly), forming Bruticus. The two tag-teamed against Superion, but were both stopped whenScramble City itselfwas brought into battle to end the conflict.Scramble City: Mobilization
The Headmasterscartoon
- Voice actor:Michitaka Kobayashi(Japanese),Ryōichi Tanaka(Japanese, ep 13)
Bruticus joined up with several other Decepticon combiners during a Decepticon assault on Cybertron,Four Warriors Come out of the Skybut they were all driven away byFortress Maximus.The Mystery of Planet MasterWhen the Combaticons were sent out to stopHot Rodfrom finding theMatrix of Leadership,they clashed with the Protectobots again. Both teams combined, but Defensor eventually blasted the mountain behind Bruticus, who was buried in the ensuing rockfall.Birth of the Fantastic Double PrimeWhile defendingTrypticonagainst intruders, the Combaticons formed Bruticus to fight back against the incomingSuperion.The Great Cassette Operation
Bruticus scuffled with Defensor yet again during a new attack on Cybertron,Cybertron Is in Grave Danger, Part 1but was defeated by a flying punch to the neck.Cybertron Is in Grave Danger, Part 2Next up, Bruticus was set with ambushing any Autobots who came to stopa giant carnivorous plantplanted by the Decepticons inSan Francisco.When theTrainbotsarrived, Bruticus andRaidendid battle with energy swords.Head On!! Fortress Maximus
Bruticus was formed by the Combaticons as part of Sixshot's major strike on Earth. He attacked an Autobot outpost as four other outposts were being assaulted simultaneously by the other Decepticons.The Emperor of Destruction Vanishes on an Iceberg
On the planetMaster,Bruticus later helped a group of Decepticons lead Fortress Maximus away from their base.The Zarak Shield Turns the TideLater, back on Earth, he stood by and laughed asPredakingsank the luxury linerQueen Worldoff the coast of Lisbon, Portugal.The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 1)Bruticus participated in the large-scale battle with the Autobots at the North Pole, and held downComputronsoAbominuscould kick him. WhenScorponok's energy-absorbing satellite started tearing the Earth apart, Bruticus retreated into the atmosphere to watch the results alongside the rest of the Decepticon forces.The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 2)
Zonecartoon
- Voice actor:Yukimasa Kishino(Japanese)
Over fifteen years later, after several more Decepticon leaders had come and gone, the faction came under the rulership of the supernatural entityViolengiguar.This mysterious creature's first action was to recruit a team ofNine Great Demon Generalsfrom Decepticon history; Bruticus was enlisted as his "Flame General" and outfitted with new armor and weaponry to make him even more powerful than before. Seeking to create aDecepticon Zoneto counter theAutobot Zone,Violengiguar sent his generals forth to conquer planets.Zone Part 1Bruticus was the first to encounter theAutobotswhen he attacked the planetFeminia.He was defeated by the combined might of theRescue Patrol Team,Super Car Patrol Team,Battle Patrol Team,Galaxy RocketandMoonradar.Zone Part 2
The Generals later schooledMetrotitanand theMetrosquadin the ways of evil, making them more than formidable foes for the Powered Masters.Zone Part 7
Bruticus did little with the new power Violengiguar gave him; while he joined Abominus, Menasor, and Overlord on a raid forEnergon Zon planetZone,he was not seen to engage in battle at any time. His comrades waded through the barrage of firepower unleashed by Zone Base, fending off attacks by the Micromasters, and tore the Energon Z power core out of the base. Bruticus then joined his comrades in escaping with their prize, which they handed off to the other generals to take to Earth as they searched for the Zodiac there.Enter the New Supreme Commander, Dai Atlas!
Legendscomic
When theCybertron Alliancefell apart due to thehumansmurderingMegatron'sfriend,Bruticus answered Megatron's call for war.Bonus Edition Vol. EX
Generations Selects Special Comic
In2050,Bruticus and the Decepticons joined the revolution of theSelectorsagainst their human masters. TheQuintessonsand theTerrorconssided with the humans, andAbominusattacked all while craving Angolmois Energy. In battle with a scrambled version ofComputron,Abominus crashed into Bruticus and Menasor and stole some of their limb components to make an even stronger version of himself.Abominus comic 2
TV Magazinecomic continuity
Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformerscomic
When Superion and Defensor teamed up to take on Menasor as he was attacking a baseball stadium, Bruticus stepped in to aid his fellow Decepticon combiner. After a short skirmish, the Decepticons seemed assured a victory, until Bruticus got his legs knocked off.StreetwiseandFirst Aidthen latched onto the stumps and blasted Bruticus away, dumping him in the Pacific Ocean, far away from Japan.Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #5
The Combaticons pursued a dog imbued with Decepticon super-science untilPowerglideinterfered. They combined into Bruticus as a unit of AutobotMinibotscame to aid Powerglide, but the dog granted the awesome energy within it to Powerglide, allowing him tocombine with the other Autobotsand blow Bruticus away.Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #8
The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers
In the year2010,Bruticus participated in a Decepticon attack on the planet Feminia, battling alongside Devastator and Menasor against their Autobot counterparts Superion, Defensor and Omega Supreme. The fight was fairly evenly matched until Galvatron called up his ace-in-the-hole,Predaking,whose power was unmatched by any of the Autobots... except for theOmnibots,who essentially tied Predaking's shoelaces together until he fell over, straight into Bruticus and his chums, sending them all toppling to the ground and knocking them to bits.The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers #5
The Great Transformer War
After tearing Superion into his component Aerialbots, the Combaticons merged into Bruticus and joined Menasor in defendingDinobaseagainst incursion by the Protectobots. While his men kept the pair busy,Hot Spotused his repair bay mode to fix up the injured Aerialbots, who then blinded the giants with their dazzling "Scramble Shot" fly-by attack.The Great Transformer War #1
Zonecomic
The Decepticons came under the rulership of the supernatural entityViolengiguar.This mysterious creature's first action was to recruit a team ofNine Great Demon Generalsfrom Decepticon history; Bruticus was enlisted as his "Flame General" and outfitted with new armor and weaponry to make him even more powerful than before. Seeking to create aDecepticon Zoneto counter theAutobot Zone,Violengiguar sent his generals forth to conquer planets.Zone Part 1Bruticus was the first to encounter theAutobotswhen he attacked the planetFeminia.He was defeated by the combined might of theRescue Patrol Team,Super Car Patrol Team,Battle Patrol Team,Galaxy RocketandMoonradar.Zone Part 2
The Generals later schooledMetrotitanand theMetrosquadin the ways of evil, making them more than formidable foes for the Powered Masters.Zone Part 7
TheNine Great Demon Generalsunited to attack planet Feminia, destroying it utterly. Violengiguar next charged his Generals with collectingEnergon Zand the all-powerfulZodiac,which he intended to use to fuel his conquest. Bruticus, together withOverlord,Menasor,andAbominus,attacked planet Zone; striking quickly, they stole the Energon Z before the localMicromasterteams could even muster a defense. As they gloated over their success, the tiny Autobots transformedZone Baseto try and mount a counterattack, and the generals fled with their prize.Zone
The Animated Movie
During theBattle of Autobot Cityin 2005, Bruticus and Menasor staged an attack onAutobot Headquarters,occupying the attentions of Omega Supreme, Superion, and Defensor and preventing them from coming to the aid of their comrades in the besieged city.The Animated Movie trade paperback
Wings Universe
Combination technology was something theDecepticon WarlordDeathsaurushad long tinkered with, since the days of his fortress inGygax.Although his early experiments were discontinued thanks to theAutobot Elite Guard,he remained interested in the idea, and eventually found the perfect means to implement it.Bruticus's profile in Club magazine #36
When the Combaticons were swayed to joining forces with Deathsaurus they received various upgrades. They demonstrated the most potent of these upgrades when they were surrounded by their former comrades in the Elite Guard and combined into Bruticus. The combiner then proceeded to crush their former commanding officer Sentinel Major with one mighty hand. This prompted the other Elite Guardsmen to attack in search of vengeance.The Coming Storm: Part 5
Tragically for the Guard, Bruticus proved to be virtually unstoppable and easily wiped out several of the Elite Guard teams beforeMetalhawk's Strike Team arrived. Despite the heroic efforts ofIronfistandOver-Run,Bruticus quickly slew them beforeDionmanaged to blind the mighty combiner and force him to separate. This forced the Combaticons to retreat, but not before killing Metalhawk as well.The Coming Storm: Part 6
The Combaticons underwent repairs at Deathsaurus's base, but shocked to learn that the repairs included a remote activation for their combination into Bruticus. The combiner, confused and still blinded from his battle, lashed out at the Constructicons repairing him, and they were forced to use the override they'd fitted to stop the giant in his tracks.Battle Lines, Part 1Battle Lines, Part 2During the battle to defend the base against the Elite Guard, the Combaticons again attempted to form Bruticus, only to be promptly blasted.Battle Lines, Part 3
MarvelThe Transformerscomics
In aMatrix-induced vision,Buster WitwickyandOptimus Primesaw the future, where Autobot and DecepticonSpecial Teamsbattled over thePullen Power Plant.One such team was the Combaticons, who merged into the massive warrior, Bruticus. Unfortunately for the Autobots,Soundwavemanaged to tap into this induced dream, allowing the Decepticons to see the same possibilities the Autobots did.Second Generation!The Special Teams Have Arrived
Megatron and the Combaticons invadedEnergy Futures Industrieswith the intent of stealing the powerfulhydrothermocline.Confronted by Optimus Prime and the Protectobots, Megatron attempted to prove the superiority of his forces by ordering them to combine into... Bruticus! His gloating was cut short, however, when the Protectobots demonstrated the equally impressive ability to combine into...Defensor!Fortunately for all sides, the fleshlingEthan Zacharyarrived with a solution that didn't involve Bruticus and Defensor going at it until the entire complex (and the hydrothermocline) was annihilated.Afterdeath!These events were observed by thetime travellingDicet Alpha-zero.The Quest!
The Combaticons formed Bruticus in a northernCaliforniarailyard to battle theProtectobots,who subsequently formedDefensor.The two soon battled to a standstill, as Bruticus's sonic stun gun proved no match for Defensor's force field, but the Decepticon eventually managed to topple his foe by smacking him around with anentire train.Bruticus then noticedBlaster,who claimed to have left theAutobots,and seemingly killeda childto prove it. Bruticus was so impressed that he didn't notice Blaster toppling a power line on him, blasting him into his component parts.Child's Play
The Special Teams
Upon the Combaticons’ creation, Bruticus was imbued with Starscream's violent, criminal personality. When the Combaticons encountered Menasor and Defensor battling one another after being sent to thePullen Power Plant,Onslaught ordered to rest of his team to merge with him to form Bruticus. Bruticus was then urged by Menasor to aid him in taking down Defensor before the Aerialbots got a chance to merge into their combined formed as well. The opening was lost as the Aerialbots combined immediately, and stood next to Defensor, ready to take on their opponents. Bruticus took on Defensor while Menasor squared off against Superion. Bruticus was defeated by Defensor when he become momentarily distracted by Menasor mid-battle.The Special Teams
Toy pack-in material
Bruticus participated in a tumultuous battle on a moon base. He andTrypticonshot atUltra MagnusandDefensoras they entered the conflict.Decipher the Decepticon
St. MichaelThe TransformersSticker Book
The Combaticons, and by extension Bruticus, were part of the crew of Decepticons serving under Galvatron near the planet Barrenikon when they shot down a ship captained by Ultra Magnus. The Combaticons only merged once in one possible scenario that followed, where they foundyoustuck in a quicksand hole in a swamp. Bruticus took you to the Decepticon ship as his prisoner. Though you tried to start a conversation with him to pass the time, Bruticus remained silent the entire journey to the ship's hold.The Transformers Sticker Book
Transformers/G.I. Joe
Bruticus was created in1939as part of a plot byDestroandStarscreamto overthrow theirrespectiveleaders.A fusion of human and Cybertronian technology, Bruticus had no mind of his own, and was made only to follow his creators' orders.WolvesLater, when the combined forces ofG.I. Joeand the Autobots were moving againstCobra,Destro betrayed Starscream and activated Bruticus, ordering him to destroy everyone. Screaming that he hated everything and that he only wanted to "sleep again", Bruticus went on a wild rampage and caused an avalanche. As the giant swept aside any Autobot resistance,Wheeljackdeduced that Bruticus was an artificial creation and wasn't really "alive" like the other Transformers.Optimus Primesaw only one way to stop him—destroying theMatrix of Leadershipthat was connected to the lifeforce of all Transformers. On Prime's orders,Snake-Eyeslet Bruticus smash the Matrix, causing a flash of light that destroyed the raging giant.The Iron Fist
DreamwaveGeneration Onecontinuity
Mighty Bruticus created from members ofCombaticons.But thentruckbotandbossbotgo away, thought killed, though not by Bruticus. Robots makedealwhich make Combaticons not work together. Bruticus not like deal, but components agree, forcing Bruticus to go to sleep...Transformers: The Ultimate GuideWar Within: The Dark Ages
Starbotlater take components tofleshie world.Bruticus defeat puny Autobots, make Starbot compliment, Bruticus happy. But Starbot call Bruticus stupid for letting other bots get away, make Bruticus sad. Bruticus attackAutobot base,but Autobots blow up base. Starbot angry at Bruticus again because Starbot wanted base in one piece.Night of the CombaticonsStarbot yell at Bruticus, but not Bruticus fault. Soon, Bruticus components damaged in battle byBurning bot,Starbot order components to form mighty Bruticus! Bruticus try to smash Burning bot, but Burning bot too fast. ARGH! Bruticus head blown up byLittle Botspaceship!Bruticus go to sleep...Black Sunshine
Later, components training by fightingegobotwhenstrangebotinterrupt. Components recognize danger, and form Mighty Bruticus! Strangebot attack Bruticus! Bruticus ANGRY! Bruticus try to stop strangebot guns, but strangebot use foot-gun to hurt Bruticus!
Coward Starbot fly away like coward. Strangebot, open wings like birdbot and chase, but Bruticus stop birdbot. Bruticus want birdbot to DIE! No! Stupid gun, broken! Birdbot hurt Bruticus again, and Bruticus go to sleep...The Route of All Evil
The Beast Within
The Combaticons merged to form Bruticus in order to fightThe Beastduring a particularly violent battle between the Autobots and the Decepticons. He didn't last too long against the Dinobot gestalt.The Beast Within
Mystery of Convoy
- For further information, see:#Games
Mystery of Convoystrategy guide manga
Though Bruticus tried to sneak up on Ultra Magnus to blast him with his shoulder beam, the Autobot evaded his blast. Ultra Magnus then managed to hit Bruticus's forehead upon returning fire. Having received a blow to his weak spot, Bruticus was defeated.Watch Out for Bruticus's Shoulder Beam!
Alternity
Bruticus, amongst others, was empowered by a higher-dimensionalMegatronin order to be pitted against a higher-dimensionalOptimus Prime'savatarin a cross-dimensional "game full of death and suffering".To Die Game!
Transformers: All Spark
Another Episode, Part 1Another Episode, Part 2
Kre-Oonline comic
The Combaticons attacked the Autobots in the form of Bruticus, only to halt the assault becauseVortexdidn't want to be there, he wanted to be home and guard the Decepticon base. In order to make him happy again, the other three Combaticons separated and went home with him.New Military Unit Combaticon! Bruticus, Combine!Bruticus later helpedDevastatorandMenasorput the finishing touch onMegatron's new solar power tower, only to drop the ball and wreck the tower instead.Megatron's Ambition!? The Solar Tower Is Built!When theProtectobotstried to capture Swindle, he combined with his buddies to form Bruticus, only for the giant to be promptly defeated by the Protectobots' own combined form,Defensor.Bad at Fighting? Rescue Team Protectobots, Dispatch!
At some point, Bruticus, Devastator andPredakingattackedMetroplexand were faced withSuperion.Making use ofSilverbolt's fear of heights, the three scared Superion by throwing him into the air, but were defeated after the Autobot combiner re-combined onto the ground and rolled into their legs.Kre-O Micro-Changers Combiners comic
Transformers vs. G.I. Joe
The Combaticons cast aside theirG.I. Joedisguises and merged into Bruticus to join in the attack on theUnited Nations.He clashed with both Joes andGIJONIN,using the helicopter blades on his arm to mow down the ninjas.Expelled from the Garden
2005 IDW continuity
- First appearance:Till All Are One#3
Bruticus was formed when Onslaught needed to search through the mind of a brain-dead Swindle for damaging information onStarscream.After getting theEnigma of CombinationfromRattrap,the Combaticons merged into the gestalt but were unable to properly form a combined mind due to Swindle. The combiner almost mindlessly rampaged throughout Iacon, constantly muttering that everything must burn. Vortex reveled in the power that they wielded as Bruticus, Brawl was wallowing in pain after feeling Swindle's death, Blast Off struggled to keep them all together, and Onslaught dug through Swindle's memories. As Bruticus rampaged,Ironhideand his security forces were called in put him down, whileWindbladeandChromiatried to reason with Bruticus to coax out the information they had on Starscream. Bruticus promptly backhanded Windblade out of the sky and when he was about to blast Chromia, Ironhide shot a rocket at his head, blowing it to pieces and sending the Combaticons back to their components.The Line Between Us
Later, when theMistress of FlamewantedChromiareleased to Camien custody, she suggested Swindle orMenasorcould be handed over instead to face justice for their crimes. Wanting to keep Menasor and Bruticus on his side, Starscream opted to release Chromia.HeavyTo bring Bruticus under control, Starscream had theEukarianmnemosurgeonAirachnidtry to manipulate the Combaticons' minds so that Bruticus would be loyal only to him. Because the Combaticons minds had imprinted on each other during their combination, Airachnid found them more susceptible to the process, and thus had them believe that they had always been working for Starscream, using the inside man Blast Off to cover any holes in the story. As a result, the Combaticons came to believe that their forming of Bruticus had been a last-ditch attempt to save Swindle's life with Starscream's approval.The Price of You
Prime Wars Trilogymarketing material
Shockwavecreated Bruticus.Combiner Wars Shockwave toy bio
Win If You Dare
Transformers/Ghostbusters
Bruticus was among the many Decepticons who unsuccessfully tried to defend Cybertron fromGozer.Ghosts of Cybertron Part 2
Energon Universe
 Spoiler warning:Plot details forTransformers (2023) issue 17follow. |
After a failed attempt at merging during a battle aboard the downedNemesis,Transformers #9the Combaticons, after being recruited by Starscream, were finally able to form Bruticus during a battle against Soundwave's team of Decepticons.Transformers #15Not to be outdone, Soundwave ordered the Constructicons to to merge intoDevastator.The titanic warriors fought as their respective leaders tussled below, all watched from a distance byOptimus Primeand theAutobots.In a spurt of rage, Prime fired on the Decepticons with hisfusion cannon,causing the dam they were fighting on to collapse. Bruticus and Devastator continued their battle even as they were pushed on by the raging river.Transformers #16
Eventually arriving inSeattle,the Decepticons' civil war continued, with Bruticus getting the top of the Space Needle thrown at him by Devastator and receiving an uppercut for good measure. The city itself suffered catastrophic damage during the fight as the Autobots rushed to save as many humans as they could from being crushed underfoot by the grappling giants.Transformers #17
Commercial appearances
- The Combaticons formed Bruticus in order to take onMetroplex.As his opponent changed into robot mode, Bruticus took to the skies to better avoid the citybot's weapons-fire.Bruticus and Metroplex commercial
- Bruticus battledSuperionin the suburbs while a small boy cheered on the Autobot. A particularly powerful blow from his opponent knocked Bruticus's arms off, but they quickly reattached themselves to that the duel could continue.Generation 2 Aerialbots and Combaticons commercial
- During a massive battle between Kreons, the Combaticons combined into Bruticus. He andPredakingthen proceeded to send the Autobots fleeing for their tiny lives.KRE-O Transformers Micro Changers and Combiners Construction Sets commercial
Games
Transformers: Mystery of Convoy
Bruticus guards the exit from theGlacier Zone,floating in a dark void with three hovering platforms, and launching fireballs aimed at Autobot positions. His armor makes him invulnerable, save for a conveniently glowing weak spot on his forehead.Transformers: Mystery of Convoy
Transformers: The Headmasters
When the Decepticons captured some of the Autobots' greatest warriors,Galvatronand Bruticus stood guard overRodimus PrimeandHighbrowon Cybertron. They were defeated and their prisoners were rescued byChromedomeand the other freed Autobots.Transformers: The Headmasters
Transformers: Battle Tactics
Bruticus participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. He was a Super Rare combiner that could be recruited to a team if all of his components were at max level.Transformers: Battle Tactics
Transformers: Earth Wars
To gain another Combiner, Megatron andShockwaveenlisted the Combaticons, despite some of their complaints. When Bruticus first successfully formed, he boasted that he beat anyone. Starscream sent him out to battleOptimus Maximusjust so he could soften him up for the other 'cons to finish the job.Transformers: Earth Wars
- Class:Combiner
- Lowest Star ratings:3 Star
- Weapons:Bruticus usually smashes things with his Fists and feet. He sometimes shoots small laser blasts out of his knuckles.
- Abilities::
- Earth Shatter:Smash into the earth sending a shockwave of damage in a line towards the target area! Deals 600% more damage to Walls!
- Frantic Rage:Gain 30% movement speed, 30% damage reduction, and close range Splash radius, and attack with +50% more damage for the next 10 seconds!
- Shockfire Missiles(4 star): Fire 4 rockets dealing a large amount of damage and disabling all defenses around the blast radius!
Bruticus at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki
Transformers Roleplaying Game
Bruticus was a monstrous warrior who sacrificed his components’ brainpower for extra brawn.Decepticon DirectiveTermagaxidentified Bruticus as an example of a dysfunctional combiner, noting that he possessed none of the tactical acumen of his individual components.The Enigma of Combination
Toys
The Transformers
- The TransformersBruticus is formed from all five Combaticon toys. The four smaller Combaticons attach via sockets in Onslaught's shoulders and the bottom of his feet. Fists and feet pads attach onto the four limbs, and Bruticus is completed with a large chest plate and a helmet covering Onslaught's head. He wields Onslaught'ssonic stun-gunin battle. The gun can also be stored on his backpack using two rectangular pegs which hold the gun in place via its targeting sight. As with allScramble City-stylecombinerteams, his limbs can be rearranged into any slot of one's choosing.
- The package art of Bruticus has the leg formed by Brawl face forward. Having him face backward like his in-show (look at the right picture) doesn't affect the stability of the gestalt.
- Along with Metroplex, Menasor, Defensor, and Superion, Bruticus was designed for an abortedDiaclonesubline that would have been calledJizai Gattai( tự tại hợp thể "Limitless Combination" ), which was shelved to make way for theTransformersline.
- In most markets, only the individual Combaticons were released, with thegiftsetonly made available in Japan and Italy. The Italian box layout was based very closely on the standard Hasbro combiner giftsets at that time, down to the inclusion of a Hasbro product code number; but unlike the otherGiGcombiner giftsets, "Multiforce" lacked the Hasbro logo on the front of the box, and the individual components sported Takara numbers from D-64 to D-68 before their names.
- The individual Combaticons were re-released in various European markets as part of the "Classics"line in 1991, and a Bruticus giftset was reissued byTakaraTomyin Japan in 2009.
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Bruticus
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Version 2 (Baldigus):
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Version 2 (Dolrailer):
Blast Off
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Version 2 (Shuttler):
Brawl
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Generation 2
- Blast Off(Combaticon, 1994)
- Brawl(Combaticon, 1994)
- Swindle(Combaticon, 1994)
- Vortex(Combaticon, 1994)
- Released in the second year ofGeneration 2,the Combaticons were redecoed (minus any customer-applied stickers) and re-released, but only sold as individuals. Functionally, he is nearly identical to the original toy, other than being slightly enhanced by a hand-held spring-loaded missile launcher (the same launcher that came withJazzandSideswipethe previous year) and a post-hole in Onslaught's cannon-backpack which allows the launcher to be stored there. All of the toys are all-plastic versions, no die-cast metal at all.
| The Transformerscombiner team mold:Combaticons | ||
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Bruticus
Version 1 (Bruticus):
Version 2 (Baldigus):
GS= Gift set release
In= Individually released Onslaught (leader)
Version 1 (Onslaught):
Version 2 (Dolrailer):
Blast Off
Version 1 (Blast Off):
Version 2 (Shuttler):
Brawl
Version 1 (Brawl):
Version 2 (Dangar):
Swindle
Version 1 (Swindle):
Version 2 (Greejeeber):
Vortex
Version 1 (Vortex):
Version 2 (Hepter):
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- Bruticus(Multi-pack,2012)
- Accessories:Multi-part "Sonic Cannon"
- Known designers:Andrew Franks(deco artist)
- This version of Bruticus comes as a gift set,exclusivetoAmazonandBigBadToyStore.Packaged in aGeneration 2-styled box complete with hand-painted character art, it containsredecoesof all fiveGenerationsFall of CybertronCombaticonsin their Generation 1 doppelgangers'Generation 2colors, complete withGeneration 2Decepticon insignia. While Onslaught forms the torso, the remaining team members can serve as any of the four limbs, though the official configuration has Vortex as the left arm, Blast Off as the right arm, Brawl as the left leg, and Swindle as the right leg. The individual weapons the Combaticons have can be combined into a "Sonic Cannon" for Bruticus to wield via5 mm post.
- Like the original releases of the mold, this Bruticus also possessed some balance issues. This is mostly caused by having all of the Combaticons being Deluxes, Onslaught included. Although the 4 limb Combaticons can assume either an arm or foot position, certain members fare very poorly in certain modes, such as Brawl as an arm or Blast Off as a leg, which creates further balancing problems for Bruticus.
- Preorders for the set began onJuly 6of 2012 via Amazon (BigBadToyStore would not put up theirs until much later), and the final product was shipped out in early/mid-November. This may be considered a tie-in to Amazon's preorder bonus for theFall of Cybertrongame: a "Generation 2"-themed skin for Bruticus. This set was also available at normal retail in Australia.
Universe(2008)
- Bruticus Maximus(2008)
- Series:G1 Series
- UniverseBruticus, now named "Bruticus Maximus" (presumably fortrademarkreasons), is a redeco of theDestruction Team/Bruticus Maximuscombiner fromEnergon.WhileBrawlandVortexretain their previous modes of tank and helicopter respectively,Blast Offis now the combiner's second tank, andSwindlea sand-colored helicopter. As a redeco of anEnergoncombiner, Bruticus Maximus feature universal connection points for the limbs, allowing many different combinations and even swapping of limbs from differentEnergonCombiner teams.
- LikeSuperion,Bruticus Maximus, despite being initially intended as aUniverseTargetexclusive,was only released inUniversepackaging in some non-American markets such as Australia and Singapore. Instead, Target stores (and Zellers stores in Canada) received an unchanged version of the toy inRevenge of the Fallenpackaging, still namedBruticus Maximus,with all the individual components retaining their names as well.
Encore
- Bruticus(2009)
- ID number:16
- In 2009, the Generation 1 set was reissued under theTransformers Encoreline, using theretooledmolds from the firstRobots in Disguiserelease with Onslaught's launcher mechanism from his original Japanese release.
| The Transformerscombiner team mold:Combaticons | ||
|---|---|---|
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Bruticus
Version 1 (Bruticus):
Version 2 (Baldigus):
GS= Gift set release
In= Individually released Onslaught (leader)
Version 1 (Onslaught):
Version 2 (Dolrailer):
Blast Off
Version 1 (Blast Off):
Version 2 (Shuttler):
Brawl
Version 1 (Brawl):
Version 2 (Dangar):
Swindle
Version 1 (Swindle):
Version 2 (Greejeeber):
Vortex
Version 1 (Vortex):
Version 2 (Hepter):
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United
- Bruticus Maximus(Multi-pack,November 7,2012)
- Released exclusively in Hasbro's Asian markets, this redeco of theEnergonBruticus Maximus set has colours similar to the previousUniverse/Revenge of the Fallenrelease, but with a much greater emphasis on G1-accuracy. Additionally, the hand/feet/weapons previously cast in translucent coloured plastic are now opaque grey.
- While unconfirmed, it seems likely that this release was conceived to satisfy then-high collector demand for the originalUniverseBruticus Maximus set, a result of the unofficial Explorer and Munitioner upgrade kits released for the figure by "third party"company FansProject. Of course, as unlicensed product, the kits were not acknowledged in any official marketing material for the re-released toy.
Kre-O
- Decepticon Bruticus(Micro-Changer Combiner, 2013)
- Set number:A2225
- Known designers:Ed Masiello(Hasbro)
- One of the firstKre-OMicro-Changercombiner sets, Bruticus includes fourKreons:Onslaught,Brawl,Vortex,andSwindle.These four component Kreons can be rebuilt into their alternate modes or taken apart and combined into Bruticus.
- Like all Micro Changer combiner sets, Bruticus comes with onlyoneKre-O display brick, and a sticker sheet composed of his leg, arm and right shoulder details and aKre-Ologo. Due to the limb stickers being slightly transparent, applying them into the black-colored leg parts could render the details being semi-transparent. The instructions also did not mention where you should put theKre-Ologo sticker. Also, Bruticus's combined mode's waist part is somehow prone to falling off from the assembly while posing, and he has a problem standing straight due to how the legs are constructed.
- Despite Blast Off's exclusion from the set, he was later released in the first wave of blind bag figures and, with enough creativity, can be combined into Bruticus.
- Combiner Robot Mega Pack(3-pack, 2016)
- Set number:???
- Pieces:245
- 3 years later, the 3 Micro-Changer combiners, Superion, Bruticus, and Menasor were reissued and released as a 3-pack. The toys were unchanged from their individual releases.
Combiner Wars
- Onslaught(Voyager Class,2016)
- Decepticon Blast Off(Deluxe Class, 2016)
- Decepticon Blast Off(Special Edition, 2018)
- Brawl(Deluxe Class, 2016)
- Swindle(Deluxe Class, 2016)
- Decepticon Vortex(Deluxe Class, 2016)
- Decepticon Shockwave(Legends Class, 2016)
- Known designers:Shogo Hasui(TakaraTomy)
- Combiner WarsBruticus is formed from all five Combaticon figures andShockwave.Designed in the "Scramble City" style, all four Deluxe Combaticons can each become either an arm or a leg, and come with double-barrelled guns that can transform into either a foot or a fist to complete the limb. The stock photography shows Blast Off and Vortex as arms and Swindle and Brawl as legs. Shockwave transforms into the combiner robot's handheld weapon, but his overall weight makes it largely impossible for him to be held by any combiner in a firing pose without falling over or pulling the arm down. Even worse, as Onslaught is retooled fromHot Spot,Bruticus retainsDefensor's forward-lean problem. Unlike Defensor however, the leaning problem can be resolved by turning Bruticus's thighs inward, forcing the pelvis armor to push against Onslaught's knees and correcting his posture, although this will force Bruticus into a strange A-legged stance.
- A promotional CGI render of the combined mode has Bruticus slightly mistransformed, having Blast Off's legs facing knees forward in his arm mode, which would leave Bruticus' left arm without a double elbow. Though difficult, it ispossibleto arrange Vortex's rotors in a shield-like position.
- LikeDefensorbefore him, all four limbs were released in the same wave, making it much easier to complete a set. He is also the first "classic" combiner in theCombiner Warsseries to not have a "replacement" member. However, Blast Off was relegated to a simple redeco ofQuickslinger,leaving him with a different alt-mode (a jet instead of a space shuttle) and an inaccurate head. In 2018 Hasbro released a redeco of the Unite Warriors version of Blast Off (see below) as a more accurate replacement.
- Bruticus(Collection Pack, 2016)
- Accessories:Weapons/combiner extremities, Onslaught's two guns, Blast Off's gun, Vortex's gun, Brawl's barrel rifle, Swindle's gun
- The whole
metamorphin' Dudicusbig, bad, battlin' Bruticus team was redecoed in theirGeneration 2colors (thoughOnslaught's black portions are now a super-dark brown), packed with a sorta-genericallyGeneration 2-esque, vaguely-Action Master-version-ish deco'd version ofShockwave.However, despite being (broadly) accurate in their base colors, all of the Combaticons have Generation 1 insignias, while Shockwave comes with the movie version of the Decepticon faction symbol.
- There is noGeneration 2-colored version of the Space Shuttle Blast Off toy, sorry. You only get the jet.
- Weirdly, thebacksof the antennae on Bruticus's head are painted silver, rather than the front where they'd be far more noticeable/make any amount of sense. On the other hand, the originalGeneration 2Bruticus had unpainted antennae, so hey.
- This version of the combiner was only sold as a complete team in a big box set, which also included a poster and a collector card based on the packaging art. This set was sold "exclusively" through multiple online outlets, though it eventually found its way to closeout retailers like TJ Maxx and Ross the following holiday season for well below its original price, alongside more or less all of the other "Collection Pack" semi-exclusives in the line.
Unite Warriors
- Known designers:Hisashi Yuki(TakaraTomy)
- The JapaneseUnite Warriorsrelease ofCombiner WarsBruticuscomes in a much more cartoon-accurate color scheme, with a recolored chest plate, and color matching hand/foot/gun pieces forSwindleandBrawl.He has a completely new mold in the form ofBlast Offas a space shuttle, rather than the recolored jet mold of his Hasbro release.Vortexalso includes the more cartoon-accurate four-bladed rotor blades as opposed to the two-bladed rotors his Hasbro version carried over from the Alpha Bravo mold. Shockwave is not included with this release, as theUnite Warriorsline does not utilize Legends Class molds, though you could pair Bruticus with the cycloptic scientist'sLegendsreleaseif you wish.
- The giftset included acollector coinwhen purchased from select retailers outside Japan.
Merchandise
Transformers Character Card
- Released as part of the tenth wave of thee-HOBBYexclusiveTransformers Character Cardseries, this pair of holographic trading cards depict super-deformed art of "Guardian"(with his componentsBlades,First Aid,Hot Spot,Groove,andStreetwise) and Bruticus (withhiscomponentsBlast Off,Vortex,Onslaught,SwindleandBrawl) along withcharacter profilesandtech specs.
Notes
- Much like the individual Combaticons who form him, Bruticus'scharacter modelhas a couple of oddities, due to the majority of it being based on unfinished, vague toy design sketches (at right) instead of actual toy references.
- Bruticus's chest plate is drawn to look like it is formed from parts ofBlast Off—mainly his wings, but the central portion of the chestplate is drawn to look like his shuttle cockpit hull, with the orientation of its details reversed. Certain detailed combination sequences, seen in "Aerial Assault,""The Revenge of Bruticus",and"B.O.T.",actually show Blast Off's wings disconnecting and moving into place as the chestplate, but these sequences also misinterpret some of Bruticus's details, and wind up depicting the two wheels at the base of the chestplate, which are supposed to be part of Onslaught's torso, as being connected to the plate and hence part of Blast Off.
- While Bruticus' toy has wheels on the back of its thighs, his cartoon model only depicts this detail on hisleftthigh, almost certainly a product of his rear-view character model being designed without the toy for reference, like multiple other season 2 characters—not that it matters much in practise, as the odd detail is almost consistently omitted from his actual in-show appearances.
- Bruticus has two head designs in the cartoon: the detailed one seen in his full-body character model, which features in most of his animated appearances, and a simplified, more angular one that appears consistently in "The Revenge of Bruticus"and"Fight or Flee,"and in select brief scenes of other episodes.
- The packaging of the 1991EuropeanClassicsrelease of the original Onslaught toy depicted Bruticus and the Combaticons in (mostly) new color schemes, despite the fact that the actual toys looked identical to their original releases. While it may never be known for certain, it has been theorized that these colors were the cause of an error with the hue settings of thestock photos,rather than a legitimate attempt toredecothe Combaticons.
- Several attributes ofAction Master EliteTurbo Master,including his face and chest plate, suggest that he was originally intended to be Bruticus. However, according toTransformers Generations Deluxe,at one point a non-transforming version of Action Master Bruticus was planned, which would have looked significantly different fromTurbo Master.
- For every version of the original Bruticus mold, the packaging art depicts the Brawl figure on backwards.
- Earth WarsBruticus's character model is a (more proportionate) recreation of hisCombiner Warstoy.
- Earth WarsBruticus's Earth Shatter ability is most likely a reference to hisFall of Cybertroncounterpart's shockwave ability, given how it affects a large area and do mass amounts of damage. The same could also be said about Shockfire Missiles, during his boss fight in the final few parts ofFall of Cybertron,in which the cannons on his back to deal damage to the player, though in this case you can actually do itwhileusing him.
Foreign names
- Japanese:Bruticus(ブルーティカスBurūtikasu)
- Italian:Multiforce(toy and season 3)
- Mandarin:Bruticus(Taiwan, bố lỗ đề tạp tưBùlǔtíkǎsī),Hùn Tiān Bào(Mainland China, hỗn thiên báo )
- Portuguese:Brutus(Brazil comic)
- Russian:Grubikus(Грубикус)
- Polish:Tępak(TM Semic Comic, "Dunderhead" )
- Character stubs missing fiction
- Alternity Decepticons
- Amazon exclusives
- Combaticons
- Combined forms
- Combiner Wars Decepticons
- Dreamwave Generation 1 Decepticons
- Encore
- Generation 1 cartoon Decepticons
- Generation 1 Decepticons
- Generation 2 Decepticons
- Generation 1 toy Decepticons
- Generations Selects Decepticons
- IDW (2005) Decepticons
- Energon Universe Decepticons
- Kre-O Decepticons
- Legends Decepticons
- Marvel Generation 1 Decepticons
- Mystery of Convoy Decepticons
- Second Cybertron Alliance
- The Headmasters Decepticons
- Transformers Character Card Decepticons
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- United Decepticons
- Universe (2008)
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