TRANSFORMERS: THE BASICS on BRAWN 

brawn is honestly has the most funniest "out of context" scenes ever,especially the scene were optimus throw him at megatron

I guess the Cybertronian version of the Achilles Heel would be the “Brawn Shoulder.”

The fact that brawn is the first autobot to die in the media,make him such a heroic autobot not gonna lie

"After Brawn's toy was discontinued in 1996, he was phased out of both the cartoon and comics" Please don't tell me that he was taken offline by cosmically-powered Starscream in the comics "In the comics he was one of a group of Autobots offlined by a Decepticon-controlled copy of Optimus Prime" Oh? Well that's a pleasant surprise. "He was brought back to life a few years later just in time to be deactivated again by cosmically-powered Starscream" OH COME ON!

I love how Brawn’s cameo in the Bumblebee movie shows him getting shot in the shoulder

I'm pretty sure in one episode he even gets shot in the back of the head by Megatron's cannon and just slams into the side of a mountain and he's none the worst for wear, yet in the movie, he gets shot in the shoulder, instant death.

Brawn is an underrated autobot, and he can lift! TBH, brawn needs more attention and love by Hasbro+Takara. I just hope they make a masterpiece figure of him

For landing and gettin’ happy with Covergirl, Brawn is awarded my most enthusiastic ATTABOY

"Brawn had a child with a human woman" is not what I was expecting to hear today

If there was a Beast Wars version of Brawn, I imagine his alt mode would be a honey badger.

1986: dinked in the shoulder and drops dead 2018: hit in the shoulder so hard he goes flying into a wall but a minute later is running for the escape pods no worse for wear Brawn was always one of my favorites as a kid, loved his personality and being a pint-sized powerhouse who could manhandle even Megatron.

That IDW cover of Brawn clocking Starscream is one of my favourites during the Mike Costa era of that comic.

“Just in time to be offlined by a cosmically powered Starscream” And another one to add to the list

Brawl getting with Covergirl was the most WTF moment I've ever had in a while

"Alright frog stroke swim swim,swim swim swim"-one of the most unique and funniest lines ever in the rid 2001 tbh

Another quick note about the ROTF version of Brawn: While he didn't appear as a robot in the film, you can still see him backing out of a trailer at the beginning of the movie in the Shanghai scene, along with Backfire, whom would be later released in the DOTM HA line; Brawn is also one of the Autobot drones that appear in the tie-in video game for ROTF.

Why do I have a feeling that "offlined by a Decepticon-controlled clone of Optimus Prime" is going to become the new "offlined by a cosmically-powered Starscream"?

Brawn was the original Transformer Dwarf, everything went to his Book of Grudges.

A little fact:brawn in the 86's didn't killed by a shoulder wound,he actually got a shot in the neck,if you focus very well at his death scene

"Now that,was a kick"- g1 brawn

You know, when 3:45 rolled in, I was not looking at the video and its images (I was in another tab), so my first guess was that he was offlined by the cosmically powered Starscream, only to Chris to declare that it was the Decepticon copy of Prime, I was surprised.... only for 3:54 to come charging in to tell me that I guessed right after all 🤣🤣🤣

His voice actor, Kirk Baily, from the Bumblebee movie passed away earlier this year, so it's unknown if he'll appear in later films. May he rest in peace!

Is it me, or does Brawn's appearance closely resemble Man at Arms from Masters of the Universe. The colors match perfectly and the shape of his helmet is spot on

So glad I stumbled on this channel last year truly no one else does transformers lore quite like you do. Keep it up Chris 👍

Jesus, imagine getting killed by a Decepticon-controlled copy of Optimus Prime AND a cosmically powered Starscream. Brawn really got the short end of the stick on that one, uh?

That movie version of the character looks awesome I must have missed that toy

My favorite Brawn moment: During "The Ultimate Doom", while on Cybertron trying to save Sparkplug, him and the others come to a dead end. Brawn doesn't stop running, says "I'll get the door!" and crashes through the barrier. 🤣

I just want to point out that "Bumblebee" Brawn looks a LOT like Marvel's Juggernaut.

This brawn is my 3rd favourite transformer, he just looks so cool and I love the "it's not the size of dog in the fight that matters, it's the size of the fight in the dog" type of personality he has.

I lost it when I saw Brawn in the opening of the Bumblebee movie. The designs had been changed to the point you could actually recognize them at a glance. He was such a great character throughout the first two seasons. Just the fact that he was about the same size as Bumblebee but taking on much larger Decepticons and beating them says a lot to how feisty he really was.

My father had the original brawn toy. And he unintentionally started a tradition when he gave me the titans return one. Brawn holds a special place in my heart for that reason. I still have both, starting at the G1 toy as I write this.

Sadly the bumblebee movie brawn will be missed. Rest In Peace Kirk Baily You only gave us one line for an amazing character in the one movie and managed to make everyone live brawn again like he was in the 80s Till All Are One and Rest In Peace Kirk

Hey, I do feel sorry for him getting blown up by Megatron. Thanks for showing us that. So when are you gonna start doing the basics on Cybertron & the Maximals

I think I really love G1 and original RID Brawn because the first reminded me of a badass dwarf in fiction and the RID Brawn was just hilarious

Awesome video on Brawn and fans online often joked about Brawn looking like Man-At-Arms from the original “He-Man and the Masters of the Universe” series cuz both characters have the same colour scheme.

Chris: Brawn was off-lined by a deception controlled Optimus Prime. Me: Ah he’s one of the few not taken out by… Chris: He was reactivated again only he taken out by a cosmically powered Starscream. Me: and there it is. Take a drink each time a transformer is taken out by a cosmically powered starscream.

I've never cared about Brawn, but this episode has definitely sold me on him. I'll have to look into picking up that studio series toy.

So when we will get a Basics on the Movies? You have desmonstrated mutitple times hkw influencial they were in the franchise going forward

Oh God...'A Cosmic Powered Starscream' ended another Autobots career!

4:05 Although the Universe comic would abduct him at the last minute to have join the fight against Unicron.

He’s got John Silver energy. Also can we get a whole episode dedicated to Cosmically Powered Starscream’s victims?

The brawnathon continues, woohoo! our boy is finally getting the love. Great vid Chris as always!

I like Brawn and Juggernaut (Marvel) Domehead designs its not used that often, but needs to make a comback.

I'm currently watching the G1 cartoon for the first time, and I want to say that it's INSANE how little love and respect Brawn gets in modern Transformers media. He's one of the most consistent and well written characters in the entire cartoon, something very few other characters can actually claim. He also has a lot more episodes to himself compared to other characters. Brawn unironically deserves to be up there with the other G1 greats and I really hope his recent movie appearance/design overhaul and the positive reaction from fans to it show Hasbro that Brawn should be in more stuff!

Brawn was my first Transformer in 84. I immediately broke his arm.

The Knickerbocker thing intrigues me. Did that company have a direct relationship with Takara to see the toy first released in Japan or was Hasbro an intermediary in this exchange?

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Absolute favorite moment of Brawn was when he shot Megatron with his own fusion cannon. "Now that was a kick."

There's one more thing about Brawn that's important: the absolute disdain and disgust that he has for "that sawed-off nerd" Rumble. They never really explained just why he had such hostility towards that particular Decepticon but it was always hilarious. Like, no one would even mention Rumble and he would just interject with what a piece of garbage he is. 🤣

Brawn is the first Transformer I could afford to buy as a kid in the 80s. 😎👍🏾

A lot of fans didn’t like that such a powerful Autobot like Brawn was killed of at the start of the movie from one blast. Me? I was shocked and saddened by Brawn’s death, but his demise was feasible. It was Starscream - a crack shot - wielding Megatron (the most powerful Decepticon at that point in time) in gun mode. A precise, powerful shot in Brawn’s neck/shoulder region from two of most dangerous Decepticons of all time. And Brawn was charging towards them to try and stop them. He died a hero’s death.

owning the G1 toy in the past brought me here. watching the "Quirks & Features" guy's review of the '22 Defender, brought me back here.

THANKS YOU, CHRIS! Brawn is my favorite Autobot. He went out like a punk in the movie, but no other Autobot has chucked Soundwave, punched Starscream off a temple, then of all things, take Megatron's cannon AND use it on him. He's awesome!

I tried to report this video as of being officially friggin “AWESOME “. Thank you for making such complete and thorough videos, Shine On You Crazy Diamond.

Brawn was always one of my favorite autobots in g1. When he was just executed I was pretty upset. In fact that whole movie was upsetting

Comically powered starscream, underbase powered starscream Getting this nearly every video

brawn. always outmatched but always game to throw hands gotta love a little guy who doesn't understand he's the little guy

The fact that Brawn is meant to be tough and he appeared in one scene in Season 3 has lead to me having a headcanon that he *did* survive the movie, but was more cautious after what happened which is why he doesn't appear again after that scene in Season 3. Yes, that scene was an animation error but still.

There´s no video of Chris McFeely without a cosmically powered Starsream

Fun fact - Brawn in Transformers Animated has the same voice actor as the original G1 cartoon. Though unfortunately in Animated, he had no voice lines, only making the odd grunt.

I think on a modern take it would be good to reassign him into anti-bomb specialist rather than demolition (since this suggests more of a explosives specialist and that's Wheeljack's thing), he already looks like a bomb squad jacket and his durability would be excellent for the job.

I didn't know Brawn appeared in so many universes, I somehow notice on Transformers Wiki!

LOVE brawn. Always reminded me of Ben grimm from the fantastic four. My fav line from him iirc was shock wave attacking him saying "prepare for extermination" (or something) and brawn replying "prepare for a very large headache" as he attempts to hit him with a girder 😂

Man Kelly from Robots in disguise had such an amazing voice.

Speaking of Team Charr, I really want to hear about Strika. As far as I'm aware and can remember, she's the first main female villain in the Transformers series. Obviously, Nightbird has the honor of being the first female enemy in the series, but she was just a one-off character that never appeared after her starring episode. Strika meanwhile was one of the big villians at the latter half of Beast Machines.

I love his design!! 😎

I've never planned on contributing to the TFwiki, since I know we have TF legends like yourself on there, but I couldn't help but notice the machinations of moderator "M Sipher". I think you'd be doing the fanbase a big favour if you kindly asked him to pull that giant stick out of his ass. Glad to see this channel still going strong. I wouldn't love TF nearly as much if it didn't have a consistent flow of enthusiasm pumped into it by its fanbase.

This cybertronian is the living definition of "Lol No."

Can't have g1 without brawn getting absolutely wrecked at least once per episode

Oh wow! I didn't know X Brawn was based on Brawn himself! He was my fav character in RiD!

Brawn was also on The Lost Light. And I believe part of the mutiny

"Offlined by a decepticon controlled Optimus Prime" Awww, he didn't say the thing Moments later: "Offlined by a cosmically powered Starscream" Woohoo!😁

To be specific, Brawn's alt mode is a Suzuki Jimny SJ20, which would later be recolored into the 1986 Autobot mini-vehicle Outback.

I wonder if Brawn's head inspired the juggernaut or juggernauts head inspired Brawn's newer juggernaut styled head design seen in the bumblebee movie

"Taken offline by a Decepticon controlled copy of optimus prime" Phew. “Just in time to be offlined by a cosmically powered Starscream” DOH!

SUrprised the Brawn/Cover-girl bit didn't get included in the episode on Transformers romance....great catch(es) on the Movie death controversy and the the knickerbocker connection

To anyone still questioning about Brawn's toughness, I have some explanation from my understanding: - Brawn was killed by a blast from Megatron in pistol mode. We all know how strong Megatron is and always will be. His fusion cannon is one of the most iconic and powerful weapons in the franchise. In his pistol mode, all energy that is required for his robot mode can be used for his pistol mode. Therefore a blast from it would kill if not all, dozens of Transformers. Not to mention that Brawn along with Prowl, Ratchet & Ironhide were ambushed. If we are jumped on, we are more than likely in panic. And definitely vulnerable. Brawn can withstand most artillery. And Megatron's infamous fusion cannon isn't among that for damn sure. - If you take some look at Brawn's profile, his weakness includes electromagnetic & wave-based attacks. And if I'm not mistaking, Megatron's fusion cannon can easily launch such blasts. So there. - Brawn is a tough nut. That's undoubtedly true. But Megatron is definite among the toughest. Still. My point is more for reference that factual statement. Nevertheless, he may die from a blast. But he ain't weak. Just strong one comes across stronger one.

Ain’t nobody calling Brawn a Robot Chicken!

Great video and wait....Married to Cover girl from GIJOE and they had a baby??? Wow never would have thought old Brawn would settle down and have a family.

i find it strange that this is the first time i'm hearing that a transformer had a child with a human. not sure if i missed it in another episode but this feels rather significant for a random fact

Seems more like some derivative of a jeep to me. And I think the TFwiki says it's supposed to be a Suzuki Jimny SJ20, though his alt mode seems quite a bit different. So I'll say he's supposed to be a hard top jeep.

Brawn was one of my all time favourites growing up, which made it all the more painful when he was the first of the original cast to go. I hadn't really thought of it, but in the Bumblebee movie, Brawn's only appearance ended with him getting shot in the shoulder, much like he was in the 86 movie.

Not sure how I got it but at some point in my childhood I got the original Brawn figure (minus his arms and a door) and I still have it to this day

Oddly, I like the idea of Brawn and cover girl being married, though the conceiving a child thing is definitely weird and races a looooot of questions, but I would like to see more of this. Earth and her people became the home of the wayward transformers, and they adapted many of their customs and beliefs into their culture and vise versa. I’d love to see more stories of integration. Maybe a church dedicated to Primus or schools teaching intergalactic history. There’s so much untapped potential.

He come back to life with all the autobot that die in the movie

that part about brawn marrying cover girl and having a baby with her, that i did not know and need someone now to delete it from my brain. cause that is just a huge yikes moment for me.

Waitwaitwaitwaitwait.....Brawn managed to have a kid with a human? Technoorganic explanation or not, I doubt that could work in any way.

Offlined by a cosmically powered starscream, mark it on your bingo sheets.

I knew nothing about this character, but seeing him 1-tap two different Decepticons at the same time alone tells me how strong this lad truly is. Dang that Micheal Bay movie design Brawn is actually REALLY good.

Brawn always showed me as a kid to never let the tall guys think they can get one over on you! Even us shorties are tough and not to be trifled with!

If I recall he come back to life in transformers Legends manga but it was never explain how he come back to life.

hay ian miller here i see seanies of brawn in g1 cartoon 1&2 and i see a new vertion him in 2001 transformers Robots in Disguise of x-brawn partner up with mew mew girl Bridget who has fuste with the dna of aqwadit whalle and i seen camios brawn from the threed season of transformers Animated to the opening scean from the Bumblebee movie so i gest he's brawn is the best autobot ever

Cosmically powered Starscream claim another for his killstreak.

Don’t worry I’ll get the door! (Walks through it)

I honestly thought the joke about Brawn was that his name was ironic because he was not as tough as he is said to be because of his death in the 86 movie.

5:10 No relation to the Stunticon.

Ah yes, another victim of the cosmically powered starscream

The first one you describe as the strongest and most durable while he has sticks for limbs

6:15 Before getting killed by Shockwave.

Windcharger? Huffer? How about one or both for next video.