Brawn was a strong but reckless Autobot, who possessed the constant desire to test his own power against the most powerful Decepticons out there.
History[]
IDW Comics[]
Brawn, at some point, was captured and brainwashed by the Initiative into being one of their soldiers. His colours were altered and he was thrown at an Autobot/NEST team in the Initiative's final battle.
Along with the other brainwashed Autobots, he was eager to return to battle but Optimus told them they still needed to recuperate after the mental trauma they'd suffered. While Optimus and his team went to save Sam Witwicky from a Decepticon attack, Brawn and the other refugees remained on Diego Garcia, nostalgically staring at pictures from Cybertron's past. In their docile state, they were found and killed by Shockwave, Brawn being gunned down with ease by the powerful Decepticon.
Titan Magazine comics[]
Brawn helped Ratchet defend N.E.S.T. Advanced Research Facility from Bludgeon's attempt to steal the results of Project Unite.
Brawn, along with Smokescreen and Wideload, had the misfortune to be on duty at NEST's South African prison when Bludgeon staged a jailbreak! The Autobot took charge, telling his partners things were likely to get ugly, and ordered Smokescreen to stay behind him while he, having tougher armour, soaked up enemy firepower. Unfortunately, it proved too much and despite his determination, Brawn fell before Bludgeon's might. He would have died if reinforcements hadn't turned up, and was horrified when (to prevent civilian casualties) those reinforcements let the Decepticons go, in full view of the human media.
Bumblebee (film)[]
Brawn was fighting on Cybertron alongside his fellow Autobots, Ratchet, Ironhide, Arcee, Cliffjumper and Wheeljack when they were nearly overrun. They were saved by the timely arrival of Optimus Prime who ordered them to escape Cybertron via escape pods and rendezvous on Earth. Wheeljack complied and along with most of the others, escaped Cybertron.
Arrive on Earth Brawn scaned Land Rover Series III 4x4[3]