BrakeNeck

Shockwave

Brakeneck is a member of Motormaster's Sect with the talent Hyper Durability.

## Official Bio

*A close relative of the infamous road terrorist Wildrider, BrakeNeck's mind is extremely scattered. One minute, he seems to be calm and collected, the other he's flying off the handle. But almost everyone (even his own cousin, ironically) recognizes just how crazy this guy can be.*

## History

The crazy cousin of Wildrider, BrakeNeck would join his cousin in Motormaster's Sect after joining the Decepticons. He would regularly work with Wildbreak and Heatseeker, and used to get help from Slashmark and Blackjack until they quit.

BrakeNeck and his crew were hired by Shockwave to get the Omega Lock for him. However, it took the trio a while to figure out the item was on the planet Braken, and they were in the process of flying to the planet when Shockwave called them for a status report. After Wildbreak panicked telling Shockwave that they'd get the job done and shut off the communicator, BrakeNeck asked him if he'd ever stop doing it, and when Heatseeker insisted that Shockwave was just that creepy, BrakeNeck facepalmed and wondered when his two partners would grow up.

Landing the shuttle near a market on Braken, BrakeNeck told the others to spread out and find anything ancient, while he walked into the center of the market, figuring he'd get the party started. Seeing Cliffjumper, he drove straight through the various vendors' stands screaming and rammed him, then transformed and demanded to know what the Autobot was doing there. Laughing when Cliffjumper pulled a gun on him and telling him to get out of the way so he could complete his mission, BrakeNeck growled when he refused and charged at him.

Missing Cliffjumper due to him getting out of the way, BrakeNeck took several shots to the back before turning around and lunging at Cliffjumper, only to get kicked away. Hit in the chest with a ball of gas Cliffjumper shot at him, BrakeNeck was horrified to see that he'd been hit with glass gas and decided to transform to car mode to retreat, but vowed that he'd get Cliffjumper next time.

Returning to the shuttle and reporting to Shockwave that the *Lancer* crew had gotten away with the Omega Lock, BrakeNeck tried to insist that it was the fault of Wildbreak and Heatseeker, but stammered as he informed Shockwave that he'd track down the *Lancer* crew as ordered. He then told his teammates that they needed to get moving, but first they'd have to pay their old friends a visit.

Flying to one of Velocitron's moons, BrakeNeck got out of the ship and punched Wildbreak in the side of the head for suggesting seeing their old teammates wasn't a good idea and told him to work his magic. He then knocked on the door of the house he walked up to and happily greeted Slashmark and Blackjack when they opened the door, only to be punched in the face by the former. After being knocked to the ground and demanded to explain why he'd come back, BrakeNeck explained they'd gotten a job from Shockwave, but Wildbreak had to step in to explain they hadn't been able to complete it. Assuring Blackjack that they just needed their help to complete the job, BrakeNeck was helped up from Slashmark and remarked that the job would be just like old times, only to have a light ring held to his neck by Slashmark as he insisted that this would be the last time he got his help.

Driving to the compound the *Lancer* had landed at, BrakeNeck was recognized by Cliffjumper even before he made it to the gate and drove right through it. Once the rest of the team arrived and the *Lancer's* refused to hand over the Omega Lock, BrakeNeck drove into Steelshot, then transformed and punched him in the gut. Unfortunately, this prompted Steelshot to go all out, and after being kicked, BrakeNeck was hit with the Fusion Overload Special Technique, setting him on fire before sending him flying out of the compound due to an explosion. Luckily, Blackjack got the Omega Lock while the fight distracted everyone else, and BrakeNeck went with the others to Darkmount to give the artifact to Shockwave. However, when Shockwave had the others place their hands on the lock and nothing happened, BrakeNeck questioned what Shockwave had expected and snarked that he could have told him keys would be needed to open it. Objecting to Shockwave's claim they'd failed, BrakeNeck pointed out that no one else had known the name of the item, only to realize that they were working behind Megatron's back and demanded that if Shockwave wanted them to do more work for him, there'd have to be an increase in pay. After watching the Omega Lock alter Shockwave's arm cannon after he touched the artifact with it, BrakeNeck agreed to help his boss test something if it meant he could get more money out of him, only to panic when Shockwave used a Cyber Key to upgrade his cannon and aim it right at him. Unfortunately, despite his protests, BrakeNeck was shot with Shockwave's new cannon, vaporizing him in one shot, and Shockwave threatened the rest of the team that they'd share BrakeNeck's fate if they stepped out of line, convincing them to go along with his plan.

## Powers and Abilities

BrakeNeck has the talent Hyper Durability, allowing him to withstand greater amounts of damage than most.

In addition, BrakeNeck has the ability to transform, taking on the form of a Cybertronian Racer.

## Relationships

### Allies

* Decepticons
	+ Motormaster's Sect
		- Stunticons
			* Wildrider - Cousin
		- Wildbreak
		- Heatseeker
		- Slashmark
		- Blackjack

### Enemies

* Autobots
	+ *Lancer* Crew
		- Cliffjumper
		- Hound
		- Steelshot
		- Frontline
	+ Autotrooper
* Shockwave - Former Boss, Killer

## Appearances

### Text Stories

#### Travellers

* Chapter 2 *(First Appearance)*
* Chapter 3
* Chapter 4
* Chapter 5
* Chapter 6
* Chapter 7

## Trivia

* BrakeNeck is based on Generation 1 Wildrider, specifically using the trademark altered name and design of the *Combiner Wars* G2 redeco of Brake-Neck.
	+ BrakeNeck being based on Wildrider is also the reason for him being cousins with this universe's Wildrider.
* BrakeNeck shares his body-type with Backtrack and Handcuff.
* BrakeNeck's alternate mode is based on a Ford GT.
* BrakeNeck's name was spelled "Breakneck" in **Travellers**, and his end of chapter bio claimed he had Hyper Endurance.
	+ He was also described as sharing Wildrider's color scheme early on, though by the end of the story he used his yellow G2 colors.

\*Former Member|^Double Agent