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{{Quote|The day you take me on, [[Hero]], is the day you burn.|Meltdown, ''[[Hero Factory Promotional Magazine]]''|center}}
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'''Meltdown''' is a villain who previously worked under the service of [[Von Nebula]].

==Biography==
[[File:Comic3 Cover Art.png|thumb|left|150px|Meltdown attacking Stormer]]
Meltdown was constructed on an unnamed frontier world{{BookCitation|FO:MSG|107}} and was made with the specific goal of engineering a villain.{{BookCitation|FO:MSG|14}}
As a criminal, Meltdown committed numerous thefts and assaults, along with highly notorious crimes such as sabotaging an iridium mine and destroying an entire city.{{BookCitation|FO:MSG|14}}{{BookCitation|HFPM|10}} 

===Von Nebula===
Meltdown was eventually hired by Von Nebula for his attempts to destroy [[Hero Factory (Corporation)|Hero Factory]].

After [[Corroder]] failed in his attempt to [[Mission: Von Nebula#Battle Against Corroder|destroy]] [[Tantalus 5#Penitentiary 1331|Penitentiary 1331]] and the [[Alpha 1 Team]], Von Nebula sent Meltdown to use malignant nanobots to take control of [[Preston Stormer]]. Meltdown arrived at [[Mekron City]], and infected Police Chief [[Drax]], so that Stormer, an old friend of the chief, would respond to an alert. Stormer arrived with [[William Furno]], [[Mark Surge]], and [[Natalie Breez]], and succeeded in subduing Drax. Meltdown ambushed them and blasted his nanobot-infested nuclear waste at Furno, forcing Stormer to intercept the attack himself and thus become infected. Meltdown then escaped the city and returned to Von Nebula. However, Stormer was eventually cured of the nanobot infection.

Von Nebula sent Meltdown and [[XPlode]] to help [[Thunder]] and Corroder [[Mission: Von Nebula|destroy Stormer's team]] at a final stand in [[New Stellac City]] while Von Nebula faced off with Stormer and Furno in the black hole created by his [[Black Hole Orb Staff]]. After the black hole disarmed the Heroes, Von Nebula's henchmen pursued them and continually fired their weapons as the Heroes were being chased. However, the Heroes managed to stay out of range until the criminals ran out of ammunition, including Meltdown's nuclear waste. Meltdown and the rest of the unarmed villains were then arrested.

===Breakout===
Along with every other criminal, Meltdown escaped the Hero Factory in the massive [[breakout]] initiated by [[Voltix]].

==Abilities and Traits==
Meltdown is completely psychotic, albeit very intelligent, and dabbles in radioactive materials using nuclear radiation in his equipped chemical tanks. Having perfect aim with these materials, he enjoys utilizing them to inflict suffering and death upon his enemies. Like his employer, Meltdown was committed to the destruction of Hero Factory, and the corporation considers him Von Nebula's most destructive minion.

===Tools===
Meltdown carries the [[Radioactive Sludge Shooter]], a customized [[Meteor Blaster]] which draws from the radioactive tanks on Meltdown's back. He also possesses a tentacle which can be used like a whip.

===Stats===
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==Set Information==
7148 Meltdown was released as a boxed set in the Summer of 2010. The set contained 50 pieces.
[[File:7148 Meltdown Pose.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Set 7148 Meltdown]]

==Trivia==
*Meltdown was voiced by [[Wikipedia:Joel Swetow|Joel Swetow]] in the ''[[Television Episodes|Rise of the Rookies]]'' miniseries.

==Appearances==
*''[[Comic 2: Core Crisis]]''
*''[[Comic 3: The Enemy Within]]''
*''[[Episode 3|Episode 3: The Enemy Within]]''
*''[[Comic 4: Von Nebula Rising]]''
*''[[Episode 4|Episode 4: Von Nebula]]''
*''[[Episode 8|Episode 8: Breakout Part 1]]''
*''[[Hero Factory Promotional Magazine]]''
*''[[Face Off: Makuro's Secret Guidebook]]''
*''[[Hero Factory FM]]'' '''{{C|M}}'''
*''[[Mission: Von Nebula (Game)|Mission: Von Nebula]]'' '''{{C|NC}}'''

==See also==
* [[Gallery:Villains#Meltdown|Gallery:Villains § Meltdown]]

==External links==
*[http://cache.lego.com/bigdownloads/buildinginstructions/4593366.pdf 7148 Meltdown Building Instructions on LEGO.com]

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