[Barricade twitches his claws lightly, though he doesn't seem particularly bothered otherwise. He's a little ticklish, so sue him.]

It was; the bridge crew of Nemesis was well-picked and honored t'be chosen. Well, for the first five thousand cycles, anyway. As for Brawl... couldn't say how he would've matched up against Ironhide. Don't know if they faced one another during the war.