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<p>108.59.77.224: /* Notes */</p> <hr /> <div>{{factions|autobot}}<br /> :''Rung is an [[Autobot]] from the [[IDW Generation 1 continuity|IDW]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''<br /> [[Image:Rung Ongoing 22.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Rung is having a bad day.]]<br /> '''Rung''' is a psy-ops specialist for the [[Autobot]] army. His reports are added to the [[Autopedia]] entries for each Autobot.<br /> <br /> It might be he is the standard guy to do the mental assessments of potential [[Wrecker]]s-to-be. <br /> <br /> ==Fiction==<br /> ===IDW Generation 1 continuity===<br /> While hanging out at [[Maccadam's Old Oil House|Macadam's Old Oil House]], Rung spilled a cadet's drink. After refusing to clean up the spill, the poor bot was tossed across the bar, right onto [[Impactor]] and [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron's]] table. {{storylink|Chaos Theory Part 1}} <br /> <br /> Rung did a psychological evaluation of Impactor before his trial for [[Squadron X|unlawful executions]]. He ended up being physically assaulted and threatened with extreme violence if he tried 'putting ideas' in Impactor's head, but managed to calm the situation down. In the end, Rung was left questioning whether Autobot High Command shared the blame for Impactor's crimes for turning a blind eye to the robot's growing psychopathy. {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 5|Impactor's Autopedia entry}}<br /> <br /> Rung later performed a pre-mission psych-screening on new Wreckers [[Rotorstorm]], [[Ironfist (G1)|Ironfist]], [[Pyro]], and [[Guzzle (G1)|Guzzle]] to estimate if they were suited to be put on the [[Garrus-9]] case. Rung was unimpressed by Rotorstorm's unrelenting bragging and joking, and found himself cutting through the charade when he mentioned [[Simanzi Massacre|Simanzi]]. Taking note of his dual personality, Rung declared him cleared for mission. {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 1|Rotorstorm's Autopedia entry}} With Pyro, he diagnosed the robot as an extreme sufferer of [[Primus apotheosis]] and noted with sadness that the robot was suppressing his own engaging personality for a copy of another's. He cleared Pyro with reservations, noting that apotheosis sufferers were known for sacrificing themselves. {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 5|Pyro's Autopedia entry}} With Guzzle, he cleared the 'bot as having personality flaws but no real psychological flaws, thought he was unnerved by his disturbing habit of playing with his gun's safety. {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 5|Guzzle's Autopedia entry}}<br /> <br /> When screening Ironfist, he was impressed by his enthusiasm and knowledge, but not so much by his actual combat experience and mentality. Rung advised against Ironfist's participation, but retracted his negative conclusion when he received 'unsolicited advice' from [[Prowl (G1)|an undisclosed party]]. {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 4|Ironfist's Autopedia entry}}<br /> <br /> Rung treated the shell-shocked Autobot [[Flattop (Autobot)|Flattop]]. He discovered Flattop was a survivor of the [[Babu Yar]] atrocity, but that was not his immediate problem. What pushed him over the edge this time was an encounter with the [[Shimmer]]. Rung tried to give rational explanations for the appearance of Shimmer, but Flattop died right there in his office. {{storylink|Bullets}}<br /> <br /> Rung was among the survivors of [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]]'s attack on [[Kimia Facility]]. He and the others drifted in a cramped escape pod for some time until they were rescued by [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]]. {{storylink|Chaos Part Three: Kings}}<br /> <br /> ==Notes==<br /> *A psychoanalyst named Rung was referenced in the unofficial Transformers novel ''Eugenesis'', written by ''[[The Transformers: Last Stand of the Wreckers|Wreckers]]'' co-author [[James Roberts]].<br /> The name &quot;Rung&quot; may be a reference to Carl Gustav Jung, founder of Analytical Psychology. The mention of &quot;Rungian Analysis&quot; in MTMTE #1 could support this.<br /> <br /> ==External links==<br /> *[http://markerguru.deviantart.com/art/rung-colour-guide-253698917 Rung concept art at Alex Milne's deviantART]<br /> <br /> [[Category:Fiction-only Transformers]]<br /> [[Category:Generation 1 Autobots]]<br /> [[Category:Scientists]]</div>

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