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Cosmic Rust (episode)

2007-11-17T02:23:24Z

67.171.32.47: /* Miscellaneous trivia */

{{episodenav|g1|season=2|45|prev=Trans-Europe Express|next=Starscream's Brigade}}

After finding a new weapon, [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] becomes infected with a strange disease...one he intends to use against the [[Autobot]]s.

==Detailed synopsis==
While flying through space in [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]], Megatron, [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]], and [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] discover a planet with the Autobot [[Insignia|symbol]] visible from orbit. Heading to investigate, they find a city deserted, and a pillar written in [[Cybertronian languages|Ancient Autobot]]. Activating a recorded message, they are warned to leave, or never return to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]...all in [[Wheelie|rhyme]]. Disregarding the warnings, the [[Decepticon]]s discover a [[Lightning Bug]]. While attempting to move it, they set it off, causing the ceiling above them to be destroyed. Megatron is pleased: the Autobots have created a weapon that will allow him to destroy them. leaving the planet, an asteroid follows Astrotrain (look, just go with the flow) and Megatron destroys it. Bad idea, as the debris hits Astrotrain, with one hitting Megatron in the shoulder. Heading for their [[Decepticon space cruiser|base]], Starscream removes the rock, only to discover that Megatron's shoulder is covered in ruuusttt.

At [[New York]], [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] is being awarded for his creation of [[corrostop]], a new solution which prevents rust and corrosion. The Autobots plan to spray all the world's monuments with it, but for the moment, they only have enough to spray the [[Statue of Liberty]]. Meanwhile, Megatron's health is deteriorating rapidly, and he orders the [[Stunticon]]s to bring him Perceptor. Heading for Liberty Island, the Decepticons capture Perceptor and load him into [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]], with the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbot]]s in persuit. Following them to the Decepticon base, the [[Conehead]]s use the lightning bug to drive off the Aerialbots. Taken within their base, Perceptor is horrified to discover that Megatron is covered in rust. The [[Emperor of Destruction|Decepticon leader]] offers Perceptor a chance to end the [[Great War|war]] in exchange for curing him. As Perceptor analyzes the Decepticon, he discovers that Megatron is infected with a metallic plague, and that the lightning bug is exacerbating the situation. Perceptor offers Megatron corrostop, which manages to wash the rust away. Megatron declares that the Decepticons are about to be cured.

At the [[Ark (G1)|Autobot base]], the Aerialbots are explaining what happened to [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], when Megatron contacts the [[Prime (rank)|Autobot leader]]. Megatron says that Prime has until noon to reach Perceptor, or a bomb will reach the glass on his microscope, and lite the fuse. Though knowing it's a trap, Prime takes all the Autobots with him to rescue Perceptor. As the Autobots arrive, Perceptor warns them to keep away, but Prime pulls Perceptor away once the bomb lites and explodes, only for Perceptor to reveal that he is infected with [[Cosmic Rust]]. Returning to the base, the Autobots query [[Teletraan I]], who tells them of the fate of [[Antilla]], the world the Decepticons visited. Then, the Autobots notice that they're infected with Cosmic Rust as well. Worse, Megatron is using the Lightning Bug to make the plague spread. Their only hope is corrostop, but [[Cosmos]] and [[Blaster]] have discovered that [[Element X]], an important ingredient for making Corrostop, is gone. [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] suspects that they can use the matter producer to make more, if he and Perceptor can fix it. Meanwhile, [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] does his best to stem the tide, but they're fading fast. Megatron is watching via [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]], loving every minute of it, only to learn that the matter producer now works, thanks to a [[wikipedia:kick|unique solution]] provided by Perceptor. All they need is some corrostop from the Statue of Liberty to replicate.

Heading to the Statue of Liberty, Megatron orders the Stunticons to form [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] and use the Lightning Bug to destroy the statue. However, the Autobots are already there, and the Aerialbots form [[Superion (G1)|Superion]]. The Autobot [[combiner]] is able to destroy the Lightning Bug, and Megatron, out of ideas, orders a retreat. [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] is quite please: they not only saved themselves, but also Lady Libertry.

==Stats==
'''Original airdate:''' ???

'''Written by:''' ???

==Notable quotes==

==Other notes==

===Animation and/or technical glitches===
* Apparently, Blitzwing is large enough in [[alternate mode|flight mode]] to carry the Stunticons and Perceptor.

===Continutity errors===
* Apparently, the Decepticons entire hope of victory laid on Menasor being able to destroy the Statue of Liberty with the Lightning Bug, and not Menasor's own tendency to smash everything he looks at.

===Transformers references===
* References

===Real-world references===
* References

===Miscellaneous trivia===
* Megatron coughs while infected with Cosmic Rust despite [[Humanizing#Coughing|not having lungs]].

===Keywords===
(''separate by commas and link each one so a page can be created for it if it does not already exist'')

==External links==
*

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Cosmic Rust (episode)

2007-11-17T02:22:59Z

67.171.32.47: /* Miscellaneous trivia */

{{episodenav|g1|season=2|45|prev=Trans-Europe Express|next=Starscream's Brigade}}

After finding a new weapon, [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] becomes infected with a strange disease...one he intends to use against the [[Autobot]]s.

==Detailed synopsis==
While flying through space in [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]], Megatron, [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]], and [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] discover a planet with the Autobot [[Insignia|symbol]] visible from orbit. Heading to investigate, they find a city deserted, and a pillar written in [[Cybertronian languages|Ancient Autobot]]. Activating a recorded message, they are warned to leave, or never return to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]...all in [[Wheelie|rhyme]]. Disregarding the warnings, the [[Decepticon]]s discover a [[Lightning Bug]]. While attempting to move it, they set it off, causing the ceiling above them to be destroyed. Megatron is pleased: the Autobots have created a weapon that will allow him to destroy them. leaving the planet, an asteroid follows Astrotrain (look, just go with the flow) and Megatron destroys it. Bad idea, as the debris hits Astrotrain, with one hitting Megatron in the shoulder. Heading for their [[Decepticon space cruiser|base]], Starscream removes the rock, only to discover that Megatron's shoulder is covered in ruuusttt.

At [[New York]], [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] is being awarded for his creation of [[corrostop]], a new solution which prevents rust and corrosion. The Autobots plan to spray all the world's monuments with it, but for the moment, they only have enough to spray the [[Statue of Liberty]]. Meanwhile, Megatron's health is deteriorating rapidly, and he orders the [[Stunticon]]s to bring him Perceptor. Heading for Liberty Island, the Decepticons capture Perceptor and load him into [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]], with the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbot]]s in persuit. Following them to the Decepticon base, the [[Conehead]]s use the lightning bug to drive off the Aerialbots. Taken within their base, Perceptor is horrified to discover that Megatron is covered in rust. The [[Emperor of Destruction|Decepticon leader]] offers Perceptor a chance to end the [[Great War|war]] in exchange for curing him. As Perceptor analyzes the Decepticon, he discovers that Megatron is infected with a metallic plague, and that the lightning bug is exacerbating the situation. Perceptor offers Megatron corrostop, which manages to wash the rust away. Megatron declares that the Decepticons are about to be cured.

At the [[Ark (G1)|Autobot base]], the Aerialbots are explaining what happened to [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], when Megatron contacts the [[Prime (rank)|Autobot leader]]. Megatron says that Prime has until noon to reach Perceptor, or a bomb will reach the glass on his microscope, and lite the fuse. Though knowing it's a trap, Prime takes all the Autobots with him to rescue Perceptor. As the Autobots arrive, Perceptor warns them to keep away, but Prime pulls Perceptor away once the bomb lites and explodes, only for Perceptor to reveal that he is infected with [[Cosmic Rust]]. Returning to the base, the Autobots query [[Teletraan I]], who tells them of the fate of [[Antilla]], the world the Decepticons visited. Then, the Autobots notice that they're infected with Cosmic Rust as well. Worse, Megatron is using the Lightning Bug to make the plague spread. Their only hope is corrostop, but [[Cosmos]] and [[Blaster]] have discovered that [[Element X]], an important ingredient for making Corrostop, is gone. [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] suspects that they can use the matter producer to make more, if he and Perceptor can fix it. Meanwhile, [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] does his best to stem the tide, but they're fading fast. Megatron is watching via [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]], loving every minute of it, only to learn that the matter producer now works, thanks to a [[wikipedia:kick|unique solution]] provided by Perceptor. All they need is some corrostop from the Statue of Liberty to replicate.

Heading to the Statue of Liberty, Megatron orders the Stunticons to form [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] and use the Lightning Bug to destroy the statue. However, the Autobots are already there, and the Aerialbots form [[Superion (G1)|Superion]]. The Autobot [[combiner]] is able to destroy the Lightning Bug, and Megatron, out of ideas, orders a retreat. [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] is quite please: they not only saved themselves, but also Lady Libertry.

==Stats==
'''Original airdate:''' ???

'''Written by:''' ???

==Notable quotes==

==Other notes==

===Animation and/or technical glitches===
* Apparently, Blitzwing is large enough in [[alternate mode|flight mode]] to carry the Stunticons and Perceptor.

===Continutity errors===
* Apparently, the Decepticons entire hope of victory laid on Menasor being able to destroy the Statue of Liberty with the Lightning Bug, and not Menasor's own tendency to smash everything he looks at.

===Transformers references===
* References

===Real-world references===
* References

===Miscellaneous trivia===
* Megatron coughs while infected with Cosmic Rust despite [Humanizing#Coughing|not having lungs].

===Keywords===
(''separate by commas and link each one so a page can be created for it if it does not already exist'')

==External links==
*

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Cosmic Rust (episode)

2007-11-17T01:45:33Z

67.171.32.47: /* Continutity errors */

{{episodenav|g1|season=2|45|prev=Trans-Europe Express|next=Starscream's Brigade}}

After finding a new weapon, [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] becomes infected with a strange disease...one he intends to use against the [[Autobot]]s.

==Detailed synopsis==
While flying through space in [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]], Megatron, [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]], and [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] discover a planet with the Autobot [[Insignia|symbol]] visible from orbit. Heading to investigate, they find a city deserted, and a pillar written in [[Cybertronian languages|Ancient Autobot]]. Activating a recorded message, they are warned to leave, or never return to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]...all in [[Wheelie|rhyme]]. Disregarding the warnings, the [[Decepticon]]s discover a [[Lightning Bug]]. While attempting to move it, they set it off, causing the ceiling above them to be destroyed. Megatron is pleased: the Autobots have created a weapon that will allow him to destroy them. leaving the planet, an asteroid follows Astrotrain (look, just go with the flow) and Megatron destroys it. Bad idea, as the debris hits Astrotrain, with one hitting Megatron in the shoulder. Heading for their [[Decepticon space cruiser|base]], Starscream removes the rock, only to discover that Megatron's shoulder is covered in ruuusttt.

At [[New York]], [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] is being awarded for his creation of [[corrostop]], a new solution which prevents rust and corrosion. The Autobots plan to spray all the world's monuments with it, but for the moment, they only have enough to spray the [[Statue of Liberty]]. Meanwhile, Megatron's health is deteriorating rapidly, and he orders the [[Stunticon]]s to bring him Perceptor. Heading for Liberty Island, the Decepticons capture Perceptor and load him into [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]], with the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbot]]s in persuit. Following them to the Decepticon base, the [[Conehead]]s use the lightning bug to drive off the Aerialbots. Taken within their base, Perceptor is horrified to discover that Megatron is covered in rust. The [[Emperor of Destruction|Decepticon leader]] offers Perceptor a chance to end the [[Great War|war]] in exchange for curing him. As Perceptor analyzes the Decepticon, he discovers that Megatron is infected with a metallic plague, and that the lightning bug is exacerbating the situation. Perceptor offers Megatron corrostop, which manages to wash the rust away. Megatron declares that the Decepticons are about to be cured.

At the [[Ark (G1)|Autobot base]], the Aerialbots are explaining what happened to [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], when Megatron contacts the [[Prime (rank)|Autobot leader]]. Megatron says that Prime has until noon to reach Perceptor, or a bomb will reach the glass on his microscope, and lite the fuse. Though knowing it's a trap, Prime takes all the Autobots with him to rescue Perceptor. As the Autobots arrive, Perceptor warns them to keep away, but Prime pulls Perceptor away once the bomb lites and explodes, only for Perceptor to reveal that he is infected with [[Cosmic Rust]]. Returning to the base, the Autobots query [[Teletraan I]], who tells them of the fate of [[Antilla]], the world the Decepticons visited. Then, the Autobots notice that they're infected with Cosmic Rust as well. Worse, Megatron is using the Lightning Bug to make the plague spread. Their only hope is corrostop, but [[Cosmos]] and [[Blaster]] have discovered that [[Element X]], an important ingredient for making Corrostop, is gone. [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] suspects that they can use the matter producer to make more, if he and Perceptor can fix it. Meanwhile, [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] does his best to stem the tide, but they're fading fast. Megatron is watching via [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]], loving every minute of it, only to learn that the matter producer now works, thanks to a [[wikipedia:kick|unique solution]] provided by Perceptor. All they need is some corrostop from the Statue of Liberty to replicate.

Heading to the Statue of Liberty, Megatron orders the Stunticons to form [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] and use the Lightning Bug to destroy the statue. However, the Autobots are already there, and the Aerialbots form [[Superion (G1)|Superion]]. The Autobot [[combiner]] is able to destroy the Lightning Bug, and Megatron, out of ideas, orders a retreat. [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] is quite please: they not only saved themselves, but also Lady Libertry.

==Stats==
'''Original airdate:''' ???

'''Written by:''' ???

==Notable quotes==

==Other notes==

===Animation and/or technical glitches===
* Apparently, Blitzwing is large enough in [[alternate mode|flight mode]] to carry the Stunticons and Perceptor.

===Continutity errors===
* Apparently, the Decepticons entire hope of victory laid on Menasor being able to destroy the Statue of Liberty with the Lightning Bug, and not Menasor's own tendency to smash everything he looks at.

===Transformers references===
* References

===Real-world references===
* References

===Miscellaneous trivia===
* Um...why is Megatron coughing when he's infected with Cosmic Rust? He doesn't have lungs.

===Keywords===
(''separate by commas and link each one so a page can be created for it if it does not already exist'')

==External links==
*

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Runabout (G1)

2007-10-15T05:50:26Z

67.171.32.47: /* Generation 1 */

{{disambig2|the Generation 1 Decepticon Battlecharger|the Cybertron-series Decepticon|Runamuck (Cybertron)}}
:''Runabout is a [[Decepticon]] [[Battlecharger]] in the [[Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
{{picsneeded|Toy}}
[[Image:Runaboutg1.jpg|right|thumb|250px|You treat your stepmother with respect, Pantera!]]
'''Runabout''' is not the brains of the [[Battlecharger]]s (they're both pretty much dim-bulbs), but he is much calmer and certainly more articulate than [[Runamuck (G1)|Runamuck]], and his presence helps keep the latter's cross-wired mind on task. That said, Runabout usually joins in with whatever mad ideas Runamuck comes up with, just to keep from being bored. Runabout is very susceptible to boredom.

Besides, Runabout loves a good wreck just as well as his crazy comrade, but it's not because he craves to create wreckage -- he simply wishes to destroy, and enjoys the spectacle of chaos and big fiery explosions. To help create these he has a particle beam rifle that shoots a stream of heavy and energetic neutrons. Unfortunately, he craves destruction so much that it continually distracts him from his assigned duties.

Runabout is a little faster than Runamuck, with a 185 MPH top speed, but can only go about 550 miles. He is equally able to transform quickly, taking about .4 seconds to do so. Also like his partner, he is not averse to breaking windows or draping cylinder-wiping paper over the enemy base, or other puerile acts of vandalism. But he uses bigger words when doing so.

:''French-Canadian name:'' '''Rôdo'''
:''Italian name:'' '''Diablo'''

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
''(Events in italics are from UK-only stories.)''

[[Image:Battlechargersperchance.jpg|left|thumb|250px|"Heh heh heh." "Huh huh huh."]]
The Battlechargers were summoned to [[Earth]] from [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] by [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]], who wanted a dramatic way to announce his challenge to [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] for a fight to the death. Thus, with their orders, the two reckless Decepticons left and began to raise a bit of random highway havoc. ''Encountering [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]], the two dropped firetraps and wrecked piles of cars behind them. Unable to stop them quietly on his own terms, Prowl grew angry and... was halted by [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], who was dismayed with his recklessness. <ref>This story may not have happened in the Marvel continuiy proper, as it occurs in a dream sequence within a story that leads into the incompatible [[Earthforce]] storyline.</ref> {{storylink|Perchance to Dream}}'' During a break in the mayhem, they rested in a parking lot and saw a [[Noah Acton|defiant youngster]] expressing his disgust of family vacations through graffiti. His dad angrily escorted him back to the station wagon, and their holiday trip resumed. The Battlechargers, impressed by the boy's disregard for authority, began following the family on a road trip through the [[United States of America|U.S.]], defacing any monuments they happened upon (such as Mt. Rushmore, the Gateway Arch in St. Louis, and the Washington Monument). They wrote insults, jokes, and (presumably) Megatron's message in a Cybertronian language, thus attracting the attention of [[RAAT]], which had already captured thirteen Autobots.

RAAT caught up with them in Philadelphia, where [[Circuit Breaker]] engaged them in a battle that nearly killed the graffiti-inclined boy. They escaped, and took a break to learn English (not ''well'', mind you) for their next stop, the Statue of Liberty. There they engaged Circuit Breaker once again, only this time, having been stripped of her command for her actions in their last encounter, faced them in a giant machine jury-rigged from the Autobots RAAT had captured previously. The two hooligans met quick defeat at the hands of her makeshift gestalt, their charred bodies sent plunging into the harbor. {{storylink|Decepticon Graffiti!}}

For quite some time, the Battlechargers remained out of action (probably rusting under the sea). However, when [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] wanted to wrest control of the Earth-based Decepticons from [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]], the Battlechargers mysteriously returned and for unknown reasons joined his motley band of rebels. They attacked Scorponok's New Jersey base, and a battle ensued. Just as the battle ended, the combatants were transported to Cybertron by [[Primus]], who was gathering his Transformer children to stand against the demigod [[Unicron]]. The Battlechargers survived that planet-rending battle, but the next day Runabout was strolling with [[Battletrap]] when he was attacked and devoured by a strange Cybertronian creature (the same type of creature that later fought the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] during [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]]'s [[Nucleon]]-induced transformation).

===Animated continuity===
:'''Voice actor:''' [[Roger Behr]] (US), [[Yoku Shioya]] (Japan)

In 2006, Runabout was guarding [[Trypticon]]'s city mode on [[Chaar]] with Runamuck. They were attacked by [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] and the ghost of [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]], who wanted to steal one of Trypticon's eyes for Unicron. Starscream possessed Runabout, shot Runamuck, then ran into a wall, knocking Runabout unconscious. Runamuck, however, was able to sound an alarm, and [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]], [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]], and [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] arrived to help. Scourge got Trypticon's eye, and Starscream possessed Astrotrain and escaped. Later, under Unicron's orders, Starscream returned to Chaar and took control of Trypticon, not knowing that Dirge, Thrust, and the Battlechargers were inside. Starscream used Trypticon to bring Unicron's head down Cybertron's surface, but Thrust sabotaged Trypticon from within before Starscream could connect Unicron to the planet. Starscream came out of Trypticon and demanded that Unicron give him a corporeal form so he could complete the connections. Just as Unicron did so, Autobot-planted explosives detonated and sent Unicron's head back into orbit. Starscream was also flung into outer space, where [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] began pursuing him. Trypticon (and the Decepticons inside him) were probably thrown into space as well. Although the Battlechargers never appeared again, Trypticon and the others did, so they most likely did survive. {{storylink|Ghost in the Machine}}

===Dreamwave comics continuity===

Runabout was one of [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]'s flunkies in the early days of the war, helping him overthrow [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] (albeit temporarily) and later joining his [[Predacon (War Within)|Predacon]] faction alongside his [[Battlecharger]] partner, Runamuck.

In modern times, the Battlechargers were working for [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] as assassins. Runabout caught the double agent [[Sandstorm (Autobot)|Sandstorm]] leading Optimus Prime to safety with the Autobot revolutionaries, and blasted a hole through the [[Triple Changer]]'s chest. Moving in to eliminate Prime as well, Runabout was caught off-guard by [[Gnaw]] and was...gnawed on for a while. {{Storylink|Cold War}}

Somehow he pulled himself back together, and hooked up with Runamuck again after Shockwave's fall. Dodging Autobot patrols while looking for a working [[CR Chamber]] to fully repair themselves, the Battlechargers found one of Shockwave's abandoned laboratories, and accidentally unleashed the [[electrum]]-enhanced clone warrior, [[Sunstorm (G1)|Sunstorm]]. The clone's ambient radiation considerably weakened Runabout. Then he incinerated Runabout's head. That didn't help either. {{Storylink|Night of the Combaticons}}

===IDW comics continuity===
Runamuck was part of a Decepticon insurgent cell that has operated covertly on Earth for at least four years, working to destabilise Earth's governing organisations and create global anarchy. He, [[Runamuck (G1)|Runamuck]] and [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] were assigned by [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] to intercept the human [[Stoker]] and retrieve his [[SM-40]] palmtop PC, containing data on their [[Nebraska]] operation. The team caught up with and killed Stoker outside Phoenix, AZ, by which time [[Verity Carlo]] had already stolen the SM-40. The Battlechargers' attempts to retrieve it from Verity and [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] blew their cover: they appeared in full public view both in primary mode and in a secondary alternate mode, where the panels of their sports-car disguises split apart to reveal weapons and ram-plates. While pursuing Ratchet, both Battlechargers were run off the road by a semi-trailer.

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
*'''Runabout''' (Battlecharger, 1986)

: Runabout transforms into a Lotus Turbo Esprit sports car. An autotransformer, he uses a pull-back motor to propel him forward in both car and robot modes, though starting in car mode triggers his transformation to robot after he rolls forward a short distance. His mold is very similar to his partner Runamuck, but it is highly unlikely one is actually a [[retool]] of the other since they had simultaneous production.

==Trivia==
* Runabout was the inspiration for the ''[[Cybertron (franchise)|Cybertron]]'' [[homage]] toy [[Runamuck (Cybertron)|Runamuck]] ([[trademark]] issues explain away the name-shift).

==Footnotes==
<references/>

==External links==
*[http://www.tfu.info/1986/Decepticon/Runabout/runabout.htm Runabout at TFU.info]
*[http://www.ntfa.net/universe/english/index.php?act=view&char=Runabout Runabout's Universe profile at NTFA.net]

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