Runway (Armada)

2007-11-20T03:24:27Z

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:''Runway is a [[Mini-Con]] from the [[Armada]] portion of the [[Unicron Trilogy]] continuity family.''

[[Image:Runway-SuArt.jpg|right|300px|thumb|I love it when a plan comes together.]]

'''Runway''' is the de facto leader of the [[Air Defense Mini-Con Team (Armada)|Air Defense Mini-Con Team]], and also the most talkative of the three. Though reluctant to enter battle, he's an incredibly skilled commander, quick-witted and given time, can come up with some truly bizarrely-genius ploys that look suicidal at first, but really work out. Even though he's the brains and mouth of the Team, Runway trusts his teammates implicitly, and always looks to them before acting.

:''Japanese name:'' '''Jetter'''

==Fiction==
===''Armada'' animated series===

Runway got very attached to Starscream and wasn't above telling the autobots where to get off when they almost let Screamer walk out the door, instead of having him join up.

===Dreamwave ''Armada'' comics===

His idea of a distraction is strapping someone to a rocket pack and sending them flying in the opposite direction.

==Toys==
===Armada===
*'''Air Defense Team''' (Mini-Con Team, 2002/2003)
: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''MM-02'''

: Runway transforms into a Boeing Sonic Cruiser concept jet plane. He also forms the tip to the [[Star Saber (Armada)|Star Saber]] sword, which can be held by any other Transformer that has 5mm fist-holes. This version came with his partners [[Jetstorm (Armada)|Jetstorm]] and [[Sonar (Armada)|Sonar]].

: This mold was also used to make ''Armada'' [[Jack (Armada)|Jack]]. It was later [[retool]]ed to make ''[[Energon (toyline)|Energon]]'' [[Wreckage (Energon)|Wreckage]], [[Beacon]], and ''[[Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]'' [[Sunstorm (Mini-Con)|Sunstorm]].

*'''Hot Rod and Jolt with Air Defense Micron''' (Multi-pack. 2003)
: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''MS-01'''

: For the Team's [[Takara]] release, they were available both as an individual set, and in a multi-pack with Hot Shot.

*'''Air Defense Micron X-Dimension''' (Mini-Con Team, 2003)
: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''MM-07'''

: A [[redeco]] of the Air Defense Team was available in a shorter run in Japan. The [[X-Dimension]] Air Defense Team changed the opaque plastics to orange and red, and the paint trim to match. Though fans have dubbed the combined form the "Fire Saber", this name does not appear to be official.

*'''Jetter''' (Change Micron, 2003)

: Available only in individual boxes each with a small bag of sugar-pellet candy, the [[Kabaya]] [[candy toy]] versions of the Team replaced the clear plastics with opaque white. This version is actually a completely new mold-set, with various small differences from the [[Hasbro]]/Takara releases.

*'''Jetter''' (Micron Booster, 2003)
:''Booster ID number:'' '''3'''

: Part of the first [[Micron Booster]] set, sold only in individual blind-packed boxes, this version of the Air Defense Team is almost wholly identical to the normal retail release. The only difference is that this version is cast in slightly-sparkly plastic and uses slightly-sparkly paint. The difference is almost unnoticable unless you look at the two versions side-by-side.

*'''Air Assault Team''' (Mini-Con Team, 2003)

: A "tainted by evil" redeco of the Team released by Hasbro, this version of the trio replaces the transparent plastic with opaque off-white, the other colors turning predominantly black and purple.

: This coloration was altered for the Takara [[Air Assault Mini-Con Team]], who are separate characters from the Air Defense Team.

*'''Air Defense Micron Anime Color''' (Mini-Con Team, 2003)

: Cast entirely in blue and clear-blue plastics, this incarnation of the Air Defense Team is supposed to represent the Star Saber as it appears in the cartoon, with a glowing blue "energy blade". It was only available as a pack-in with the CD single of the ''Micron Legend'' cartoon ending theme, "[[Never Ending Road]]", by [[Psychic Lover]].

==Trivia==
* The Air Defense Team is the only one of the three "legendary Mini-Con weapons" Teams to appear in either of ''Armada'''s sequel-series.

* Runway and Jetstorm's names are reversed in the original Air Defense Team's instructions. Their names are ''also'' reversed in several licensed ''Armada'' print material, like the coloring and activity books put out by [[Bendon Publishing]], as well as in the DK Readers book "[[The Quest]]". Finally, it also happened on several occassions in the actual Armada television show.

==External links==
*[http://www.tfu.info/2002/Mini-Con/Runway/runway.htm Runway at TFU.info]

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Squawkbox

2007-11-10T02:18:36Z

71.109.168.140:

:''Squawkbox is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Squawkbox.jpg|thumb|250px|Squawkbox's ''Hearts of Steel'' body. Many high schools will send you home if you show up wearing a skirt this short.]]

'''Squawkbox''' — the combined form of the Decepticons [[Beastbox]] and [[Squawktalk]] — is a passionate musician. He loves playing with sound, using the combined powers of his components. Listening to, creating, and manipulating sound is his life. The results of his compositions have been called "unnervingly cacophonous", but his Decepticon commanders came up with a way to put them to good use.

Squawkbox has been assigned the function of "Battlefield Dissonance" and set free to distract and disorient the [[Autobot]]s with his latest works. Squawkbox is thrilled to have both a captive audience and access to all the terrible sounds of a battlefield for future use. Unfortunately for him, his work can prove just as detrimental to his teammates as his opponents if he's not careful, and at that point it's anyone's guess as to which side will be the first to try and shut him up via photon blaster.

==Fiction==
===IDW comics continuity===
At the beginning of the Autobot-Decepticon conflict, Squawkbox and a number of [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]]'s other minions watched [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] massacre the [[Kaon Council]]. {{storylink|Megatron Origin, part 4}}

Much later, and much to Squawkbox's discomfort, [[Sixshot]] asked him to locate the missing [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcons]]. Squawkbox fearfully complied and directed Sixshot to the planet [[Mumu-Obscura]] to find his comrades. {{storylink|Spotlight: Sixshot}}

===IDW ''[[Hearts of Steel]]'' continuity===
[[Image:Sb hos.jpg|thumb|left|150px|One, cut a hole in the box. Two, put the Squawk in the box...]]
Squawkbox served as [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream's]] communications officer while [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] was in stasis lock. When Starscream learned the [[Autobots]] were active, he ordered Squawkbox to alert the other Decepticon forces by telegraph. Squawkbox gets one line in the story: "Yes, ''Starscream!''" (As ''Hearts of Steel'' was published before his appearance in the main IDW continuity, this may be his first line of dialogue in canon fiction, ever.) His component parts are not specifically named, but the concept art shows that they turn into a mechanical gorilla and a mechanical eagle. {{Storylink|Hearts of Steel, Part 3}}

''Squawkbox's appearance on the B cover of this issue, and his appearance inside, are slightly different (color scheme, location of his Decepticon logo), but are within the bounds of normal artistic variation.''

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==Toys==
===Generation 1===
*'''Squawktalk & Beastbox''' (Micro Cassettes 2-pack, 1988)
: The Decepticon cassettes [[Squawktalk]] and [[Beastbox]] were packaged together, and combined to form the humanoid robot Squawkbox. Though they had separate bios, the combined form lacked one. They were the last Decepticon cassettes ever released in the United States, years after Soundwave himself stopped being available.

: In Japan, Squawkbox was only available as a mail-away [[exclusive]] during ''[[Masterforce]]''.

==Trivia==
* Squawkbox got his first ever official profile/bio in the [[Dreamwave]] "More Than Meets The Eye" Guide, 15 years after the toy was released.
* In IDW continuity Squawkbox exists before [[combiner]] technology has become available to either faction. This means that either Squawkbox is the core being and he's later split into Squawktalk and Beastbox or um . . . some dumb stubby screwed up.

==External links==
*[http://www.tfu.info/1988/Decepticon/Squawkbox/squawkbox.htm Squawkbox at TFU.info]

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