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Battlecharger

2020-12-28T21:56:13Z

Bomberbill: grammar error fixed

{{factions|decepticon}}
:''The Battlechargers are a [[Decepticon]] [[subgroup]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
[[File:Battlechargers-marvel23a.jpg|upright=2.5|thumb|"Heh heh. He said 'do'."]]

The '''Battlechargers''' are a decidedly devilish duo of deadly Decepticon dragsters diligently dedicated to destruction, demolition and dastardly deviance.

Individually, they are [[Runabout (G1)|Runabout]] and [[Runamuck (G1)|Runamuck]]; collectively, they are a copyeditor's worst nightmare.

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
{{noteukonly}}
[[File:Battlechargersperchance.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|[[Iron Man|"DAAAA DAAAA DAN-DAH-DAH, DANANANANA DAAA-NAN DAH!"]]]]
The Battlechargers were summoned to [[Earth]] from [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] by [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]], who wanted a dramatic way to announce his challenge to [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] for a fight to the death. Ignoring their orders, the two reckless Decepticons left and began to raise a bit of random highway havoc. 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. [[Gary Acton|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 [[Mount Rushmore]], the [[Gateway Arch]] in [[St. Louis]], and the [[Washington Monument]]). They wrote insults and jokes in [[Cybertronian language|Cybertronian]], thus attracting the attention of [[Rapid Anti-robot Assault Team|RAAT]], which had already captured thirteen Autobots. {{storylink|Decepticon Graffiti!}} ''Their actions also attracted the attention of [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]], though he was ordered by Optimus Prime to back off due to the collateral damage the pursuit was causing.'' {{storylink|...Perchance to Dream}}

[[File:MarvelUS23 Battlechargers defeated.JPG|upright=1.4|thumb|"[[Circuit Breaker (G1)|Diarrhea]], cha cha cha! Diarrhea, cha cha cha! Di-ACK!"]]
RAAT caught up with them in Philadelphia, where [[Circuit Breaker (G1)|Circuit Breaker]] engaged them in a battle that nearly killed the graffiti-inclined boy. Because of her disregard for civilian safety, Circuit Breaker was temporarily stripped of her command and ordered to stay out of action. Itching for revenge, she found her only allies to be the partially-disassembled [[Autobot]]s in her RAAT lab. She didn't have time to rebuild them all properly, but she knew she could jury-rig them together into a single form which she could partially control. However, she needed the Autobots' consent, and they only agreed to do it if she would release them afterward. She agreed, and she soon fought an aerial battle with the two Decepticons at the Statue of Liberty (where, incidentally, they had written "humans are wimps" in poor English). The two hooligans met quick defeat at the hands of her makeshift gestalt, their charred bodies sent plunging into the harbor. Circuit Breaker's release of the captive Autobots cost her her job at RAAT, as well as that of [[Donny Finkleberg]], AKA Robot Master, who had helped her do it. Donny had received a $50,000 reward for turning the Autobot [[Skids (G1)|Skids]] in, and he ended up using that money to help pay for the cleanup of the Battlechargers' antics. {{storylink|Decepticon Graffiti!}}

[[File:Clubconresort.jpg|upright=1.4|left|thumb|"Careers are stupid! Everyone, like, works in a booth."]]
For quite some time, the Battlechargers were completely absent except for one of them helping tourists with their suitcases at [[Club Con]]. We assume many things went missing from those suitcases. {{storylink|Club Con!}}

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. {{storylink|Surrender!}} 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]]. {{storylink|The Void! (US)|The Void!}} Runamuck died during the planet-rending battle that followed. {{storylink|Still Life!}}

[[File:MarvelUS71 Shockwaves troops.JPG|upright=1.4|thumb|"The plan is to all go to Scorponok's base and stand shooting at him. Runamuck, your thoughts?"<br><br> "This sucks more than anything I have ever seen."]]
The next day Runabout was strolling with [[Battletrap (G1)|Battletrap]] when he was pulled below ground by a [[Demon|strange Cybertronian creature]], and devoured. {{storylink|On the Edge of Extinction!}}

====Rhythms of Darkness!====
In an alternate post-apocalyptic future where the Decepticons had conquered much of Earth, Runamuck and Runabout were among the Decepticon ranks. Runamuck was shot down by [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]].{{storylink|Rhythms of Darkness!}}

=====Earthforce=====
{{earthforcefiction}}
[[File:Battlechargers stunticons life in the slow lane.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1|"Breakin' da lawwww, breakin' da lawwwww!"]]
While under Shockwave's command the Battlechargers were part of a squad that ambushed the Dinobots in an attempt to discover how [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]] had revived his warriors without the use of the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]]. Grimlock however had other ideas, crushing Runabout's hand and knocking Runamuck down. The Dinobots had the upper hand but were interrupted by Optimus Prime, who lambasted Grimlock over his crude battle tactics, which he believed endangered the humans. The Decepticons used this distraction to hastily withdraw, leaving just Runabout with a [[neutron cannon]] to inflict some face-saving revenge. The Battlecharger had Grimlock in his sights at point blank range but when Grimlock pointed out that the Decepticon would be caught in the blast, the hapless Runabout took two steps back and fell over the edge of a ravine. {{storylink|Two Steps Back!}}

Later the Battlechargers fell under Megatron's command and were sent to retrieve some [[Starting Over!|misplaced gas canisters]]. The gas was intended to accelerate the greenhouse effect to provide extra heat for conversion into energon for the Decepticon cause. However Shockwave also sent [[Drag Strip (G1)|Drag Strip]] and [[Dead End (G1)|Dead End]] to secure the canisters for himself in order to see his rival fail. The opposing teams arrived at the same time and, being incappable of finding a diplomatic solution, the situation soon degenerated into violence. Meanwhile, Prowl had already made the canisters safe and sat back with [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]], [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]] and some local humans to enjoy the Decepticons beating the frag out of each other! {{storylink|Life in the Slow Lane}}

Runabout and Runamuck were later seen attacking the Autobot [[Earthbase]] as part of a united Decepticon force under [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]]'s command but they ultimately failed to gain any ground and retreated. {{storylink|Divide and Conquer!}}

====Marvel ''Generation 2'' comic====
Despite having apparently died, Runamuck was among the Decepticons under Megatron's command when they ran into [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]]'s [[Cybertronian (faction)|Cybertronians]]. In a rather one-sided battle against the powerful second gen troops, he promptly died again. {{storylink|New Dawn}}

===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
Runamuck attacked [[Kup (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Kup]] and some other Autobots investigating a decimated [[Earth Defense Command]] station that had crashed on the planet [[Goo 8739B]]. Riding [[Blast Off (G1)|Blast Off]], Runamuck strafed the Autobots with a [[Death crystal|death-crystal]] shooter (the station had been destroyed by death crystals, so it's possible that was Runamuck's work as well). The Autobots engaged the duo in a short space battle that ended when Runamuck blew up a comet with the death crystals, delaying the Autobots long enough to get away. {{storylink|Chaos (episode)|Chaos}}

[[File:GhostMachine Decepticon execution.jpg|upright=1.15|thumb|"This is the fourth time you've been sent to my office today! And this laughing, what the hell's with this laughing?! All the generals are sick of it!"]]
Both Runabout and Runamuck were next seen guarding [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]'s city mode on [[Chaar]]. They were attacked by [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] and the ghost of [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|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)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|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 (G1)|Ghost in the Machine}}

====''Wings Universe''====
{{Wingsnote}}
[[File:ComingStorm1-Battlechargers.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.66|"Yeah, yeah. We're in the bureau of beer and fire and cigarettes. And maybe some chicks, too."]]
Runabout and Runamuck were present during the battle that led to the destruction of [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] and [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]]. {{storylink|Generation 2: Redux}} At some other time, the pair were hanging out with the equally-delinquent pair of [[Jetstorm (G2)|Jetstorm]] and [[Deluge (G2)|Deluge]] when a [[Nexus Prime|giant Autobot]] and his [[Aquarius (SG)|Quintesson cohort]] wandered into their territory. While Jetstorm and Deluge jumped the Autobot, Runabout and Runamuck tortured the Quintesson. The Decepticons misjudged the strength of their victims, and a short moment later all four Decepticons were defeated, left brutally embarrassed. {{storylink|The Coming Storm: Part 1}}

At some point, the Battlechargers were offered a flight mode but they turned it down.{{storylink|Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 43|Runamuck's profile in Club magazine #43}}

When [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] abandoned [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] with the majority of the Decepticon forces, Runabout and Runamuck opted to stay behind because Galvatron was "crazier than a [[three-headed Nullusceran]]". They were recruited by [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]], who had them fill him in on recent history and decided it was time to rebuild his [[Cybertronian (faction)|Cybertronian Empire]]. {{storylink|A Flash Forward}}
Jhiaxus send the duo to find some personality components, and in the process, they discovered a stasis hibernation pod which opened to reveal [[Side Burn (RID)|Side Burn]] inside. {{storylink|A Flash Forward, Part 2}}. Then, they took the amnesiac autobot back to Jhiaxus. After that, Jhiaxus ordened the battlechargers to kidnap [[Hi-Q]] in [[Nebulos]] and bring him to [[Qre]]. {{storylink|A Flash Forward, Part 3}}
After they arrived on Qre, the pair engaged in some racing with the amnesic Side Burn.{{storylink|A Flash Forward, Part 4}}. When Side Burn's advances were rebuffed by [[Nightracer (G2)|Nightracer]], Runamuck suggested giving her some space, but Side Burn followed Runabout's advice to follow her instead. Then, the Battlechargers trailed behind him. {{storylink|A Flash Forward, Part 5}}
Following Jhiaxus's defeat, Side Burn promised the pair leniency, and indeed after the pair returned to Earth with the Autobots, Hi-Q said he wouldn't press charges.{{storylink|A Flash Forward, Part 6}}

And then they lived happily ever after.
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===Young Corgi continuity===
In the year 2000, the Battlechargers tried to destroy the [[Golden Gate Bridge]] in [[San Francisco]], but met resistance from [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]], [[Slingshot (G1)|Slingshot]] and [[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)|Skydive]] and were summarily defeated. The battle was shown on the news and recorded by the Autobot ally [[Jeff Grey]], but he accidentally taped over it with an episode of the ''[[Gus Gopher Show]]''. {{storylink|Battle Beneath the Ice}}

===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
The Battlechargers are indestructible. First, [[Gnaw (G1)|Gnaw]] ate them when they tried to ambush Optimus Prime, {{storylink|Cold War (issue)|Cold War}} but they evidently survived and later found [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]'s lab. Then [[Sunstorm (G1)|Sunstorm]] fried them, {{storylink|Night of the Combaticons}} but they survived to become part of Shockwave's small army on Cybertron, which Megatron then took over. {{storylink|Lost and Found (issue)|Lost and Found}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
:*''First Appearance:'' [[Infiltration issue 0|Transformers: Infiltration #0]]
[[File:Infiltration1-gimme.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|"Er, y'know, Runabout, everyone's always runnin' down [[Pat Lee]] and saying he sucks and stuff, but you know, he really does suck and this is one of those times everyone is right."]]

Runamuck and Runabout came from distant regions of Cybertron to attend [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]]'s speeches and demonstrations of power as the Decepticon faction begun to take shape. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 3 |Megatron Origin #3}} When their leader gave the order to burn [[Kaon (polity)|Kaon]], Runamuck was one of the first to leap forward in order to carry out Megatron's orders.{{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 4|Megatron Origin #4}}

Runabout and Runamuck were part of a [[Infiltration protocol|Decepticon insurgent cell]] that had operated covertly on Earth for at least four years, working to destabilize Earth's governing organizations and create global anarchy. Along with [[Thundercracker (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Thundercracker]], they were assigned by [[Starscream (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Starscream]] to intercept the human [[Stoker]] and retrieve his SM-40 palmtop PC, which contained 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. {{storylink|Infiltration issue 0|Infiltration #0}} The Battlechargers' attempts to retrieve it from Verity and [[Ratchet (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ratchet]] blew their cover; {{storylink|Infiltration issue 1|Infiltration #1}} 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. {{storylink|Infiltration issue 2|Infiltration #2}} They got better, but were no longer part of any major operations. When [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]] arrived on Earth, they, along with the rest of the infiltration team, refused to stand against the Decepticon leader. {{storylink|Infiltration issue 6|Infiltration #6}}

Despite their part in Starscream's mutiny, Runamuck and Runabout were quickly forgiven by Megatron and returned to active duty.{{storylink|Escalation issue 1|Escalation #1}} {{storylink|Escalation issue 2|Escalation #2}}

A year later, when Megatron called [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]] to Earth, the Battlechargers questioned his sanity in ruining the careful planning of infiltration protocol. {{storylink|Devastation issue 1|Devastation #1}} The Battlechargers continued their trend of being brutally off-lined when the [[Reaper]]s attacked the Decepticon command bunker in Oregon. Runabout was electrocuted until he exploded and Runamuck was decapitated and then had his errant head crushed by a large boulder. Following the Decepticons' defeat of the Reapers, [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] referred to their deaths as "acceptable losses." {{storylink|Devastation issue 6|Devastation #6}}

{{groupstub|{{storylink|Transformation}} {{storylink|Rise}} {{storylink|Wreckage (issue)|Wreckage}} {{storylink|Man and Machine, Part One}} {{storylink|Man and Machine, Part Two}} {{storylink|Man and Machine, Part Three}} {{storylink|Man and Machine, Part Four}}}}

[[File:Ratchet vs Battlechargers.jpg|thumb|left|350px]]
In [[2017]] when [[Joe Colton (Dire Wraith)|Joe Colton]] and [[Scarlett]] discussed the Cybertronian influence on Earth, they reviewed Ratchet's initial fight with the Battlechargers. {{storylink|Secret Raiders: A Revolution Prelude|Secret Raiders}}
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==Games==
===''Transformers: Devastation''===
{{voiceactor|[[Steve Blum]], [[Darryl Kurylo]], [[Jim Ward]]}}
[[File:BattlechargerCarConcept.jpg|thumb]][[File:BattlechargerTankConcept.jpg|thumb]]
The Battlechargers are referred to as '''Ground Soldiers''' and are presented as generic army fodder. They are led by a Ground Soldier General, but otherwise, none are identified by name. Only three types were encountered by the Autobots: Warriors (who use either fists or a sword, along with an energy shield), Sergeants (who use hand-to-hand combat), and Heavy Weapons (who transform into tanks and use hammers). {{storylink|Transformers: Devastation}}

{{charstubgame}}

==Toys==
[[File:G1 Runabout toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"I think they make daytime TV suck so, like, we're ''forced'' to go to school."]]
===Generation 1===
*'''Battlechargers''' ([[1986]])
**[[Runabout (G1)#Generation 1|Runabout]]
**[[Runamuck (G1)#Generation 1|Runamuck]]
:The primary [[gimmick]] of the Battlecharger toys is [[Autotransformation]] from car to [[robot mode]] through the use of a [[pull-back motor]]. The motor gimmick is still usable in their robot modes. It is unlikely that one is a [[retool]] of the other despite sharing exceedingly similar construction, since they had simultaneous production. They come with guns which, since they lack hands and arm articulation, mount on their shoulders. Neither toy was released as part of the original retail line in Japan.
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===''Timelines''===
[[File:Timelinestoy-Runamuck.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|"Er, heh heh. I think it's working."]]
*'''Transformers Collectors Club''' ([[2012]])
**[[Runabout (G1)#Timelines|Over-Run]]
**[[Runamuck (G1)#Timelines|Runamuck]]
:Runabout (renamed to Over-Run for copyright reasons) and Runamuck were promoted to Deluxe-class and are now new-head [[retool]]ings of [[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|''Generations'']] [[Wheeljack (G1)/toys#Generations|Wheeljack]] (itself a retool of [[Tracks (G1)#Transformers (2010)|Turbo Tracks]]), transforming into a sports car of made-up model.

:Runamuck was the [[2012]] [[Transformers Collectors' Club]] free figure, while Over-Run was one of two [[2012]] [[Transformers Collectors' Club]] [[exclusive]] figures. As a side-note, extra space was included in Over-Run's display box to store Runamuck as well, because [[Fun Publications]] couldn't bear to break up the team.
{{2010TracksMold}}
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===Kre-O===
[[File:KreO-Toy Runamuck.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|His spoiler tastes great on a cracker!]]
*'''Age of Extinction Collection 2''' ([[2014]])
**[[Runamuck (G1)#Kre-O|Decepticon Runamuck]] (Kreon Micro-Changer, 2014)
:Mysteriously going solo this time, Runamuck is a [[Kreon]] mini-figure that can be rebuilt into a sports car. While clearly based on the Generation 1 Battlecharger, the details of his deco are much more based on the [[live-action film series|live-action movie]] style of bot.
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===Generations===
====War for Cybertron: Earthrise====
[[File:TF-WFC-E-Deluxe-Runamuck.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|For the last time, my alt mode is not a secret agent's submarine! If you dare put me in water, I will shoot you!]]
*'''Runamuck''' (Fall 2020)
**''Accessories:'' Blaster
:''[[War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Earthrise]]'' Runamuck is an all-new mold that transforms into an 80's sportscar that is somewhat reminiscent of a Lotus Esprit X180 in 16 steps, and comes with a blaster that can be mounted on the vehicle mode. In [[Fan polls#2019 .282.29|a 2019 fan poll]], Runamuck received more votes than [[Gnaw (G1)|Gnaw]], [[Needlenose (G1)|Needlenose]], or [[Shrapnel (G1)|Shrapnel]], and thus the Battlecharger got a toy in the ''War for Cybertron: Earthrise'' toyline.<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/transformers/photos/a.153259298077606/2819867618083414/?type=3&eid=ARAtunjR6EXz5s-k7rNTj6XxE4B57Etcpv_W3W6dve-5Qq2PjWXIXfYZ9XKu00vaYcqwRQ7ZPtkzKk8k&__xts__%5B0%5D=68.ARAZ3vD0OrkqQCkjpgsz9N5ikEcapqSz1vT1jdoD3XgESevnk-Ki06Vzx8mVl6nxf4lvz_9frQC558V7rlnBewxDU7N-z__NaSQgLXmfgMRk6A2tbddF5DO97VVVh73F6qnX34gh7hdU6h9zCy5fphZSBQFfThKuBlmg_Ea7b_D0vpmuPU9KiNixgB592Sctv7uluhnWaYDYET0hJqD8w0H6e-XnhqvO2gapkn9rk9P9kljFIngyuu22Vx0Ce7x-KO2VQBvsDRumEgLnnkW5pQ3G9g7uVp5EklZ6I-zd7FYrtfHZNK5_XstrKSFj_whCfTImDJWYIWTDhANPFcMxU2aKzA&__tn__=EEHH-R The fans have spoken and #RUNAMUCK will become a Fall 2020 War for Cybertron figure!]</ref>

:Runamuck and his fellow Deluxe wavemates were first found in Singapore before wave 2 was released.

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[[File:TF-WFC-E-Runabout.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Turns out that fan poll was a two-fer.]]
*'''Decepticon Runabout''' (2020)
**''ID number:'' '''WFC-E41'''
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''TBA'''
**''Accessories:'' Blaster
:''Earthrise'' "Decepticon Runabout" is, astonishingly, a redeco and new-head retool of his compadre Runamuck, being one of the final figures revealed for the ''Earthrise'' toyline. Runabout transforms into the same 80's sportscar, with a blaster accessory that is now sculpted in a sinister shade of red with black accents at the nuzzle and handle.

:Runabout is exclusive to [[Target]] stores in the United States.

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==Notes==
[[File:PreBattlecharger.jpg|thumb|upright=0.55|Runamuckabout.]]
*Like [[Punch (G1)|Punch]], the Battlechargers concept was boiling in the design stages long before it was actually implemented. The most notable version of the concept comes from a 1985 patent where the pullback motor detaches and transforms into a robot separate from the robot formed by the car.<ref>[http://worldwide.espacenet.com/publicationDetails/biblio?DB=EPODOC&II=0&ND=3&adjacent=true&locale=en_EP&FT=D&date=19851221&CC=JP&NR=S60259290A&KC=A Patent #JP60-259290A]</ref>

*Fans joked for ''years'' that the Battlechargers, in their "[[Decepticon Graffiti!]]" story, eerily (though coincidentally) resembled the title characters of the MTV animated series ''Beavis and Butt-head'' in their attitude and dynamic (a bit of an anachronism, considering ''Beavis & Butt-head'' was a cartoon which came seven years later). If anything, Runabout and Runamuck share a dynamic more closely similar to that of ''{{w|Heckle and Jeckle}}'' (the wannabe sophisticate and the uncultured slob), whose cartoons had been making the rounds for decades prior to "Decepticon Graffiti". It wasn't until much later that [[Bill Forster]], in ''[[Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac II|The AllSpark Almanac II]]'', [http://billforster.deviantart.com/art/Runabout-and-Runamuck-176356248 made an official Beavis and Butt-head connection]. Kudos, Bill.

*The ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]] [[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' [[Blackjack (G1)#Generations|Blackjack]] figure was originally designed as a new Runabout toy.<ref>[[Toy Fair 2015#Notes|TFWiki.net's Toy Fair 2015 report]]</ref> The reasons for its new identity are unknown, but likely involve [[Trademark|name unavailability]] and/or a desire for a more colorful toy. Takara later released the toy as [[Runabout (Adventure)|Runabout]] and [[Runamuck (Adventure)|Runamuck]] for their [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 toyline)#Japanese toylines|''Adventure'' toyline]].

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Battlecharger''' (バトルチャージャー ''Batoruchājā'')
*''Dutch:'' '''Battle Springer'''

==References==
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[[Category:Decepticon subgroups]]
[[Category:Dreamwave Generation 1 subgroups]]
[[Category:Generation 1 subgroups]]
[[Category:Generation 2 subgroups]]
[[Category:IDW (2005) subgroups]]
[[Category:War for Cybertron: Earthrise subgroups]]
[[Category:Wings Universe subgroups]]

Nominus Prime

2011-08-20T15:49:42Z

Bomberbill:

{{factions|autobot}}

[[Image:Nominus_prime_v2.1.png|right|300px|thumb|Blue is the new red]]
'''Nominus Prime''' is a little-known figure. Unfortunately, what we know includes that he was a douche.

==Fiction==
===IDW Comics continuity===
{{spoiler|Chaos Theory Part 2|August 24}}
Nominus Prime assumed office sometime after the disappearance of [[Nova Prime]] into the [[Benzuli Expanse]]. Under his rule, Cybertron was a planet full of corruption, social apartheid, and general oppression: a Cybertronian citizen's role in life was determined by the body he was built in, and the handful of elites (particularly the military) would step down on that citizen's face... ''forever''.

A young, idealistic [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] wrote a political tract advocating non-violent resistance: ''[[After the Ark: Nominus Prime and the Illusion of Progress]]''. This happened shortly before, in Optimus's words, "all that Nominus Prime business". Optimus was most likely referring to the incident where Nominus Prime was attacked and seriously injured by a suicide bomber. Although he was not killed, he was in critical condition following the attack. It was revealed afterward by a Senator friend of [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus]]' (then Orion Pax) that the organization responsible for sending the bomber was actually affiliated with the Cybertronian Senate itself. The corrupt Senate's intent was to obtain a valid excuse to send Nominus into hiding, and give themselves "unfettered" access to the life-giving Matrix. Can't forget that it also gave them a good excuse to be even more controlling, and implement the "''[[Clampdown]]''". {{storylink|Chaos Theory Part 2}} [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]] took office not long after. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 1|Megatron Origin #1}}

==Notes==

* The presence of another Prime ''this'' close to ''[[Megatron Origin]]'' indicates that Sentinel did not last long in his job.
*Just like poor [[Zeta Prime]], Nominus wasn't included in the lineage of Primes depicted in "[[Spotlight: Optimus Prime]]". In real life, this is because he was created after "Spotlight: Optimus Prime" had been published. In that Spotlight, we hear that the Primes are ideals that embody the ages they reign in, which is probably an in-story reason for why Optimus doesn't want to visualize the bastard...

==External links==
*[http://markerguru.deviantart.com/art/Nominus-Prime-design-253140310 Concept art of Nominus Prime @ Alex Milne's DeviantArt]

[[Category:Autobot leaders]]
[[Category:Matrix bearers]]
[[Category:Fiction-only Transformers]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Autobots]]

Nominus Prime

2011-08-20T15:49:22Z

Bomberbill:

{{factions|autobot}}

[[Image:Nominus_prime_v2.1.png|right|300px|thumb|Blue is the new red]]
:''Nominus Prime is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''

'''Nominus Prime''' is a little-known figure. Unfortunately, what we know includes that he was a douche.

==Fiction==
===IDW Comics continuity===
{{spoiler|Chaos Theory Part 2|August 24}}
Nominus Prime assumed office sometime after the disappearance of [[Nova Prime]] into the [[Benzuli Expanse]]. Under his rule, Cybertron was a planet full of corruption, social apartheid, and general oppression: a Cybertronian citizen's role in life was determined by the body he was built in, and the handful of elites (particularly the military) would step down on that citizen's face... ''forever''.

A young, idealistic [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] wrote a political tract advocating non-violent resistance: ''[[After the Ark: Nominus Prime and the Illusion of Progress]]''. This happened shortly before, in Optimus's words, "all that Nominus Prime business". Optimus was most likely referring to the incident where Nominus Prime was attacked and seriously injured by a suicide bomber. Although he was not killed, he was in critical condition following the attack. It was revealed afterward by a Senator friend of [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus]]' (then Orion Pax) that the organization responsible for sending the bomber was actually affiliated with the Cybertronian Senate itself. The corrupt Senate's intent was to obtain a valid excuse to send Nominus into hiding, and give themselves "unfettered" access to the life-giving Matrix. Can't forget that it also gave them a good excuse to be even more controlling, and implement the "''[[Clampdown]]''". {{storylink|Chaos Theory Part 2}} [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]] took office not long after. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 1|Megatron Origin #1}}

==Notes==

* The presence of another Prime ''this'' close to ''[[Megatron Origin]]'' indicates that Sentinel did not last long in his job.
*Just like poor [[Zeta Prime]], Nominus wasn't included in the lineage of Primes depicted in "[[Spotlight: Optimus Prime]]". In real life, this is because he was created after "Spotlight: Optimus Prime" had been published. In that Spotlight, we hear that the Primes are ideals that embody the ages they reign in, which is probably an in-story reason for why Optimus doesn't want to visualize the bastard...

==External links==
*[http://markerguru.deviantart.com/art/Nominus-Prime-design-253140310 Concept art of Nominus Prime @ Alex Milne's DeviantArt]

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Nominus Prime

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Bomberbill:

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:''Nominus Prime is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''

'''Nominus Prime''' is a little-known figure. Unfortunately, what we know includes that he was a douche.

==Fiction==
===IDW Comics continuity===
{{spoiler|Chaos Theory Part 2|August 24}}
Nominus Prime assumed office sometime after the disappearance of [[Nova Prime]] into the [[Benzuli Expanse]]. Under his rule, Cybertron was a planet full of corruption, social apartheid, and general oppression: a Cybertronian citizen's role in life was determined by the body he was built in, and the handful of elites (particularly the military) would step down on that citizen's face... ''forever''.

A young, idealistic [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] wrote a political tract advocating non-violent resistance: ''[[After the Ark: Nominus Prime and the Illusion of Progress]]''. This happened shortly before, in Optimus's words, "all that Nominus Prime business". Optimus was most likely referring to the incident where Nominus Prime was attacked and seriously injured by a suicide bomber. Although he was not killed, he was in critical condition following the attack. It was revealed afterward by a Senator friend of [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus]]' (then Orion Pax) that the organization responsible for sending the bomber was actually affiliated with the Cybertronian Senate itself. The corrupt Senate's intent was to obtain a valid excuse to send Nominus into hiding, and give themselves "unfettered" access to the life-giving Matrix. Can't forget that it also gave them a good excuse to be even more controlling, and implement the "''[[Clampdown]]''". {{storylink|Chaos Theory Part 2}} [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]] took office not long after. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 1|Megatron Origin #1}}

==Notes==

* The presence of another Prime ''this'' close to ''[[Megatron Origin]]'' indicates that Sentinel did not last long in his job.
*Just like poor [[Zeta Prime]], Nominus wasn't included in the lineage of Primes depicted in "[[Spotlight: Optimus Prime]]". In real life, this is because he was created after "Spotlight: Optimus Prime" had been published. In that Spotlight, we hear that the Primes are ideals that embody the ages they reign in, which is probably an in-story reason for why Optimus doesn't want to visualize the bastard...

==External links==
*[http://markerguru.deviantart.com/art/Nominus-Prime-design-253140310 Concept art of Nominus Prime @ Alex Milne's DeviantArt]

[[Category:Autobot leaders]]
[[Category:Matrix bearers]]
[[Category:Fiction-only Transformers]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Autobots]]