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BerylRoll: /* 2005 IDW continuity */

2026-01-19T15:48:16Z

2005 IDW continuity

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	Rum-Maj gleefully watched as her troops engaged the Transformers; when Optimus Prime retaliated by unleashing Metrotitan on the Junkion mothership, Rum-Maj joined her troops as they stormed the Titan's flight deck, shouting encouragement to the Junkion warriors. Their fortunes took an abrupt turn when [[Soundwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Soundwave]] convinced the Sharkticons to turn against their masters, prompting Rum-Maj to murmur that the Cybertronians were more dangerous than she thought. {{storylink\|New Cybertron Part 5: Future Glories Lost\|Future Glories Lost}}		Rum-Maj gleefully watched as her troops engaged the Transformers; when Optimus Prime retaliated by unleashing Metrotitan on the Junkion mothership, Rum-Maj joined her troops as they stormed the Titan's flight deck, shouting encouragement to the Junkion warriors. Their fortunes took an abrupt turn when [[Soundwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Soundwave]] convinced the Sharkticons to turn against their masters, prompting Rum-Maj to murmur that the Cybertronians were more dangerous than she thought. {{storylink\|New Cybertron Part 5: Future Glories Lost\|Future Glories Lost}}

	[[File:TimeWillRust-thesearesharkticons.jpg\|left\|upright=1\|thumb\|Rum-Maj walked the plank and made it her ~~home~~.]]		[[File:TimeWillRust-thesearesharkticons.jpg\|left\|upright=1\|thumb\|Rum-Maj walked the plank and made it her kingdom.]]
	As the battle reached its height, Rum-Maj tried to flee from Optimus and the [[Colonist Soldiers]] as the rebellious Sharkticon hordes stormed their ship. The standoff was cut short when a stray shot from [[Arcee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Arcee]] detonated Wreck-Gar's [[positron core]], blowing her consort to bits. A defeated Rum-Maj cradled Wreck-Gar's still-living head in her arms as she lamented her failure to rebuild their world. Rather than finish them off, however, Prime realized that he'd gone too far down the path of violence and abruptly changed strategies: revealing the [[Matrix of Leadership]], he convinced both sides to lay down their arms in the hopes of starting anew. {{storylink\|New Cybertron End: Feel Safe Without Regrets\|Feel Safe Without Regrets}} On [[Marissa Faireborn]]'s suggestion, the Junkions were given the old [[Earth Defense Command]] base in the [[Marshall Islands\|Bikini Atoll]]; working together, the Autobots, Sharkticons, and Junkions set about rebuilding the abandoned base into a [[Little Cybertron\|new city]] for themselves as Rum-Maj and Wreck-Gar affectionately bickered with each other. {{storylink\|New Cybertron End: Feel Safe Without Regrets\|Feel Safe Without Regrets}} {{storylink\|The Next Day, and the Next}}		As the battle reached its height, Rum-Maj tried to flee from Optimus and the [[Colonist Soldiers]] as the rebellious Sharkticon hordes stormed their ship. The standoff was cut short when a stray shot from [[Arcee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Arcee]] detonated Wreck-Gar's [[positron core]], blowing her consort to bits. A defeated Rum-Maj cradled Wreck-Gar's still-living head in her arms as she lamented her failure to rebuild their world. Rather than finish them off, however, Prime realized that he'd gone too far down the path of violence and abruptly changed strategies: revealing the [[Matrix of Leadership]], he convinced both sides to lay down their arms in the hopes of starting anew. {{storylink\|New Cybertron End: Feel Safe Without Regrets\|Feel Safe Without Regrets}} On [[Marissa Faireborn]]'s suggestion, the Junkions were given the old [[Earth Defense Command]] base in the [[Marshall Islands\|Bikini Atoll]]; working together, the Autobots, Sharkticons, and Junkions set about rebuilding the abandoned base into a [[Little Cybertron\|new city]] for themselves as Rum-Maj and Wreck-Gar affectionately bickered with each other. {{storylink\|New Cybertron End: Feel Safe Without Regrets\|Feel Safe Without Regrets}} {{storylink\|The Next Day, and the Next}}

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2026-01-19T15:14:09Z

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Escargon: /* Notes */ Minor edits, should be the final one for now

2026-01-18T18:37:23Z

Notes: Minor edits, should be the final one for now

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	==Notes==		==Notes==
	[[File:RumMaj-vehiclemode.jpg\|thumb\|right\|250px\|[[Oil Slick (Animated)\|Oil Slick]]'s long-lost sister!]]		[[File:RumMaj-vehiclemode.jpg\|thumb\|right\|250px\|[[Oil Slick (Animated)\|Oil Slick]]'s long-lost sister!]]
	*~~The name "~~Rum-Maj" is altered from the word rummage, changed in such a way as to resemble Wreck-Gar's name. In addition, rum is a drink often associated with pirates.		*Rum-Maj's name is altered from the word "rummage," changed in such a way as to resemble Wreck-Gar's name. In addition, rum is a drink often associated with pirates, which serve as loose inspiration for her robot mode design. In-keeping with that design influence, Rum-Maj's transformation scheme was designed so that she'd wind up with a skull and crossbones on her back.<ref>[https://twitter.com/kei_zama/status/1025435455989272577 Kei Zama (@kei_zama) on Twitter, 2018/08/03] (dead link)</ref>
	*In keeping with ~~her vaguely pirate-inspired~~ design, Rum-Maj's transformation scheme was designed so that she'd wind up with a skull and crossbones on her back.<ref>[https://twitter.com/kei_zama/status/1025435455989272577 Kei Zama (@kei_zama) on Twitter, 2018/08/03] (dead link)</ref>
	*The ''[[Transformers: Legacy\|Legacy: Evolution]]'' character [[Crashbar]] was drafted as a toy of Rum-Maj at one point in development, though this concept was scrapped due to the [[Evo-Fusion]] modularity gimmick precluding her transformation scheme.<ref>{{citesocial\|quote=The original concept art for Crashbar had elements of Rumjai but we had to go a different direction due to the engineering on the back end for Evo-Fusion capability Sorry Rum-maj\|link=https://www.instagram.com/p/CrYglvPuEao/\|site=Instagram\|name=Mark Maher in the comments of his Axlegrease design notes\|year=2023\|month=4\|day=2}}</ref>		*The ''[[Transformers: Legacy\|Legacy: Evolution]]'' character [[Crashbar]] was drafted as a toy of Rum-Maj at one point in development, though this concept was scrapped due to the [[Evo-Fusion]] modularity gimmick precluding her transformation scheme.<ref>{{citesocial\|quote=The original concept art for Crashbar had elements of Rumjai but we had to go a different direction due to the engineering on the back end for Evo-Fusion capability Sorry Rum-maj\|link=https://www.instagram.com/p/CrYglvPuEao/\|site=Instagram\|name=Mark Maher in the comments of his Axlegrease design notes\|year=2023\|month=4\|day=2}}</ref>

Escargon: /* Notes */ No, wait, that might be it a little bit.

2026-01-18T18:27:23Z

Notes: No, wait, that might be it a little bit.

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	==Notes==		==Notes==
	[[File:RumMaj-vehiclemode.jpg\|thumb\|right\|250px\|[[Oil Slick (Animated)\|Oil Slick]]'s long-lost sister!]]		[[File:RumMaj-vehiclemode.jpg\|thumb\|right\|250px\|[[Oil Slick (Animated)\|Oil Slick]]'s long-lost sister!]]
	*The name "Rum-Maj" is a ~~pun on "rummage~~."		*The name "Rum-Maj" is altered from the word rummage, changed in such a way as to resemble Wreck-Gar's name. In addition, rum is a drink often associated with pirates.
	*In keeping with her vaguely pirate-inspired design, Rum-Maj's transformation scheme was designed so that she'd wind up with a skull and crossbones on her back.<ref>[https://twitter.com/kei_zama/status/1025435455989272577 Kei Zama (@kei_zama) on Twitter, 2018/08/03] (dead link)</ref>		*In keeping with her vaguely pirate-inspired design, Rum-Maj's transformation scheme was designed so that she'd wind up with a skull and crossbones on her back.<ref>[https://twitter.com/kei_zama/status/1025435455989272577 Kei Zama (@kei_zama) on Twitter, 2018/08/03] (dead link)</ref>
	*The ''[[Transformers: Legacy\|Legacy: Evolution]]'' character [[Crashbar]] was drafted as a toy of Rum-Maj at one point in development, though this concept was scrapped due to the [[Evo-Fusion]] modularity gimmick precluding her transformation scheme.<ref>{{citesocial\|quote=The original concept art for Crashbar had elements of Rumjai but we had to go a different direction due to the engineering on the back end for Evo-Fusion capability Sorry Rum-maj\|link=https://www.instagram.com/p/CrYglvPuEao/\|site=Instagram\|name=Mark Maher in the comments of his Axlegrease design notes\|year=2023\|month=4\|day=2}}</ref>		*The ''[[Transformers: Legacy\|Legacy: Evolution]]'' character [[Crashbar]] was drafted as a toy of Rum-Maj at one point in development, though this concept was scrapped due to the [[Evo-Fusion]] modularity gimmick precluding her transformation scheme.<ref>{{citesocial\|quote=The original concept art for Crashbar had elements of Rumjai but we had to go a different direction due to the engineering on the back end for Evo-Fusion capability Sorry Rum-maj\|link=https://www.instagram.com/p/CrYglvPuEao/\|site=Instagram\|name=Mark Maher in the comments of his Axlegrease design notes\|year=2023\|month=4\|day=2}}</ref>

Escargon: /* Notes */ She's not really a pirate as I recall

2026-01-18T18:25:40Z

Notes: She's not really a pirate as I recall

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	==Notes==		==Notes==
	[[File:RumMaj-vehiclemode.jpg\|thumb\|right\|250px\|[[Oil Slick (Animated)\|Oil Slick]]'s long-lost sister!]]		[[File:RumMaj-vehiclemode.jpg\|thumb\|right\|250px\|[[Oil Slick (Animated)\|Oil Slick]]'s long-lost sister!]]
	*The name "Rum-Maj" is a pun on "rummage"~~, spelled differently to draw attention to "rum", which is the {{w\|Rum\|drink}} most commonly associated with pirates.~~		*The name "Rum-Maj" is a pun on "rummage."
	*In keeping with her vaguely pirate-inspired design, Rum-Maj's transformation scheme was designed so that she'd wind up with a skull and crossbones on her back.<ref>[https://twitter.com/kei_zama/status/1025435455989272577 Kei Zama (@kei_zama) on Twitter, 2018/08/03] (dead link)</ref>		*In keeping with her vaguely pirate-inspired design, Rum-Maj's transformation scheme was designed so that she'd wind up with a skull and crossbones on her back.<ref>[https://twitter.com/kei_zama/status/1025435455989272577 Kei Zama (@kei_zama) on Twitter, 2018/08/03] (dead link)</ref>
	*The ''[[Transformers: Legacy\|Legacy: Evolution]]'' character [[Crashbar]] was drafted as a toy of Rum-Maj at one point in development, though this concept was scrapped due to the [[Evo-Fusion]] modularity gimmick precluding her transformation scheme.<ref>{{citesocial\|quote=The original concept art for Crashbar had elements of Rumjai but we had to go a different direction due to the engineering on the back end for Evo-Fusion capability Sorry Rum-maj\|link=https://www.instagram.com/p/CrYglvPuEao/\|site=Instagram\|name=Mark Maher in the comments of his Axlegrease design notes\|year=2023\|month=4\|day=2}}</ref>		*The ''[[Transformers: Legacy\|Legacy: Evolution]]'' character [[Crashbar]] was drafted as a toy of Rum-Maj at one point in development, though this concept was scrapped due to the [[Evo-Fusion]] modularity gimmick precluding her transformation scheme.<ref>{{citesocial\|quote=The original concept art for Crashbar had elements of Rumjai but we had to go a different direction due to the engineering on the back end for Evo-Fusion capability Sorry Rum-maj\|link=https://www.instagram.com/p/CrYglvPuEao/\|site=Instagram\|name=Mark Maher in the comments of his Axlegrease design notes\|year=2023\|month=4\|day=2}}</ref>

BerylRoll: /* Notes */ I have zero idea what the pun is supposed to be, so I hope I got this right.

2026-01-18T16:40:29Z

Notes: I have zero idea what the pun is supposed to be, so I hope I got this right.

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	==Notes==		==Notes==
	[[File:RumMaj-vehiclemode.jpg\|thumb\|right\|250px\|[[Oil Slick (Animated)\|Oil Slick]]'s long-lost sister!]]		[[File:RumMaj-vehiclemode.jpg\|thumb\|right\|250px\|[[Oil Slick (Animated)\|Oil Slick]]'s long-lost sister!]]
	* The name "Rum-Maj" is ~~an awful~~, ~~''awful'' pun~~.		*The name "Rum-Maj" is a pun on "rummage", spelled differently to draw attention to "rum", which is the {{w\|Rum\|drink}} most commonly associated with pirates.
	* In keeping with her vaguely pirate-inspired design, Rum-Maj's transformation scheme was designed so that she'd wind up with a skull and crossbones on her back.<ref>[https://twitter.com/kei_zama/status/1025435455989272577 Kei Zama (@kei_zama) on Twitter, 2018/08/03] (dead link)</ref>		*In keeping with her vaguely pirate-inspired design, Rum-Maj's transformation scheme was designed so that she'd wind up with a skull and crossbones on her back.<ref>[https://twitter.com/kei_zama/status/1025435455989272577 Kei Zama (@kei_zama) on Twitter, 2018/08/03] (dead link)</ref>
	*The ''[[Transformers: Legacy\|Legacy: Evolution]]'' character [[Crashbar]] was drafted as a toy of Rum-Maj at one point in development, though this concept was scrapped due to the [[Evo-Fusion]] modularity gimmick precluding her transformation scheme.<ref>{{citesocial\|quote=The original concept art for Crashbar had elements of Rumjai but we had to go a different direction due to the engineering on the back end for Evo-Fusion capability Sorry Rum-maj\|link=https://www.instagram.com/p/CrYglvPuEao/\|site=Instagram\|name=Mark Maher in the comments of his Axlegrease design notes\|year=2023\|month=4\|day=2}}</ref>		*The ''[[Transformers: Legacy\|Legacy: Evolution]]'' character [[Crashbar]] was drafted as a toy of Rum-Maj at one point in development, though this concept was scrapped due to the [[Evo-Fusion]] modularity gimmick precluding her transformation scheme.<ref>{{citesocial\|quote=The original concept art for Crashbar had elements of Rumjai but we had to go a different direction due to the engineering on the back end for Evo-Fusion capability Sorry Rum-maj\|link=https://www.instagram.com/p/CrYglvPuEao/\|site=Instagram\|name=Mark Maher in the comments of his Axlegrease design notes\|year=2023\|month=4\|day=2}}</ref>

Saix at 01:56, 27 March 2025

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	{{quote\|We are the '''trash''' that has been built—from what creatures '''destroyed'''. '''That''' is the meaning of civilization. All it is good for... is spare parts.\|Rum-Maj\|"[[New Cybertron Part 4: Dance Among the Shadows\|Dance Among the Shadows]]"}}		{{quote\|We are the '''trash''' that has been built—from what creatures '''destroyed'''. '''That''' is the meaning of civilization. All it is good for... is spare parts.\|Rum-Maj\|"[[New Cybertron Part 4: Dance Among the Shadows\|Dance Among the Shadows]]"}}

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	==Fiction==		==Fiction==
	===2005 IDW continuity===		===2005 IDW continuity===
	[[File:ALonelyPillarOnThePlain-rummajandwreckgar.jpg\|thumb\|left~~\|250px~~]]		[[File:ALonelyPillarOnThePlain-rummajandwreckgar.jpg\|thumb\|left]]

	Fleeing the destruction of Junkion when the Cybertronian [[Great War (G1)\|Great War]] spilled over onto their world, Rum-Maj, Wreck-Gar, and thousands of Junkion refugees became nomads, travelling through space aboard a gigantic [[Quintesson Cruiser\|corkscrew-shaped vessel]]. {{storylink\|New Cybertron Part 2: A Lonely Pillar on the Plain\|A Lonely Pillar on the Plain}} {{storylink\|New Cybertron Part 1: To Walk Among the Chosen\|To Walk Among the Chosen}} Scavenging what technology and trinkets they could as they travelled from world to world, their travels took them to the planet [[Thrull]], where Wreck-Gar fell in love with her; {{storylink\|Time Will Rust}} by the time that their ship chanced upon the planet [[Earth]] and its ample supplies of [[Ore-13]], she had become the matriarch of the Junkions tribe. {{storylink\|New Cybertron Part 2: A Lonely Pillar on the Plain\|A Lonely Pillar on the Plain}}		Fleeing the destruction of Junkion when the Cybertronian [[Great War (G1)\|Great War]] spilled over onto their world, Rum-Maj, Wreck-Gar, and thousands of Junkion refugees became nomads, travelling through space aboard a gigantic [[Quintesson Cruiser\|corkscrew-shaped vessel]]. {{storylink\|New Cybertron Part 2: A Lonely Pillar on the Plain\|A Lonely Pillar on the Plain}} {{storylink\|New Cybertron Part 1: To Walk Among the Chosen\|To Walk Among the Chosen}} Scavenging what technology and trinkets they could as they travelled from world to world, their travels took them to the planet [[Thrull]], where Wreck-Gar fell in love with her; {{storylink\|Time Will Rust}} by the time that their ship chanced upon the planet [[Earth]] and its ample supplies of [[Ore-13]], she had become the matriarch of the Junkions tribe. {{storylink\|New Cybertron Part 2: A Lonely Pillar on the Plain\|A Lonely Pillar on the Plain}}
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	Making planetfall in the [[Alps]], {{storylink\|New Cybertron Part 1: To Walk Among the Chosen\|To Walk Among the Chosen}} Wreck-Gar and Rum-Maj were welcomed by [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Optimus Prime]] and the [[Autobot]]s, who had detected the arrival of their ship. The two Junkions explained that they had come to Earth in the hopes of trading their technological secrets for Ore-13, which they could use to rebuild their planet. What negotiations there were—Rum-Maj remained skepetical of Prime's claims that he spoke for all of Earth—were cut short when a [[G.I. Joe (team)\|G.I. Joe]] unit showed up, and when a curious Wreck-Gar found himself on the wrong end of the [[human]]s' military power, the Autobots chose to withdraw entirely. A few hours later, the Junkions later visited [[Metrotitan (G1)\|Autobot City]] to continue their negotiations, and while touring the [[Titan (group)\|Titan]]'s internals the Junkions offered the Transformers a legendary [[positron core]]. {{storylink\|New Cybertron Part 2: A Lonely Pillar on the Plain\|A Lonely Pillar on the Plain}}		Making planetfall in the [[Alps]], {{storylink\|New Cybertron Part 1: To Walk Among the Chosen\|To Walk Among the Chosen}} Wreck-Gar and Rum-Maj were welcomed by [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Optimus Prime]] and the [[Autobot]]s, who had detected the arrival of their ship. The two Junkions explained that they had come to Earth in the hopes of trading their technological secrets for Ore-13, which they could use to rebuild their planet. What negotiations there were—Rum-Maj remained skepetical of Prime's claims that he spoke for all of Earth—were cut short when a [[G.I. Joe (team)\|G.I. Joe]] unit showed up, and when a curious Wreck-Gar found himself on the wrong end of the [[human]]s' military power, the Autobots chose to withdraw entirely. A few hours later, the Junkions later visited [[Metrotitan (G1)\|Autobot City]] to continue their negotiations, and while touring the [[Titan (group)\|Titan]]'s internals the Junkions offered the Transformers a legendary [[positron core]]. {{storylink\|New Cybertron Part 2: A Lonely Pillar on the Plain\|A Lonely Pillar on the Plain}}

	[[File:FutureGloriesLost-earthinvaders.jpg\|thumb~~\|right\|250px~~\|''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wHSY912Kq-s I see a kingdom! Shining bright, I can see the colors coming through]'']]		[[File:FutureGloriesLost-earthinvaders.jpg\|thumb\|''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wHSY912Kq-s I see a kingdom! Shining bright, I can see the colors coming through]'']]
	Back aboard her vessel, Rum-Maj watched as [[Cosmos (G1)\|Cosmos]], [[Frenzy (G1)\|Frenzy]], and [[Rumble (G1)\|Rumble]] carried out a covert infiltration of the Junkion cruiser, on Prime's orders... unaware that their [[stealth paint]] failed to conceal them from advanced Junkion sensors until they stumbled upon the ship's [[Sharkticon (species)\|Sharkticon]] holding pen, whose inhabitants made short work of the intruders. {{storylink\|New Cybertron Part 3: Behind My Bleeding Back\|Behind My Bleeding Back}} Wreck-Gar and Rum-Maj observed their defeat; while Wreck-Gar was still keen to make a deal with the Transformers, Rum-Maj asserted that they couldn't trust Optimus to be a 'bot of his word: rather than ''bargain'' for the Ore-13 to rebuild Junkion, they would simply ''take'' it and conquer Earth in the bargain, transforming it into a new Junkion homeworld. When the time came for Prime to organize a proper diplomatic summit between Junkion, human, and Transformer, Rum-Maj and her forces began their assault, tossing Cosmos' battered body off their shuttle as evidence of Prime's duplicity before siccing the Sharkticon school on the forces below. {{storylink\|New Cybertron Part 4: Dance Among the Shadows\|Dance Among the Shadows}}		Back aboard her vessel, Rum-Maj watched as [[Cosmos (G1)\|Cosmos]], [[Frenzy (G1)\|Frenzy]], and [[Rumble (G1)\|Rumble]] carried out a covert infiltration of the Junkion cruiser, on Prime's orders... unaware that their [[stealth paint]] failed to conceal them from advanced Junkion sensors until they stumbled upon the ship's [[Sharkticon (species)\|Sharkticon]] holding pen, whose inhabitants made short work of the intruders. {{storylink\|New Cybertron Part 3: Behind My Bleeding Back\|Behind My Bleeding Back}} Wreck-Gar and Rum-Maj observed their defeat; while Wreck-Gar was still keen to make a deal with the Transformers, Rum-Maj asserted that they couldn't trust Optimus to be a 'bot of his word: rather than ''bargain'' for the Ore-13 to rebuild Junkion, they would simply ''take'' it and conquer Earth in the bargain, transforming it into a new Junkion homeworld. When the time came for Prime to organize a proper diplomatic summit between Junkion, human, and Transformer, Rum-Maj and her forces began their assault, tossing Cosmos' battered body off their shuttle as evidence of Prime's duplicity before siccing the Sharkticon school on the forces below. {{storylink\|New Cybertron Part 4: Dance Among the Shadows\|Dance Among the Shadows}}

	Rum-Maj gleefully watched as her troops engaged the Transformers; when Optimus Prime retaliated by unleashing Metrotitan on the Junkion mothership, Rum-Maj joined her troops as they stormed the Titan's flight deck, shouting encouragement to the Junkion warriors. Their fortunes took an abrupt turn when [[Soundwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Soundwave]] convinced the Sharkticons to turn against their masters, prompting Rum-Maj to murmur that the Cybertronians were more dangerous than she thought. {{storylink\|New Cybertron Part 5: Future Glories Lost\|Future Glories Lost}}		Rum-Maj gleefully watched as her troops engaged the Transformers; when Optimus Prime retaliated by unleashing Metrotitan on the Junkion mothership, Rum-Maj joined her troops as they stormed the Titan's flight deck, shouting encouragement to the Junkion warriors. Their fortunes took an abrupt turn when [[Soundwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Soundwave]] convinced the Sharkticons to turn against their masters, prompting Rum-Maj to murmur that the Cybertronians were more dangerous than she thought. {{storylink\|New Cybertron Part 5: Future Glories Lost\|Future Glories Lost}}

	[[File:TimeWillRust-thesearesharkticons.jpg\|thumb\|left~~\|250px\|~~]]		[[File:TimeWillRust-thesearesharkticons.jpg\|thumb\|left]]
	As the battle reached its height, Rum-Maj tried to flee from Optimus and the [[Colonist Soldiers]] as the rebellious Sharkticon hordes stormed their ship. The standoff was cut short when a stray shot from [[Arcee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Arcee]] detonated Wreck-Gar's [[positron core]], blowing her consort to bits. A defeated Rum-Maj cradled Wreck-Gar's still-living head in her arms as she lamented her failure to rebuild their world. Rather than finish them off, however, Prime realized that he'd gone too far down the path of violence and abruptly changed strategies: revealing the [[Matrix of Leadership]], he convinced both sides to lay down their arms in the hopes of starting anew. {{storylink\|New Cybertron End: Feel Safe Without Regrets\|Feel Safe Without Regrets}} On [[Marissa Faireborn]]'s suggestion, the Junkions were given the old [[Earth Defense Command]] base in the [[Marshall Islands\|Bikini Atoll]]; working together, the Autobots, Sharkticons, and Junkions set about rebuilding the abandoned base into a [[Little Cybertron\|new city]] for themselves as Rum-Maj and Wreck-Gar affectionately bickered with each other. {{storylink\|New Cybertron End: Feel Safe Without Regrets\|Feel Safe Without Regrets}} {{storylink\|The Next Day, and the Next}}		As the battle reached its height, Rum-Maj tried to flee from Optimus and the [[Colonist Soldiers]] as the rebellious Sharkticon hordes stormed their ship. The standoff was cut short when a stray shot from [[Arcee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Arcee]] detonated Wreck-Gar's [[positron core]], blowing her consort to bits. A defeated Rum-Maj cradled Wreck-Gar's still-living head in her arms as she lamented her failure to rebuild their world. Rather than finish them off, however, Prime realized that he'd gone too far down the path of violence and abruptly changed strategies: revealing the [[Matrix of Leadership]], he convinced both sides to lay down their arms in the hopes of starting anew. {{storylink\|New Cybertron End: Feel Safe Without Regrets\|Feel Safe Without Regrets}} On [[Marissa Faireborn]]'s suggestion, the Junkions were given the old [[Earth Defense Command]] base in the [[Marshall Islands\|Bikini Atoll]]; working together, the Autobots, Sharkticons, and Junkions set about rebuilding the abandoned base into a [[Little Cybertron\|new city]] for themselves as Rum-Maj and Wreck-Gar affectionately bickered with each other. {{storylink\|New Cybertron End: Feel Safe Without Regrets\|Feel Safe Without Regrets}} {{storylink\|The Next Day, and the Next}}

	Several months later, she and Wreck-Gar attended the opening of a new [[Ore-13]] mine in [[Kentucky]], where she grimly mused on humanity's treatment of their kind. {{storylink\|The Falling, Chapter 1: Surfeit of Primes\|Surfeit of Primes}} A few weeks after [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Shockwave]]'s return and the awakening of [[Unicron/Generation 1\|Unicron]], Rum-Maj brooded on the endless cycle of violence that the Cybertronians had perpetuated on the universe before word came in of [[Slide]]'s attack on the G.I. Joe forces assembled at [[Mount Rushmore]]. Rallying their Sharkticons, the pair set out to help, but arrived too late to save either [[Gimlet]] or his victim, the recently killed [[Mainframe (G.I. Joe)\|Mainframe]], and watched in horror as Unicron materialized over the planet. {{storylink\|Time Will Rust}} As a grieving Soundwave cradled Mainframe's dead body, the two were momentarily overwhelmed by the [[Outlier (group)\|outlier]]'s telepathic abilities amplifying his emotions, though Wreck-Gar cheerfully pointed out that the situation would translate to good PR regarding human-Cybertronian relations. {{storylink\|A Sunrise Dark}}		Several months later, she and Wreck-Gar attended the opening of a new [[Ore-13]] mine in [[Kentucky]], where she grimly mused on humanity's treatment of their kind. {{storylink\|The Falling, Chapter 1: Surfeit of Primes\|Surfeit of Primes}} A few weeks after [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Shockwave]]'s return and the awakening of [[Unicron/Generation 1\|Unicron]], Rum-Maj brooded on the endless cycle of violence that the Cybertronians had perpetuated on the universe before word came in of [[Slide]]'s attack on the G.I. Joe forces assembled at [[Mount Rushmore]]. Rallying their Sharkticons, the pair set out to help, but arrived too late to save either [[Gimlet]] or his victim, the recently killed [[Mainframe (G.I. Joe)\|Mainframe]], and watched in horror as Unicron materialized over the planet. {{storylink\|Time Will Rust}} As a grieving Soundwave cradled Mainframe's dead body, the two were momentarily overwhelmed by the [[Outlier (group)\|outlier]]'s telepathic abilities amplifying his emotions, though Wreck-Gar cheerfully pointed out that the situation would translate to good PR regarding human-Cybertronian relations. {{storylink\|A Sunrise Dark}}

	[[File:Post-RumMajWreckGar.jpg\|thumb~~\|right\|250px\|~~]]		[[File:Post-RumMajWreckGar.jpg\|thumb]]
	During the final battle against Unicron and his [[Maximal]]s, Wreck-Gar and Rum-Maj flew their fleet of Sharkticons to [[Washington, D.C.]], where they arrived just in time to rescue the [[President of the United States]] and her retinue from the Maximals who had survived the crash of [[Bludgeon (G1)\|Bludgeon]]'s [[Worldsweeper]]. {{storylink\|Ceremony}}		During the final battle against Unicron and his [[Maximal]]s, Wreck-Gar and Rum-Maj flew their fleet of Sharkticons to [[Washington, D.C.]], where they arrived just in time to rescue the [[President of the United States]] and her retinue from the Maximals who had survived the crash of [[Bludgeon (G1)\|Bludgeon]]'s [[Worldsweeper]]. {{storylink\|Ceremony}}

	In the aftermath of the battle, and in the wake of Prime's own sacrifice, Rum-Maj and Wreck-Gar returned to little Cybertron, where they attended Prime's funeral and helped to bury the many heroes who had perished in the conflict. Rum-Maj wondered if the cost of victory had been too high; Wreck-Gar opined that since life kept going with or without you, ''nothing'' could truly be called a victory. {{storylink\|Post}}		In the aftermath of the battle, and in the wake of Prime's own sacrifice, Rum-Maj and Wreck-Gar returned to little Cybertron, where they attended Prime's funeral and helped to bury the many heroes who had perished in the conflict. Rum-Maj wondered if the cost of victory had been too high; Wreck-Gar opined that since life kept going with or without you, ''nothing'' could truly be called a victory. {{storylink\|Post}}

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	[[File:RumMaj-vehiclemode.jpg\|thumb\|right\|250px\|[[Oil Slick (Animated)\|Oil Slick]]'s long-lost sister!]]		[[File:RumMaj-vehiclemode.jpg\|thumb\|right\|250px\|[[Oil Slick (Animated)\|Oil Slick]]'s long-lost sister!]]
	* The name "Rum-Maj" is an awful, ''awful'' pun.		* The name "Rum-Maj" is an awful, ''awful'' pun.
	* In keeping with her vaguely pirate-inspired design, Rum-Maj's transformation scheme was designed so that she'd wind up with a skull and crossbones on her back.<ref>[~~http~~://twitter.com/kei_zama/status/1025435455989272577 Kei Zama (@kei_zama) on Twitter, 2018/08/03] (dead link)</ref>		* In keeping with her vaguely pirate-inspired design, Rum-Maj's transformation scheme was designed so that she'd wind up with a skull and crossbones on her back.<ref>[https://twitter.com/kei_zama/status/1025435455989272577 Kei Zama (@kei_zama) on Twitter, 2018/08/03] (dead link)</ref>
	*The ''[[Transformers: Legacy\|Legacy: Evolution]]'' character [[Crashbar]] was drafted as a toy of Rum-Maj at one point in development, though this concept was scrapped due to the [[Evo-Fusion]] modularity gimmick precluding her transformation scheme.<ref>{{citesocial\|quote=The original concept art for Crashbar had elements of Rumjai but we had to go a different direction due to the engineering on the back end for Evo-Fusion capability Sorry Rum-maj\|link=https://www.instagram.com/p/CrYglvPuEao/\|site=Instagram\|name=Mark Maher in the comments of his Axlegrease design notes\|year=2023\|month=4\|day=2}}</ref>		*The ''[[Transformers: Legacy\|Legacy: Evolution]]'' character [[Crashbar]] was drafted as a toy of Rum-Maj at one point in development, though this concept was scrapped due to the [[Evo-Fusion]] modularity gimmick precluding her transformation scheme.<ref>{{citesocial\|quote=The original concept art for Crashbar had elements of Rumjai but we had to go a different direction due to the engineering on the back end for Evo-Fusion capability Sorry Rum-maj\|link=https://www.instagram.com/p/CrYglvPuEao/\|site=Instagram\|name=Mark Maher in the comments of his Axlegrease design notes\|year=2023\|month=4\|day=2}}</ref>

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			==Games==
			===''Transformers Roleplaying Game''===
			Rum-Maj was a Junkion. {{storylink\|Decepticon Directive}}

	==Notes==		==Notes==

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	Rum-Maj gleefully watched as her troops engaged the Transformers; when Optimus Prime retaliated by unleashing Metrotitan on the Junkion mothership, Rum-Maj joined her troops as they stormed the Titan's flight deck, shouting encouragement to the Junkion warriors. Their fortunes took an abrupt turn when [[Soundwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Soundwave]] convinced the Sharkticons to turn against their masters, prompting Rum-Maj to murmur that the Cybertronians were more dangerous than she thought. {{storylink\|New Cybertron Part 5: Future Glories Lost\|Future Glories Lost}}		Rum-Maj gleefully watched as her troops engaged the Transformers; when Optimus Prime retaliated by unleashing Metrotitan on the Junkion mothership, Rum-Maj joined her troops as they stormed the Titan's flight deck, shouting encouragement to the Junkion warriors. Their fortunes took an abrupt turn when [[Soundwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Soundwave]] convinced the Sharkticons to turn against their masters, prompting Rum-Maj to murmur that the Cybertronians were more dangerous than she thought. {{storylink\|New Cybertron Part 5: Future Glories Lost\|Future Glories Lost}}

	[[File:TimeWillRust-thesearesharkticons.jpg\|left\|upright=1\|thumb\|Rum-Maj walked the plank and made it her ~~home~~.]]		[[File:TimeWillRust-thesearesharkticons.jpg\|left\|upright=1\|thumb\|Rum-Maj walked the plank and made it her kingdom.]]
	As the battle reached its height, Rum-Maj tried to flee from Optimus and the [[Colonist Soldiers]] as the rebellious Sharkticon hordes stormed their ship. The standoff was cut short when a stray shot from [[Arcee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Arcee]] detonated Wreck-Gar's [[positron core]], blowing her consort to bits. A defeated Rum-Maj cradled Wreck-Gar's still-living head in her arms as she lamented her failure to rebuild their world. Rather than finish them off, however, Prime realized that he'd gone too far down the path of violence and abruptly changed strategies: revealing the [[Matrix of Leadership]], he convinced both sides to lay down their arms in the hopes of starting anew. {{storylink\|New Cybertron End: Feel Safe Without Regrets\|Feel Safe Without Regrets}} On [[Marissa Faireborn]]'s suggestion, the Junkions were given the old [[Earth Defense Command]] base in the [[Marshall Islands\|Bikini Atoll]]; working together, the Autobots, Sharkticons, and Junkions set about rebuilding the abandoned base into a [[Little Cybertron\|new city]] for themselves as Rum-Maj and Wreck-Gar affectionately bickered with each other. {{storylink\|New Cybertron End: Feel Safe Without Regrets\|Feel Safe Without Regrets}} {{storylink\|The Next Day, and the Next}}		As the battle reached its height, Rum-Maj tried to flee from Optimus and the [[Colonist Soldiers]] as the rebellious Sharkticon hordes stormed their ship. The standoff was cut short when a stray shot from [[Arcee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Arcee]] detonated Wreck-Gar's [[positron core]], blowing her consort to bits. A defeated Rum-Maj cradled Wreck-Gar's still-living head in her arms as she lamented her failure to rebuild their world. Rather than finish them off, however, Prime realized that he'd gone too far down the path of violence and abruptly changed strategies: revealing the [[Matrix of Leadership]], he convinced both sides to lay down their arms in the hopes of starting anew. {{storylink\|New Cybertron End: Feel Safe Without Regrets\|Feel Safe Without Regrets}} On [[Marissa Faireborn]]'s suggestion, the Junkions were given the old [[Earth Defense Command]] base in the [[Marshall Islands\|Bikini Atoll]]; working together, the Autobots, Sharkticons, and Junkions set about rebuilding the abandoned base into a [[Little Cybertron\|new city]] for themselves as Rum-Maj and Wreck-Gar affectionately bickered with each other. {{storylink\|New Cybertron End: Feel Safe Without Regrets\|Feel Safe Without Regrets}} {{storylink\|The Next Day, and the Next}}

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	{{quote\|We are the '''trash''' that has been built—from what creatures '''destroyed'''. '''That''' is the meaning of civilization. All it is good for... is spare parts.\|Rum-Maj\|"[[New Cybertron Part 4: Dance Among the Shadows\|Dance Among the Shadows]]"}}		{{quote\|We are the '''trash''' that has been built—from what creatures '''destroyed'''. '''That''' is the meaning of civilization. All it is good for... is spare parts.\|Rum-Maj\|"[[New Cybertron Part 4: Dance Among the Shadows\|Dance Among the Shadows]]"}}

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	==Fiction==		==Fiction==
	===2005 IDW continuity===		===2005 IDW continuity===
	[[File:ALonelyPillarOnThePlain-rummajandwreckgar.jpg\|thumb\|left~~\|250px~~]]		[[File:ALonelyPillarOnThePlain-rummajandwreckgar.jpg\|thumb\|left]]

	Fleeing the destruction of Junkion when the Cybertronian [[Great War (G1)\|Great War]] spilled over onto their world, Rum-Maj, Wreck-Gar, and thousands of Junkion refugees became nomads, travelling through space aboard a gigantic [[Quintesson Cruiser\|corkscrew-shaped vessel]]. {{storylink\|New Cybertron Part 2: A Lonely Pillar on the Plain\|A Lonely Pillar on the Plain}} {{storylink\|New Cybertron Part 1: To Walk Among the Chosen\|To Walk Among the Chosen}} Scavenging what technology and trinkets they could as they travelled from world to world, their travels took them to the planet [[Thrull]], where Wreck-Gar fell in love with her; {{storylink\|Time Will Rust}} by the time that their ship chanced upon the planet [[Earth]] and its ample supplies of [[Ore-13]], she had become the matriarch of the Junkions tribe. {{storylink\|New Cybertron Part 2: A Lonely Pillar on the Plain\|A Lonely Pillar on the Plain}}		Fleeing the destruction of Junkion when the Cybertronian [[Great War (G1)\|Great War]] spilled over onto their world, Rum-Maj, Wreck-Gar, and thousands of Junkion refugees became nomads, travelling through space aboard a gigantic [[Quintesson Cruiser\|corkscrew-shaped vessel]]. {{storylink\|New Cybertron Part 2: A Lonely Pillar on the Plain\|A Lonely Pillar on the Plain}} {{storylink\|New Cybertron Part 1: To Walk Among the Chosen\|To Walk Among the Chosen}} Scavenging what technology and trinkets they could as they travelled from world to world, their travels took them to the planet [[Thrull]], where Wreck-Gar fell in love with her; {{storylink\|Time Will Rust}} by the time that their ship chanced upon the planet [[Earth]] and its ample supplies of [[Ore-13]], she had become the matriarch of the Junkions tribe. {{storylink\|New Cybertron Part 2: A Lonely Pillar on the Plain\|A Lonely Pillar on the Plain}}
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	Making planetfall in the [[Alps]], {{storylink\|New Cybertron Part 1: To Walk Among the Chosen\|To Walk Among the Chosen}} Wreck-Gar and Rum-Maj were welcomed by [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Optimus Prime]] and the [[Autobot]]s, who had detected the arrival of their ship. The two Junkions explained that they had come to Earth in the hopes of trading their technological secrets for Ore-13, which they could use to rebuild their planet. What negotiations there were—Rum-Maj remained skepetical of Prime's claims that he spoke for all of Earth—were cut short when a [[G.I. Joe (team)\|G.I. Joe]] unit showed up, and when a curious Wreck-Gar found himself on the wrong end of the [[human]]s' military power, the Autobots chose to withdraw entirely. A few hours later, the Junkions later visited [[Metrotitan (G1)\|Autobot City]] to continue their negotiations, and while touring the [[Titan (group)\|Titan]]'s internals the Junkions offered the Transformers a legendary [[positron core]]. {{storylink\|New Cybertron Part 2: A Lonely Pillar on the Plain\|A Lonely Pillar on the Plain}}		Making planetfall in the [[Alps]], {{storylink\|New Cybertron Part 1: To Walk Among the Chosen\|To Walk Among the Chosen}} Wreck-Gar and Rum-Maj were welcomed by [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Optimus Prime]] and the [[Autobot]]s, who had detected the arrival of their ship. The two Junkions explained that they had come to Earth in the hopes of trading their technological secrets for Ore-13, which they could use to rebuild their planet. What negotiations there were—Rum-Maj remained skepetical of Prime's claims that he spoke for all of Earth—were cut short when a [[G.I. Joe (team)\|G.I. Joe]] unit showed up, and when a curious Wreck-Gar found himself on the wrong end of the [[human]]s' military power, the Autobots chose to withdraw entirely. A few hours later, the Junkions later visited [[Metrotitan (G1)\|Autobot City]] to continue their negotiations, and while touring the [[Titan (group)\|Titan]]'s internals the Junkions offered the Transformers a legendary [[positron core]]. {{storylink\|New Cybertron Part 2: A Lonely Pillar on the Plain\|A Lonely Pillar on the Plain}}

	[[File:FutureGloriesLost-earthinvaders.jpg\|thumb~~\|right\|250px~~\|''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wHSY912Kq-s I see a kingdom! Shining bright, I can see the colors coming through]'']]		[[File:FutureGloriesLost-earthinvaders.jpg\|thumb\|''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wHSY912Kq-s I see a kingdom! Shining bright, I can see the colors coming through]'']]
	Back aboard her vessel, Rum-Maj watched as [[Cosmos (G1)\|Cosmos]], [[Frenzy (G1)\|Frenzy]], and [[Rumble (G1)\|Rumble]] carried out a covert infiltration of the Junkion cruiser, on Prime's orders... unaware that their [[stealth paint]] failed to conceal them from advanced Junkion sensors until they stumbled upon the ship's [[Sharkticon (species)\|Sharkticon]] holding pen, whose inhabitants made short work of the intruders. {{storylink\|New Cybertron Part 3: Behind My Bleeding Back\|Behind My Bleeding Back}} Wreck-Gar and Rum-Maj observed their defeat; while Wreck-Gar was still keen to make a deal with the Transformers, Rum-Maj asserted that they couldn't trust Optimus to be a 'bot of his word: rather than ''bargain'' for the Ore-13 to rebuild Junkion, they would simply ''take'' it and conquer Earth in the bargain, transforming it into a new Junkion homeworld. When the time came for Prime to organize a proper diplomatic summit between Junkion, human, and Transformer, Rum-Maj and her forces began their assault, tossing Cosmos' battered body off their shuttle as evidence of Prime's duplicity before siccing the Sharkticon school on the forces below. {{storylink\|New Cybertron Part 4: Dance Among the Shadows\|Dance Among the Shadows}}		Back aboard her vessel, Rum-Maj watched as [[Cosmos (G1)\|Cosmos]], [[Frenzy (G1)\|Frenzy]], and [[Rumble (G1)\|Rumble]] carried out a covert infiltration of the Junkion cruiser, on Prime's orders... unaware that their [[stealth paint]] failed to conceal them from advanced Junkion sensors until they stumbled upon the ship's [[Sharkticon (species)\|Sharkticon]] holding pen, whose inhabitants made short work of the intruders. {{storylink\|New Cybertron Part 3: Behind My Bleeding Back\|Behind My Bleeding Back}} Wreck-Gar and Rum-Maj observed their defeat; while Wreck-Gar was still keen to make a deal with the Transformers, Rum-Maj asserted that they couldn't trust Optimus to be a 'bot of his word: rather than ''bargain'' for the Ore-13 to rebuild Junkion, they would simply ''take'' it and conquer Earth in the bargain, transforming it into a new Junkion homeworld. When the time came for Prime to organize a proper diplomatic summit between Junkion, human, and Transformer, Rum-Maj and her forces began their assault, tossing Cosmos' battered body off their shuttle as evidence of Prime's duplicity before siccing the Sharkticon school on the forces below. {{storylink\|New Cybertron Part 4: Dance Among the Shadows\|Dance Among the Shadows}}

	Rum-Maj gleefully watched as her troops engaged the Transformers; when Optimus Prime retaliated by unleashing Metrotitan on the Junkion mothership, Rum-Maj joined her troops as they stormed the Titan's flight deck, shouting encouragement to the Junkion warriors. Their fortunes took an abrupt turn when [[Soundwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Soundwave]] convinced the Sharkticons to turn against their masters, prompting Rum-Maj to murmur that the Cybertronians were more dangerous than she thought. {{storylink\|New Cybertron Part 5: Future Glories Lost\|Future Glories Lost}}		Rum-Maj gleefully watched as her troops engaged the Transformers; when Optimus Prime retaliated by unleashing Metrotitan on the Junkion mothership, Rum-Maj joined her troops as they stormed the Titan's flight deck, shouting encouragement to the Junkion warriors. Their fortunes took an abrupt turn when [[Soundwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Soundwave]] convinced the Sharkticons to turn against their masters, prompting Rum-Maj to murmur that the Cybertronians were more dangerous than she thought. {{storylink\|New Cybertron Part 5: Future Glories Lost\|Future Glories Lost}}

	[[File:TimeWillRust-thesearesharkticons.jpg\|thumb\|left~~\|250px\|~~]]		[[File:TimeWillRust-thesearesharkticons.jpg\|thumb\|left]]
	As the battle reached its height, Rum-Maj tried to flee from Optimus and the [[Colonist Soldiers]] as the rebellious Sharkticon hordes stormed their ship. The standoff was cut short when a stray shot from [[Arcee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Arcee]] detonated Wreck-Gar's [[positron core]], blowing her consort to bits. A defeated Rum-Maj cradled Wreck-Gar's still-living head in her arms as she lamented her failure to rebuild their world. Rather than finish them off, however, Prime realized that he'd gone too far down the path of violence and abruptly changed strategies: revealing the [[Matrix of Leadership]], he convinced both sides to lay down their arms in the hopes of starting anew. {{storylink\|New Cybertron End: Feel Safe Without Regrets\|Feel Safe Without Regrets}} On [[Marissa Faireborn]]'s suggestion, the Junkions were given the old [[Earth Defense Command]] base in the [[Marshall Islands\|Bikini Atoll]]; working together, the Autobots, Sharkticons, and Junkions set about rebuilding the abandoned base into a [[Little Cybertron\|new city]] for themselves as Rum-Maj and Wreck-Gar affectionately bickered with each other. {{storylink\|New Cybertron End: Feel Safe Without Regrets\|Feel Safe Without Regrets}} {{storylink\|The Next Day, and the Next}}		As the battle reached its height, Rum-Maj tried to flee from Optimus and the [[Colonist Soldiers]] as the rebellious Sharkticon hordes stormed their ship. The standoff was cut short when a stray shot from [[Arcee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Arcee]] detonated Wreck-Gar's [[positron core]], blowing her consort to bits. A defeated Rum-Maj cradled Wreck-Gar's still-living head in her arms as she lamented her failure to rebuild their world. Rather than finish them off, however, Prime realized that he'd gone too far down the path of violence and abruptly changed strategies: revealing the [[Matrix of Leadership]], he convinced both sides to lay down their arms in the hopes of starting anew. {{storylink\|New Cybertron End: Feel Safe Without Regrets\|Feel Safe Without Regrets}} On [[Marissa Faireborn]]'s suggestion, the Junkions were given the old [[Earth Defense Command]] base in the [[Marshall Islands\|Bikini Atoll]]; working together, the Autobots, Sharkticons, and Junkions set about rebuilding the abandoned base into a [[Little Cybertron\|new city]] for themselves as Rum-Maj and Wreck-Gar affectionately bickered with each other. {{storylink\|New Cybertron End: Feel Safe Without Regrets\|Feel Safe Without Regrets}} {{storylink\|The Next Day, and the Next}}

	Several months later, she and Wreck-Gar attended the opening of a new [[Ore-13]] mine in [[Kentucky]], where she grimly mused on humanity's treatment of their kind. {{storylink\|The Falling, Chapter 1: Surfeit of Primes\|Surfeit of Primes}} A few weeks after [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Shockwave]]'s return and the awakening of [[Unicron/Generation 1\|Unicron]], Rum-Maj brooded on the endless cycle of violence that the Cybertronians had perpetuated on the universe before word came in of [[Slide]]'s attack on the G.I. Joe forces assembled at [[Mount Rushmore]]. Rallying their Sharkticons, the pair set out to help, but arrived too late to save either [[Gimlet]] or his victim, the recently killed [[Mainframe (G.I. Joe)\|Mainframe]], and watched in horror as Unicron materialized over the planet. {{storylink\|Time Will Rust}} As a grieving Soundwave cradled Mainframe's dead body, the two were momentarily overwhelmed by the [[Outlier (group)\|outlier]]'s telepathic abilities amplifying his emotions, though Wreck-Gar cheerfully pointed out that the situation would translate to good PR regarding human-Cybertronian relations. {{storylink\|A Sunrise Dark}}		Several months later, she and Wreck-Gar attended the opening of a new [[Ore-13]] mine in [[Kentucky]], where she grimly mused on humanity's treatment of their kind. {{storylink\|The Falling, Chapter 1: Surfeit of Primes\|Surfeit of Primes}} A few weeks after [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Shockwave]]'s return and the awakening of [[Unicron/Generation 1\|Unicron]], Rum-Maj brooded on the endless cycle of violence that the Cybertronians had perpetuated on the universe before word came in of [[Slide]]'s attack on the G.I. Joe forces assembled at [[Mount Rushmore]]. Rallying their Sharkticons, the pair set out to help, but arrived too late to save either [[Gimlet]] or his victim, the recently killed [[Mainframe (G.I. Joe)\|Mainframe]], and watched in horror as Unicron materialized over the planet. {{storylink\|Time Will Rust}} As a grieving Soundwave cradled Mainframe's dead body, the two were momentarily overwhelmed by the [[Outlier (group)\|outlier]]'s telepathic abilities amplifying his emotions, though Wreck-Gar cheerfully pointed out that the situation would translate to good PR regarding human-Cybertronian relations. {{storylink\|A Sunrise Dark}}

	[[File:Post-RumMajWreckGar.jpg\|thumb~~\|right\|250px\|~~]]		[[File:Post-RumMajWreckGar.jpg\|thumb]]
	During the final battle against Unicron and his [[Maximal]]s, Wreck-Gar and Rum-Maj flew their fleet of Sharkticons to [[Washington, D.C.]], where they arrived just in time to rescue the [[President of the United States]] and her retinue from the Maximals who had survived the crash of [[Bludgeon (G1)\|Bludgeon]]'s [[Worldsweeper]]. {{storylink\|Ceremony}}		During the final battle against Unicron and his [[Maximal]]s, Wreck-Gar and Rum-Maj flew their fleet of Sharkticons to [[Washington, D.C.]], where they arrived just in time to rescue the [[President of the United States]] and her retinue from the Maximals who had survived the crash of [[Bludgeon (G1)\|Bludgeon]]'s [[Worldsweeper]]. {{storylink\|Ceremony}}

	In the aftermath of the battle, and in the wake of Prime's own sacrifice, Rum-Maj and Wreck-Gar returned to little Cybertron, where they attended Prime's funeral and helped to bury the many heroes who had perished in the conflict. Rum-Maj wondered if the cost of victory had been too high; Wreck-Gar opined that since life kept going with or without you, ''nothing'' could truly be called a victory. {{storylink\|Post}}		In the aftermath of the battle, and in the wake of Prime's own sacrifice, Rum-Maj and Wreck-Gar returned to little Cybertron, where they attended Prime's funeral and helped to bury the many heroes who had perished in the conflict. Rum-Maj wondered if the cost of victory had been too high; Wreck-Gar opined that since life kept going with or without you, ''nothing'' could truly be called a victory. {{storylink\|Post}}

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	:''Rum-Maj is a [[Junkion (species)\|Junkion]] from the [[2005 IDW continuity\|2005 IDW portion]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family\|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''		:''Rum-Maj is a [[Junkion (species)\|Junkion]] from the [[2005 IDW continuity\|2005 IDW portion]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family\|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
	[[File:KeiZama-RumMaj.jpg\|~~thumb~~\|~~right~~\|~~250px~~\|The Junk(wo)man.]]		[[File:KeiZama-RumMaj.jpg\|right\|upright=1.4\|thumb\|The Junk(wo)man.]]

	Formerly an inhabitant of [[Junkion (planet)\|Junkion]], '''Rum-Maj''' roams the cosmos alongside her consort [[Wreck-Gar (G1)\|Wreck-Gar]], searching for a way to help restore their shattered world. Calm almost to the point of cold and possessing a grimly pragmatic streak, she provides a stark contrast to the excitable, gabby Wreck-Gar.		Formerly an inhabitant of [[Junkion (planet)\|Junkion]], '''Rum-Maj''' roams the cosmos alongside her consort [[Wreck-Gar (G1)\|Wreck-Gar]], searching for a way to help restore their shattered world. Calm almost to the point of cold and possessing a grimly pragmatic streak, she provides a stark contrast to the excitable, gabby Wreck-Gar.
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	===2005 IDW continuity===		===2005 IDW continuity===
	[[File:ALonelyPillarOnThePlain-rummajandwreckgar.jpg\|thumb\|~~left~~]]		[[File:ALonelyPillarOnThePlain-rummajandwreckgar.jpg\|left\|upright=1\|thumb\|And all he cost was a pamphlet titled "How to Get Ahead in Navigation".]]

	Fleeing the destruction of Junkion when the Cybertronian [[Great War (G1)\|Great War]] spilled over onto their world, Rum-Maj, Wreck-Gar, and thousands of Junkion refugees became nomads, travelling through space aboard a gigantic [[Quintesson Cruiser\|corkscrew-shaped vessel]]. {{storylink\|New Cybertron Part 2: A Lonely Pillar on the Plain\|A Lonely Pillar on the Plain}} {{storylink\|New Cybertron Part 1: To Walk Among the Chosen\|To Walk Among the Chosen}} Scavenging what technology and trinkets they could as they travelled from world to world, their travels took them to the planet [[Thrull]], where Wreck-Gar fell in love with her; {{storylink\|Time Will Rust}} by the time that their ship chanced upon the planet [[Earth]] and its ample supplies of [[Ore-13]], she had become the matriarch of the Junkions tribe. {{storylink\|New Cybertron Part 2: A Lonely Pillar on the Plain\|A Lonely Pillar on the Plain}}		Fleeing the destruction of Junkion when the Cybertronian [[Great War (G1)\|Great War]] spilled over onto their world, Rum-Maj, Wreck-Gar, and thousands of Junkion refugees became nomads, travelling through space aboard a gigantic [[Quintesson Cruiser\|corkscrew-shaped vessel]]. {{storylink\|New Cybertron Part 2: A Lonely Pillar on the Plain\|A Lonely Pillar on the Plain}} {{storylink\|New Cybertron Part 1: To Walk Among the Chosen\|To Walk Among the Chosen}} Scavenging what technology and trinkets they could as they travelled from world to world, their travels took them to the planet [[Thrull]], where Wreck-Gar fell in love with her; {{storylink\|Time Will Rust}} by the time that their ship chanced upon the planet [[Earth]] and its ample supplies of [[Ore-13]], she had become the matriarch of the Junkions tribe. {{storylink\|New Cybertron Part 2: A Lonely Pillar on the Plain\|A Lonely Pillar on the Plain}}

	Making planetfall in the [[Alps]], {{storylink\|New Cybertron Part 1: To Walk Among the Chosen\|To Walk Among the Chosen}} Wreck-Gar and Rum-Maj were welcomed by [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Optimus Prime]] and the [[Autobot]]s, who had detected the arrival of their ship. The two Junkions explained that they had come to Earth in the hopes of trading their technological secrets for Ore-13, which they could use to rebuild their planet. What negotiations there were—Rum-Maj remained skepetical of Prime's claims that he spoke for all of Earth—were cut short when a [[G.I. Joe (team)\|G.I. Joe]] unit showed up, and when a curious Wreck-Gar found himself on the wrong end of the [[human]]s' military power, the Autobots chose to withdraw entirely. A few hours later, the Junkions later visited [[Metrotitan (G1)\|Autobot City]] to continue their negotiations, and while touring the [[Titan (group)\|Titan]]'s internals the Junkions offered the Transformers a legendary [[positron core]]. {{storylink\|New Cybertron Part 2: A Lonely Pillar on the Plain\|A Lonely Pillar on the Plain}}		Making planetfall in the [[Alps]], {{storylink\|New Cybertron Part 1: To Walk Among the Chosen\|To Walk Among the Chosen}} Wreck-Gar and Rum-Maj were welcomed by [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Optimus Prime]] and the [[Autobot]]s, who had detected the arrival of their ship. The two Junkions explained that they had come to Earth in the hopes of trading their technological secrets for Ore-13, which they could use to rebuild their planet. What negotiations there were—Rum-Maj remained skepetical of Prime's claims that he spoke for all of Earth—were cut short when a [[G.I. Joe (team)\|G.I. Joe]] unit showed up, and when a curious Wreck-Gar found himself on the wrong end of the [[human]]s' military power, the Autobots chose to withdraw entirely. A few hours later, the Junkions later visited [[Metrotitan (G1)\|Autobot City]] to continue their negotiations, and while touring the [[Titan (group)\|Titan]]'s internals the Junkions offered the Transformers a legendary [[positron core]]. {{storylink\|New Cybertron Part 2: A Lonely Pillar on the Plain\|A Lonely Pillar on the Plain}}

	[[File:FutureGloriesLost-earthinvaders.jpg\|thumb\|''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wHSY912Kq-s I see a kingdom! Shining bright, I can see the colors coming through]'']]		[[File:FutureGloriesLost-earthinvaders.jpg\|right\|upright=1\|thumb\|''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wHSY912Kq-s I see a kingdom! Shining bright, I can see the colors coming through]'']]
	Back aboard her vessel, Rum-Maj watched as [[Cosmos (G1)\|Cosmos]], [[Frenzy (G1)\|Frenzy]], and [[Rumble (G1)\|Rumble]] carried out a covert infiltration of the Junkion cruiser, on Prime's orders... unaware that their [[stealth paint]] failed to conceal them from advanced Junkion sensors until they stumbled upon the ship's [[Sharkticon (species)\|Sharkticon]] holding pen, whose inhabitants made short work of the intruders. {{storylink\|New Cybertron Part 3: Behind My Bleeding Back\|Behind My Bleeding Back}} Wreck-Gar and Rum-Maj observed their defeat; while Wreck-Gar was still keen to make a deal with the Transformers, Rum-Maj asserted that they couldn't trust Optimus to be a 'bot of his word: rather than ''bargain'' for the Ore-13 to rebuild Junkion, they would simply ''take'' it and conquer Earth in the bargain, transforming it into a new Junkion homeworld. When the time came for Prime to organize a proper diplomatic summit between Junkion, human, and Transformer, Rum-Maj and her forces began their assault, tossing Cosmos' battered body off their shuttle as evidence of Prime's duplicity before siccing the Sharkticon school on the forces below. {{storylink\|New Cybertron Part 4: Dance Among the Shadows\|Dance Among the Shadows}}		Back aboard her vessel, Rum-Maj watched as [[Cosmos (G1)\|Cosmos]], [[Frenzy (G1)\|Frenzy]], and [[Rumble (G1)\|Rumble]] carried out a covert infiltration of the Junkion cruiser, on Prime's orders... unaware that their [[stealth paint]] failed to conceal them from advanced Junkion sensors until they stumbled upon the ship's [[Sharkticon (species)\|Sharkticon]] holding pen, whose inhabitants made short work of the intruders. {{storylink\|New Cybertron Part 3: Behind My Bleeding Back\|Behind My Bleeding Back}} Wreck-Gar and Rum-Maj observed their defeat; while Wreck-Gar was still keen to make a deal with the Transformers, Rum-Maj asserted that they couldn't trust Optimus to be a 'bot of his word: rather than ''bargain'' for the Ore-13 to rebuild Junkion, they would simply ''take'' it and conquer Earth in the bargain, transforming it into a new Junkion homeworld. When the time came for Prime to organize a proper diplomatic summit between Junkion, human, and Transformer, Rum-Maj and her forces began their assault, tossing Cosmos' battered body off their shuttle as evidence of Prime's duplicity before siccing the Sharkticon school on the forces below. {{storylink\|New Cybertron Part 4: Dance Among the Shadows\|Dance Among the Shadows}}

	Rum-Maj gleefully watched as her troops engaged the Transformers; when Optimus Prime retaliated by unleashing Metrotitan on the Junkion mothership, Rum-Maj joined her troops as they stormed the Titan's flight deck, shouting encouragement to the Junkion warriors. Their fortunes took an abrupt turn when [[Soundwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Soundwave]] convinced the Sharkticons to turn against their masters, prompting Rum-Maj to murmur that the Cybertronians were more dangerous than she thought. {{storylink\|New Cybertron Part 5: Future Glories Lost\|Future Glories Lost}}		Rum-Maj gleefully watched as her troops engaged the Transformers; when Optimus Prime retaliated by unleashing Metrotitan on the Junkion mothership, Rum-Maj joined her troops as they stormed the Titan's flight deck, shouting encouragement to the Junkion warriors. Their fortunes took an abrupt turn when [[Soundwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Soundwave]] convinced the Sharkticons to turn against their masters, prompting Rum-Maj to murmur that the Cybertronians were more dangerous than she thought. {{storylink\|New Cybertron Part 5: Future Glories Lost\|Future Glories Lost}}

	[[File:TimeWillRust-thesearesharkticons.jpg\|thumb\|~~left~~]]		[[File:TimeWillRust-thesearesharkticons.jpg\|left\|upright=1\|thumb\|Rum-Maj walked the plank and made it her home.]]
	As the battle reached its height, Rum-Maj tried to flee from Optimus and the [[Colonist Soldiers]] as the rebellious Sharkticon hordes stormed their ship. The standoff was cut short when a stray shot from [[Arcee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Arcee]] detonated Wreck-Gar's [[positron core]], blowing her consort to bits. A defeated Rum-Maj cradled Wreck-Gar's still-living head in her arms as she lamented her failure to rebuild their world. Rather than finish them off, however, Prime realized that he'd gone too far down the path of violence and abruptly changed strategies: revealing the [[Matrix of Leadership]], he convinced both sides to lay down their arms in the hopes of starting anew. {{storylink\|New Cybertron End: Feel Safe Without Regrets\|Feel Safe Without Regrets}} On [[Marissa Faireborn]]'s suggestion, the Junkions were given the old [[Earth Defense Command]] base in the [[Marshall Islands\|Bikini Atoll]]; working together, the Autobots, Sharkticons, and Junkions set about rebuilding the abandoned base into a [[Little Cybertron\|new city]] for themselves as Rum-Maj and Wreck-Gar affectionately bickered with each other. {{storylink\|New Cybertron End: Feel Safe Without Regrets\|Feel Safe Without Regrets}} {{storylink\|The Next Day, and the Next}}		As the battle reached its height, Rum-Maj tried to flee from Optimus and the [[Colonist Soldiers]] as the rebellious Sharkticon hordes stormed their ship. The standoff was cut short when a stray shot from [[Arcee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Arcee]] detonated Wreck-Gar's [[positron core]], blowing her consort to bits. A defeated Rum-Maj cradled Wreck-Gar's still-living head in her arms as she lamented her failure to rebuild their world. Rather than finish them off, however, Prime realized that he'd gone too far down the path of violence and abruptly changed strategies: revealing the [[Matrix of Leadership]], he convinced both sides to lay down their arms in the hopes of starting anew. {{storylink\|New Cybertron End: Feel Safe Without Regrets\|Feel Safe Without Regrets}} On [[Marissa Faireborn]]'s suggestion, the Junkions were given the old [[Earth Defense Command]] base in the [[Marshall Islands\|Bikini Atoll]]; working together, the Autobots, Sharkticons, and Junkions set about rebuilding the abandoned base into a [[Little Cybertron\|new city]] for themselves as Rum-Maj and Wreck-Gar affectionately bickered with each other. {{storylink\|New Cybertron End: Feel Safe Without Regrets\|Feel Safe Without Regrets}} {{storylink\|The Next Day, and the Next}}

	Several months later, she and Wreck-Gar attended the opening of a new [[Ore-13]] mine in [[Kentucky]], where she grimly mused on humanity's treatment of their kind. {{storylink\|The Falling, Chapter 1: Surfeit of Primes\|Surfeit of Primes}} A few weeks after [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Shockwave]]'s return and the awakening of [[Unicron/Generation 1\|Unicron]], Rum-Maj brooded on the endless cycle of violence that the Cybertronians had perpetuated on the universe before word came in of [[Slide]]'s attack on the G.I. Joe forces assembled at [[Mount Rushmore]]. Rallying their Sharkticons, the pair set out to help, but arrived too late to save either [[Gimlet]] or his victim, the recently killed [[Mainframe (G.I. Joe)\|Mainframe]], and watched in horror as Unicron materialized over the planet. {{storylink\|Time Will Rust}} As a grieving Soundwave cradled Mainframe's dead body, the two were momentarily overwhelmed by the [[Outlier (group)\|outlier]]'s telepathic abilities amplifying his emotions, though Wreck-Gar cheerfully pointed out that the situation would translate to good PR regarding human-Cybertronian relations. {{storylink\|A Sunrise Dark}}		Several months later, she and Wreck-Gar attended the opening of a new [[Ore-13]] mine in [[Kentucky]], where she grimly mused on humanity's treatment of their kind. {{storylink\|The Falling, Chapter 1: Surfeit of Primes\|Surfeit of Primes}} A few weeks after [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Shockwave]]'s return and the awakening of [[Unicron/Generation 1\|Unicron]], Rum-Maj brooded on the endless cycle of violence that the Cybertronians had perpetuated on the universe before word came in of [[Slide]]'s attack on the G.I. Joe forces assembled at [[Mount Rushmore]]. Rallying their Sharkticons, the pair set out to help, but arrived too late to save either [[Gimlet]] or his victim, the recently killed [[Mainframe (G.I. Joe)\|Mainframe]], and watched in horror as Unicron materialized over the planet. {{storylink\|Time Will Rust}} As a grieving Soundwave cradled Mainframe's dead body, the two were momentarily overwhelmed by the [[Outlier (group)\|outlier]]'s telepathic abilities amplifying his emotions, though Wreck-Gar cheerfully pointed out that the situation would translate to good PR regarding human-Cybertronian relations. {{storylink\|A Sunrise Dark}}

	[[File:Post-RumMajWreckGar.jpg\|thumb]]		[[File:Post-RumMajWreckGar.jpg\|right\|upright=1\|thumb\|X marks the spot.]]
	During the final battle against Unicron and his [[Maximal]]s, Wreck-Gar and Rum-Maj flew their fleet of Sharkticons to [[Washington, D.C.]], where they arrived just in time to rescue the [[President of the United States]] and her retinue from the Maximals who had survived the crash of [[Bludgeon (G1)\|Bludgeon]]'s [[Worldsweeper]]. {{storylink\|Ceremony}}		During the final battle against Unicron and his [[Maximal]]s, Wreck-Gar and Rum-Maj flew their fleet of Sharkticons to [[Washington, D.C.]], where they arrived just in time to rescue the [[President of the United States]] and her retinue from the Maximals who had survived the crash of [[Bludgeon (G1)\|Bludgeon]]'s [[Worldsweeper]]. {{storylink\|Ceremony}}

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	==Notes==		==Notes==
	[[File:RumMaj-vehiclemode.jpg\|~~thumb~~\|~~right~~\|~~250px~~\|[[Oil Slick (Animated)\|Oil Slick]]'s long-lost sister!]]		[[File:RumMaj-vehiclemode.jpg\|right\|upright=1.4\|thumb\|[[Oil Slick (Animated)\|Oil Slick]]'s long-lost sister!]]
	*Rum-Maj's name is altered from the word "rummage," changed in such a way as to resemble Wreck-Gar's name. In addition, rum is a drink ~~often~~ associated with pirates, which serve as loose inspiration for her robot mode design. In-keeping with that design influence, Rum-Maj's transformation scheme was designed so that she'd wind up with a skull and crossbones on her back.<ref>[https://twitter.com/kei_zama/status/1025435455989272577 Kei Zama (@kei_zama) on Twitter, 2018/08/03] (dead link)</ref>		*Rum-Maj's name is altered from the word "rummage," changed in such a way as to resemble Wreck-Gar's name. In addition, rum is a drink commonly associated with pirates, which serve as loose inspiration for her robot mode design. In-keeping with that design influence, Rum-Maj's transformation scheme was designed so that she'd wind up with a skull and crossbones on her back.<ref>[https://twitter.com/kei_zama/status/1025435455989272577 Kei Zama (@kei_zama) on Twitter, 2018/08/03] (dead link)</ref>
	*The ''[[Transformers: Legacy\|Legacy: Evolution]]'' character [[Crashbar]] was drafted as a toy of Rum-Maj at one point in development, though this concept was scrapped due to the [[Evo-Fusion]] modularity gimmick precluding her transformation scheme.<ref>{{citesocial\|quote=The original concept art for Crashbar had elements of Rumjai but we had to go a different direction due to the engineering on the back end for Evo-Fusion capability Sorry Rum-maj\|link=https://www.instagram.com/p/CrYglvPuEao/\|site=Instagram\|name=Mark Maher in the comments of his Axlegrease design notes\|year=2023\|month=4\|day=2}}</ref>		*The ''[[Transformers: Legacy\|Legacy: Evolution]]'' character [[Crashbar]] was drafted as a toy of Rum-Maj at one point in development, though this concept was scrapped due to the [[Evo-Fusion]] modularity gimmick precluding her transformation scheme.<ref>{{citesocial\|quote=The original concept art for Crashbar had elements of Rumjai but we had to go a different direction due to the engineering on the back end for Evo-Fusion capability Sorry Rum-maj\|link=https://www.instagram.com/p/CrYglvPuEao/\|site=Instagram\|name=Mark Maher in the comments of his Axlegrease design notes\|year=2023\|month=4\|day=2}}</ref>