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This article is about the racecar. For the police officer, see Barricade (IDW). For a list of other meanings, see Barricade (disambiguation).

Barricade is a Decepticon Micromaster from the Generation 1 continuity family.

Barricade (aka Runner) learned how to take care of himself while running with Cybertron's most vicious racing gangs, and he brings that same brutal edge to his position as leader of the Race Track Patrol. His troops know that the slightest mistake will result in a merciless dressing down in front of the others, and they strive to meet his exacting standards. His hard-nosed, abusive leadership style doesn't do much for morale, but he figures it's for their own good.

Fiction

Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity

Toy bios

Barricade was subservient to Motorhead, leader of the Race Track Patrol.

Zone story pages

The Autobot Race Track Patrol defected to the side of the Decepticons, becoming rivals to their former Micromaster comrades. Zone Part 9

Legends comic

In the aftermath of Trypticon's destruction at the hands of Dai Atlas, the Race Track Patrol recovered Full-Tilt's personality component and brought it to the Metrosquad. LG-43 Trypticon Project Chapter

Dreamwave Generation One continuity

Runner was created as part of a cross-factional experiment in which new Micromasters were allowed to function as neutrals, and to choose their own affiliations. Runner quickly saw the potential rewards of joining the Decepticons, and earned the new moniker "Barricade" in recognition of his blockade-running tactics. He was "scouted" by Bombshock and other Decepticons, and soon began preaching the Decepticon way to any Micros who would listen. When the Meltdown Riots hit, Barricade convinced a number of Micromasters to join him and officially sign up with the Decepticon cause. Victims of the Revolution

Barricade eventually became leader of his own squad, the Race Track Patrol. After a time, however, he became disillusioned with the Decepticon leadership. The full-sized "guzzlers" hoarded the ever-scarcer energon supplies in the Decepticon camp, despite the significant contribution by Barricade and his men to recover that energon in the first place. Commander Shockwave did nothing but tell them to file a formal complaint, and so Barricade finally quit the Decepticons, taking the Race Track Patrol with him. Destined for Nothing

Out in the Wastelands, Barricade's team ran into their old rivals, the Autobot Hot Rod Patrol. Big Daddy and his crew had come to a similar conclusion about the Autobots, and were looking to strike out on their own. Both groups made their way to Little Iacon to regroup and ponder their futures. The Gray Race When Venom's Insecticons arrived in Little Iacon looking for the Hot Rod Patrol, Barricade broke tradition to side with a faction instead of his fellow Micros, in order to secure safe passage for his team. Back at Decepticon headquarters, Barricade discovered Skystalker (a high-ranking Micro newly returned from space) had secretly overthrown Shockwave and put the Decepticons on the path to total war. Recipe for Hate

Skystalker was preparing a skirmish to wipe out the guzzlers altogether, and he wanted Barricade and the Decepticon Micromasters to stand with him in the new world order that would rise up afterwards. Listening to Skystalker's speeches, however, Barricade came to realize just how much the Decepticons had duped him in the past, using him to recruit the other Micros, but never truly respecting him or his fellow 'bots. Barricade convinced his team to join up with the Autobot Micros who had been taken prisoner in Little Iacon, and they responded to the scene of the guzzlers' battle, bringing an end to the conflict. Victims of the Revolution

2005 IDW continuity

Gorlamite

Barricade was one of the denizens of Gorlam Prime who accosted Hardhead and Nightbeat when they arrived on the planet. Spotlight: Hardhead

Cybertronian

Main article: Barricade (IDW)

The Barricade who appears in Phase 2 of the 2005 IDW continuity is a composite of the Micromaster Barricade and the police car Barricade. For full details of his exploits, see the above-linked article.

Beast Wars: Uprising

Barricade and the rest of the Race Track Patrol were among the Builders guarding Fortress Maximus when the Resistance attacked, and all four were killed in combat with Corahda. Head Games

War for Cybertron Trilogy marketing material

With Cybertron's fate sealed and the Autobots gone, the Decepticons followed them closely through space aboard the Nemesis in pursuit of the AllSpark. Earthrise webpage^[1] Stingracer, Runner, and Motorhead were dispatched to follow Fireguard, Roadburner, and Windstorm to Micron, where they would sabotage their mission to collect the powerful yet dangerous plasma energy and seize it for themselves.

The Autobots took advantage of the dense population of Micron to hide out until they were ready to take the plasma energy. As Micron was the most secure planet in the universe, the plasma energy generators were protected enough for both sides to struggle to reach them. The Decepticons made contact with the plasma energy first, only to be effectively disintegrated by the unstable energy for their troubles when the generator overloaded. Encounter 2: Micron Micromasters

Games

Transformers Legends

Barricade was part of a convoy led by Motormaster which attempted to deliver the final component for a super weapon to Decepticon HQ. The Aerialbots successfully intercepted them right as they neared their goal, and the four Decepticons had to destroy the weapon to keep it out of Autobot hands. Eagle Eyes

Toys

The Transformers

Probably owned by a collector named *PlayBoy217*.

Race Track Patrol (Micromaster Patrol, 1990)

Takara name: Race Track Patrol Team
Takara ID number: D-341

Released in the seventh (and final) year of Hasbro's US Transformers toyline (sixth and not-final year in European markets), Barricade transforms into a blue and magenta Ligier JS31 Formula-1 race car. Barricade is gang-molded with his teammate Roller Force, sharing the same plastic colors.

He was only available in a four-pack with his teammates Ground Hog, Motorhead, and Roller Force.

In Takara's markets, the Team was released as the "Race Track Patrol Team", released in the Zone portion of Takara's Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers toyline. They are physically identical to their Hasbro counterparts. They are one of a whopping two Decepticon regular-retail releases in the entire Zone toyline, the other being Metrotitan. This makes them the only Hasbro Micromaster team to keep their Decepticon faction in Japan.

More information on Barricade at TFU.info

War for Cybertron: Earthrise

Micron Micromasters (Galactic Odyssey Collection, 2021)

Known designers: AJ Piejko-Brown (packaging)

Part of the Encounter 2 set of the Earthrise Galactic Odyssey Collection, representing Micron, "Decepticon Runner" is a redeco of fellow Race Track Patrol member Roller Force, transforming from a robot into an off-road buggy with a racing spoiler. He comes with the final Race Track Patrol member, Motorhead, intended to complete the team for hardcore collectors. He can combine with his accomplice to form a wieldable weapon, with Decepticon Runner forming the main gun while Motorhead forms the ammunition storage.

Decepticon Runner is part of a six-pack exclusive to Amazon, bundled with Autobots Fireguard, Roadburner, and Windstorm, and fellow Decepticons Motorhead and Stingracer. Despite being labeled as "Encounter 2" in the Galactic Odyssey Collection, this was the third set to be officially revealed. The reasons for this delay are unknown.

Notes

The IDW Decepticon version of Barricade uses the design of War for Cybertron Barricade... who, while partially based on the movieverse Decepticon, also draws heavily on the Generation 1 Decepticon Micromaster. Which page the IDW Decepticon belongs on is iffy, but this wiki has decided that the police function wins out for a separate page.
- The decision is actually handy, what with Barricade being renamed "Runner" for his Earthrise toy being pretty significant. The toy's name change is not a case of trademark loss/protection, as is the usual reason for a name-change. Hasbro very much had "Barricade" thanks to the IDW Decepticon mentioned above, who got two toys not only in Siege, but also in the same Earthrise subline as the Generation 1 character.
- Ultimately, this shows that Earthrise Runner is probably the first time a character introduced in Generation 1 gets a name change for reasons other than trademark or issues with the name in other markets. In this case, a later character with that name has effectively supplanted them as "the" character associated with the name. Therefore, Hasbro wanted to keep the two characters definitely distinct. Helpfully, this version of Barricade already had a preexisting alternate name originating in the Dreamwave Generation One continuity.

Foreign names

Japanese: Barricade (バリケード Barikēdo)
French: Muraille (Canada)
Italian: Barracuda

References

↑ Earthrise website

[1] Earthrise website

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 :''Barricade is a [[Decepticon]] [[Micromaster]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
-[[File:G1BarricadeBoxart.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|ARE YOU USERNAME LADIESMAN217?!]]
+[[File:G1BarricadeBoxart.jpg|upright=1.5|thumb|ARE YOU USERNAME LADIESMAN217?!]]
-'''Barricade''' learned how to take care of himself while running with [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]'s most vicious racing gangs, and he brings that same brutal edge to his position as leader of the [[Race Track Patrol]]. His troops know that the slightest mistake will result in a merciless dressing down in front of the others, and they strive to meet his exacting standards. His hard-nosed, abusive leadership style doesn't do much for morale, but he figures it's for their own good.
+'''Barricade''' (aka '''Runner''') learned how to take care of himself while running with [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]'s most vicious racing gangs, and he brings that same brutal edge to his position as leader of the [[Race Track Patrol]]. His troops know that the slightest mistake will result in a merciless dressing down in front of the others, and they strive to meet his exacting standards. His hard-nosed, abusive leadership style doesn't do much for morale, but he figures it's for their own good.
-Sometimes he is previously known as '''Runner'''.
+==Fiction==
+===Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
+[[File:Legends Race Car Patrol Team.jpg|thumb|]]
+====Toy bios====
+Barricade was subservient to Motorhead, leader of the Race Track Patrol.
-{{note|In Japan, "[[Motorhead (Decepticon)|Motorstar]]" leads the "Race Car Patrol Team" rather than Barricade.}}
+====''Zone'' story pages====
+The [[Autobot]] Race Track Patrol defected to the side of the Decepticons, becoming rivals to their former [[Micromaster]] comrades. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (story page)|Zone Part 9}}
-==Fiction==
+====''Legends'' comic====
-===''Zone'' story pages===
+In the aftermath of [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]'s destruction at the hands of [[Dai Atlas (G1)|Dai Atlas]], the Race Track Patrol recovered [[Full-Tilt (G1)|Full-Tilt]]'s [[personality component]] and brought it to the [[Metrosquad]]. {{storylink|LG-43 Trypticon Project Chapter}}
-Following [[Metrotitan (Zone)|Metrotitan]]'s defeat at the hands of [[Roadfire]], the Race Track Patrol were introduced as rivals of the [[Autobot]] [[Micromaster]]s. They were described as being former Autobot Micromasters who defected to the side of the Decepticons, fueling the rivalry. They never actually took part in any battle. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (story page)|Zone Part 9}}
+{{--}}
 ===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
 [[File:Barricade motorhead victims of the revolution.jpg|thumb|left|upright=0.8]]
-Originally named "Runner", Barricade was created as part of a cross-factional experiment in which new Micromasters were allowed to function as neutrals, and to choose their own affiliations. Runner quickly saw the potential rewards of joining the Decepticons, and earned the new moniker "Barricade" in recognition of his blockade-running tactics. He was "scouted" by [[Bombshock (G1)|Bombshock]] and other Decepticons, and soon began preaching the Decepticon way to any Micros who would listen. When the [[Meltdown Riots]] hit, Barricade convinced a number of Micromasters to join him and officially sign up with the Decepticon cause. {{storylink|Victims of the Revolution}}
+Runner was created as part of a cross-factional experiment in which new Micromasters were allowed to function as neutrals, and to choose their own affiliations. Runner quickly saw the potential rewards of joining the Decepticons, and earned the new moniker "Barricade" in recognition of his blockade-running tactics. He was "scouted" by [[Bombshock (G1)|Bombshock]] and other Decepticons, and soon began preaching the Decepticon way to any Micros who would listen. When the [[Meltdown Riots]] hit, Barricade convinced a number of Micromasters to join him and officially sign up with the Decepticon cause. {{storylink|Victims of the Revolution}}
-[[File:Barricade destined for nothing.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6]]
 Barricade eventually became leader of his own squad, the Race Track Patrol. After a time, however, he became disillusioned with the Decepticon leadership. The full-sized "guzzlers" hoarded the ever-scarcer energon supplies in the Decepticon camp, despite the significant contribution by Barricade and his men to recover that energon in the first place. [[Shockwave (G1)|Commander Shockwave]] did nothing but tell them to file a formal complaint, and so Barricade finally quit the Decepticons, taking the Race Track Patrol with him. {{storylink|Destined for Nothing}}
+[[File:Barricade destined for nothing.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3]]
 Out in the [[Wastelands]], Barricade's team ran into their old rivals, the Autobot [[Hot Rod Patrol]]. [[Big Daddy (G1)|Big Daddy]] and his crew had come to a similar conclusion about the Autobots, and were looking to strike out on their own. Both groups made their way to [[Little Iacon]] to regroup and ponder their futures. {{storylink|The Gray Race}} When [[Venom (G1)|Venom]]'s Insecticons arrived in Little Iacon looking for the Hot Rod Patrol, Barricade broke tradition to side with a faction instead of his fellow Micros, in order to secure safe passage for his team. Back at Decepticon headquarters, Barricade discovered [[Skystalker (G1)|Skystalker]] (a high-ranking Micro newly returned from space) had secretly overthrown Shockwave and put the Decepticons on the path to total war. {{storylink|Recipe for Hate}}
 Skystalker was preparing a skirmish to wipe out the guzzlers altogether, and he wanted Barricade and the Decepticon Micromasters to stand with him in the new world order that would rise up afterwards. Listening to Skystalker's speeches, however, Barricade came to realize just how much the Decepticons had duped him in the past, using him to recruit the other Micros, but never truly respecting him or his fellow 'bots. Barricade convinced his team to join up with the Autobot Micros who had been taken prisoner in Little Iacon, and they responded to the scene of the guzzlers' battle, bringing an end to the conflict. {{storylink|Victims of the Revolution}}
-===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
+===2005 IDW continuity===
-:*''First Appearance:'' [[Spotlight: Hardhead]] (Micromaster); [[City of Steel (issue)|Transformers: Punishment #1]] (Decepticon)
 ====Gorlamite====
-[[File:Spotlight Hardhead Big Daddy Barricade Roadhandler Nightflight Flak Groundhog.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|left]]
+[[File:Spotlight Hardhead Big Daddy Barricade Roadhandler Nightflight Flak Groundhog.jpg|thumb|]]
-A tiny dude who looked kinda like Barricade was one of the denizens of [[Gorlam Prime]] who accosted [[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]] and [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]] when they arrived on the planet. {{Storylink|Spotlight: Hardhead}}<br clear=all>
+Barricade was one of the denizens of [[Gorlam Prime]] who accosted [[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]] and [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]] when they arrived on the planet. {{Storylink|Spotlight: Hardhead}}
-[[File:ForeverIsALongTimeComing-Barricade.jpg|right|thumb|300px|"Me?  [[Barricade (Movie)|A bad cop?]]  Poppycock."]]
 ====Cybertronian====
-A full-sized Barricade was a Decepticon police officer who settled on [[Starscream (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Starscream]]'s post-war Cybertron to rebuild a peaceful society, though unlike others he refused to join the [[NAIL|neutrals]] out of faith in the true Decepticon cause—equality. {{storylink|The Killing Jar (issue)|The Killing Jar}} Despite this, he wasn't above 'collecting' pre-war [[shanix]] on the side. {{storylink|The Transformers: Redemption|Redemption}}
+[[File:ForeverIsALongTimeComing-Barricade.jpg|thumb|left|"Me? [[Barricade (Movie)|A bad cop?]] Poppycock."]]
+{{main|Barricade (IDW)}}
+{{note|The Barricade who appears in Phase 2 of the [[2005 IDW continuity]] is a composite of the Micromaster Barricade and [[Barricade (IDW)|the police car Barricade]]. For full details of his exploits, see the above-linked article.}}
+{{-}}
+===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===
+Barricade and the rest of the Race Track Patrol were among the [[Builder of Cybertron|Builders]] guarding [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] when the [[Resistance (BWU)|Resistance]] attacked, and all four were killed in combat with [[Colada (BW)|Corahda]]. {{storylink|Head Games}}
-He participated in the investigation of the murders of [[Wilder (Masterforce)|Wilder]], [[Brisko]], and [[Treadshot (IDW)|Treadshot]], stressing that the victims were ''Cybertronians'' and not just some "'Cons", though Starscream thought it unimportant and advised him to take it easy with the investigation. {{storylink|City of Steel (issue)|City of Steel}} After three more Decepticons were found dead, Barricade recognized one of the victims as [[Stratotronic]], leading the investigation onward to [[Gutcruncher (G1)|Gutcruncher]]. {{storylink|Fight or Flee (issue)|Fight or Flee}} Following the firey death of Gutcruncher and even more Decepticons, Barricade joined [[Chromia (G1)|Chromia]], [[Sandstorm (G1)|Sandstorm]] and the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] in apprehending the primary suspects, the [[Firecon]]s. {{storylink|Quest for Fire}}
+===''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' marketing material===
+With Cybertron's fate sealed and the Autobots gone, the Decepticons followed them closely through space aboard the ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]'' in pursuit of the [[AllSpark]]. {{storylink|War for Cybertron: Earthrise|''Earthrise'' webpage}}<ref>[https://transformers.hasbro.com/en-us/brands/earthrise ''Earthrise'' website]</ref> [[Stingracer]], Runner, and [[Motorhead (G1)|Motorhead]] were dispatched to follow [[Fireguard]], [[Roadburner]], and [[Windstorm]] to [[Micro]]n, where they would sabotage their mission to collect the powerful yet dangerous [[plasma energy]] and seize it for themselves.
-The Firecons were proven innocent and Barricade went on to help investigate a ''fourth'' murder scene. This time, Starscream ordered him to gather a crew and raze buildings in the Decepticon ghetto in hopes of getting someone to squeal, but he rejected the order, refusing to turn on his fellow Decepticons, an act that earned him praise from [[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Optimus Prime]]. {{storylink|The Killing Jar (issue)|The Killing Jar}} Barricade then helped Prime with his plan to lure out the killer by using the Dinobots as bait, dropping the Autobot team through a trap door to keep them out of danger. {{storylink|Forever Is a Long Time Coming (issue)|Forever Is a Long Time Coming}}
+The Autobots took advantage of the dense population of Micron to hide out until they were ready to take the plasma energy. As Micron was the most secure planet in the universe, the plasma energy generators were protected enough for both sides to struggle to reach them. The Decepticons made contact with the plasma energy first, only to be effectively ''disintegrated'' by the unstable energy for their troubles when the generator overloaded. {{Storylink|Source:Earthrise Galactic Odyssey Collection|Encounter 2: Micron Micromasters}}
+{{--}}
-Following Cybertron's newfound alliance with [[Caminus]], Barricade got into a relationship with the Camien [[Swift (G1)|Swift]], and together with [[Strafe (IDW)|Strafe]] they made plans to transport a truckload of Camien [[spark]]s to [[Alyon]] where they could grow. Not wanting bigshots like Starscream or Optimus Prime to learn of their plan, Barricade instead approached [[Slag (G1)|Slug]], whom he'd recently arrested, and offered him pay in exchange for aid from the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]]. He didn't trust Slug enough to tell him what the mission was for and thus the Dinobots, who assumed he was entirely corrupt after learning where their pay would be coming from, planned to snitch on him to the [[Badgeless]]; he'd likely die and they'd get a briefcase of dirty shanix anyway! (Slug changed that plan after learning what the ''real'' cause was) The journey was long and hazardous, the travelers being menaced by Badgeless, [[Sweep (G1)|Sweeps]], and mutated [[turbofox]]es, but Slug always urged the others to keep moving, eventually causing Barricade to realize he knew what the secret shipment really was. Moved by Slug's unexpected compassion, he promised to carry on... only to be cut down by [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]], who sought to destroy the sparks. As he lay bisected, he apologized to Swift for his failure before Bludgeon ignited the truck's fuel, destroying both Barricade and the sparks.
-To everyone's surprise, Alyon already ''had'' a field of sparks forming naturally and by inadvertently bringing everyone over to stop Bludgeon desecrating it, Barricade had succeeded. Slug was pretty sure Barricade would have been glad to die for that. Afterwards, Slug told Swift that when the Badgeless came back, she should tell them that they'd kidnapped her and Barricade and that the cop had "died protecting Cybertron". {{storylink|The Transformers: Redemption|Redemption}}
-Swift would later join the Decepticons on the strength of Barricade's rose-tinted explanations of the cause. {{storylink|New Worlds Order}}
-===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===
-Barricade and the rest of the Race Track Patrol were among the [[Builder of Cybertron|Builders]] guarding [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] when the [[Resistance]] attacked, and all four were killed in combat with [[Cohrada|Corahda]]. {{storylink|Head Games}}
 ==Games==
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 Barricade was part of a convoy led by [[Motormaster (G1)|Motormaster]] which attempted to deliver the final component for a super weapon to Decepticon HQ. The [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]] successfully intercepted them right as they neared their goal, and the four Decepticons had to destroy the weapon to keep it out of Autobot hands. {{storylink|Eagle Eyes}}
-===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
+==Toys==
-[[File:Barricade Earth Wars.jpg|right|thumb|250px|upright=1.75|"Never say die. Or rather, do! Yeee-hah!"]]
+===''The Transformers''===
-Barricade arrived at the cinema in response before Optimus and Megatron could exchange blows. Roaring into transformation, he taunted Drift saying if he felt lucky bringing knives to a shootout, and this fight will be his fade to black. He also called him "granolabot". {{storylink| Transformers: Earth Wars| Direct the Dialogue week 2}}
+{{anchor|Generation 1}}{{anchor|Zone}}
+[[File:G1-toy Barricade.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Probably owned by a collector named ''PlayBoy217''.]]
+<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Race Track Patrol''' (Micromaster Patrol, [[1990]])}}</ul>
+:*''Takara name'': '''Race Track Patrol Team'''
+:*''Takara ID number'': '''D-341'''
-Barricade was waiting restlessly in the Decepticon base when Shockwave summoned him to the Space Bridge Hub for a dangerous secret mission. Starscream wished him luck, which Onslaught explained that he meant he expected him to fail. Barricade replied that those that underestimate him will end up as roadkill.
+: Released in the seventh (and final) year of Hasbro's US [[The Transformers (toyline)|''Transformers'' toyline]] (sixth and not-final year in European markets), Barricade transforms into a blue and magenta Ligier JS31 Formula-1 race car. Barricade is [[Gang-molding|gang-molded]] with his teammate Roller Force, sharing the same plastic colors.
-A bot with a reckless full-tilt approach is who Shockwave needed to send through the multiverse to find new recruits. Taking steps to ensure that Barricade fails, Starscream sent [[Hun-Gurrr (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Hun-Gurrr]] after him. {{storylink| Transformers: Earth Wars/Events|Event Horizon}}
+: He was only available in a four-pack with his teammates [[Ground Hog#Toys|Ground Hog]], [[Motorhead (G1)#Toys|Motorhead]], and [[Roller Force#Toys|Roller Force]].
-Both [[Drift (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars| Drift]] and Barricade arrive in an [[Live-action film series|alternate universe with ceaseless fighting]], and Barricade immediately fell in love with it. When Barricade confronted Drift, he gave fighting talk before engaging him head-on. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars/Events|Outlaws}}
+: In Takara's markets, the Team was released as the "Race Track Patrol Team", released in the ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)#1990 (Zone)|Zone]]'' portion of Takara's ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers]]'' toyline. They are physically identical to their Hasbro counterparts. They are one of a whopping ''two'' Decepticon regular-retail releases in the entire ''Zone'' toyline, the other being [[Metrotitan (G1)#Toys|Metrotitan]]. This makes them the only [[Hasbro]] Micromaster team to keep their Decepticon faction in Japan.
-Barricade considered sticking around and partying after tagging someone with his cross-dimensional beacon. But he suddenly felt an inferiority complex when the warzone's gigantic military ordnance started aiming and shooting at him and Drift. He managed to bag a [[Lockdown (ROTF)|Lockdown]], but nothing happened. Just then Barricade was tackled by Hun-Gurrr, and he activated his dimensional jump key and transported them both to another universe. {{storylink| Transformers: Earth Wars/Events|Critical Mass}}
+::*''[http://tfu.info/1990/Decepticon/Barricade/barricade.htm More information on Barricade at TFU.info]''
+{{--}}
-In [[Transformers: Generation 2 (franchise)|a new, garish universe]], Barricade deduced Hun-Gurrr's true intentions and subsequently convinced Hun-Gurrr to team up. Dismissing the current universe due to its colors giving him a headache, Barricade and Hun-Gurrr departed once more.
-Arriving in [[Transformers: Armada (franchise)|another universe]], the duo witnessed [[Megatron (Armada)|the local Megatron]]
-and concluded that they had found an ideal candidate. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars/Events|Worlds Collide}}
-*'''Class''': Warrior
-*'''Lowest Star Rating''' 2 star
-*'''Weapons:''' Barricade leaps on a target and then punches and kicks it.
-*'''Ability: Essence Theft:''' Barricade rushes at a target for a draining strike, and heals him for double the amount of damage inflicted.
-**'''Cost:''' 4 ability points +2 for reuses.
-[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/character:barricade| Barricade at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]
+===''War for Cybertron: Earthrise''===
+[[File:TF-WFC-E-Runner.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Everybody! Everybody!]]
+<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1d1|'''Micron Micromasters''' (Galactic Odyssey Collection, [[2021]])}}</ul>
+{{toydesigner|[[AJ Piejko-Brown]] (packaging)}}
-{{charstubgame}}
+: Part of the Encounter 2 set of the ''[[War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Earthrise]]'' Galactic Odyssey Collection, representing [[Micro]]n, "Decepticon Runner" is a redeco of fellow [[Race Track Patrol]] member [[Roller Force#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Roller Force]], transforming from a robot into an off-road buggy with a racing spoiler. He comes with the final Race Track Patrol member, [[Motorhead (G1)#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Motorhead]], intended to complete the team for hardcore collectors. He can combine with his accomplice to form a wieldable weapon, with Decepticon Runner forming the main gun while Motorhead forms the ammunition storage.
-{{-}}
-==Toys==
+: Decepticon Runner is part of a six-pack exclusive to [[Amazon (website)|Amazon]], bundled with Autobots [[Fireguard]], [[Roadburner#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Roadburner]], and [[Windstorm]], and fellow Decepticons Motorhead and [[Stingracer]]. Despite being labeled as "Encounter 2" in the Galactic Odyssey Collection, this was the ''third'' set to be officially revealed. The reasons for this delay are unknown.
-===Generation 1===
-[[File:G1-toy Barricade.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Probably owned by a collector named ''PlayBoy217''.]]
-* '''Race Track Patrol''' (Micromaster Patrol, [[1990]])
-**''Japanese ID number:'' '''D-341'''
-:Barricade transforms into a blue and magenta Ligier JS31 Formula-1 race car. He was only available in a four-pack with [[Ground Hog]], [[Motorhead (Decepticon)|Motorhead]], and [[Roller Force]].
-::*''[http://tfu.info/1990/Decepticon/Barricade/barricade.htm More information on Barricade at TFU.info]''
-===''Zone''===
-*'''Race Car Patrol Team''' (Microtransformer Team, 1990)
-**''ID number'': '''D-341'''
-:In Japan, Barricade and his teammates were released as a small boxed set with no notable changes from the Hasbro versions.
-{{-}}
 ==Notes==
-*In Japan, the "Race Car Patrol Team" were the ''only'' Micro Transformer set to be marketed as Decepticons. They were released as part of the [[Transformers: Zone (toyline)|''Zone'' line]] to serve as minions of [[Metrotitan (Zone)|Metrotitan]]... though this seemingly didn't even net them an appearance in the [[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (story page)|''Zone'' story pages]].
+* The IDW Decepticon version of Barricade uses the design of [[Barricade (WFC)|''War for Cybertron'' Barricade]]... who, while partially based on the [[Barricade (Movie)|movieverse Decepticon]], ''also'' draws heavily on the Generation 1 Decepticon Micromaster. Which page the IDW Decepticon belongs on is iffy, but this wiki has decided that the police function wins out for [[Barricade (IDW)|a separate page]].
+** The decision is actually handy, what with Barricade being renamed "Runner" for his ''Earthrise'' toy being pretty significant. The toy's name change is not a case of [[trademark]] loss/protection, as is the usual reason for a name-change. Hasbro very much had "Barricade" thanks to the IDW Decepticon mentioned above, who got two toys not only in ''[[War for Cybertron: Siege|Siege]]'', but also in the same ''Earthrise'' subline as the Generation 1 character.
-*Micromaster Barricade is [[Gang-molding|gang-molded]] with his teammate [[Roller Force]], sharing the same plastic colors.
+**Ultimately, this shows that ''Earthrise'' Runner is probably the first time a character introduced in Generation 1 gets a name change for reasons other than trademark or [[Slag (G1)#Notes|issues with the name in other markets]]. In this case, a later character with that name has effectively supplanted them as "the" character associated with the name. Therefore, Hasbro wanted to keep the two characters definitely distinct. Helpfully, this version of Barricade already had a preexisting alternate name originating in the [[Dreamwave Generation One continuity]].
-*Barricade in ''[[Transformers: Earth Wars]]'' is loosely based on [[Barricade (Movie)/toys#The Last Knight|''The Last Knight'' incarnation of "Movie series" Barricade]], but with a head modeled after a motorcycle cop, and his personality is based on [[Barricade (WFC)|''War for Cybertron'' Barricade]].
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 *''Italian:'' '''Barracuda'''
+==References==
+{{Reflist}}
+[[Category:Amazon exclusives]]
 [[Category:Beast Wars: Uprising Decepticons]]
 [[Category:Generation 1 Decepticons]]
+[[Category:Generation 1 toy Decepticons]]
 [[Category:Gorlam Prime]]
-[[Category:IDW Generation 1 Decepticons]]
 [[Category:Law enforcement]]
 [[Category:Legends Decepticons]]
 [[Category:Micromasters]]
+[[Category:War for Cybertron: Earthrise Decepticons]]
 [[Category:Zone Decepticons]]