Over-Run (G1)

The name or term "Over-Run" refers to more than one character or idea. For a list of other meanings, see Over-Run (disambiguation).

Over-Run is a Autobot Action Master from the Generation 1 continuity family.

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A fiercely individual perfectionist, domineering and arrogant (even downright tyrannical), Over-Run acts like the air war with the Decepticons is his own personal responsibility, and he'll yell angry instructions or abuse at anyone of any rank he sees as getting in the way of his winning it. Needless to say, this makes him pretty unpopular with the other airborne Autobots. If he wasn't a very effective warrior in an arena where they are traditionally outmatched, it's unlikely Over-Run would be anywhere but in the brig by now. He is dedicated to the Autobot cause, though; he just sees beating the Decepticons as far more important than rudeness and the feelings of his inferior comrades. He'll apologize after the war ends. Maybe.

He rules the skies in his Attack Copter.

Fiction

2005 IDW continuity

Over-Run was one of several Autobots under the command of Fortress Maximus on the Garrus-9 penal colony. He and the other soldiers failed to stop a Decepticon attack force from liberating the facility's newest inmates. Spotlight: Arcee

Wings Universe

Believing himself to be the best at everything he did, Over-Run was taken aback when he was rejected upon first applying to the Elite Guard. Two subsequent attempts later, Over-Run was inducted into its ranks under the command of Metalhawk. He was then quick to volunteer for the Guard's aerial upgrade initiative, any fears of the program's risky nature being drowned out by his need to outshine his fellow Autobots. Over-Run's profile in Club magazine #32

During one of the Elite Guard's battles, his squad found themselves facing a horde of Virulent Clones along with Thunder Clash's squad. After Ironfist riled up the Clones by trying to blow them sky-high, only to find out they already were sky-high, Metalhawk called to Over-Run to provide them with some aerial support.

Landshark hoped to see the two "upgrades" show off their new flying abilities, but Over-Run instead gave "Sharkie" a demonstration of his personal remotely-controlled helicopter. The helicopter blasted the Clones into bits with a barrage of firepower, then Over-Run landed it and gave it an inspection while the two squads relaxed.

Soon afterwards, his squad was ordered to ferry Thunder Clash's squad to Space Port Bravo. Over-Run was nice enough to load Landshark his helicopter for the next mission, but put his foot down on letting him pilot the Hawk's Claw...until Landshark talked him into it anyway.

After bidding their goodbyes at the spaceport, Over-Run wondered out loud where they'd end up next. When Dion commented that he was eager to beat up some Decepticons, Over-Run asked if Dion had ever seen a Decepticon up close before, and was puzzled by Dion stalking off angrily in response.

A jaunt to Elite Guard HQ later, Metalhawk's squad soon found out that their next assignment was somehow going to involve Magnum's newest special ops group. The Coming Storm: Part 2

Over-Run was dismayed to learn their new mission was essentially a baby-sitting gig. Some "historians" had somehow failed to notice there was a war on, and were engaged in a purely scientific archaeological dig in Median. They apparently needed extra help unearthing their finds, and Magnum was assigning the Elite Guard to the job in the hopes of smoothing over relations with the Autobot Civilian Council. As thrilling as it all sounded, Over-Run was more bemused than ever when he learned the entire research team were... girls! Well, Female Autobots, as Dion corrected him, but still...robots with a predilection towards organic gender roles? Preposterous!

Events became a little more interesting once the Elite Guard teams arrived at Median, and learned the real reason they were requested was because the dig site was under threat of Decepticon attack. Theorizing amongst themselves why the Decepticons would be interested in such an out of the way place, the Combaticon Swindle delighted in the idea that ancient weapons might be buried there. Over-Run was quick to shoot down the enterprising munitions expert's dreams of corralling the finds for himself.

As the Autobots prepared Median's fortifications for attack by Rage's Stormtroopers, Over-Run was forced to deal with Swindle since his regular attack drone was still having Virulent Clone goo being cleaned out of it. After Swindle bartered with Over-Run for the drone, he was tooling it up when he discovered a prize of alien technology inside. Over-Run claimed it as his own, mostly just to annoy the little Combaticon. He basically shrugged it off when Swindle took off with the device "for safe keeping", as the battle was about to begin.

Broken into two groups, Over-Run and Metalhawk's group confronted the second wave of Decepticons, the Stormtroopers following behind their "hitter", Roadgrabber. The Elite Guard were unprepared for Hydradread's pump-action stasis chemical rifles, though, and Metalhawk was taken out of the fight quickly. Over-Run tried to menace the Stormtroopers into surrendering with his motorized blades and attack drone, but Rage's cronies just drove around him and penetrated deeper into the city. Over-Run took command and had his men hold their position in order to stop the Decepticons from fleeing, but the massive twins Terror-Tread and Cement-Head intervened, scattering the Elite Guard long enough for the Stormtroopers to escape. Almost as an afterthought, one of the twins also stepped on Over-Run's drone as they retreated, crushing it to bits.

Sharp looking Over-Run, but does he transform?

Over-Run was distraught at the loss of his drone (inappropriately so, considering the death of the historian Glyph during the raid), but it was a blessing in disguise. The drone's signal beacon still functioned, and the Elite Guard tracked the Stormtroopers by it back to their mobile base, the Metrotitan. The Autobots managed to infiltrate the base and fought through Rage's defenses. There were some tense moments, but ultimately the mission was successful. Magnum was so impressed with their performance, he asked the Strike Team and Combaticons to continue working together on a regular basis. Flames of Yesterday

Several weeks later, Over-Run's team and the Combaticons successfully eliminated a Decepticon faction leader known as Shadowcaster. As the Combaticons remained in the field, Over-Run returned to Elite Guard headquarters with Metalhawk and his comrades, but the Combaticons were soon captured. The Coming Storm: Part 3

In a few panels, Over-Run's about to become a real chopper-face.

Fearing the Strike Team's emotional ties to the Special Ops Team might compromise them in the field, Magnum had Over-Run's group deployed on less-sensitive missions, away from the search parties seeking word on the Combaticons. A Team Effort Out in the Badlands, the Strike Team were chasing vague leads of Decepticon activity when an all-points alert was sent out by Sentinel Major at home base, calling them home. By the time they arrived, Sentinel and the crew appeared to be on the verge of wrapping things up. The most distressing things was that the Decepticon raid on Elite Guard headquarters was apparently led by none other than the Combaticons, who had switched sides to align themselves with Deathsaurus. Their defeat was not what it appeared to be, however, and the Combaticons combined into their new form, Bruticus. The Coming Storm: Part 5

Metalhawk led his team to the battle where Over-Run shouted a warning as Crosscut was thrown through the roof. The Elite Guard were being decimated by the brute, and soon the Strike Team were virtually the only 'bots left standing. Ironfist rammed Bruticus, knocking him down, but the giant reached for him. Over-Run used his copter drone to distract Bruticus and allow Ironfist to escape. Bruticus then grabbed the drone out of the air, and threw it at Over-Run, crushing him beneath his own helicopter. The Coming Storm: Part 6

Regeneration One

Over-Run was one of the Autobots reprogrammed by Scorponok's Gene Key on Cybertron. Blurr identified the cause of the chaos when he saw Perceptor using the Gene Key on Over-Run. Natural Selection, Part Three

Commercial appearances

Overshadowed by a Mini-Con.

Over-Run stood with various other Autobots as Optimus Prime proposed that they become Action Masters. Action Master commercial

Later, aboard his Attack Copter, he battled Starscream on Cybertron. Action Master vehicles commercial

Toys

The Transformers

REAL effective windscreen, there

• Attack Copter with Over-Run (Action Master Action Blaster Vehicle, 1990)

• Accessories: Attack Copter vehicle, "laser cannon", left & right side cannons, 2 "magnetic missiles", engine cover, rotor
• Known designers: Masakatsu Saito (concept artist)

Released in the seventh and final year of The Transformers in the US, Over-Run is a non-transforming 3¾-inch action figure of a robot with hints of a helicopter alternate mode, notably the canopy and rotor shaft details on his torso. His construction is broadly similar to that used by the G.I. Joe figures of the time, having a swivel neck, shoulders and knees, plus ball-jointed hips attached via a steel rod internally secured by a rubber "o-ring". His hands have standard 3 mm holes which allow him to hold any other accessory in the Action Master line, plus his feet have holes in the bottom to secure him to larger vehicles. On top of that, the hole in his back is compatible with 5 mm posts.

He came packed in with his Attack Copter vehicle; he can use the Copter's "laser cannon" as a hand-held weapon, and its engine cover as a shield. (He can also hold the missiles by the pegs at the thruster-ends as clubs, if you really wanna.)

• More information on Over-Run at TFU.info

Notes

• While the Attack Copter's weapons are generically labelled in the instructions, Over-Run's packaging bio specifies that the two side cannons are in fact concussion cannons, although—presumably due to a typo—the laser cannon is described as a rotary photon pulse button. Over-Run's Dreamwave More than Meets the Eye profile would update this to the more sensible rotary photon cannon.
• Over-Run's Wings Universe incarnation was originally intended to be a repurposing of Energon Quickstrike, with a fictitious combat mask to help sell the look. At some point in development he ended up just being given the head and colours of his original design. He also still has his Action Master vehicle.
• Of all the original characters introduced in the Action Masters line, Over-Run was the first Autobot shown transforming in later stories. Before then, only Decepticons (Wings Banzai-Tron and Slicer, and Robots in Disguise Axer) had been given alternate forms.

Foreign names

• French: Zélé (Canada, "Zealous")
• Italian: Proton