Rust
Rust is the result of <A title=Water href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Water">water</A> reacting with metals such as iron. It is a thoroughly unpleasant situation for any <A title=Transformer href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Transformer">Transformer</A>. Just ask <A title=Steeljaw href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Steeljaw">Steeljaw</A>.
Strangely, the <A title=Human href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Human">fleshy bipeds</A> appear not to suffer from rust. Maybe they're not as weak as everyone first thought.
<TABLE class=toc id=toc summary=Contents> <TBODY> <TR> <TD> <DIV id=toctitle> <H2>Contents</H2></DIV>
<LI class=toclevel-1><A href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Rust#Fiction"><SPAN class=tocnumber>1</SPAN> <SPAN class=toctext>Fiction</SPAN></A>
<LI class=toclevel-2><A href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Rust#Marvel_Comics"><SPAN class=tocnumber>1.1</SPAN> <SPAN class=toctext>Marvel Comics</SPAN></A> <LI class=toclevel-2><A href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Rust#Generation_1_cartoon"><SPAN class=tocnumber>1.2</SPAN> <SPAN class=toctext>Generation 1 cartoon</SPAN></A> <LI class=toclevel-2><A href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Rust#Beast_Wars"><SPAN class=tocnumber>1.3</SPAN> <SPAN class=toctext>Beast Wars</SPAN></A> <LI class=toclevel-2><A href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Rust#Dreamwave_continuity"><SPAN class=tocnumber>1.4</SPAN> <SPAN class=toctext>Dreamwave continuity</SPAN></A> <LI class=toclevel-2><A href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Rust#2007_Live_Movie"><SPAN class=tocnumber>1.5</SPAN> <SPAN class=toctext>2007 Live Movie</SPAN></A> <LI class=toclevel-1><A href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Rust#External_links"><SPAN class=tocnumber>2</SPAN> <SPAN class=toctext>External links</SPAN></A>
</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE> <A name=Fiction></A> <H2><SPAN class=editsection>[<A title="Edit section: Fiction" href="http://tfwiki.net/w2/index.php?title=Rust&action=edit§ion=1">edit</A>]</SPAN> <SPAN class=mw-headline>Fiction</SPAN></H2><A name=Marvel_Comics></A> <H3><SPAN class=editsection>[<A title="Edit section: Marvel Comics" href="http://tfwiki.net/w2/index.php?title=Rust&action=edit§ion=2">edit</A>]</SPAN> <SPAN class=mw-headline>Marvel Comics</SPAN></H3> As a physician, <A title="Ratchet (G1)" href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Ratchet_(G1)">Ratchet</A> was quite concerned about rust. When he observed humans using thin strips of wood to traverse moist, powdery surfaces, he regarded it as foolhardy -- surely it would cause them to rust! <SPAN class=tt1_nowrap style="BORDER-RIGHT: #cccccc 1px solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5px; BORDER-TOP: #cccccc 0px solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; FONT-SIZE: 10px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: #cccccc 1px solid; PADDING-TOP: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM: #cccccc 0px solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ececec"><A title="Repeat Performance!" href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Repeat_Performance!">Repeat Performance!</A></SPAN>
Later, when <A title="Skids (G1)"
href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Skids_(G1)">Skids</A> brought the human <A
title="Donny Finkleberg" href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Donny_Finkleberg">Donny
Finkleberg</A> into Ratchet's medical bay to speak with Optimus Prime, Ratchet
was most displeased. The medical bay was a sterile environment, and while humans
don't rust, they sweat, which could have gotten moisture into Optimus Prime's
wound, thereby starting a rust infection. Ratchet demanded that Skids not return
until he had dehumidified the human, but he was overruled by Prime. <SPAN
class=tt1_nowrap
style="BORDER-RIGHT: #cccccc 1px solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5px; BORDER-TOP: #cccccc 0px solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; FONT-SIZE: 10px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: #cccccc 1px solid; PADDING-TOP: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM: #cccccc 0px solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ececec"><A
title="Heavy Traffic!" href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Heavy_Traffic!">Heavy
Traffic!</A></SPAN>
"Rustbucket" is a fairly common insult among the Transformers. The Seacons once insultingly referred to Blaster as "Autobot rust droppings". <SPAN class=tt1_nowrap style="BORDER-RIGHT: #cccccc 1px solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5px; BORDER-TOP: #cccccc 0px solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; FONT-SIZE: 10px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: #cccccc 1px solid; PADDING-TOP: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM: #cccccc 0px solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ececec"><A title="Club Con!" href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Club_Con!">Club Con!</A></SPAN>
<A name=Generation_1_cartoon></A> <H3><SPAN class=editsection>[<A title="Edit section: Generation 1 cartoon" href="http://tfwiki.net/w2/index.php?title=Rust&action=edit§ion=3">edit</A>]</SPAN> <SPAN class=mw-headline>Generation 1 cartoon</SPAN></H3> A disease known as <A title="Cosmic Rust (disease)" href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Cosmic_Rust_(disease)">Cosmic Rust</A> was responsible for wiping out the <A title="Thirteenth Legion" href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Thirteenth_Legion">Thirteenth Legion</A> of <A title=Autobot href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Autobot">Autobots</A> on <A title=Antilla href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Antilla">Antilla</A>. The <A title=Decepticon href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Decepticon">Decepticons</A> on <A title=Earth href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Earth">Earth</A> later contracted Cosmic Rust, even though they were rust proof. Fortunately for the Decepticons, <A title="Perceptor (G1)" href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Perceptor_(G1)">Perceptor</A> had developed a new solution known as <A title=Corrostop href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Corrostop">corrostop</A>, which would prevent rust and corrosion, curing the disease. Unfortunately for the Autobots, <A title="Megatron (G1)" href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Megatron_(G1)">Megatron</A> infected Perceptor with Cosmic Rust, resulting in the Autobots becoming infected when <A title="Optimus Prime (G1)" href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Optimus_Prime_(G1)">Optimus Prime</A> rescued Perceptor. Fortunately, the Autobots were able to create more corrostop. <SPAN class=tt1_nowrap style="BORDER-RIGHT: #cccccc 1px solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5px; BORDER-TOP: #cccccc 0px solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; FONT-SIZE: 10px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: #cccccc 1px solid; PADDING-TOP: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM: #cccccc 0px solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ececec"><A title="Cosmic Rust (episode)" href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Cosmic_Rust_(episode)">Cosmic Rust</A></SPAN>
<A name=Beast_Wars></A> <H3><SPAN class=editsection>[<A title="Edit section: Beast Wars" href="http://tfwiki.net/w2/index.php?title=Rust&action=edit§ion=4">edit</A>]</SPAN> <SPAN class=mw-headline>Beast Wars</SPAN></H3> When <A title="Cheetor (BW)" href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Cheetor_(BW)">Cheetor</A> wondered aloud the cause of <A title="Depth Charge" href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Depth_Charge">Depth Charge</A>'s attitude problem, <A title=Rattrap href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Rattrap">Rattrap</A> guessed that it was probably rust. Makes sense. <SPAN class=tt1_nowrap style="BORDER-RIGHT: #cccccc 1px solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5px; BORDER-TOP: #cccccc 0px solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; FONT-SIZE: 10px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: #cccccc 1px solid; PADDING-TOP: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM: #cccccc 0px solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ececec"><A title="Deep Metal" href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Deep_Metal">Deep Metal</A></SPAN> <A name=Dreamwave_continuity></A> <H3><SPAN class=editsection>[<A title="Edit section: Dreamwave continuity" href="http://tfwiki.net/w2/index.php?title=Rust&action=edit§ion=5">edit</A>]</SPAN> <SPAN class=mw-headline>Dreamwave continuity</SPAN></H3> On Cybertron, there is an entire sea of unstable planetary matter called the <A title="Rust Sea" href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Rust_Sea">Rust Sea</A>. <A name=2007_Live_Movie></A> <H3><SPAN class=editsection>[<A title="Edit section: 2007 Live Movie" href="http://tfwiki.net/w2/index.php?title=Rust&action=edit§ion=6">edit</A>]</SPAN> <SPAN class=mw-headline>2007 Live Movie</SPAN></H3> <A title="Ironhide (Movie)" href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Ironhide_(Movie)">Ironhide</A> complained his foot would rust after <A title="Sam Witwicky" href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Sam_Witwicky">Sam Witwicky's</A> <A title=Mojo href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Mojo">dog</A> "lubricated" it. Do not think too much about the mechanics of this joke, or you will realise it doesn't make any sense at all. <A name=External_links></A> <H2><SPAN class=editsection>[<A title="Edit section: External links" href="http://tfwiki.net/w2/index.php?title=Rust&action=edit§ion=7">edit</A>]</SPAN> <SPAN class=mw-headline>External links</SPAN></H2>
- <A class=extiw title=wikipedia:Rust
href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rust">The fleshlings' overview of rust</A>
