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Runabout

Series: G1 1986, Transformers: 2010
Faction: Decepticon
Subgroup: Battlechargers

Tech Specs

Likes to watch things blow up -- the bigger the explosion the better. Uses parked cars and gas station fuel pumps for target practice. Usually very busy as a Battlecharger, but terrified of boredom. Maximum speed 300 km/h. Range: 900 km. Has high-energy particle beam rifle. Easily distracted by a beautiful car -- because he wants to destroy it, not admire it.

Total:	50
Strength:	5.0
Intelligence:	6.0
Speed:	7.0
Endurance:	7.0
Rank:	6.0
Courage:	7.0
Firepower:	7.0
Skill:	5.0

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Marvel's Transformers Universe Profile

Profile: Runabout likes to watch things blow up; the bigger the explosion, the more he enjoys it. If he's not busy hunting Autobots, he'll pass his free time using parked cars for target practice or igniting fuel pumps at a gas station. A good-sized fireball never fails to bring a mischievous smile to his face. Seemingly driven by an unending supply of evil energy, he avoids even the briefest lulls in activity as if he's terrified that boredom might fatally infect him. As a Battlecharger, Runabout gets more than enough opportunity to stay busy, but he worries about what he'll do with himself after he finishes blowing up all the Autobots, cars, and gas stations on Earth. He calculates at the rate he's going he'll have to find a new sport within two years.

Abilities: In car mode, Runabout has a maximum speed of 185 mph and a range of 550 miles. He can transform to robot mode in .4 seconds. He uses a particle beam rifle that shoots a high-energy beam of neutrons with devastating results.

Weaknesses: Runabout's attention turns to beautiful cars like a young man's turns to beautiful women. In Runabout's case though, the more beautiful the car, the more he craves to destroy it. This often distracts him from his true mission and leaves him vulnerable to attack.

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Comic Book Appearances

Runabout appeared in the following 48 comic books:

The Transformers #23 - "Decepticon Graffiti!"

The Transformers #67 - "Rhythms of Darkness!"

The Transformers #71 - "Surrender!"

The Transformers #72 - "... All This and Civil War 2"

The Transformers #73 - "Out of Time!"

The Transformers #74 - "The Void!"

The Transformers #75 - "On The Edge Of Extinction!"

Transformers (UK) #94 - "Decepticon Graffiti"

Transformers (UK) #95 - "Decepticon Graffiti"

Transformers (UK) #96 - "Prey (Part 1)"

Transformers (UK) #255 - "Perchance To Dream (Part 1)"

Transformers (UK) #262 - "Two Steps Back"

Transformers (UK) #266 - "Life In The Slow Lane"

Transformers (UK) #279 - "Divide And Conquer"

Transformers (UK) #300 - "Rhythms Of Darkness"

Transformers (UK) #311 - "Surrender"

Transformers (UK) #313 - "All This And Civil War 2"

Transformers (UK) #317 - "The Void"

Transformers (UK) #322 - "Edge Of Extinction"

Transformers Universe #3 - "RAM - SWI"

Transformers: War and Peace #3 - "Chapter 3: Cold War"

Transformers: War and Peace #6 - "Chapter 6: Revelation"

Transformers: Generation One #1 - "Night Of The Combaticons"

Transformers: Generation One #4 - "The Omega Effect"

More Than Meets The Eye: Transformers G1 #5 - "PRO - SID"

More Than Meets The Eye: Transformers G1 #8 - "INDEX/GLOSSARY"

Transformers: The War Within #4 - "Transformers War Within"

Transformers - The War Within, Vol. 3: The Age of Wrath #1 - "The Age of Wrath (Part 1)"

Transformers: Infiltration #0 - "Prelude To Infiltration"

Transformers: Infiltration #1 - "Transformers: Infiltration Part 1"

Transformers: Infiltration #2 - "Transformers: Infiltration Part 2"

Transformers: Infiltration #3 - "Transformers: Infiltration Part 3"

Transformers: Infiltration #6 - "Transformers: Infiltration Part 6"

Transformers: Escalation #1 - "Transformers: Escalation"

Transformers: Escalation #2 - "Transformers: Escalation"

Transformers: Devastation #1 - "Transformers: Devastation"

Transformers: Devastation #5 - "Transformers: Devastation"

Transformers: Devastation #6 - "Transformers: Devastation"

The Transformers: Megatron Origin #3 - "Megatron: Origin"

The Transformers: Megatron Origin #4 - "Megatron: Origin"

Transformers: Spotlight #10 - "Ramjet"

New Avengers/Transformers: Man and Machine #2 - "New Avengers/Transformers: Man and Machine"

New Avengers/Transformers: Man and Machine #3 - "New Avengers/Transformers: Man and Machine"

New Avengers/Transformers: Man and Machine #4 - "New Avengers/Transformers: Man and Machine #4"

Transformers: Autocracy #10 - "Rise"

Revolution #0 - "Prelude"

Transformers (2019) #19 - "Rise of the Decepticons: All Fall Down"

Transformers '84: Secrets and Lies #1 - "Secrets and Lies #1"

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Cartoon Appearance

Runabout appeared in the following 1 cartoon episodes:

G1 1986: Episode #82 - Ghost in the Machine

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