Characters in Loonatics Unleashed

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This article details fictional characters in Loonatics Unleashed. Below are the heroes, villains and minor characters of the series.

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[edit] Loonatics

The main characters of the series. These characters are the descendants of the classic Looney Tunes characters, according to multiple press releases and official sources. Descendants of other Looney Tunes are unverified.

[edit] Ace Bunny

Ace is an adroit, quick-witted, and action-driven leader who galvanizes his crew for each mission. Ace possesses infrared laser-lock vision and can fire laser blasts from his eyes. He is also a very capable martial artist and swordsman. His weapon of choice is a collapsible sword, revealed in the second season to be a Frelengian energy weapon called the Guardian Strike Sword. Before gaining his powers, Ace was a martial arts stunt double working for a movie studio. Ace is a descendant of Bugs Bunny, right down to the voice, and wears a yellow uniform.

[edit] Lexi Bunny

Lexi is the trendy second-in-command of the Loonatics. She possesses expert eavesdropping skills, hyper-sensitive hearing, tremendous aerial agility and the ability to shoot "brain blasts" from the top of her head. Before gaining her powers, Lexi was a student at Acmetropolis University who tried to join the school's cheerleading squad. The captain, afraid she was too good, did not accept her. Lexi is a descendant of Lola Bunny, and wears a pink uniform. It is possible that she is also a descendant of Bugs Bunny. Her relation to Ace, if any, as well as whether Bugs and Lola (or their descendants) had children together is unclear. She does seem to care deeply about Ace, though, as evidenced by how she reacted to the possibility of him being dead in "Acmegeddon, Part Two." Aside from that, however, whatever concern she may have for his safety she seems to keep well hidden. In "A Creep in the Deep" when attempting to fire a "Brain Blast" underwater it was heightened to a crude yet powerful psionic explosion that disrupted Adolpho's mind control over the sea creatures with the help of Danger Duck saving Acmetropolis from being sunk. Lexi has a very girlish personality, for example, in "Stop the world I want to get off of", when Ace told Tech to restore themselves to normal gravity after an encounter with Massive, she remarked they shouldn't look bloated.

[edit] Danger Duck

Danger Duck is the spotlight hungry, egoistical member of the Loonatics and wears an orange uniform. Duck longs to one day lead the Loonatics, though he does seem to tolerate Ace's leadership. Duck possesses teleportation powers (called a "Quantum Quack" in the opening credits and simply called "Quacking" by Duck himself) and the ability to toss powerful flaming spheres of energy (often referred to as "Eggs"). Before gaining his powers, Duck worked as a swimming pool cleaner, and true to form, he dreamed of becoming a lifeguard. Duck is a descendant of Daffy Duck, his voice sounding similar to Daffy Duck, but without the trademark lisp. He is usually shown up by other characters or angering them with his antics. He can also be very boastful and has a habit of attempting to re-invent himself. For example, he once wanted Zadavia to commission a name change for him, only to be turned down when she finally listened because Danger Duck is self-explanatory and easy to remember according to her. In another episode, he wanted to get a fancy new cape to look herois in the eyes of Zadavia, but ended up having to buy it for Tech E. Coyote after he lost a bet not to use technology for a week but used a phone to save Tech from Black Velvet's control. He can also be extremely opportunistic, once trying to be Slam Tasmanian's wrestling manager simply for profit, then haggling with Slam over he much each of them should get (with preference that Duck receive 90% and Slam 10 %). Of all the characters, he seems to be used most often as comic relief, despite or perhaps due to his arrogant personality. However, he proves his worth from time to time. In "A Creep in the Deep", Duck developed a new way to use his powers. When trying to throw his "eggs" underwater, he instead fired powerful blasts of energy, much like the comic book character Havok's trademark power. Dubbing the power "Aqua Dense", Duck used it single handedly to propel a boat out of a whirlpool and reverse the flow of another whirlpool with help from Lexi Bunny. In "Cape Duck" he seemed to be able to mentally guide the direction of his "Aqua Dense" blasts when using it against Stomper in the sewers.

[edit] Rev Runner

Rev is a head-spinningly quick character, in multiple senses of the word. He is a descendant of the Road Runner, and wears a red uniform. On a side note, his name could have been inspired by Rev Run. Unlike his ancestor, who only made a "meep meep" noise, Rev can actually talk, though usually at high speed, sometimes annoying or confusing others. He possesses a brain-embedded psychic GPS-tracking system, the power of super speed (according to the credits, he can run at a Speed Level of "9887.9"), and the power to fly. Before gaining his powers, Rev was a delivery boy and inventor who was always late, even while using rocket skates he created. A lesser noted fact is that Rev is actually quite intelligent, sometimes solving or at least understanding problems and sitations that would otherwise be considered Tech E Coyote's exclusive field of expertise. In the second season this bright/inventor aspect of his character was featured to the point of creating some of a rivalry between him and Tech. However, the episode "Family Business" proved that Tech is the better inventor.

[edit] Slam Tasmanian

Slam is the group's muscle-bound heavyweight and wears a purple uniform. Slam is a descendant of Taz, the Tasmanian Devil and has many similarities to him. He possesses the power of superstrength, the ability to spin into a tornado form, and the ability to launch small tornados from his arms. According to the opening credits, he can use these powers at a "Spin Level" of "8447.8". Before gaining his powers, Slam was a professional wrestler, called Twisted Spinner (The Terror from Somewhere). His speech sounds like simple grunting, but is implied to be dialogue the audience is not meant to understand. The other Loonatics will sometimes mention what Slam said, effectively translating anything important. In the second season, he speaks English, but does just not seem fluent in the language.

[edit] Tech E. Coyote

Tech serves as the team's technician and is super smart. His specialties include constructing equipment and conducting surveillance. He also has powers of molecular regeneration that render him nearly indestructable, but not invulnerable or immune to pain (much like the puppet character, Captain Scarlet). He also has the ability to create magnetic pulses that allow him to levitate metallic objects and scramble electronics. Before gaining his powers, Tech was a student at the Acme Institute, where his urge to achieve perfection led to numerous screw-ups. Tech E. is a descendant of Wile E. Coyote, and wears a green uniform. Tech does not have an English accent, as his ancestor did. He is also, so far, the only character to know a villain personally (Mallory "Mastermind" Casey from the Acme Institute).

[edit] Original allies

[edit] Dr. Fidel Chroniker

Dr. Chroniker is an aging inventor and grandfather to the Loonatics enemy "Time Skip." His work, attempting to develop a time machine, resulted in his grandson gaining a form of chronokinesis. He eventually made a working time machine which he could apparently use once a day to make contact with the past and turn back time, somewhat like the plots of the Back to the Future trilogy of films. Using this power, he repeatedly tried to warn the Loonatics about his grandson's evil plans, only to be denied help by Danger Duck, who thought the doctor was merely a foolish old man trying to find his grandson. When this didn't work and the Loonatics, unprepared, nearly lost in battle against Time Skip and the Trolbot 9000, Fidel would turn back time and try again. He eventually came into contact with Ace Bunny, who had been the first to notice that time was repeating itself and the two devised a plan. When Duck agreed to help him, Fidel did scold him a bit for his earlier behavior. Finally, together with The Loonatics, he set a trap for his grandson. Then, after a few minor mishaps, Time Skip was eventually caught. At that moment, Fidel said something to the effect that it was for the boy's own good and inferred that he would make better traps to contain him until Time Skip is ready to change his ways. Tech is a fan of his work and read all Chroniker's notes on temporal displacement.

[edit] Zodavia

Zodavia is the Loonatics' mysterious supervisor and possible benefactor. She often appears to them in a flashing, holographic form (she rarely appears in person). When appearing in her non-physical form, she usually contacts them to inform them of a recent threat to Acmetropolis and dispatches them to contain it. After the Loonatics have completed their mission, she follows up with congratulations, advice, commentary, and if necessary, reprove a member or members (usually Danger Duck). She has been shown to be very influential in Acmetropolis. She seems to possess natural energy-based superpowers/abilities, such as the ability to fire beams of rainbow colored energy from her eyes and hands and create a holographic version of herself with this same energy. Thus, these powers did not come from the supernatural forces released by the meteor, as early speculation dictated. In most of her appearances and situations, she seems very serious, if not outright stoic. Zodavia can display her emotions, though, as she did in the Acmegeddon two-part special. It is currently assumed by fans that she set the Loonatics up in their current residence (the 125th floor of a large tower, according to the episode "The World is My Circus") and pays for all their expenses, as no other explanation has yet been given. Fans also speculate that she might be the outright ruler of Acmetropolis, though her exact status, financial and political, are currently unverified. She made her first appearance in person at the end of "The World is My Circus", after being stuck in the form of a monkey-chameleon mutant for most of the episode.

[edit] Other possible descendants

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In some episodes there key characters or just simple citizens of the city that resemble other Looney Tunes characters. However, these perceived descendants are most often featured as antagonists.

In the "Weathering Heights" episode, an old lady (who looks like Granny) looks at the Loonatics and says "I knew their great, great, great grandfathers." She was apparently referring to the original male characters of Looney Tunes. This may indicate that Lexi is in fact descended from Bugs Bunny and Lola Bunny.

In "Family Business", Toby the Pizza Guy's boss resembled the construction worker from One Froggy Evening.

[edit] Mr. Leghorn

Mr. Leghorn is clearly based on Foghorn Leghorn, although he appears to be human. He is a big name in the world of professional sports including Basherball. Leghorn is the one who fires the starting ball to begin the game. He is the proud of sponsor of the snack known as Chili Gurt, which he gave a life-time supply to the Loonatics as thanks for stopping Massive.

[edit] Ophiuchus Sam

He is based on Yosemite Sam. He attacked a space train carrying the treasures of Freleng. Sometimes, he can't remember what he's saying and has even forgotten his own name. He secretly worked with Zadavia's former General, Deuce to steal Ace's Guardian Strike Sword. He ended up captured, but then released (under the pretense of a brilliant escape) in order to serve as bait for his boss. His name is pronounced "Oh-fee-u-kus". His picture appeared in a villains database in a later episode when looking up a match for Pierre LePew.

[edit] Pierre LePew

He is human like Leghorn, but clearly based on Pepé Le Pew. He fashions skunk-colored hair, a French accent, and stinky cologne, which he claimed was called "eau du poisson". He is the owner of an illegal fights held on the floating arena called Max Arena. During "I am Slamacus", he convinced Slam Tasmanian to fight in his arena as a wrestler. He wields a walking stick with many functions, including: the power to teleport himself and others and full control over the Max Arena, especially its main ring. Pierre is disarmed of his cane and apprehended at the end of the episode.

[edit] Gorlop

A wrestler based on Gossamer whose from a planet named after the character he's based on. He appears to be a small—only a few inchs tall—child, but he can grow when using his ability to consume energy but shrinks when expending it. He fought Slam on Pierre LePew's command. The Loonatics fed him enough energy to destroy the forcefield and defeat him. Afterward, he seemed mad at Pierre and was reportedly returned to his home planet. He did not seem ill intentioned, but simply used by Pierre.

[edit] The Royal Tweetums

He is a royal descendant of Tweety Bird. Like his ancestor, he takes great pleasure in tormenting Sylth Vester, and is responsible for multiple injuries inflicted upon the cat. He is highly fond of Danger Duck, and is not fully aware that the hero truly dislikes him at first. His personality is nearly a carbon copy of the orignal Tweety Bird.

[edit] Queen Grannicus

She is a royal villainous descendant of Granny. She didn't want The Royal Tweetums to claim the throne and allied with Sylth Vester to prevent that. Both were defeated.

[edit] Sylth Vester

He is a villainous descendant of Sylvester the cat. Sylth Vester wears a large suit of body armor, which covers various injuries inflicted by his previous encounters with Tweetums. His name is a parody of Darth Vader. He has scars from his attempt to catch The Royal Tweetums. Among these are the back teeth pulled out, a lack of fur on his belly from being dipped in molecular acid, an injured arm from getting stuck in a particle accelerator, and a severely disfigured face from being sucked into a black hole. He works for Queen Grannicus in her plot to prevent The Royal Tweetums from reclaiming the throne. Both were defeated in the end.

[edit] Harriet "Ma" Runner

Rev Runner's mother, Ma Runner speaks quickly like her son and her husband. Her eating style, natural superspeed, occasional utterances of "meep-meep" and personal issues with coyotes such as Tech E. are all deliberate references to the relationship between Wile E. Coyote and Road Runner.

[edit] Ralph "Pa" Runner

Rev Runner's father, Ralph Runner owns a gadget business that he has always wanted Rev to join him in. Because of his devotion to Rev, he pointedly ignores his younger son Rip. Even when Rip thinks up a better way to market a gadget that Rev worked up, Ralph ignores the suggestion. However, after Rip is temporarily manipulated by a Bio-Tech Parasite, Ralph begins to see give his younger son a chance. His eating style, natural superspeed, occasional utterances of "meep-meep" and personal issues with coyotes such as Tech E. are all deliberate references to the relationship between Wile E. Coyote and Road Runner.

[edit] Rip Runner

Rev's younger brother, Rip is somewhat the oddball of the family. He speaks at a normal/slow speed, acts fairly calm rather than hyperactive and never moves at a high speed like, unlike his parents. However, after repeatedly seeing how much attention Rev got from his father for being a superhero and for his invention of the Robo Amigo toy, Rip became filled with jealousy. He became a victim of the Bio-Tech Parasite, which he used to turn the Robo Amigos into violent monstrosities. Eventually, Rev was able to save his brother, and the two made up. To top it off, Rip's creation of a first edition Robo Amigo gained him some respect in the eyes of his father.

[edit] Sagittarius Stomper and his Mom

They are descendants of Shropshire Slasher and his mum from the Looney Tunes episode Deduce, You Say. Stomper's mom is the head of a robotics company and built Stomper's parts. She was seen when Duck unwittingly took down Stomper when Tech's new invention brought him down. Stomper vowed revenge and switched places with his mother (whom was in a robot suit resembling Stomper). When Duck admitted Tech stopped the Stomper, Stomper began to target both of them and found them hiding in the sewers. He was defeated and now joins his mother in jail.

[edit] Melvin the Martian

Based on Marvin the Martian, he is showcased in the second season opening battling against Tech E. Coyote, possibly indicating that the two may become rivals like as Ophuichus Sam and Ace.

[edit] Original villains

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The various antagonists that the Loonatics are summoned to battle. They do not seem to be based on any character(s) from Looney Tunes.

[edit] Gunnar the Conqueror

Gunnar was the leader of a band of robotic Vikings whose weapons used freezing blasts. They were frozen in their own dimension but were released by the meteor that struck Acmetropolis and attempted to freeze the world so it's easier to takeover, starting with Acmetropolis' planetary power generator. He was deactivated as well as his other minions when Ace kicked him at the planetary power core, restarting all power in the city.

[edit] Professor Zane and Fuz-Z

Prof. Zane was a mad scientist who created the "bio-pet" "Fuz-Z" from lifeforms released by the meteor. Zane modified these lifeforms so that they grew enormous and monstrous after eating chocolate, and planned to unleash them on the world. He was originally kicked out of the science community by the Acmetropolis Science Council, believing his work too dangerous. The Loonatics were able to stop Zane and he was thrown in prison while the Fuz-Zs were dumped into a crater.

[edit] Black Velvet

Black Velvet was a woman whose eyes were damaged when the meteor hit, forcing her to live in darkness. She also has a mechanical arm. Velvet planned to use a device, called the Shroudcaster, to cover the entire planet in permanent darkness. In addition, Velvet abducted and brainwashed Tech E. Coyote to help her complete her task. She also had an army of minions (who are also brainwashed), with which she stole the necessary components. However, the Loonatics were able to break her hold over Tech and reversed the polarity, causing her city blimp to implode, but Black Velvet got away.

[edit] Weathervane

Weathervane was formerly a news assistant named Paula Haze who gained the ability from the meteor. First, she used her powers to get in as the weather reporter. But when she is struck by lightning she predicted she turned very evil and her powers were increased. She has a great dislike for Acmetropolis' most famous weather girl and her boss Misty Breeze, and attempted to destroy the city unless Misty Breeze was delivered to her. She transformed into a huge Storm Dragon and when the Storm Dragon was destroyed, it was presumed that she escaped. Her mains attacks are lightning and is capable of creating cloud creatures. However, in the episode "Acmegeddon (Part One)" she appeared again, this time locked in a special holding chamber which she could not escape from. In this episode, she was freed by Optimatus along with Sypher, Mastermind and Massive. Together, the indebted villains aided Optimatus in his plan to destroy the Loonatics.

[edit] Dr. Dare

Dr. Dare was a mad scientist who devised a means of controlling Earth's geology through earthquakes and other subterranean events. When the meteor his Acmetropolis, he was scarred and his experiments grew more reckless, for the world to send him underground - literally. He could also create rock monsters, effectively meaning his total powers combined could be considered a form of geokinesis. He performed all of these feats with a staff which could also turn his enemies into stone, which was later revealed to be powered by the Jade Serpent Stone. His ultimate intention was world domination by taking everything that's up top to below the earth's crust so he would live in peace on the surface. He fired a petrifying beam at the Loonatics which was deflected back at him. His statue-form remains in Acmetropolis Park until Tech's Atomic Phase Departiculator freed him during battle with Sagittarius Stomper. He created new rock robots and steals the Shield of Perseus and altered it so that it had a gorgon's face and the ability to fire petrifying beams from the eyes on that face, a reference to what happens when you look into a gorgons eyes. The Loonatics thwarted him again and he ended up with the same petrification fate as before.

[edit] Ringmaster and Otto the Odd

The Ringmaster and Otto the Odd run a galactic circus with mutated animals, called Galactic Oddities. The "oddities" were made from the genetic code of animals on the zoological spectrum, children and, seemingly, anyone else they could get their hands on, so to speak. Otto served the Ringmaster's partner in crime, pretending to be a mere assistant and circus clown. He was later revealed to be the brains of the operation, at least in terms of the technology. He also claimed that the Ringmaster worked for him, though Otto did this whilst betraying his partner, so it a dubious assertion at best. Turned into a fearsome Baelrog face, big fist, crab clawed and tentacled monster, the Ringmaster was used by Otto as a final offense in desperation. The Loonatics were able to turn Ringmaster back to normal by creating a sonic boom, then caught him and Otto and sent them to prison.

[edit] Massive

Massive is a very large criminal who can control gravity and has a very hard body structure that even lasers can't penetrate. He committed robberies simply to make himself rich and seemingly had a compulsion for this behavior. The only limit to his powers is that he can only transfer gravity from one object to another, making something heavier means making something else lighter, and vice versa. He worked alongside Sypher, Weathervane, and Mastermind to aid Optimatus in his attempt to defeat the Loonatics in the two-part season finale "Acmegeddon."

[edit] Drake Sypher

Commonly referred to as simply "Sypher," he is a villain with the power to absorb the abilities of others into himself, not only super-powers, but also the natural abilities of living creatures. However, he cannot retain what he steals forever, despite these abilities being completely under his control. Should the original owner of said powers touch him, they can regain their powers/abilities from him. He absorbed all of the Loonatics' powers, resulting in them using special exo-suits to defeat him. He worked alongside Massive, Weathervane, and Mastermind, aiding Optimatus in his attempt to defeat the Loonatics in the two-part special, "Acmegeddon."

[edit] Time Skip

Arthur Chroniker is the villainous grandson of Dr. Fidel Chroniker who can control time. After a mishap during one of his grandfather's time travel experiments, he developed a form of chronokinesis which allowed him to slow down time. Believing that the military stole his idea for a giant robot, he exacted his "revenge" by stealing the finished machine they made, the Trolbot 9000. It took the Loonatics and Dr. Chroniker to set a time trap for Time Skip. It was done when the Loonatics got to the Trolbot 9000 before he did, forcing Time Skip to take a fighter plane but his ship was hit by Tech's new Metallic Converter and turned to dust. He was put in an energy sphere which neutralized his powers, his grandfather swore to take away his powers. He was last seen briefly at the end of "A Creep in the Deep" in a specialized prison facility.

[edit] Mallory "Mastermind" Casey

Mallory Casey was a former college student who worked closely with Tech E. Coyote before the meteor hit. She tried to drain the brain of every professor at Acme Institute, but was busted by Tech. However, a malfunction of her brain-draining device resulted in an accident which increased the size of Mallory's brain. Sometime after this, she mastered the ability to turn any metal object into a weapon. When others learned of this, she was put into a subterranean prison. However, she still planned her escape from jail and her revenge on Tech by taking over the Loonatics HQ. When she was eventually freed by the carelessness of one of her newer guards, she went after Tech and the other Loonatics, taking control of everything electronic in their home and that Tech had made for them. Tech eventually defeated her with an EMP device. She later worked alongside Massive, Sypher, and Weathervane to aid Optimatus in his attempt to defeat the Loonatics in the two-part season finale episode "Acmegeddon." Also in the episode, she trapped the Loonatics in her own cell in the subterranean prison. The deactivation code to it was a locker combination which she had shared with Tech. This infers that she and Tech may have had a romantic relationship. She also often incorrectly refers to him, perhaps intentionally, as a "Dog", often truly annoying him.

[edit] Optimatus

He is Zodavia's evil brother. Optimatus is a mysterious character who possesses similar, if not the exact same, powers and abilities as Zodavia. At the time the Loonatics first season in the year of 2773, he resided on a ruined planetiod which he used as his base of operations during all of his Loonatics appearances (It is not made clear whether this is in fact the remains of his futuristic home world of Freleng or just somewhere he set up base after tracking down his sister). He appears in the final moments of "The Comet Cometh" to state that the meteor's striking Acmetropolis in 2772 was actually a deliberate attempt to destroy Acmetropolis, as was the larger second meteor that the episode involves. With both attempts failed, he also states that he plans to attack the planet a third time in the future. In the two-part season-ending episode, "Acmegeddon," Optimatus appears again to fulfill his promise, freeing Massive, Mastermind, Sypher, and Weathervane to aid his attempt to defeat the Loonatics. He also entices them by claiming that he will allow them to rule Acmetropolis if they succeed. After he made up his mind that the criminals he had freed "failed" him, he revealed his latest plan to destroy Acmetropolis: sucking it up into a wormhole. He then sends the criminals back to Acmetropolis, saying they can still "rule for five minutes". In the end, however, he and his team of robotic minions, the Optiforce (apparent remnants of robots who served him on his homeworld) are eventaully defeated, and he is sucked into one of his own wormholes. His sister says he will end up on a dark, cold, deserted part of space and he can then be seen huddling up to a fire, on a small piece of what was once his command center, using the remains of Optiforce to keep the fire going. He swears he'll get his revenge, but was completely disarmed upon his defeat, making a return next to impossible.

[edit] General Deuce

General Deuce is a former general of Freleng until Zodavia refused to let him put the entire planet under his command. When an uprising happened on the planet, his army was no where to be seen. Working with Ophiuchus Sam, Deuce resurfaced to capture the train containing his robot army by duping Ace into thinking he's on the same side as him. He planned to reawaken his robot army to conquer the galaxy. After the train was disconnected by Ace, Deuce disappeared into the wormhole with the engine.

[edit] Adolpho

Adolpho is a mutant dolphin who plans revenge on the world for polluting the ocean and putting them in aquarium theme parks. The pollution mutated the dolphins with the abilities to change into dolphin monsters with armored backs. He and his dolphins can manipulate the wild dolphins and whales to create whirlpools to sink ships, oil rigs, small islands, and other things at sea. His henchmen captured Ace during the Loonatics' aquatic recon. It took Lexi and Duck to break the mind control and defeat Adolpho.

[edit] Bio-Tech Parasite

A living symbiotic machine that latches onto an unsuspecting victim, then forces them to act only on their must evil desires. The parasite also gives the wearer artificial telekinesis so long as it is bonded to them. It first latched onto a pizza delivery boy named Toby who had just been fired, and forced him to seek revenge on his boss by causing him to manipulate anything in the pizza parlor. Ace Bunny was able to detach it with a shot from his laser eyes, and the pizza boy was freed. Afterward, the Loonatics captured and contained it for a time. However, when Rip Runner stole his brother's access card and found the parasite, he became its next victim and caused him to manipulate the Robo-Amigos that Rev created. After the parasite had been on too longer to be removed by the Loonatics, Rip's brother Rev managed to scare the parasite into coming off. Finally, the parasite's owner, a young extraterrestrial female, reclaimed it and took it home, calling the creature "spikey". It is similar to the Marvel Comics' symbiote that created the supervillain Venom.

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