Over-Run is the name of three fictional characters from the Transformers series. The third Over-Run was given that name after a controversy over his initial name, Spastic.
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| Autobot | |
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| Sub-group | Action Masters, Elite Guard |
| Function | Air Defense |
| Rank | 7 |
| Motto | "I rule the skies with a heavy hand!" |
| Alternate Modes | None |
| Series | Transformers: Generation 1 |
The original Over-Run is an Autobot Action Master.
Although Over-Run didn't appear in any stories published by Dreamwave Productions, he was featured in their More Than Meets The Eye biography series.
In Fun Publications stories Over-Run is part of the Elite Guard Strike Team, commanded by Metalhawk.
The Elite Guard Alpha Team and Strike Team did battle against a horde of ferrovorous bugs in one of Cybertron's city-states. Magnum then ordered the Strike Team to escort the Alpha Team to Space Port Bravo for their next mission. The Strike Team then reported to Magnum and Sentinel Major, who introduced them to the new Elite Guard Special-Ops Team, also called the Combaticons.[1][2][3]
While on patrol Onslaught told Metalhawk the story of how his Elite Guard team captured Thunderwing. Metalhawk then told Onslaught about how his team captured Blue Bacchus. The teams of Elite Guardsmen then came across a Decepticon who was separated from his group. Brawl was able to get the location of a Decepticon base from the captive before he went offline. The Guard teams fround the base and were able to kill Shadowcaster, the base's leader. Metalhawk's team reported to Magnum, but the Combaticons stayed to investigate, Onslaught thinking their victory was too easy. They were captured by Decepticons.[4]
Metalhawk and his Strike Team were searching for Decepticons when they ran into a crazy "empty" who ranted about the coming of the "brute". They received a distress signal from Sentinel Major ordering all Elite Guard units to return base. When Metalhawk's team arrived at the base Ricochet told them of a Decepticon attack. Among the attackers are the Combaticions, but when Sentinel Major orders them to surrender, they combine into Bruticus and crush Sentinel Major.[5]
When most of the members of the Autobot Elite Guard confronted Bruticus they were nearly wiped out, with Bruticus killing most of the Guard. Dion was able to blind Bruticus, forcing it to separate into the Combaticons, but the Combaticons finished off most of the remaining Guard, including Metalhawk, who was killed by Onslaught. This left only Dion alive, buried in the rubble, and Thunderclash's team, which was off planet at the time.[6]
Armada Optimus Prime figure with Over-Run in gun mode |
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| Mini-Con | |
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| Sub-group | Triple Changers |
| Function | Optimus Prime, Ultra Magnus |
| Motto | "To understand your adversary... you must first understand yourself." |
| Alternate Modes | Jet/Gun |
| Series | Transformers: Armada Transformers: Universe |
The second Over-Run is a Mini-Con partner to Optimus Prime in the Armada series, and then partnered with Ultra Magnus in the Universe series.
Over-Run appeared among the Mini-Cons in issue #18 of the Transformers: Armada comic book where many Mini-Cons aided him in using the Mini-Con Matrix in the defeat of Unicron.
| Decepticon | |
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| Sub-group | Stunticons, Power Core Combiners, Scouts |
| Rank | 7 |
| Partner | Four Stunticon drones |
| Alternate Modes | Race car |
| Series | Transformers: Power Core Combiners |
The third Over-Run was originally to be called Spastic. He was to be a Decepticon Commander in the Power Core Combiners range and packaged with four Stunticon drones.[9] He is violent and impulsive.
The announcement of this toy in mid-November 2010 caused considerable controversy, gaining Hasbro substantial negative publicity across UK and Australian national newspapers and UK TV shows in the run-up to Christmas, as spastic is offensive in British/Commonwealth. While having the same roots, the term has evolved in a different direction in the US and is not generally considered offensive.[10] Hasbro later issued a statement saying that they did not intend to cause any offence, and that the toy would not be available in Europe via traditional retail channels.,[11] but subsequently announced that the name would be withdrawn entirely.[12] The figure was subsequently renamed "Over-Run".[13]