TF Club Runabout... uh, Over-Run is revealed

[griffin]

I guess Hasbro legal took this long to verify that the Collector Club couldn't use the name Runabout... as they've just announced the name Hasbro could approve - Over-Run.

This is bound to be given a lengthy explanation by FunPub at BotCon, but as with previous BotCons, they detail the process required to get approval for names they want, as they do the colours and moulds they want.

And since Hasbro (and its legal department) are a big corporation with more important things on their schedule, it takes time to process things that are quite insignificant compared to their regular duties. So by the time FunPub were told that they couldn't use Runabout, it was too late to try other name variants and get the toy (and packaging) ready in time for the scheduled release. As such, they chose a name that they knew would be current enough to be allowed.

FunPub's explanation can be read here.

And the full reveal of the photoshopped toy and its bio, can be seen here.

FUNCTION: Shock Trooper
“Beauty is fleeting. Especially when I’m around.”

OVER-RUN tries to pass himself off as a suave connoisseur of fine things. It’s not a façade he can really maintain for long, less because of his generally low intelligence and more because his interest in beautiful objects starts and ends with “blow them up!” His drive to seem sophisticated is in direct conflict with his enthusiastic love of explosions and action. The former is almost always on the losing side of that battle. He’s not interested in the Decepticons’ plans for conquest; he’s just with them because of the greater opportunities for his kind of fun. He’s always on the move, looking to create a bigger fireball, a larger bomb crater, and generally cram every microsecond with action.

He is partnered with the hyperactive RUNAMUCK, and has never had more fun in his life. Marginally smarter than his partner, he also has better self-control, giving the pairing just enough focus to present a real danger to most robots they gang up on.
Over-Run is a Deluxe sized figure featured in the Wings Universe and is Runamuck’s demolition partner. Over-Run utilizes one of the extremely popular “Classics” molds and features an all-new head sculpt by Dan Khanna and Paul Brooks. The toy is packed in a convention style box with a foam insert for easy removal and display.

[Tetsuwan Convoy]

Hmm, Runamuck and Over-Run just doesn't have the same ring to it as Runamuck and Runabout. A shame. They really left that until the last minute hey? Crazy. Still, he will always be Runabout in my books.

uuuh, the "wings" universe as they put it. Which uiverse is that exactly? "Wings of Honour?" I thought R & R were classics. Uuuh, its doing my head in!

[Paulbot]

uuuh, the "wings" universe as they put it. Which uiverse is that exactly? "Wings of Honour?" I thought R & R were classics. Uuuh, its doing my head in!

Yes "Wings of Honour" is the universe the recent club comics and toys (including the G2 ones) have been set in if they aren't SG (and this year's BotCon combines the Wings universe with SG).

But the two are still "Classics" interpretations of the characters.