"A pretty car makes an even prettier wreck." - Runabout
Real name: Runabout Other known aliases: None Occupation: Shock Trooper Current group affiliation: Decepticons/Battlechargers Rank: 6 Past group affiliations: Predacons Major enemies: Autobots. First appearance: Transformers: The War Within #4 (Dreamwave comics), Transformers #23 (Marvel comics), Ghost In The Machine (television series). Origin: Description: Runabout is a 20 foot tall black and red robot who turns into a Lotus Esprit. Before being reformatted, Runabout turned into a Cybertonian car.
Characteristics
45 STR 10
10 DEX 0
22 CON 24
15 BODY 0
12 INT 2
14 EGO 8
17 PRE 7
10 COM 0
11 PD 7
11 ED 7
4 SPD 20
9 REC 2
44 END 0
36 STUN 0
Characteristics Cost: 87
Powers and Skills
3 1" Change Environment,Desc: Headlights,OIF(-1/2) 0
10 EC (10),"Transformer powers"
26a) 12/12 Armor
27b) 5 LVLS Growth (stats already included),Always On(-1/2),0 END
Persistent(+1) 0
62c) 6D6 RKA (Radiation),"Partical Beam Rifle",OAF(-1),33-64
Charges(+1/2) 0
23d) 18" Running,1/2 END(+1/4) 2
8e) Shape Shift,"Car",Cannot change form if takes over half
Body.(-1/4),0 END Persistent(+1) 0
19 Life Support,doesn't breathe,safe in vacuum/pressure,safe in
heat/cold,immune to aging
39 MP (49),"Movement",Only in appropriate form.(-1/4)
2u 9" Flight,x8 Non-Combat 2
2u +14" Running,"Wheels",x4 Non-Combat,has turn mode,OIF(-1/2),
0 END(+1/2) 0
3 Radio XMIT/REC,OIF(-1/2)
11 45 STR,1/2 END(+1/4) 0
3 Acrobatics 11-
5 Combat Driving 12-
3 11- Fast Draw
18 6 Levels: With gun, move by and punch.,tight group
3 Navigation 11-
1 WF,Rifles
Powers Cost: 268
Disadvantages
Base Points: 225
15 Accidental Chg,"to robot form if stunned.",common,occur 11-
10 Distinctive,"Giant Robot",easily concealable,major
10 Enraged,"When he sees a pretty car.",common,occur 11-,
recover 11-
15 Hunted,"By anti-Decepticon forces.",as powerful,harsh,appear
11-
5 Physical Lim,"No hands in vehicle mode.",infrequently,
slightly
20 Psych Lim,"Must constantly stay active.",very common,strong
15 Psych Lim,"Violent",common,strong
10 Rep,"Evil alien robot.",occur 8-,extreme reputation
10 Rivalry,"with other Decepticon warriors.",professional,PC
rival
10 Unluck,2D6
10 Watched,"By Decepticon leaders.",more powerful,non-combat
influence,mild,appear 11-
Disadvantages Total: 130
Experience Spent: 0
Total Points: 355
Explanation of the conversion: I removed the normal Concentration disadvantage on his Shape Shift power to represent how easily he changes form. Runabout can only utilize his wheels when in vehicle mode and can only fly in robot mode.
History (Dreamwave comics): Runabout was recruited as a Decepticon under the leadership of Megatron in his war against the Autobots on the planet Cybertron.
When Megatron and Autobot leader Optimus Prime disappeared in an accident with a space
bridge, the Autobot and Decepticon forces splintered into smaller factions. Runabout joined up with the Predacons under
the leadership of Starscream.
After the Great Shutdown on Cybertron ended, Runabout was reformatted in the form of an Earth sports car.
Wounded and looking to recharge, Runabout and Runamuck broke into Shockwave's abandoned lab where they accidentally
released Sunstorm (Transformers: Generation One III #1).
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.
Powers: 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 and can fly in that mode. 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.
Links to other Runabout pages:
Character created by Hasbro.
Champions rules conversion by Mathew R. Ignash - mathewignash@comcast.net.
Last Updated - April, 2005
Powers: 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 and can fly in that mode. He uses a particle beam rifle that shoots a high-energy beam of neutrons with
devastating results.
