Overrun is anAutobotBuilder from theBeast Wars: Uprising portion of theGeneration 1continuity family.

OnceSurge, theTargetmaster partner toOptimus Prime during theGreat War,Overrun now poses as a simple tech geek, operator ofSparks of Genius.

Fiction

Beast Wars: Uprising

During the Great War, Surge was the Targetmaster partner toTriple-Threat Prime. Surviving his partner's death, Surge kept in contact with what little remained of the Autobot leadership by that point, which includedHyperfire, who warned Surge of what was coming. Both sides had learned that Targetmasters could be used to drain the life from Cybertroniansen masse, and when thePax Cybertronia was enforced, the order was sent out that the Targetmasters had to die. Thus began theTargetmaster Extirpation.

Afterward, Surge went into hiding on aCybertron now utterly hostile to Targetmasters, renaming himself Overrun and adding new kibble to his frame to make himself look like a jet. Winding up inIacon, he set up the store Spark of Genius. He still kept in contact with what few of his former kin remained, such asTwirl, sharing details on how to remain in hiding. Somehow acquiring the dreadedRobo-Smasher, Overrun used it to turnLidar into his inside mech on theMaximal Command Security Force, erasing him from their records.

During theGrand Uprising, Overrun was introduced by Twirl to a mechanoid calling herself "Elita", who paid serious cash for some body upgrades, and a specially tailored virus designed to hit MCSF officers hard. Eager for the money, Overrun took the job. However, he also realized Twirl was starting to draw attention to herself, from parties very interested in studying a living Targetmaster's physiology, such as "Elita", actuallyResistance memberBlackarachnia. Panicking, Overrun murdered his friend. When the MCSF investigated, he had Lidar bomb their morgue to destroy Twirl's remains. However, a cop namedWolfang investigated anyway, and was eventually able to deduce Overrun's identity. With thePredacon Secret Police now aware of his nature, Overrun panicked and fled toward Vos, but was unable to get far. Blackarachnia was able to fake a Resistance blunder, calling in a Builder airstrike to ward off the pursuing PSP, but Overrun was tired of running, and of what his life in general had become, and aware there would be nowhere to hide. So he let himself get hit by the barrage, which destroyed him utterly.Trigger Warnings

10,000 years later, Surge/Overrun was misremembered as the "Titanmaster" "Oversurge", pursued by the war criminal "Black Arachnia".Lio Convoy: Unity Through Tyranny

Toys

Armada

• Optimus Prime with Mini-Con Over-Run (Super-Con, 2003)
  • Japanese ID number:MC-06

Armada Over-Run transforms into a Cybertronic starship. He also has a third "rifle" mode that can be held by most toys that use 5mm-wide accessory pegs. He was only available with the Deluxe-scaled version ofOptimus Prime.

This toy doubles as theArmada characterOver-Run, and this mold was also used to makeRun-Over.

• More information on Over-Run at TFU.info

Notes

• Despite Wolfang's observation, "overrun" is indeed a name relevant to programming. Maybe Wolfang just wasn't tech-savvy enough to realise it?