Rum-Maj

Rum-Maj is aJunkionfrom the2005 IDW portionof theGeneration 1continuity family.

Formerly an inhabitant ofJunkion,Rum-Majroams the cosmos alongside her consortWreck-Gar,searching for a way to help restore their shattered world. Calm almost to the point of cold and possessing a grimly pragmatic streak, she provides a stark contrast to the excitable, gabby Wreck-Gar.

Contents 1Fiction 1.12005 IDW continuity 2Games 2.1Transformers Roleplaying Game 3Notes 4See also 5References

Fiction

2005 IDW continuity

Fleeing the destruction of Junkion when the CybertronianGreat Warspilled over onto their world, Rum-Maj, Wreck-Gar, and thousands of Junkion refugees became nomads, travelling through space aboard a giganticcorkscrew-shaped vessel.A Lonely Pillar on the PlainTo Walk Among the ChosenScavenging what technology and trinkets they could as they travelled from world to world, their travels took them to the planetThrull,where Wreck-Gar fell in love with her;Time Will Rustby the time that their ship chanced upon the planetEarthand its ample supplies ofOre-13,she had become the matriarch of the Junkions tribe.A Lonely Pillar on the Plain

Making planetfall in theAlps,To Walk Among the ChosenWreck-Gar and Rum-Maj were welcomed byOptimus Primeand theAutobots,who had detected the arrival of their ship. The two Junkions explained that they had come to Earth in the hopes of trading their technological secrets for Ore-13, which they could use to rebuild their planet. What negotiations there were—Rum-Maj remained skepetical of Prime's claims that he spoke for all of Earth—were cut short when aG.I. Joeunit showed up, and when a curious Wreck-Gar found himself on the wrong end of thehumans' military power, the Autobots chose to withdraw entirely. A few hours later, the Junkions later visitedAutobot Cityto continue their negotiations, and while touring theTitan's internals the Junkions offered the Transformers a legendarypositron core.A Lonely Pillar on the Plain

Back aboard her vessel, Rum-Maj watched asCosmos,Frenzy,andRumblecarried out a covert infiltration of the Junkion cruiser, on Prime's orders... unaware that theirstealth paintfailed to conceal them from advanced Junkion sensors until they stumbled upon the ship'sSharkticonholding pen, whose inhabitants made short work of the intruders.Behind My Bleeding BackWreck-Gar and Rum-Maj observed their defeat; while Wreck-Gar was still keen to make a deal with the Transformers, Rum-Maj asserted that they couldn't trust Optimus to be a 'bot of his word: rather thanbargainfor the Ore-13 to rebuild Junkion, they would simplytakeit and conquer Earth in the bargain, transforming it into a new Junkion homeworld. When the time came for Prime to organize a proper diplomatic summit between Junkion, human, and Transformer, Rum-Maj and her forces began their assault, tossing Cosmos' battered body off their shuttle as evidence of Prime's duplicity before siccing the Sharkticon school on the forces below.Dance Among the Shadows

Rum-Maj gleefully watched as her troops engaged the Transformers; when Optimus Prime retaliated by unleashing Metrotitan on the Junkion mothership, Rum-Maj joined her troops as they stormed the Titan's flight deck, shouting encouragement to the Junkion warriors. Their fortunes took an abrupt turn whenSoundwaveconvinced the Sharkticons to turn against their masters, prompting Rum-Maj to murmur that the Cybertronians were more dangerous than she thought.Future Glories Lost

As the battle reached its height, Rum-Maj tried to flee from Optimus and theColonist Soldiersas the rebellious Sharkticon hordes stormed their ship. The standoff was cut short when a stray shot fromArceedetonated Wreck-Gar'spositron core,blowing her consort to bits. A defeated Rum-Maj cradled Wreck-Gar's still-living head in her arms as she lamented her failure to rebuild their world. Rather than finish them off, however, Prime realized that he'd gone too far down the path of violence and abruptly changed strategies: revealing theMatrix of Leadership,he convinced both sides to lay down their arms in the hopes of starting anew.Feel Safe Without RegretsOnMarissa Faireborn's suggestion, the Junkions were given the oldEarth Defense Commandbase in theBikini Atoll;working together, the Autobots, Sharkticons, and Junkions set about rebuilding the abandoned base into anew cityfor themselves as Rum-Maj and Wreck-Gar affectionately bickered with each other.Feel Safe Without RegretsThe Next Day, and the Next

Several months later, she and Wreck-Gar attended the opening of a newOre-13mine inKentucky,where she grimly mused on humanity's treatment of their kind.Surfeit of PrimesA few weeks afterShockwave's return and the awakening ofUnicron,Rum-Maj brooded on the endless cycle of violence that the Cybertronians had perpetuated on the universe before word came in ofSlide's attack on the G.I. Joe forces assembled atMount Rushmore.Rallying their Sharkticons, the pair set out to help, but arrived too late to save eitherGimletor his victim, the recently killedMainframe,and watched in horror as Unicron materialized over the planet.Time Will RustAs a grieving Soundwave cradled Mainframe's dead body, the two were momentarily overwhelmed by theoutlier's telepathic abilities amplifying his emotions, though Wreck-Gar cheerfully pointed out that the situation would translate to good PR regarding human-Cybertronian relations.A Sunrise Dark

During the final battle against Unicron and hisMaximals,Wreck-Gar and Rum-Maj flew their fleet of Sharkticons toWashington, D.C.,where they arrived just in time to rescue thePresident of the United Statesand her retinue from the Maximals who had survived the crash ofBludgeon'sWorldsweeper.Ceremony

In the aftermath of the battle, and in the wake of Prime's own sacrifice, Rum-Maj and Wreck-Gar returned to little Cybertron, where they attended Prime's funeral and helped to bury the many heroes who had perished in the conflict. Rum-Maj wondered if the cost of victory had been too high; Wreck-Gar opined that since life kept going with or without you,nothingcould truly be called a victory.Post

Games

Transformers Roleplaying Game

Rum-Maj was a Junkion.Decepticon Directive

Notes

• The name "Rum-Maj" is an awful,awfulpun.
• In keeping with her vaguely pirate-inspired design, Rum-Maj's transformation scheme was designed so that she'd wind up with a skull and crossbones on her back.^[1]
• TheLegacy: EvolutioncharacterCrashbarwas drafted as a toy of Rum-Maj at one point in development, though this concept was scrapped due to theEvo-Fusionmodularity gimmick precluding her transformation scheme.^[2]

See also

• Nancy

References