A Spark Amomg Embers. From that, we have our most current versions Transformers: Optimus Prime and Transformers: Lost Light. Optimus returned during the Hate Plague of 2006 and retrieved the Matrix. Hot Rod Hot Rod, nearing the exit tunnels they had previously drilled, got a call from Dealer—he had been ambushed by a Decepticon attack squad and needed help. Fumbling over his words and begging for forgiveness, Rodimus apologized to Drift for his exile and banishment from the Lost Light. An enraged Hot Rod turned on the humans, damaging their equipment and machinery. How To Say Goodbye And Mean It: Part 2, In an alternate universe, another Hot Rod had journeyed to the Primus chamber at the centre of Cybertron with the Dinobots, where he had a multiversal out-of-body experience and saw many different versions of himself, including Rodimus. Hot Rod first came online in Nyon, 4.2 million years ago. The Headmasters dragged him into Scorponok's control room where, with absolutely no prompting, the big man explained his entire plan for the Dynobots, Skywatch and the Machination. His ego properly threatened, Rodimus gave the most brazen (and sacrilegious) speech of his career as he demanded an audience with Primus. Years ago, Hot Rod was put in charge of a mission to the planet Ki-Aleta to obtain a powerful artifact named the Magnificence so as to keep it out of the hands of the Decepticons. Rage, Rage To the shock of Rodimus, Cyclonus and Ratchet, Megatron activated a panic bubble. With the Matrix still around his neck, Rodimus's lifeless body could only drift through the void... Heart Like a Wheel Altered Carbon. The group was surprised by the arrival of Shockwave, but Ultra Magnus had heard Hot Rod's distress call and was on his way to Earth. As they all settled into Swerve's for a last drink, Rodimus gave Ratchet his blessing for his future with Drift before Thunderclash brought in Rodimus's desk/map so they could reminisce on their journey. The Becoming Fortunately an alternative exit presented itself—a portal through Brainstorm, who'd unwittingly been infected by the Dead Universe—and Rodimus and the others were able to return to the regular universe. Over Rodimus's protests, Megatron agreed to go quietly but was nonetheless allowed to join the Lost Light for one last "victory lap" cruise. The Return of the King, Though everyone was skeptical of the claim, Rung soon verified it by demonstrating his self-healing and revealing the truth of the God War. Seasons in Flight, What everyone failed to realize, even Ultra Magnus, was that Swindle was not only trading in combiner technology, he knew how to make it work. They finally managed to bring down the titan, but the alliance was finished and Rodimus's own comrades turned against him for his poor judgment. Friends/Allies Rodimus and Drift reckoned that the map led to the Cyberutopia of the Knights of Cybertron. Roughly 40 crew members fell out into open space as they rematerialized, and fell down to the planet below. Meteor surfing Hot Rod then approached them, explaining that this kind of thing was happening all across Cybertron, and asked Orion to join the insurgents. Heart of Darkness #4 Out of the Silent Planet, As Rodimus, Sunstreaker, Wheelie, Ironhide, and Garnak returned to Earth and joined the other Autobots, he made it his first task to return the Matrix to its rightful owner, Optimus Prime. Rodimus also privately spoke to Cyclonus, and was persuaded to let him join the mission. MTMTE As he planned to pursue the map, Rodimus was given half of the Matrix by Orion Pax, formerly Optimus Prime, who left Cybertron in exile. As Adaptus tried to sway both Rodimus and Rung to his philosophy, everyone failed to notice that Solomus had also regained his memories which prompted him to attack Adaptus in a duel that killed them both. As Rodimus and Cyclonus went to work rebooting the sprinklers... only for Primus himself to appear and take Getaway's hand. Sunstreaker ignored Hot Rod's warning about Scorponok's army and stormed into the building so Hot Rod painfully wired himself to send a distress signal. You Are Here, When attempts to reason with their friends were met only with acid, everyone rolled out until Grimlock arrived with reinforcements. He was eventually disposed of through the combined efforts of Fortress Maximus, Chromedome, and Rewind, the last of whom gave his life to eject Overlord from the ship. Before a panic could set in, Fortress Maximus showed up in Luna 1 ramming the satellite into the avatar's neural cluster and reverting it to planet mode. ", but Megatron was unphased and shot him at point blank range, blowing a huge hole in Rodimus's torso and sending him flying into space. In one splinter, Rodimus remained a Prime for many more years. Hot Rod (later known as Rodimus Prime) is the protagonist of the 1986 animated film, "Transformers: The Movie", and the third season of the Generation One television series (Up until the two part season finale, "The Return of Optimus Prime", in which Optimus Prime resumes command of the Autobots and goes back to being the series protagonist). Good for … Fortunately he survived the operation, though the Matrix half was shattered. Rodimus is also privately insecure that he cannot measure up with those to whom these qualities come more naturally, which often publicly manifests in a rebellious disdain for any authority not his own. Call him Hot Rod or Rodimus, or Rodimus of Nyon if you're feeling especially formal; he's got a good spark, but you might need to tread carefully to find it. This news prompted a schism amongst Team Rodimus: Megatron insisted that the group should rescue the alternate Rung, while Rodimus was adamant that they needed to get to the teleporter to get back to the Necroworld. Ongoing The Reluctant Specialist, After Fortress Maximus went on a shooting spree on board the ship and locked himself in Rung's office with both Rung and Whirl, Rodimus was briefed in, and placed a security team near the doors if the need arose. Unsure what to do, Rodimus allowed Brainstorm to talk him and the others into having a nice, moral justification for abandoning the helpless, but Megatron shamed his co-captain by giving a stirring speech in favour of protecting them, even if he'd die. The Stars My Destination, Rodimus planned to return to Earth and rejoin the other Autobots, however, Wheelie misunderstood his instructions to navigate the warship "home" and took them to Cybertron instead while Rodimus was unconscious from the takeoff (It was implied that the Matrix could not accommodate both the ship and keeping Rodimus's spark alive at the same time; hence the risk when "The Admiral" wanted to use it to power the ship. How to Say Goodbye and Mean It, Rodimus arranged a search and rescue force to recover the fallen Autobots, but nonetheless three crew members were dead almost before the mission had begun. Escalation #4 Prowl and Hot Rod managed to defuse the situation and secure the facsimile in the end Escalation #5, but before he could return to his ship he was attacked by Thundercracker and Skywarp, unable to defend himself because he had to keep the facsimile alive. 2009 — Rodimus Prime, an Autobot leader from Animated. Recognizing Axe as a member of the Circle of Light, Rodimus acted on a hunch and had Drift plot a course from Cybertron to Mederi. Before Scorponok could crush Hot Rod's head, the Dynobots showed up and began to battle Scorponok. Primacy #2, As Metroplex and Trypticon fell and Megatron initiated a full-scale assault on Iacon, Hot Rod took to the frontlines to defend the city from the Decepticon, Junkion and Sharkticon forces. No Guns, No Swords, No Briefcases. A battle ensued, but Galvatron eventually retreated to the Kimia Facility, which he had stolen and seized control of earlier. Spotlight: Doubledealer Spotlight: Sideswipe, Returning to Earth to continue his search, Hot Rod arrived at the gates of the Machination's complex, and Scorponok prepared himself to deal with the intruder. All Hail Megatron #4, Hot Rod was taken back to base and relayed the story of how he and his other crew-mates from the Trion arrived on Cybertron, having been diverted there by Decepticon ships and forced to crash land. Arm the Lonely While Tyrest was prevented from escaping by Tailgate, the Autobots were left with the problem of the killswitch. After the quartet concluded that they must have bailed out of Skip within the moon's gravity well and that one of their number had wanted to visit the Afterspark, Rodimus was ready to pack it up and leave before Nautica barged in with the Scavengers and the corpse of Axe. Flame Toys Furai Model IDW Rodimus Prime Model Kit. After leaving the Autobot caves with a half-dozen recruits, Hot Rod went looking for Omega Supreme, in the hopes of convincing the massive Autobot to use his interstellar rocket mode to get them all off-planet. Maximum Dinobots #3, He made it out of the building and ran into the real Sunstreaker, who blasted the two clones following Hot Rod. When the time to jump came, the crew simply wound up back on Cybertron. After returning with Ironhide's body, Hot Rod was shocked as Optimus Prime resigned his position as leader. He comes in the black and dark purple color scheme of that design First, the generator malfunctioned, then Download tripped the security lasers around the Magnificence itself. Luckily the day was saved... by Tailgate, and a repaired Rodimus found it very funny that the minibot had turned out to be a super-strong, super durable outlier. As more strange events cropped up, the Galactic Council ship The Benign Intervention arrived to protest the Lost Light's incursion into the sector, however Captain K'gard agreed to let Rodimus and select others visit Crystal City on Theophany. Leadership is something Rodimus feels he's been destined for, although he's not always certain how to properly wear that hat (he actually hates hats in general.) Letting himself out of the cell, Minimus promised he would return with some answers. Though the Architect invited Rodimus to choose a delegation and come aboard, Rodimus passionately denied, stating that they were either all coming or none of them were. Weakened and with a crippled leg, he collapsed on the floor. There is no Rodimus Prime in IDW continuity, not really. Slinger was unhappy to see him, however, blaming Hot Rod for the destruction of Nyon and revealing he'd chosen a different path: that of the Decepticons. After Magnus went off, Ratchet drew Rodimus and Drift's attention to a temple decorated with words and symbols that only the medic could see. Unfortunately, after that everything that could go wrong did go wrong. The Fecund Moon, Taking flight into a Titan graveyard didn't help, as Rodimus and his depleted team were quickly captured. Looking to escape his own bad decisions, Rodimus hijacked Ultra Magnus's ship and fled out into space. Rodimus was accepting and curious about Minimus' reveal. The mission started off smoothly enough, with Gizmo using a holomatter generator to distract the defense systems while the rest of the team went after the Magnificence. Starscream himself was nigh-impervious to damage, but Rodimus improvised again and fired at the Matrix around his neck, having no idea what would happen. Once on the surface, Hot Rod sent out his distress signal and was so sure someone heard it. Towards Peace As Rodimus watched the trial unfold, Atomizer presented him with a list of the crew who'd voted for him to go. The standoff ended and Galvatron slipped past as Optimus, Rodimus, and Ironhide became distracted with Drift, who stabbed himself with his own blade to keep from becoming overwhelmed by the D-Void's mind control.Kings, Through his link to the Matrix, Rodimus realized that Galvatron was planning on fusing Vector Sigma with the Heart of Darkness in order to destroy it, as well as the fact that he was delusional because the Heart of Darkness' influence had fooled him into believing that such an action would destroy Cybertron and prevent the D-Void from creating a giant portal to the Dead Universe at the core of the planet when in fact it would allow him to do just that. Rodimus is the name of several fictional characters from the various Transformers universes. Galvatron had already succeeded in fusing the two just before they'd arrived on the scene. The group retreated back to the surface, where Rung decided they should hijack the Council's base. The Sensuous Frame Alerted to a situation on the Vis Vitalis, Rodimus and Megatron arrived in time to overload the personality ticks with their combined charisma. From the portal emerged a duplicate Lost Light with Megatron at the helm. As Hot Rod, he was a recurring character in the Autocracy Trilogy, the Transformers Ongoing series, and was the main protagonist ofMore Than Meets the Eye and Lost Light. When the Architect was pressed for an explanation, he revealed he was not Pharma, but rather Adaptus. He also awarded a medal for everyone else aboard however, "for exceptional endurance in the face of adversity". Things got heated between the two when Grimlock, unaware of Hot Rod's regrets over Nyon, accused him of not understanding guilt, but their argument was cut short when they discovered Trypticon was missing. Orphans of the Helix, During the journey back to Cybertron, Rodimus was disturbed when it appeared that Optimus was getting a little too "cozy" with Megatron, and voiced his concern during a discussion about the imprisoned Megatron's fate. However, Optimus chose not to tell Rodimus this. First Contact When one of Swerve's old injuries resulted in the manifestation of a holographic Earth, Rodimus and the rest of the crew projected their holomatter avatars to the fake world in an attempt to locate Swerve's psyche. Some Other Cybertron, At Megatron's urging, the group stood down to try and explain things; instead, a Functionary destroyed the teleporter and arrested them all, publicly marching them through the streets while Rodimus bickered with an annoyed Ultra Magnus. Confident that Galvatron was headed toward the core of the planet through the hole the laser had made, the four of them went down there after him and confronted him. Sorry there's no returns. Rodimus is described as being young, impetuous, showing enthusiasm and confidence which borders on arrogance. Minimus had some information of his own to give Rodimus, that the Lost Light had been harbouring a criminal, Skids. A new political landscape began to unfold, with the Autobots coordinating with the captured Decepticons and surly returnees, dubbed Non-Aligned Indigenous Lifeforms (or NAILs) by Prowl. After recording a will in the likely event of death, Chromedome injected, only to find the Pet's mind had been heavily warped and hacked. Purge, Once Optimus Prime had formed an army to stand against Megatron, Hot Rod marched with them to the Citadel where they would fight for control of Cybertron. This involved a trial, which Rodimus fulled expected would end with an execution, and told Megatron as much. Megatron told him how the 'lure' had unlocked his guilt, making him 'hear' all the organics he'd killed. When Megatron tried to rescue the group, the Architect arrived, revealing himself to be Pharma who prevented Rodimus and a handful of others from escaping. To the surprise of everyone, Ten of all people spoke up with a plan to access The Warren, a maze of compressed space that could take them to a safe haven. However, Optimus declined Galvatron's offer, and the latter attacked. The discussion was interrupted when they encountered Nightbeat. Finis Temporis, Unfortunately their exit from the Dead Universe was gone, effectively stranding them there. Velocity insisted that something had to be done to save Megatron and Rodimus espied the last remaining time case in Roller's grip. When Adaptus countered that the group could be happy in the Afterspark, Rodimus was forced to concede his point, which the rest of the Hand took as sufficient to deny the petition for resurrection, returning them to the Afterspark's main arena. After the battle, Hot Rod turned away Optimus Prime's thanks for saving his life, claiming that he didn't deserve gratitude after Nyon's destruction. Rodimus noted that since creating forcefields was one of Trailbreaker's natural abilities, he felt it would be inappropriate to reward him for doing what he did. As Hot Rod, he was a recurring character in the Autocracy Trilogy, the Transformers Ongoing series, and was the main protagonist of More Than Meets the Eye and Lost Light. Realizing that he'd gone too far, Rodimus ordered everyone out while he sent the Cog on a collision course, only for Terminus to accidentally shoot down the ship. "The Admiral", desperate for a way off the planet, attempted to use the Matrix as a power source for his ship, which he had fully repaired but was lacking sufficient fuel. Once through the portal they discovered the Miracle Moon of Luna 1, the moon that previous quests failed to find. Arriving at a statue of Primus, the Functionaries were ambushed by the Anti-Vocationist League, whose bungled rescue attempt led to Team Rodimus having to rescue them, easily trouncing their jailers and frightening Twelve-of-Twelve away. The Transformers (IDW Generation One) (302) Transformers - All Media Types (180) Transformers Generation … Maximum Dinobots #2, Hot Rod seemed less than impressed with this rather mundane approach, which ticked Scorponok off enough for him to point out that it was obviously just the first stage in his master plan. The Dead Are Not Enough After they battled their way through legions of Sweeps, Rodimus told Orion about the numbers only to be taken aback when Orion insisted he should have resigned instead of holding a vote. Primacy #3 During the battle he was attacked by Onslaught, but saved by none other than Slinger, who had lost his faith in the Decepticon cause.