![]() ![]() Long ago, Hot Rod was in charge of a group of Autobots -which included Gizmo, Backbeat, Dealer, and Download- on Ki-Aleta whose job was the secure the magnificence - a map of everything in the universe - before the Decepticons got it. ![]() He saves Optimus' life during his battle with Megatron, and he is last seen conversing with Optimus Prime about being a leader, foreshadowing his role as future Prime and carrier of the Matrix of Leadership. When captured, the Deceptions attempt to recruit the young machine, but to no avail. When Decepticons betray the Autobots, he follows them into hiding. Much later, when Autobots and decepticons join forces to combat the autocracy, he joins the fight along with them. In a last ditch effort, Hot Rod reveals he has planted numerous phase chargers beneath the city and detonates the entire city, so Zeta Prime is not able to harvest the sparks of those he wreaked havoc upon. Buying Hot od some time to get his people out of the city, The autobots fail to even destroy one of the Omegas, much less scratch it. At this moment, Nyon is attacked by Zeta Prime and his Omega Destroyers. Hot ROd leads teh squad down a goose chase which ends once he shows them how the people of Nyon are living, oppressed by the Autocracy. When given a mission to hunt Hot Rod down and kill him by orders of Zeta Prime, the Autobots comply, and follow Hot Rod's trail back to an ancient city called Acroplex, a district in Nyon, a slum of Cybertron. IDW Publishing Continuity Autocracyĭuring the Autocracy storyline, Hotrod is first an obscured character who fires at Orion Pax (a younger Optimus Prime) and his squad of autobots. He is also thrust back into the position of leadership with the second passing of Optimus. It is also at this time that Cybertron is destroyed and he joins the Headmasters, a group of Autobots charged with finding a new homeworld. At the end of Generation 2 he is reformatted by the ghost of Alpha Trion so that he no longer needs the Matrix to be his Rodimus version. It should be noted that Rodimus becomes Hot Rod again if he passes the Matrix on.Īfter the return of Optimus Prime, Rodimus relinquishes the Matrix, but there are several instances where he takes it back for a short time. He also bears the burden of partially contributing to Optimus Prime's death, and this combined with simple worrying that he will never live up to his former commander leads him to constantly second-guess himself. Rodimus is still Hot Rod at heart, and this means that he can still be somewhat hot-headed. His sportscar alternate form has now changed to reflect his new status as leader, much like Optimus Prime, and he can now transform into a "cabover Firebird" of sorts, keeping the same nose of his former car, but adding a large trailer to the back. ![]() Rodimus PrimeĪs Rodimus, Hot Rod is now reformatted into a taller, more imposing figure with different color distribution. He is the Chosen One, and is responsible for the defeat of Unicron using the Autobot Matrix of Leadership. As well as his standard blaster, Hot Rod has been known to shoot plasma blasts from his arms, and also has used a retractable saw blade to fend off enemies. Hot Rod has a special relationship with Daniel Witwicky, serving as an older brother model of sorts. His love for action is both a blessing and a curse, as it makes him useful on the field, but often gets him into trouble. Hot Rod is a headstrong young Autobot that transforms into a futuristic sports car (best guess is something based off of a Lamborghini Countach). Rodimus Prime is a reformatted version of the Autobot Hot Rod. ![]()
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