- Name: Rodimus Prime
- Faction: Autobot
- Species: Unknown
- Function: Autobot Leader
- Division: None
- Sub-Group: None
- Type: TP-only
Profile[]
| “ | Experience is the benchmark of maturity. | ” |
A vanguard for the Autobot ranks, RODIMUS PRIME possesses acute military prowess and speaks with the savvy of a seasoned veteran. An expert tactician with exceptional maneuverability in battle, he leads from the front. Always the first on the battlefield and the last off, thrusts himself into deepest danger rather than asking anyone under his command to sacrifice themselves. Can be hot-headed at times.
In robot mode, has great strength and agility, armed with photon eliminator cannon, wrist-mounted buzzsaw. In alternate mode, tows trailer which converts to turreted defense bay. Range: 500 miles. Speed: 200mph.
Sole purpose is to protect all life. Only weakness is his compassion for other living creatures.
History[]
If you love fish like I do, you want them to die with dignity.
In 2005, Hot Rod was one of the many Autobots based in the completed Autobot City. He was close friends with the young human Daniel Witwicky and seemed to have a reputation for being something of a troublemaker, judging from a few of Kup's comments to him at the time. While out fishing with Daniel one day, he consoled his young human friend over the absence of his father Spike (currently stationed on one of Cybertron's moon bases), then attempted to cheer him up by proposing that they head to Lookout Mountain to watch the arrival of an Autobot shuttle. This required smashing through a security cordon that Kup and some other Autobots were in the process of setting up, but Hot Rod's breach of security was soon to fade to irrelevance. Observing the shuttle through a viewing scope, Daniel was alarmed to spot a hole in the side, and the concerned Hot Rod used his built-in telescopic visor to discern the horrifying truth of the situation: the shuttle had been hijacked by Decepticons! Hot Rod opened fire on the stolen shuttle and exposed their ruse before Megatron could enter the city, though he was nearly blasted by Blitzwing for his troubles and had to be rescued by Kup. Hot Rod's action had given the rest of the Autobots time to begin transforming Autobot City and raising their defenses, but this in turn left Hot Rod trapped outside with Kup and Daniel, until the Insecticons helpfully chewed an opening into the city that the trio were able to use to gain access, swatting the pesky critters as they did so.
Dibs!
Fighting continued through the night, culminating with the arrival of a second shuttle commanded by Optimus Prime. Prime engaged Megatron in a one-on-one battle, but at a pivotal moment, Hot Rod observed that Megatron was feigning defeat in an attempt to reach a fallen weapon. Hot Rod tackled Megatron, but proved no match for the Decepticon leader; Megatron seized him and used him as a human (well, robot) shield so that he could deliver the fatal blasts that mortally wounded Prime. Prime used the last of his strength to dispatch Megatron, but then collapsed; Hot Rod ran to his side, begging his fallen leader for forgiveness. On his deathbed, Optimus Prime passed the Matrix of Leadership to Ultra Magnus, reciting a prophecy that claimed an Autobot would use the Matrix to "light our darkest hour". When Prime's strength gave out and he dropped the talisman as he was handing it over, Hot Rod caught it before it fell to the floor, and it glowed brightly in his hands.
He's on the run from Barbie's garage.
After Prime's death, news reached Autobot City of a monster planet that was advancing on Cybertron. Hot Rod had "this feeling" that the Matrix could stop the creature, but before any plans could be made, Autobot City came under Decepticon attack once again—by Galvatron. The Autobots were able to flee into space aboard twin shuttles, and Hot Rod passed the time sparring with an auto-combatant before the Decepticons caught up to them. In the ensuing space battle, Hot Rod's shuttle was shot down by Cyclonus, and he, Kup and the Dinobots found themselves stranded on the planet Quintessa. Awakening underwater in one of Quintessa's oceans, in the clutches of some mechanical vines and beset by ferocious robotic fish, Hot Rod hacked his way to freedom with his buzzsaw-hand, then saved Kup from the grip of a huge metal squid-creature. Hot Rod took the damaged Kup to shore and pieced him back together, and the pair then set off to search for the Dinobots, only to wind up crossing paths with more strange inhabitants. The universal greeting and energon goodies only temporarily placated the creatures, who captured Hot Rod and Kup and brought them before their masters, the Quintessons. They learned from another captive, Kranix, that the monster planet was known as "Unicron", then attempted to stage an escape when they were brought to trial and thrown to the Sharkticons. The pair gave a good account of themselves, but were hugely outmatched by the Sharkticon swarm and seemed doomed for certain, until the Dinobots and their new ally Wheelie arrived to turn the tide. Wheelie provided the team with a Quintesson ship to leave the planet.
Hot Rod was just in time to stop the native Junkions and their leader Wreck-Gar from destroying the rest of the Autobot City refugees with a timely—and successful— use of the universal greeting. Together, they all traveled to Cybertron to stop Unicron before he could eat more than just its moons.
"The murderer could be anyone. It could be him, it could be her, or maybe, it could even be...YOU!"
Hot Rod crashed the Quintesson ship through Unicron's eye, and was separated from his comrades as they fell through his giant body. Alone, deep in the bowels of the chaos-bringer, he found himself facing Galvatron in a battle to the death over the Matrix of Leadership, which Galvatron had previously stolen. Overpowered by Galvatron, Hot Rod was throttled by the Decepticon and was moments from death, until he seized the Matrix that hung around Galvatron's neck. Filled with its power, Hot Rod proved to be the "Chosen One" of legend, and was transformed into "Rodimus Prime": an older, larger, and more powerful version of himself. After overpowering Galvatron and hurling him through Unicron's hide into the void of space, he opened the Matrix and destroyed Unicron from within. He managed to make his way to the other Autobots and led them in escaping Unicrons imploding form. Upon arriving on the reclaimed Cybertron, he announced the start of a new Golden Age to the assembled Autobots. The Transformers: The Movie
Notes[]
- Has an Executive Assistant named Datapop, who has no sense of humor
- Enjoys the entire Stan Bush catalogue, not just 'The Touch' and 'Dare'
- Third most dangerous Racing Winnebago in the galaxy!
- Tends to use special effects in his entrances, such as time stopping, and splash pages.
- Also tends, OOCly, to use the term PRIME! to acknowledge reckless behavior. The same way someone might comment MURRICA! after hearing something tongue-in-cheek
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