Hot Paint Job: Features some sweet flames on his paint job, indicative of the name "Hot Rod".Rodimus set up a trap, ambushing Galvatron with hidden troops, with Starscream happily doing the luring. Animation: More plot than character writing, but apparently Rodimus have no qualms with doing an Enemy Mine with the treacherous Starscream (his ghost had possessed Cyclonus).And there was the little matter of hiring a bounty h- er, freelance peace-keeping agent to hunt down Galvatron. Unlike Optimus, he followed through on it, and blasted the Decepticon's head in. Comics: Rodimus repeated Optimus's "you who are without mercy" line to a downed Decepticon.Sparks/Firebolt who was killed in the Marvel UK comics at some point prior to Hot Rod becoming Rodimus Prime. Do-Anything Robot: Not to Ironhide's extent, but The Transformers: The Movie shows him using a lot of in-built devices, such as his deployable visor, welding torch and buzzsaw.Power of the Primes toyline introduces Nemesis Hot Rod/Rodimus Unicronus, which is the corrupted form of Rodimus Prime himself, thanks to the Matrix of Chaos.UK comic Rodimus wound up eventually getting possessed by Unicron, and even when that was over Unicron was still stuck inside him, gently corrupting anyone who got near him.Rodimus: Basically you'll have two choices: suffocate or smother. What do Daniel and I do when the air runs out? Deadpan Snarker: As Rodimus Prime, due to carrying a more world-weary attitude and dealing with The Chains of Commanding, his lines in the cartoon are drenched in sarcasm. His Kingdom Commander-class toy also includes the weapon, as a nod to said comic series. Cool Sword: In the Regeneration One comic series, he wields the sacred Sword of Primus.The Chosen One: He fills this role in The Transformers: The Movie, being the lowly Autobot who rises up in their Darkest Hour and destroys Unicron.In the cartoon, when he turns back to Hot Rod, he's perfectly willing to ditch his responsibilities. The Chains of Commanding: Just like Optimus, Rodimus has to deal with all the problems of leading the Autobots, on top of having to be the guy replacing Optimus.The Captain: In The Transformers: More than Meets the Eye, before eventually sharing the spot with Megatron of all 'bots.Big Good: He becomes the new leader of the Autobots after OptimusÂ’ death and he even uses the Matrix to destroy Unicron.It's surprisingly similar to the one his Transformers: Shattered Glass counterpart wears on his face. Beard of Evil: Sports one as Rodimus Unicronus.He briefly stepped down as leader and exiled himself to Earth (which was not Transformer-friendly at the time) to atone for the destruction of Tokyo. The Atoner: Leads the Autobots to atone for Optimus' death. The Marvel comics version was no match for Galvatron after he gave in to his madness. Adaptational Wimp: His cartoon counterpart was often depicted as being able to match or surpass Galvatron in combat, even after Galvatron's Sanity Slippage.Adaptational Jerkass: He's depicted as an egostitical, Hot-Blooded Glory Hound and a Manchild in the 2005 IDW continuity.He later gains a Targetmaster companion named Firebolt after a resurrected Optimus reclaims leadership of the Autobots. He was initially not very certain about himself as a Prime but slowly got the hang of it. The Chosen One and leader of the Autobots after Optimus' death.
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