Rodimus Prime (Animated)

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:''Rodimus Prime is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Transformers Animated]] [[continuity family]]. He is sometimes called '''Rodimus Minor'''.''
[[Image:RodimusAnimated-charactermodel.jpg|right|thumb|250px|I'm thinkin' of tryin' out for a scholarship.]]

To call the commander of [[Team Athenia]] a prodigy is an understatement. Though his drill sergeant [[Kup (Animated)|Kup]] took him for a turbo-revving punk at first, '''Hot Rod''', the young bot who would one day be called '''Rodimus Prime''', distinguished himself during a live-fire exercise by throwing himself in front of a grenade to save his mentor. From there the higher-ups took special interest in him, and he was accepted into the [[Autobot Academy]] a full decade before his boot camp peers. In the Academy he continued to dazzle command, mastering servo-to-servo combat and a wide arrange of weaponry, as well as designing the energy bow that became his signature weapon. Some even began to refer to him as the "chosen one" after seeing him in action, and when he became the youngest Autobot to be assigned his own command, many felt he was on the fast-track to becoming [[Magnus]].

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==Fiction==
===''Animated'' cartoon===
:''Voice actor:'' [[Judd Nelson]] (English), [[Hiroya Ishimaru]] (Japanese)
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[[Image:Animated Rodimus Bow.jpg|left|thumb|300px|[[Visionaries|''Three suns aligned / Pour forth their light / And fill the archer's bow with MIGHT!'']]]]

The Autobot who would later be named Hot Rod was the youngest Autobot ever to receive the [[Valor's Flame]]. <ref>According to Rodimus Minor's "Galactic Powers and Abilities"</ref>

''Eight hundred [[Units of time|stellar cycle]]s ago, Hot Rod, [[Skram (Animated)|Skram]], [[Quickslinger (Animated)|Quickslinger]], and [[Blaster (Animated)|Blaster]] were assigned to the drill instructor Kup. Kup named Hot Rod because of his punk attitude and the flames on his chest. At first Kup thought Hot Rod was all smoke and no flame, but during their final training exercise, Skram tripped and dropped a grenade near Kup, causing Hot Rod to jump on top of the grenade to save his instructor. Thankfully, the grenade was a dud, but this event changed Kup's perception of the youngster dramatically.

''Hot Rod got into the Academy one decade before the rest of his peers and earned himself the nickname "the chosen one." Years of studying taught him every form of hand-to-hand combat and all forms of Autobot weaponry. Soon, he renamed himself Rodimus, and centuries later, he was assigned leadership of Team Athenia. {{storylink|Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac II}}''

[[Image:TransWarpedRodimusCosmicRust.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Well, I'm free the Saturday after that. Beyond that, I'm going to have to check my calendar.]]

Rodimus Prime and his team, [[Red Alert (Animated)|Red Alert]], [[Hot Shot (Animated)|Hot Shot]], [[Brawn (Animated)|Brawn]], and [[Ironhide (Animated)|Ironhide]], defended [[space bridge 687-030]] from [[Team Chaar]]. Rodimus ordered Brawn and Ironhide to fall back so they could protect the bridge, but a combo attack from [[Oil Slick (Animated)|Oil Slick]] and [[Cyclonus (Animated)|Cyclonus]] took down both [[Autobot]]s. Rodimus managed to evade [[Spittor (Animated)|Spittor]]'s tentacle-attack and incapacitate the monster, but he was quickly knocked aside by [[Blackout (Animated)|Blackout]]'s power-stomp attack.

As the Decepticons moved in, Rodimus defiantly growled that they'd have to go through him. In response, Oil Slick threw a vial of [[Cosmic Rust (disease)|Cosmic Rust]] at Rodimus' feet, which quickly spread across his body and paralyzed him. {{storylink|TransWarped}} ''The infection ravaged his body, and he was slow to recover, earning the pity of his old trainer, Kup. {{storylink|Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac II}}''

Rodimus and the rest of Team Athenia had a private box for the opening night of [[The Motor Master]]'s Stunt Convoy show. Apparently, that healing went well. {{storylink|The Stunti-Con Job}}
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===''The Cool'' comic===
Defending a space bridge outpost, Rodimus Prime and his crew encountered a [[Rock Lord]] and did battle with it. Although unsure of what the creature actually was, and bemoaning that had he had some Energon gum on himself he might have been able to befriend the creature, Rodimus nonetheless was able to quickly discover a weak spot on the beast. He then lead his team to victory in slaying the creature, delivering the finishing blow himself.{{storylink|The Cool Extra issue 2|The Cool Extra #2}}
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==Toys==
===Animated===
[[Image:Animated Rodimus Minor toy.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Also capable of shooting an [[energon cube]] off [[Ironhide (Animated)|Ironhide's]] head at 20 paces.]]
*'''Rodimus Minor''' (Deluxe, 2010)
**''Accessories'': "Energy Bow", 2 missiles

: Available [[exclusive]]ly at [[Toys"R"Us|ToysЯUs]], Rodimus Minor transforms into a futuristic car that is an homage to the vehicle mode of Generation 1 [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]]. A panel on the car's hood, which is also the figure's chest, can be flipped to either show an engine block or the figure's Autobot [[insignia]]. The figure comes with an Energy Bow, capable of firing two missiles. His bow can be tabbed to the roof of his car mode or snapped on his hand. The tabs that secure his bow in vehicle mode are 5mm wide, making it useable by other figures as well. For reasons unknown, Rodimus' shoulders are actually cast out of the same gold plastic as used on parts of his bow, but painted over entirely to match the color of the rest of car... instead of, y'know, just being red plastic like the rest.

: Rodimus and his casemate [[Ironhide (Animated)#Toys|Ironhide]] are the first ''[[Transformers Animated (toyline)|Animated]]'' figures to be secured by twisted paper strips instead of metal and plastic twist-ties. Rodimus was redecoed as [[Black Rodimus]] and [[retool]]ed as ''Animated'' [[Breakdown (Animated)|Breakdown]] and [[Sideswipe (Animated)|Sideswipe]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2010/Autobot/RodimusMinor/rodimusminor.htm More information on Rodimus Minor at TFU.info]''

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[[Image:Takara_animated_crystal_rodimus.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Is that clear, Mr. Bender?]]
*'''Sons of Cybertron: Optimus Prime and Rodimus''' (Deluxe 2-pack, 2010)
**''Accessories'': "Energy Bow", 2 missiles

: "Sons of Cybertron" ''Animated'' [[Optimus Prime (Animated)/toys#SonsofCybertron|Optimus Prime]] and Rodimus are translucent [[redeco]]es of their respective Deluxe Class molds. In addition to being part of [[TakaraTomy|Takara's]] ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers 2010 (franchise)|Transformers 2010]]'' celebration, the set was also sold as an exclusive at Shanghai Con.

: Incidentally this version of the mold was the first one available beating out the Hasbro version as well as the normal TakaraTomy version.

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*'''Rodimus''' (Deluxe, August 2010)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''TA-33'''
**''Accessories'': "Energy Bow", 2 missiles

: The opaque, mass retail version of Takara's ''Animated'' Rodimus is covered mostly in metallic purple paint, though there are some unpainted purple parts due to [[unpaintable plastic]].

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==Notes==
*Rodimus shares his [[Hot Rod (G1)|Generation 1 counterpart]]'s original voice actor, Judd Nelson. He's also the first new incarnation of Rodimus to share the original Generation 1 cartoon character's burgundy coloration, instead of a red one.
*Originally, Rodimus was going to be the [[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|jerk]] character of ''Animated''. This means his team is roughly 60% [[Hot Shot (Animated)|scrapped]] [[Red Alert (Animated)|ideas]], although 40% of those are because of the [[Transformers (2007)|live-action movie]].
*According to [[Eric Siebenaler]] at [[BotCon 2009]], Rodimus' design was influenced by the fact that many ''Animated'' characters had large, boot-like feet. In an attempt to move away from this for variety's sake, Rodimus was given skinnier legs by putting most of his mass in his torso.
*Given the bow and helmet design, Rodimus' design also owes a bit to [[Marvel Comics]]' [[Wikipedia:Hawkeye (comics) |Hawkeye]].
*Despite being credited by the show's creators<ref>''Animated'' [[Tech Spec]] by [[Derrick J. Wyatt]] in [[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 24|''Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club'' #24.]]</ref> as having the [[Prime (rank)|Prime]] rank and clearly being the leader of a team like [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|another bloke]], his toy is listed as "Rodimus Minor" for the fact, revealed at San Diego Comic-Con 2009, that "there were already too many Primes in the toy line". Within the series, he is only ever called or credited as "Rodimus".
* Rodimus's "popped collar" was apparently inspired by Hot Rod fan and [[Unofficial conventions|TFcon]] staff member, [[User:Protoman|Daniel "Protoman" Arseneault]]. <ref>http://www.formspring.me/DerrickJWyatt/q/164802542423798204</ref>
*Additionally, Rodimus is the only character in ''Animated'' to share a voice actor with his G1 counterpart in both the English and Japanese dubs. Someone in the studios must love him!

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Rodimus''' (ロディマス ''Rodimasu'')

==References==
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