Black Rodimus Convoy

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Black Rodimus Convoy is a Decepticon from the Japanese cartoon portion of the Generation 1 continuity family.
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Black Rodimus Convoy (ブラックロディマスコンボイ Burakku Rodimasu Konboi) is Rodimus Prime's insecurities, his reluctance at leadership and possessing the Matrix of Leadership, given form. Originally simply an opposite persona that began within Rodimus Prime's subconscious, stemming from his conflicted emotions at becoming Optimus Prime's successor, this dark double eventually developed a will of its own. As such, it became a mass of negative emotion that wavered on the line between life and death, attracting the attention of the ghostly Starscream. Thus, when Rodimus Prime was subliminally brought to an abandoned Decepticon base that contained the clone synthesizer, Black Rodimus Convoy was able to use the device to realize a corporeal existence of his own. Jumping at Rodimus Prime's moment of surprise, the black Hot Rod ripped the Matrix from his heroic counterpart's chest. With it, he plans to rule all—Autobot, Decepticon, and even beyond.

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When Rodimus Prime investigated the clone synthesizer, a black Hot Rod leapt out and tore the Matrix out of Rodimus Prime's chest. All the while, he taunted his original template for being unable to bear the responsibilities of the Matrix. Destron Doppelgänger Black Rodimus Convoy

Toys

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Masterpiece

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"With this Matrix, I shall RULE A—"
*CRACK*
"Sweet Primus, MY LEEEGS!"
Masterpiece Black Rodimus Convoy is a black, purple, blue, teal, and gray redeco of MP-9 Rodimus Convoy, and can transform from Black Rodimus to Black Rodimus Convoy in both robot and vehicle modes. Extensions in the figure's hips give Black Rodimus Convoy some slight extra height over Black Rodimus, while a spring-loaded pop-out second face, revealed when the figure's helmet is tilted back, gives him his older, lined features; this face is somewhat narrower than Rodimus's, combining with a slight elevation of the back-mounted spoiler to further create the illusion of a larger figure. Black Rodimus Convoy's vehicle mode is formed by fitting Black Rodimus into the trailer backwards, and an entirely new vehicle front—featuring Black Rodimus Convoy's shorter hood and smaller canopy and lacking an exposed engine block—flips out from beneath the trailer and wraps around his rear end. Both vehicles feature opening canopies, though only Black Rodimus has any sculpted interior detail of note.
Black Rodimus Convoy's trailer opens up into a Mobile Defense Bay through a spring-loaded transformation activated by pressing a button on the trailer's roof. Furthering his armament, the figure comes with two twin Anti Photon Lasers for Black Rodimus, which can combine and extend through a spring-loaded automorph-style process into Black Rodimus Convoy's larger Anti Photon Eliminator. The guns can store within his trailer, and mounted on any one of six different ports in Defense Bay mode for additional firepower. Like the original Hot Rod toy, a single Anti Photon Laser can be mounted in the vehicle mode's engine block. The rest of Black Rodimus's additional gadgets and features are based on ones used by Hot Rod in The Transformers: The Movie, including a retractable "Fear Sight" visor (dropped over the figure's eyes by rotating the circular "ears" on its helmet), a "Snatchers Blade" buzzsaw, and a "Phantom Torch" welding torch. Both saw and torch stores inside his trailer, while not in use, and are attached to universal clips that rotate out of his forearms. Lastly, he also comes with a Matrix of Leadership accessory redecoed in red chrome. The Matrix is stored within his chest and is so small that Black Rodimus Convoy cannot actually hold it by its handles.
As with most of the releases of the Masterpiece Rodimus Convoy mold before the 2018 "Long Life Design" reissue, several collectors have reported one or more of the upper knee joints on this figure cracking after the first transformation. Typically, this is a result of the knee joint being cracked at the top of the ratchet joint while still in the package. Once this joint is moved into some of the more extreme positions, like those required for transformation, it will then snap in two places. The brittle nature of the joint and the painted sockets are most likely to blame for the initial cracking.
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Merchandise

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  • Dark Rodimus (Blokees Wheels, 2025)
Sold as a contest prize for Blokees' Spring BFC (Blokees Figure Club) Blokees Wheels-themed challange, this Dark Rodimus is a 1/64-scale vehicle model kit, and a preassembled redeco of the Rodimus vehicle, and based on the character's Cybertronian hot rod mode designed by Alex Milne for IDW Publishing's The Transformers: More than Meets the Eye comic series. While everything else is molded in ABS plastic, the main vehicle shell is made out of "2.5x density" Solidex to evoke the feeling of die-cast cars like Hot Wheels. He uses the same universal Chassis Connector as the rest of the lineup, and his canopy opens to reveal a cockpit. The figure of Rodimus and its chase kit repaint are the only items in the line with the universal connectors exposed in a finished state, making them compatible with Gears' blast-effect part without disassembly. Dark Rodimus's coloration is based on the Masterpiece figure above.
Unlike most vehicle kits in the line, the cockpit seat has limited interaction with the chase kits' Blokees Driver figures. The rear section of the windshield's hinge joints obstructs the figure's head, and the seat is positioned too far away for proper seating.
Dark Rodimus is limited to 999 pieces.


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