Editing Rodimus (SG)

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{{disambig3.5|the evil Autobot Seeker|his heroic non-Seeker counterpart|Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus}}
:''Rodimus is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]] [[continuity family]]. He later takes the name '''Rodimus Prime.'''''
[[Image:Rodimusshatteredglasscard.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Judd Nelson, post-Breakfast Club.]]
How ''you'' doin'?

Yo, remember the [[Wrecker]]s? Dat mercenary team o' big guns? No? Fuhgeddaboudit. Eh, '''Rodimus''' used to lead them, 'till, I dunno. Sumpthin. But one day, badda bing, badda boom, all his Wreckers are dead, 'cept for him! Slag that noise! Joins the [[Autobot]]s. So let me tell you, this Rodimus is a smooth operator. He had a [[wikipedia:van dyke beard|van dyke beard]] added to his facial superstructure a few cycles back. He feels it makes him look, ya know, distinguished or sumpthin. I tell you what, though, he's got his eye on dat [[Optimus Prime (SG)|Prime]] dude. Not that nobody doesn't know it. But dat Prime, he'll get his whatfor, and then? Our guy Rodimus will turn the Autobots into the greatest mercenary team known to the universe, ''capisce?''  
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==Fiction==
===Shattered Glass===
[[Image:Rodimus goatee.jpg|left|300px|thumb|You can just tell he's evil by the facial hair.]]
Though Rodimus bought into [[Optimus Prime (SG)|Optimus Prime]]'s vision for a ruthless and violent [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], he'd rather he be the one in charge. As such, Rodimus led a team of ruthless mercenaries called the [[Wrecker]]s. The battle of [[Praxus-Delta]] would be their last; Optimus Prime hired the Wreckers to bolster the Autobot ranks, but every Wrecker save Rodimus was destroyed. Rodimus believed in little else but his business contracts, and so despite his heavy losses he continued to fight for the Autobots. Eventually, when a spot on the roster "opened up," Prime made him a member of the elite [[Seeker (SG)|Seeker]] trio. <ref>Rodimus's bio card</ref>
[[Image:Seekersshatteredglass.jpg|right|100px|thumb|Does that make Rodimus Skywarp?]]
One day, Rodimus was investigating a strange energy buildup when he stumbled onto [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]], who he'd thought long dead. After gunning down [[Ruckus (SG)|Ruckus]] when the Decepticon got in Cliffjumper's face (and explaining his [[facial hair]]), he led Cliffjumper back to [[Iacon]] to reunite with Optimus Prime.  

However, it didn't take long to discover that this Cliffjumper was not [[Cliffjumper (SG)|the Cliffjumper Rodimus thought he was]], but a doppelganger. As Cliffjumper lay in smoking ruin, Rodimus laughed with the others at his misfortune. The Seekers were ordered to drop Cliffjumper in the [[Rad Zone]]. This backfired when Cliffjumper fell in with the Decepticons, who quickly mounted an attack. Rodimus and the other Seekers were ordered to destroy the Decepticon armies before they could destroy the launching platform to the ''[[Ark (SG)|Ark]]'', a starship that would lead the Autobots to other planets to conquer. Ultimately, the Autobots failed to protect the launching platform, and Rodimus and the others were defeated and lay crumpled. {{storylink|Shattered Glass (issue)|Shattered Glass}}

Rodimus was present at a pitched battle between Autobot and Decepticon forces, contesting who held the sizable fuel dump at [[Arch-Ayr]]. Things started to go badly for the Autobots with the arrival of the [[Mayhem Suppression Squad]], whose members [[Dirge (SG)|Dirge]] and [[Thundercracker (SG)|Thundercracker]] managed to disable him. This failure was only punctuated by the timely arrival, and destructive rampage, of [[Wheeljack (SG)|Wheeljack]]'s new creations, the [[Dinobot (SG)|Dinobot]]s. The Autobots were forced to retreat. After the ignoble defeat, Optimus Prime sent the Autobots out to retrieve the wayward mad scientist's creatures, theorizing that they still could be put to good use. Rodimus and Blurr rendezvoused with Goldbug and Jazz, who had cornered [[Swoop (SG)|Swoop]]. There he joined his fellow Autobots in insisting that Jazz climb the observation tower that the winged monstrosity was perched upon. The plan worked like a charm, with Jazz managing to weigh the flying Dinobot down enough that he couldn't truly flee. One crack shot from Goldbug later, the group had bagged their quarry. Just to prove what a swell guy he was, Rodimus let Goldbug and Jazz drag Swoop back to base. After all, he'd just received a tip from huffer as to Grimlock's whereabouts, and decided the ''original'' Dinobot was a bigger prize.

Traveling deep into the Rad Zone, Rodimus and Blur found that they weren't the only ones following the trail of Grimlock. Blurr was suspicious of the proficiency Rodimus showed in tracking, but admitted he was mostly leery of a [[mutant (SG)|mutant]] attack. Descending into the catacombs Grimlock had holed up in, Rodimus' greed got the better of him when he spotted a pile of Energon rods. Foolishly reaching out for them, he found his hand stuck in an invisible forcefield that was slowly drawing him in and eroding his structure. Blurr theorized that it was some custodial mechanism of the catacombs, and attempted to free Rodimus with weapons fire, much to his companion's distress. Agitated by Blurr's failure to free him, Rodimus pleaded with his fellow Seeker, only to be rebuffed. Changing tactics, he instead threatened to ''execute'' Blurr on the spot if he didn't help. This provoked a response, and Blurr's retaliation freed Rodimus, though he was in no shape to fight upon his liberation. This was unfortunate, as at that moment Cliffjumper and Sideswipe found the duo. About to have his chassis dragged out of the catacombs, Rodimus revealed that he had been feigning unconsciousness, and attacked Cliffjumper. This proved disastrous, as he managed to knock the otherworldly Autobot into the doorway to a hidden passage, sending them both tumbling to the levels below. 

With Cliffjumper's jetpack smashed beyond repair and the stone of the chamber not yielding to Rodimus' blasters, it quickly became obvious they were trapped, the walls closing in to crush them. Rodimus theorized that there was a reset mechanism in the walls, which with his urging Cliffjumper was able to locate. Barely managing to trip the catch in time, Rodimus further surmised that the lack of wreckage in the chamber either meant that they were the first to trigger it, or that it had an evacuation system. This proved ''also'' to be correct, as they were sent barreling down a chute. As they hit bottom, it finally occurred to Rodimus what catacombs they were in, the chamber of [[Omega Terminus]]! Seeing an opportunity, he regaled Cliffjumper with the possibilities of raising an army of bots granted life by the enigmatic entity. The little red Autobot wasn't buying any of this, but Rodimus' luck held up when he found a bottle of [[scraplet]]s. Ever magnanimous, he offered his fellow traveler some, but given Cliffjumper's wariness of the creatures was able to have their healing properties all to himself. Score! Shortly afterwards, he managed to lead Cliffjumper to Omega Terminus itself, meeting up again with Sideswipe and Blurr. Rodimus again tried to sway them to his goal of using Omega Terminus to birth a new mercenary company that would beggar the Autobots and Decepticons. His sales pitch unfortunately was cut short by the arrival of Grimlock. Though they expected a thrashing, all were stunned as Grimlock transformed to robot mode and revealed a keen intelligence and newly-granted ember! Rodimus tried to take advantage of the situation, buttering up Grimlock. However, the Dinobot saw through this transparent ploy, and quickly transformed, biting off Rodimus' hand. Grimlock then bade them leave, and when they refused summoned a shambling horde of undead Cybertronians. As the fight wore on Cliffjumper called for Rodimus to toss him the scraplets, which quickly devoured the dead metal of their opponents. Finally, Omega Terminus ejected all and sundry from the chamber.

Upon his return to base, Optimus Prime ordered that Rodimus undergo repairs from the tender hands of [[Ratchet (SG)|Ratchet]]. Much to his displeasure, he found his maimed hand replaced by a whirring saw-blade.{{storylink|Dungeons & Dinobots}}

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==Toys==
===Botcon 2008===
[[Image:ShatteredGlasstoy-Rodimus.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Makes you wonder if ''Shattered Glass'' Menasor uses Hot Rod colors.]]
*'''Megatron & Rodimus''' (Convention Souvenir 3-Pack, 2008)
**''Accessories'': Thruster-cannon, flame-missile

: Rodimus is a [[redeco]] of Deluxe-class ''[[Classics (2006)|Classics]]'' [[Hot Rod (G1)/toys|Rodimus]] with a color scheme similar to ''[[Titanium Series]]'' [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]], using glittery-black plastic with gray and clear-red. He comes with [[Megatron (SG)|Megatron]] and [[Divebomb (SG)|Divebomb]] as a bagged set, limited to 1100 pieces as a [[BotCon 2008]] souvenir set.

:Rodimus transforms into a into a heavily-altered black, purple and silver [http://www.supercarnet.jp/File/File-Japan/File-Dome.htm Dome Zero]. His rear-mounted thruster engine becomes a hand-held weapon in robot mode, launching a spring-loaded missile.  His left arm also hides a flip-out "comm unit" that is clearly supposed to be the buzzsaw his Generation 1 counterpart used for a brief period in [[The Transformers: The Movie|the Movie]]. The deco has a different pattern for the flames than his ''Classics'' counterpart, and also features a new paint application on his robot-mode face to accommodate his beard.

: This mold was also used to make the rather-similar-looking ''Gentei! Gentei!'' [[Wildrider]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2008/Autobot/BCRodimus/rodimus.htm More information on Rodimus at TFU.info]''
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==Trivia==
* Rodimus's speech and mannerisms are modeled after Vinnie Barbarino, the smart-mouthed teen-heartthrob from ''[[wikipedia:Welcome Back, Kotter|Welcome Back, Kotter]]'', played by John Travolta. This is, presumably, a roundabout homage to the fact that [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] Hot Rod was voiced by [[Judd Nelson]], who ''also'' played a smart-mouthed teen-heartthrob, in ''[[wikipedia:The Breakfast Club|The Breakfast Club]]''.
* His goatee slightly resembles [http://memory-alpha.org/en/wiki/Spock_(mirror) Spock]'s from the [http://memory-alpha.org/en/wiki/Mirror_universe ''Star Trek'' Mirror universe], one of the main inspirations for ''[[Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]]''.
* The [[Fun Publications]] photography incorrectly shows Rodimus and Megatron with [[Rampage (SG)|Rampage]] rather than Divebomb.

==References==
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