Dark Rodimus

This article is about the evil clone of Rodimus Prime from Animated. For the evil clone of Hot Rod from Generation 1, see Dark Hot Rod.

Black Rodimus is a Decepticon from the Animated continuity family.

Seeking to create a clone army, Megatron used a fragment of the AllSpark and Starscream's cloning technology to create Black Rodimus, a dark duplicate of the Autobot Rodimus Prime.

Though Megatron probably changed his mind about making more than the single copy once Black Rodimus decided he should be Decepticon leader.

Toys

Animated

• Rodimus Minor (Deluxe, 2010)
  • Accessories: "Energy Bow", 2 missiles

Black Rodimus is a Hyper Hobby Exclusive redeco of Animated Rodimus Minor that is painted mostly purple and black like that other guy, transforming into a futuristic car that is an homage to the vehicle mode of Generation 1 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 Decepticon 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. His legs are normally bent for the underside of his car mode but can be locked straight during transformation.