Rodimus (Energon)

The name or term "Rodimus" refers to more than one character or idea. For a list of other meanings, see Rodimus (disambiguation).

Rodimus is an Autobot from the Energon portion of the Unicron Trilogy continuity family.

I will find peace by traveling into the future and/or space!

Much like Optimus Prime, Rodimus is a great military commander and a superior warrior, yet is a 'bot that strives for peace and freedom.

First at odds with Optimus Prime for his conduct of the war against the Decepticons, Rodimus eventually became Optimus' right-hand man and defacto commander of the Autobots when Optimus himself was unavailable.

Japanese name: Rodimus Convoy

Fiction

Cartoon continuity

Energon

Voice actor: Paul Dobson (US), Ryōtarō Okiayu (Japan), Anders Öjebo (Sweden)

He's so dreamy... and he sounds like Worf! *swoon*

On Cybertron, Rodimus was a great military commander during the war against the Decepticons, on a par with Optimus Prime. However, he became disillusioned with the endless war and so, accompanied by Prowl, Landmine, and the ancestors of the Omnicons, travelled across the galaxy, righting wrongs and defending the innocent. For this, they gained the eternal admiration of Hot Shot and Ironhide The Legend of Rodimus. Most of this crew eventually chose a peaceful life of mining energon, eventually coming under the leadership of Arcee; Rodimus, Prowl, and Landmine continued to wander the galaxy Survival Instincts.

During his travels, the trio arrived on Planet Q and made contact with the rulers, Alpha Quintesson and Scorponok. They eventually left, but Rodimus promised that they would return if the planet was threatened.

Sure enough, during the time they were gone, Unicron attempted to devour Planet Q. While Alpha Quintesson fretfully waited for Rodimus to return, Scorponok enacted a desperate plan to blow up their world in order to injure the chaos bringer. The planet was destroyed, leaving Alpha Q as the sole survivor, sealed deep within Unicron. By the time Rodimus arrived, all that was left was a field of small asteroids Alpha Q: Identity.

Rodimus re-entered the Autobot/Decepticon conflict around the year 2020, when he prevented Scorponok from stealing a cache of energon on Mars The Legend of Rodimus. Following this, he learned that Scorponok was in fact the resurrected chamberlain of Planet Q, and decided to atone for failing to save Alpha Quintesson in the past by helping him in the present. Even so, Alpha Q did not readily trust him Go for Unicron!.

Rodimus chose not to get involved in a battle at the ruins of Lunar City Kicker Beware!, and subsequently revealed himself to Optimus Prime's crew when Megatron sent three comets to destroy Earth. Rodimus, commanding a large fleet of Blackout Terrorcon drones, was successfully able to destroy one of the comets, leaving the others to detonate on the energon grid Energon Grid.

I have a sense of humor! On the Enterprise, I was considered quite amusing.

Seeking allies for the restoration of Planet Q, he contacted Hot Shot and called him to a secret meeting at the ruins of Mars City. Rodimus attempted to recruit both Hot Shot and Kicker for his mission, but they each turned down his offer due to Rodimus' refusal to reveal important information for the sake of dramatic tension Rodimus: Friend or Foe?. Rodimus went on to rescue Scorponok when the latter was used as bait in a trap to ensnare Alpha Q Go for Unicron!.

Shortly thereafter, he made contact with Optimus Prime's crew. Rodimus explained that Unicron could be used to create life, and restore Alpha Q's lost homeworld. As such, it would behove Optimus to allow Unicron to be restored, and instead focus on destroying Megatron. Optimus refused, and so Rodimus departed in frustration.

As Rodimus left, Ironhide stowed away on his ship; Rodimus decided to let him tag along for a while to test his mettle. Rodimus advised Alpha Q that Ironhide could be useful to them, and was proven right after the rookie managed to destroy a large number of Terrorcons and hold his own against Scorponok A Tale of Two Heros.

At Ironhide's request, Rodimus brought Kicker and Misha to meet Alpha Q Battle Stations and told them about the destruction of Planet Q Alpha Q: Identity.

When Alpha Q decided to accompany Kicker and Ironhide to ask Optimus Prime for help, Rodimus accompanied them. When they met, the two commanders quickly came to blows, only stopping when Kicker placed himself between them and begged them to stop Shockblast: Rampage. While their opinions still differed, the pair agreed to stop fighting long enough to defeat Megatron.

When Unicron began to revive, Rodimus led a group of Omnicons on a mission to inject a number of energon stars into its brain in order to soothe its tremors. They had to be rescued by Arcee Survival Instincts. Rodimus later participated in the defense of Cybertron against an attack led by Shockblast Each One Fights.... When Shockblast led a second attack, Rodimus saved Hot Shot's life; Hot Shot returned the favor shortly thereafter during the attack on Unicron, and the two decided to cement their newfound trust and respect in each other by powerlinxing Unicron Unleashed.

When Optimus Prime was injured by Shockblast, Rodimus took command of the Autobots and led them in an attack on Megatron Open Fire!. Megatron used his power over Unicron to escape, and Rodimus' team pursued. When Optimus was saved by Wing Saber, Rodimus placed himself under Optimus' command for the sake of the mission, and accompanied him to save Ironhide and Scorponok. They were successful, but the Decepticons escaped into the rift in space which Megatron had created in the meantime Ripped Up Space.

On the other side of the rift, Rodimus set up a beacon in space to attract any lost Autobots. This way, he was able to reunite Hot Shot, Prowl, and Landmine, and the four then proceeded to Iron Planet to help save Inferno from Megatron Imprisoned Inferno.

During Megatron's second attack on Ocean Planet, Rodimus led the underwater counterstrike, and prevented Mirage and Snow Cat from planting explosives at the base of the energon tower. As a result, an energon grid was successfully set up on Ocean Planet, and the Decepticons repelled Farewell Inferno.

Dreamwave comics continuity

Energon

Rodimus was seen on Cybertron, ten years after the triumphant battle against Unicron. This Evil Reborn He was performing basic labor and engineering work before the rise of the Terrorcons. Aftershock When the invasion struck Earth, Rodimus was among the Autobots recruited by Jetfire to strike back against Scorponok's horde. Multiplicity, Pt. 2 He was placed under Hot Shot's command in Toronto, Canada. The battle against the Terrorcons went poorly until the Autobots received help from an unlikely source: Megatron. Multiplicity, Pt. 3

No one tells legends about Rodimus here.

Timelines

With the Unicron Singularity forcing the evacuation of Cybertron, Rodimus and a number of other Autobot leaders were summoned to the Iron Hope, where Ultra Magnus dispatched them across the galaxy to locate the lost Autobot colony worlds. Rodimus was given command of the Longbow and sent to Beta Aquarii. Force of Habit

Toys

Energon

File:Energon Rodimus toy.jpg

Prune juice - extra large.

• Rodimus (Deluxe, 2004)
  • Japanese ID number: SC-10
  • Accessories: Spring-loaded cannon, flame-missile

Rodimus transforms into a rocket-powered Cybertronic long-nose truck cab. He can also form the top or bottom half of a larger robot mode, compatible with any Energon Combat- or Mega-class Autobot combiner robot. He comes with a large flame-cannon with spring-loaded "flame" missile. His design is an homage to Rodimus Prime from Generation 1.

The Takara version of Rodimus has a few notable differences, including a darker shade of red, and a flame deco on his truck-mode spoiler, which was removed from Hasbro version due to cost considerations.

However, both the Hasbro and Takara versions are missing the gold paint decos on the sculpted pipe details next to his exhaust smokestacks, presumably because those parts also form the soles of his feet, making them susceptible to paint chipping. They were originally painted in most promotional and packaging photos from both companies.

This mold was used to make Energon Checkpoint and Timelines Thunder Clash. The mold was also used in BotCon 2009's customization class to make Shattered Glass Thunderclash.

• Black Rodimus Convoy (Deluxe, 2004)
  • Accessories: Spring-loaded cannon, flame-missile

An exclusive black and red version of Rodimus was made available as a mail-away from Tele-V Magazine in Japan, sent out in September of 2004. This was a companion piece to the "Fire SL Grand Convoy" exclusive offered by the same magazine that was released a month earlier.

Attacktix

Assimilate THIS!!

• Rodimus (Boster, 2006)

ID number:	TF05
Rarity:
Faction:	Autobot
Class:	Captain
Special:	Recruit - 12/26 (46%) success ratio
Point Cost:	20
Base Speed:	6
Attack Type:	Shooter (Small Missile)

Unlike his larger counterpart, Attacktix Rodimus has molded flames on his chest. Fortunately, these gnarly flames don't get in the way of his massive four points of articulation, which let him move at the waist, shoulders and head. If the glue comes loose on his gun (and it will) you may even score another point of (useless) articulation.

Rodimus is a large-based figure with pretty good defense, especially when hugging another Rodimus figure. His recruit special allows him to put any Trooper class figure into play from your back-ups. If you're feeling particularly silly you could have a swarm of Rodimi summon a swarm of Insecticons.

This piece was going to be redecoed into Attacktix Checkpoint, but the line was canceled before it came out.

Trivia

• According to his toy bio, Rodimus is the brother of Inferno. Uh... okay!

External links

• Rodimus at TFU.info