Hot Rod (Cyberverse)

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

Hot Rod is an Autobot from the Cyberverse continuity family.

"You get a driver to a funeral before he's actually dead, you've made history, darlin'."

Hot Rod is a very brave Autobot, to the point where his function within the Autobot ranks is "Daring Hero". According to Bumblebee, older Autobots consider him a show-off, but he is Bumblebee's favorite person to pull off reckless stunts with, and is always "down for a friendly race to prove that he rules the roads"; however, he will demand infinite rematches until he wins.

Fiction

Cyberverse cartoon

Voice actor: Travis Artz (English), Takuya Satō (Japanese), Alessandro Germano (Italian) Jhonny Torres (Spanish - Latin America)

"Now when you shift the gear and that little needle on the tach goes into the red and reads 9000 RPMs, that's bad."

In the days before the Autobot-Decepticon war, Hot Rod was a patron of Maccadam's. During one visit to the bar, he argued with Shadow Striker over who should've won the latest cube match. Maccadam's

"I want you to go back out on that track and hit the pace car."

Sometime after the war had started, Hot Rod visited Velocitron with Bumblebee and was challenged to a race by Blurr.

"Those tires are matched perfect and staggered special."

He got into an argument with the speedster when the latter failed to mention that part of the track was being repaired. This altercation was cut short with a crashing repair drone infected by a spreading epidemic and the Autobots were eventually forced to flee the planet in spite of Blurr's initial apprehension to leave his home. However, upon realizing that someone needed to stay behind to operate the space bridge, Blurr volunteered, despite Hot Rod's protests, revealing he had unwittingly caught the plague himself and couldn't risk spreading it. After commending the speedster's bravery, Hot Rod went through the portal with Bumblebee. Terminal Velocity

After arriving on Earth, Hot Rod was videoed falling into a chasm, winning the dubious honor of #1 on TOP3WEEKLY's "TOP ROBOT FAILS!!" video. Sea of Tranquility

Toy

Cyberverse

• Autobot Hot Rod (1-Step Changer, 2019)
  • Action Attack: "Fusion Flame"

Released as part of the third wave of Cyberverse 1-Step Changers, Hot Rod transforms from supercar into a robot by twisting his front section of the vehicle. His left arm also features an Action Attack called "Fusion Flame", a spinning sawblade gimmick that homages his Generation 1 counterpart's sawblade.

• Autobot Hot Rod (Warrior Class, 2019)
  • Action Attack: "Fusion Flame"

Part of the third wave of Cyberverse Warrior Class toys, Hot Rod is a deluxe-sized mold that transforms from a robot into a supercar and back. Like all Warrior Class toys, Hot Rod features an attack gimmick; his "Fusion Flame" pops out transparent blue flame effects from his arms in a "rocket punch"-ish manner.

• Stealth Force Hot Rod (Warrior Class, January 2020)
  • Action Attack: "Fusion Flame"

A black repaint and significant remold of the figure above with new chest, head, arms and his flames are more disc shaped, switching his red plastic out for black. He comes packaged with 3 small figures in a box labeled "Battle for Cybertron," and "Cybertronian Villains"

• Autobot Hot Rod (Tiny Turbo Changer, 2019)
  • Series: 1
  • Bag code: D

Part of the first Series of Cyberverse Tiny Turbo Changers, Hot Rod is a soft-plastic robot who transforms into a tiny Cybertronian supercar. In robot mode, his shoulder-pipes have flames shooting upwards, which don't have enough clearance to not bump into his back-spoiler, limiting his "useful" arm articulation.

This mold was also used to make Sideswipe.

• Autobot Hot Rod (Ultra Class, 2020)

Released as part of the reinvented Ultra Class lineup, Cyberverse Ultra Class Hot Rod is a voyager-sized mold that transforms from robot into a Cybertronian supercar. Like the other Ultra Class toys, Hot Rod features a flip-out armor gimmick.

This item was revealed via a leak from a Japanese catalog page before Hasbro announced it.

• Autobot Hot Rod (Deluxe Class, 2020)

This version of Hot Rod is a brand-new show accurate mold with more articulation and a more complex transformation.

This item was revealed via a leak from a Japanese catalog page before Hasbro announced it.

Notes

• As with the rest of the Cyberverse cast, Hot Rod presumably uses an evergreen design inspired by his Generation 1 counterpart.

Foreign names

• Japanese: Hot Rod (ホットロッド Hotto Roddo)