Hot Shot (G1)
| This article is about the Henkei! Henkei! character. For the Generation 1 character, see Hot Rod (G1). |
- Hot Rod is an Autobot from the Henkei! Henkei! portion of the Generation 1 continuity family.
Hot Rod might look familiar, but is in actuality a honorable warrior deft in stylish battle. His partner is Jolt.
Fiction
Henkei! Henkei! pack-in comic
Hot Rod was dug up from the ground, stuck in stasis lock, by the Mini Vehicles, just before the buried body of Dinobot was also discovered. As Hot Rod slowly gained consciousness, Dinobot began to attack the others, until finally Hot Rod (and his Mini-Con, Jolt) faced Dinobot in battle. As Hot Rod performed stylish moves, Dinobot suggested the two battle for leadership. However, Hot Rod declined Dinobot's offer and suggested instead they team up and make peace.
Hot Rod returned with Dinobot to Autobot headquarters, where Grimlock quickly ruined Hot Rod's plan by suggesting they play at battle with each other. Henkei! Henkei! volume 11
Toys
Henkei! Henkei!
- Cybertron Hot Rod (Deluxe, 2009)
- Japanese ID number: C-17
- Accessories: 2 missile launchers, 2 flame missiles
- Henkei! Henkei! Hot Rod is a redeco and retool of Universe Hot Shot, using chrome for his exposed engine block. Unlike the Hasbro version which sticks relatively close to the original Hot Shot's toy color scheme, Takara's version switches the desaturated blue plastic used for the forearms and feet with black plastic, matching the Armada cartoon colors more closely. The Hasbro release's "JAAM" plates instead display the character's name. The Henkei version retains the missile launchers dropped from the Hasbro release, plus the rear bumper features a molded gap in it that allows the launchers to stow. Both the missile launchers and the exposed engine are chromed. The missiles are sculpted to resemble fiery blasts, and they were originally intended by Hasbro to be tinted orange (to work with their idea of Hot Shot as a fire-type character). They are instead cast in the same blue-tinted plastic as the rest of his translucent parts.
Notes
- Takara is totally having fun with how we categorize characters on MediaWiki. While "Hot Rod" (Armada Hot Shot's name in Japan) is clearly the Armada character repurposed for a Generation 1 continuity, we organize characters by continuity family, so this iteration gets his own page, much like the various Optimus Primes, Megatrons, and Starscreams.
- Though they do dig the poor guy out of a hole in the ground, with no other information on how he got there, so maybe there was a portal to Axiom Nexus deep underground? We'll never know... until the next Kiss Players.
