Dark Rodimus
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| 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. |
- Dark Rodimus is a Decepticon from the Animated continuity family.
Seeking to create a new, competent warrior for his army, Megatron used a fragment of the AllSpark and Starscream's cloning technology to create Dark Rodimus, a dark duplicate of the Autobot Rodimus Prime. Dark Rodimus was charged with dispensing with and replacing the real Rodimus, through the use of an electronic paint job, but the arrogant clone is more interested in usurping Megatron. For now, Dark Rodimus's given mission serves his ultimate goal of becoming Decepticon leader.
Toys
Animated
- Black Rodimus (Deluxe, 2011)
- Accessories: "Energy Bow Gun", 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 usable by other figures as well.
- Ordering information was released in the December 2010 issue of Hyper Hobby (published in early November), and the ordering window was closed at the end of December 31. Black Rodimus began shipping April 22 2011.
Notes
- The BotCon 2011 lithograph prints that contained oodles of Animated Tech Specs gave Black Rodimus the English name "Dark Rodimus." It also expanded on his backstory and tweaked his colors.
Foreign names
- Japanese: Black Rodimus (ブラックロディマス Burakku Rodimasu)
