Rodimus

Rodimus (ロディマス, Rodimasu) is brash and headstrong, with an overwhelming self-confidence that borders on arrogance. Kup has assumed the role of mentor and advisor to him when he was the impetuous young Hot Rod (ホットロッド, Hotto Roddo), offering him wisdom and advice when he needs it (though he rarely feels that he does, much to Kup's annoyance). Arcee also serves as a calming influence on Rodimus, and tends to either worry about him when he is not around, or deride and tease him when he is. Their relationship is antagonistic, but friendly. Exactly how deep Rodimus' feelings for Arcee might run is unknown.

Rodimus Prime (ロディマス・プライム, Rodimasu Puraimu), in contrast, his persona—while still headstrong and stubborn—seems to suffer from a severe lack of confidence, often doubting his own decisions and expressing distress over his position as an Autobot leader. Of course, much of this comes from comparisons with his commander Optimus Prime—and let's face it, shoes-to-be-filled just don't get much bigger than that.

One thing that both sides of this Autobot's identity have in common is their impatience—neither Hot Rod, Rodimus, nor Rodimus Prime can stand to wait around when they could be doing something instead. He is also very self-reliant, rarely sending others to do anything when he could be doing it himself. His Targetmaster partner is Firebolt. As Rodimus Prime, his vehicle sometimes splits between his robot and Mobile Defense Bay.

"I knew you had potential, lad."
 * —Kup on Rodimus' transformation into Rodimus Prime.

Appearance & Biography

 * Voice Actor (Rodimus): Judd Nelson (English), Akimitsu Takase (Japanese), Stefano Mondini (Italian), Not Known (Swedish), Not Known (Korean), Hans-Rainer Müller (German), Not Known (Finnish), Not Known (Spain-Spanish), Not Known (Latin American Spanish), Júlio Chaves (Brazilian Portuguese), Not Known (Latin American)


 * Voice Actor (Rodimus Prime): Dick Gautier (English), Hiroya Ishimaru (Japanese), Christian Iansante (Italian), Not Known (Swedish), Not Known (Korean), Thomas Rau (German), Lei Changxi (Chinese), Not Known (Finnish), Not Known (Spain-Spanish), Jorge García (Latin American Spanish), Not Known (Brazilian Portuguese), Not Known (Latin American)

Vehicle Mode
As Rodimus, his vehicle mode is a Cybertronian race car.


 * Hair Color: N/A
 * Eye Color: Blue
 * Height: Not Known (Human-sized)
 * Weight: Not Known