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Rodimus
| Character | |
|---|---|
| Name: | English: Hot Rod Japanese: ホットロディマス (Hot Rodimus) English: Rodimus Prime (more on TFWiki.net) |
| Occupation: | Autobot |
| Relationships: | |
| Fandom: | Transformers |
| Other: | |
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Rodimus, aka Hot Rod or Rodmius Prime, is a popular and recurring character in the Transformers franchise.
Canon Background
[characterization, story role, further important appearances]
Major Appearances
See Hot Rod (disambiguation) and Rodimus (disambiguation) on TFWiki.net for more of his appearances.
Popular Tropes & Fanon
TBA
Subjects of Fannish Interest & Meta
TBA
Relationships
This is purposefully an incomplete list, as Rodimus is shipped with many of the other Transformers.
Please add any notable relationships in fanworks if they are missing.
| Primary Canon | With... | Who is a(n)... | Full Label | Type | Ship Name(s) | Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| various | Ultra Magnus | Autobot | Rodimus & Ultra Magnus | Gen | (n/a) | Opposites; mentor and mentee dynamic |
| various | Ultra Magnus | Autobot | Rodimus/Ultra Magnus | M/M | Rodimags | ロマグ | マグロ | Opposites attract; both manage the Lost Light ship in that canon |
| IDW Comics | Drift | Deadlock | Autobot | Drift/Rodimus | M/M | Driftrod | Hotlock | ドリロディ | ロディドリ | Close allies; similar backgrounds |
| IDW Comics | Megatron | Autobot/Decepticon | Megatron/Rodimus | M/M | Megarod | Rodimags | ロディメガ | メガロディ | Both co-lead the Lost Light ship in that canon; Opposites attract |
| IDW Comics | Thunderclash | Autobot | Rodimus/Thunderclash | M/M | Thunderrod | Rodimus greatly admires Thunderclash in the IDW canon |
| G1 Cartoon | Arcee | Autobot | Arcee/Hot Rod | F/M | Rodcee | Both introduced in the 1986 film |
| IDW Comics | Drift, Ratchet | Autobot x2 | Drift/Rodimus/Ratchet | Poly | Dratchrod | All three non-poly versions of this ship are popular |
| various | Optimus Prime | Autobot | Optimus Prime & Rodimus | Gen | (n/a) | Mentor and mentee dynamic |
| IDW Comics | Doubledealer | Autobot/Decepticon | Doubledealer/Hot Rod | M/M | Dealership | Rarepair; Doubledealer only appears in Spotlight: Hot Rod |
| G1 Cartoon | Galvatron | Decepticon | Galvatron/Rodimus Prime | M/M | Galvarod | Spiritual successor to Megatron/Optimus Prime |
| Cyberverse | Soundwave | Decepticon | Hot Rod/Soundwave | M/M | Hotwave | Soundrod | ホト音 | 音ホト | Opposites attract |
| IDW Comics | Optimus Prime | Autobot | Rodimus/Optimus Prime | M/M | RodOp | (n/a) |
| IDW Comics | Getaway | Autobot | Getaway/Rodimus | M/M | Getarod | Enemies to lovers, since they hate each other |
| IDW Comics | Starscream | Decepticon | Rodimus/Starscream | M/M | Starrod | Rodistar | Hot Shot/Starscream from the Unicron Trilogy may be called this |
| IDW Comics | Megatron, Ultra Magnus | Autobot x2 | Megatron/Rodimus/Ultra Magnus | Poly | Megamagrod | All three non-poly versions of this ship are popular |
See List of Transformers Relationship Names for more.
Example/Notable Fanac
| Examples Wanted: Editors are encouraged to add more examples or a wider variety of examples. |
Fan Communities/Fan Events
- rodimus-rules, Archived version, a club on Deviantart
- Accept-Rodimus-Prime, Archived version, a club on Deviantart
Wikis
- ホットロディマス on PixivEncyclopedia
- ロディマスコンボイ on PixivEncyclopedia
- Rodimus on the TFWiki
- Hot Rod on the TFWiki
Fan Fic
Fan Art
- i am an og hot rod defender by qlooping, Archived version (2024)
- Please he just wants to go fishing…. by starheavenly, Archived version (2024), Rodimus fishing
- Yeehaw!! Blast from the Future has got some colours now. by serial02721, Archived version (2019), Hot Rod meets Rodimus
General Fanworks
Memes
- Somewhat infamous Jack Lawrence "Bald Rodimus, Archived version" commission, circa. 2019
Comic Edits
- The Autobot Who Went Door-to-Door Showing Everyone His New Roller-Skates by wheeljack, Archived version (circa. 2019)
GIF Sets
- GIF Set by ezrisdax-archive, Archived version (2021), from multiple continuities
Fan Mixes
- ❤ Primadonna ❤ by fiveboos, Archived version (2015)
- (not) the end. by yugimuto, Archived version (2016)
- Good at Messing Up; Bad at Getting Better by rodiprime, Archived version (2016)
- CAN I GET A LITTLE AMEN? by xenopolitics, Archived version (2015)
- Captain's Orders by heartcavities, Archived version (2016)
- Don't You Wanna Be Famous? by voxmachinam, Archived version (2015)
- GODIMUS PRIME by avytrix, Archived version (2015)
- and that's when I started swearing by iironhide, Archived version (2016)
- fired up by lovino, Archived version (2017)
- THE MAN by pocketsquid, Archived version (2017)