Transformation He was taken to see Megatron himself, who lauded his actions in Nyon, saying that a true leader acts decisively and without regret. When they were discovered and arrested by the Decepticons, Hot Rod was separated from the Autobots by Starscream who suggested he become a Decepticon. Choices After Zeta Prime had been assassinated and Orion Pax had been majorly injured and discarded into the Undergrid, Megatron took over Cybertron and the Autobots went into hiding along with Hot Rod, who was growing apathetic and seeing factions as irrelevant since the violence would never stop anyway. Orion reassured him that he did what he had to do and that making difficult decisions and carrying the burden afterwards was all part of being a leader. PurgeĪs Orion's Autobots were brought to Kaon to discuss an alliance with the Decepticons, Hot Rod tagged along and confessed to Orion that he deeply regretted having to destroy Nyon. As their homes burned, the insurgents saw no other option but to go with their contingency plan: having Hot Rod destroy the entire city with the hidden phase-charges rather than let Zeta Prime use its population to fuel his war machines. Ruins Their talk was interrupted when Zeta suddenly attacked Nyon, and while this did push Orion Pax into turning on him, he couldn't do anything to save the city from Zeta's marauding Omega Destructors. Hot Rod then approached them, explaining that this kind of thing was happening all across Cybertron, and asked Orion to join the insurgents. Cause and Effect When Orion Pax and his Autobots found Hot Rod at the Acropolex, he took pot shots at them to get them to follow him to the heart of the building-past his deactivated "plasma mines"-where they discovered tanks full of energon that Zeta Prime had drained from Nyon's citizens. Law and Disorder Before long, Zeta Prime ordered the same team to find and arrest him. Ruins To attract Orion's attention, Hot Rod attacked his team with a phase-charge during one of their missions. He and the other Nyon insurgents knew that Autobot captain Orion Pax was also unhappy with the Senate and wanted him on their side, but first they had to show him Zeta Prime's evils firsthand. Just before the war, Hot Rod was an unaffiliated Cybertronian who stood up against Zeta Prime and the corrupt Senate, though he refused to join the growing Decepticon terrorist movement. Under his captaincy of the Lost Light, a group of misfits, misanthropes, and also-rans eventually bonded as a family, which is perhaps the greatest testament to the noble and well-meaning core of Rodimus' being. However, his unfailing ability to inspire loyalty is his greatest asset and many of his peers see a special "something" in Rodimus that is undeniable. Leadership is something Rodimus feels he's been destined for, although he's not always certain how to properly wear that hat (he actually hates hats in general.) He tends to make snap judgments based on ego and relies on others to soften the consequences of his numerous and costly mistakes. Rodimus is also privately insecure that he cannot measure up with those to whom these qualities come more naturally, which often publicly manifests in a rebellious disdain for any authority not his own. His larger-than-life, cocksure personality hides an earnest desire to favorably compare with famed examples of leadership and heroism. Call him Hot Rod or Rodimus, or Rodimus of Nyon if you're feeling especially formal he's got a good spark, but you might need to tread carefully to find it. Arrogant, rash, and believes his own press.
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