I don’t think think that’s all of that, considering the prelude of events that lead to this point Hot Rid was constantly put into positions that required for him to lead however his own fears and doubts were preventing him from seeing that his choices were made with good results, I honestly believe when Optimus said that he was basically telling Hot Rod to rise above his fears and to , in a way be reborn, lead as a new man
@@brendenforehand2563The esoteric power of this scene is the most amazing example of the incredible psychic power and strength that lies within us all!
I think it’s a mix of all your responses, it was a way for Optimus not only relieve Rodimus of his own fears but also to encourage him to continue to better himself
Its very subjective I think and it was up to us how we interpret it, when I was a kid I took it as acknowledgement of leadership and had nothing to do with the circumstances of his death.
He wasn't the smartest He wasn't the wisest one He wasn't the successor of his predecessor But he was the bravest Like Optimus said himself he wasn't worthy either
I get it they tried with Rodimus...I really did...but ultimately I felt more emotions when they brought back Optimus then any part of Rodimus term as leadership, maybe its the lackluster writing season 3 WAS a drop in quality compared to season 1 and 2...but Return of Optimus Prime still holds up as one of my favourite G1 episodes...alongside Wardawn, Key to Vector Sigma and Countdown to Extinction...
I liked Hot Rods tactic when he was fighting Galvatron. He knew he couldn’t win against him in a straight up fight, so he stuck to using the one advantage he did have. His speed, which he used to perform hit and run maneuver on him.
Couldn't agree more, Hot Rod starting off as reckless, the ultimate sacrifice made by Optimus Prime to Hot Rod learning and growing into a leader, this movie hit me hard as a kid in all the best ways
If you didn't get goosebumps then you're dead from the inside. They don't make cartoons like this anymore. Growing up in the late 80s and 90s we had the best cartoons.
My 8 year old self was lucky to have seen this in the theater. After crying about Optimus dying, this scene right here gave me all the chills. Still does!
03:50 not enough people talking about how amazing it was to hear those words one more time like old times with Optimus. AUTOBOTS TRANSFORM AND ROLL OUT. Those words reunited the Team.
For those who don’t know, the Matrix of Power has been retconned to be connected to the Transformers’ god, Primus. That is why Unicron wants to destroy it so badly.
Close, but Primus is the planet cybertron itself, while the matrix is the physical connection to the transformer "afterlife" where their sparks go after death. That realm is also intricately connected to Primus, so unleashing the matrix's power is equivalent to unleashing God, angels, and the souls of everyone who died right in the devil's face.
The problem with Rodimus is the writers never gave him a chance to forge his own legacy as the Autobot leader. He spent most of the next season constantly worrying that he couldn't live up to Optimus Prime's legacy. Look at 3:52. And tell me he didn't have to potential to be a total badass in the next season. But they blew it because they were already planning for Optimus' return.
When Rodimus said "Now, light our darkest hour..." and the Matrix fully opened to destroy Unicron from the inside out and transformed him into Rodimus Prime, that brought me to tears.
Hot Rod represented the Guy that would fight by Optimus but chose to relax instead, and when his mentor died, he had to quickly mature and take the leadership role during a dark time for the Autobots. His evolution from Young and Brash Autobot to Leader is the best part of the movie.
PatDawg more like the guy who got optimus killed so that he could take the matrix for himself and become a prime. Everything worked out all according to plans.
@@dankmemer2774 yeah exactly and without him prime was 100% going too kill Megatron he was done after watching his friends die In primed mind their was only one option hot rod got in the way and prolonged the war for many years prime would have ended it followed by in fighting under star scream. The coward hot rod picked the wrong Time too grow some balls.
Damion Baxter and what was he thinking, prime already had his blaster pointed @ megs. Megs would have to grab the random blaster on the floor, then aim it at prime before he can fire. By that time prime would have blown his head off.
@@dankmemer2774 the only reason prime was killed was too replace his toy not story purpose at all. And the writers picked the wrong leader either ultra Magus or springer they were the stand out characters going forward while hot rod was just a shit leader from the beginning he doesn't even lead them out of Unicron that's springer and jazz
"Like it or not, we are allies now, against a common foe." I love this line so much, because it shows that Galvatron is rational. He's willing to adjust his views based on evidence.
Lol... I loved the icing on the cake how Unicron was already blind in one eye and so they exit out of his OTHER eye... sort of a last middle finger to end the tyrant.
I was SOOOO happy when I first saw this that Jazz , Bumblebee and Cliffjumper made it out of Unicron alive. It helped soothe the devastation I felt that Optimus, Prowl, Ironhide and the rest of the old school that had died.
Tell me about it - me too! Let's see what Bay does in the next movie. You think there will be another Rodimus prime? It's a shame they made Galvatron a rig like Optimus.
"First,Prime, then Ultra Magnus and now you. It's a pity you Autobots die so easily or I migth have a sense of satisfaction now!" Epic last words from Galvatron by Leonard Nimoy. R.I.P
I feel the same way man. I've always had great respect and admiration for Optimus, but Rodimus has always had a special place in my heart after all these years. And often, Rodimus is sadly neglected. By the way, you took the words right out of me; I hope he gets to be in at least one of the new movies two. Of course, we can only hope, despite how futile it seems now.
@@mackspowah3281Yeah I have to agree I saw this movie as a kid and I liked how Hot Rod grew into Rodimus Prime and showed true strength and courage and somewhere after the events of the movie and the beginning of the 3rd season he started doubting himself as Prime's successor and barer of the Autobot Matrix of Leadership as it was seen at the beginning of the 1st episode of the 3rd season as we heard him ask himself 'Why was I the chosen one' and he even still showed those doubts while they were on the Planet of Junk after the Junkions helped bring Springer back and other episodes I remember him showing self doubt: 'The Ultimate Weapon' 'The Burden Hardest to Bear' 'Dark Awakening' 'The Return of Optimus Prime part 1'
Maturing is realizing that it's never Hot Rod's fault on Prime's death, either he interrupt or not Megatron will still go for the blaster because of Prime's monologue 😭
This still makes me feel like the 9 year old in the theater my chest was all swollen with pride when Prime spoke through the Matrix To Hot Rod. it still brings a tear to my eye.
This whole fight scene was really well done, just like the fight between Optimus and Megatron at the end. That moment when Hot Rod claims the Matrix and pawns Galvatron was pure epic, and then his pure badass run from the explosion and quoting Optimus Prime's famous "Autobots, Transform and Roll Out" quote was just so damn BADASS. Even though I'm not big on Rodimus Prime, he was just so damn awesome during this part of the movie. I love how he said "This is the end of the road, Galvatron!" before laying down a beating was just so damn epic it was WORTHY of a Prime.
If only the writers of season 3 had kept to more of this side of Rodimus Prime, and not so much of the insecure whiny side that was always so worried about living up to Optimus. There can only be one Optimus so they should have shown more of Rodimus being his own style of leader. But i suppose they had to set things up for Optimus's return that kids and their parents fought so hard for.
Prime was always the archetypal hero- wise and courageous to his troops; merciful and optimistic toward his enemies. His death, while soul destroying to my entire generation, showed that even the mightiest of heroes can fall (then come back, repeatedly) but his legacy and ideals live on. All heroes die someday, but they are judged by what they leave behind.
In the original script for the 1986 Movie, Hot Rod didn't get involved in Optimus/Megatron's fight and Megatron still finished off Optimus Prime the same way. When Marvel did the Movie Adaptation books in 1986, the Marvel What If books were still hot so they saw this as a good chance to show "WHAT IF" Hot Rod didn't interfere. Same result. Ron Friendman, the original script writer changed it because he felt it would make it better connected to "destiny" if somehow Hot Rod had a part in it. It is the will of Primus.
There was a comic/graphic novel by I think IDW that did a "what if Hot Rod didn't interfere" and it gave a very different outcome. Prime defeats Megatron who then never becomes Galvatron, Starscream becomes leader for more than 20 seconds etc... Well worth a read.
Possibly the greatest animated 80s movie ever made action adventure, plenty of deaths, which was a shock when I was younger and hot rod and his destiny at the end still amazing all these years later
Even though Transformers The Movie was quite brutal in terms of the storytelling and the body count of dead Autobots not to mention the death of Optimus Prime which was devastating beyond words, Hot Rod taking possession of the Matrix to become Rodimus Prime and taking out Galvatron was truly the light that shined through the darkness. A fitting moment that saw the rise of a new leader and the dawn of a new era
It's a shame Hot rod becoming a prime is no longer properly explored. They fumbled with rodimus after this movie. They even make it so that Magnus and galvatron seem more like adversaries in season 3.
Could not agree more. The idea of ANYONE other than Optimus saying "Autobots: Transform and Roll Out" would have once been thought of as sacrilege. After seeing Rodimus run from those explosions, IT....FIT.....PERFECTLY!!!!
Well directed and holds up until now. This scene had a lot going making it memorable, dialogue, soundtrack. I imagine it would have been easy just to make a movie to sell toys, but the people who worked on this really MADE a movie. Haven't seen that much passion for the franchise in the writing until Transformers Prime.
What makes this a powerful moment is that when Hot Rod unlocked the Matrix of Leadership, the Transformers series found it's identity. It's first appearance, the Matrix of Leadership became as iconic as the Autobot and Decepticon symbol.
Can we give the incomparable Orson Welles some love? He delivered every line with an omninous, imperious devilishness. Right up to the moment Unicron blew up anyway. But even that was a master class in voice acting... "You cannot... destroy... my... DESTINY!" BOOM!
It’s in your blood it’s in your will it’s in the mighty hands of steel when your standing your ground.. I love it. Autobots transform and roll out !!! Til all are one
This is the greatest Transformers movie ever. I didn't really watch the 3rd season,though.Wasn't the same to me,plus this was a great ending to the saga.
The storyline here is very powerful ⚡. Like, _stays-with-you-for-30-plus-years_ powerful! 😭. However, in footnotes, Hot Rod's transform at 1:34 was poetry! 😎. Everything about it: the three strides as we cut to him, a quick suppression shot to buy a bit of time ( I assume ), the backwards barrel roll, the airborne transform, the feather-smooth landing, the lights, the _vrooom!_ He certainly had talent! 🙌. ( . . And the touch. . . And the powerRRR.. ).
@@DreMurf313 Ultra Magnus IS the shit for sure, but when it comes to being the Numero Uno Big Botman, he simply “Can’t deal with that now!” (In his own words). Love to U-M all the same though.
@@phillipwattsjr.4714 thing is he’s best as a commander not a full on lead an entire race of sentient robots while also having to be an interplanetary politician leader like Rodimus had to be
If you paid attention hot rod was the one that was making a difference throughout the movie. Remember he had to fix kupp after defeating the squid. He remembered the universal greeting that cooled out the junkions. Not to mention taking on galvatron all by himself. The knowledge of the matrix chose the autobot that displayed the most potential. Hot rod was a natural.
i remember watching this movie on a hot summer morning in 1987. Afterwards my cousins and I went to the local public pool and had an amazing afternoon quoting movie lines, swimming and jumping off the small diving boards. I'm 36 now with young kids and worry that they won't enjoy these small pleasures. This movie was amazing and I am lucky to have grown up in such an age ( the 80s) lol. FYI - Rodimus Prime is amazing 😀
The irony: the VA for Galvatron has passed, but the guy who replaced him on the show is still alive, whereas the original VA for Rodimus is still alive, but his replacement on the show has died!
Rodimus cannot be compared to Optimus. Both of them are chosen by the Matrix for a different calling. While it is true that the bearer of the Matrix can call himself the true leader of the Autobots, but he is chosen according to his personality. Optimus was chosen by the Matrix to be the Supreme Commander while Rodimus was chosen to be the Guardian/Protector.
Really wish we could of seen more of this Hot Rod during G1. He went from a bit of a slacker and hot head at the start to a controlled and confident leader by the end. Then G1 came about and it seems like all we could get was the unconfident, unsure, guy who kept 2nd guessing himself. It might of been fine to have that for part of, or maybe even the full first season, as he was having to step into the shoes of Optimus freaking Prime but it just went on for to long and we never really got back to the Rodimus Prime we see here.
All that bragging Galvatron did about killing Prime (and in a way showing a little bit of respect for Prime’s courage) but people still think his personality changed from when he was Megatron?? It was literally an in place upgrade. He even used the same “I belong to nobody” line earlier in the film.
Killing Optimus was the best thing that ever happened to him. His death triggered something in a lot of kids and really his awesome and terribly sad death bed scene made him immortal to us.
Hot Rod's tech spec says his function was a Cavalier 😂, meaning doing nothing just playing with Daniel. But he was rash and brave, and he stepped up to lead when all hope was lost. He started leading when he and kup were captured in Quintessa by the quintessons. After that, he was the one who led the way, finding a ship, going to Junk, befriended the Junkions, declaring war on UNICRON (only galvatron and hot rod dared to do that), charging into Unicron's eye, fighting galvatron for the matrix and then destroying UNICRON. He deserved to be the new leader.
Do you guys remember how...well... traumatizing it was as a kid to watch all of your fav characters that youve been watching for a few years.....get blown to bits right off the bat? And then Optimus' death? I rememebr not being very happy with this movie at first......until Unicron....and the rest of the movie. Then i loved it.
Seeing all my favorite Autobots and Decepticons being killed off for new characters I had no attachment to ruined the movie for me. I went in excited as hell about seeing my favorite cartoon series on the big screen, only to be let down by all the needless deaths. Yeah, I know Hasbro wanted to sell new toys, but they could've done so without killing many fan favorites. It's messed up, because visually, this movie was stunning. But, I still can't enjoy it all the way, even 32 years later.
@@sportjames23 bruh, I'm right there with you. In the theatre I was at, the kids were having conniptions and their parents had to take them out of the theatre. I almost left when Prime died, but I touched it out. Still bothers me til this day.
At the time, killing Prime pretty much killed the series. But in hindsight I'd disagree that it was the worst idea ever. It gave us a moment, an event in Transformers that would shape the franchise and remain with us forever. As polarising as the original idea behind his death was, it remains a major part of Transformers, something we obviously still discuss today.
I vaguely remember seeing this scene. I had not seen the rest of the movie (sigh...) I think I saw it channel surfing. I had seen the series before so when I came on this scene, there was just this epic feel, new characters, better animation, larger scope... it was terrifying yet gripping at the same time.
Grabbed the matrix, took a big pull, grew 10', then proceeded to just bear hug galvetron, and body slam him out of essentially galactus for the win. Diesel....
"Arise rodimus prime" "Oooooptimussssss"......... chills every time
This was Optimus telling Hot Rod that he had nothing to feel guilty about. That it wasn't his fault.
I don’t think think that’s all of that, considering the prelude of events that lead to this point Hot Rid was constantly put into positions that required for him to lead however his own fears and doubts were preventing him from seeing that his choices were made with good results, I honestly believe when Optimus said that he was basically telling Hot Rod to rise above his fears and to , in a way be reborn, lead as a new man
@@brendenforehand2563The esoteric power of this scene is the most amazing example of the incredible psychic power and strength that lies within us all!
I think it’s a mix of all your responses, it was a way for Optimus not only relieve Rodimus of his own fears but also to encourage him to continue to better himself
Its very subjective I think and it was up to us how we interpret it, when I was a kid I took it as acknowledgement of leadership and had nothing to do with the circumstances of his death.
He wasn't the smartest
He wasn't the wisest one
He wasn't the successor of his predecessor
But he was the bravest
Like Optimus said himself he wasn't worthy either
But they earned it with their best
It was always might to be earned through one’s actions and not through something that could be measured
He was the strongest I have seen. Which Autobot do you know that can throw a Decepticon through a wall and out the other side and still flying?
I get it they tried with Rodimus...I really did...but ultimately I felt more emotions when they brought back Optimus then any part of Rodimus term as leadership, maybe its the lackluster writing season 3 WAS a drop in quality compared to season 1 and 2...but Return of Optimus Prime still holds up as one of my favourite G1 episodes...alongside Wardawn, Key to Vector Sigma and Countdown to Extinction...
The brave always die first😢😢😢
"I knew you had potential lad" - that line always brings them manly tears to my eyes. I mean optics.. optics :,)
You’re right!! Always fixes the burr in my rotator. Till all are one!!!
You said it there ^^
4:05
I'm surprised I have even seen the whole thing given what the entire movie does my optics
"You ever seen anything like this, Kup?"
"Nope. Never seen anything like this before."
I liked Hot Rods tactic when he was fighting Galvatron. He knew he couldn’t win against him in a straight up fight, so he stuck to using the one advantage he did have. His speed, which he used to perform hit and run maneuver on him.
He dominated him like a boss
Make your opponent fight your fight
My brain always blanked because it was a pivotal moment but why was galvatron choking rodimus. Neither of the two need to breath air.
It's by far the greatest passing of the torch moment in animation history
Animation history!? How about Cinema history!!
By far
And then it was squashed
Couldn't agree more, Hot Rod starting off as reckless, the ultimate sacrifice made by Optimus Prime to Hot Rod learning and growing into a leader, this movie hit me hard as a kid in all the best ways
i was so happy they brought prime back
If you didn't get goosebumps then you're dead from the inside. They don't make cartoons like this anymore. Growing up in the late 80s and 90s we had the best cartoons.
I still goose bumps from this seen as an adult now actually. I watch it at least once a year and the moment still gets me.
I’m 15. I’m dead inside but I still get goosebumps
music and cartoons. 80s and 90s the best!
True man getting home from school and Saturday cartoons was it
People don’t understand those 80
Optimus Prime: "Arise Rodimus Prime."
Rodimus Prime: "Optimus."
I was living it when I was young.
omair83 that line always gave me chills
My 8 year old self was lucky to have seen this in the theater. After crying about Optimus dying, this scene right here gave me all the chills. Still does!
@@ryantalbert4998 still does today over 20 years later.
03:50 not enough people talking about how amazing it was to hear those words one more time like old times with Optimus. AUTOBOTS TRANSFORM AND ROLL OUT. Those words reunited the Team.
Exactly.
Man that was one of the most amazing moments from this film ^^
didn't expect to see you here
3:57 Autobots Transform and roll out
For those who don’t know, the Matrix of Power has been retconned to be connected to the Transformers’ god, Primus. That is why Unicron wants to destroy it so badly.
Close, but Primus is the planet cybertron itself, while the matrix is the physical connection to the transformer "afterlife" where their sparks go after death. That realm is also intricately connected to Primus, so unleashing the matrix's power is equivalent to unleashing God, angels, and the souls of everyone who died right in the devil's face.
Unicron was again canonically defeated in the Machinma series was by far superior animation.
Basically primus is god and unicron is satan
Yeah but primus in the cartoon doesn't exist and unicron isn't a god
The problem with Rodimus is the writers never gave him a chance to forge his own legacy as the Autobot leader. He spent most of the next season constantly worrying that he couldn't live up to Optimus Prime's legacy.
Look at 3:52. And tell me he didn't have to potential to be a total badass in the next season. But they blew it because they were already planning for Optimus' return.
You're right. Unfortunately Hasbro saw there Transformers as toys and not actual characters.
When Rodimus said "Now, light our darkest hour..." and the Matrix fully opened to destroy Unicron from the inside out and transformed him into Rodimus Prime, that brought me to tears.
As a 10 year old kid, my eyes got watery
Same here. As a near 40 year old
Hot Rod represented the Guy that would fight by Optimus but chose to relax instead, and when his mentor died, he had to quickly mature and take the leadership role during a dark time for the Autobots. His evolution from Young and Brash Autobot to Leader is the best part of the movie.
PatDawg more like the guy who got optimus killed so that he could take the matrix for himself and become a prime. Everything worked out all according to plans.
@@dankmemer2774 yeah exactly and without him prime was 100% going too kill Megatron he was done after watching his friends die In primed mind their was only one option hot rod got in the way and prolonged the war for many years prime would have ended it followed by in fighting under star scream. The coward hot rod picked the wrong Time too grow some balls.
Damion Baxter and what was he thinking, prime already had his blaster pointed @ megs. Megs would have to grab the random blaster on the floor, then aim it at prime before he can fire. By that time prime would have blown his head off.
@@dankmemer2774 the only reason prime was killed was too replace his toy not story purpose at all. And the writers picked the wrong leader either ultra Magus or springer they were the stand out characters going forward while hot rod was just a shit leader from the beginning he doesn't even lead them out of Unicron that's springer and jazz
@@damionbaxter4912 THANK YOU!! I've said this for years IT SHOULD'VE BEEN ULTRA MAGNUS
30 years later as a adult and I still love this movie as much
I'd die happily watching this movie
"Like it or not, we are allies now, against a common foe." I love this line so much, because it shows that Galvatron is rational. He's willing to adjust his views based on evidence.
He was in the movie at least. After that plasma bath for all those years, however...
Lol... I loved the icing on the cake how Unicron was already blind in one eye and so they exit out of his OTHER eye... sort of a last middle finger to end the tyrant.
As they say "An eye for an eye"
I was SOOOO happy when I first saw this that Jazz , Bumblebee and Cliffjumper made it out of Unicron alive. It helped soothe the devastation I felt that Optimus, Prowl, Ironhide and the rest of the old school that had died.
Such an uplifting moment seeing the new and old transformers escape Unicron's eye.
Tell me about it - me too! Let's see what Bay does in the next movie. You think there will be another Rodimus prime? It's a shame they made Galvatron a rig like Optimus.
Yes. Sadly, they were the only survivors of this film out of the original cast.
+JoelFoustGaming Galavatron was a different type of rig than Optimus
@@MDthornton83 I think Sunstreaker and Hound survived too. They just disappeared after landing with Prime
"First,Prime, then Ultra Magnus and now you. It's a pity you Autobots die so easily or I migth have a sense of satisfaction now!"
Epic last words from Galvatron by Leonard Nimoy. R.I.P
Galvatron survives this
Optimus Prime Jr I meant it as the actor who said it.
Oh
+MrLuigi98 Leonard Nimoy will ALWAYS be my Galvatron IMO. ;(
+GaryTheNeutral All hail, Lord Leonard Nimoy (RIP)
I feel the same way man. I've always had great respect and admiration for Optimus, but Rodimus has always had a special place in my heart after all these years. And often, Rodimus is sadly neglected. By the way, you took the words right out of me; I hope he gets to be in at least one of the new movies two. Of course, we can only hope, despite how futile it seems now.
Well....sadly.....we got the "Hote roda" :|
Your inspired by Hotrod became he that persona of having the burden of responsibilities to deal with
Season 3 did Rodimus no favours, this was an epic passing of the torch moment
@@mackspowah3281Yeah I have to agree I saw this movie as a kid and I liked how Hot Rod grew into Rodimus Prime and showed true strength and courage and somewhere after the events of the movie and the beginning of the 3rd season he started doubting himself as Prime's successor and barer of the Autobot Matrix of Leadership as it was seen at the beginning of the 1st episode of the 3rd season as we heard him ask himself 'Why was I the chosen one' and he even still showed those doubts while they were on the Planet of Junk after the Junkions helped bring Springer back and other episodes I remember him showing self doubt:
'The Ultimate Weapon'
'The Burden Hardest to Bear'
'Dark Awakening'
'The Return of Optimus Prime part 1'
Maturing is realizing that it's never Hot Rod's fault on Prime's death, either he interrupt or not Megatron will still go for the blaster because of Prime's monologue 😭
That and Optimus' death was wholly a market decision that was not liked by the writers
This still makes me feel like the 9 year old in the theater my chest was all swollen with pride when Prime spoke through the Matrix To Hot Rod. it still brings a tear to my eye.
This whole fight scene was really well done, just like the fight between Optimus and Megatron at the end. That moment when Hot Rod claims the Matrix and pawns Galvatron was pure epic, and then his pure badass run from the explosion and quoting Optimus Prime's famous "Autobots, Transform and Roll Out" quote was just so damn BADASS.
Even though I'm not big on Rodimus Prime, he was just so damn awesome during this part of the movie. I love how he said "This is the end of the road, Galvatron!" before laying down a beating was just so damn epic it was WORTHY of a Prime.
HiccupxAstridScenes I could not agree more about Rodimus. I was never a fan of him in any of the episodes, but this was truly his brightest moment.
If only the writers of season 3 had kept to more of this side of Rodimus Prime, and not so much of the insecure whiny side that was always so worried about living up to Optimus. There can only be one Optimus so they should have shown more of Rodimus being his own style of leader. But i suppose they had to set things up for Optimus's return that kids and their parents fought so hard for.
Hearing another Autobut outside Optimus saying "Autobots! Transform and roll out!" always excites me.
Prime was always the archetypal hero- wise and courageous to his troops; merciful and optimistic toward his enemies. His death, while soul destroying to my entire generation, showed that even the mightiest of heroes can fall (then come back, repeatedly) but his legacy and ideals live on. All heroes die someday, but they are judged by what they leave behind.
In the original script for the 1986 Movie, Hot Rod didn't get involved in Optimus/Megatron's fight and Megatron still finished off Optimus Prime the same way. When Marvel did the Movie Adaptation books in 1986, the Marvel What If books were still hot so they saw this as a good chance to show "WHAT IF" Hot Rod didn't interfere. Same result. Ron Friendman, the original script writer changed it because he felt it would make it better connected to "destiny" if somehow Hot Rod had a part in it. It is the will of Primus.
Where can I find it?
1984rockabilly I guess Ebay would be best. Look for "Marvel Transformers The Movie" It ran 3 issues based on the original script
There was a comic/graphic novel by I think IDW that did a "what if Hot Rod didn't interfere" and it gave a very different outcome. Prime defeats Megatron who then never becomes Galvatron, Starscream becomes leader for more than 20 seconds etc... Well worth a read.
Protoman of ProtoRetro so at this rate, people can FINALLY stop blaming Hot Rod for that infamous scene.
Still one of the best animated movies ever!
Loved it when I was a kid(in 1986, I was 10 years old)....still love it now.
This is one of the many cool scenes from this movie. The other cool scenes are the rest of the movie.
so fucking true
Execept for the death of Optimus Prime, Ironhide, Ratchet, etc
Matthew Berry Fuck you. those scenes actually made the movie even better.
Don't get me wrong those sences were great but heart breaking
If only the live action movies were more like this one
"I knew you had potential lad!" I say this everytime a pupil finds he can do something he didn't know he could. Fantastic line!
I've always loved this movie ever since I was a kid, and still watch it now.
WHAT THE KIDS TODAY don't understand is this movie was made frame by frame NO COMPUTERS
Tell that to Bayfromer.
Kids also think every comedy laugh track is canned laughter. THEY ARE STUPID THAT WAY!
Possibly the greatest animated 80s movie ever made action adventure, plenty of deaths, which was a shock when I was younger and hot rod and his destiny at the end still amazing all these years later
After all these years I still find it funny his new form was an RV or mini van or something. So much symbolism in a single transformation change.
" arise rodimus prime " shivers every single time... animation perfection...writing unparalleled
Teacher says: 'When an 80's song starts playing.....somewhere a villain's plans are foiled.'
One of the most incredible depictions of the unlimited esoteric power that exists deep within us all!!!
Even though Transformers The Movie was quite brutal in terms of the storytelling and the body count of dead Autobots not to mention the death of Optimus Prime which was devastating beyond words, Hot Rod taking possession of the Matrix to become Rodimus Prime and taking out Galvatron was truly the light that shined through the darkness. A fitting moment that saw the rise of a new leader and the dawn of a new era
Cup saying "I knew you had potential, man!" is my favorite part of this scene.
It's "I knew you had potential, lad" :}
Oh, okay. Thanks for telling me!
It's Kup not Cup
"Rise rodimus prime" always gives me chills
Awky The first same
"Arise"
It's a shame Hot rod becoming a prime is no longer properly explored. They fumbled with rodimus after this movie. They even make it so that Magnus and galvatron seem more like adversaries in season 3.
The problem is ..no one liked rodimus replacing prime plus he "accidentally" shot prime interfering with megatron
@@michaelcasey1648 I think his toy wasn’t cool either.
I knew you had potential lad. Love that line.
Rodimus Prime running away from the explosion is the greatest scene in movie history.
I really love that scene myself!
IT DOES LOOK BAD ASS
Cool guys dun look at explosions...*puts on sunglasses*
Could not agree more. The idea of ANYONE other than Optimus saying "Autobots: Transform and Roll Out" would have once been thought of as sacrilege. After seeing Rodimus run from those explosions, IT....FIT.....PERFECTLY!!!!
It still gives me goosebumps
damn hot rod was incredibly ballsy during this fight
hit and run tactics with the improved despot of the deceptions
give him points
Hot Rod's redemption
Such a badass scene
2:00 - gives me the same chills down my spine that it gave me as a 6 y.o. (I am now 32....) -C!
25 years after first seeing it. It's still awesome...
Kupp had the best line. I knew you had potential lad. Inspiration for all.
Well directed and holds up until now. This scene had a lot going making it memorable, dialogue, soundtrack. I imagine it would have been easy just to make a movie to sell toys, but the people who worked on this really MADE a movie. Haven't seen that much passion for the franchise in the writing until Transformers Prime.
Leonard Nimoy and Judd Nelson did well in these parts.
R.I.P Leonard Nimoy
This is the end of the road, Michael Bay!
No, it's not
XD!!
*travis knight proceeds to throw Michael bay out of the building*
Thor Odinson yes it is..
"We were brothers once!"
"Once."
What makes this a powerful moment is that when Hot Rod unlocked the Matrix of Leadership, the Transformers series found it's identity. It's first appearance, the Matrix of Leadership became as iconic as the Autobot and Decepticon symbol.
It was kinda ironic that this was the only true time that Galvatron was going to crush someone with his bare hands. Thankfully Hot Rod had the Touch
Leonard Nimoy and Orson Welles. It couldn't have been any better. :)
32 years on it is still one off my favourite films
the song never gets old
its a spine tingling moment when we hear optimus...movies these days don't have them moments.. especially the new transformers.
i rather watch the climax of this film than the intire 2 hours and a half hours of the bayformers part 4
Exactly
Why is everyone hating on the new film, I loved it.
Domivator G. Rex personally i loved the first three film but the forth was borinng
Well I guess the explosions and stuff were a little off but it wasn't terrible
You do know Michael Bay directed this movie too?
Can we give the incomparable Orson Welles some love? He delivered every line with an omninous, imperious devilishness. Right up to the moment Unicron blew up anyway. But even that was a master class in voice acting... "You cannot... destroy... my... DESTINY!" BOOM!
It’s in your blood it’s in your will it’s in the mighty hands of steel when your standing your ground.. I love it. Autobots transform and roll out !!! Til all are one
This is the greatest Transformers movie ever. I didn't really watch the 3rd season,though.Wasn't the same to me,plus this was a great ending to the saga.
The storyline here is very powerful ⚡. Like, _stays-with-you-for-30-plus-years_ powerful! 😭. However, in footnotes, Hot Rod's transform at 1:34 was poetry! 😎.
Everything about it: the three strides as we cut to him, a quick suppression shot to buy a bit of time ( I assume ), the backwards barrel roll, the airborne transform, the feather-smooth landing, the lights, the _vrooom!_ He certainly had talent! 🙌.
( . . And the touch. . . And the powerRRR.. ).
To all the Rodimus Prime haters...let's give him 4 million years like Optimus had before we pass judgment. (Optimus was better though haha).
Ain't nobody hating on Hitrod/Rodimus. It should've been Ultra Magnus hands down
@@DreMurf313 Ultra Magnus IS the shit for sure, but when it comes to being the Numero Uno Big Botman, he simply “Can’t deal with that now!” (In his own words). Love to U-M all the same though.
@@picknroll8221 yet, they have Magnus leading most of the Season 3 episodes anyway, so they might as well have given it to him.
@@phillipwattsjr.4714 thing is he’s best as a commander not a full on lead an entire race of sentient robots while also having to be an interplanetary politician leader like Rodimus had to be
Between crying when optimus dies and going crazy when hot rod becomes rodimus prime. It really is an emotional Rollercoaster
R.I.P Orson Welles
Love the line "Autobots, Transform and roll out!"
Hotrod = rodimus prime = BADASS! 😎
2019 who stil wacthing this
Roberto Vasquez me
If you paid attention hot rod was the one that was making a difference throughout the movie. Remember he had to fix kupp after defeating the squid. He remembered the universal greeting that cooled out the junkions. Not to mention taking on galvatron all by himself. The knowledge of the matrix chose the
autobot that displayed the most potential. Hot rod was a natural.
i remember watching this movie on a hot summer morning in 1987. Afterwards my cousins and I went to the local public pool and had an amazing afternoon quoting movie lines, swimming and jumping off the small diving boards.
I'm 36 now with young kids and worry that they won't enjoy these small pleasures. This movie was amazing and I am lucky to have grown up in such an age ( the 80s) lol.
FYI - Rodimus Prime is amazing 😀
"I played a planet and then I died" - Orson Welles and his discontent with Unicron
The irony: the VA for Galvatron has passed, but the guy who replaced him on the show is still alive, whereas the original VA for Rodimus is still alive, but his replacement on the show has died!
Rodimus cannot be compared to Optimus. Both of them are chosen by the Matrix for a different calling. While it is true that the bearer of the Matrix can call himself the true leader of the Autobots, but he is chosen according to his personality. Optimus was chosen by the Matrix to be the Supreme Commander while Rodimus was chosen to be the Guardian/Protector.
"thisss is the ENNDD of the road, galvatron!" bro the way he says this is just so epic
Really wish we could of seen more of this Hot Rod during G1. He went from a bit of a slacker and hot head at the start to a controlled and confident leader by the end. Then G1 came about and it seems like all we could get was the unconfident, unsure, guy who kept 2nd guessing himself. It might of been fine to have that for part of, or maybe even the full first season, as he was having to step into the shoes of Optimus freaking Prime but it just went on for to long and we never really got back to the Rodimus Prime we see here.
Unicron knew hot rod had to be eliminated, he could feel it!!!
I love how much the animation changed from season 1 and onward. Ahhhh, when cartoons were good!
All that bragging Galvatron did about killing Prime (and in a way showing a little bit of respect for Prime’s courage) but people still think his personality changed from when he was Megatron?? It was literally an in place upgrade. He even used the same “I belong to nobody” line earlier in the film.
Galvatron and Megatron are two different people...
Killing Optimus was the best thing that ever happened to him. His death triggered something in a lot of kids and really his awesome and terribly sad death bed scene made him immortal to us.
I love it
"Ok let's team up even if we hate each other."
"Galvatron, kill him or die."
"Shit, fine..ok. "
Hot Rod's tech spec says his function was a Cavalier 😂, meaning doing nothing just playing with Daniel. But he was rash and brave, and he stepped up to lead when all hope was lost. He started leading when he and kup were captured in Quintessa by the quintessons. After that, he was the one who led the way, finding a ship, going to Junk, befriended the Junkions, declaring war on UNICRON (only galvatron and hot rod dared to do that), charging into Unicron's eye, fighting galvatron for the matrix and then destroying UNICRON. He deserved to be the new leader.
Goosebumps every time, and even 30+ yrs later! Luv it!
My favorite Transformers scene of all time!!!!
Oh my, good memories :) Michael Bay will never make his TF equal to this cartoon
Correct Bay's Transformers have already beaten this overated nostalgiatard crap.
Catslasha Catz Wow, you must be really butthurt :D
True, Michael Bay will never EVER make anything close to being as good as this.
Catslasha Catz Your lost in the sauce....
Do you guys remember how...well... traumatizing it was as a kid to watch all of your fav characters that youve been watching for a few years.....get blown to bits right off the bat? And then Optimus' death? I rememebr not being very happy with this movie at first......until Unicron....and the rest of the movie. Then i loved it.
Seeing all my favorite Autobots and Decepticons being killed off for new characters I had no attachment to ruined the movie for me. I went in excited as hell about seeing my favorite cartoon series on the big screen, only to be let down by all the needless deaths. Yeah, I know Hasbro wanted to sell new toys, but they could've done so without killing many fan favorites. It's messed up, because visually, this movie was stunning. But, I still can't enjoy it all the way, even 32 years later.
Yeah, all killed was so sad for my 9 years, them i hate Rodimus, never like him.
@@sportjames23 bruh, I'm right there with you. In the theatre I was at, the kids were having conniptions and their parents had to take them out of the theatre. I almost left when Prime died, but I touched it out. Still bothers me til this day.
Yep. I don't know which death was Truamatizing? Optimus Prime or Duke's?
Rodimus Prime wow! when i first saw that transformation from Hot Rod to Rodimus Prime that lit me up. i was amazed!
1:04 what a sucker punch
This scene redone in live action would be amazing!
“Come out autobot,we all must die sometime”. Haunts me since I was a child…❤❤😮😮
Unicron rebuilt Megatron into an insane maniac that kills his own fellow decepticons and treats his most best elite troops as his enemies.
When I was younger I never noticed Galvatron's eye twitching
The nostalgia man
32 years later still a tear jerker
I was always so confused about why he turned into a truck at the end... and now it kinda makes sense 😂
At the time, killing Prime pretty much killed the series. But in hindsight I'd disagree that it was the worst idea ever. It gave us a moment, an event in Transformers that would shape the franchise and remain with us forever. As polarising as the original idea behind his death was, it remains a major part of Transformers, something we obviously still discuss today.
I would love the makers of transformers Prime to remake this movie
I vaguely remember seeing this scene. I had not seen the rest of the movie (sigh...) I think I saw it channel surfing. I had seen the series before so when I came on this scene, there was just this epic feel, new characters, better animation, larger scope... it was terrifying yet gripping at the same time.
It was good to hear Dirk Diggler on the soundtrack. I'm glad he finally got those masters.
😂
childhood doesn't get blessed & better than this
Grabbed the matrix, took a big pull, grew 10', then proceeded to just bear hug galvetron, and body slam him out of essentially galactus for the win.
Diesel....
it would be so cool if he also gained a faceplate like orion pax did when he became a prime
*ARISE RODIMUS PRIME...*
Omg yes
i still get goosebumps at this scene
An awesome movie loved it as a kid and still do