If Optimus was the father figure of the Autobots, Rodimus was the oldest sibling who knows he's not going to fill those shoes, but he's still trying his best and doing right by his family.
He was suddenly given the rank of Prime, with no background of leadership, any idea how to forge ahead in the Cybertronian War, or even what to do with Earth politics. It would've made my circuits sizzle. By far one of my favourite characters.
this is why Rodimus is my favorite. It's that dichotomy between ptsd over what happened with Optimus, being chosen as leader by the Matrix and the Autobots, (and Optimus himself in the voiceover while opening the matrix) having all the responsibility in the world, having the wisdom and physical strength imparted by the matrix... but also still being an edgy teenager inside who was forced to grow up too fast, and that last part seeps out sometimes lol I feel that on days when I have to adult too hard.
@@SaltyLovee Great video either way, youtube needs more Rodimus appreciation. Call of the Primitives had some Rodimus gems, "Let's do what they don't expect... counter attack!" and "What an odd war this is." when both the autobot and decepticons desert the battlefield together. My favorite is the exchange with the sensei in The Burden Hardest to Bear, Hot Rod is just hanging out in the human dojo contemplating his responsibilities and what's happened. Gautier's delivery is just perfect. "You are troubled Autobot-san?" "Who me? Nahhhh." "You are lying Autobot-san." "Yeah. I am!" th-cam.com/video/9PRvscC4yrg/w-d-xo.htmlsi=uEtgerJH9uOJmE4M?t=868s
The comic version spent 90% wanting to shoot himself and the other 10% getting manhandled by Galvatron. If you think they didn't care about his character here, he was a punching bag there with Magnus.
This was pre xmen and batman tas. When cartoon were still only toy comercials. In way I think we got our "young leader growing in the role" arc later with optimus primal. God bw was so good.
6:32 "I still have my ultimate weapon!" *proceeds to immediately destroy it* Maybe its the metal pipe sound effect quickly cutting to the vine boom sound effect as the "ultimate weapon" hits the ground that makes this funny to me.
Ya know, I like to imagine that despite the side of Rodimus that comes across as callous, he is trying his best. Optimus was a tough act to follow. Besides, what if he's the kind of leader that was needed in this post-war time? Like in the grand scheme of things? Optimus was the kind of leader in a time of doubt. The Autobots have more of a foothold on things now. He may be a leader, but maybe all of the Autobots get to shine on their own too, hence why Magnus has so many great moments. Rodimus' presence is that of alleviating tension because he is relaxed and casual too. Optimus had that, but it's more prevalent in Rodimus. The poor bot is already punishing himself for what happened, for how Prime died. But every Autobot, including Optimus himself, would have done the same for each other. Unlike the Decepticons who throw their wounded into space for ease of travel.
Rodimus accomplished way more than Optimus ever did. But he still has his doubts? He was the chosen one, the Cybertronian war hero to restore the Autobots back on top. But also inherited way more responsibility than Optimus. Fighting the creators, the Decepticons, protecting earth as well as Cybertron, and holding peace conferences on Cybertron. Optimus only had to protect the earth. I think fans at the time didn't realize how great Rodimus was.
@@christophercameron2141 I'd argue that it isn't a contest or fair to compare. It's not that Rodimus accomplished more, it's just that more expectation was placed on him and by himself as well on top of that. Optimus was the chosen one for his time as well, where it was easier to fight an obvious menace. Now the Galaxy is way bigger and open to all life in the universe. Which is why we appreciate Rodimus more now. Not trying to argue btw, hope I made that clear. I love a good in-depth discussion.
9:50 What makes this better is that the previous line was the human checking in on him, and Roddy saying that nothing was wrong. So basically: "What's wrong?" "Nothing." "Liar." "Yeah."
What about multiple star screams, thundercrackers, breakers. With the animation error I'm surprised there weren't accidentally 2 megatron in this series at 1 point, lol. Let's not forget some of the humans having random super strength and licking up things even autobots struggled with, lol.
Some people are against the idea. But I believe Rodimus deserves another chance in the spotlight as a main protagonist. And modern creators should make a better effort to shine a more positive light on him.
10 year old me: Rodimus is the worst transformer ever, season 3 sucks, I want to die Soon to be 48 year old me: Rodimus is the most relatable character in Transformers, this guy is comedy gold, I’m dying from laughter
After watching these, now I wish they explored how Optimus was after his conversion especially since it took him MILLIONS of years to get to the B-ballin' Prime we know and love! And I'm glad to see some love shown to our Flaming Winnebago!
I think S3 was more amazing then people give it credit for. The animation may not have been as good as the previous 2, but the writing was just as good if not better.
@GeeMannn the thing I liked about rodimus was he always admitted he really wasn't leadership material that's why ultra magnus was coaching him at first as the season went on you can see it was taking a toll on him as he was growing (u can really see this in the episode when I threw away the matrix and scourge ended up with it) the funny thing is galvatron wasn't much of a leader either because cyclonus was the more reserved warrior whereas galvatrpn was a fucking maniac that everybody was scared to death of
@@RASHONBOND973 yeah galvatron being so utterly unhinged was what made the season for me. That episode at the psych-ward planet was golden. My favorite scene with Rodimus is when he just straight up unplugged his heart just to travel to the astral plane and bitch at Optimus about how bad of a leader he is, only for springer to find him laying there in the ditch unresponsive hahahahaa
This is why I like Rodimus he is honest, he doesn't hide his emotions Yeah the Rodimus vs Galvatron fight, he kicked the guy in the knee and then transformed so much for Honorable combat, I love how they imply that Human Rodimus had you know what with that girl Also in Grimlocks new Brain did the anti Electrons affect the Matrix as Rodimus transformed into Hotrod's Alt mode
Loved Rodimus! He has a great since of humor.And the Autovots flourished under his leadership, as well as Ultra Magnus assisting his young leader. They went from hidden moon basis to returning to Cybertron as there home planet
He grabbed those aliens and put them in a time out because of their arguing, a definite Mom move (which I’ve done on multiple occasions with my own kids 😂)
ROdimus was great. He was humorous, charismatic, powerful, spontaneous. When he was committed to finish something, he acted quickly and effectively. Example, to destroy the Quintesson ship carrying the bombs, he made a spilt second decision to board Skylynx with Magnus and took out the ship quickly.
People hate Hotrod for getting in the way at Autobot city , I hate Optimus for basically ripping the character development right out of Rodimus's chest
Gaaaasp I know, right?! I thought I was the only one who was upset that he didn't stay leader! ( When I was a kid I hoped there'd be 2 matrices for Optimus and Rodimus lol)
@@Tail_sezin the idw comics the matrix was split in 2 and was given to Bumblebee and Rodimus. But those comics purposefully tried to write Rodimus as a bad leader.....ironically enough it just made for an extremely amusing version of Rodimus.
You missed another classic Rossini’s moment from Five Faces of Darkness Part 1. During the games battle, he’s blasting away at the attackers, then yells Munch protons! Proceeds to charge out of cover into the thick of it all. Magnus comments: Rodimus is missing a few chips. Kip be like Naw I was the same way til I got blown apart a few times 💀
0:22 one of the best Rodimus moments, shame it was in the very first episode of Season 3 Cause I don’t really enjoy Season 3 as much as Season 1 and 2 (mainly due to almost all of the original characters dead) but Rodimus’ character in Season 3 does make up for a a bit of season 3.
They are not all dead. Just think about they are all scattered over Cybertron and Autobot City I think if the US comics would've taken the movie cast in, there would've been season 2 bots in this season. But as it was, the cartoon had to push the new toys, as the comic didn't
Ultra Magnus is a great supporter. I wish someone would talk me up like that before I'm giving a speech/talk at work! 😊 Also, thanks for compiling this! I forgot Roddy had so many amazing lines. Honestly, he was a great leader! Wish we'd gotten more.
As a kid, I was always happy seeing season 3 episodes. By comparison, Optimus prime was Boring, ordinary. Seriously think people didn't give him enough credit. He was new at the job, he had potential.
Damn, at least leave out the animation errors! :D Rodimus Prime's gold without them. You can tell that a lot of times Rodimus aka Hot Rod the hothead is a bit overwhelmed by two things: being shoved into the boots of Optimus Prime AND all the wisdom in the Matrix. Makes him quite the mixed bag, doesn't it? Rodimus be as brash as before because now that he's got this staggering responsibility of the Autobot leadership on his shoulders. Rodimus struggles with the fact he isn't acting like Optimus but at times he just acts upon his heart being spot-on in the right place even if the course of action is volatile at best. Think about the risk of interplanetary incident when he just forced the participants to sit the hell down. It's like the Matrix is pulling him to the right direction but he's not quite accustomed to listening to it. But you also gotta hand it to him that, in the moments he trusts himself and his troops faith in him, the results are invariably stellar. Side note about Optimus Prime: Now that I think about it, I think "The Return" is the only time we see Optimus of the cartoon continuity come to the end of his patience. Like, fine, words aren't gonna help. I'll kick Rodimus' ass instead. That's remarkable, actually.
I love him so fucking much. I understand why he wasn’t popular initially but I really wish Hasbro had stuck to their guns because he is an absolutely fabulous and iconic character who is shockingly underutilized in transformers canon. Part of me wishes that G1 rodimus took off with fans the way that IDW did instead. As much as I love IDW rodimus, I think it’s a shame how he’s considered the “default” rodimus when he and G1 are very different in their principles and struggles (even if their personalities are similar)
I find it funny how it says G1 Rodimus but we don’t really have any more of him. The closest is Rodimus Prime from the Transformers/Maximal crossover series and then HotRod from the tv show Bumblebee that’s it XD
If Optimus was the father figure of the Autobots, Rodimus was the oldest sibling who knows he's not going to fill those shoes, but he's still trying his best and doing right by his family.
Prince Andrew, basically. 😂
@MrPomelo555 Rodimus ain't a cheater or pedo
Arrested Development
Well-said! 100% accurate. So true. Great analogy.
He tried. He was definitely a reluctant leader
"Don't panic yet. Stay calm till we know what's going on. Then we'll panic"
The delivery of that line was spot on.
4:43
Rodimus is genuinely one of the funniest aspects of season 3.
A flawed, but truly human and caring leader… and a *tad* unhinged.
Yup that is why I love him, he's hilarious
Hell Yeah!!@@RodimusMinor1987
He was suddenly given the rank of Prime, with no background of leadership, any idea how to forge ahead in the Cybertronian War, or even what to do with Earth politics. It would've made my circuits sizzle. By far one of my favourite characters.
Rodimus was far from a perfect leader. But to his credit, he had some highlights here and there. But he also had a lot of potential.
He is not funny! He is flawed! He is just as good, if not different from Optimus Prime
I love when springer dies rodimus just goes "gross" (actual quote)
Like bro really saw his best friend die and was like *ew why'd you do that*
But Springer called him a moron and dumb afterward😂 like brothers
Roddy seen lots of autobots die
That line was so real of him honestly lmao
I mean, to be fair, would the dismembered bits of your friends be any less than gross?
My Favorite one is when Springer tells Rodimus not to do anything drastic. Then as soon as he leaves Rodimus nearly kills himself.
Well the Matrix was a fairly new concept at this point. It's not like he had anyone to show him how to use it.
What episode was that?
@@jaleahganzy8121 season 3, Five Faces of Darkness part 4.
4:44 I love how quickly he moves on from "and then we'll panic" as if he accidentally said it aloud
2:07 He sounds so done, I love him 😭😭
"rodimus, what do we do?!" "*we're gonna get killed*"
this is why Rodimus is my favorite. It's that dichotomy between ptsd over what happened with Optimus, being chosen as leader by the Matrix and the Autobots, (and Optimus himself in the voiceover while opening the matrix) having all the responsibility in the world, having the wisdom and physical strength imparted by the matrix... but also still being an edgy teenager inside who was forced to grow up too fast, and that last part seeps out sometimes lol
I feel that on days when I have to adult too hard.
My ninja. best comment
"We are gonna get killed"
"Don't panic. Stay calm until we know what's going on. Then we'll panic." - Our Hero
G1 is a gold mine of just silliness
Yes
And funny too
Its not the best written TF show but in sheer entertainment factor? Different story
I'd forgotten how amusing his attitude was sometimes ("Yeahyeah, suresure"). Only Rodimus possesses the Matrix of Sarcasm.
Aww, you missed out his greatest line.
Optimus: No more games, Rodimus! Innocent lives are at stake!
Rodimus: NO ONE IS INNOCENT!!
Wait yeah, how did I miss that- I'm a fool 😨
@@SaltyLovee Great video either way, youtube needs more Rodimus appreciation. Call of the Primitives had some Rodimus gems, "Let's do what they don't expect... counter attack!" and "What an odd war this is." when both the autobot and decepticons desert the battlefield together.
My favorite is the exchange with the sensei in The Burden Hardest to Bear, Hot Rod is just hanging out in the human dojo contemplating his responsibilities and what's happened. Gautier's delivery is just perfect. "You are troubled Autobot-san?" "Who me? Nahhhh." "You are lying Autobot-san." "Yeah. I am!"
th-cam.com/video/9PRvscC4yrg/w-d-xo.htmlsi=uEtgerJH9uOJmE4M?t=868s
what episode is this from
@@PotatoKernels The return of Optimus' Prime part 2. Rodimus is infected by the hate plague.
@@thespaceram2879 thank you
He had so much potential but even the writers didnt really care. Growth? In a 22 minute toy commercial? wym
They cared but not enough for any of the development to last more than one episode.
Growth? In a toy commercial?
Armada Starscream would like to have a word with you.
The comic version spent 90% wanting to shoot himself and the other 10% getting manhandled by Galvatron.
If you think they didn't care about his character here, he was a punching bag there with Magnus.
He’s the only character in this show that ever got development
This was pre xmen and batman tas. When cartoon were still only toy comercials.
In way I think we got our "young leader growing in the role" arc later with optimus primal.
God bw was so good.
1:06 Screaming "cowards" while retreating. The true Chad moment.
9:25 Grimlock speaking in complete sentences is...oddly menacing
6:32
"I still have my ultimate weapon!"
*proceeds to immediately destroy it*
Maybe its the metal pipe sound effect quickly cutting to the vine boom sound effect as the "ultimate weapon" hits the ground that makes this funny to me.
R.I.P to his voice actor Dick Guitar 🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️
The guy’s name was DICK ? 😮
Rip, he did a great job
Wow he had a great name
Is that seriously his name!?
Optimus Prime:"i asked you nicely"
*and then things got ROUGH*
Ya know, I like to imagine that despite the side of Rodimus that comes across as callous, he is trying his best. Optimus was a tough act to follow. Besides, what if he's the kind of leader that was needed in this post-war time? Like in the grand scheme of things? Optimus was the kind of leader in a time of doubt. The Autobots have more of a foothold on things now. He may be a leader, but maybe all of the Autobots get to shine on their own too, hence why Magnus has so many great moments. Rodimus' presence is that of alleviating tension because he is relaxed and casual too. Optimus had that, but it's more prevalent in Rodimus. The poor bot is already punishing himself for what happened, for how Prime died. But every Autobot, including Optimus himself, would have done the same for each other. Unlike the Decepticons who throw their wounded into space for ease of travel.
Rodimus accomplished way more than Optimus ever did. But he still has his doubts? He was the chosen one, the Cybertronian war hero to restore the Autobots back on top. But also inherited way more responsibility than Optimus. Fighting the creators, the Decepticons, protecting earth as well as Cybertron, and holding peace conferences on Cybertron. Optimus only had to protect the earth. I think fans at the time didn't realize how great Rodimus was.
@@christophercameron2141 I'd argue that it isn't a contest or fair to compare. It's not that Rodimus accomplished more, it's just that more expectation was placed on him and by himself as well on top of that. Optimus was the chosen one for his time as well, where it was easier to fight an obvious menace. Now the Galaxy is way bigger and open to all life in the universe. Which is why we appreciate Rodimus more now. Not trying to argue btw, hope I made that clear. I love a good in-depth discussion.
@@nickthepick8043 That wasn't my point? I just want fans to stop overreacting Optimus, and underrating Rodimus.
9:50 What makes this better is that the previous line was the human checking in on him, and Roddy saying that nothing was wrong. So basically:
"What's wrong?"
"Nothing."
"Liar."
"Yeah."
5:19
"A bucket of water? But why?"
"ÄIYH-"
hehehehhehehehehHAHAHAHAHAA
2:07 is murdering me tkebfkerebjfrbf
Rodimus was ahead of his time, he would be a massive hit with today's audience.
Nice to know that someone out there loves Rodimus as much as I do!
I love him too, people need to stop hating him
Another Rodimus lover. Ever since he was Hot Rod and that first '86 fishing scene and Dare
@@drragonhearrt5384
He has a lot of fans out there don't worry
He’s my favourite
I wouldn't say i loved him, but he definitely doesn't deserve the hate he gets.
I love Rodimus so much because his personality, and his simce of humor reminds me of me, and he relatable.
Optimus: "One shall stand one shall fall!"
Rodimus: "Don't panic YET. Stay calm until we know what's going on. Then we'll panic!". 😂😂😂
Stay calm until we know what’s going on then we’ll panic - Rodimus Prime 😂
G1 was just like that. The most random of "glitches" or editing mistakes make it perfect
What makes it funnier is that Hasbro made the animation errors canon. The cause of the errors is all because of Unicron.
@@GracemarieJohnson2763 Unicron secretly controlling the scenes since Season 1
What about multiple star screams, thundercrackers, breakers. With the animation error I'm surprised there weren't accidentally 2 megatron in this series at 1 point, lol.
Let's not forget some of the humans having random super strength and licking up things even autobots struggled with, lol.
@@wesker100000000 I think the big reason is because Starscream and Thundercracker were just carbon copies of each other (physically)
7:33 irrefutable power of Magnus presented
Every comment was gold but especially 4:42 with the "Hold on...figure out what's really going on, THEN PANIC." LOLOL. Great upload.
2:38 "could I interest you in chaning sides?" Hot Rod says to Blitzwing who is already drawn with an Autobot badge in that scene.
Some people are against the idea. But I believe Rodimus deserves another chance in the spotlight as a main protagonist. And modern creators should make a better effort to shine a more positive light on him.
Read the Lost Light IDW comics. Rodimus is the captain of a space ship full of cool people.
3:09 How it feels to lose a single centimeter of your height, after reaching your physical peak:
The sound of metal pipe then something falling down is just perfect 😭😭
I love how depressed and exhausted he is
4:43 is just for me to come back to and think about
10 year old me: Rodimus is the worst transformer ever, season 3 sucks, I want to die
Soon to be 48 year old me: Rodimus is the most relatable character in Transformers, this guy is comedy gold, I’m dying from laughter
Rodimus / Hot Rod + Orion Pax from Transformers One would be such a chaotic and funny combo.
I would pay GOOD MONEY to have Hot Rod/Rodimus in a Transformers One sequel! Bring me back my boy!
Can't believe such an iconic franchise came from...this
1:11 Grimlock turned into Muscle Man
8:42 His reaction and that explosion 😆
Optimus was a father figure.
Rodimus is a recovering alcoholic uncle.
Nah. Rodimus is the eldest brother who is forced to take responsibility after the father died.
piss off
I'd think Kup is the uncle.
**Rodimus to Blitzwing**
"Could I interest you in changing sides?"
Blitzwing
*Autobot symbol on torso*
After watching these, now I wish they explored how Optimus was after his conversion especially since it took him MILLIONS of years to get to the B-ballin' Prime we know and love!
And I'm glad to see some love shown to our Flaming Winnebago!
Underrated and overhated. There goes our king.
I think S3 was more amazing then people give it credit for. The animation may not have been as good as the previous 2, but the writing was just as good if not better.
I strongly agree. I fuckin love season 3.
Galvatron hard carried season 3 in my opinion. Rodimus was fucking hilariously incompetent though
@GeeMannn the thing I liked about rodimus was he always admitted he really wasn't leadership material that's why ultra magnus was coaching him at first as the season went on you can see it was taking a toll on him as he was growing (u can really see this in the episode when I threw away the matrix and scourge ended up with it) the funny thing is galvatron wasn't much of a leader either because cyclonus was the more reserved warrior whereas galvatrpn was a fucking maniac that everybody was scared to death of
@@RASHONBOND973 yeah galvatron being so utterly unhinged was what made the season for me. That episode at the psych-ward planet was golden.
My favorite scene with Rodimus is when he just straight up unplugged his heart just to travel to the astral plane and bitch at Optimus about how bad of a leader he is, only for springer to find him laying there in the ditch unresponsive hahahahaa
This is why I like Rodimus he is honest, he doesn't hide his emotions
Yeah the Rodimus vs Galvatron fight, he kicked the guy in the knee and then transformed so much for Honorable combat,
I love how they imply that Human Rodimus had you know what with that girl
Also in Grimlocks new Brain did the anti Electrons affect the Matrix as Rodimus transformed into Hotrod's Alt mode
0:38 My favorite shape! A deceptigon!
As a kid you looked up at Optimus...as a young adult you relate to Rodimus
I say this all the time
Nah, bro. Only if you lose YOUR TOUCH.
6:07 a smile i want to protect :(
2:20 casually commits suicide
CACKLING out loud after reading this, thank you!!
8:12 That's a Three Stooges reference
Also I can't believe you didn't include my favourite, "I couldn't interest you in a slightly used mantle?"
9:50 I know it wasn't meant this way but it sounds like, "Yeah I am, so what, fuck you."
4:33 oh so roddy got his hips WAY before his mtmte era, now i get it
Always had them
5:21
"But WhY"
"A-"
"...but why"
7:05 Spike is so done that he's dissociating
Loved Rodimus! He has a great since of humor.And the Autovots flourished under his leadership, as well as Ultra Magnus assisting his young leader. They went from hidden moon basis to returning to Cybertron as there home planet
4:42 "don't panic yet stay calm till we know what's going on then we'll panic" i see why you quote it.
He grabbed those aliens and put them in a time out because of their arguing, a definite Mom move (which I’ve done on multiple occasions with my own kids 😂)
9:39 when you call the pizza place and they say their delivery driver is having a bad day.
ROdimus was great. He was humorous, charismatic, powerful, spontaneous. When he was committed to finish something, he acted quickly and effectively. Example, to destroy the Quintesson ship carrying the bombs, he made a spilt second decision to board Skylynx with Magnus and took out the ship quickly.
2:15 "Springo"
You missed one where he went:
"Why'd _I_ have to be the chosen one?"
People hate Hotrod for getting in the way at Autobot city , I hate Optimus for basically ripping the character development right out of Rodimus's chest
Gaaaasp I know, right?! I thought I was the only one who was upset that he didn't stay leader! ( When I was a kid I hoped there'd be 2 matrices for Optimus and Rodimus lol)
@@Tail_sezin the idw comics the matrix was split in 2 and was given to Bumblebee and Rodimus. But those comics purposefully tried to write Rodimus as a bad leader.....ironically enough it just made for an extremely amusing version of Rodimus.
1:57 that's legit just Snarl painted in Rodimus colors
Octane in Grimlock colors. Motormaster in Kup colors. Literally the only two who look normal are Dead End and Blast Off.
@@bromodragone8405 Where are my recolours, botcon?!
"i know youre bored rodimus, but-"
"MMMMMM."
2:37 notice how blitzwing has an autobot insignia when asked about changing sides
The dude was so underrated in his time
Still is
he's such a relatable guy
You missed another classic Rossini’s moment from Five Faces of Darkness Part 1. During the games battle, he’s blasting away at the attackers, then yells Munch protons! Proceeds to charge out of cover into the thick of it all. Magnus comments: Rodimus is missing a few chips. Kip be like Naw I was the same way til I got blown apart a few times 💀
4:50 the only moment I really dislike, they could've made Rodimus say something much more comforting while still being informal
Especially how headmaster did to cybertron
9:24 that took me by surprise 😂
Same
0:22 one of the best Rodimus moments, shame it was in the very first episode of Season 3
Cause I don’t really enjoy Season 3 as much as Season 1 and 2 (mainly due to almost all of the original characters dead) but Rodimus’ character in Season 3 does make up for a a bit of season 3.
They are not all dead. Just think about they are all scattered over Cybertron and Autobot City
I think if the US comics would've taken the movie cast in, there would've been season 2 bots in this season.
But as it was, the cartoon had to push the new toys, as the comic didn't
Love that Snarl, apparently defected. Will never be able to not keep my eyes peeled on the background when I re-watch it all.
Ultra Magnus is a great supporter. I wish someone would talk me up like that before I'm giving a speech/talk at work! 😊
Also, thanks for compiling this! I forgot Roddy had so many amazing lines. Honestly, he was a great leader! Wish we'd gotten more.
Of course Magnus is supportive as hell! He is the one leading again if Rodi gives up and that's what he wants to avoid at any cost😂😂😂
7:40 makes me think of a pouty kid saying this lmao
10:56 a pepper? XD
He's referencing an old Dr. Pepper commercial!
0:13
Rodimus: magnus, they came here for a good time, I will not halt this hype train.
9:27 rodimus forgor his trailer 😂
10:11 it happened again 😂
How did he forget his trailer twice?!
The absolute nonchalantness is spectacular. 😆👍
Rodimus: Hmm?
Magnus: I know you're bored, Rodimus, but..
Rodimus: Hmm! 😅
@2:37 When Rodimus asks Blitzwing to change sides, Blitzwing already has an Autobot shield. 😄
That’s why I love.. RO-DI-MUS
6:53 Compliment or sarcasm? You decide. 🤔
0:52 THE SOUND EFFECT
HAHAHHA THIS EDITING JOB MADE ME LAUGH OUT LOUD VERY LOUDLY MULTIPLE TIMES.
Me gimlock laughs
Hahahahhahahahah 0:44
Edit that shit makes laugh too 🤣
As a kid, I was always happy seeing season 3 episodes. By comparison, Optimus prime was Boring, ordinary. Seriously think people didn't give him enough credit. He was new at the job, he had potential.
“No wait here it is I thought it was a smudge on the screen” KILLED ME
Rodimus is just so naturally chill. Not because he has the situation under control, but just because he's got that smooth brain.
I loved season 3. The crap they got away with was so epic. 😂 ah the 80s!
1:12 wwaAAAAHHH😭😭
9:23 WHY TF DID HE GET SO SERIOUS 😭
Galvatron was too powerful to care about strategy.
Rodimus was very powerful too, he didn't need the formality and procedures.
Lore of G1 Rodimus is gold momentum 100
G1 was wild
Damn, at least leave out the animation errors! :D Rodimus Prime's gold without them.
You can tell that a lot of times Rodimus aka Hot Rod the hothead is a bit overwhelmed by two things: being shoved into the boots of Optimus Prime AND all the wisdom in the Matrix. Makes him quite the mixed bag, doesn't it?
Rodimus be as brash as before because now that he's got this staggering responsibility of the Autobot leadership on his shoulders. Rodimus struggles with the fact he isn't acting like Optimus but at times he just acts upon his heart being spot-on in the right place even if the course of action is volatile at best. Think about the risk of interplanetary incident when he just forced the participants to sit the hell down. It's like the Matrix is pulling him to the right direction but he's not quite accustomed to listening to it. But you also gotta hand it to him that, in the moments he trusts himself and his troops faith in him, the results are invariably stellar.
Side note about Optimus Prime: Now that I think about it, I think "The Return" is the only time we see Optimus of the cartoon continuity come to the end of his patience. Like, fine, words aren't gonna help. I'll kick Rodimus' ass instead. That's remarkable, actually.
8:11 LOL! Wreck-Gar's Bugs Bunny impression!
What an absolute legend.
I love him so fucking much. I understand why he wasn’t popular initially but I really wish Hasbro had stuck to their guns because he is an absolutely fabulous and iconic character who is shockingly underutilized in transformers canon. Part of me wishes that G1 rodimus took off with fans the way that IDW did instead. As much as I love IDW rodimus, I think it’s a shame how he’s considered the “default” rodimus when he and G1 are very different in their principles and struggles (even if their personalities are similar)
I find it funny how it says G1 Rodimus but we don’t really have any more of him. The closest is Rodimus Prime from the Transformers/Maximal crossover series and then HotRod from the tv show Bumblebee that’s it XD