While he has mastered the use of various defensive weaponry, his personal weapon of choice is his uniquely-designed energy bow. Rodimus is a born leader and strives to become the next Magnus. The Autobot who would later be named Hot Rod was the youngest Autobot ever to receive the Valor's Flame. Autobots. Hot Rod (later known as Rodimus Prime) is the protagonist of the 1986 animated film, "Transformers: The Movie", and the third season of the Generation One television series (Up until the two part season finale, "The Return of Optimus Prime", in which Optimus Prime resumes command of the Autobots and goes back to being the series protagonist). Rodimus Prime (ロディマス・プライ�, Rodimasu Puraimu) is a great military commander and a superior warrior, much like Optimus Prime, yet is a 'bot that strives for peace and freedom.

Rodimus Prime is more than just a high ranking Autobot officer, and he doesn't need a badge to prove it! The Autobots (also known as Cybertrons in Japan) are the heroes in the Transformers toyline and related spin-off comics and cartoons.Their main leader is Optimus Prime, but other "Primes" have also commanded the Autobots such as Rodimus Prime. Hot Rod is often portrayed as energetic, yet brash and headstrong, with an overwhelming self-confidence that borders on arrogance. He is extremely popular amongst some of his fellow Autobot brethren, and has mastered several different combat skills, such as servo-to-servo combat. Kup named Hot Rod because of his punk attitude and the flames on his chest. Eight hundred stellar cycles ago, Hot Rod, Skram, Quickslinger, and Blaster were assigned to the drill instructor Kup.