<P> Rodimus Prime is a fictional robot superhero character from the Transformers robot superhero franchise . He was formerly known as Hot Rod and was first seen in The Transformers : The Movie but was reformatted into Rodimus Prime when he received the Autobot Matrix of Leadership from his mentor , Optimus Prime , the leader of the Autobots , and assumed the role of the movie 's protagonist . Hasbro has used the names Autobot Hot Rod , Rodimus , Rodimus Major , and Hot Shot as replacements for later characters , due to trademark issues with the name Hot Rod . His alternate mode varies between depictions , but usually possesses a red , yellow , and silver paint job . </P>
<P> Rodimus Prime is a fictional robot superhero character from the Transformers robot superhero franchise . He was formerly known as Hot Rod and was first seen in The Transformers : The Movie but was reformatted into Rodimus Prime when he received the Autobot Matrix of Leadership from his mentor , Optimus Prime , the leader of the Autobots , and assumed the role of the movie 's protagonist . Hasbro has used the names Autobot Hot Rod , Rodimus , Rodimus Major , and Hot Shot as replacements for later characters , due to trademark issues with the name Hot Rod . His alternate mode varies between depictions , but usually possesses a red , yellow , and silver paint job . </P>
who took over for optimus prime when he died
who took over for optimus prime when he died
Rodimus Prime
Rodimus Prime