The MANY Toys of Rodimus Prime - The Action Figure History of Hot Rod from Transformers

[@vinylcowberry]

WOAH THATS ME!!! i'm so happy to be a tiny little part of this series now and also that i get to be a tiny part of this video for literally my favourite transformers character ever :D amazing video i can't wait for whatever comes next!! Edit: i hate to say it but classics rodimus was one of my first tf toys ever and i cherish that figure so much even from a distance since i have no clue where it went now like 20 years later. been really wanting to get 86 hot rod though, he's unironically on my grails list! just need to find him for the right price :)

[@OURBacon48]

Congrates mate 👍

[@ronbondujon9690]

Thank you suggesting a video, I always love to give the proper credit! Also, I was poking fun about Classics Rodimus. I love him, I just think it’s funny how often he was rereleased with only minor paint changes. Also, also, I wish you the best of your luck on your grail hunt! Trust me, sometimes that extra time makes finding your toy all the more awesome! It took me over a decade to find 07 Cliff again, and it’s a high point of my collecting experience.

[@greyisland217]

Hot rod is my favourite character so I’m going to use this video as a catalog to track down as many of these as I can. Thank you for the video

[@ronbondujon9690]

You may thank me, but your wallet probably won’t 😂. In all seriousness, thank you so much for watching! I hope you’re able to track down some good toys!

[@enemy-steel]

I love cyberverse hotrod idk what it is but his dynamic with soundwave is fun to me, great video

[@ronbondujon9690]

Cyberverse Hot Rod was so much fun, and his voice actor is so nice! I love seeing clips of him pop up!

[@Davimus-TF]

Now that I look at “Black Rodimus” he’s just pre SG Rodimus without the purple and the goatee

[@ronbondujon9690]

True, true. Takara had a weird obsession with giving everyone a black version. Cliffjumper, Optimus, a lot of guys. Hell, they gave Starscream a black version! It was Skywarp with out his purple gloves, it was weird.

[@j.jonahjameson1164]

40 minute Hot Rod video We’re winning chat

[@ronbondujon9690]

I love how almost every video recently has opened with the line, “this will be our longest video yet”😂

[@bradensmith8682]

Hot Rod is a great Character. I think he's a great foil to the typical Autobot command. Alongside Kup, they represent two generations working together to reform the values of stagnant and complacent Autobots. Rodimus is representative of a Hot Rod that has learned as much as possible from Kup.

[@ronbondujon9690]

I totally agree! I also love Magnus in the mix. On the surface, Magnus is the obvious leader; he’s experienced, no-nonsense, intelligent, and powerful. Even Optimus thought he was the obvious choice as his successor. The only issue is, Magnus doesn’t have softness of Optimus. He doesn’t have Prime’s empathy or down-to-earth qualities. Magnus was right when he said he was just soldier, whereas Optimus was so much more. Rodimus may not have the military qualities of Optimus, but he is exceedingly empathetic. He cares do everyone around him, and readily endangers himself to protect others. Whereas Magnus wouldn’t have time for that now, Rodimus would fight off an entire ocean to pull Kup back to shore.

[@marioandluigi89]

Hot Rod/Rodimus has always been my personal favourite autobot so it's nice to get this video about all his different toys

[@ronbondujon9690]

I’ve always had a soft spot for Rodimus, it felt nice to just see how much he’s had over the years.

[@nachonachoman]

Me too. He got a lot of flak for Optimus's death by older kids but I loved him. In retrospect, it was because he was such a focus in the movie which had unreal animation at the time AND he had that banger of a theme song, "Dare". Actually I think it was just dare. If he had a crappy song I dont know if I'd like him as much

[@ronbondujon9690]

@@nachonachoman Like so many pro wresters, it was the song that made him😂

[@nachonachoman]

@@ronbondujon9690 let me ask you this. Since this is like the rare rodimus appreciation thread, were you like among the younger kids when the movie hit? Transformers was my favorite toy line and I followed it from the beginning but I don't think I really understood characters and plots that well until the movie. And Optimus definitely felt more like my dad and Rodimus felt more like me. Like I could never imagine being Optimus but I could imagine being hot rod. It's interesting to me why we like things

[@ronbondujon9690]

@@nachonachoman Funnily enough, G1 was well before my time. I was born in 99, Armada and the Bay movies were my introduction to Transformers. There was a 20th anniversary DVD for the movie, and that was my first introduction to G1. I liked Rodimus from that movie because I could relate to him, like how you did. Hot Shot and Bumblebee were my favorites at that point when I was 7, and Rodimus was like them. The difference to me was he changed, he stopped being a kid and became a leader without ever stepping back. Hot Shot went back to being like a kid for Energon and again for Cybertron, and Bumblebee was similar between movies. I don’t think I would have been able to explain it this way when I was kid, but I really think what made me like Rodimus so much was the fact that you saw him grow up over the course of the movie. Another part of it were early interactions online. I remember getting on KZbin early and seeing a lot of the old guard of the online fandom, these adults who would constantly hate on the Transformers I liked. They hated the movies and Armada, but they would also constantly make fun of Rodimus. I remember as kid feeing a weird sense of defensiveness for Rodimus. I loved him, and I didn’t care if anyone made fun of him or the other stuff I liked. That’s also why in my videos I do my best to always keep things upbeat, because I still remember being a young collector and having all the older fans knocking the people just coming into the fandom. In a weird way, I could honestly say Rodimus was my gateway to understanding what a respectful fandom should look like, and that’s why he still have a special place in my heart.

[@weby6731]

After much deliberation, I ended up preordering the Tspark Rodimus. An official transforming version of IDW Rodimus has been my dream figure for years. I am so so hyped for it.

[@ronbondujon9690]

It looks SO good! That’s a centerpiece in the making!

[@spyredrum3447]

These videos are so relaxing I enjoy them I’m also a proud owner of the shattered glass rodimus and it’s so much fun if I needed a transformer figure to help me relax.

[@ronbondujon9690]

I’m so happy to hear that! My idea with these videos is that it’s supposed to just be like talking about toys with your buddy, very low key.

[@171QA]

I've always had a bit of a love/hate relationship when it came to Rod/Rodimus. I've grown to respect him mostly to thanks to how he was written in the IDW comics and I liked the dynamic he had with Bee in Cyberverse. But I want nothing to do with the Hot Rod from The Last Night.

[@Lazrael32]

he suffers from the same problems Arcee does. you would think, as one of the most iconic characters you would get pretty consistent characterizations. but you get wildly different version in each media. Even Hotshot was supposed to be hotrod (and is in the japanese versions) but is nothing like him.

[@ronbondujon9690]

I get that. Some writers and characterizations will resonate better than others, and Rodimus is sometimes an all star of a character and otherwise is more like a Rodimus in Name Only.

[@ronbondujon9690]

True, true. Truth be told, I think it’s only within recent memory that everyone outside of Optimus, Megs, Jazz, and Bee have been made more consistent. Even guys like Starscream, Soundwave, and Ratchey used to vary pretty wildly between versions.

[@fishabssavion445]

Amazing video!! As always! I think one about the insecticons would be pretty sweet!

[@ronbondujon9690]

I want to get to all of them before too much longer, Kickback especially.

[@alectech5435]

14:28 that one is still one of my favorite figures of all time It was like 20 bucks used and it was fun to transform and it looked good in both modes

[@ronbondujon9690]

Alternators are so underrated! I honestly wish Hasbro would make figures like that again!

[@valentinvintila4246]

Hot rod: the character that people hate

[@ronbondujon9690]

Sad, but true.

[@DragoonMS]

36:05 "Look at how tired this Rodimus looks..." My bro-ham in Primus, Unicron, and Gaea, aside from being smaller with better eyes and the face being inexplicably & incorrectly silver, it's almost the exact same thing as the Rodimus Prime head sculpt of the Power of the Primes Rodimus Prime. (And the Hot Rod from that set is pretty great, too. It's also large enough that if you don't get the Kingdom Commander class Rodimus, PotP Hot Rod can be an excellent stand-in for a mainline scaled Rodimus Prime. 43:17 Favorite Hot Rod: G1 & MP40. G1 is the original, the iconic. The MP28/MP40 mold (despite the ridonkalonkalously wonky torso) takes cues from the MP17 Datsun mold: it's basically the G1 toy with extra steps. Also, shout-out to SS86-4 Hot Rod and shout-out to the Hot Rod from PotP Rodimus. Favorite Rodimus Prime: G1 & Kingdom. G1 is, again, the original and the iconic; the one I had as a kid was given to me from a buddy, so it was woefully INCOMPLETE, but it served as my Hot Rod until I got my first G1 Hot Rod. Kingdom is everything that previous Rodimus Prime specific figures should've been...except for the front end of the vehicle stickin' too far out. Shout-out to PotP Rodimus Prime.

[@ronbondujon9690]

It’s funny how Rodimus Prime specifically has had such a great history of toys. Whereas Hot Rod just kept getting the same molds released over and over, Rodimus stayed consistent. I love the G1 and Kingdom guys just like you do. And yeah, POP Roddy deserves more love.

[@TheOutlawWildwheel]

Amazing vid as always! I, personally, have always loved Hot Rod's design. He looks so cool with those flames on him. However I only have the POTP version of him, which isn't the best. Honestly, the paint on him sucks and his foil stickers keep peeling off. I would really want ss86 Hot Rod though. Hope to see a video on The Many Toys of my boy Ironhide!

[@ronbondujon9690]

Ironhide is still high on my list, we’ll tackle him before too much longer! Also, I do hate those foil stickers. I have no idea why Hasbro thought they were a good idea, they peeled before you even got the toys out of the box.

[@Stellar09_]

We got to get a video on prowl or bluestreak. I feel like the diversity and similarity of their toys across the years is really interesting.

[@ronbondujon9690]

They both deserve it, and there’s so much interesting history to talk about with them! Besides, Bluestreak always been a low key favorite of mine.

[@Nekothetoaster]

Hot Rod is my boy, my favorite character in the whole franchise and I really wish he gets more love in the future

[@ronbondujon9690]

He deserves so much more love than he gets. No wonder IDW Rodimus has such rebel middle child energy.

[@Nekothetoaster]

@@ronbondujon9690 same, Hope in future media, And I really like how you make this videos, you are making a great job on it

[@ronbondujon9690]

@@Nekothetoaster I’m getting the hang of it more and more! We had some rough first videos, but I’m starting to really hit a good style I like.

[@WTF_Blueberry]

The studio series hot rod is hands down my favorite version of the character in plastic form, he's just so fun to mess with!

[@ronbondujon9690]

Totally agree! He’s a perfect figure for my money, and always has a front-row place on my shelf.

[@WTF_Blueberry]

@@ronbondujon9690 I always put him next to Optimus as well :)

[@ronbondujon9690]

@@WTF_Blueberry That’s a great display! Especially if you use Earthrise Optimus so they can both have a matrix, oh it’s too good!

[@IMosuGoji]

love Rodimus Prime I have G1 and Kingdom Roddy but I’m still waiting for the unreleased Velocitron Hot Rod

[@ronbondujon9690]

I hope that toy get released some day, the mold rocks the toy colors so well!

[@Transformerstytystopmotion]

29:19 I am so sorry. I know a lot of people don’t like that hot rod, but I love it.

[@OURBacon48]

Same

[@ronbondujon9690]

I love Last Knight Hot Rod, he stops the time! I just like poking fun at him.

[@Transformerstytystopmotion]

Yes, although his French voice isn’t really like hot rod I love it and I really want to get the studio series

[@empressmako]

i just read hot rod’s intro in idw, so this is so exciting! hot rod is one of my favorite autobots. i’m really excited for when you do wheeljack, ratchet, arcee, and shockwave. THOSE are my favorite transformers

[@ronbondujon9690]

That’s an awesome Mount Rushmore for Transformers! Wheeljack will probably be the 2500 subscriber special if we get to it soon enough, and all of them are getting video eventually! Arcee and Ratchet are two of my all-time favorites, so I’m especially excited to make videos for them!

[@empressmako]

i am really excited for that wheeljack video. i also love documenting and these videos are sometimes tools for me to find out about new ones to add to my collection(think i want titans return hot rod now)

[@ronbondujon9690]

@@empressmako Tell me about it! Every time I make one of these, I feel an itch to go on eBay. This series is murder on my poor wallet 😂

[@empressmako]

@@ronbondujon9690 i think it would be really cool to see you expand to full series-es, eg every figure based on armada. after you finish with this big catalogue, of course

[@ronbondujon9690]

@@empressmako I’ve thought about doing full toyline videos! The only issue is that some of them go on for so long! Like, Studio Series has been ongoing for like seven years now.

[@WhoAmIWill]

Skipped over armada, where hot shot was hot rod in Japan and even got a redeco in hot rod/rodimus colors.

[@ronbondujon9690]

This is true! I don’t really cover characters based on their Japanese names, just because I think a lot of characters have their own legacies now. I wouldn’t include Hot Shot here because he deserves his own video.

[@lancertreepuffer]

IDW Rodimus is always gunna be my Rodimus cuz the early IDW is when my collecting really got serious. The the furi model kit is the best and I hope some one upscale it to MP size someday

[@ronbondujon9690]

That would be so amazing! IDW Rodimus is my favorite version of the character as well, I would love for him to get more stuff!

[@nachonachoman]

I loved how he got paired up with a reforming Megatron. That was wild. Autobot Command: we might actually trust Megatron turning a new leaf over you. Your co-captains now

[@lancertreepuffer]

@nachonachoman yeah when those books was coming out I can say I was pretty surprised when that happened

[@ronbondujon9690]

@@lancertreepuffer It was one of my favorite additions to MTMTE. I know a lot of people hated how Megatron took over the book for a few issues, but that’s still one of my favorite versions of Megs ever.

[@ronbondujon9690]

@@nachonachoman I still adore the cover where Rodimus looks so pissed off handing over the keys to the ship to Megatron.

[@harrisonwhaley7872]

I wish that the T-Spark IDW Roddy from Takara is masterpiece scale, I was really hoping he’d be generations scale when we first got the pics of him. But I’m happy he’s getting made

[@ronbondujon9690]

I’m in the same boat. At the same time, maybe him being a larger size will let him be even more detailed and articulated!

[@harrisonwhaley7872]

@@ronbondujon9690 yeah I’m sure it will be great as a stand-alone figure

[@BinkBloyd]

You should... do Huffer :)

[@ronbondujon9690]

I do love myself a little Huffer! I have him on my list!

[@justeeey]

great video and great series! Keep it up

[@ronbondujon9690]

Thank you so much! I’m so happy people seem to like these videos! Also, great pfp, I always chose Squirtle for Kanto.

[@justeeey]

@@ronbondujon9690 yay Squirtle all the way

[@False_Convoy]

39:49 oh my god that hot rod is so cute I need to get him and the rest of the assortment

[@ronbondujon9690]

Those Miniworld guys are so interesting, I’d love to mess around with one!

[@albertorodrigomolinasortiz471]

The only one I have is Nemesis Hot Rodimus Unicronus. The one I like the most is the Flame Toys model kit. IDW representation and my newfound love of model kits are talking together. The one I really one to get is Cyberverse deluxe. My Maccadam is still incomplete without it.

[@ronbondujon9690]

Best of luck getting your Cyberverse Roddy and completing Maccadam! Nothing worse then missing one piece of a BAF.

[@IronGraham]

My fav is Studio Series but I’d love to own that movie reissue of G1 Hot Rod my fave for next is Optimus Primal

[@ronbondujon9690]

I need to get some beast formers in this show, Primal will be coming soon!

[@kren62]

As someone who is trying to get at least one of every optimus primal mold I would love to see a video on him

[@ronbondujon9690]

We need to get some beast formers on here before too much longer, Primal will get a video before too long!

[@lancertreepuffer]

35:21 that is a great Hot Rod, best Hasbro for sure imho

[@ronbondujon9690]

I love him so much! An absolute all star!

[@bphater31]

Great video. You just got a subscriber

[@ronbondujon9690]

Awesome! Thank you so much for joining in!

[@choostopher5018]

I like the SS86 Hot Rod a lot but he is deluxe sized which I find a bit cheeky, anyway nice figure glad to have him. I mainly like the Kingdom Rodimus, I did soften his face with some lighter grey paint but for sure would buy a replacement head for him, probably even buy a new version of him if Hasbro even puts one out as a SS86. I think I like the Studio Series TLK Hot Rod figure more than I enjoyed the character in the film, I understand Studio Series figures may get less repaint uses (maybe from licensing costs?) but I for sure would buy this figure again in a G1 colour scheme.

[@ronbondujon9690]

Man, I’d buy so many Studio Series repaints. G1 repaints would be awesome, but I’d also like a lot of the toy repaints from 07. Nightwatch Optimus, Shadow Blade Megatron, Desert Brawl, Evac from Blackout, Cliffjumper from Bee: I’d buy them in a heartbeat.

[@Pooltastik]

Oh, DX9 did a version called Ancestrod, where he transforms into some sort of weird zoid-looking creature (which is extra funny, considering the recent official Zoids crossover announcement)

[@ronbondujon9690]

I remember him! It’s so hard to keep track of third party stuff, I spent hours trying to make sure I had everyone!

[@Lemonlimeisverysour]

Lets gooooo, I missed the video yesterday bc i was busy but im so excited. Go hot rod

[@Lemonlimeisverysour]

I just realized I only have 3 hot rods

[@ronbondujon9690]

I hope you enjoy the video!

[@ronbondujon9690]

3’s a good number! You can have the Three Musketeers of Matrix Bearers.

[@Lemonlimeisverysour]

@@ronbondujon9690 I did!

[@ronbondujon9690]

@@Lemonlimeisverysour 🥳

[@MrsDizazter]

If you covered the main insecticon trio, would you do each individually or do them all together? Either, way, I'd love to see you cover em at some point Keep up the quality vids, dude

[@ronbondujon9690]

Thank you so much! For the main trio, I’d give them all their own videos just because there are quite a few incomplete trios out here. I’m planning on getting to Kickback soon, and the others are on my list!

[@valarmathypalpanaban7928]

16:07 i actually got this as a kid....rodimus's torso only remains now....for some reason my cyclonus and the target master are perfectly fine tho.

[@ronbondujon9690]

I think Cyclonus and Nightstick have something to do with Roddy’s loss of limbs 😱

[@valarmathypalpanaban7928]

@@ronbondujon9690 Toy Story irl???!!? Or little me might have had too much fun with Rodimus.....

[@ronbondujon9690]

@@valarmathypalpanaban7928 😂

[@potato3757]

In my heart Hot Rod/Rodimus is the true prime after good old Optimus Prime. Though Hot Shot and Bumblebee are good characters I do not think they would ever fit as a prime

[@ronbondujon9690]

I grew up with Hot Shot and Bumblebee both, and I still fully agree with you. They’re stories are much better as young soldiers becoming leaders, whereas Rodimus is the only one who feels right as growing into being THE leader.

[@DragmaKerp]

I never understood the hate for him. Yes, his actions helped (not caused) the death of OP, but The real culprit was Megatron himself, and a small part of the blame should be directed to OP, since he could had shot Megs at any time before HotRod even appeared and didn’t. He also didn’t shoot when Megs was grabbing HR having some openings and not taking them. At the end it wasn’t HR fault that hasbro wanted to kill OP in the first place. The season 3 hate for him because he felt that he was not worthy, maybe was repetitive and handled a bit poorly, but makes sense. HotRod wasn’t an experienced warrior, he was just a rookie that suddenly became the highest position in an instant… of course he needed time and advice My first HotRod was the toysrus masterpiece. I kept it misb for a year or so inside a closet because I was afraid of opening it and breaking. Then I decided to open it up aaaaand, his right arm was broken… I got really really pissed off. I got another one, luckily not very much marked up in price, and it wasn’t broken. But I transformed it like twice and never touched it again scared of it breaking again. That figure makes me anxious and is one of the reasons I’m not very fond of Masterpieces

[@ronbondujon9690]

I totally agree. The way I see it, Optimus was a father to his men, and Hot Rod was just a kid. He thought his dad was about to be gunned down and tried to help. That’s not stupidity or evil, that’s a kid who loves his dad trying to protect him. I also fully understand that the season 3 stuff can get clunky at times, but I love it. After two seasons where Optimus was the perfect leader, it was cool to see an Autobot commander who didn’t have that confidence or wisdom. If handled well, it had all the potential to be an amazing arc.

[@DragmaKerp]

@@ronbondujon9690 totally. It’s true he failed, but was a combination of things

[@Pooltastik]

Triple-changer Rodimus?! A TRANSFORMERS X STREET FIGHTER CROSSOVER?! … you know, that target master version of Masterpiece Rodimus may explain why the KO’s of the original MP figure use the much darker colour scheme. It’s also what I’m aiming to get myself, so now I will be forever miffed it won’t have a target master. Thanks for that.

[@ronbondujon9690]

I think the main feedback I’ve gotten from this episode have been people realizing how many Rodimus Primes they want to buy now and people reacting in horror as they find out what Kiss Players is😂 Maybe you can get the target master by itself on eBay or something! Then you could complete the look.

[@Yeti-jj3dt]

I think swerve would be a good choice as a decently common namedump character plus he's great in IDW

[@ronbondujon9690]

Swerve would be a good character to hit! I’ll get him on my list!

[@siderealstraw9319]

You should do a sixshot video! I think it would hopefully make for an easier and shorter video to make. Love the content, keep it up

[@ronbondujon9690]

I remember when I was a kid and saw Sixshot in IDW, I thought he was the coolest Decepticon ever! I would love to make a video about him soon!

[@siderealstraw9319]

@ronbondujon9690 same! I got the Japanese reissue with the Chrome torso, and it's genuinely my favorite g1 toy to mess around with

[@ronbondujon9690]

@@siderealstraw9319 Six Shot is so amazing! He’s one of the few G1 toys that I honestly think still really holds up, just because the six modes are still so strong!

[@Quillimus]

I am so happy i got 86 hot rod before he became "Rare" i guess hes not that rare though but its cool to have him i really want the idw model kit though

[@ronbondujon9690]

I really like both of those toys! 86 Hot Rod especially rocks!

[@lancertreepuffer]

Awesome👍👍👍👍👍

[@ronbondujon9690]

😃

[@Transformerstytystopmotion]

18:16 never heard of it never seen it but I like it

[@ronbondujon9690]

There’s so much hidden gold in third party, I just wish it was easier to find!

[@Transformerstytystopmotion]

Same it looks so good

[@RexFilmsOfficial]

Ik Alpha Trion hasn’t had a lot of toys but it would be cool to see one of these for him

[@ronbondujon9690]

Real talk: I was researching him to do a vid for Transformers One, but I’m running out of time. Trion is definitely on my radar, though!

[@Dlnqntt]

I am hooked on this series. Any chance you can do a video on Prowl?

[@ronbondujon9690]

I’m glad you found it! Prowl’s been getting a lot of love in the comments lately, I have him pretty high on my list! The only issue is, I don’t want to go through all the season one guys too quickly.

[@Transformerstytystopmotion]

25:50 I’m putting a lot of comments, but I love Q❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@ronbondujon9690]

Hey, put as many as you want! Especially when you’re talking about my boys the Q-Transformers, they’re the figures we both deserve and need.

[@Transformerstytystopmotion]

So badly I want those figures

[@Transformerstytystopmotion]

All!of!theeeeeeem!!!

[@bethanybrown3686]

I have the 2016 hot rodimus and have confirmed it's a 5 mm post, I don't really use it though. It just sits in my parts bin

[@ronbondujon9690]

Huh, that’s cool! I’m glad you were able to catch the video, I know you were the first person to request Rodimus. I just hope this video was able to help you out on your hunt for every Rodimus!

[@Transformerstytystopmotion]

Two minutes ago and the first comment what a joy and just for some ideas you should do all the figures on Hoffer or grapple and I love my beasts so you should also do tarantulas or that sounds mean so for a suggestion you should do tarantulas

[@ronbondujon9690]

Three really good suggestions, and I didn’t have any of them on my list! Also, I really do need to get to beasts before too much longer! That needs to be put on the top of my to-do list.

[@Transformerstytystopmotion]

Oh yeah, all of the beasts are a good idea

[@Transformerstytystopmotion]

I can’t remember if I’ve already said this one before, but Swoop would be good

[@neoprogamerpl312]

Still waiting for Nemesis Prime in this series. Still not on the list but deserves a mention.

[@ronbondujon9690]

I have no idea how he’s not on the list, I know I’ve put him on there. I’ll make sure he gets on this time!

[@Nofacekiller13]

Waspinattoorrrrrrrrr. Like the annoying insect he is, I've come back to request him lmao

[@ronbondujon9690]

I need to get to the beasts soon! Waspinator is absolutely on my list.

[@justeeey]

Can’t wait for Ultra Magnus!

[@ronbondujon9690]

We’ll have to get to him before too long!

[@Transformerstytystopmotion]

10:13 yaaaaaaaaaaaay!!!!! yes yes yes yes yes yes yes my favorite

[@ronbondujon9690]

Energon Rodimus is such a strong design! I would love to see a modern redo of it!

[@Transformerstytystopmotion]

Agreed

[@Ascendedninja6]

I've always liked Hot Rod. . . Even if he did get Optimus killed 😂

[@ronbondujon9690]

🥺😢😭 Those are Rodimus Primes. You made them cry. Monster.😂

[@stevenlisten]

Nice 👍

[@ronbondujon9690]

😎

[@Amperedz19245]

Damn that was a long video but a good one and for the first time I'm going to talk about the character himself. Hot Rod/Rodimus in the movie and G1 was for me kind of bland, dgmw he's not a bad character by any mean he's the Luke Skywalkher of the film it's just that... he's not appealing to me in G1, however, no, Hot Rod didn't kill Optimus Prime grew up plz (I'm talking about some fanboy not you lol). Other than that I really like Rodimus in IDW but hey it's IDW so they are goated. Toys now I would love to purchase the Animated, Energon and DX9 Carry they look like a lot of fun to play with and for my favorite... I would say SS86 Hot Rod but my copy of the figure broke when I took him out of the box, I'm really unlucky

[@ronbondujon9690]

I hate to hear about your SS86 Hot Rod, when the QC bug hits you there’s nothing worse. I totally get what you mean about G1 Hot Rod in the movie, he reeks of main character. I did like Rodimus in season 3, almost entirely because he’s so miserable as a leader. I love that he’s so worn down and tired, and how he feels like he never measures up, it was interesting as a contrast to Optimus. I just hate how many people hate on Rodimus for no good reason. You have people out here acting like he ruined the franchise, poisoned our crops, and kicked a puppy on the way out.

[@jinx3dd_lol]

MY GOAT LETS GO

[@ronbondujon9690]

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[@labulabu4223]

I have about 70% of the Rodimuses mentioned in this video! I just can't seem to find the old classics one, especially the tiny ones. Top 3 would be Choro Q, Kingdom, and DX9 Carry. Also I think you missed one, Mega SCF Rodimus Convoy (Unless I'm blind).

[@ronbondujon9690]

That’s a really solid 3, I would love to get my hands on the Choro Q guy. I did mention Mega SCF, it was in the middle of all the Heroes of Cybertron guys, but I went over him really quick.

[@Kohiku]

@@ronbondujon9690you have to get Choro Q version of him, it's adorable as heck! Sideswipe Choro Q is another notable mention as well

[@ronbondujon9690]

@@Kohiku Choro Q and Q Transformers are lines I so desperately want to get into, but the aftermarket on them is ROUGH. Maybe if I ever stumbled across a few at a convention, at least then I can justify it since I don’t have to worry about shipping.

[@FriendlyNeighborhoodGeek99]

Even tho hes one of my favorite characters i dont own any figures yet I'd like to get animated and the classics version tho:)

[@ronbondujon9690]

I hope you’re able to find them, and find them for a good price to boot! Both are great picks for a collection! Plus, Classics Rodimus specifically would probably look great with your iGear Arcee!

[@Katarn84]

I do have the classics Hot Rod, wish I could find the 3P add on to make Rodimus Prime.

[@Katarn84]

And I have the translucent Animated one.

[@Katarn84]

Calidus was a instant preorder for me, and my best Hot Rod ever.

[@ronbondujon9690]

That’s a great line up of figures! You could make an awesome Rodimus shelf with those guys, and best of luck finding the Fansproject armor!

[@False_Convoy]

You should do a video on Black Convoy/Nemesis Prime

[@ronbondujon9690]

I have them and Scourge on my list! We’ll get a video out for them before too long!

[@wheeljazzSM]

Can you please do cyclonus and/or wheeljack they are both great characters and it would be cool to see

[@ronbondujon9690]

Both are high on my list! Wheeljack will probably be my 2500 Subscriber special, and I want to hit Cyclonus as soon as I have time.

[@Transformerstytystopmotion]

17:17 agreed

[@ronbondujon9690]

That maroon sells the toy so hard!

[@Bluefang23]

Surprised you didn't mention the botcon Sideburn repaint. Then again it was a classics mold so you would've thrown him across the room.

[@ronbondujon9690]

I may have at that point!😂 Truth be told, I’m saving for that for if we do a Sideburn video.

[@Bluefang23]

@@ronbondujon9690 I'd really like to see that. He doesn't have enough attention as the other more popular characters

[@ronbondujon9690]

@@Bluefang23 It’s true. He’s like the forgotten middle child between Cheetor and Hot Shot as the kid appeal characters, and both of them were eventually tossed out in favor of Bumboebee!

[@Transformerstytystopmotion]

16:31 yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes

[@ronbondujon9690]

I wish we saw more of him, he was so great in that scene! Team Athena as a whole was great, half the team were character that were supposed to be in the main cast. Red Alert was replaced by Ratchet, Hot Shot was replaced by Bumblebee, and Bulkhead’s design was similar to Brawn’s.

[@Transformerstytystopmotion]

Ikr I would like to see it would’ve played out

[@ronbondujon9690]

@@Transformerstytystopmotion Truth be told, even though Animated Ratchet redefined the character and made him one of my favorites, I think I would have preferred Red Alert. We need more good female characters in Transformers, and her design was awesome!

[@TarnloverXD]

im hunting for a classics hot rod rn (P.S can u do a vid on the toys of blackarachnia/ arachnid

[@ronbondujon9690]

I absolutely would! I need to get them onto my list!

[@Shrek_is_life-q1n]

Please do one on Omega Supreme soon

[@ronbondujon9690]

I love myself some Omega! I’ll get him on my list!

[@Shrek_is_life-q1n]

@@ronbondujon9690 Can't wait

[@Fool955]

Ultra magnus next

[@ronbondujon9690]

It will be a little bit before Magnus, but I think I want to make his video in October. I figure him wearing armor is thematic enough for Halloween, right? 😂

[@ComnerSemko-yd7wf]

When are you getting on the back kibble podcast

[@ronbondujon9690]

I’ve seen the show, it would be fun! Maybe if any of them ever reached out to me, I’d love to hop on for an episode.

[@NearingLostLight]

Despite being born in 2000 I grew up with the movie some g1 season 3 characters from my local thrift shop and my best friend had season 3 on dvd so my outrage " they killed Optimus moment " was " they just undid Rodimus" and than I saw rebirth and yah he felt as juvenile as he was as hotrod at the beginning of the movie. My " they brought Optimus back moment" was when Rodimus recharged the matrix and became Rodimus Convoy in japan again...and than Optimus died again which put a very smug smirk on my face. Also stop saying " would of " you make it sound like all of these got cancelled . Did Energon Rodimus kill Optimus " no but he should have" I can honest to God see that version of Rodimus killing Optimus

[@ronbondujon9690]

Energon Rodimus was such a cool character, and I love the idea that another group of Autobots would rather follow Roddy then Optimus.

[@ronbondujon9690]

I also agree with you about feeing worse about Rodimus become Hot Rod again then him getting the matrix. I love Rodimus Prime and the story they told of him growing as a leader. It felt wrong to have him lose all of that.

[@NearingLostLight]

@ronbondujon9690 look up the song "Son of Man" and tell me it's not Rodimus Also, I related to Rodimus because I spent a good chuck of time trying to cope with my responsibilities because I wasn't prepared to grow up and I had a lot of self-doubt . I still do have self-doubts but I spend less time trying to run from my growth.

[@LIMITLESS2774]

maybe the toys of ironhide next

[@ronbondujon9690]

Definitely soon, especially with how many people have been requesting him!

[@The_rythem_lensmen]

Where my boy cliff!

[@ronbondujon9690]

In about two weeks.

[@megatron9339]

DX9 Carry = G1 Ox Design in case you didn't know. Just like ToyWorld's Primorion (Buttwheels Prime)

[@ronbondujon9690]

Awesome! I knew that Studio Ox was where DX9 was looking to capture, and it makes sense! It’s a striking design.

[@ronbondujon9690]

Also, I just noticed your pfp! Did you draw that Megs? I liked how tired he looks.

[@megatron9339]

@@ronbondujon9690 I did, a decade and half ago. 😺 Thank you for these videos, keep them coming!

[@ronbondujon9690]

@@megatron9339 Hey, Shockwave’s video is coming out Friday! I’m rendering it out now!

[@youwayo]

7:01 Shatterglass? Rodinemesis prime?

[@ronbondujon9690]

Maybe it was an inspiration for those! If you want another attempt as Nemesis Rodimus, there’s Titanium Menasor.

[@valarmathypalpanaban7928]

Do funny samurai skeleton robot man. (Bludgeon)

[@ronbondujon9690]

We will eventually! I just need to find a good spot for him. That, and I’m convinced there’s about to be a ThreeZero or Yolopark Bludgeon for some reason, and I just want to see if it happens.

[@valarmathypalpanaban7928]

@@ronbondujon9690 hope they do it someday. Considering even Hasbro is pulling out Marvel comic characters.

[@ronbondujon9690]

@@valarmathypalpanaban7928 Yolopark just showed off their Tarn, I think Bludgeon is very much on the table.

[@Bubblebasstheboi123]

Do ultra Magnus plz

[@ronbondujon9690]

I have him on my list! We’ll get to him before too much longer!

[@youwayo]

I think G1 hot rod was one of the better original car transformers toy. The G1 rodimus toy looked ulgy imo. Was hotrod suppose to be maroon or magenta tho?

[@ronbondujon9690]

It really depended on the episode and where your toy came from. Some G1 Hot Rods and Rodimuses are maroon, some (especially those released in Mexico and the southern US) are more magenta. The cartoon also flipped back and forth.

[@youwayo]

@@ronbondujon9690i think in the original toy and movie release, Hot Rod is more of a Reddish color while in modern released, he more pinkish (maybe because of the brighter color correction for the movie)

[@ronbondujon9690]

@@youwayo I could see that, but I know I’ve seen original release Hot Rod with the brighter colors, too. Maybe it’s just a form of yellowing, who knows?

[@OURBacon48]

4 am rn

[@ronbondujon9690]

😬 Late night viewing, then.

[@OURBacon48]

@@ronbondujon9690 yeah

[@Judge_holden-d3e]

Please make a video on ultra magnus PLEASE PLEASE I REALY WANT TO SEE ULTRA MAGNUS PLEASE!!!!

[@ronbondujon9690]

There’s been a lot of love for Magnus lately, we’ll have to hit him up before too much longer!

[@Judge_holden-d3e]

​@@ronbondujon9690what are you trying to say?

[@Judge_holden-d3e]

Make sure to mention the fansproject ubgrade kit for him and also to give me a shoutout ok

[@ronbondujon9690]

@@Judge_holden-d3e Oh, just that I’ll make the video soon. I have him at the top of my list.

[@ronbondujon9690]

@@Judge_holden-d3e I got the screen cap for the shout out, and I’d have to mention City Commander!

[@wonderfulwalrus5715]

Well I just had to know what kiss players was thinking it was a corny rock band collaboration boy was i wrong Also you missed the unique toys hotrod from ww2

[@ronbondujon9690]

This is the exact reason I almost cut out the Kiss Player part of the video 😂 Also, thanks for letting me know about the UT Hot Rod! It’s hard to find some third party guys sometimes.

[@wonderfulwalrus5715]

@ronbondujon9690 just terrible i hated it were those kids?!

[@ronbondujon9690]

@@wonderfulwalrus5715 Yup. It’s not good. We don’t talk about Kiss Players.

[@wonderfulwalrus5715]

@@ronbondujon9690 i just died a little

[@ronbondujon9690]

@@wonderfulwalrus5715 Every Transformers fan has to go through this eventually, now you just have to bury. Deep. As deep as you possibly can, I’m taking to the point of denying reality to not have to think about this anymore. Kiss Players isn’t real, it can’t hurt you levels of nope.

[@MCP5030]

Please tell me your gonna do grimlock.

[@ronbondujon9690]

I absolutely am! I’m just waiting because I know it would be a very large video, but he’s on my list!

[@MCP5030]

@@ronbondujon9690 ah gotcha. What about a star saber video?

[@ronbondujon9690]

@@MCP5030 I have him on my list! We’ll hit him up before too long, especially since I did Dai Atlas not too long ago!

[@Birdtendo]

Many figures of Motormaster?

[@ronbondujon9690]

I have him on my list, I’m just waiting on that Legacy United Motor Master to come out!

[@Shoundshwave19]

Do starsaber please

[@ronbondujon9690]

I’ll get to him before too much longer, we’ve had a lot of requests for him.

[@Shoundshwave19]

@@ronbondujon9690 thanks for replying:]

[@Shoundshwave19]

@ronbondujon9690 I'm trying to make my way to voice Soundwave in a transformers movie

[@Soundwavefan-2012]

do Bludgeon

[@ronbondujon9690]

Bludgeon would be a great one! I’ll get him added on to my list!

[@Transformerstytystopmotion]

26:00 why does he look like that though?

[@ronbondujon9690]

Kreon gonna kreon. They weren’t beating the bootleg allegations.

[@Transformerstytystopmotion]

True true

[@jhnpwlk]

Hey, I have the classics version if you are interested.

[@ronbondujon9690]

Thank you so much for offering, but I’m still unpacking from a move right now and am slowing down on collecting for a little bit until I can get everything settled again. Thank you for the option, though!

[@scrinkly_kinito]

I beg you do grimlock

[@ronbondujon9690]

I absolutely will one day! It may just be a bit.

[@scrinkly_kinito]

@@ronbondujon9690 yippee :D also why did grimlock become something not a tyrannosaurus rex in beast wars

[@ronbondujon9690]

@@scrinkly_kinito He turned into a raptor in Beast Wars, and it’s still the same character! The bio explains that he loved war, so he underwent the process to become a maximal to keep fighting. As for why not a T-Rex, I think it’s just because they didn’t want him possibly stepping on Megatron’s toes.

[@scrinkly_kinito]

@@ronbondujon9690 i see why now. Don't want them rule34 dudes to draw foot fetish

[@RamenCupBMG]

why do you say "would've" so much?

[@ronbondujon9690]

When I was born high upon High Talisgar, the Witches of Kurkensha cursed upon the womb of my mother. As punishment for misdeeds in a previous life, the gods would force my tongue to forever form the word “would’ve” every five sentences or so.

[@LeonSKennedyRE2]

Hot Rod still suck as Rodimus Prime. He let Optimus Prime die by Megatron's hands. Same, I would go with Rodimus Primal & Oh Yeah, he also SUCK as a Transformers fan KZbinr. Nuff Say 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@ronbondujon9690]

Different strokes for different folks, that what makes fandom great! Just cause I like some character and you dislike some others, we can all just hangout and talk toys.