<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> <Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Hot Rod / Rodimus / Rodimus Prime / Rodimus Major </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Transformers character </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Hot Rod by Andrew Wildman </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Voiced by (English) </Th> <Td> Judd Nelson (Movie, Transformers: Titans Return) Richard Gautier (television series) Ted Schwartz (Five Faces of Darkness only) Ben Pronsky (Transformers: Combiner Wars) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Voiced by (Japanese) </Th> <Td> Hiroya Ishimaru (Television series) Kenshō Ono (Q Transformers: Mystery of Convoy) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Information </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Affiliation </Th> <Td> Autobot </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Japanese name </Th> <Td> Hot Rodimus / Rodimus Convoy </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Sub-group </Th> <Td> Autobot Cars, Deluxe Vehicles, Targetmasters, Micron Vehicles, Micromasters, Primes, Wreckers </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Function </Th> <Td> Cavalier, Matrix Templar, Warrior, Protector, Autobot Leader, Supreme Commander </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Rank </Th> <Td> 10 (Rodimus Prime), 9 (Hot Rod) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Partner </Th> <Td> Firebolt / Sparks, Ultra Magnus, Optimus Prime, Kup, Scrapheap, Offshoot </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Motto </Th> <Td> "My actions speak louder than my words ." (Hot Rod) "Experience is the benchmark of maturity ." (Rodimus Prime) "Action is my middle name ." (Classics) "Wisdom will always defeat firepower ." (Alternators) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Alternate modes </Th> <Td> Dome Zero, Futuristic Truck, Ford GT </Td> </Tr> </Table>

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