Rodimus (Botcon 2008 Attendee-Only Exclusive)
Vehicle ModeRobot Mode
Allegiance: Autobot
Size: Deluxe (comes in a 3-pack with Megatron w/ Rampage)
Difficulty of Transformation: Medium
Color Scheme: Glittery black, transparent dark red, and some metallic silver, light glittery gray, purple, and white
Rating: 8.8

(NOTE: Because this is a repaint, this is not a full-blown review. This mainly covers any changes made to the mold and the color scheme, and merely compares it to Classics Rodimus. For a review on the mold itself, read the review of Classics Rodimus here.)

    Evil Rodimus builds on a few previous repaints of Rodimus in "evil-esque" colors, with Rodimus' colors being black, purple, and gray. It's a color scheme that in generally pretty much always works, and Rodimus is no exception. The light gray, even with the bits of glitter in it, is extraordinarily dull, however-- a more "metallic" sheen would have looked much better on this toy. The flames are utterly fantastic, though-- they're not just "Rodimus' flames in purple" as you'd expect, but a different pattern to the flames altogether-- they look more like gas-fueled flames than wood-fueled flames. Don't ask me why, but it looks a lot more "eeevil" in its look this way. The dark red used for the windows and robot eyes is a pretty evil-looking shade as well, and certainly fits in with the overall colors. The particularly metallic-looking silver paint that's used on this toy, as well as several other of the Botcon 2008 exclusives, look good as always, particularly on the robot face and exhaust pipes. And speaking of the face, it definitely has Evil Rodimus' defining characteristic-- no actual mold changes were made to the face, but a bonafied robo-goatee was painted on, and it looks great, in all its hokey glory. After all, what's a mirror-verse set without at last one goatee?
    Evil Rodimus has a great color scheme, and is definitely recommended over his original Classic self, in my opinion. Yeah, it's not the most original color scheme, but it still works well-- the only thing I'm not fond of is that dull light gray. The flames and goatee in particular make the figure.


Rodimus Bio:
FUNCTION: Warrior
MOTTO: "To the victor go the profits."
Rodimus was once a mercenary who commanded a team of fellow mercenaries known as "The Wreckers". They plundered resources across Cybertron and preyed upon the weak. While Rodimus always believed in Optimus Prime's vision of conquest, he did not want to be a follower. During the battle of Praxus-Delta, Optimus Prime hired Rodimus' team to bolster his own forces. In the battle, the Decepticons managed to destroy every member of the Wreckers except for Rodimus. Despite the heavy losses, Rodimus wanted to fulfill his contract with Optimus, so he fought on. As a result, the Autobots were able to retreat that day without further casualties. Optimus Prime was impressed with Rodimus' fighting ability and asked him to join the Autobots. Rodimus agreed. He is determined to eventually take leadership for himself and turn the Autobot forces into the largest mercenary group the galaxy has ever seen!
Strength: 7.0
Intelligence: 7.0
Speed: 8.0
Endurance: 8.0
Rank: 8.0
Courage: 9.0
Fireblast: 7.0
Skill: 8.0

Review by Beastbot

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