Rodimus

The reason Rodimus is called Rodimus is very likely because his full name in the series will be Rodimus Prime.

TFormers.com 2008

But the “Prime” Autobot is, to the best of my knowledge, always some kind of truck (Hot Rod turned from a race car to a futuristic semi when he became Rodimus Prime), which I think lends some weight to the argument that their vehicle mode is their “true” form.

Matthew Yglesias » The Ontology of Transformers 2009

There is a scene with a battle in a junkyard but the “pure red” character was Rodimus who was infected withe the “Hate Plague”.

Movie Original | SciFi, Fantasy & Horror Collectibles 2009

Its what eventually turned Hotrod or whomever into Rodimus Prime remember?

EXTRALIFE – By Scott Johnson - Diary #47: “More than meets the eye” 2007

I wonder if they will kill Optimus for good and have Rodimus Prime arise.

Can Michael Bay Be Convinced To Fast Track a Transformers 3? | /Film 2009

The burden of leadership was forced on Rodimus when, by Autobot standards, he was still terribly young, and Gautier nails that combination of youth and world-weariness perfectly.

Archive 2009-06-01 Fred 2009

They are all brainwashed theory by Rodimus Ben | LOST Theories

They are all brainwashed theory by Rodimus Ben 2007

Of course the problem was Hot-Rod had even less of these qualities than UltraMagnus so Rodimus Prime was a concept doomed-to-die-aborning.

Why Transformers: The Movie is still better than Transformers the movie | Obsessed With Film 2007

That was before Powermaster Prime, Optimus Primal, Optimal Optimus, Rodimus Prime, the firetruck from Robots in Disguise, and all the variations from those new cartoons and Dreamwave comics.

M.C.F.A.T. VI 2006

And that cheese culminated in this song, which played in the background as Hot Rod accepted the Matrix of Leadership to become Rodimus Prime.

Forbes.com: News Alex Knapp 2011