He was seen more than that. He's the one who threw the Cosmic Rust at Rodimus Prime and even had a speaking role!pr0wl wrote:i will have to get rodimus but "oil sick" was only partially in one episode
"transwarped" and he was in the background in CYBERTRONIAN mode
so can we officially call him an animated figure?
Sabrblade wrote:WHY does Hasbro keep messing up Rodimus Prime's name?!! He's NOT a MINOR, he's a PRIME!
TfAnimatedfan wrote:Wait, Oil Slick wasn't annonced at Botcon was he ? Does this mean we may get more Animated figures we haven't heard of.
Blurrz wrote:This Oil Slick Repaint was shown at one of the Hasbro panels, but several people forgot to mention it, as the differences between the repaint at the original are minimal.
No. He is NOT supposed to be Hot Rod, he is supposed to be Rodimus Prime. Back when the character was first announced and all the times after, he was labeled as "Rodimus Prime". And during this LONG time period, his Robot Mode was the only form that had been seen. His vehicle mode wasn't seen until MUCH later in an April Fools pic.dumbprime wrote:Sabrblade wrote:WHY does Hasbro keep messing up Rodimus Prime's name?!! He's NOT a MINOR, he's a PRIME!
Because he is suppose to be Hot Rod, not Rodimus Prime but they lost the rights to the Hot Rod name, hence the name Rodimus Minor
Sabrblade wrote:About Rodimus, his name was spoken as and credited as simply "Rodimus" in "TransWarped".
However, his TFCC Magazine bio (which is official and was written by the Animated staff) came out first, before "TransWarped" first aired on TV. It was here that his name was first stated as "Rodimus Prime".
Plus, the Animated cartoon clearly stated that those who command teams are at the rank of Prime.
It is the toy that messed up the name. Whereas it should have been "Rodimus Prime", the toy has been labeled as "Rodimus Minor".
I believe this mistake was due to the confusion of his altmode's appearance. His altmode is designed after G1 Hot Rod, instead of G1 Rodimus Prime. This however, shouldn't affect his name, as his character has already been established as a Prime.
Besides, one's look doesn't always affect their name. Take a look at Energon Downshift. He's the spittin' image of G1 Wheeljack, yet his name's not "Wheeljack", it's "Downshift" (and the show even called him "Cliffjumper" more often than "Downshift").
All in all, "Rodimus Minor" is the wrong name for this figure, as he's supposed to be "Rodimus Prime" despite the look of his altmode.
Sabrblade wrote:No. He is NOT supposed to be Hot Rod, he is supposed to be Rodimus Prime. Back when the character was first announced and all the times after, he was labeled as "Rodimus Prime". And during this LONG time period, his Robot Mode was the only form that had been seen. His vehicle mode wasn't seen until MUCH later in an April Fools pic.dumbprime wrote:Sabrblade wrote:WHY does Hasbro keep messing up Rodimus Prime's name?!! He's NOT a MINOR, he's a PRIME!
Because he is suppose to be Hot Rod, not Rodimus Prime but they lost the rights to the Hot Rod name, hence the name Rodimus Minor
The fact that they lost lost the name "Hot Rod" does not affect this guy. It does affect the G1 character, but only him and no one else.
He is not and wasn't supposed to be Hot Rod, he has always been Rodimus Prime. This toy is the first and only thing that has messed up his name.
Or, just read this:Sabrblade wrote:About Rodimus, his name was spoken as and credited as simply "Rodimus" in "TransWarped".
However, his TFCC Magazine bio (which is official and was written by the Animated staff) came out first, before "TransWarped" first aired on TV. It was here that his name was first stated as "Rodimus Prime".
Plus, the Animated cartoon clearly stated that those who command teams are at the rank of Prime.
It is the toy that messed up the name. Whereas it should have been "Rodimus Prime", the toy has been labeled as "Rodimus Minor".
I believe this mistake was due to the confusion of his altmode's appearance. His altmode is designed after G1 Hot Rod, instead of G1 Rodimus Prime. This however, shouldn't affect his name, as his character has already been established as a Prime.
Besides, one's look doesn't always affect their name. Take a look at Energon Downshift. He's the spittin' image of G1 Wheeljack, yet his name's not "Wheeljack", it's "Downshift" (and the show even called him "Cliffjumper" more often than "Downshift").
All in all, "Rodimus Minor" is the wrong name for this figure, as he's supposed to be "Rodimus Prime" despite the look of his altmode.
Basically, ignore the G1 character and his name issues, as he's got nothing to do with this guy aside from similar looks and voices.
