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===Rodimus Prime===
On that dark day when Optimus Prime disappeared, only one soul was able to confirm the Hope-Bringer's disappearance. The mech called Hot Rod was infamous amongst the Autobots at the time; charismatic, fearless, and a deadly warrior, but also immature, foolhardy and lighthearted. He had great potential as a warrior and a leader, but most considered him to squander it, as he refused to, in his own words, "let this war drag (him) down". All that changed when he returned to the Autobots, bearing the sacred symbol of their cause; the Matrix of Leadership, the collective repository of the wisdom of all Primes, last born by Optimus himself. Contrary to the dark rumours some still whisper today, Hot Rod did not attempt to claim leadership for himself; indeed, the idea visibly horrified, even sickened him. The first thing he did was present the Matrix to Ultra Magnus, asserting that the scarred and grizzled veteran was the only possible candidate to take Optimus' place. Only when the Matrix refused to open and share its power with Ultra Magnus was Hot Rod forced to confess that Optimus had not only given him the Matrix to bear from that fateful battlefield but asserted that he was to take Optimus's place.

To the disbelief of all, Hot Rod took up the Matrix and was transformed, becoming Rodimus Prime. Knowing in his spark of sparks that he was not the unequivocal leader that his predecessor was, Rodimus formally allied himself with Ultra Magnus, and the two have been staunch allies ever since; while Rodimus has matured greatly since taking up the Matrix, his hotblooded and passionate nature nicely contrasts the calm and logical nature of the grizzled old veteran. Still, this was not enough to prevent the Autobots from splintering, thus necessitating the founding of the Council of Primes.  

Formerly an alien speedster, Rodimus Prime's new alternate form is a sleek yet deadly skimmer with a disproportionately vast amount of firepower and a surprising level of armour. Quick in both body and mind, Rodimus is capable of feats even Eldar jetbikes have been hard-pressed to match, and has several confirmed Titan kills to his name.  Rodimus firmly believes that one day Optimus Prime will return, feeling in the depths of his spark that Optimus Prime can never truly die and that on that day, he will once again return the Matrix of leadership to Optimus; whom he (and many others) never felt like a truly worthy replacement for.  And that on that day, Optimus will shine a bright light on the galaxy's darkest hour.  And with Unicron rampaging through the galaxy, the Necrons awakening en masse, Abaddon's thirteenth black crusade going at full tilt, more and more hive fleets arriving in the galaxy every day, and Ghazghkull uniting the Orks, he believes that hour is fast approaching.  

As the bearer of the Matrix of leadership, he is a target for all of Unicron's heralds, with the Fallen and Nemesis Prime, in particular, hating him, the Fallen for Rodimus represents the latest in a line of succession of Primes established by his hated brother Prima, and Nemesis Prime as Nemesis seems to be the antithesis of all that Optimus Prime ever was and stood for.  Against these threats, Rodimus has often worked with the Eldar and humanity to oppose the machinations of Unicron, and has even engaged Ramjet; though only as a distraction to let Eldrad Ulthran and the Grey Knights close the entropic gate that Ramjet had opened and he barely held his own against the insane ex-seeker even with the aid of Kaldor Draigo, Ulthwe's avatar of Khaine, and a number of some of the mightiest Ulthwean, Grey Knight, and Autobot warriors at his disposal, withdrawing via mass teleport the instant Eldrad had succeeded.  

==== Metroplex ==== 

When the Imperium assaulted Cybertron, they could not believe how huge Metroplex was as an entire city complex transformed into a warrior who was kilometres tall and single-handedly annihilated whole titan legions, often simply stepping on imperator class titans as if they were nothing more than ants, laying waste to entire corps of the Imperial army and devastating grand companies and chapters of the Legiones Astartes at a time.  Metroplex was simply unstoppable, and when the Primarch Mortarion tried to battle Metroplex and rally his wavering legion, bidding his sons stand and fight after seeing Metroplex crush a titan legion, Metroplex slammed his fist once into the primarch, smashing him into the ground and leaving him able to only weakly retaliate with his pistol while his legion looked on with horror, before a second punch knocked him out entirely.  In the end, it took the intervention of the Navy and a legion of Ordinatii to drive Metroplex back, and he was for a time thought lost with Cybertron when it was drawn into a wormhole.  Rodimus however, managed to rediscover the enormous cityformer and has recruited him to his cause, with Metroplex soon serving as a symbol of hope for the Autobot cause as the giant can single-handedly turn the tide of battle in his spaceship, fortress, or robot forms.  

==== Optimus Primal ==== 

A relatively young Autobot heavily inspired by the legend of Optimus Prime, Optimus Primal is a Maximal; a subfaction of Autobots who take on more techno-organic forms capable of passing for animals; and takes on the form of a great and powerful ape.  Bearing a great physical resemblance to Optimus, some even wonder if Primal is a reincarnation of the great Optimus Prime himself, though he denies such claims.  A formidable and compassionate warrior in combat, Optimus Primal frequently offers his enemies a chance to surrender before facing the full wrath of the Autobot army, though he certainly will not hesitate to lay his enemies low with lethal force if such is needed to protect those he sees as innocent.  While more adept at physical combat, Optimus Primal is certainly capable of tearing apart most enemies at any range, and his leadership credentials have made him among Rodimus Prime's favoured lieutenants.

==== Hot Shot ==== 

Young and Brash, Hot Shot was a peer of Hot Rod (and often confused with him) when they were young bots fresh out of the academy; getting along well with Hot Rod and Bumblebee.  Being seen as having had a great deal of promise, Hot Shot went on nearly every mission with Hot Rod before the fall of Cybertron.  When the Matrix chose him as the next prime, Hot Shot served as Rodimus' lieutenant with honour, supporting his founding of the covenant of Primus.  Still holding out hope for humanity, remembering what it used to be back in ancient days, Hot Shot still defends Rodimus' human-friendly policy despite all the Xenophobia and ignorance mankind has allowed to consume itself.   He ever holds out hope that things will be better, even when what seems to be the darkest of nights is approaching the entire galaxy as galaxy-ending threat after threat emerges with little in the way of reprieve for those who would seek to fight for the light.  Preferring fast and swift wheeled vehicles for his alternate forms, Hot Shot's bold and brash approach to warfare has allowed him to get in and out of battle with lightning speed.

==== Arcee ==== 

One of Rodimus' colleagues from the academy with rumours of her even being his consort (whatever that entails), Arcee ranks as one of the fastest Autobots who isn't an actual flier, though with a combat bike for an alternate form she is certainly quite petite for a Cybertronian; even using size shifting technology.  She was once quite close to humanity, though she sometimes despairs it as she reflects on how far it has fallen from the kindness she remembered it being capable of.  Highly educated, having been a teacher before joining the war effort as a special ops commando, Arcee often helps with the planning stages of combat, but she is one of the best sharpshooters in the entire Autobot army, and in battle is utterly merciless to her enemies, knowing that she'll need to be to protect her friends and that which she so dearly cherishes.  Lightning quick in close combat with a fighting style meant to keep on hitting the enemy constantly and never let them rest or recover, she has a deep-seated grudge against Airachnid and Starscream for the deaths of her previous partners.