History Characters / TheTransformersMoreThanMeetsTheEyeTeamRodimus

* FunctionalAddict: He's addicted to circuit speeders.

* ShipTease: With Drift. Such as Drift giving Rodimus sword lessons, complete with a HandsOnApproach shot, [[spoiler:accepting full responsibility for the Overlord affair to shield Rodimus]] or the telporter scene in LL #1. Lug, [[spoiler:through Anode's hallucination]] even calls them Conjunx Endurae.

* TheFriendNobodyLikes: [[BigBad For obvious reasons]], very few members of the crew genuinely like him, and most actively distrust and hate him, barring Ultra Magnus (who treats him with the appropriate respect due the captain of the ship) and Rung (who is genuinely interested to learn more about how he thinks/thought). This ''may'' be slowly changing the longer he's with the crew though; Skids and Getaway admit that even though Megatron's indirectly caused loads of death and suffering, they're having trouble actually personally hating Megatron himself. Nautica also observes that the surprisingly large number of the Lost Light's crew who were brought online directly because of Megatron's actions basically owe their very existance to him.

* DownerEnding: [[spoiler:Of all the crew members, he gets the saddest ending; unable to adjust to post-quest life, he becomes a washed-up drunk who eventually joins Thunderclash’s newest crew in a desperate attempt to recapture the magic of the Lost Light. The only bright spot is that he reconciles with Drift.]]

* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler:In the end, he decides Ultra Magnus has run his course and destroys the Magnus Armor, living the remainder of his life as Minimus Ambus. He settles into helping New Cybertron’s resettlement efforts, never getting to finish that rulebook he was working on.]]

* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler:He finally has his trial... and gets found guilty, promptly being sentenced to death. The rest of the crew is heartbroken, but Megatron himself is happy with it, seeing it as a fitting end to his life and pointing out that it ''is'' what he deserves for his crimes.]]

* EarnYourHappyEnding: [[spoiler:It's doubtful we've seen the last of Megatron but he gets a chance to start over his revolution against the Functionists in the Functionist Universe as one of peace and empathy before being contacted by Alternate!Orion Pax.]]

* DownerEnding: [[spoiler:While he continues to perform science, he ends up crippling himself in a lab accident and spends the rest of his life hooked up to a life support system he made from his briefcase.]]

* EarnYourHappyEnding: [[spoiler:She settles down on Earth and becames an acclaimed writer, penning a biography of the Lost Light’s adventures to ensure the crew is always remembered.]]

* EarnYourHappyEnding: [[spoiler:After the quest, he and Rewind settle down on New Cybertron, with Chromedome becoming a grief counselor to help others with issues similar to his.]]

* EarnYourHappyEnding: [[spoiler:After the quest, she retires to a peaceful life on Earth with Nautica.]]

* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler:He sets up a “Swerve’s” on New Cybertron and lives a peaceful life, but his attempts to turn his bar into franchise fail and he’s left bitter and depressed over the quest’s ending.]]

* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler:His attempts to complete his archives eventually end up giving him a neuro-degenerative disease that leaves him trapped in data stick mode. However, he’s still with Chromedome and they love each other more than ever, so he’s not too upset over it.]]

* EarnYourHappyEnding: [[spoiler:He and Tailgate get to settle down together and live out their lives happily.]]

* EarnYourHappyEnding: [[spoiler:Her and Lug retire to New Cybertron and Anode becomes a Blacksmith once more, helping the new generation of Transformers grow.]]

* MikeNelsonDestroyerOfWorlds: If [[spoiler:Functionist-timeline Rung's]] words are anything to go by, [[spoiler:Rung may be the indirect bringer of the apocalypse.]] Subverted. He tried to invoke this so that [[spoiler:the AVL would have a martyr and destroy the Functionist Council.]]

* VisualPun: His real name is Tumbler, and he transformers into a Cybertronian vehicle with no small resemblance to the Batmobile from ''Franchise/TheDarkKnightSaga''.

* BirdsOfAFeather: [[spoiler: He and Misfire hit it off ''very'' quickly after Team Rodimus and the Scavengers meet up in Mederi/"Cyberutopia" due to their love of recaps and puns.]]

* TheSmartGuy: Mostly [[Downplayed]], but his metallurgy expertise proves critical in [[spoiler:deciphering Pharma's notes on cybercrosis]] and realizing that Metroplex is infected with an alchemical virus.

* KilledOfForReal: [[spoiler: Sadly, his glee at finally being to speak allows Mederi to extract his spark and kill him in front of a horrified Rodimus]].
* KnightsWhoSaySquee: His reaction towards Ultra Magnus.

* {{Jerkass}}: When she learns that the Necrobot performed a religious ritual on [[spoiler:Lug]] when she died to see off her Spark, Anode's response is to point out [[spoiler:Lug]] wasn't religious and the Necrobot had no right.

* GoodThingYouCanHeal: [[spoiler:Once reminded of his identity as Primus, he instantly regenerates his severed arm. It's also stated that his ability to heal is why he's survived many seemingly-fatal situations

* BigBad: Of ''Robots in Disguise'' “City on Fire" arc. Obviously, he was also this in the Great War, making his role here a lot more surprising. However the Decepticons considered (and some ''still do'') him to be the BigGood. [[spoiler: Fully averted after he's trapped in the Functionist Universe, where he becomes a hero to Cybertronian underclasses with his cry of "Peace through ''Empathy''" before essentially taking on Optimus' role once the Functionist Council makes active moves to erase all non-Cybertronian lives. He spends hundreds of years traveling time and space, saving organic planets from their attacks. He's saved billions, but wishes he could have saved them all]].

** All the hints finally come together in the GrandFinale; [[spoiler:he’s the mortal incarnation of Primus]].

** It may work in another way too. Whereas Drift was hyped upon his introduction, he has since been played down and integrated with the cast. Rung was introduced quietly and casually, and was gradually hinted to be very important later, which he is given that [[spoiler:he’s literally Primus incarnate.]]

* PhysicalGod: [[spoiler:He’s a mortal incarnation of Primus.]]

* SimpleStaff: His WeaponOfChoice, as seen in MTMTE #24 (Dark Cybertron #4).

* TheUnReveal: Just what ''is'' his alt-mode for? His body produces photonic crystals, but he does that in robot mode. Notably, the first story arc of ''Lost Light'' explores everything else, but never answers this. Nightbeat speculates on an answer, [[spoiler:but he dies immediately after he figures it out.]] We finally find out in LL #22; [[spoiler:he’s Primus.]]

* {{Tsundere}}: A non-romantic version towards Drift. Ratchet does honestly care about him, but is unwilling and unable to admit it before he left. This might just have something to do with Drift's history of mass-murder, given Ratchet mentions he thinks about the time he and Drift met constantly.

* EasilyForgiven: He has this attitude towards everyone.

* ByronicHero: A textbook example. [[In the Functionist Universe, he takes on a far more Optimus-esque role (seemingly even to Orion Pax) and is seen as a far more IdealHero]].

* Naythiest: Has admitted he doesn't disbelieve in the gods so much as he actively hates them.[[spoiler: Naturally, the revelation that Rung is Primus, who he's previously assaulted and nearly ''strangled to death'', sends him into a laughing fit.]]

** His serial number is exactly 1 Million.

* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: Whirl might seem like a trigger-happy idiot - and he ''is'' a trigger-happy idiot, but one with the skills to back up his aggression. Remember: He went hand-to-hand against ''[[AuthorityEqualsAsskicking Megatron]]'' and held his own.

* AdaptationalHeroism: Cyclonus is usually Galvatron's fanatically loyal NumberTwo, almost to [[UndyingLoyalty Soundwave]]-like degrees. Here, he's become disgusted with the Decepticon cause and has joined the Autobots aboard the ''Lost Light''.

* DefectorFromDecadence: He is '''[[InsistentTerminology not]]''' a Decepticon anymore, and [[BerserkButton woe to anyone who forgets that]].

* HeelFaithTurn: It's implied that his faith in Primus was a