Cut to megatron shoot prime in the chest, and Rodimus in very Picollo fashion. "WHY, DIDN'T YOU......... DODGE!!!!!"
"Combiner Tech is the future", they told Hot Rod... "Accept your Combiner upgrades", they told Hot Rod... "Maybe this way, it won't go badly", he told Hot Rod... mech oh mech, if Hot Rod ever walks away from a direct laser bolt to Combiner Wars Gestaltimus Prime's chest as his Chest Armor, boy, are these mechs at R&D gonna get the whole Enigma of Combination shoved up right where Cybertron's Artificial Sun Generator don't shine!