Transformers: Heart of Darkness 4-C

*THE ROAD TO 'CHAOS' ENDS HERE!

With his army assembled, Galvatron is ready to take the Heart of Darkness back to Cybertron. But first, he must now face down the ultimate threat, a force of unimaginable power and overwhelming darkness. Will Galvatron stand strong or will he bend to the will of inescapable evil?

HoD leads directly into 'CHAOS'-the first-ever TRANSFORMERS event book from IDW!
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Although Galvatron tells his troops to "Surround Rodimus' forces!", Hot Rod's name has not yet been changed to Rodimus. Optimus Prime gives Hot Rod his new name of Rodimus AFTER Hot Rod and Wheelie escape from Galvatron and arrive on Earth to return the Autobot Matrix of Leadership to Optimus Prime.