That was one of the saddest fictional moments of my childhood, but even still, it was awesome, since Optimus Prime died a hero. Personally, I also loved Rodimus Prime. I think that the writers, knowing that Optimus Prime was going to be coming back, wrote him to still be impulsive instead of being influenced by the wisdom contained in the Matrix of Leadership.
Very glad you liked my post! I plan on writing more on Generation 1 Transformers!
That may be, what it was, Rodimus never dove into the depts of wise leadership. He was more of an action guy.
Well, bring it on, I'm just going to have to be careful, I caught myself watching 30 minutes of cartoons after reading this one...