>>8981398Rattrap being trustworthy and Rattrap being a leader are two very different things. His trustworthiness is not at all at question here. But Rhinox has had his fair share of leadership moments too in Primal's absence. There was the episode where they were all blind and Rhinox lead them out, and in your example of Rhinox searching for Primal's spark, he was still the one relaying orders. He even forces Dinobot to submit to him as Dinobot tries to assert his dominance in his typical fashion.
Rhinox is more comparable to an Ultra Magnus role, can lead, knows how to lead, but takes a back seat most of the time.