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Optimus Prime (Armada)

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:''Optimus Prime is the [[Autobot]] leader in the [[Unicron Trilogy]] continuity family.''

[[Image:ArmadaOptimusPrime_dvd.jpg|right|thumb|350px|Prime, Prime, and [[Sparkplug (Armada)|Prime]].]]

'''Optimus Prime''' fights for truth, justice, and the Autobot way. He has led the search for the [[Mini-Con]]s, faced the resurrection of a [[Unicron|dark god]], and now aims to stop [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]] from obtaining the [[Cyber Planet Key]]s. He's also died a couple times, and tends to find a second-in-commandy-type to combine with to form a super robot.

He learns martial arts from [[Scavenger (Armada)|whoever]] turns into a [[Landmine (Energon)|bulldozer]], thinks [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]] has leadership potential and tends to recruit teenage children.

Also, he wants to make sure you don't sit to close to the TV screen. <ref>It's true! In a pre-show warning screen before every episode of ''Super Link'' (the Japanese version of ''Energon''), Optimus Prime would appear in still frame, telling kids to make sure they watch the show in a well-lit room, and not to sit too close to the screen.</ref>

:''Japanese ''Micron Legend'' name'': '''[[Convoy]]''' 
:''Japanese ''Superlink'' name'': '''Grand Convoy''' 
:''Japanese ''Galaxy Force'' name'': '''Galaxy Convoy'''
:''Hungarian name'': '''Első Optimusz''' (which nicely translates to "Optimus, the First" or "Uproar of the Country's Little Fandom")

==Fiction==
===Animated continuity===
====''Armada''====
:''Voice actor:'' [[Gary Chalk]] (US), [[Toru Okawa]] (Japan), [[Guilherme Briggs]] (Brazil), [[Pierre-Peters Arnold]] (Germany)

[[Image:Pre-arm-scavenger.JPG|left|thumb|"Maybe we shouldn't have fired lasers at the mirrors."]]

Millions of years ago, a young Optimus Prime fought with a great Decepticon warrior known as [[Scavenger (Armada)|Scavenger]]. So often were their clashes, and so familiar were they to each other, the pair eventually became friends, and Scavenger signed up with the Autobots. Seeing great potential in the young Autobot leader, Scavenger taught Optimus Prime how to fight in hand-to-hand combat. Later, veteran Autobot [[Landmine (Energon)|Landmine]] trained Optimus in [[metallikato]] shortly before leaving [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] with [[Rodimus (Energon)|Rodimus]]. Optimus later notes that their training made him the warrior and soldier he is today. {{Storylink|Trust (Armada episode)|Trust}}

Many years later, it is a more mature Optimus Prime that leads a small Autobot unit to [[Earth]] after the activation of the [[Mini-Con]] homing beacon. This beacon signaled to all the Transformers on Cybertron that the much-coveted Mini-Cons had survived their million years-long disappearance. After warping to Earth, Optimus saves [[Rad White|three]] [[Carlos Lopez|human]] [[Alexis|children]] from the [[Decepticon]] leader, [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]], who arrived on the alien world first.

[[Image:ArmadaPrime_firstappearance.jpg|right|thumb|He's part Optimus Prime, part [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], part [[Optimus Prime (RID)|Optimus Prime]] and all Optimus Prime.]]

Clashing with his arch enemy, Optimus Prime bought the children and their Mini-Con [[High Wire]] time to escape while around them, and other Transformers warped into the battlefield. Later, after the Decepticons had reformatted themselves into suitable new vehicle modes, Optimus Prime saves the children again, joined by his two subordinates [[Red Alert (Armada)|Red Alert]] and [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]]. {{Storylink|First Encounter}}

Befriending these children, he introduces his crew of Autobots to them. The children aid Prime as he leads his crew around the world, searching for the long-lost Mini-Con Transformers, before the Decepticon forces can take them and use them for their own evil deeds.

[[Image:Comrade_PrimeMaximumBlast.jpg|left|thumb|You feel lucky, punk?]]

Soon afterward, both the Autobots and Decepticons detect a Mini-Con signal located in the [[Grand Canyon]]. With the help of the kids, Optimus Prime manages to pinpoint the location of the Mini-Con panel before he is confronted by [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]], powerlinked to [[Leader-1]]. Outgunned, Optimus Prime is saved when Starscream arrogantly underestimates the [[Street Action Mini-Con Team|Street Action Team's]] combined form of [[Perceptor (Armada)|Perceptor]]. This distraction gives Optimus the opportunity to activate the Mini-Con panel, revealing that its occupant is [[Sparkplug (Armada)|Sparkplug]], Optimus Prime's old Mini-Con partner and friend. Together they Powerlink, activating Optimus' powerful Maximum Blast which sends the Decepticons into retreat. {{Storylink|Comrade}}

Through the treachery of [[Sideways]] and [[Thrust (Armada)|Thrust]], the Decepticons manage to secure all three of the [[Star Saber (Armada)|legendary]] [[Skyboom Shield|Mini-Con]] [[Requiem Blaster|weapons]] that form the [[Hydra Cannon]], the most powerful weapon in the universe. Mounting their new doomsday device aboard a starship, Megatron decides to wipe out the Autobot base on Earth, regardless of the massive collateral damage to the planet itself. Optimus Prime and Jetfire launch a pre-emptive strike against the warship in the hopes of disabling the weapon and rescuing the Mini-Cons. However, they are outnumbered, forcing a desperate Optimus to throw himself into the path of the cannon and use the [[Matrix of Leadership]] to save Earth, but at the cost of his life. {{Storylink|Crisis}}

Under the leadership of Hot Shot, the other Autobots give chase to the Decepticons aboard the [[Axalon (Armada)|Axalon]]. During a confrontation with their enemies, the Mini-Cons reach out to each other and resurrect Optimus from within the Matrix. There is little time to rejoice, as the Autobots pursue the Decepticons on their way back to Cybertron. {{Storylink|Miracle}}

[[Image:FinalbattlePrime_cartoon.jpg|left|thumb|250px|My [[Primus|God]], it's full of stars...]]

After Unicron's apparent defeat, both Optimus Prime and Galvatron succumb to their base natures and have one last battle within the Chaos Bringer. Fighting each other to a standstill, both are surprised when Unicron suddenly comes back to life, feeding off their hate for each other. Galvatron is drawn toward Unicron's maw, with Prime holding onto his tank treads, telling him to hold on. His nemesis then makes the decision to sacrifice his life, giving Prime a final victory, so that Unicron may be destroyed and their race will survive.

In the aftermath, Optimus Prime reflects that he doesn't deserve the [[Matrix of Leadership]] and leaves both the Autobots and Cybertron for places unknown. {{Storylink|Mortal Combat}}

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====''Energon''====
:''Voice actor:'' [[Gary Chalk]] (US), [[Katsuyuki Konishi]] (Japan)

[[Image:EnergonOptimusForms.jpg|thumb|250px|right|Me, myself, and I... and ''me'']]

A few years after the defeat of Unicron, Optimus Prime returns from exile to a newly-unified Cybertron where Autobots and Decepticons live side-by-side in peace. Reassuming leadership of the Autobots, Optimus Prime establishes a dialogue with the Earth governments with the help of his human friends. Earth sends a delegation to Cybertron, consisting of the three kids and [[Dr. Brian Jones]], the foremost expert in the newly discovered ore [[energon]] that both worlds covet.

Jones had brought along his young son, [[Kicker|Chad]] (also known as 'Kicker'), who was frightened by the tall, menacing robots. When the boy ran away to a ruined and abandoned part of Cybertron, Optimus Prime gave chase, warning Kicker that the area was strictly off limits. The boy accidently fell and found his way into a massive darkened chamber where an energy being known as [[Primus]] saved him. Optimus Prime found his way into the chamber just as Primus evolved the human child. Sometime after this, Primus (now known as the creator-god of the Transformers), gave Optimus the [[Spark of Combination]], allowing Optimus to grant combining powers to other Autobots.

Almost a decade later, it is brought to the attention of Optimus Prime that the energon mining facilities in Sol's asteroid belt, as well as their base on [[Mars]], had been attacked by a mysterious force of beast-like Transformers. Primus warns him that the enemy is after the energon, causing Optimus to assemble a unit so he can personally assess the situation. Finding no life on Mars, his unit then moves to Earth, where he saves Kicker and Ocean City from an attack by the same creatures. {{Storylink|Cybertron City}}

====''Cybertron''====
:''Voice actor:'' [[Gary Chalk]] (US), [[Taitem Kusunoki]] (Japan), [[Eberhardt Haar]] (German)

[[Image:CybertronPrime_finalbattlepose.jpg|left|thumb| "Weapons Primed..."]]

Primus' plan to trap Unicron inside an energon sun has failed, and this star has collapsed into a [[Unicron Singularity|massive black hole]]. Optimus Prime faces the greatest test in his existence when his home planet is threatened with destruction, but realises there is no choice but to evacuate the population to Earth. As they make plans to leave, a mysterious time-travelling Transformer named [[Vector Prime]] appears, advising Optimus to search for the [[Cyber Planet Key]]s, the only means of restoring Primus' spark, and the only way they can save Cybertron and the rest of the universe from oblivion. {{Storylink|Fallen (Cybertron episode)|Fallen}}

Arriving on Earth, Optimus Prime is forced to break his own strict orders to hide from the human population when he rescues the injured Landmine and three human children from [[Thundercracker (Armada)|Thundercracker]]. Befriending the children, named [[Coby]], [[Bud]] and [[Lori]], he relies on them to educate the Autobots about their new home and how to blend into the environment as Robots in Disguise. {{Storylink|Inferno (Cybertron episode)|Inferno}} {{Storylink|Hidden}}

Soon afterward, the children's hometown of Boulder, Colorado is threatened with devastation by a landslide. Understanding how the humans would feel at the loss of their home, the Autobots leap into action, rescuing people trapped and leading them to safety, all the while in disguise. Optimus Prime (somehow) prevents the landslide by pumping water out of an underground lake beneath the mountain, causing it to collapse in on itself and eliminate the threat. {{Storylink|Collapse}}

===Dreamwave comics continuity===
====''Armada''====
[[Image:OptimusPrimeUT-Armada.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Freedom is the right of all sentient beings... unless they turn into guns.]]

Optimus Prime is notified by [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]] that the Decepticons are attacking Mini-Con villages. Later on, when the war comes to Earth, he saves the kids from [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]], who is trying to get the Mini-Cons that they have befriended. After retrieving a Mini-Con escape pod in Alaska, he is suddenly pulled into an alternate reality Cybertron, one in which Unicron has already decimated the planet and is preparing to return and consume it. He is ultimately rescued by [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] and [[Over-Run (Armada)|Over-Run]], and uses his knowledge of the fate that awaits Cybertron to rally both Decepticons and Autobots together and defeat the Chaos Bringer.

====''Energon''====
[[Image:Optimusprime ut armada px.jpg|thumb|left|150px|Optimus Prime (Powerlinx) during the years between the Unicron Battles and Energon. He thinks if he's not red and blue, nobody will recognize him.]]

Ten years after the defeat of Unicron, Over-Run showed Prime how to commune with Cybertron itself. Doing so reformatted the Autobot leader into a body capable of [[Powerlinx|Powerlinking]] with a team of 'drone' vehicles, and granted him (and the other Autobots) the ability to combine with each other.

Upon returning to Earth, he decided that the Autobots would no longer hide from the inhabitants, but work with them openly. This decision led, among other things, to the Autobots' induction into the UN.

When last seen ''(before the bankruptcy of [[Dreamwave Productions]])'', he was attempting to escape from within the remains of [[Unicron]], after Megatron's trapped spark used him to regain his freedom.

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===Panini comics continuity===

===Transformers Legends Anthology===

===''Transformers'' Playstation 2 game===
'''Voice actor:''' [[Gary Chalk]]

Optimus Prime was dueling with Megatron atop a very high building just before Megatron received the Mini-con beacon. Following his nemesis to prevent him from using the Mini-cons for evil, Prime arrived on a new planet: Earth.

Arriving in the Amazon, he familiarized himself with the territory before going and recovering the first Mini-con Panel. (Which Mini-con it is varies with the game difficulty, with [[Lock-On]] being released on the first two difficulty levels). He then traversed a [[Scale|disproportionate]] bridge, had a brawl inside a temple, and scaled a pathway up a cliff face before arriving at a run-down temple and encountering Cyclonus. Cyclonus (sporting a fanciful, comic British accent) ordered a Heavy Unit to attack him, declaring Earth as "Decepticon property". Prime took care of the Heavy Unit, and Hot Shot and Red Alert joined him. Soon they discovered their old Mini-con partners. (Sparkplug remains with Optimus for the remainder of the game, activating a rather pointless "Powerlinx" Max Payne-esque bullet time mode which drains Prime's health.)

==Toys==
===Armada===
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Super Base, 2002/2003)
: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''MC-01'''
[[Image:Superbase_ArmadaPrime.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Stand up and be counted, container!]]

: The first [[Unicron Trilogy]] Optimus Prime toy transforms into a longnose truck cab of made-up model. His clear-plastic smokestacks can detach and form a double-barrelled pistol that he can hold in robot mode, and a button on top of his head causes his [[mouthplate]] to jiggle up and down as if he were talking (the irony being that while this was a familiar trait of [[Optimus Prime (G1)|G1 Optimus Prime]], in the ''Armada'' animated series, this Prime's mouthplate remained static when he talked). He can also hold a large cannon that is stored within his trailer, and his chest flips down to reveal a (non-removable) Matrix. He is packaged with his Mini-Con partner [[Sparkplug]].

:The toy's primary gimmick is its auto-transforming trailer. Once activated, it transforms into one of three configurations, triggered by an infra-red signal transmitted from the cab robot. Transforming the cab into robot mode will cause the trailer to automatically flip open the traditional battle-station configuration - Prime can stand in the center of the base, but otherwise, it is more to scale with Mini-Cons (despite the fact that it lacks any great amount of flat surfaces for them to ''stand'' on). The base features a central tower with a pop-out artillery emplacement and a mount for Prime's large cannon; a rotating missile-firing turret; two Mini-Con storage bays, one of which is equipped with a tab that owners can manually slide to launch a Mini-Con from the bay; and two live Mini-Con hardpoints, one of which pops up a non-firing turret, the other activating a laser noise.

:Prime's cab and trailer can also combine to form a super robot mode. The cab transforms into the torso portion - doing so causes the trailer to automatically raise itself up off the ground to become a pair of legs (as long as you're not playing with it on carpet). Connecting the torso to the legs causes the super-robot head to pop up with a metallic shriek. Pressing the Autobot symbol on the figure's chest activates a pulsing laser sound effect,the Japanese version also has an additional Japanese phrase, which roughly translates to "Convoy, ready for battle!" and the small grey button on his right shoulder illuminates his fist with a red LED, which can illuminate either of his guns, as well as - notionally - the [[Star Saber (Armada)|Star Saber]] sword. The Star Saber was specifically cast in clear plastic for this purpose, but in practise, the idea was something of a failure, with the light failing to carry even halfway up the blade. Prime's firing missiles and Mini-Con activated gimmicks remain accessible in this mode, but look a bit doofy if you deploy them.

[[Image:Armada_JetOptimusMegaweapon_toy.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Optimus has Jetfire pants]]

:In lieu of combining with his trailer, Prime can also link his torso up to ''Armada'' [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]], who forms a pair of legs, as "'''Jet Optimus'''" (or "'''Jet Convoy'''" if you own the Japanese version). In addition to this, he can combine in various configurations with ''Armada'' [[Overload (Armada)|Overload]], who can form a pair of massive cannons that attach to either Prime's base mode, or mount over the shoulders of his super robot torso (with either his trailer or Jetfire as legs), forming '''Optimus Prime Megaweapon''' (or '''Magna Convoy''').

:The initial [[Hasbro]] release of this toy had tabs in its shoulder joints that did not allow the shoulders to rotate above the horizontal default position, so as not to break the wires that run through the toy's right arm in super mode. Coupled with the limited elbow joints, Optimus Prime could only point his weapons in the direction towards the ground. These tabs were not in the [[Takara]] version (which also differed in its use of bright yellow plastics and paint in place of the Hasbro's gold), and were also removed from subsequent version of the Hasbro release.

: Late in the Japanese run, Optimus toys in Jusco stores came with blind-packed "Space Galaxy" versions of the individual [[Destruction Mini-Con Team]] members, one toy per box.

*'''Optimus Prime''' (Supercon, 2003)
: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''MC-06'''
[[Image:Supercon_ArmadaPrime.jpg|right|thumb|150px|Mini-Con-activated shimmy-shimmy.]]

: A smaller version of the Super Base toy, this version of ''Armada'' Optimus Prime retains the vehicle mode and coloration, but has no trailer or super robot connectivity (though he can still pull the trailer). He retains the flip-down chest in robot mode, but has no molded Matrix. Instead, the toy is designed for maximum posability. Attaching a Mini-Con to the [[Powerlinx]] plug on Optimus' back activates a double-fisted "punching" gimmick. He came with the Mini-Con [[Over-Run (Armada)|Over-Run]]. It's worth noting that this Optimus Prime is the shortest of the ''Armada'' Supercons in robot mode. His smokestacks can come off like the Super Base version, but lack the "gun" mode or any other method of connectivity to Optimus.

: The initial release of the figure featured silver lights on his roof; later on, the lights were changed to yellow, and later still, an Autobot emblem was added to the roof of the vehicle. The latter two changes only affected the American release.

: This mold was also used to make ''Armada'' [[Nemesis Prime (Armada)|Nemesis Prime]], ''[[Universe]]'' [[Ultra Magnus (BIAB)|Ultra Magnus]], and the first ''Cybertron'' Deluxe-class Optimus Prime.

: Shipping in a great many waves throughout most of the later run of the line, Supercon Optimus became a notorious [[pegwarmer]].

: The acronym "STD" in the Japanese release ("STD Convoy") stands for "standard," as in this is the standard toy release of Convoy, without a Super Mode.

*'''Golden Convoy''' (Super Base, August, 2003)
: A redeco of Optimus Prime with golden [[vacuum metalizing]]. It was a first prize of the [[wikipedia:sortition|sortition]] and only exclusive in certain stores and department stores. There is a golden vacuum metalizing Armada Jetfire as another first prize. They can combine into Golden Jet Prime, of course.

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*'''Optimus Prime''' (Happy Meal, 2003)

*'''Powerlinx Optimus Prime''' (Super Base, 2003)
[[Image:Powelinx_Armadaprime.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Dracula Prime?]]

: This is an extensive [[redeco]] of the Super Base ''Armada'' Optimus Prime toy, with the new colours bearing little similarity to the original color scheme. Though, the colors of the cab truck are vaguely similar to the [[Diaclone]] toy that would become [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]]. He came with Sparkplug again, though this time his Mini-Con partner got new molding. All of the gimmicks from the first version remain intact in this one, though --as noted-- the super robot mode arms are not as restricted.

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*'''Crystal Convoy''' (Supercon, 2003)

[[Image:Armada_CrystalConvoy.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Optimus Prime can't avoid his toy contracts even when he's dead!]]

: A Japanese ''[[TV Magazine]]'' [[exclusive]], this release of the Supercon-Class Convoy toy has almost all of his parts cast in translucent plastics, hence the 'crystal' title. Available via mail-order, only 5000 pieces were distributed in October of 2003.

: This version of Optimus Prime is supposed to represent his "[[spark]]" from when his body was destroyed in the [[Armada (cartoon)|''Armada'' cartoon episode]] [[Crisis]].

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*'''Battle for the Matrix''' (Multi-pack, 2003)

: A K-Mart exclusive set released on "[[Black Friday]]" (the day after Thanksgiving, the most hellishly busy shopping day of the year), this set consists of Super Base Optimus Prime, Jetfire, their respective partner Mini-Cons Sparkplug and [[Comettor]], the [[Adventure Mini-Con Team]], and oddly enough, [[Longarm (Armada)|Longarm]]. Optimus Prime's red plastics and paint were replaced with gold, the only changes made to anyone in the set. It is this set from which the name of Optimus Prime's combined mode with Jetfire, '''Jet Prime''', comes.

*'''Magna Convoy DX Set''' (Multi-pack, 2003)
[[Image:Armada_MagnaConvoyDX1.jpg|left|thumb|200px|I think he needs another gun.]]

: This set is a Toys "R" Us Japan exclusive, consisting of a slightly redecoed, and more [[Show Accuracy|show accurate]] Powerlinx Optimus Prime (dubbed "Convoy Final Battle Coloration"), a "crystal" version of Overload ("Ultra Magnus Special Clear Version") made out of transluscent plastics, and an exclusive [[X-Dimension]] redeco of the [[Street Action Mini-Con Team]]. This set is entirely "new" content not available in the normal mass-retail ''Micron Legend'' line, and is also the last release of "X-Dimension" Mini-Cons.

: Rather than coming with individual bio cards for Optimus and Overload, this set came with a single card for the "Magna Convoy" combination of the two. (And no card for the Street Action Team, oddly enough.)

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*'''Optimus Prime''' (Built to Rule, 2004)
[[Image:BTR_ArmadaPrime.jpg|right|thumb|155px|"My Matrix for a quick death." (How could this happen to me?)]]

:''Armada'' Built to Rule Optimus Prime transforms into a fair approximation of his vehicle mode, but the robot mode is quite inaccurate, due to the very broad, flat Trans-Skeleton with thin, stick-like limbs attached to it. The set came with a very simplistic "Mini-Con" Sparkplug partner kit that did have a more dedicated "Powerlinx" connector than the standard construction pegs, though these are a bit too thin to be used as attachment points for regular Mini-Cons (they stay, sort of, but it's a very loose connection). The 101-piece set also features pressure-launch missile-firing "smokestack" cannons.

===Energon===
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Super, 2003, 2004)
: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''SC-01'''

[[Image:Energon_Prime_toy.jpg|left|thumb|Form feet and legs! Form arms and body! And I'll form... the head!]]

: ''Energon'' Optimus' first toy transforms into a Cybertronic short-nosed truck cab. A switch on his back alternates between different electronic sound effects, corresponding to his four drone-vehicles. (Note: The [[Takara]] version did not have the electronic sounds.) A button on his side also activates electronic sounds and a light in his chest. He also has a spring-loaded missile launcher hand-cannon.

[[Image:Energon_WingConvoy_toys.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Well, ONE of us has to go change now.]]

: Optimus' trailer is designed to carry his four drone-vehicles (The "Grand Force" in Japan): '''Fire-1''' (fire truck), '''Copter-2''' (helicopter), '''Digger-3''' (drill tank with gear-wheel-activated spinning drill), and '''Submarine-4''' (submarine). Each of these drones can attach to one of Optimus's limbs to form a variety of super modes (which the Japanese line dubbed "Grand Cross"). The base robot can also combine with ''Energon'' [[Wing Saber]] to form '''"Optimus Prime Fight Mode"''' and '''"Optimus Prime Flight Mode"''', and [[Omega Supreme (Energon)|Omega Supreme]] to form '''"Optimus Supreme"''' (or '''"Powerlinx Omega Supreme"''', according to the toy packaging). The Omega Supreme combination can also employ the drone-units.

[[Image:Energon_OptimusSupreme.jpg|thumb|left|100px|They didn't have one in my size...]]

: The earliest releases of this toy had a different head sculpt with a mouth where the faceplate is, similar to ''[[Beast Wars]]'' [[Optimus Primal|Optimal Optimus]]. It was soon replaced by the more familiar head sculpt with a faceplate. The [[Takara]] version of the toy uses the mouthless molding, but also has a chromed front grill and more intricate [[paint application]]s.

: A redeco of this mold was planned to be released with Smallest Transformers [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] as a Target exclusive, but was canceled.

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*'''SL Grand Convoy''' (Deluxe, 2004)
: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''SC-13'''

[[Image:STD_Grand_Convoy.jpg|right|thumb|165px|My name is Optimus Prime, and I like energon goodies.]]

: This release of Grand Convoy/Optimus Prime was a small Deluxe-class toy that did not have a trailer, any electronics, or the ability to form Super Mode. However, it ''could'' [[Powerlinx]] with compatible Deluxe-class and Mega-class Autobots. Like the ''Armada'' Deluxe-Class version of Prime, this one too was on the small side for its size class.

: His clear blue energon weapon is sculpted to resemble somewhat the Optimus Prime Energon Blaster role-play toy.

*'''SL Grand Convoy w/ Kicker''' (multi-pack, 2003)
: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''SS-03'''
[[Image:Slgrandconvoykicker_toy.jpg|left|thumb|KICKER KICKER OUR EXCLUSIVES KICKER]]

: Grand Convoy was also packed in a set with an exclusive variant of [[Kicker]]. This version of the toy has a chromed grill (the standard retail version uses painted plastic) and supposedly uses slightly shinier plastics.

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*'''Optimus Prime versus Megatron''' (multi-pack, 2004)

: A Toys "R" Us exclusive in the US, though sold at pretty much any retailer that wanted to carry it elsewhere, this was merely the US release of the Deluxe-class ''Energon'' Optimus Prime from the Japanese SS-03 set, and the smaller Japanese [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]] toy. There are no appreciable differences between this set and the original Japanese versions.

*'''Optimus Prime and Overload''' (Multi-pack, 2005)

[[Image:Energon_Costco_OptimusPrimeOverload.jpg|thumb|left|200px|How many times has this set has gotten reused?]]

: A CostCo-exclusive redeco of the ''Armada'' Optimus Prime toy in black, yellow, and brick red, it also came with a redeco of ''Armada'' [[Overload (Armada)|Overload]]. It is from this set that the name of Prime's combined form with Overload, '''Optimus Prime Megaweapon''', comes.

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*'''Optimus Prime''' (Happy Meal, 2004)
[[Image:McEnergon-prime.jpg|right|thumb|155px|Jesus and Santa rolled into one.]]

:The Happy Meal version of ''Energon'' Optimus Prime is ''much'' simplified, yet features a very similar transformation sequence. Due to his limited articulation, his shoulder insignias are only visible in vehicle mode or with his arms splayed out horizontally.

:His torso his hollow to store his electronic energon cube. He also comes with a "Mini-Con" jet that can mount on the top of his cab in truck form. The "Mini-Con" is actually a remote control which activates his energon cube's sound effects.

*'''Optimus Prime''' (Happy Meal, 2004)

*'''Optimus Prime''' (Built to Rule, 2005)

[[Image:BTR_EnergonPrime.jpg|left|thumb|175px|Blocktimus Prime]]

: The ''Energon'' version of ''Built To Rule'' Optimus Prime was designed with a much more solid skeleton with larger, blockier limbs. He can be rebuilt from a Cybertronic truck cab with a trailer-mounted, pressure-launch dual-missile cannon (with electronic lights and sounds) to a robot, to basically whatever you feel like doing with the parts.

: Unfortunately, due to the slow performance of the ''Built to Rule'' line overall, the ''Energon'' versions only had a limited, test-market release initially in and around Cincinnati, Ohio. The sets later filtered out into many Tuesday Morning and Ollie's chain stores at drastically dropped prices.

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===Cybertron===
* '''Optimus Prime''' (Leader, 2004, 2005)
: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''GC-01'''
[[Image:Cybertron_Prime_toy.jpg|right|thumb|200px|"Well... a fire truck is bigger."]]

:''Cybertron'' Optimus Prime transforms into a heavily-armed fire truck of made up origin. The wings and guns can be rearranged so the fire truck has a flight mode. Like ''Robots in Disguise'' [[Optimus Prime (RID)|Optimus Prime]], the forward section of the fire truck detaches to transform into his standard robot mode, while the rear 'trailer' portion becomes a battle station (if you squint).

:The trailer can combine with the standard robot mode to form a massive, winged backpack for the toy's Super Mode. A lever on the back of Optimus Prime's head raises the traditional Prime faceplate, covering his Optimus Primal-style mouth.

:When a [[Cyber Planet Key]] is inserted into the large, rectangular electronic rail gun, the panels covering it open up and a different sound effect is played when the firing button is pressed. An LED also lights up. When a Cyber Key is inserted into the cannon that the rifle can attach to, two spring-loaded missile launchers pop out.

:The Japanese release (''Galaxy Convoy'') featured a few additional paint applications, and the backpack's wings are attached by a metal hinge, and therefore cannot be removed.

:In Super Mode, Optimus Prime can combine with [[Overhaul (Cybertron)|Leobreaker]] to form '''"Savage Claw Mode"''', or [[Wing Saber]] to form '''"Sonic Wing Mode"'''.

*'''Optimus Prime & Ultra Magnus''' (Multi-pack, 2006)

:This Costco exclusive is a redeco of the Super ''Robots in Disguise'' Optimus Prime toy. He transforms into a Japanese Hino Brandlier fire truck. Harkening back to Generation 1 toys, he features chromed wheels with rubber tires. The forward section of his truck detaches to become his standard robot mode. His 'trailer' can be reconfigured into a sort of battle station. The station can then be disassembled and attached around the robot to form his '''Battle Mode'''.

: The bio that accompanied this set indicates that these toys are new versions of the [[Unicron Trilogy]] characters, while ''Robots in Disguise'' Optimus Prime and Ultra Magnus from the [[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club (comic)|''Cybertron'' comic]] matched this set.

* '''Optimus Prime''' (Burger King)
[[Image:Optimusprime cybertron burgerking.jpg|left|thumb|75px|DO NOT confuse me with [[Optimus Prime (G1)|him]].]]
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* '''Optimus Prime''' (Legends of Cybertron, 2005)
[[Image:LOC_CybertronPrime.jpg|right|thumb|120px|Optimus Minor?]]

:This very simplified version of ''Cybertron'' Optimus Prime has no weapons or trailer, just the front portion of the truck. It transforms into the standard robot mode, with a very similar transformation scheme to the full-sized toy, but cannot form Super Mode, and has no useful articulation of the shoulders.

{{-}}

* '''Galaxy Convoy (metallic)''' (Legends of Cybertron, 2005)

[[Image:GF_MetallicGalaxyConvoy_Legends_toy.jpg|thumb|left|140px|To [[scale]] with something? Blasphemy!]]

: A special metallic paint version of Legends of Cybertron Optimus Prime was included with the Japanese release of ''Cybertron'' [[Metroplex (Cybertron)|Metroplex]], as a demonstration of their actual size difference as depicted on the television series.

{{-}}

* '''Sonic Convoy''' (multi-pack, 2005)
: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''EX-02'''

[[Image:SonicPrimeEX.jpg|thumb|right|150px|I'm gorgeously shiny!]]

:Sonic Convoy was a Toys ''R'' Us Japan [[exclusive]] redeco of Galaxy Convoy (Optimus Prime) and Sonic Bomber (Wing Saber). Most of Galaxy Convoy's truck cab parts were cast in translucent blue and red plastic, with the trailer being cast in much deeper reds, more metallic silver and chromed red opaque plastics.

:The only appreciable difference between EX-02 Sonic Bomber and the regular release was that all of his previous [[Vacuum metalizing|vacuum-metallized]] chrome parts and red painted parts were now vacuum-metallized or chrome-painted red.

:This set also came with [[Cobybot]], a slight redeco of [[Scrapmetal]] using the humanoid robot head that is usually discarded when Scrapmetal toys are assembled.

{{-}}

* '''Optimus Prime''' (Deluxe, 2006)
[[Image:Cybertron_OptimusPrime_deluxe_toy.jpg|left|thumb|150px|You've [[:Image:Supercon ArmadaPrime.jpg|already]] [[:Image:Armada CrystalConvoy.jpg|bought]] [[:Nemesis Prime (Armada)|me]] [[:Ultra Magnus (BIAB)|five]] [[:Image:Cybertron OptimusPrime deluxe toy.jpg|times!]]]]

:A recolor of the Supercon ''Armada'' Optimus Prime recolored to resemble the Leader class Galaxy Force Optimus Prime figure. Like the [[Ultra Magnus (BIAB)|Battle in a Box Ultra Magnus]] version of this toy, the forearms of early releases of this toy were switched, making the elbow completely useless. However, this was corrected and later releases have his arms bend properly. At the tail end of the ''Cybertron'' line, the four planet symbols were added to the truck-mode's cab.

: Optimus Prime includes a Cybertron style Cyber Key with the code '''d56b '''. Unfortunately, using this code on Hasbro's website actually yields information intended for [[Demolishor (Armada)|Demolishor]] and vice-versa.

{{-}}

* '''Optimus Prime''' (Deluxe, 2006)

[[Image:Cybertron_OptimusPrime_beast_toy.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Bananas are the right of all sentient beings.]]

:A recolor of the Deluxe ''Beast Wars 10th Anniversary'' [[Optimus Primal]] toy, this version of Optimus Prime turns into a brown gorilla. It includes a hoverboard which reveals a missile launcher and an assualt blade when a [[Cyber Key]] is inserted. His color scheme resembles Universe Optimus Primal.

:He includes a [[Jungle Planet]] style Cyber Key with the code '''d7s9'''.

{{-}}

* '''Galaxy Force Optimus Prime''' (Legends of Cybertron, 2006)

[[Image:Cybertron_GFOptimusPrime_Legends_toy.jpg|thumb|left|140px|Cause we gotta little ol' convoy, rockin' through the night]]

:A redeco of ''Legends of Cybertron'' Optimus Prime to resemble the Leader class Galaxy Force Optimus Prime figure, essentially replacing the blue with black, the yellow with silver and adding the Cyber Key symbol tampographs onto his shoulders, like the leader class version of this deco.

{{-}}

* '''Galaxy Force Optimus Prime''' (Leader, 2006)
[[Image:Cyb_GalaxyForceOptimusPrime.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Sowing confusion on message boards everywhere.]]

:Released at the tail-end of ''Cybertron'', Galaxy Force Optimus Prime is a repaint of the Leader-class toy. The main differences are black replaces the blue plastic and blue paint, tinted translucent parts replace the translucent blue parts, and the toy's rifles, rail gun covers, missile launchers and leg guns being cast in red plastic. Also, the red paint used is much closer to fire-engine red than the original's. The unique Matrix-shaped Cyber Planet Key is finally painted gold.

:The shoulders are adorned with the four planet symbols of the Cyber Planet Keys, supposedly to represent Optimus Prime as the leader of all remaining Transformers.

:The 'Galaxy Force' addition to Optimus Prime's name is in reference to the journey the character takes at the end of the ''Cybertron'' cartoon series, as well as a reference to the Japanese version of the cartoon.

{{-}}

'''Cybertron Target Exculsive 4 Pack''' (Legends, 2006)

:A four pack , exculsive to Target, of Legends class Optimus Prime, [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]], [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]], [[Soundwave (Cybertron)|Soundwave]].

===Attacktix===
*'''Super Optimus Prime''' (Galactic Showdown, 2006)
: ''Attacktix ID number'': '''SVT05'''
:Faction: Autobot
:Class: Leader
:Special: Recover - 8/26 (31%) success ratio
:Point Cost: 40
:Base Speed: 4
:Attack Type: Shooter (Heavy Energy Blast)
:What can one say about a beast of a figure like [[Attacktix]] Super Optimus Prime? With the biggest missile, and probably the best defense in Attacktix, Super Optimus Prime is a devastating figure. This version of the figure is the Gold-based available only in the Star Wars vs. Transformers pack.

:The SVT05 version of Super Optimus Prime has a gold base and a different power to the Booster version. He's able to recover -- standing up if you have another figure in play. In tournament play only one gold-based Attacktix figure may be used per team.

:The mould has four points of articulation; head, shoulders and waist.

{{-}}

*'''Super Optimus Prime''' (Booster, 2006)
: ''Attacktix ID number'': '''TF13'''
:Faction: Autobot
:Class: Leader
:Special: Transform - 8/26 (31%) success ratio
:Point Cost: 40
:Base Speed: 4
:Attack Type: Shooter (Heavy Energy Blast)
The booster version of Super Optimus Prime is nearly identical to the normal version except that it has a black base and a different power. Its power allows you to summon Super Optimus Prime's vehicle form from you backups -- ''transforming'' the figure.

{{-}}

*'''Super Optimus Prime (Vehicle)''' (Booster, 2006)
: ''Attacktix ID number'': '''TF14'''
:Faction: Autobot
:Class: Leader
:Special: Transform - 20/26 (77%) success ratio
:Point Cost: 30
:Base Speed: 8
:Attack Type: Shooter (Small Missile)
:Based on Cybertron Optimus Prime's fire truck mode, this figure is basically a support figure for your Super Optimus Prime robot mode figures. The figure's very reliable ''Transform'' power allows a player to get the expensive 40 point Super Optimus Prime figure into play for only 30 points.

:The vehicle mode figure sits on a raised platform that can rotate 360 degrees, and his ladder has limited articulation. His high speed makes him one of the fastest shooters in the game.

==Trivia==
[[Image:MonsterConvoy.jpg|100px|right|thumb|Arise, Bigfootimus Prime.]]

* According to the [[Transformers (Melbourne House)|''Armada'' Playstation 2 game]] instruction booklet, Optimus Prime's ''Armada'' body has the following statistics:
:Mass: 18,960 lbs
:Robot height: 22' 11"
:Robot top speed: 31 mph
:Vehicle height: 8' 3"
:Vehicle top speed: 125 mph
:Vehicle power: 700 hp @ 2500 rpm

* One of the earliest ''Armada'' Optimus Prime concepts depicts him as being an ENORMOUSLY HUGE MONSTER TRUCK. Makes one wonder about the origins of the "Monster Convoy" inscription on Super Base Optimus Prime's tires.

* For at least part of the ''Energon'' animated series, the CGI model for Optimus Prime's handgun resembled an oversized six-shooter rather than the actual toy's chamber-less handgun for unknown reasons.

* This Optimus Prime is the first to actually kill the decepticon leader (Megatron, Galvatron) while every other incarnation tied in combat or deliberaly let the battle unfinished.(you know he sacrifices himself to save prime for no godforsaken reason)

* ''Cybertron'' Optimus Prime has some design similarities to GaoGaiGar from ''[[Wikipedia:The King of Braves GaoGaiGar|The King of Braves GaoGaiGar]]'', such as the chin protrusion and cheekguards.

==Footnotes==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.tfu.info/2002/Autobot/OptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm Optimus Prime at TFU.info]
* [http://s33.photobucket.com/albums/d75/binalternator/unreleased/optimus_prime_mini_optimus_prime/ Energon Optimus Prime redeco with Smallest Transformers Optimus Prime gallery]

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Rise of the Constructicons

2008-05-18T19:50:03Z

66.50.241.85: /* Continuity errors */

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'''Bulkhead befriends a pair of construction vehicles brought to life by AllSpark energy. But the Decepticons have their scanners set on the duo for their latest construction project. '''

[[Image:RiseoftheConstructicons-Titlecap.png|thumb| Come my minions, rise for your [[Megatron (Animated)|Master]]! Let your evil shine!]]

==Summary==

==Stats==

*'''Written by:''' [[Stan Berkowitz]]
*'''Directed by:''' [[Ben Jones]], [[Irineo Maramba]], & [[Shunji Oga]]
*'''Original airdate:''' May 17, 2008

===Featured characters===

(''Numbers indicate order of appearance.)''
{|border=5 cellpadding=5 cellspacing=5 align=center style="border:#800000"

! style="background:#FFEEEE" | [[Autobot]]s
! style="background:#EEEEFE" | [[Decepticon]]s
! style="background:antiquewhite" | [[Human]]s
! style="background:#FFEEB8" | Others
|-
| style="background:#FFEEEE" valign="top" |
*[[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]] (5)
*[[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]] (4)
*[[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]] (3)
*[[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]] (2)
*[[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]] (1)

| style="background:#EEEEFE" valign="top" |
*[[Blitzwing (Animated)|Blitzwing]] (7)
*[[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]] (11)
*[[Lugnut]] (6)

| style="background:antiquewhite" valign="top" |
*[[Sari Sumdac]] (10)
*[[Isaac Sumdac]] (12)

| style="background:#FFEEB8" valign="top" |
*[[Mixmaster (Animated)|Mixmaster]] (8)
*[[Scrapper (Animated)|Scrapper]] (9)
|}

==Quotes==
'''Hothead Blitzwing''': I WILL POUND THEM INTO SHEETMETAL! 
''[changes into Random Blitzwing and finds a plate of sheetmetal] 
'''Random Blitwing''': OHHH! Oh wait! We've already got some! 
:{{m-}}Ah, good ol' Blitzwing.

''[Scrapper bangs his shovel into Mixmaster]'' 
'''Mixmaster''': Hey, watch where you're pointing that thing, shovel-head! 
'''Scrapper''': Who you calling "shovel-head", cement-breath?! 
'''Mixmaster''': My name ain't "cement-breath", okay? It's...it's...uh... 
'''Scrapper''': Your little name tag says "Mixmaster". 
'''Mixmaster''': Nah, that's too long. Just call me "Mix". 
'''Scrapper''': All right, you got it, Mix. And you can call me... 
''[Sees a sign that says "scrap"] 
'''Scrapper''': Scrap. 
'''Mixmaster''': All right, that's too short. How 'bout "Scrapper"? 
'''Scrapper''': I like it. 
:{{m-}}The Constructicons come to life and name themselves. They had an easier time than [[Wreck-Gar (Animated)|Wreck-Gar]].

"Where did Bulkhead find these two?" 
"I've got a feeling it wasn't charm school". 
:{{m-}}Colour '''Prowl''' and '''Ratchet''' unimpressed.

''[Blitzwing and Lugnut are pushing heavy supplies up a hill]'' 
'''Icy Blitzwing''': Ever notice that whenever there is heavy work to be done, Megatron is suddenly not around? 
'''Lugnut'''': Bite your vocal synthesizer! Megatron will take us to new heights of glory! 
''[Blitzwing is nearly crushed under the supplies he is carrying when Mixmaster saves him]'' 
'''Mixmaster''': You okay, buddy? 
'''Hothead Blitzwing''': Do I look okay to you?! 
'''Random Blitzwing''': Or do these wing struts make me look fat? 
:{{m-}}Blitzwing focuses on the important stuff.

''[Lugnut charges his "powerpunch" and sneaks up behind the Constructicons] 
'''Megatron''': "Wait." 
''[Lugnut loses his balance and stumbles into the mine, causing his punch to back fire on him] 
'''Lugnut''': "I'm OK." 
:{{m-}}Ah, good old Lugnut.

'''Bulkhead''': But I thought we were friends. 
'''Mixmaster''': We are, Bulky, That's why we ain't gonna hurt you, as long as you hand over any bits you got of the...er...what did he call it again? 
'''Scrapper''': Uh, SparkAll? No, AllSpark, AllSpark. 
'''Optimus''': Over my offline body! 
'''Mixmaster''': All right, you know what? I have had enough of this dip stick in the mud! 
''[Mixmaster shoves Prime aside]'' 
'''Bumblebee''': Hey! He's our dip stick! 
'''Ratchet''': And nobody pushes him around! 
:{{m-}}The Autobots defend the honor of their [[Prime (rank)|Prime]]...and fail miserably.

==Other notes==

===Continuity errors===
* When the Constructicons show up they show no knowledge of autobots, decepticons or of transformers as a hole ,yet they knew what and how to construct a spacebridge with out prior knowledge.

===Animation errors===

* While Blitzwing is pushing the heavy load of construction equipment from a side profile, the animation is missing a line that separates his inner thigh from his crotch.
* As Megatron explains the Autobots 'cunning' to Mixmaster and Scrapper, the white outline around his insignia is not complete (either that or it's part of a shadow).
* Around the time Ratchet tells Bumblebee to "vamoose", Bumblebee has a red Decepticon insignia

===Transformers references===

*Megatron corrupting the Constructicons may also be a nod to Generation 1, where he did the same thing in "[[The Secret of Omega Supreme]]". Except, instead of using the [[Robo-Smasher]], he got them [[Microbots|robo-smashed]]...

* The two surveyors on top of the bridge are decked out in blue jeans, white shirts, tan jackets and yellow hard hats and boots, just like a disproportionate amount of humans from the [[Generation 1 (cartoon)|Generation 1 cartoon]].

* A construction crane which appears in a few scenes early in the episode is colored in the traditional Constructicon green-and-purple. Purple and green excavation vehicles were previously seen in "[[Nature Calls]]", and yet the ''Animated'' Constructicons themselves are yellow and grey, making them look more like the Generation 2 Constructicon Toys! Suck on that, fanboys!

* Bulkhead was saved from a falling I beam, reminescent of the misadventures which inroduced the Gigantion [[to sell toys|pro-CHARACTERS]] in the episode [[Giant]].

===Real-world references===
* The Constructicons often hit on cars (which could be the equivalent for them to female 'bots...[[Tracks|or something]]), just like real cartoon construction workers with passing women.
* The Constructicons beep as they back up.
* The whole plot seems to be pretty thoroughly cribbed from every after-school special on the dangers of peer pressure ever.
{{-}}

===Miscellaneous trivia===
* This episode first aired in Dubai, around two weeks before its English-language broadcast premiere in Canada.
* It seems that in animated-verse yellow eyes are the neutral position. Good to know if there is a Switzerland on Cybertron.
* The Constructicons first start off as Constructobots, a portmanteau of construction and Autobot, but later Megatron gives them a new name, formed from construction and Decepticon instead.
* Even assuming the Constructicons don't drink anything off-screen, they still consume what looks like half their weight in oil over the course of the episode. Where does it go?
* On second thought, [[Humanizing#Urination|don't think about it]].

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Velocity (episode)

2008-05-13T02:28:39Z

66.50.241.85: /* Miscellaneous trivia */

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{{episodenav|animated|21|season=2|prev=Garbage In, Garbage Out|next=Rise of the Constructicons}}

'''Investigating a mysterious race car, Bumblebee gets involved with an illegal underground street racing circuit, which also captures the attention of the Decepticons.'''

==Summary==
[[Image:Master_disaster_rig.jpg ||thumb | 200px | right| Optimus Prime's evil twin brother, come back for revenge!! ]]

{{epstub}}

==Stats==

*'''Written by:''' [[Len Uhley]]
*'''Directed by:''' [[Irineo Maramba]], [[Christopher Berkeley]], & [[Kenji Itoso]]
*'''Original airdate:''' May 10, 2008

===Featured characters===

(''Numbers indicate order of appearance.)''
{|border=5 cellpadding=5 cellspacing=5 align=center style="border:#800000"

! style="background:#FFEEEE" | [[Autobot]]s
! style="background:#EEEEFE" | [[Decepticon]]s
! style="background:antiquewhite" | [[Human]]s
|-
| style="background:#FFEEEE" valign="top" |
*[[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]] (1)
*[[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]] (2)
*[[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]] (3)
*[[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]] (4)
*[[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]] (5)

| style="background:#EEEEFE" valign="top" |
*[[Blitzwing (Animated)|Blitzwing]] (9)
*[[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]] (10)

| style="background:antiquewhite" valign="top" |
*[[Captain Fanzone]] (6)
*[[Sari Sumdac]] (7)
*[[Master Disaster]] (8)
|}

==Quotes==
'''Fanzone''': I've been after these guys for weeks. They're part of an underground racing circuit. 
'''Bulkhead''': You mean they race in tunnels? 
'''Fanzone''': Underground as in illegal. As in they race in the streets and don't care who gets hurt. 
'''Bulkhead''': That's not what Sari told me. 
'''Optimus''': What purpose does this street race serve? 
'''Fanzone''': Eh, what else? They get a couple a' million pay-per-view customers for their pirate broadcasts, then it's "cha-ching cha-ching", big bucks. 
:{{m-}}Captain Fanzone introduces the Autobots to the seedy world of underground racing.

'''Bumblebee''': Lighten up, Bulkhead. We're supposed to be the ''fun'' bots. 
'''Bulkhead''': Yeah, but we still gotta set a good example. She looks up to us. 
'''Bumblebee''': Hello, she looks up to everybody. 
'''Sari''': HEY! 
:{{m-}}Bumblebee should be more sensitive about [[scale|size issues]].

"HA! I will crush all that stands in my way!" 
:{{m-}}'''Hothead Blitzwing''', right before he is buried under the rubble of a bridge.

'''Random Blitzwing''': Oh, isn't zat cute? [[Bumblebee (Animated)|They're]] [[Captain Fanzone's car|twins]]! 
'''Icy Blitzwing''': Readings indicate that one of them is carrying the AllSpark fragment. 
'''Hothead Blitzwing''': I will destroy them both! 
:{{m-}}Whenever in doubt, Blitzwing's personalities can agree on one thing{{m-}}destroy everything.

"Hey...you know that's comin' out of my paycheck."
:—'''Captain Fanzone''' manages to see the down side of being saved before Blitzwing destroyed his car.

''[referring to Bumblebee's vehicle mode]'' 
"How come your interior's so much cleaner than mine?" 
"Hmm, maybe because it's not on fire?"
:—'''Sari''' zings '''Captain Fanzone'''.

'''Hothead Blitzwing''': What is happening?! Why can't I control myself?! 
'''Random Blitzwing''': Not zat I ever could! AHAHAHA! 
'''Sari''': See? This is how Master Disaster fixed his races. By making the blue racer do whatever he wanted. 
'''Random Blitzwing''': Oh, dizzy. Not liking the dizzy.
:{{m-}}As Sari takes control, Hothead Blitzwing wants it back, while Random Blitzwing has accepted his insanity.

"Well, that's the trouble with bending the rules—''cough''—they usually snap right back in your face."
:—Lessons in life from '''Captain Fanzone'''

'''Hothead Blitzwing''': Never give up! 
'''Icy Blitzwing''': Never surrender! 
'''Random Blitzwing''': NEVER MIND!! 
''[Blitzwing swerves off into a nearby building]'' 
:{{m-}}Blitzwing and the mysterious racer play a game of Chicken.

==Other notes==

===Continuity errors===
* Hothead [[Blitzwing (Animated)|Blitzwing]] demonstrates the ability to function in jet mode, instead of automatically switching to tank mode as he did in "[[Megatron Rising, Part 2]]". His ice missiles are replaced with conventional explosive ones. Maybe he learned his lesson?

===Transformers references===
* Bumblebee's turbo boosters were first seen in "[[Nanosec (episode)|Nanosec]]".

===Real-world references===
* The mysterious racer's vehicle mode bears more than just a passing resemblance to the Mach 5 from ''[[Wikipedia:Speed Racer|Speed Racer]]''.
**(Though it's probably coincidence that the 2008 live-action ''Speed Racer'' movie opened the same weekend this episode first aired.)

*This episode borrows several plot and thematic elements from the popular street racing film ''[[Wikipedia:The Fast and the Furious|The Fast and the Furious]]''.

*Blitzwing's "Never give up! Never surrender! NEVER MIND!" quote refers to the catchphrase from the [[Dreamworks]] film, ''[[Wikipedia:Galaxy Quest|Galaxy Quest]]''.

*Blitzwing haphazardly fires off multiple missiles in all directions in a style reminiscent of the Veritech Fighters from ''[[wikipedia:Macross|Super Dimension Fortress Macross]]''.

*In this episode, Blitzwing's cannons make the familiar "high tension cable twang" normally associated with laser cannons in the [[Wikipedia:Star Wars|Star Wars]] films.

*Also, Sari's [[Sari Sumdac's key|Key]] makes the noise of a Zat gun from Stargate SG-1 when she enters Master Disaster's trailer, and again when she picks up the remote.

===Miscellaneous trivia===
* Fanzone's car explodes... again!
* The mysterious blue race car under Master Disaster's control matches the vehicle mode of ''Animated'' [[Blurr (Animated)|Blurr]], as shown in an "upcoming products" presentation at [[BotCon 2008]]. ''Presumably'' it ''is'' Blurr . . . but as of this episode, its exact nature is unknown. It could be merely an AllSpark-enhanced unliving machine (like those in "[[The Elite Guard]]"), from which Blurr will someday take his [[Earth]]-mode (as Bumblebee did with Fanzone's car). (If it is Blurr, then he either is or will be a member of the Elite Guard, according to the presentation mentioned above.)

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Velocity (episode)

2008-05-11T06:03:53Z

66.50.241.85: /* Miscellaneous trivia */

{{episodenav|animated|21|season=2|prev=Garbage In, Garbage Out|next=Rise of the Constructicons}}

'''Investigating a mysterious race car, Bumblebee gets involved with an illegal underground street racing circuit, which also captures the attention of the Decepticons.'''

==Summary==

{{epstub}}

==Stats==

*'''Written by:''' [[Len Uhley]]
*'''Directed by:''' [[Irineo Maramba]], [[Christopher Berkeley]], & [[Kenji Itoso]]
*'''Original airdate:''' May 10, 2008

===Featured characters===

(''Numbers indicate order of appearance.)''
{|border=5 cellpadding=5 cellspacing=5 align=center style="border:#800000"

! style="background:#FFEEEE" | [[Autobot]]s
! style="background:#EEEEFE" | [[Decepticon]]s
! style="background:antiquewhite" | [[Human]]s
|-
| style="background:#FFEEEE" valign="top" |
*[[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]] (1)
*[[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]] (2)
*[[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]] (3)
*[[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]] (4)
*[[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]] (5)
*[[Blurr (Animated)|Blurr]] (6)

| style="background:#EEEEFE" valign="top" |
*[[Blitzwing (Animated)|Blitzwing]] (10)
*[[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]] (11)

| style="background:antiquewhite" valign="top" |
*[[Captain Fanzone]] (7)
*[[Sari Sumdac]] (8)
*[[Master Disaster]] (9)
|}

==Quotes==
'''Fanzone''': I've been after these guys for weeks. They're part of an underground racing circuit. 
'''Bulkhead''': You mean they race in tunnels? 
'''Fanzone''': Underground as in illegal. As in they race in the streets and don't care who gets hurt. 
'''Bulkhead''': That's not what Sari told me. 
'''Optimus''': What purpose does this street race serve? 
'''Fanzone''': Eh, what else? They get a couple a' million pay-per-view customers for their pirate broadcasts, then it's "cha-ching cha-ching", big bucks. 
:{{m-}}Captain Fanzone introduces the Autobots to the seedy world of underground racing.

'''Bumblebee''': Lighten up, Bulkhead. We're supposed to be the ''fun'' bots. 
'''Bulkhead''': Yeah, but we still gotta set a good example. She looks up to us. 
'''Bumblebee''': Hello, she looks up to everybody. 
'''Sari''': HEY! 
:{{m-}}Bumblebee should be more sensitive about [[scale|size issues]].

"HA! I will crush all that stands in my way!" 
:{{m-}}'''Angry Blitzwing''', right before he is buried under the rubble of a bridge.

'''Crazy Blitzwing''': Oh, isn't zat cute? They're twins! 
'''Calm Blitzwing''': Readings indicate that one of them is carrying the AllSpark fragment. 
'''Angry Blitzwing''': I will destroy them both! 
:{{m-}}Whenever in doubt, Blitzwing's personalities can agree on one thing{{m-}}destroy everything.

"Hey...you know that's comin' out of my paycheck."
:—'''Captain Fanzone''' manages to see the down side of being saved before Blitzwing destroyed his car.

''[referring to Bumblebee's vehicle mode]'' 
"How come your interior's so much cleaner than mine?" 
"Hmm, maybe because it's not on fire?"
:—'''Sari''' zings '''Captain Fanzone'''.

"Well, that's the trouble with bending the rules—''cough''—they usually snap right back in your face."
:—Lessons in life from '''Captain Fanzone'''

'''Angry Blitzwing''': What is happening?! Why can't I control myself?! 
'''Crazy Blitzwing''': Not zat I ever could! AHAHAHA! 
'''Sari''': See? This is how Master Disaster fixed his races. By making the blue racer do whatever he wanted. 
'''Crazy Blitzwing''': Oh, dizzy. Not liking the dizzy.
:{{m-}}As Sari takes control, Angry Blitzwing wants it back, while Crazy Blitzwing has accepted his insanity.

'''Angry Blitzwing''': Never give up! 
'''Calm Blitzwing''': Never surrender! 
'''Crazy Blitzwing''': NEVER MIND!! 
''[Blitzwing swerves off into a nearby building]'' 
:{{m-}}Blitzwing and Blurr play a game of Chicken.

==Other notes==
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===Continuity errors===
* Angry [[Blitzwing (Animated)|Blitzwing]] demonstrates the ability to function in jet mode, instead of automatically switching to tank mode as he did in [[Megatron Rising, Part 2]]. His ice missiles are replaced with conventional explosive ones. Maybe he learned his lesson?

===Transformers references===
* Bumblebee's turbo boosters were first seen in [[Nanosec (episode)|Nanosec]].

===Real-world references===
*Blurr's vehicle mode bears more than just a passing resemblance to the Mach 5 from ''[[Wikipedia:Speed Racer|Speed Racer]]''.
**(Though it's probably coincidence that the 2008 live-action ''Speed Racer'' movie opened the same weekend this episode first aired.)

*This episode borrows several plot and thematic elements from the popular street racing film ''[[Wikipedia:The Fast and the Furious|The Fast and the Furious]]''.

*Blitzwing's "Never give up! Never surrender! NEVER MIND!" quote refers to the catchphrase from the [[Dreamworks]] film, ''[[Wikipedia:Galaxy Quest|Galaxy Quest]]''.

*Blitzwing haphazardly fires off multiple missiles in all directions in a style reminiscent of the Veritech Fighters from ''[[wikipedia:Macross|Super Dimension Fortress Macross]]''.

*In this episode, Blitzwing's cannons make the familiar "high tension cable twang" normally associated with laser cannons in the [[Wikipedia:Star Wars|Star Wars]] films.
===Miscellaneous trivia===
* This is the first appearance of the [[Blurr (Animated)|mysterious blue race car]] who, despite his talkative reputation, doesn't say a single word.
* Captain Fanzone is married.
* Blurr's maybe a cybertronian considering the key didn't react to him nor did any previous indication that he was created by the key. Maybe he was a stow away on the elite guard ship considering their terrible security.

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