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Transformers One (film)

2024-04-19T02:32:46Z

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'''''Transformers One''''' is an upcoming ''Transformers'' film, set for release on [[September 20]], [[2024]]. It is written by [[Andrew Barrer]] and [[Gabriel Ferrari]],<ref name="deadlinereveal">[https://deadline.com/2015/09/transformers-writers-room-akiva-goldsman-transformers-5-1201531918/ 'Transformers' Writers Room Wraps] on Deadline</ref> and directed by [[Josh Cooley]].<ref name="cooleyreveal">[https://deadline.com/2020/04/transformers-animated-movie-paramount-hasbro-toy-story-4-director-josh-cooley-1202921100/ Animated 'Transformers' Prequel Activated; 'Toy Story 4's Josh Cooley To Direct For Hasbro/eOne & Paramount]</ref> ''Transformers One'' is an animated prequel movie set on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] prior to the rest of the [[live-action film series]]<ref name="collidercinemacon">[https://collider.com/transformers-one-animated-movie-title/ New ‘Transformers’ Animated Movie Rolls Out a New Title at CinemaCon] on Collider</ref> and will revolve around the relationship between [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] going from brothers-in-arms to enemies.<ref name="cooleyreveal" />

==Cast==
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* [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Orion Pax / Optimus Prime]] ([[Chris Hemsworth]])
* [[Elita-One (Movie)|Elita-1]] ([[Scarlett Johansson]])
* [[Bumblebee (Movie)|B-127]] ([[Keegan-Michael Key]])
* [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]] ([[Jon Hamm]])
* [[Alpha Trion (ROTF)|Alpha Trion]] ([[Laurence Fishburne]])
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* [[Megatron (Movie)|D-16 / Megatron]] ([[Brian Tyree Henry]])
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==Development timeline==
* March 27, 2015 — As part of the development of ''[[Transformers: The Last Knight (film)|Transformers: The Last Knight]]'', [[Paramount Pictures]] negotiates with [[Akiva Goldsman]], hiring him to create a "writer's room" to build a cinematic universe.<ref name="goldsman">[https://deadline.com/2015/03/transformers-akiva-goldsman-paramount-sequels-spinoffs-1201400027/ Paramount Enlisting Akiva Goldsman To Ramp Up 'Transformers' Output] on deadline.com</ref> Among the writers hired are ''Ant-Man and the Wasp'' scribes [[Andrew Barrer]] and [[Gabriel Ferrari]], who pitch the concept of an animated ''Transformers'' prequel set in the [[Live-action film series|live-action series universe]].<ref name="barrerferrari">[https://deadline.com/2015/05/transformers-ant-man-andrew-barrer-gabriel-ferrari-cybertron-1201433402/ 'Ant-Man' Scribes Andrew Barrer & Gabriel Ferrari Join 'Transformers' Writers Room] on Deadline</ref>
* December 20, 2018 — Following the release of ''[[Bumblebee (film)|Bumblebee]]'', [[Lorenzo di Bonaventura]] hints in an interview that the animated prequel is still in the works.<ref>[https://www.metro.us/will-there-be-a-bumblebee-2-whats-the-future-for-the-transformers-universe-heres-what-its-producer-told-us/ Lorenzo di Bonaventura interview for Metro USA]</ref>
* April 29, 2020 — Director [[Josh Cooley]] (''Toy Story 4'') is reported to have been brought into the project to oversee a final draft, which is said to be "separate and apart" from the live-action films.<ref name="cooleyreveal" />
* May 18, 2021 — [[Allspark Pictures]] President [[Greg Mooradian]] credits the animated ''Transformers'' film on his Linkedin page with a 2023 release.<ref>[https://www.linkedin.com/in/greg-mooradian-4a5062200/ Greg Mooradian's Linkedin:] "TRANSFORMERS (Animated Feature), with Oscar-winner Josh Cooley directing (2023 release)"</ref>
* May 24, 2021 — Hasbro CEO [[Brian Goldner]] confirms the animated feature is in development, and will be released at some point after ''[[Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (film)|Transformers: Rise of the Beasts]]''.<ref>[https://news.tfw2005.com/2021/05/24/tfw2005-coverage-of-49th-j-p-morgan-conference-434088 TFW2005 Coverage Of 49th J.P. Morgan Conference]</ref>
* January 21, 2022 — Paramount announces an untitled animated Transformers movie will be released on July 19, 2024.<ref>[https://collider.com/new-transformers-animated-movie-release-date/ Collider: New 'Transformers' Animated Movie Release Date Set For 2024]</ref>
* April 20, 2023 — di Bonaventura reveals that the entire film takes place on Cybertron, and the setting explores how they begin to question the hierarchy of how their society has gotten stratified, and how the common man doesn't have the voice that they want to have.<ref name=collider2023>[https://collider.com/transformers-animated-movie-characters-plot-cybertron-lorenzo-di-bonaventura-comments/ Here’s What the New Animated ‘Transformers’ Movie Is About (Exclusive)]</ref>
* April 21, 2023 — A day after the previous interview, di Bonaventura confirms [[Industrial Light & Magic]]'s involvement as the film's animation studio, bringing the company back to the franchise for the first time since ''Bumblebee''.<ref>[https://collider.com/new-transformers-animated-movie-ilm-lorenzo-di-bonaventura-comments/ The New 'Transformers' Animated Movie Is Partnering With an Industry Giant for the CGI (Exclusive)]/</ref>
* April 27, 2023 — The first members of the film's voice cast are revealed, consisting of [[Chris Hemsworth]] as Optimus Prime, [[Brian Tyree Henry]] as Megatron, [[Scarlett Johansson]] as Elita, [[Keegan-Michael Key]] as Bumblebee, [[Jon Hamm]] as Sentinel Prime, and [[Laurence Fishburne]] as Alpha Trion.<ref>[https://variety.com/2023/film/news/transformers-animated-prequel-chris-hemsworth-scarlett-johansson-1235596692/ ‘Transformers’ Animated Prequel Sets Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson and More Voice Cast]</ref>
* May 24, 2023 — Paramount moves the film's release date to September 13, 2024.<ref>[https://deadline.com/2023/05/transformers-one-release-date-pushed-by-paramount-1235379167/ ‘Transformers One’: Paramount Pushes Date For Animated Feature]</ref>
* June 7, 2023 — di Bonaventura teases how the film stands out from previous entries in the franchise, praises Chris Hemsworth's casting as Optimus Prime, and mentions a vocal transition from Hemsworth's voice to [[Peter Cullen]]'s as the character for audiences to witness. [[Steve Desmond]] (''Knock at the Cabin'') was revealed to be an additional writer for the film.<ref>[https://collider.com/transformers-one-chris-hemsworth-optimus-prime-lorenzo-di-bonaventura-comments/ 'Transformers One' Producer Is Already Hyped for Chris Hemsworth's Optimus Prime]</ref>
* June 15, 2023 — Scarlett Johansson discusses the film's animation and praises Cooley as director.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DWqG5mlRxzs Scarlett Johansson Says Transformers One Looks So Cool]</ref> Chris Hemsworth later brings details on voicing Optimus Prime for the film and his reasoning he joined the project through his love of the script. He confirms that he will not use his regular voice for the character.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EWrsvSzWHoE Chris Hemsworth's Optimus Prime Sadly Won't Be Australian in Transformers One]</ref>
* July 20, 2023 — di Bonaventura confirms Optimus Prime and Megatron in the film will be depicted under their Orion Pax and D-16 identities.<ref>[https://onetakenews.com/2023/07/20/lorenzo-di-bonaventura-transformers-one/ Lorenzo di Bonaventura Teases Upcoming Film ‘Transformers: One’: “It’s Something I’ve Wanted To Do For A Long Time” (Exclusive)]</ref>
* December 15, 2023 — Keegan-Michael Key mentions his voice for Bumblebee is closer to his regular speaking voice.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DLM71B5xmFY Transformers One: Keegan-Michael Key Reveals What Bumblebee Sounds Like in New Animated Film]</ref>

[[File:TransformersOne-weatherballoon.jpg|right|thumb|250px|''Where, where will we go?'' ''We could go anywhere that you know!'']]

* April 11, 2024 — The cast of the movie previews the trailer and reveals a new logo for the film at Cinemacon 2024, The Hollywood Reporter also confirms [[Steve Buscemi]] has joined the cast.<ref>[https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/transformers-one-animated-movie-chris-hemsworth-scarlett-johansson-1235871998/ Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson and Brian Tyree Henry Debut Origin Story 'Transformers One' - The Hollywood Reporter]</ref>
* April 16, 2024 — Chris Hemsworth and Brian Tyree Henry announce the date of the film's first trailer being on Thursday, April 18, 2024, as it will be launched into space.<ref>[https://collider.com/transformers-one-trailer-premiered-from-space/]</ref>
* April 18, 2024 — A livestream hosted by Chris Hemsworth and Brian Tyree Henry follows a small craft launched towards space, with a screen that plays the trailer once it reaches 125,000 feet. The movie's release date is pushed back by one week, to September 20.<ref>[https://deadline.com/2024/04/transformers-one-trailer-release-date-1235889037/ ‘Transformers One’ Launches Trailer In Space, A First For A Movie Studio; Pic Going Later In September]</ref>

==Notes==
===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''''Transformers/One''''' (トランスフォーマー/ONE ''Toransufōmā Wan'')
*''French:'' '''''Transformers : Le Commencement''''' (France, "Transformers: The Beginning"), '''''Transformers : Un''''' (Canada, "Transformers: One")
*''Portuguese:'' '''''Transformers : O Início''''' (Brazil, "Transformers: The Beginning")

==References==
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Ricardo Schnetzer

2021-08-29T19:46:45Z

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'''Ricardo Luiz Guimarães Schnetzer''' (b. [[April 13]], [[1953]]) is a Brazilian voice actor. He is best known for being the regular voice actor for Nicolas Cage and Al Pacino.

==Voice roles==
===''[[The Transformers (cartoon)|The Transformers]]''===
*[[Grapple (G1)#The Transformers cartoon|Grapple]]
*[[Blaster (G1)#The Transformers cartoon|Blaster]]
*[[Cosmos (G1)#The Transformers cartoon|Cosmos]]
*[[Martin and Roland|Roland]]
*[[Nosecone (G1)#The Transformers cartoon|Nosecone]]
*[[Huffer (G1)#The Transformers cartoon|Huffer]] ("[[Microbots]]")
*[[Breakdown (G1)#The Transformers cartoon|Breakdown]] ("[[Masquerade]]")
*[[Warpath (G1)#The Transformers cartoon|Warpath]] ("Masquerade")
*[[Air Raid (G1)#The Transformers cartoon|Air Raid]] ("[[Forever Is a Long Time Coming (episode)|Forever Is a Long Time Coming]]")
*[[Wreck-Gar (G1)#The Transformers cartoon|Wreck-Gar]] ("[[The Big Broadcast of 2006 (episode)|The Big Broadcast of 2006]]")

===''[[Transformers: Cyber Missions|Cyber Missions]]''===
*[[Megatron (Movie)#Cyber Missions|Megatron]]

===''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon]]''===
*[[Leadfoot (DOTM)#Dark of the Moon film|Leadfoot]]

===''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron Trilogy (cartoon)|War for Cybertron Trilogy]]''===
*[[Scorponok (G1)#War for Cybertron Trilogy cartoon|Scorponok]]

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The Transformers Classics, Vol. 1

2021-03-21T06:58:46Z

NeoHartless: /* Notes */

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Beginning in 2011, [[IDW Publishing]] began a second reprinting of the [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|Generation 1]] [[Marvel Comics]] in full-color trade paperback omnibuses a year after completing their previous ''[[Classic Transformers]]'' reprint series. Volume 1 collects issues 1–13.

==Issue manifest==

===="[[The Transformers (issue)|The Transformers]]"====
Original date: September 1984 
Story by: [[Ralph Macchio]] 
Pencils by: [[Frank Springer]]

===="[[Power Play!]]"====
Original date: November 1984 
Story by: [[Jim Salicrup]] 
Pencils by: Frank Springer

===="[[Prisoner of War!]]"====
''Original date: January 1985'' 
''Story by: Jim Salicrup'' 
''Pencils by: Frank Springer''

===="[[The Last Stand]]"====
Original date: March 1985 
Story by: Jim Salicrup 
Pencils by: Frank Springer

===="[[The New Order]]"====
Original date: June 1985 
Story by: [[Bob Budiansky]] 
Pencils by: [[Alan Kupperberg]]

===="[[The Worse of Two Evils!]]"====
Original date: July 1985 
Story by: Bob Budiansky 
Pencils by: Alan Kupperberg

===="[[Warrior School!]]"====
Original date: August 1985 
Story by: Bob Budiansky 
Pencils by: [[William Johnson]]

===="[[Repeat Performance!]]"====
Original date: September 1985 
Story by: Bob Budiansky 
Pencils by: William Johnson

===="[[DIS-Integrated Circuits!]]"====
''Original date: October 1985'' 
''Story by: Bob Budiansky'' 
''Pencils by: [[Mike Manley]]''

===="[[The Next Best Thing to Being There!]]"====
Original date: November 1985 
Story by: Bob Budiansky 
Pencils by: [[Ricardo Villamonte]]

===="[[Brainstorm!]]"====
Original date: December 1985 
Story by: Bob Budiansky 
Pencils by: [[Herb Trimpe]]

===="[[Prime Time!]]"====
Original date: January 1986 
Story by: Bob Budiansky 
Pencils by: Herb Trimpe

===="[[Shooting Star!]]"====
Original date: February 1986 
Story by: Bob Budiansky 
Pencils by: [[Don Perlin]]

==Notes==
* Contains an introductory note, several pages long, detailing the development of the North American ''Transformers'' franchise, the key roles of [[Jim Shooter]] and Bob Budiansky, and launch of the toys, comics and cartoons.
* Throughout the volume, notes are included explaining behind-the-scenes decisions and problems, such as the #3 inclusion of Spider-Man and the previous IDW rights issues with Circuit Breaker, whose appearances are restored in their respective issues.
* Though it contains the original covers, the MARVEL logo is removed from the corner comic box (since it's an IDW property now) and the bar code box is left empty. The traditional "Stan Lee Presents" caption on the title page is still kept, however.

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Optimus Prime (G1)

2021-03-08T04:26:18Z

NeoHartless: /* Foreign names */

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{{disambigm|Optimus Prime (disambiguation)|Orion Pax (disambiguation)|Optronix (disambiguation)}}
{{suite}}
:''Optimus Prime is the [[Autobot]] leader from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:Optimusg1.jpg|upright=1.95|thumb|I'm that guy everyone remembers. No, not [[Soundwave (G1)|the tape guy]], the ''other'' guy.]]
'''Optimus Prime''' is the awe-inspiring [[Prime (rank)|leader]] of the [[Autobot]] forces. Selfless and endlessly courageous, he is the complete opposite of his mortal enemy [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]. Originally a mere civilian known as '''Orion Pax''' or '''Optronix''', he was chosen by the [[Matrix of Leadership]] to command, the first in a number of heavy burdens he has been forced to bear. Another is his bringing of the [[Transformer]]s' conflict to Earth. Every casualty, [[human]] or Cybertronian weighs heavily on his [[spark]]. He does not show this side to his soldiers and never succumbs to despair. The Autobots need a decisive, charismatic leader and that is what he gives them. It was that leadership which turned the tide of the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]].

On the battlefield, there are few who rival Optimus Prime's prowess. He is easily the strongest of any Autobot his [[Scale|size]], and his [[ion blaster]] and [[energon-axe]] are deadly weapons. He would sacrifice his life to protect his fellow Autobots or those under their care and [[The many deaths of Optimus Prime|does so on a regular basis]]. His compassion for other sentient beings is his only real weakness, and one the Decepticons have taken advantage of time and again... though it's also the source of his strength!

{{bigquote|Freedom is the right of all sentient beings.|Optimus Prime's most common [[bio]] quote.}}

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
{{main|Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity}}
[[File:CommandPerformances-Autobotsattack.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.66|Don't worry, the multiple crises of conscience come soon enough.]]
Optimus Prime was a [[Gladiatorial combat|gladiator]] champion for [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] before quickly working his way up the Autobot ranks once [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] started the war. Four million years ago, when Decepticons attacked the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]], he personally chose to crash it onto [[Earth]], a decision that caused him much remorse when the war restarted on Earth in the modern day.

Though Optimus allowed himself to be destroyed when he betrayed his own moral code while playing a video game, a copy of his mind survived on a [[floppy disk]]. Years later, he was restored as a [[Powermaster]], binary bonded to the [[Nebulan]], [[Hi-Q]]. Optimus Prime slowly earned the respect of Decepticon leader [[Scorponok (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Scorponok]], mourned the loss of his friend [[Ratchet (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ratchet]], and ultimately sacrificed everything to defeat [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]]. Though Optimus died again, his mind persisted in Hi-Q, and the [[Last Autobot]] was able to restore him as an [[Action Master]] in time to bring a temporary end to the war.

In [[Transformers: Generation 2 (Marvel)|one universe]], Optimus Prime went on to battle [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]], his [[Cybertronian (faction)|Cybertronian troops]], and the [[Swarm (G2)|Swarm]]. In [[Transformers: Classics|another]], fifteen years of peace passed before Megatron rose again.
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===S.T.A.R.S. pack-in flyers===
[[File:PackIn RodimusPrimeRemembers Inside2.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|The fury of the "Road Warriors"... and Cosmos.]]
The Autobots were outnumbered and outgunned on Earth from the start, though Optimus was confident (and correct) that reinforcements from Cybertron would arrive. {{storylink|Reinforcements from Cybertron!}}

However, the situation was still so desperate that Optimus not only decided to recruit human allies {{storylink|The battle is far from over!}}, but aggressively tried to recruit and ''deputise'' human children, including giving them the power to co-ordinate Autobot teams in battles. He wouldn't even make a final move on the Decepticons until he had enough child soldiers on his side. {{storylink|Earthlings: THE S.T.A.R.S. need your help now!}} {{storylink|Have the Decepticons defeated us once and for all?}} In at least one case, this likely led to the ''death'' of a small boy at Decepticon hands. {{storylink|Can one boy, alone, hold back the evil Decepticons?}}

Optimus later led a convoy in search for a building site for [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]], which ran into a Decepticon ambush. {{storylink|Rodimus Prime remembers the Transformers greatest battle on Earth.}} He sent off several Autobots to get help, knowing this was the only chance of victory. {{storylink|Transformers Combat Data}} Those several Autobots were seen again, but Prime... wasn't.
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===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
{{main|Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity}}
[[File:Mtmte2 shermandam.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|He had this ax once. It was very memorable.]]
Before the war, Optimus Prime was originally '''Orion Pax''', a young dock worker with a girlfriend named [[Elita One (G1)|Ariel]]. But as the war began, Megatron destroyed them both, and [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]] rebuilt them into more powerful warriors.

Four million years ago, Optimus Prime ended a Decepticon attack on the Ark by directing it towards prehistoric Earth. When both factions reawakened in [[1984]], Optimus Prime and the Autobots fought the Decepticons on numerous occasions until [[2005]]. During an attack on [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]] on Earth, Prime fell in battle against Megatron and passed the [[Matrix of Leadership]] to [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]].

Optimus Prime eventually returned, once as a [[zombie]], and again when he was rebuilt by the [[Quintesson]]s to stop the spread of the [[Hate Plague]].

The details between these events differ between universes. Sometimes Optimus Prime merged with [[Vector Sigma]] soon after defeating the Hate Plague, and returned much, much later as Star Convoy. Sometimes Optimus Prime partnered up with [[Marissa Faireborn]] to receive upgrades through mutual [[kiss]]ing. Sometimes... look, he did a lot of weird stuff, okay? He later sacrifices himself to restore the [[Matrix of Leadership]].
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===Sticker Adventures books===
[[File:Returntocybertron-ohsnap.jpg|thumb|right|200px]]
During a Decepticon attack, Cliffjumper pleaded with Optimus to let him jump into the fray. Optimus denied his request, telling him that they already had the Decepticons on the run. In the battle's aftermath, the Decepticon's activity seem to vanish altogether. Grateful for the quiet, Optimus decided to head out and fetch extra fuel for the Autobots with Sparkplug. He returned just in time to find his Autobots in the middle of a battle with the Decepticons. With Sparkplug and Prowl's help, Optimus refuelled his troops, and once more drove the Decepticons back. {{storylink|Revenge of the Decepticons}}

Optimus Prime and the Autobots were repairing a ship in the hopes of using it to return to Cybertron, when the Decepticons attacked. He took a hit in the midst of the battle, and fell unconscious...

Then he dreamed of awakening, only to find his troops smashed. Realizing his only hope for survival lay with Cybertron, Optimus then boarded the ship the Autobots were repairing, and travelled back to his home planet. Arriving on Cybertron, he found it completely under Decepticon domination. Optimus then met an old Autobot codger who pleaded that he return to Earth to gather a force that could overthrow the Decepticon's regime. Optimus remorsefully told the old Autobot that there could be no reinforcements from the planet Earth. The two Autobots were then swarmed by Decepticon police officers, who Optimus fought until his dying breath...

Only for Optimus to awaken for real, back on Earth and surrounded by his troops. Realizing that his trip to Cybertron was a dream, Optimus instructed his Autobots to redouble their efforts in fixing up their ship, certain that they would soon need to return to Cybertron. {{storylink|Return to Cybertron}}
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===Marvel Storybooks continuity===
When Optimus captained an Autobots spacecraft with the intent of clearing an asteroid field headed for Cybertron, he found his ship and crew attacked by the Decepticons. Rather than allow his Autobots to be taken prisoner, he deliberately crashed the Ark on Earth into a volcano.

Millions of years later, Optimus was one of the thirty-five Autobots rebuilt into modern machines by the ship"s computer. Some time later, Jazz reported that he had spotted Decepticon activity at a nearby construction site. Optimus decided to take a proactive angle to their war with the Decepticons, and led the entirety of his troops to the Decepticon base. Once there, they found themselves allowed in by Megatron, feigning a friendly demeanor. Not fooled by Megatron's claims that he was making an honest living heading a construction company, Optimus engaged the evil robots in combat, before being blasted out of the Decepticon base. Optimus and his troops were sent tumbling down the cliffside beneath their feet. The Autobots suffered only minor damage from the fall, and after getting patched up, moved out once more to stop Megatron's plan, now well under way. Megatron was holding millions of humans hostage in a bid to get the Earth to surrender unconditionally to the Decepticons.

The two sides found themselves equally matched until the Constructicons merged into The Devastator. The tables were turned once more when the Dinobots appeared, and mercilessly slaughtered the Constructicons. The Decepticons' plan foiled, Optimus decided that the Autobot-Decepticon war had come to an end, despite Megatron's protests to the contrary. He and his Autobots then drove away victorious. {{storylink|Battle for Earth}}

[[File:Autobots secret weapon prime megs.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.2|Megatron's greatest weakness: the reflection of the sun]]
Optimus pondered [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]]'s whereabouts after noticing that he had been absent from Autobot headquarters for longer than expected. The answer came through [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]], who relayed a message from [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]; Sunstreaker was the Decepticons' captive. Megatron demanded that the Autobots surrender, or else Sunstreaker would be destroyed and rebuilt as a Decepticon! The Autobots refused to give up without a fight, but Optimus took care to explain the threat they were up against before a rescue party headed out. Optimus told [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]], [[Slag (G1)|Slag]] and [[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]] of [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]]'s combiner nature, and warned them not take the danger he posed lightly. The rescue squad failed in liberating Sunstreaker, and were captured themselves. The Autobots were shaken by this turn of events, but Optimus was able to think up a new plan to trick the Decepticons. He ordered his Autobots to build a hollow statue of Devastator for him and his soldiers to hide within. Optimus then wrote a letter explaining that the statue was a peace offering for the Decepticons, and the completed decoy was placed before the Decepticons' base. The ruse worked, and Optimus and his troops burst forth from the false Devastator after the Decepticons had let down their guard. An all-out brawl between Autobots and Decepticons followed. The fight came to an end when Megatron attempted to down Optimus with his fusion cannon, only for Optimus to deflect Megatron's beam back at him by bouncing it off a reflective piece of metal. With the Decepticons defeated, Optimus ordered his troops to retrieve their wounded and return to Autobot headquarters. {{storylink|The Autobots' Secret Weapon}}
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===Marvel coloring books===
[[File:SummertimeColoring Optimus Prime combat deck.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|In lieu of solving the [[FIRRIB]] debate the hard way, Prime eliminates the problem at the source.]]
Alerted by [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] of [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]'s latest plan, Optimus Prime led the mission on [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]]'s ship to foil them. He sent Bumblebee on an underwater scouting mission, and took part in a pitched battle that ended in the Decepticon's being defeated. {{storylink|Search for Treasure Under the Sea}} When [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] dropped rocks on the Autobots, Optimus used [[Roller (G1)|Roller]] to eliminate most of them. Unfortunately he was forced to surrender when he saw the other Autobots had been captured by the Decepticons, and was placed in a [[special Autobot prison]]. Luckily Bumblebee remained free, and after he'd rescued the others, Optimus wrapped Megatron up with an iron bar. {{storylink|Bumblebee to the Rescue!}}

One peaceful day, Optimus decided it was ''too'' quiet, and sent Bumblebee and [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] to find out what the Decepticons were up to. Sure enough, the Decepticons were looking for a factory, so Optimus had Mirage create a holographic factory as a trick, and ambushed the Decepticons. Optimus himself hurled Megatron into orbit. {{storylink|Decepticon Patrol}} Optimus and his Autobots rescued [[Sparkplug Witwicky|Sparkplug]] and [[Buster Witwicky (G1)|Buster Witwicky]] when the pair were captured by Decepticons, and afterwards Prime was amazed when Sparkplug repaired [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] and [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]]. After Bumblebee and [[Hound (G1)|Hound]] discovered that the Decepticons were attacking [[Hoover Dam]], Optimus and his team defeated them. {{storylink|The Deadly Fuel Shortage}}

[[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] and [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] reported to Optimus that the Decepticons were stealing gas, and Optimus was able to use Roller to find out the Decepticons were using a [[molecular transfer device]]. The Autobots assaulted the Decepticon stronghold so they could take care of the device. {{storylink|Summertime Coloring Book}} After a rain storm, Optimus and most of the other Autobots went out on patrol. When the Decepticons used a fake message to lure Bumblebee out of the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] so they could take it over, Optimus used the same gambit to retake the ship. {{storylink|A Message From Outer Space}}

[[File:Forestrescuemission-bunny.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1|Carrots are the right of all fluffy beings!]]
When the Decepticons turned up in the same forest that the Autobots were taking a vacation in, Optimus took great pleasure in stopping them and returning the forest to pristine condition. {{storylink|Forest Rescue Mission}} Optimus was undertaking some repairs when Bumblebee offered to help, but Prime told him the repairs were too hard for him. When later the other Autobots were dismissive of Bumblebee's report of a Decepticon attack, Optimus alone listened to him, and they subsequently defeated the Decepticons. {{storylink|Bumblebee's Dangerous Mission}}

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[[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]] warned Optimus about a fuel plant the Decepticons were building, so Optimus took the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] in his trailer and, under the guise of having a delivery for [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]], invaded the construction site and defeated the Decepticons. After this victory, Optimus turned his gaze skywards, and thanked Cosmos for his contribution to the Autobot cause. {{storylink|The Autobot Spy in the Sky}}

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===Deadly Paradise===
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When Sideswipe was accused and convicted of destroying the [[Nova Suspension Bridge]], Optimus was infuriated that one of his own Autobots could commit such a heinous act. Optimus was tasked to hunt down and deactivate Sideswipe, though the task proved to be easy as Sideswipe did not run, hide or resist. After Optimus had deactivated Sideswipe, he was approached by Prowl, who pointed out that Sideswipe's actions made little sense, as he had committed the crime in broad daylight before many witnesses. Agreeing that the Decepticons might be behind the situation, Optimus allowed Prowl to take a team of Autobots to [[Carob Island]] to clear Sideswipe's name while Optimus and Jazz stayed behind to continue working on human/Autobot relations. Prowl returned with evidence that it was indeed a Decepticon-controlled clone of Sideswipe that had committed the crime. Optimus then presumably reactivated Sideswipe when his name was cleared. {{storylink|Deadly Paradise}}

===Kid Stuff Talking Story Books===
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Optimus and Prowl received message from [[Jetfire (G1)|Skyfire]] of a coal transport in [[Africa]], and discovered Megatron was using human slaves. Megatron detonated his coal mines with the world's largest explosion, killing the humans and forging the world's largest diamond — that he would use to as a lens for a [[Crystal satellite|satellite]] to focus the Sun's beams, melting the [[Rocky Mountains]]! Prime ordered Skyfire to attack the satellite, and [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] to build a square mile panel of metal to deflect the beam, blowing the satellite up. {{storylink|Satellite of Doom}} The Decepticons attempted to drain the [[Prudhoe Bay oil reservoir]], causing volcanic eruptions and Russia to approach America, accelerating tensions between the countries. Optimus ordered [[razon gas]] to be pumped into the reservoir, returning the [[oil]] below and raising the Decepticons' aquatic drill. {{storylink|When Continents Collide}}

Accompanied by Prowl, Optimus went to [[Sumatra]] and discovered much of the jungle had been destroyed. The Decepticons tried to destroy the [[Brazil]]ian jungle and take its oil, but once again the Autobots stopped them. {{storylink|Storms of Destruction}} Following a battle between the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobot]]s and the Decepticons, Optimus ordered [[Slag (G1)|Slag]] be repaired by Ratchet at their [[Antarctica|Antarctic]] oil supply. Tracking Slag, Megatron attempted to destroy the base with the [[Crusher (G1)|Crusher]], slicing icebergs off the continent. Optimus ordered [[Autobot superjet]]s to counterattack, but the battle was won when Megatron unwittingly reawakened hundreds of dormant Dinobots beneath the ice. {{storylink|Jaws of Terror}} Optimus and Prowl were baffled by Megatron's next strategy, a series of hit-and-run attacks in the Pacific rim. It emerged it was a distraction from the enslavement of the population of [[Buru]]. Optimus, Prowl and the Dinobots arrived and fought off the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]], foiling the scheme to drain the island's oil. {{storylink|Slaves of the Insecticons}} When Megatron planned to drain the world's largest [[oil tanker|supertanker]], Optimus had the oil tainted with a corrosive acid, sabotaging the Decepticon submersible. The Autobots flew the tanker to [[New York City]], and ordered the few witnesses' memory to be wiped. Wow. {{storylink|Attack of the Decepticons}}

===Big Looker Story Books===
[[File:KidsPrime1.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|And the fluffy kitten played with that yarn all gosh-darn night.]]
After a thousand years of war on Cybertron, the planet was shaken from its orbit and risked being smashed to pieces by an asteroid field. Optimus decided to take a group of Autobots in the Ark and destroy the asteroids, but they were attacked by the Decepticons, and Optimus crashed the ship on Earth. Four million years later, the Ark repaired them, and they encountered [[Sparkplug Witwicky|Sparkplug]] and [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]]. Sparkplug suggested to Prime that the Autobots tap the volcano they'd crashed into for power. The two humans also warned the Autobots of an impending Decepticon attack, and Optimus laid a trap. Unfortunately the Decepticon forces attacked from all directions, and [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]'s [[null-ray]] put Optimus out of commission. Luckily Sparkplug easily fixed him, and his fast recovery inspired the Autobots to chase the Decepticons off. Optimus vowed to protect this new world. {{storylink|Battle for Cybertron}}

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When a two-part race was being held with a massive supply of oil and gasoline as the prize, both the Decepticons and the Autobots badly wanted to win it. Megatron entered the race by hiding himself inside a [[big black car|hollowed-out car]] and harassed [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] all throughout the contest. When Prime discovered the car was being driven by his arch foe, he swiftly pulled a telephone pole out from the ground and used it to bash the mortal hell out of the cheating Decepticon. Thanks to Prime's violent intervention, Cliffjumper was able to win the race. Afterward, Optimus Prime celebrated the Minibot's victory with a gargantuan smile as all the Decepticons starved to death. {{storylink|The Great Car Rally}}

The morning after a particularly vicious battle, Optimus listened to birdsong and pondered life as a giant robot, before asking [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] and [[Huffer (G1)|Huffer]] for a damage report. The Autobots were puzzled when the Decepticon [[Seeker (body-type)|Seeker]]s (and [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] and [[Buzzsaw (G1)|Buzzsaw]]) did a flyby on their camp, as the Decepticons were similarly damaged after the battle, but [[Shooting Star]] reported that the Decepticons were trying to distract them while an attempt was made to secure a broken-down oil truck a few miles away. Optimus took a small group to investigate, and successfully aided the [[Abe Walters|humans]] in getting their truck moving. [[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]] was instrumental in stopping the Decepticon attack, and Optimus commended the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobot]] for his valor. {{storylink|Decepticon Hijack}}

On another beautiful day, Optimus sat under a tree with [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] and [[Hound (G1)|Hound]], discussing the Decepticons. A while later, [[Beachcomber (G1)|Beachcomber]] reported that [[Grapple (G1)|Grapple]] had shot at him. Optimus smelled a Decepticon plot and led an assault on their headquarters, only to find that Grapple had been injected with a [[cerebro-shell]], placing him in Decepticon control. Battle commenced, during which Grapple was freed and helped them defeat the Decepticon. Afterward Optimus said it all had been worth it to get Grapple back. {{storylink|Insecticon Attack!}}

===Ladybird Books continuity===
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[[File:Ladybird prime transforms.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|The ghost of Optimus Prime possesses...himself?]]
Upon witnessing the incredible power of a lightning storm for the first time, Optimus Prime had Sparkplug Witwicky explain the phenomenon to him. Intrigued by the potential of lightning, Prime put [[Huffer (G1)|Huffer]] and [[Gears (G1)|Gears]] to work finding a way to harness its energy, so they could use it to aid in the rebuilding of their spaceship. Huffer constructed a giant lightning rod, and Optimus Prime and the Autobots gathered to watch its first test. They were shocked, however, when a fleet of battered, damaged Decepticons flew out of the mountain housing the antenna and off into the night. The evil robots had attempted to discover the device's secrets and been seriously electrocuted! Once the lightning rod had been checked, Prime vowed to make the lightning-harnessing technology the Autobots' gift to Earth once they had left the planet. {{storylink|Autobots' Lightning Strike}}

When the Decepticons tried to take control of a solar energy station, Prime sent Roller in to investigate. {{storylink|Megatron's Fight for Power}} Later, Prime sent [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] to spy on the Decepticons' latest misdeeds, and the Autobots discovered that they were having trouble with the ion drive of their starship. Prime led the Autobots in an attack on the mine the Decepticons were using to test their propulsion system and routed Megatron's force. {{storylink|Autobots Fight Back}}

Optimus Prime grew concerned when [[Hound (G1)|Hound]] picked up a communication from [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] that indicated the Decepticons had grown interested in a mysterious structure near a human village. Prime and a team of Autobots headed out to investigate, and they battled the Decepticons over the structure, which turned out to be a harmless windmill. {{storylink|Laserbeak's Fury}}

[[File:Ladybird powermaster prime.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Invisible keyboard solo!]]
At some point, Optimus Prime disappeared under mysterious circumstances, and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] arrived from Cybertron to take his place as Autobot commander. {{storylink|Galvatron's Air Attack}} Prime eventually returned many centuries later, now sporting a [[Powermaster]] body, and rejoined the Transformers' war after it had moved from Earth to the alien planet of [[Nebulos]].

When [[Highbrow (G1)|Highbrow]] was captured by the Decepticon leader [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]], Optimus Prime agreed to surrender himself to ensure his fellow Autobot's safety. Naturally, though, Prime did not expect Scorponok to hold up his end of the bargain, and he had [[Hosehead (G1)|Hosehead]] and [[Fizzle]] rescue Highbrow while he allowed himself to be imprisoned. Their mission successful, Hosehead and Fizzle then sprang Prime from his cell, and the team beat a hasty retreat. {{storylink|Autobot Hostage}}

After weeks of Decepticon silence, Optimus Prime decided to get proactive and sent out patrols all over the planet to try and flush the villains out. None of the patrols reported back with any success, however, and Prime realized that there was one area of the planet that his troops had deliberately ignored: the mysterious "[[Nebulos Triangle]]". [[Quickswitch]], [[Scoop (G1)|Scoop]] and [[Quickmix (G1)|Quickmix]] were sent into the Triangle, and they did indeed discover and foil the Decepticon plot going on in the area. {{storylink|Decepticons Underground}}
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===Listen 'n Fun audiobooks continuity===
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Optimus had [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] and Huffer plant false information to mislead the Decepticons. As the Autobots were in need of a new power source, he sent [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] to find Doctor [[Heath Blaisedale]] and had to apologize to the doctor after Cliffjumper kidnapped her. Persuading her to help them, the Autobots traveled to the solar plant to make use of her solar reactor, only to find the Decepticons were already planning to attack it. While the other Autobots re-energized, Optimus protected them from an attack by [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]], [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] and [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]]. [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] abducted Blaisedale as a diversion, forcing Optimus to lead a team and rescue her. When the team returned, the plant was already under attack and Optimus helped the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] drive them off. Unfortunately the Dinobots totaled the plant in the process, and Optimus promised Blaisedale the Autobots would help her rebuild. In return, Blaisedale organized a meeting with the [[President of the United States]] so the Autobots could forge an alliance. {{storylink|Sun Raid (Listen 'n Fun)}}

===Listen 'n Play audiobooks continuity===
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When [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] brought [[Steve Guymo]] to the Autobot base, Optimus and the other Autobots realized that the Decepticons were behind the abduction of humans from airports across the nation. They were able to find the captive humans, whom the Decepticons were intending to ransom to the US government, and free them before engaging Starscream and his squad in battle. With the Decepticons defeated, the Autobots returned to base where Optimus thanked Steve for his help. {{storylink|Sun Raid (Listen 'n Play)}}

===The Special Teams===
After crashing on Earth in the Ark and remaining dormant for millions of years, Optimus, along with Sideswipe and Ratchet, were the first Autobots to awaken after the Decepticons’ own resurrection. These three helped the other Autobots repair themselves with the aid of the Ark's computer.

Some time later, as the war raged between Autobots and Decepticons on Earth, Optimus had requested the Aerialbots as reinforcements from Cybertron. Though they nearly defected to the Decepticons, Optimus was able to secure the Aerialbots as allies. Later, when a power plant had to be evacuated of its human workers due to the fear of landslides, Optimus posted Denfensor at the location to secure its protection. Optimus then drove off to check up on the rest of his troops who were aiding in the area's evacuation. Though he passed a military convoy heading towards a plant, he thought nothing of it, unaware that they were the newly created Combaticons in disguise. Optimus then reached the Ark, and from there opened communications with the Aerialbots. Optimus had someone come into the know that the Decepticons were moving in towards the plant. He watched from afar as Defensor and Superion fought Menasor and Bruticus, wary to send more Autobots into the fray while these titans wreaked havoc onto the battlefield. Optimus allowed himself a smile when the Aerialbots and the Protectobots proved themselves superior teams to the Decepticons’, though at the back of his mind, he was wary. After all, Megatron himself had chosen not to add his considerably weight to the battle... {{storylink|The Special Teams}}
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===The Battle for Planet Earth===
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In search of new energy sources, Optimus led a team to central [[South America]]. When they spotted [[Mount Sheelah]], their two-human friends [[John Gordon|John]] and [[Tim Gordon]] explained volcanoes, and, believing it to be of possible use, the Autobots went to examine it. During a battle with the Decepticons over the volcano, Optimus was convinced by the two humans to retreat, ultimately saving them when Mount Sheelah erupted. {{storylink|Terror of Mount Sheelah}} After discovering that the Decepticons were kidnapping humans, Optimus sent [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] to scout the Decepticon base. When Bumblebee returned with the Decepticons' [[global crystal]], Optimus was able to use it to blackmail the Decepticons into letting the humans go. {{storylink|Bumblebee to the Rescue (G1)|Bumblebee to the Rescue}}

Using their network of human allies, the Autobots tracked the Decepticons to [[Stanley Lake]]. When Optimus learned that the Decepticons had taken over the hydro-plant, he lured them out into the valley in front of the dam so that [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] and the humans could flood the valley, washing the Decepticons away. {{storylink|Menace at the Dam}} [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] attempted to defect as part of a ploy to get a spy into the Autobots' midst, but Optimus wasn't fooled at all. He and his men concocted a false plan which they shared with Starscream, and while the Decepticons were subsequently on [[Deuterium Orbital Laser Tracing System|a wild goose chase]], Optimus's team smashed the Decepticon base flat. As they let Starscream go, Optimus couldn't help mocking him. {{storylink|Espionage!!!!!}}

====Ask Vector Prime====
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The Autobots subsequently returned to Cybertron aboard a refueled and repaired ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'' with the defeated Decepticons, taking the Decepticons on Cybertron unawares and quickly capturing control Cybertron. Peace reigned for a time until a series of natural disasters began, the source of which was determined to be the planet [[Moebius]] in [[Gargent 087.0 Kappa|a parallel universe]]. The Autobots assembled a team to travel to this alternate universe and stop the threat; Optimus Prime personally led the team, unwilling to put anyone in more danger than himself. Wheeljack, Hoist, Jazz, Prowl, and Silverstreak constituted the rest of the team; they dubbed themselves [[Spy Changer]]s because they aimed to achieve their goal with stealth and diplomacy. The team modified their bodies to match the native cyborgs using data acquired from the [[Sky Spy]] and traveled to the 22nd Strata but were soon attacked by the local [[Guardian (GoBots)|Guardian]]s, who mistakenly presumed them to be [[Renegade]]s. The Spy Changers were then rescued by the real Renegades, who presumed them to be potential allies and took them back to their flagship, the ''[[Rogue Star]]''. Renegade leader [[Cy-Kill (GoBots)|Cy-Kill]] attempted to court the Spy Changers as allies, but Optimus saw through Cy-Kill's deception. Eventually, the Autobots formed a secret alliance with the Guardians as well as discovered the cause of Cybertron's troubles: Renegade bases on Moebius were draining the planet's energy. The planet's geometry had turned it into a crude [[Dimensional Interfacer]], and Moebius was tapping into Cybertron to sustain itself. Hoist was able to end the crisis by triggering the bases' remote detonation sequence. Cy-Kill was furious, but in the ensuing battle, the Autobot-Guardian alliance triumphed over the Renegades. Optimus Prime and [[Leader-1 (GoBots)|Leader-1]] shook hands as a symbol of the transdimensional friendship, and the Autobots returned to their home reality, secure in the knowledge that they had allies in places as distant as alternate realities. {{Storylink|Source:Ask Vector Prime/Facebook#September 30, 2015|Ask Vector Prime, 30/09/2015}}

Some time later, Optimus was botnapped by Megatron's [[Renegade Decepticon]]s and taken to another reality. {{storylink|Source:Transformers: Renegade Rhetoric#May 2, 2016|Renegade Rhetoric (2), 02/05/2016}}
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===Toy pack-in material===
While exploring Cybertron's hemisphere of darkness, Optimus Prime became severely damaged, and unable to return to the hemisphere of light. Having been able to send out one last message before his memory was badly damaged, Optimus found himself unable to distinguish friend from foe, and would join (or rejoin) whichever faction found him first. {{storylink|Optimus Prime Is Back}}

Optimus toppled the mighty [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]], stopping the titan from attacking some power-lines. He next moved on to blasting Devastator's back-up, [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]. {{storylink|Sweepstakes Offer!}}
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===Highway Clash===
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Optimus and [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] secretly guarded a shipment of microchips that could be used to imbue sentience onto robots. Posing as the lorry transporting the precious cargo across the Yorkshire Dales, he was attacked by [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] and [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] who sought the microchips to create an army of Decepticons. With [[you]]r help, Optimus may or may not have been successful in keeping the microchips out of the Decepticons' hands. {{storylink|Highway Clash}}
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===Find Your Fate Junior===
More than any other Transformer in these micro-continuity-nexuses, Optimus Prime had to make a ''lot'' of tough decisions. So tough in fact, that he usually needed help...from [[you]]!
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====Dinobots Strike Back====
In the first nexus, when [[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]] reported back to Autobot HQ that the other [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] were being controlled by [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell's]] [[cerebro-shell]]s, Optimus had to decide whether to stop them with an immediate full-scale assault, or consult the Ark's computer. If he led an immediate attack, the cerebro-shells were jolted loose when his troops carried out his order to, "Bring them down fast and hard". If he consulted the computer, he then had to choose between its plan to have [[Windcharger (G1)|Windcharger]] remove the shells from a distance with his magnetic powers, or go with [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage's]] idea to lure the Dinobots over [[Bandit's Bluff]] with an Optimus Prime hologram. If he chose Mirage's plan, the Dinobots charged over the cliff and into the ocean, where they were salvaged for repairs back at base. If he let Windcharger lead operations at the bluff so he could confer with [[Skids (G1)|Skids]] about some strange activity near [[Dolphin's Bay]], it was out of his hands whether Windcharger accidentally tore the Dinobots to bits, or harmlessly removed the cerebro-shells. The latter outcome led to [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] telling Optimus that Bombshell said controlling them was just part of a larger plan, and the Autobot leader realized that it might tie in to Skids's report. Skids and [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] could investigate in [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack's]] new mini-sub, but should he send [[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]] along with them?

If he didn't send Sludge with them, the odds were 2 to 1 that the Autobots would all be destroyed as part of Operation Black Coral. The one possible positive outcome ended with Optimus fighting a duel against [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] atop [[Mount Lomas]] in which Prime (somehow) split into his three components to surround his archenemy. This provoked [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] into "assisting" his leader with an earthquake that destroyed the Decepticons' entire superfuel operation.

If Optimus ''did'' send Sludge to Dolphin's bay, he ensured the Autobots' triumph in four different outcomes! Three of these involved Optimus leading a full-scale assault on the Decepticon base hidden in Mount Lomas, and whether he followed [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl's]] or Windcharger's plan of attack, Operation Black Coral was terminated. {{storylink|Dinobots Strike Back}}
====Battle Drive====
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Suspicious at the lack of recent Decepticon activity, Optimus Prime sent Bumblebee out on a scouting mission. When Bumblebee did not return for some time, Optimus began to worry, and sent out Prowl, Hound and Swoop to check up on the little Autobot.

In several versions of the events that unfolded next, Swoop would return to the Autobots' headquarters, and inform Optimus and his troops that the rest of his group was under Decepticon attack, and Optimus would subsequently lead his troops to rescue them.

In an alternate version of the following events, Bumblebee would return to base, reporting that the Decepticons were planning to destroy the humans' farmlands in an attempt to starve mankind and force them into submission. Upon hearing these news, Optimus gathered a squad of Autobots and headed out to stop the evil robots. However, once they found themselves in the open country, they found themselves at the mercy of a Decepticon ambush; Bumblebee had been fed false information! In one iteration of the events that followed, Optimus could have avoided his death if only he had listened to [[you]]r warning! In another iteration, Optimus had to decide whether he should send his Autobots away to the safety of a nearby bridge while he fended off the encroaching Decepticon horde, or if he should remain by the side of his troops as they all made a break for the bridge. Remaining as a single unit would spell their doom, but by sticking together, the Autobots could make it back to the safety of their base. {{storylink|Battle Drive}}
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====Attack of the Insecticons====
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In the third nexus, Optimus oversaw [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] testing [[Sparkplug Witwicky|Sparkplug]]'s latest invention, the [[Sun-Pak]], a miraculous device capable of fuelling a Transformer for an entire Earth day after being charged for only an hour in sunlight. As the trial-run wound down to an end, the Decepticons suddenly burst into the Autobots' secret underground testing facility, forcing Optimus to decide whether to order a tactical retreat, or have his Autobots fight the intruders despite his troops' low energy reserves. If he chose to stand and fight, he had the additional choice to either make the Autobots concentrate on Starscream, who is leading the charge against the Autobots, or divide his troops' attention onto all of the Decepticon assailants. If Optimus chose to attempt to eliminate Starscream once and for all, the Decepticon Seeker would beg for mercy, forcing Optimus into a choice yet again: accept the snivelling Decepticon's surrender, or continue his attempt to end Starscream's evil once and for all. Accepting Starscream's surrender spells victory for the Autobots, whereas ignoring Starscream pleas ultimately leads to Sparkplug being kidnapped by the Decepticons, necessitating Optimus to send Buster, Blaster and Bumblebee on a perilous retrieval mission while the other Autobots recharge at the Autobots' home base.

Alternatively, if Optimus chose to retreat either when initially confronted with the overwhelming Decepticon threat, or after realizing that his troops are too weak to fight after ordering them to concentrate their firepower equally amongst the intruding Decepticons, the ensuing underground adventure can have multiple outcomes; the Autobots become the captive of the Insecticons, forcing Optimus to either entrust Beachcomber with the fate of his troops, or to bargain with the Insecticons for the safe release of his Autobots; or dealing with the theft of the Sun-Pak by either duelling Megatron for the device's ownership, stealing the Sun-Pak back from the Decepticons or charging Mirage and Buster with the device's retrieval. If Optimus duels Megatron for the device, he either wins through brute force or by being more "cunning" than Megatron and destroying the device before the Decepticons can claim it as their victory prize. If Optimus attempts to steal the Sun-Pak under the Decepticons' noses, Optimus is shot by Megatron when the Decepticon leader notices Optimus and Smokescreen skulking towards the Sun-Pak. The Autobots nonetheless retrieve it when Smokescreen blots out the sun with his emission fumes, forcing Megatron to pass the Sun-Pak towards Buzzsaw in order to bypass the Autobots' smog cover, only for Optimus to intercept Megatron's pass and drive away with the Sun-Pak in Autobot possession. Finally, if Optimus has entrusted the Sun-Pak's retrieval to Mirage and Buster, the Autobot leader makes the duo swear not to engage the enemy for fear of their safety. If his Autobots keep their promise to him, Optimus is called in alongside the rest of the Autobots when the Insecticons are discovered, and Optimus leads a successful ambush towards the Insecticons, at the cost of the Sun-Pak itself. {{storylink|Attack of the Insecticons}}

====Earthquake====
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Optimus was enjoying the lull in Decepticon activity along with the rest of his Autobots, when he recommended that Beachcomber take a vacation. Beachcomber gladly accepted.

In one possible scenario, Optimus was surprised to see Beachcomber return to Autobot headquarters soon after his departure. Beachcomber informed Optimus that he had uncovered the Decepticon's newest hidden fortress, and he suspected that the Decepticons were up to something big. Optimus sent out Beachcomber once more, this time along with Powerglide and Windcharger to investigate the Decepticons' plot further.

Optimus then stood at the ready to send over reinforcements when called upon by Beachcomber's squad.

In one possible sequence of events, Powerglide was captured and reprogrammed by the Decepticons, leading their army to Autobot headquarters. Taken by surprised, the Autobots were felled one by one until only Optimus remained. As Megatron gloated that he would not kill Optimus, only alter him so as to make him the bane of humanity, Optimus activated the Ark's self-destruct sequence, taking all of the Decepticons with him in a fiery explosion.

In another possible sequence of events, the trio returned to Autobot headquarters to relate their findings to Optimus Prime. The Decepticons planned to use a Destruction Beam to create a fault line near Center City, which would in turn be exploited by Rumble's earthquake-inducing abilities to destroy the entire area. The Autobots then decided to split up in two groups, one to attack the Decepticons’ fortress, the other to stop Rumble in Center City. Optimus headed the lead team.

If Optimus decided to send the lead team to attack the Decepticon headquarters, the team managed to infiltrate the Decepticon headquarters by using Beachcomber's knowledge of the secret doors’ location, and Brawn's strength to keep the doors opened. The Autobots then stormed the fortress, and Optimus maimed Megatron himself with a shot of his rifle. He then grappled the Decepticon leader, and forced him to lead himself, Inferno and Beachcomber to the Decepticons’ lab. There, the Autobots disabled and destroyed the Destruction Beam device, captured Megatron, and left many Decepticons permanently maimed. Though they later traded Megatron back to the Decepticons for the safe relief of the Autobots captured in Center City, the Autobots were ultimately victorious that day.

If Optimus decided to send the lead team to defend Center City, he carries Cosmos in his trailer, so as not to cause a panic amongst the humans. Miserable in his current position, Cosmos asked Optimus to let him join the secondary team's attack on the fortress, where he felt he would be more helpful.

If Optimus insisted that Cosmos stay with the group, the Autobots’ next objective would be to meet up with Sparkplug, with whom they consulted on whether the Autobots should enter Centre City in their [[robot mode]]s or in their [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]]s.

If Sparkplug suggested that the Autobots not worry about subtlety, the entire squad transformed and began prowling the streets in search of Decepticons. Oblivious to the panic they were causing, Optimus assumed that the Decepticons were spotted nearby when a police officer declared that the city was under siege by giant robots. Unable to restore order in time to halt the Decepticons’ plot, Optimus and the rest of his team were destroyed in the ensuing earthquake.

If Sparkplug suggested that the Autobots remained in their vehicle modes, he would concoct a plan where the Autobots would help evacuate the entire town in their vehicle modes. With no more than four trips in and out of the city, Optimus and the rest of the team carried out the plan without incident. The Autobots then transformed and engaged the approaching Decepticons, whom they easily dispatched. With the city safe, the Autobots moved out to help their comrades at the Decepticon fortress.

In an alternate scenario, wherein Beachcomber, Windcharger and Powerglide were captured by the Decepticons while snooping around the secret fortress, Optimus was tricked into leading his troops to their doom by a false S.O.S. sent out by Megatron.

In yet another possible scenario, Beachcomber returned from his day off early to inform Optimus that Jessie had been taken prisoner by the Decepticons. Optimus deployed a team of Autobots to go to the girl's rescue. Shortly before arriving at their destination, the Autobots had to choose their next course of action; they could either storm the Decepticon fortress by force, or try to sneak in through a secret passage Buster had previously discovered.

If they decided to storm the fortress, Beachcomber would become nervous, and urge his fellow Autobots to find a more peaceful way to resolve the situation. Optimus sternly told him that this was not the time for one of his anti-war speeches. This moment of hesitation ultimately cost the Autobots the battle, and the Decepticons triumphed that day.

If they decided a stealthier approach, the Autobots quietly entered the Decepticon base, and set out to shoot down any Decepticons they encountered, save Megatron, whom they planned to capture. After encountering some resistance from their foes, the Autobots came upon branch in the passageway, and had to choose to go left or right.

If they took the right passageway, the group soon happened upon Jessie, whom they freed. Telling them she knew the location of the Decepticons’ lab, Jessie then led the group into a Decepticon trap; she had been brainwashed. The Autobots were captured and Megatron's plan to destroy Center City came to fruition.

If they took the left passageway, the group happened upon Megatron's lab. Though Megatron attempted to trick Optimus into activating the Fortress's self-destruct sequence, Optimus was too clever to be duped. After deactivating both the Destruction beam and the Decepticons themselves, the Autobots found Jessie tied up in a cell. The Autobots then celebrated their victory by guzzling a few quarts of fine-grade oil.

In a final possible path, wherein the Decepticons attempted to turn Beachcomber into a Decepticon double agent but fumbled the process, Optimus made Beachcomber into an Autobot double agent. With his help, the Autobots hoped to soon win their war with the Decepticons. {{storylink|Earthquake (book)|Earthquake}}
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====Desert Flight====
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When the Autobot-Decepticon civil war had yet to expand beyond Cybertron, Optimus had encountered a Decepticon weapon that weakened the gravitational pull within a confined area. The weapon being unreliable, Optimus had always assumed the Decepticons would not bother attempting to use it again.

Now on Earth, Optimus was leading a group of his best scouts on a fuel-finding mission when they heard a tremendous explosion go off nearby. Optimus recognized the sound of the explosion as being Dirge's concussion missiles. Though Powerglide offered to go investigate the explosion, Optimus opted to send out Cosmos instead.

If Cosmos radioed his findings to Optimus immediately, Optimus's convoy moved in to investigate a nearby Decepticon base. En route, the Autobots passed near a human town, but began floating in mid-air before being able to reach it. Optimus quickly deduced that this phenomenon was caused by an anti-gravity beam, courtesy of the Decepticons. Worried about the nearby humans also being affected by the lapse in gravity, Optimus had to decide whether he would order his troops to stop and help the townspeople, or to continue forward and attack the Decepticon base.

If Optimus ordered his troops to come to the humans’ aid, they found themselves taking part in a struggle in futility, as the entire town was near-weightless, meaning they couldn't put the humans anywhere where they wouldn't float away once more. Then, the Autobots heard Decepticons approaching. Helpless in their current position, the Autobots were quickly eradicated by the Decepticons.

If Optimus ordered his troops to attack the Decepticon base, they soon reached an area free of the anti-gravity beam's influence. They were then attacked by a small fleet of Decepticons. Optimus targeted their squad leader, Dirge, knowing that by downing him, the Decepticons would be significantly demoralized. Dirge was forced to break-off his attack when his back-up was taken out, knowing he wouldn't be able to take Optimus on without it. Losing their advantage quickly, the Decepticons retreated. But with the battle over, the Autobots noticed a small human boy at their feet. The boy was [[Buddy]], a stowaway from the nearby town, and though Optimus was displeased with the tag-along, the Autobots could not spare the time to bring him home. Arriving at the Decepticon base, Megatron delivered an ultimatum; if the Autobots did not surrender Optimus Prime to the Decepticons immediately, he would use his gravity beam to have the nearby humans float off into space.

If the Autobots decided to continue with their initial plan to simply attack the Decepticon base, their advance was halted by a force field. Megatron then fired his beam in all directions, causing a ripple effect that sent everything not fastened down to the Earth's surface to float helplessly out into space.

Alternatively, the Autobots could concoct a plan where Optimus would pretend to allow himself to be taken prisoner, per Buddy's suggestion. The Decepticons, fooled into thinking they've won, took Optimus Prime into their base. Having hidden his troops inside his trailer, Optimus and the Autobots then led a surprise attack on their unsuspecting foes.

In the event that Windcharger successfully turned the Decepticons’ forcefield off, reinforcements burst into the base just as Megatron was strike Optimus from behind. A wayward shot from Megatron then revealed the location of the gravity gun to the Autobots. Optimus ordered his troops to charge the weapon. Hook caught Optimus in the gravity gun's sights, and sent the Autobot leader floating upwards.

If Buddy came to Optimus's rescue and toyed with the gravity gun's control panel just as Hook turned the weapon to full power, the weapon would swivel and catch Megatron in its beam, tearing the Decepticon leader to pieces instead of Optimus. The Autobots then proceeded to defeat the remaining Decepticons and claim victory.

If Buddy instead cowered away, Cosmos came to Optimus's rescue. Optimus then instructed Cosmos to send him flying towards Hook; the pair took out the Constructicon, and gained control of the gravity beam.

If Buddy and Tracks entered a space-time anomaly created during the battle, the Autobots would lose their stand-off against the Decepticons, and Optimus would be taken prisoner by Megatron.

If Tracks decided that Beachcomber could wait, he helped Optimus overload the anti-gravity gun, starting a chain-reaction that would cause the weapon to explode in a tremendous explosion. Optimus instructed both Tracks and Buddy to run away as he finished tampering with the weapon.

If Buddy lingered in wait for Optimus Prime to finish his task, Dirge flew by and dropped a missile onto Optimus, damaging his leg. Thankfully, Buddy assisted Optimus in repairing his leg. The pair then ran to safety as the anti-gravity gun self-destructed, taking a number of Decepticons with it.

If Buddy ran off as Optimus sabotaged the anti-gravity gun, the boy was captured by Laserbeak, prompting Optimus to turn the gravity beam on the Decepticon to free Buddy.

In a completely different possible sequence of events, wherein Cosmos had taken off to explore the Decepticon base on his own, Optimus was surprised to see two Cosmoses flying back towards his convoy some time later. Both Cosmoses declared themselves to be the real one, and urged Optimus to destroy the other.

If Optimus destroyed the wrong Cosmos, the duplicate obliterated Optimus and his squad with the [[proton bomb]] it housed within its body.

If Optimus destroyed the duplicate Cosmos, the real one would inform the Autobots of the Decepticons’ schemes, and the convoy would roll out to take on their adversaries. They were soon met by a squad of flying Decepticons, but were at a strict disadvantage against their adversaries as their vehicle modes possessed no weapons. The Autobots nonetheless managed to fight their way to the Decepticons’ base, one way or another, and defeated the Decepticons by using their own gravity weapon against them. {{storylink|Desert Flight}}
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====Decepticon Poison====
[[File:DecepticonPoisonAutobotVictory.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|no fighting in the house!]]
Optimus was amongst the Autobots about to be topped up with their latest batch of fuel when Red Alert burst into Autobot headquarters, warning everyone about Ramjet being spotted nearby. Red Alert's warning came in just in time, as the Autobots’ fuel had been poisoned, and Optimus would have been left unable to transform had he ingested any of it.

Optimus was advised of two plans; Perceptor suggested that the Autobots stay on the defensive while the scientist attempt to come up with a cure, while Prowl wanted the healthy Autobots to go out and try to find out what the Decepticons were up to.

If Optimus went along with Perceptor's plan, he sent out Sparkplug to fetch the Autobots’ secret stash of emergency fuel. Putting all of his faith in the Autobot scientist to uncover a cure swiftly, Optimus attempted to comfort his troops as they all began to experience sickness pains. Then, Red Alert informed Optimus of a Decepticon attack force moving in on their position, prompting Optimus to ask Perceptor to dispense whatever cure he had been able to concoct, despite it being untested. Perceptor suggested another course of action to Optimus; the tainted fuel the Autobots had left untouched could be used to create a poisonous smog if lit aflame. The Autobots could attempt to poison the Decepticons with their own concoction, or they could risk the untested antidote, despite whatever side-effects it may have.

If Optimus decided to risk Perceptor's antidote, he stood by as the Autobot scientist attempted to figure out how much antidote was a safe amount to give out to each Autobot.

If Perceptor gave out the right amount of an antidote, the poisoned Autobots were cured. Optimus ordered his troops to ready themselves for the incoming squadron of Decepticons. Perceptor's antidote did have a side-effect on the Autobots, however; it gave them a fierce battle-fever, making them eager to take on the Decepticons head-on. Prowl suggested to Optimus that they instead opt for a more conniving counterstrike against the Decepticons, and ambush them instead.

If Optimus allowed the cured Autobots to charge headlong into battle, he and the rest of the Autobots who were still running low on fuel stayed behind as back-up to the main charge. The Autobots’ first wave of warriors were quickly overpowered by the arrival of Megatron, prompting Optimus to lead the energy-depleated Autobots into the fray. Optimus's opening volley struck down Shockwave. Optimus and his troops soon found themselves running on empty, and Optimus called for a retreat. Thankfully, the Decepticons were damaged enough through the course of the battle, causing them to retreat as well.

If Optimus instead followed Prowl's plan, he instructed his troops to transform into vehicle mode and play dead. The Decepticons, believing the Autobots’ ruse, disarmed themselves in order to carry out the Autobots’ “carcasses.” Now with the element of surprise against unarmed opponent, the Autobots Transformed and were able to easily defeat the evil robots.

In another possible turn of events, Perceptor gave out too much of his antidote to each Autobot. The Autobots who received the antidote soon found themselves falling apart, leaving Optimus and the rest outmatched against the greater number of Decepticons.

Alternatively, if Optimus chose to use the tainted fuel against the Decepticons, he ordered Grapple to carry out the vat outside of headquarters. He then instructed Grapple to lower the vat into a nearby pit, and instructed Jazz to torch the fuel with his flamethrower. He and Jazz waited until the last possible moment to carry out their plan, and once the fuel was lit, they dived to safety inside the Autobot base with the other Autobots. As the toxic cloud successfully turned away the Decepticons, Optimus was surprised to see Sunstreaker once more fully operational. Having been bought enough time, Perceptor was able to successfully cure the poisoned Autobots. Their ranks fully replenished and the Decepticons turning tail meant the Autobots had earned themselves another victory.

In a completely different scenario, Optimus agreed to Prowl's plan to go on the offensive and try and discover the full extent of the Decepticons’ plans. Optimus nominated Prowl, Bumblebee and Mirage to go along with him on the mission. The group refuelled with the gas that Sparkplug brought back from the Autobots’ secret storage area, and took off. The group soon happened upon the Decepticons’ lab in the middle of a barren, polluted wasteland.

If all four Autobots ventured together into the Decepticons’ lab, they first encountered Laserbeak, only to quickly dispatch him. Venturing further into the lab, the group soon spotted the antidote they were after, and sent Mirage to fetch it. Mirage returned with the beaker and news; he had heard Ramjet and Starscream talking about using a new poison to turn humans into mindless slaves.

In light of this news, if Optimus decided to nonetheless head back directly to Autobot headquarters, his squad returned to find their comrades nearly dead from the poison. But with Ratchet's help, the antidote was quickly distributed, and the Autobots sprung back to life. Now cured, the Autobots discussed their next course of action; they had to prevent the Decepticons from poisoning the nearby water reservoir.

If Optimus led his troops back to the Decepticons’ poison lab, the convoy happened upon the Decepticons hauling barrels of poison out of the poison lab. Windcharger and Ironhide suggested two different plans to Optimus: Windcharger wanted to use his magnetic powers to cause a confusion, while Ironhide wanted to simply go in for a full frontal assault.

Whether Optimus decided to go with Windcharger or Ironhide's plan, the Autobots successfully destroyed the Decepticons’ lab and returned to base victoriously.

Alternatively, if Optimus decided to head to the water reservoir instead of the Decepticons’ lab, the Autobots reached their destination only to find it already swarming with Decepticons. Powerglide then decided to go ahead on his own to lead the Decepticons away from the reservoir, but Optimus objected.

If Powerglide did not heed Optimus orders, he indadvertedly caused the water supply to be poisoned anyways. If however, Powerglide listened to Optimus's orders, the Autobots attempted to lure the Decepticons away from the reservoir and into some nearby woods, where the Autobots would have some cover against the Decepticons. Finding themselves under heavy fire before they could reach the treeline, the Autobots were forced to fight back in the open. With Autobots falling beside him, Optimus gritted his teeth and took careful aim at the poison containers the Decepticons were carrying. After taking out both of the planes carrying the poison, Optimus continued to battle Megatron and his Decepticons until nightfall, until the Autobots were finally victorious.

If however Optimus ordered his troops to deal with the Decepticons before returning to base with the antidote, Prowl suggested that he use his incendiary missiles to destroy the poison first, but Optimus thought that course of action might be too risky. He considered dealing with Ramjet and Starscream first.

If the Autobots went along with Prowl's strategy, the resulting heat from the explosion caused the Autobots’ circuits to overheat, rendering them unconscious. Upon reawakening, the Autobots found themselves captives of Megatron, who informed them that their fellow Autobots would soon perish, and that the humans would be conquered by the Decepticons shortly after.

If Optimus instead decided to deal with Ramjet and Starscream first, his troop easily overpowered the pair, and made them watch as they destroyed their work. Optimus then taunted Ramjet and Starscream, telling them that the Autobots would soon be at full fighting force, before returning to Autobot headquarters with the antidote.

If instead of all heading into the lab together, the Autobots had sent in Bumblebee alone, and Bumblebee subsequently managed to escape with the antidote to the Decepticons’ poison, the Autobots escaped from the [[Decepticon Poison Lab|Valley of Poison]] and returned to Autobot headquarters. Once the other Autobots were cured, they all drank a toast to Bumblebee, to celebrate his part in the mission {{storylink|Decepticon Poison}}
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===Milton Bradley mini-comic===
Optimus was one of the many soldiers fighting under the command of the Autobot leader, [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]]. He was among the Autobots who launched in the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] to clear a path through an asteroid belt. When the Decepticons attacked the ship, he fought a Seeker Decepticon while Jetfire sent the Ark crashing into [[Earth]], knocking everyone aboard offline. Four million years later, they were repaired when the ship's systems were reactivated by a volcanic eruption. {{storylink|In the Transformers}}

===Frito-Lay posters===
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Optimus and his Autobots defended important data about the power source of [[Sherman Dam|Boulder Dam]]. He blasted Megatron with full fury! Ultimately, the Autobots were victorious in defending the dam. {{storylink|Battle in the Desert Valley}}
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===''Transformers in 3-D''===
Not long after his resurrection, Optimus was alerted by [[Monitorus]] to an attack on [[Tau-Ursa]]. Optimus's impending speech was interrupted by a Decepticon attack led by [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]]. Prime soon discovered that the attack was a diversion, while Galvatron tried out his [[Nullification Cannon]] on Cybertron's Energon supplies. Optimus rushed to the Energon plant, but, after clouting [[Slugslinger (G1)|Slugslinger]] so hard that the Decepticon was left dangling over a precipice, Prime's morals forced him to rescue the Decepticon instead of stopping Galvatron from getting away.

Although Cybertron's Energon stocks were destroyed, the Autobots discovered a recording pointing to the [[Logicon]] planet [[Metascan Alpha]], which had Energon in abundance. Optimus ordered Hot Rod and Ultra Magnus to take a team each to find the planet. The Autobots discovered they were being spied on by the Decepticon [[Clone (subgroup)|Clone]]s, and Optimus swore that Galvatron could pay. He led a team to the derelict space destroyer which the Decepticons were using for a base and fought their leader one-on-one. As he was about to destroy the Nullification Cannon, [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] took a swing at him which connected instead with the Cannon, obliterating it. Optimus was helped away from the destruction by [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]] and [[Sureshot (G1)|Sureshot]]. {{storylink|The War Against the Destructons, Chapter 1 of 3}}

===''PDTF Comic''===
[[File:PDtype-Matrixattack.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|This is the highlight of this entire page.]]
When a horde of time-displaced Decepticons joined forces to hunt down the five [[Blackball]]s, a super energy source, Optimus Prime gathered a team of time-displaced Autobots to help stop them.

In one encounter with his arch-foe [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]], they reenacted their epic struggle from the [[Battle of Autobot City]]. However, this time around, Prime avoided dying by launching his "Matrix Attack"...''literally'' launching the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]] from his chest, bonking Megatron on the head. {{storylink|PDTF Comic##1 "You're Great! Optimus Prime!"|You're Great! Optimus Prime!}}

Later, Optimus Prime and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] concocted a cunning strategy. They disguised a round, black cartoon explosive as a Blackball and gave it to [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]. Starscream promptly brought it to Megatron, where it blew both of them up. Optimus and Magnus were astounded their plan actually worked. {{storylink|PDTF Comic##3 "Don't Cry! Megatron!!"|Don't Cry! Megatron!!}}

In one of his less impressive moments, after running out of ammo during a battle with [[Deathsaurus (Victory)|Deathsaurus]], Optimus Prime ordered his fellow Autobots to improvise and hurl everything that wasn't nailed down at their enemy. This included the Blackball, unfortunately. Catching it, Deathsaurus began to fantasize about his inevitable galactic conquest, all the while being pelted with rocks and litter. Frustrated, Deathsaurus accidentally hurled the Blackball back to the Autobots in a fit of rage. {{storylink|PDTF Comic##4 "Good Job! Deathsaurus!!"|Good Job! Deathsaurus!!}}
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===The Official ''Transformers: Generation 2'' Annual===
After the Decepticons declared war, junior officer Optimus managed to turn the tide against them in a battle over [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]], and rose up in rank to become Autobot leader. {{storylink|The Official Transformers: Generation 2 Annual|Optimus Prime's ''The Official Transformers: Generation 2 Annual'' profile}} His second-in-command, [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]], once saved his life after a surprise attack rendered him temporarily non-functional on the battlefront. {{storylink|The Official Transformers: Generation 2 Annual|Jazz's ''The Official Transformers: Generation 2 Annual'' profile}} The war raged for centuries, with Cybertron's fuel sources steadily decreasing. Optimus ordered the construction of the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] to seek out new sources of energy, unaware that Megatron was building a ship of his own. The Ark's first foray into space was interrupted by a Decepticon attack, and all involved were too distracted to notice as they entered an asteroid belt. A collision between two meteorites sent the Transformers crashing into Earth. After countless eons of slumber, the Autobots awoke to a world populated by humans, and once more took up the fight against the Decepticons. {{storylink|From Cybertron to Earth the War Continues...}}

After a long period of stalemate, Prime grew frustrated at the lack of progress his troops were making against Megatron's forces. To remedy the situation, he ordered the creation of several new Transformers who would be perfectly adapted for combat on Earth. The first among these was [[Manta Ray (G2)|Pirhana]]. {{storylink|The Official Transformers: Generation 2 Annual|Piranha's ''The Official Transformers: Generation 2 Annual'' profile}} But one of the Autobots' great victories came not through superior numbers or firepower, but trickery and cunning. As part of a plan devised by Optimus Prime's new second-in-command Prowl, the Autobots allowed [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] to "overhear" that they had uncovered an ancient Cybertronian ship with the means to return to Cybertron. They then stationed themselves around the vessel, atop of [[Table Mountain]] in [[Africa]], and awaited the inevitable Decepticon attack over its possession. Optimus met Megatron in battle, but ordered his troops to withdraw after a brief skirmish, declaring the Decepticons too powerful to hold back. Once the Decepticons claimed their prized and entered the ship, they found themselves locked inside it. The ship then shot up away from the planet, leaving the Decepticons without the means to control it. Though the Autobots knew this wouldn't rid them permanently of the Decepticons, they were satisfied with a brief period of calm while they were off-world. {{storylink|Day of the Decepticons}}

When the Ark's sensors picked up two Transformer power emissions in the [[Brazil]]ian rain forest of non-Decepticon origin, Optimus headed into the field to investigate, bringing along [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] and [[Fizzle|Blaze]]. Though their search went poorly at first, the surrounding vegetation interfering with their energy trackers, one of the mystery Transformers soon found them! The source of the readings turned out to be two terrifying [[Dinobot (G1)|robot dinosaurs]]! As Optimus charged one of them, [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] and his troops turned up, and blasted the Autobot leader unconscious. He awoke to find the Decepticons fleeing in defeat, and the creatures transformed into their Autobot forms. [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] introduced himself and [[Snarl (G1)|Snarl]], but told Optimus that they wouldn't be following the Autobots back to home-base, as they had two more companions to unearth first. Optimus bid him farewell with a handshake before leaving to carry on the war against Megatron. {{storylink|The Dinobots!}}

When reports from both [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] and [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] corroborated that the Decepticons were constructing giant rockets to shift Earth out of its orbit, Optimus took to the skies and led his troops on a sabotage mission. Upon their approach, Optimus, Jetfire, and [[Deftwing]] overheard Megatron declare that the engines would fire up in twenty minutes. With little time to prevent the destruction of Earth's biosphere, the more maneuverable air-bound Autobots entered the thruster tubes to destroy the rockets from within. Jetfire and Deftwing were successful in their task, and the Autobots beat a hasty retreat to avoid the resulting lava swell. Optimus heaped praise upon the pair afterwards, embarrassing the bashful Jetfire. {{storylink|Moving Day Planet Earth}}
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===Hero Prime===
====''Comic Bom Bom G-2'' manga====
[[File:G2Hero.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|HE'S LOOKING AT ME, ISN'T HE?]]
In the year 199X, the Decepticons had learned of a powerful new energy source known as [[forestonite]] which just happened to be located (surprise surprise) on [[Earth]]. Megatron sent his trio of [[Cyberjet]]s to Earth first to draw out the enemy Autobots. The Cyberjets made quick work of [[Electro]] but were soon halted by the appearance of Optimus Prime.

Megatron then entered the fray and fired his Black Hole Burn attack from his fusion cannon, narrowly missing Optimus Prime but vaporizing [[Hooligan (G2)|Hooligan]] in the process. Prime fought fiercely but Megatron began to take the upper-hand in battle.

However, Prime was encouraged to keep fighting by the cheers of a human boy named [[Junpei]]. Megatron, surprised at Prime's resilience, attempted to finish his foe off with his Tornado Axe attack. Prime countered with his Double Wheel-Torque Mega-Ton, which trumped Megatron's attack and injured the Decepticon badly. Megatron teleported back to his ship and left Earth's atmosphere, vowing to return.

Optimus Prime addressed Junpei, asking if the boy was injured. Junpei revealed he was alright but presented concern about the Decepticons returning to Earth. Optimus Prime swore that the Autobots would remain on Earth until the threat of the Decepticons was finished and asked for Junpei's help in making that future a reality. {{storylink|The New Battle!!}}

====Fun Publications====
[[File:InvasionPrologue-Primes.jpg|left|thumb|Front row, on the left]]

At some point, [[Archforce]] posed a threat to both Optimus Prime and Megatron. {{storylink|Source:Ask Vector Prime/Facebook#August 10, 2015|Ask Vector Prime, 10/08/2015}}

Leaving his home universe, the Optimus Prime of [[Primax 895.0 Gamma]] was gathered in [[Axiom Nexus]] by [[Optimus Prime (TransTech)|its Optimus Prime]], along with a roster of other Optimus Primes and [[Sentinel Maximus|their]] [[Lio Convoy|kin]] in a group known as the [[Convoy (group)|Convoy]], in which he was redubbed "Hero Prime". {{storylink|Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 49|Optimus Prime bio in Club magazine #49}} A multiversal cataclysm in [[Primax 207.0 Epsilon|a universe]] seeded with [[Rarified Energon]] and an invasion by [[Primax -408.24 Epsilon|natives from the negative polarity universe]] had called them into action. Since Matrix bearers were usually never allowed into Axiom Nexus, this was a grave threat indeed! {{storylink|Invasion Prologue}}

Seeking help to protect the [[Origin Matrix]], Hero Prime and [[Optimus Prime (Armada)#Beast Prime|Beast Prime]] disguised themselves using cloaks and sought out [[Depth Charge (BW)|Depth Charge]], hoping to make use of his hunting skills. {{storylink|Invasion: Epilogue}}

Hero Prime's name was on a list of Convoy members that [[Cheetor (TransTech)|Commander Cheetor]] gave to [[Andromeda (TransTech)|Andromeda]], which noted Prime's home reality and his moniker. {{storylink|Source:Andromeda - Axiom Nexus News Reporter#May 21, 2015|Andromeda - Axiom Nexus News, 21/05/2015}}

Hero Prime was present at a meeting of the Convoy after the turmoil caused by the [[Waruder]] invasion of Axiom Nexus. {{storylink|Cybertron's Most Wanted}}

===''Beast Wars'' cartoon continuity===
====''Beast Wars'' cartoon====
[[File:G1Prime BWMegs.jpg|left|thumb|You have to get up preeeeetty early in the timestream to beat Optimus Prime!]]
The [[Beast Wars (event)|Beast Wars]] raged on prehistoric Earth, eventually leading to the discovery of the buried Ark sometime after its crash on prehistoric Earth. [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]], following [[Megatron (G1)|his namesake's]] instructions in a desperate gambit, decided to attempt to change history by killing Prime, who was still lying in the Ark in [[stasis lock]]. Megatron hoped that this would result in the Decepticons winning the Great War and eventually [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] control of Cybertron. Megatron unleashed a full-power weapon blast at Optimus Prime's face, near-fatally injuring him. {{storylink|The Agenda (Part III)}} However, [[Optimus Primal (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus Primal]] proceeded to take Prime's spark into his body to protect it from surgical trauma while his injuries were repaired. The subsequent power increase caused by Prime's spark's connection to the Matrix mutated Primal into a large, [[Transmetal]] "Optimal Optimus" form. Then, with the repairs complete, Prime's spark was restored, and he briefly activated before sinking back into normal stasis. {{storylink|Optimal Situation}}

Sometime after the Autobots and Decepticons awoke in the 1980s, the original Megatron gained access to one of Earth's ''Voyager'' spacecraft and inscribed a message on the [[Golden Disk (Voyager)|disk]] on board. In the event that he lost the War, Megatron left instructions for the descendants of the Decepticons to use [[transwarp]] technology to travel to Prehistoric Earth, locate the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]], and change history by killing Optimus Prime. {{storylink|The Agenda (Part 2)}}
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====''Beast Machines'' cartoon====
[[File:Sparkwar2 Optimus hologram primal.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Holographic Optimus wants to grab you]]
{{voiceactor|[[Garry Chalk]] (English)|[[Tilo Schmitz]] (German), [[Alfonso Ramírez]] (Latin American)}}

Optimus appeared to have fallen in "the final battle" against the Decepticons. {{storylink|Sparkwar Pt. II: The Search|The Search}}

An enormous [[Optimus Prime memorial|statue]] of Optimus Prime, bearing two [[Golden Disk (disambiguation)|Golden Disks]], could be seen on Cybertron in front of the Hall of Archives. The statue was subsequently blown to pieces by the [[Vehicon (BM)|Vehicon forces]]. {{storylink|Fires of the Past}} Later, Megatron beamed a hologram of Optimus Prime down to the ruins of [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] to confront [[Optimus Primal (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus Primal]], claiming to contain the "essence" of the real Prime that had been stored here since the Final Battle. Primal was conned by this and was tricked by the hologram into accessing the [[Oracle (BM)|Oracle]]. Megatron seized control of the Oracle code and quickly revealed his ruse. Primal explained to his Maximals that he knew the image was fake, but he needed the location of the missing [[spark]]s from Megatron's mind. {{storylink|Sparkwar Pt. II: The Search|The Search}}
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====3H comics====
[[File:Sparkholderprimevaldawn.jpg|left|upright=1.05|thumb|"Oh, I also have this in me now, too."]]
Before he took the name "Optimus Prime," the future leader of the Autobots took up the banner of his fallen Monark, and rallied the troops around him against the Decepticons, vowing to "never surrender." {{storylink|Covenant (story)|Covenant}}

[[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] hated Optimus Prime but respected [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus]] though Cyclonus would later taunt that Rodimus couldn't get anything done while not mourning Optimus. {{storylink|Wreckers: Finale Part II}}

After the Beast Wars had ended and the Maximals and Predacons that survived it had headed home, the Vok entered the Ark and removed the Matrix of Leadership from an unconscious Optimus Prime. They used it to create [[Primal Prime]], and then gave the Matrix to their new creation. {{storylink|Primeval Dawn Part 1}} {{storylink|Primeval Dawn II}}

{{note|''Primeval Dawn'' was never completed, but presumably the Matrix was returned to Optimus Prime's body before Primal Prime returned to Cybertron.}}

[[File:Jnwan.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Massive psychotic breaks with reality are the right of all sentient beings.]]
After the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]], Optimus Prime disappeared with other legends into the mysterious location on Cybertron dubbed [[J'nwan]], where Optimus himself became the "Authority" who spoke on behalf of the others. [[Sandstorm (BW)|Sandstorm]], the leader of a rebellion in a 32nd-century firmly under the heel of the tyrannical [[Shokaract]], entered J'nwan to plead with the heroes of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]'s past for aid. He hoped to convince them to join the fight against the [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] warlord. After a mind-crushing journey which left all of his companions dead or deranged, Sandstorm finally found an audience with the Authority and his brethren, but they declined to help, with the Authority stating that their time was past and the war was no longer their war. The Authority then in some way manipulated Sandstorm's trip out of J'nwan such that it was comparatively short and simple. {{storylink|Paradox}}

When the warlord [[Shokaract]], powered by [[Unicron]]'s [[Dark Essence]], traveled into the past to secure his own future, the occupants of J'nwan decided to act. Optimus Prime, Megatron, Soundwave, and Grimlock joined Sandstorm on prehistoric Earth during the time of the [[Beast Wars (event)|Beast Wars]] where the battle with Shokaract had already begun. When the [[Covenant (group)|Covenant]] arrived to vanquish the Dark Essence and defeat Shokaract, Optimus Prime and the others escaped through portals as that timeline was erased from existence. {{storylink|Terminus (issue)|Terminus}} {{storylink|Departure}}

When [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus]] died, [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] responded to [[Fractyl]]'s attempt to comfort her by stating that it was alright as Rodimus was now with Optimus and the friends who loved and missed him while they were gone. {{storylink|Wreckers: Finale Part II}}

====Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity====
{{BW Shell Game}}
While traveling back to Cybertron at the conclusion of the Beast Wars, Optimus Primal reflected on past events. Among these was Megatron's attempt to dispatch Optimus Prime while he was in stasis lock within the Ark. {{storylink|Shell Game issue 1|Shell Game #1}}

====2006 IDW ''Beast Wars'' continuity====
Optimus Prime died on Cybertron in [[2035]] during the last days of the Great War, after a final battle with Galvatron. {{storylink|Dawn of the Predacus}}

While [[Magmatron]] was surveying the timestream, he witnessed several key moments taking place during the Beast Wars. Among them was [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]] blasting a stasis-locked Optimus Prime in the face. {{storylink|The Gathering issue 1|The Gathering #1}}

====''Beast Wars: Uprising''====
Seven million years ago, Optimus was already a renowned figure, enough that the ruling triumvirate of the planet [[Master (planet)|Rebirth]] named themselves in honor of the "Once and Future" Prime (though apparently they missed the whole "freedom is the right of all sentient beings" thing). {{storylink|A Brush With Infamy–Prologue}}

After his attack on Optimus Prime, [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]] was thrown out of the [[Ark (G1)|''Ark'']] when [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]] activated the ship's defense systems. However, he was not thrown far enough and the Predacon managed to reenter the Ark and blast the Autobot leader, decisively erasing the Maximals from the timeline. {{storylink|A Change to the Agenda}} This had the effect of producing [[Primax 215.19 Epsilon|a wildly different timeline]].

Optimus was eventually revived by the Autobots when they arrived to liberate [[Master (planet)|Master]] from [[Decepticon]] hands. They found allies in the native [[Cyberdroid]]s—those [[Optimus (faction)|Optimus]] loyalists who had fought the [[Malignus (G1)|Malignus]] insurgency. Autobots and Cyberdroids liberated the deposed triumvirate of [[Apex (BWU)|Apex]], [[Hi-Q]], and [[Diac]]. Hoping to check the power-mad Galvatron and his three Cyberdroid allies, the Autobot leader was revived and [[Binary bonding|binary-bonded]] himself to three Cyberdroids, including [[Overrun|Surge]], and Apex, who formed his head. Thus empowered, "Triple-Threat Prime" battled Galvatron and his forces across Master in a series of epic conflicts. The Autobots were unsuccessful and were forced to retreat. {{storylink|A Brush With Infamy–Prologue}}

At some point before Unicron attacked Cybertron, Optimus met his final end when the [[Swarm (G2)|Swarm]] threatened to destroy the Earth, sacrificing his life and the [[Matrix of Leadership]] to save the organic world, purifying the Swarm in the process. The human race wasn't very grateful. {{storylink|Book of Logos}}

[[Eject (G1)|Eject]] lamented that all the great and famous Cybertronians, including Optimus Prime, were long gone by the time Cybertron was controlled by the [[Builder Assembly]]. {{storylink|Broken Windshields}} The Maximal [[Overshoot]] experienced a series of visions from Cybertron's past after discovering the [[Oracle (BM)|Oracle]], including Optimus Prime launching the ''Ark'' during the Great War. {{storylink|Cultural Appropriation}}

While fighting the Vehicons, Galvatron remarked that Nucleon looked worse than Optimus had ''before'' Apex had replaced what was left of his face. {{storylink|Derailment}}

Ten thousand years in the future, the Transformers of that era were uncertain if "Optimus Convoy" had ever really existed, and most believed him to be a mythological hero of folklore. {{storylink|The Inexorable March}}

===''Universe'' comic===
As the [[Universe War]] began, [[Optimus Primal (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus Primal]] was shown a myriad of Transformers from across all timelines that he could choose to recruit into his [[Child of Primus|Children of Primus]] in the battle against the [[Minion of Unicron (Universe)|Minions of Unicron]]. One such possibility was a Transformer who was either [[Thunder Clash]] or Optimus Prime, but, regardless, Primal chose [[Depth Charge (BW)|Depth Charge]] and [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]] instead. {{storylink|Homecoming (Universe)|Homecoming}}

===''Beast Wars Metals'' manga===
[[File:CheetasManga1.jpg|upright=0.55|thumb|Cheetor, that's Prime's Spark, not a toy.]]
Optimus Prime was blasted into pieces by Dragon Megatron. {{storylink|Beast Wars Metals issue 5|Beast Wars Metals #5}} Fortunately, his spark remained perfectly intact—in the remains of his Matrix-shaped spark chamber. Megatron was going to destroy Prime's spark, but [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] (now in his Transmetal body) saved it. Prime's spark was eventually swallowed by Optimus Primal, who was upgraded into Optimal Optimus by doing so.

After Megatron was killed by Optimal Optimus, Primal and his crew said it would be troublesome to fix Optimus Prime's body. {{storylink|Beast Wars Metals issue 6|Beast Wars Metals #6}}

===''Transformers Legends'' anthology===
In a reality where the Dinobots consisted of [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]], [[Slag (G1)|Slag]], [[Snarl (G1)|Snarl]], and [[Paddles (G1)|Paddles]], Optimus won the latter's admiration, so much so that the Dinobot would spout such things as "by the will of Optimus Prime!" to himself. {{storylink|Paddles (story)|Paddles}}

When Bumblebee, Hound and Spike brought a badly-damaged Starscream back to the Ark, Optimus struggled with the ethical implications of allowing Wheeljack and Ratchet to mess with the Decepticon's logic circuits, but gave them the go ahead. Starscream proved to be amnesic, and Optimus was able to take the opportunity to help him as much as possible, even physically preventing Megatron from retrieving his former lieutenant when Starscream opted to stay with the Autobots. Though Starscream left as soon as he regained his memory, Prime reflected that they'd learned that maybe it was possible to reason with a Decepticon. {{storylink|Redemption Center}}

After passing the Matrix to Ultra Magnus and expiring in the aftermath of the [[battle of Autobot City]], Optimus Prime found himself in [[Maccadam's Old Oil House]]. There he encountered Optimus Primal and another [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] from a [[Unicron Trilogy|different universe]]. Together, the four of them overcame the other Optimus Prime's doubts about his leadership, before returning to their respective time lines. {{storylink|Prime Spark (story)|Prime Spark}}

In [[Dreamwave Generation One continuity|one reality]], while the Autobots were boarding the Ark, Optimus voiced his lack of confidence in his leadership, before welcoming aboard [[Geosensus]], who was incapable of transforming to [[robot mode]]. Four million years later, Prime and [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] found the Ark was under attack and defended it with deadly force. In examining the wreckage of the attackers, they realised that the robot Optimus had destroyed was not a Decepticon but Geosensus, who had forced himself to transform in an attempt to fight off the Decepticons. Though Prime was willing to take the rap, Prowl insisted on covering up the mistake to protect Optimus's image as a leader. {{storylink|Parts}}

When Megatron unleashed the power of a weather machine on the Gulf Coast, Optimus sent out Ratchet to retrieve the damaged [[Sky Spy]] to counteract his foe's new weapon. Ratchet eventually did so, allowing Optimus to destroy the weather machine and thwart the Decepticons' plan. {{storylink|Healers, Fighters, and Transformers}}

===''Cybertron'' comic===
When Vector Prime reminisced on some of the highlights of his multiversal career, he remembered many events involving Optimus Prime. Among these events was Optimus Prime [[The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 2|using the Matrix of Leadership]] on the [[Hate Plague]], [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]] [[Prime Time!|taunting a disembodied Optimus Prime]], and [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]] [[The Agenda (Part III)|firing on the head of Optimus Prime]], creating a time storm that necessitated Vector Prime's intervention to ensure Optimus Prime's survival. {{storylink|Vector Prime: In the Beginning}}
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===''The Beast Within''===
Having been caught unaware by a surprise attack launched by the Decepticons, Optimus led his troops in a losing battle against their mortal enemies. Though Optimus managed to dispatch a few Decepticons, namely Thrust, whom he punched through the chest, he soon found himself crippled and surrounded by enemy forces. Praying to Primus as the Decepticons readied their weapons, Optimus heard Grimlock calling out to his fellow Dinobots to combine, prompting the Autobot leader to yell out a plead to Grimlock to stop. It was too late, however, and [[Beast (G1)|The Beast]] began rampaging, killing Autobots and Decepticons alike. Taking advantage of the situation nonetheless, Optimus tackled Megatron and began beating on the Decepticon leader. The tide of the battle now shifted, Optimus attempted to reach Grimlock's consciousness within The Beast so that its mindless carnage could come to a halt. It didn't work. {{storylink|The Beast Within}}

As the battle wore on, Optimus attempted to drive the Autobots too wounded to outrun the Beast themselves to safety, carrying them within his trailer. Jetfire showed up in time to rescue most of his passengers, leaving Optimus to deal with The Beast on his own. Seeing a city coming closer over the horizon, Optimus attempted to reach the Dinobots one last time from within The Beast. As his former troops remained unresponsive, Optimus led The Beast to its doom, blasting it a few more times before leading it to fall into a chasm. Optimus himself was rescued from the fall at the last possible moment by Jetfire's timely return. As the two of them looked on at the Beast's inert form, Optimus wondered out loud if their battles would truly ever come to an end. {{storylink|The Beast Within Part 2, Consequences}}
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===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
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[[File:Optronix optimus.jpg|left|thumb|What? OPTRONIX is evolving!]]
Optimus Prime started life as '''Optronix''' ''('''Orion''' to his friends)'', {{storylink|Transformers: Hardwired|Hardwired}} a data archivist at the [[Vaults]]. After taking note of a battle in which the Autobot leader [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]] had been defeated by Megatron, he was summoned to the [[Council of Ancients]] and informed that the Matrix had chosen him to be the next leader of the Autobots. He received the Matrix of Leadership shortly thereafter, gaining a powerful new body in the process. After dispatching a Decepticon assassination squad sent to, well, assassinate him, he ordered the Autobots to prepare to evacuate Cybertron, intending to leave the Decepticons to their own devices. {{storylink|The War Within issue 1|The War Within #1}}

As he and Prowl discussed the wisdom of evacuating, a huge explosion obliterated the [[Forum of Enlightenment]]. Optimus led a team there, realising that the destruction was a message from Megatron. Leaving his team, he ventured underground, encountering [[Shrapnel (G1)|Shrapnel]], who blasted him into a pit. {{storylink|The War Within issue 2|The War Within #2}} Exploring the underground, Prime had a strange vision of a transparent version of himself, which warned that he had to grasp Cybertron's significance. Then he was attacked by [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] and the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticon]]s, whom he was able to easily best by using the labyrinthine environment to his advantage. He then felt himself led to a confrontation against [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]], and both faction leaders met atop of a bridge, overlooking a deep abyss. [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] blasted the bridge Optimus and Megatron were standing on, plunging them into the chasm. {{storylink|The War Within issue 3|The War Within #3}} Recovering, Prime heard another disembodied voice telling him about Cybertron. Before he could look for a way out, Megatron found him, and informed him about the true nature of the Matrix, telling Optimus how it could be used to power Cybertron's planetary engines, transforming it into a space-faring war-world. This spurred Optimus to fight back, but before long, Megatron took control of the battle, smashing his fist into Prime's chest to get at the Matrix. A blaze of light enveloped the pair, who found themselves abruptly on 20th century [[Earth]]. {{storylink|The War Within issue 4|The War Within #4}}

As Megatron explained that the Matrix was giving them a vision of the future, they witnessed themselves battling on [[Sherman Dam]]. The nature of their surroundings established, Megatron resumed the scheduled beating, but a series of setting shifts ended with Optimus reunited with [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]]. Grimlock handed Prime a [[sword]] and suggested he finish Megatron for good. {{storylink|The War Within issue 5|The War Within #5}} Optimus found Megatron again, engaging him in combat and announcing that he was playing the game by Megatron's rules now—without mercy. Though he did not slay Megatron, he inflicted enough damage onto him to expunge from his memory the visions the Matrix had granted him. A short time later, Optimus joined the other Autobots in attacking the Decepticons who were trying to use Cybertron's planetary engines. Grimlock was finally impressed with Prime. Thanks to the combined efforts of Optimus and Grimlock's squad, the Decepticons were driven away and the engines were destroyed before they could tear the planet apart. Afterwards, Optimus's group arrived back at [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] to find it destroyed. Optimus announced the Autobots were no longer evacuating the planet and threw away the [[Golden Disk (council)|Golden Disk]] full of the knowledge of his predecessors which the council had given him, saying he would choose his own course. {{storylink|The War Within issue 6|The War Within #6}}

Some time into his role as leader, Optimus Prime disappeared in a [[space bridge]] explosion along with Megatron. {{storylink|Fragmentation (G1)|Fragmentation}} {{storylink|The Age of Wrath}}

{{Unreleased WW comic}}
After having spent an extended period of time lost on [[Quintessa (planet)|Quintessa]], Optimus was returned to Cybertron by the Turbomasters during their efforts to retrieve the similarly lost [[Flash (G1)|Flash]], who he had been drawn into [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]]'s [[Dimensional Interface Assembly]]. {{storylink|The Age of Wrath Pt.5}} Though badly damaged, Optimus led an insurrection against the then Megatron-controlled Cybertron, and successfully overthrew his enemy from power, all the while thwarting a Quintesson invasion. {{storylink|The Age of Wrath Pt.6}}

[[File:DWPrimeDirective1 Sparkplug newspaper.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|The disaster was being drawn by Pat Lee.]]
Following the awakening of the Transformers on Earth, the Autobots protected the planet from the Decepticons. Over the next fifteen years, the Autobots befriended the humans, particularly the [[Witwicky|Witwicky family]]. The Autobots finally allied with humankind and eventually defeated the Decepticons at the turn of the century. They planned to return to Cybertron aboard the newly constructed ''[[Ark II]]'', along with [[Magnificent Seven|seven humans]], including Witwicky patriarch [[Sparkplug Witwicky|Sparkplug]]. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 1|Prime Directive #1}} Before the ship departed, Prime gave a piece of the Matrix to [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]], Sparkplug's son and [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]]'s closest human friend. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 2|Prime Directive #2}} But the ship was destroyed as part of a military conspiracy to take control of the Transformers.

Optimus Prime's body was hauled out of the Arctic Ocean by the US military. While a terrorist organization run by the enigmatic [[Lazarus]] was able to seize control of several of the other Transformers that fell back to Earth, the military worked unsuccessfully to reactivate Prime. They eventually called in Spike Witwicky. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 1|Prime Directive #1}} Spike was forced by the project chief, General [[Robert Hallo]], to use his piece of the Matrix to reactivate Prime. Functional again, Prime used the Matrix to reactivate more of his fallen comrades. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 2|Prime Directive #2}}

The Autobots helped repair a [[Smitco Oil Refinery]] site which the Lazarus-controlled Transformers had attacked. Optimus had no answer for Spikes accusation that the Transformers' presence on Earth was responsible for the destruction. When Megatron's activities at Lazarus's base were spotted by the military, Optimus insisted on the Autobots going in without backup. They discovered Megatron in the middle of a plan to reformat Earth into a new Cybertron using a [[cyber-virus]]. Optimus rejected Megatron's suggestion he should just let it happen, but while the two factions fought, the human military unleashed [[Operation Clean-Up]], dropping a bomb on them. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 3|Prime Directive #3}}

The energy of the explosion absorbed by the virus, the Autobots dug themselves out and set about recovering their fellows whom Megatron had used to power the cyber-virus in its early stages. [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] passed on a message from Megatron — there was a surprise in store for the Autobot leader. Optimus and some Autobots including [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] sped to [[San Francisco]], where Megatron had unleashed [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]]. As Prime battled Megatron, he took time to save three humans who were threatened by falling debris, only for the humans to turn on him. The defeat of Superion turned the tide of the battle against the Autobots. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 4|Prime Directive #4}}

[[File:DWPrimeDirective6 Autobots wanttheirheads.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.66|Optimus sets a [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|trend]].]]
Never one to give up, Optimus managed to down Devastator in return, only to find himself at Megatron's mercy. The Decepticon leader pointed out to him the humans' self-obsessed behavior in the face of the devastation, suggesting the fleshlings were worthless, and the Autobots should join the Decepticons in wiping them out. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 5|Prime Directive #5}} The heroic actions of a team of firefighters and other humans proved to Optimus that the humans were worth saving, and the Autobots delivered a smackdown on the Decepticons. The fight was interrupted by the news that a nuclear missile was inbound, and despite Prime's protests, Superion sacrificed himself intercepting it. Prime recovered from the shock wave to find that the Decepticons had fled. He appealed to Grimlock to return to the Autobot ranks, an offer turned down by the Dinobot. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 6|Prime Directive #6}}

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Following this, Prime began to experience subconscious urgings, leading both the Autobots and the Decepticons to the Arctic Circle, where Shockwave arrived to greet them—and arrest them as war criminals. Shockwave had succeeded in ending the war on Cybertron, and brought a team of [[Triple Changer]]s to apprehend them. As Optimus stared down [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]]'s cannon barrel, he was saved by Grimlock, though he subsequently had to order a retreat. Prowl convinced him to let a small team stay as recon while the others returned to the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] and discussed the change in situation. {{storylink|New World Order}} Though Optimus was puzzled by [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] having fallen in with Shockwave, he had little other choice, and surrendered to Magnus. Despite being bound, he took the first opportunity he got to make his feelings clear. Prime and those of his Autobots who had also surrendered were put on a shuttle back to Cybertron, where Shockwave planned to have them deactivated. {{storylink|Brothers' Burden}}

Stewing in a cell, Optimus blamed himself for their predicament, but he and the Autobots were soon rescued by [[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]] and [[Sandstorm (G1)|Sandstorm]]. Sandstorm and Optimus traveled through Cybertron's [[Old Slave Trails]], only to find themselves ambushed by [[Runabout (G1)|Runabout]], who swiftly killed Sandstorm, and then the Decepticon was attacked by a [[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticon]], which lunged at Prime. {{storylink|Cold War (issue)|Cold War}} Prime recovered to find himself in the care of a group of Autobot rebels including [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]], [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]] and [[Kup (G1)|Kup]]. Though Optimus lashed out at [[Gnaw (G1)|Gnaw]] upon awakening, the other rebels quickly cleared up the misunderstanding, assuring Prime that the Sharkticon was their ally. They revealed to Optimus that Shockwave had been transmitting subliminal signals to increase Transformer aggression, readying them for war against an unseen foe. At this point, another rebel cell joined up with them with dire news: Shockwave had unleashed the [[Guardian robot|Omega Sentinels]] on Iacon! {{storylink|Passive Aggression}}

Optimus was able to rally Autobot factions from across Cybertron to the cause and launch an all-out attack on Shockwave's fortress. He headed the assault himself, but broke rank when he saw the image of Shockwave blasting Ultra Magnus upon one of the many monitor screens planted around the Decepticon's headquarters. Optimus charged in to confront Shockwave, beating down all opposition along the way. Coming upon Shockwave's throne room, Prime was greeted by Ultra Magnus, who pointed him towards a secret passage through which Shockwave had absconded. Leaving his wounded brother to rest, Optimus barged into Shockwave's secret chambers, only to be overpowered and have the Matrix ripped from his chest. With it, Shockwave was finally able to activate Vector Sigma. {{storylink|Countdown to Extinction (issue)|Countdown to Extinction}} Stalling, Prime listened as Shockwave recounted the history of Cybertron, and eventually Ultra Magnus arrived, having recovered, to attack and defeat Shockwave. Prime and Grimlock helped him escape from the fortress as it crumbled to the ground. With Shockwave's defeat, the Autobots would now be able to start rebuilding Cybertron towards true peace... but Optimus remained troubled by Shockwave's motives; he recognized that Shockwave would not be urged to action by mere fancy. Optimus pondered what greater threat awaited Cybertron for Shockwave to so thoroughly plan for its arrival. {{storylink|Revelation (War and Peace)|Revelation}} The injuries Prime took in this conflict necessitated a prolonged restoration period in stasis. Both he and Ultra Magnus were tended to by Perceptor and Hoist as they recuperated. {{storylink|Generation 1 issue 0|Generation 1 #0}} Though Magnus recovered in due course, Optimus's systems had received a more severe shock due to the Matrix being forcefully removed from his frame. Thus, he needed additional time spent in recovery before he could reboot. {{storylink|Black Sunshine}}

{{Unreleased DW G1 comic}}
Hot Rod came to visit Optimus while he was still off-line and recovering. {{storylink|Unreleased Dreamwave issues#Issue 11|Generation 1 #11}} Soon afterwards Optimus completed his recovery, and was ready to kick bumper! He faced off against the Quintessons and their Sharkticon enforcers. {{storylink|Unreleased Dreamwave issues#Issue 12|Generation 1 #12}}

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===''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers''===
[[File:GIJoevsTFcobraprime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|G.1. Joe—the real universal hero!]]
In the early stages of the war, Optimus Prime was an archivist, watching the battles from afar and keeping records of them. This all changed when the [[Matrix of Leadership]] chose him to lead the Autobots in battle. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 2|The Art of War #2}} Shortly after he ascended to Primehood, [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]] tried to kill him, but failed. {{storylink|Black Horizon, Part 1 of 2}}

Several Autobots and Decepticons, including Optimus Prime, were reformatted into will-less war machines under the control of [[Cobra]]. During an initial attack on a human peace conference, Cobra's remote control of Optimus (whom they had nicknamed "[[HISS tank|HISS-14]]") mysteriously failed. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 1|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #1}} Later at Cobra's [[Cobra Island|island headquarters]] in the [[Caribbean Sea|Caribbean]], Cobra scientists pulled Optimus apart to find out what was impeding their commands. As this analysis took place, Optimus reverse hacked into Cobra computers until they shut him down in a panic. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 2|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #2}} Despite this, Prime sent a viral message out to hundreds of email addresses that included the coordinates of Cobra's base. The message was intercepted by [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] who teamed up with Wheeljack and Bumblebee. After Wheeljack broke the remote control over the Transformers, Prime went after [[Cobra Commander]]. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 3|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #3}} More than a bit frightened of a giant robot gunning for him, the human released Megatron, who was trapped in gun mode. Megatron transformed and fought Prime to a standstill until other Autobots came to back him up. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 4|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #4}}

Although he was weak and low on [[energon]], Prime made a last-ditch effort to save the day when he rammed through the wall of Megatron's energon-producing lab. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 5|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #5}} After a quick recharge, Optimus single-handedly smashed the Decepticons, pounded Megatron to the ground, and ripped his [[fusion cannon]] off his arm. Prime then teamed up with the Joes and used Megatron's cannon to shoot down the [[SPS Satellite]] that had gone rogue and was destroying the island.

With the battle over, Prime and the Autobots boarded a new ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'' ship built by G.I. Joe and returned to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 6|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #6}}

[[File:GIJoevstfIIprime1930s.jpg|left|upright=1.55|thumb|Retro Convoy: TRANSFORM!!!]]
On a Cybertron dominated by [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] and the Decepticons, Optimus Prime and the Autobots took on the roles of resistance fighters. Cobra experimentation transported a contingent of Cobras and G.I. Joes to Cybertron and destabilized [[Teletran 3]], which led to the computer sending several Transformers to [[Earth]] across different time periods. When Optimus Prime saw Jazz get zapped by Teletran 3, he leapt to rescue his soldier, only to be transported away as well. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 1|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II #1}} A team made up of Joes and Cobra agents were sent back and found Optimus Prime and the [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]] in 1930s-era Chicago, disguised as period cars and trucks. The Stunticons chased Prime and the Joes around the city until everything was wrapped up with bullets, a collapsed bridge and some dynamite. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 2|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II #2}}

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After the Transformers and humans were returned to present-day Cybertron and the Decepticons were vanquished by the recently arrived [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]], Prime made an agreement with the Joes to destroy the technology that started the whole mess in order to protect Earth. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 4|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II #4}}

On Cybertron, Optimus Prime kicked back to do a little bit of paperwork and reminisce. With Shockwave defeated, Cybertron was enjoying a new era of peace. He was interrupted by Hot Rod, who reported that a group of "pesky humans with their peashooters" were giving an Autobot team on Earth a hard time. Prime suspected Cobra's involvement and counseled Hot Rod not to be so dismissive of the humans. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 1|The Art of War #1}} When the team returned to Cybertron and mysteriously vanished in the [[Gladiator Zone]], Prime was prepared to go search for them, but was convinced by Hot Rod to stay behind and organize a peace ceremony. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 2|The Art of War #2}}

Later, at the peace celebration, Prime was watching a procession of Autobots when Decepticons attacked. Optimus ordered [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]] into action but the huge Autobot was quickly overcome by [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]], [[Piranacon (G1)|Piranacon]] and [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]]. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 3|The Art of War #3}} Prime hopped into the fray, saved a [[Optimus Prime's rescuees|civilian]] from getting smushed by the falling Omega, rode [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]] into Piranacon's face, smashed [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] into the ground, and carried a [[Optimus Prime's rescuees|wounded civilian]] out of danger.

[[File:Primevsserpentor.jpg|thumb|left|Serpent O.R. soon realized that "This I command!" doesn't work on Optimus Prime.]]
Menasor cut off Prime's escape and handed him the [[Reflector (G1)|Reflector]] trio, who confronted Prime with a hologram of [[Serpentor|Serpent O.R.]] The new Decepticon leader carried Megatron's memories and information downloaded from Soundwave, from which he learned of the Matrix of Leadership. Serpent O.R. offered Optimus a trade: hostages and peace if he handed over the Matrix. Optimus agreed.

In his stronghold, Serpent O.R. questioned Prime about his own worthiness to carry the Matrix, but Optimus broke free of his chains and aggressively ordered him to surrender. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 4|The Art of War #4}} A group of Decepticons broke in and nearly took Prime apart, but not before Serpent O.R. took the Matrix for himself and changed into the massive Serpentor Prime. The Matrix showed Serpentor Prime the error of his ways but as he was about to commit suicide Cobra Commander tripped a device and took over Serpentor Prime's body. Moments before he crushed Arcee, a severely damaged Optimus Prime threw Hawk toward the Matrix but warned the human not to touch the artifact. Hawk did so anyway and through a quasi-mystical transfer of power Serpentor Prime was vanquished.

Later repaired by a [[Paradron Medic|female nursebot]], Optimus went back to finishing his paperwork. A leader's job is never done. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 5|The Art of War #5}}

Sensing a new, yet old, danger to planet Earth, Prime elected to send himself to earth on an investigation, and gave Hot Rod a glare when the young Autobot accused his leader of taking an unnecessary risk to atone for the death of a [[Bumblebee (G1)|close friend]].

Optimus Prime landed in the Himalayan Mountains with G.I. Joes [[Flint (G.I. Joe)|Flint]] and [[Hawk (G.I. Joe)|Hawk]]. As they searched the area, the trio was attacked by [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]] in his [[Pretender]] shell. Prime whacked him with his [[energon-axe]] and in return Bludgeon bearhugged him and coated him in metal-eating slime. Hawk, still carrying power from the Matrix, helped Prime break free. Optimus then shot his way into the hidden kingdom of [[Cobra-La]].

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While they wandered through the tunnels, the Joes and Prime found cave paintings that described the last visit to Earth by the planet-eating god [[Unicron]]. They were attacked again by Bludgeon and Cobra-La minions, but were led away by a ragged [[Joe Colton]], prisoner of Cobra-La for the last 25 years. {{storylink|Black Horizon, Part 1 of 2}} Bludgeon managed to find them again and during a second battle Prime tore open the Pretender's shell, revealing Bludgeon's robot form inside. Bludgeon tripped and dangled dangerously over a chasm, but rather than let Optimus Prime save him, Bludgeon forced Prime to drop him to his death laughing all the way down.

The Joes discovered a cavern where the people of Cobra-La were growing [[metal-eating spore]]s as a last defense against Unicron. Flint and [[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]] took a load of the spores into space just as Unicron appeared in Earth orbit. Prime, Hawk and Colton headed deeper into Cobra-La to rescue [[Firewall]] and kick butt. Prime was tackled and pinned by a giant bug creature, but made a dramatic recovery and tossed the bug aside. He then took the machine-hating Cobra-La leader [[Golobulus]] to task with a single punch. Flint and Cosmos released the spores, which devoured Unicron from the inside and defeated the giant Transformer before he could harm [[Earth]].

With the threat of Unicron gone, Prime relaxed with [[Eject (G1)|Eject]] and Firewall by watching some reality TV, and sighed at the banality. {{storylink|Black Horizon, Part 2 of 2}}

===Dreamwave ''Armada'' comic===
[[File:Wc prime.jpg|thumb|left|What is it with Primes and weak stomachs?]]
After their own [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] disappeared, [[Scavenger (Armada)|Scavenger]] and [[Smokescreen (Armada)|Smokescreen]] discovered an alternate version of Optimus Prime lying unconscious and barely alive in [[Autobase]] Earth. Though [[Red Alert (Armada)|Red Alert]] did what he could, the mysterious Prime reactivated only long enough to utter a cryptic statement about the walls crumbling and the coming of chaos, then died. {{storylink|Worlds Collide, Part 1 of 4}}

[[Unicron]] later explained that he sent the alternate Optimus Prime into their universe as a "calling card": a terrifying warning of his imminent arrival. This was probably to tell the uninitiated that Unicron is a jerk. {{storylink|Worlds Collide, Part 4 of 4}}
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===''Transformers/G.I. Joe''===
[[File:Optimus and Bumblebee-Transformed.jpg|thumb|upright=0.9|"Insert dramatic hair flip." "Um, Optimus, sir... we don't have hair." "Don't question me, Bumblebee. NEVER question a Prime."]]
Optimus Prime and his troops lay deactivated on the [[Fera Islands]] for three million years until [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] stumbled upon them one day in [[1939]]. {{storylink|The Line}} The Autobots were reactivated by a [[Sky Spy|repair drone]] and given new disguises, with Optimus Prime being reformatted into an unknown [[World War II]]-era human vehicle. He explained to [[Duke (G.I. Joe)|Duke]] who they were, and learned that [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]'s Decepticons had been reactivated a year prior, and were currently wreaking havoc on [[Europe]] along with [[Cobra]]. While hesitant at first, Optimus Prime soon joined G.I. Joe in their mission to destroy Cobra and the Decepticons. {{storylink|Transformed}} After commanding the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]] to get the [[Seeker (body-type)|Seekers]] out of the way, Prime advanced across the Fera Islands, but met resistance in the form of [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]]. {{storylink|Trial by Fire}}

As the Autobots were having trouble with Rumble, Optimus Prime told them try to use his earthquakes to their advantage, which led to the end of the Decepticon. Prime subsequently ordered the Aerialbots to [[Superion (G1)|combine]] and save Grimlock and [[Roadblock (G.I. Joe)|Roadblock]] from falling off a cliff. {{storylink|Wolves}} As they got closer to the Cobra [[Terrordrome]], however, Prime started regretting getting the Autobots involved with the humans' war. He offered to carry G.I. Joe across the water separating them from the Terrordrome, but told them that Autobots only fight if they have no choice, and they had no reason to fight anymore. Moments later, he saw that Cobra were using innocent prisoners as human shields, and Duke added that anyone who Cobra ''didn't'' enslave, they murdered. Filled with righteous anger, Optimus Prime ordered his troops to roll out. {{storylink|Trenches}}

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Shortly after reaching the other shore and taking out [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]], Prime witnessed the gigantic [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]] bust out of the Terrordrome and attack everything around him. With Superion gone, Prime knew that there was only one way to stop this rampaging monster, and ordered his Autobots to evacuate the humans while he went looking for the [[Matrix of Leadership]]. He soon found that [[Snake-Eyes]] was in possession of the artifact, but was under attack from Megatron. Prime attacked Megatron, keeping him at bay while telling Snake-Eyes that destroying the Matrix would kill Bruticus. The ninja complied, only to learn that Optimus had left something out of the story: smashing the Matrix would kill ''all'' the Transformers, including Prime himself. Looking at the Autobot leader's body, the Joes knew that Prime had been aware of this, and had deemed it a necessary sacrifice to save the humans. {{storylink|The Iron Fist}}

Decades later, in 1986, Duke showed [[Flint (G.I. Joe)|Flint]] and [[Spirit]] footage from the battle of the Fera Islands, including Optimus Prime's fight with Megatron. {{storylink|Targets of Opportunity}}

===''Lil' Jerry''===
Unamused by [[Lil' Jerry]]'s decision to wear the Joe fatigues to BotCon, Optimus stepped on the little guy. {{storylink|Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 6|Lil' Jerry's Big BotCon Adventure}}

===''Mini Mayhem!''===
Optimus Prime was thrown a surprised party to celebrate his role in ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''. He was touched that so many of his super-hero friends had remembered the occasion.

In a celebration of the Transformers brand, Optimus Prime showed up as a representative for the "Generation 1" era of the franchise.

Later, Optimus showed a couple of humans that the Transformers were in the midst of doing something really interesting... they were eating a pie! {{storylink|Mini Mayhem!}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
[[File:OrionridesSpringarm.jpg|thumb|I'm [[Batman]]!]]
{{main|Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity}}
Optimus Prime was originally known as Orion Pax, a police captain from [[Rodion]]. An encounter with a pre-[[Decepticon]] [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]] would change the course of his life, teaching him that freedom was not just the right of all "civilised" beings, but of all ''sentient'' beings, and causing him to publicly reclaim the name "Autobot", previously used only at Cybertronians as a derogatory term, before the corrupt Senate.

After the rise of the Decepticons and the death of the merciless [[Zeta Prime (G1)|Zeta Prime]], he became the Prime, and entered what would become a millions-of-years-long war of attrition with the Decepticons, which would lead to the death of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] and the spreading of the Cybertronian civil war far beyond their homeworld in a push for resources. With the end of the war and the emptying of the [[Matrix of Leadership]] to restart [[Vector Sigma]] and rebirth Cybertron, he found himself rejected by the returning civilian population, and - secretly gladly - abdicated his rank and returned to his original name of Orion Pax as he travelled through the galaxy.

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Roughly two years later, however, [[Dark Cybertron (IDW)|events]] would force him back into the Autobots. After killing [[Nova Prime]] he proudly retook the mantle of Prime, convinced by Rodimus that he had redeemed it, and seemingly destroyed Shockwave to save all of time and space. In the aftermath, Optimus reassumed his role as leader of the Autobots and led his forces back to Earth in search of [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]] and the [[Enigma of Combination]]; before long, however, Prime found himself at a crossroads after his role in the formaiton of Cybertron's [[Council of Worlds]], finding that the religious Transformers who hailed from [[Cybertronian colonies|Cybertron's long-lost colonies]] perceived all 'bots who held the rank of "[[Prime (rank)|Prime]]" as a living god. Prime initially came to lean on—and, in time, exploit—the faith of others as he grappled with the task of defending Earth from [[Galvatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Galvatron]]'s neo-Decepticon splinter faction, and eventually took drastic measures by unilaterally annexing Earth into the Cybertronian Council of Worlds for its own protection.

In time, however, Prime would come to realize that his new tactics threatened to restart the cycle of imperialism and violence that his progenitors had committed and adopt a gentler approach, working with humanity and Cybertronians alike to guide Earth towards a better future. Despite having learned from the sins of his ancestors, Prime found himself confronted by the ultimate example of their hubris: the threat of [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]], a wepaon created by "[[Onyx Prime]]—" in reality, a time-travelling Shockwave, who had deliberately engineered the rise and fall of the entire Prime lineage. Despite Prime's best efforts, Cybertron was destroyed, and Orion—shedding the title of "Prime" in his final moments—sacrificed his life to end what Shockwave had begun all those years ago, allowing both humans and Cybertronians to begin anew on Earth.

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===''Hearts of Steel''===
[[File:HeartsofSteel 1 Prime Bumblebee.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.1|"I keep telling you Bumblebee, the Dinobots will never accept you into their clique!"]]
The Autobots and the Decepticons came to [[Earth|a distant world]] in the grip of an ice age. Assuming [[alternate mode]]s based upon the [[Dinosaur (dinosaur)|dominant (though doomed) indigenous creatures]] of this planet, they continued their [[Ice Age Wars|ancient, unending war]]. However, the Autobots, with their energy levels dangerously low, withdrew from combat as the world grew colder. They sought refuge in a deep cavern and entered [[stasis lock]], awaiting the day when surface conditions changed to better suit their operation. {{storylink|Hearts of Steel issue 1|Hearts of Steel #1}} Optimus lay under the [[Mare Rurek Glacier]]. {{storylink|Infestation 2: The Transformers issue 1|Infestation 2: The Transformers #1}} Millions of years later, Bumblebee was awoken by the hammering of humans working on a rail line. He briefly considered awakening Optimus Prime, but thought better of it. After discovering the world had changed significantly, Ratchet thought there was no reason to awaken Prime. {{storylink|Hearts of Steel issue 1|Hearts of Steel #1}} When Bumblebee discovered the Decepticons were once again active on this world, Ratchet and Prowl agreed that the Autobots must intervene, but again decided out of rousing Optimus from his slumber. {{Storylink|Hearts of Steel issue 2|Hearts of Steel #2}}

[[File:TFInfestation2.2 Optimus Prime vs Elder God.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.45|Once again, Optimus steals Rodimus Prime's thunder.]]
When a new threat, the [[Elder God]]s, appeared, a group of Autobots acquired the help of [[Tobias Muldoon]] and [[Nikola Tesla]] to travel to the glacier and waken Prime. {{storylink|Infestation 2: The Transformers issue 1|Infestation 2: The Transformers #1}} Tesla's [[Tesla tower]] wasn't enough on its own, so [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]], [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]], [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailblazer]], and [[Hound (G1)|Hound]] gave energy necessary to recharge Optimus Prime. Optimus awoke and revived the other Autobots with his [[energon]] reserves, before traveling to [[Port Cenotaph]], [[Nova Scotia]] where an Elder God had risen from the sea. Diving into the ocean, Optimus cleaved parts off the Elder God until it and its followers returned to the depths. Though Tobias asked if the creature was dead, Optimus wasn't sure, but promised the Autobots would be there to defend Earth if it ever returned. {{storylink|Infestation 2: The Transformers issue 2|Infestation 2: The Transformers #2}} {{storylink|Infestation 2 issue 1|Infestation 2 #1}}

The Autobots continued to guard humanity in secret for many years, until one day in the 21st century when Ratchet was captured by a human group known as [[Skylogic Systems]]. Upon investigating the organization, Optimus Prime and Bumblebee came into contact with the [[Lone Gunmen]], three humans who were also on Skylogic's tail for their role in creating a dangerous virus. Learning from them that Ratchet's DNA was part of the concoction, the Autobots joined forces with the humans and helped track down [[David Simmons]], the man responsible for releasing the virus. One interrogation later and they had the address to the Skylogic base, though Prime's size prevented him from easily infiltrating the building, so he left the rescue mission up to Bumblebee and the Gunmen. Once Ratchet was saved, the Autobots parted company with their new human friends in an attempt to lure away any Skylogic pursuers. {{storylink|The X-Files: Conspiracy: The Transformers}}

{{note|Events identical to those of ''Hearts of Steel'' and ''Infestation 2'' occurred in the [[2005 IDW continuity]]; however, they happened to [[Maximal]] explorers brainwashed by [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Shockwave]] into believing they were the Autobots and Decepticons of the Great War. Optimus Prime's identity was taken by the Maximal named [[Domitius Major]].}}

===''Classics'' toy bios===
Optimus Prime appointed [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] to the position of City Commander of Autobot City. {{storylink|Ultra Magnus (G1)/toys#Classics|''Classics'' Ultra Magnus vs. Skywarp toy bio}}

===''Lil Formers''===
Upon meeting an [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|alternate-universe version of himself]], Optimus remarked that his [[David Kaye|counterpart's voice]] was somewhat unsettling. {{storylink|Lil Formers}}

===''Henkei! Henkei!'' pack-in manga===
Optimus foiled Megatron's attack on 21st century [[Tokyo]] after informing his old foe that wherever he would pop up, the Autobots would be there to thwart his evil intentions. {{storylink|Henkei! Henkei! volume 1}} Optimus and Bumblebee later intervened when [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] attacked [[Shinjuku Station]], using their bodies to shield nearby humans from the destruction the triple-changer brought about. They were unaware that Astrotrain's rampage was really a distraction staged to keep their attention away from Megatron's gathering of energon cubes nearby. {{storylink|Henkei! Henkei! volume 2}} Optimus continued to do battle against Astrotrain until Rodimus showed up to provide the Autobots with additional firepower. {{storylink|Henkei! Henkei! volume 3}}

At a later time, Optimus Prime helped defend a power plant from a Decepticon attack, this time headed by Starscream and a mind-controlled [[Jetfire (G1)|Skyfire]]. During the battle, Skyfire broke free of Starscream's control, and joined up with Optimus and company to repel the Decepticons. {{storylink|Henkei! Henkei! volume 4}}

Megatron used some of the energon he had previously pilfered to transform himself into Galvatron, and would have killed Prime were it not for Ironhide's timely intervention. Following his defeat, Galvatron reverted into Megatron. {{storylink|Henkei! Henkei! volume 7}}
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===2008 ''Universe'' toy bios===
Optimus Prime put [[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]] in charge of the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbot]]s in part to distract Silverbolt from his fear of heights. {{storylink|Silverbolt (G1)#Universe (2008)|''Universe'' Ultra Class Silverbolt toy bio}}

===''Henkei! Henkei!'' Bun Bun manga===
When the legendary [[Energon Cube]] was lost to the reaches of space, Optimus Prime led a small team of Autobots in pursuit of it. The giant energy source crashed on Earth in the Japanese town of [[Hoshinochō]], where it shattered into fragments that were scattered far and wide. Prime and the other Autobots set up a subterranean base below the Cube's impact crater and began their search for the shards, taking the forms of local vehicles to hide their activities. Despite their attempts at remaining unseen, glimpses of the Autobots only magnified the reputation the crash of the Cube (believed by humans to be a meteor) had given Hoshinochō: that of a hotbed of rumored alien and UFO activity, Japan's answer to [[United States of America|America]]'s [[Roswell]]. {{storylink|Kingdom of Giants}}

The Autobots gained a human ally in their quest when they befriended Doctor [[Osamu Kihara]] of the Governmental Special Diplomatic Agency, who provided more assistance than they could have imagined when his son, [[Akira Kihara|Akira]], was discovered to be a "[[Booster]]", one of many legendary beings born with the ability to control and detect the energies of the Energon Cube. Alas, the Decepticons had followed Prime's Autobots to Earth, and [[Megatron (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! Bun Bun manga|Megatron]] sought the boy's powers for his own. To protect Optimus Prime and himself, Akira unleashed the full extent of his powers, driving Megatron back, but causing his body to burn out and disintegrate. Prime was wracked with guilt over what had occurred, and it would haunt him afterward. {{storylink|Time of Resurrection}}

Eleven years after their arrival on Earth, Prime and the Autobots made a new human ally in [[Wataru Hoshinoumi]] when he stumbled into the midst of a battle between Prime's team and [[Starscream (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! Bun Bun manga|Starscream]] and [[Ramjet (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! Bun Bun manga|Ramjet]]. {{storylink|Enter! The Transformers}} When Megatron joined the fight soon after, he held [[Bumblebee (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! Bun Bun manga|Bumblebee]] and Wataru hostage, daring Prime to make a move against him. Prime opened fire, but Megatron merely used the defeated Starscream for a shield, then turned his cannon on the younger duo. Prime unleashed his [[ion blaster]] and apparently deflected the blast with a shot of his own, saving Bumblebee and Wataru and prompting the Decepticons to retreat. {{storylink|The Emperor of Destruction Appears!}}

Prime invited Wataru to visit the Autobots' subterranean base, and he gave the boy a personal tour as he carried the injured Bumblebee to the infirmary. Telling him the story of the Energon Cube and the Autobots' coming to Earth, Prime showed Wataru the large chunk of the cube that they had managed to recover. He then turned his attention to repairing Bumblebee's wounds, and as such, did not notice Wataru reaching out to touch the cube sliver. A bizarre energy discharge resulted that not only showed the Autobots images of [[Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Another Time & Place]], but also healed both Autobots' wounds. Prime dived at Wataru and hauled him away from the shard, returning things to normal, but leaving Prime with grave concerns over what the strange occurrence might mean. {{storylink|Kingdom of Giants}}

When Starscream attacked a power plant with the aid of his brainwashed ally, [[Jetfire (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! Bun Bun manga|Skyfire]], Prime carried [[Grimlock (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! Bun Bun manga|Grimlock]] to the scene of the battle on the back of his truck mode. {{storylink|The Enemy from the Arctic}} During the conflict that followed, Prime's suspicions about Wataru were confirmed when the boy manifested a barrier to protect himself and Bumblebee and to help Skyfire overcome the influence of Starscream's mind-controlling helmet. Wataru was a Booster as well! {{storylink|Wataru's Power}} His past experiences naturally made Prime hesitant to put Wataru's power to use, but Osamu Kihara made the point that Wataru's power was invaluable for hunting down shards of the Energon Cube. Prime and Wataru headed out to investigate a local relic that Kihara suspected was a cube shard, and Wataru's powers soon confirmed the doctor's findings. Just as Prime was about to report back to Kihara, however, Megatron struck, demanding that Prime hand over both the shard and Wataru. Prime attempted to feign ignorance of Wataru's powers, but Megatron ignored his bluff and encouraged him to hand the boy over, lest he cost ''another'' Booster their life. Driven into a rage by the stinging barb, Prime violently attacked Megatron with his energon-axe, but as the duel raged, Megatron continued to question Prime's beliefs and his attitude. Unable to deny Megatron's accusation that he had hoped to use Wataru's power to defeat him, Prime lost his concentration and was taken down by the Decepticon leader. Despite what he had learned about a previous Booster dying, Wataru stayed true to Optimus and activated his powers, healing the Autobot's wounds and powering up his energon-axe into a huge sword. Summoning all his energy, Prime took down Megatron with one almighty slash, then collapsed into [[stasis lock]]. {{storylink|Optimus Prime's Secret}}

Prime was brought back to the Autobot base for treatment, but the Decepticons exploited the Autobots' lack of manpower and struck again before Prime recovered. With his men taking a pummeling, the unconscious Prime had a vision of Akira, who spurred him on to awaken and rejoin the battle. With another power boost from Wataru, Prime unleashed a super-charged shot from his ion blaster that took down the fleeing Decepticons. {{storylink|Time of Resurrection}}
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===Titan Magazines===
After a hard day of fighting the most despiscable enemies the universe has to offer, [[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#Transformers (2007)|Softimus Prime]] and
[[Bumblebee (G1)/merchandise#Transformers (2007)|Slumblebee]] liked nothing more than to hit the couch and hug their favorite humans. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 10|Slumber Party}}
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===''Alternity''===
[[File:Alternity convoy boxart.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|This might take some getting used to. Hand me the instructions again!]]
In 2007, the Optimus Prime of [[universal stream]] [[Primax 109.0 Beta]] encountered a mysterious messenger from another world: [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity#Alternity|another incarnation of himself]] from [[BT World|a parallel dimension]] who left him with a warning. Two years hence, Megatron would bring the terrifying super-dimensional lifeform known as the "Beast of Time", the [[Hytherion]], into their dimension to destroy Earth. The only thing that could battle the Hytherion was the power of the super-evolved multi-dimensional race of Cybertronians known as the [[Alternity]]. Prime agreed that when the danger appeared, he would join the Alternity in the fight.

Sure enough, in 2009, when the Hytherion's colossal claw-marks appeared on planets throughout the solar system, Prime's other-dimensional incarnation returned, bringing with him a "Vibrant Red" Vector 109 [[auto-avatar]] with which Prime fused. In that instant, he was reborn as part of the Alternity, a manifold being who encompassed all the different incarnations of Optimus Prime through the multiverse at once. Prime reached his hands heavenward and peeled back the layers of reality, exposing the gargantuan fanged maw of the Hytherion looming above the Autobots. {{storylink|From Here to Alternity}}

Optimus battled alongside the Alternity to fend off the beast, when unexpectedly, [[Megatron (G1)#Alternity|Megatron]] overwrote the beast's higher functions with his own. At first, it seemed that the Hytherion had been killed, but a newly empowered Megatron (in two bodies) appeared and declared that, now possessing a power that rivaled the Alternity's, he challenged his opponents to take him on or see the multiverse itself burn. {{storylink|To Mega Therion}}

As battles between numerous different Primes and Megatrons erupted quite literally all across time and space, another member of the [[Convoy Aggregate]] was later seen battling [[Starscream (G1)#Alternity|Starscream]], who had been empowered by Megatron to serve as leader of his [[Questor]]s. This Prime was so surprised by Starscream's uncharacteristic sports car alternate mode that he left himself open for a blast from Starscream's Retroactive Nullifer cannon, which erased him from the timestream. As he faded out of existence, Prime responded to Starscream's taunts about the death of the Alternity by telling him that they were already well aware of their prophesied end and were well prepared. {{storylink|Foreshadows}}

Optimus was providing cover-fire for a cross-universal battle when he suddenly seized up. Though he rebooted momentarily, he had terrible news for his Protector allies: using the power of the lower-dimensional [[Planicron]]s, Megatron had succeeded in sundering the Alternity's aggregate! Optimus urged his subordinates to not lose hope however, reassuring them that events were still unfolding within the parameters they had foretold. Sure enough, the battle swayed back in the Autobots' favor when [[Thundercracker (G1)#Alternity|Thundercracker]], disgusted by Megatron's reckless use of their power, freed the Planicrons and robbed Megatron of his most powerful weapon. Optimus then tasked [[Arcee (Energon)|Elita Seven]], [[Nemesis Prime (Universe)|the black Convoy]], and [[Bumblebee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Bumblebee]] to track down the [[Critias Gate|doorway]] that would allow the Planicrons to ascend to the higher-dimensions, putting them on the path to supersede the Alternity as multiversal protectors. While they attended to this task, the rest of the now-former Alternity busied themselves by destroying Megatron's auto-avatars, weakening the villain and disallowing him from interfering further with the Planicrons' destiny.

After this had all come to pass, the Autobots all returned to their proper place in the multiverse. {{storylink|Alternation}}

{{note|Alternity beings are both individuals and a collective of separate entities. More fiction about Optimus Prime's Alternity collective can be found [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity#Alternity|here]].}}

===''Robot Heroes'' comic===
[[File:IDW I am Optimus Prime battle.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.66|Adorobots VS. Decepticutes.]]
Optimus Prime was given the Matrix by [[Primus]] himself, and used to be friends with Megatron. Prowl is his closest friend and Ratchet is his oldest. Searching for Energon, the Autobots landed on Earth, but were followed by the Decepticons. With the help of their human allies, they bested their foes, and knowing they would return, decided to stay and wait to defend the planet once more. Optimus Prime was proud to be an Autobot. {{storylink|I Am Optimus Prime (Robot Heroes)|I Am Optimus Prime}}
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===''Universe'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Ron Hayden]] (English)}}
[[File:Actionblast1matrix.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|Anyone with a history of seizures should leave the room now.]]
Optimus Prime narrated the events of what happened before the Ark crashed on Earth. He became the new leader of a long line of Autobot leaders via the discovery of the Matrix. On their quest for more Energon, the Autobots were chased by Decepticons to the planet known as Earth and crashed on it. When they emerged from the Ark, Optimus Prime scanned his truck altmode, stating that the war would not end on Earth. {{Storylink|Action Blast 1}}

[[File:FfE Optimus Prime Cyclonus.JPG|thumb|upright=1.4|Don't get distracted by your own fist Cyclonus! Do you WANT to lose your face?]]
Both Optimus Prime and Bumblebee raced down a street in an unknown desert while having an argument about Energon. He ordered Bumblebee to scan the surroundings to find the location where the Decepticons were hiding, and to be careful for possible scouts. When Bumblebee noted what the Decepticons were doing, Prime speculated that they might be planning to convert the energy into Energon, and ordered Bumblebee to create a diversion. While Bumblebee and Cyclonus fought, Prime made a surprise attack and took out Cyclonus with his Ion-axe, before turning his attention to Megatron. When both Decepticons fled, Prime told Bumblebee they'd done a good job (in front of a burning Gas station), and both Autobots got back on the move. {{storylink|Fight for Energon}}
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===''United''===
Millions of years ago, Megatron thought Optimus Prime to be forever vanquished. He was proven wrong when the Autobot leader rushed into battle against the Decepticons in a surprise attack. In the ages that followed, Megatron and Optimus would battle time and again, often upgrading themselves into new bodies. {{storylink|A New Battle!}}

At some point, [[Darkside Optimus Prime (United)|Darkside Optimus Prime]] was born out of the darkness in Optimus Prime's mind. {{storylink|Darkside Optimus Prime (United)|''United'' Darkside Optimus Prime toy bio}}

After the Autobot [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]]s and [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmaster]]s successfully retrieved a cure for a deadly nano-virus from the planet [[Nebulos|Nebulon]], Optimus Prime commended them for their heroic efforts in a ceremony. {{storylink|The Fierce Fighting on Planet Nebulos}}

In response to attacks by Decepticons pretending to be Autobots, Optimus Prime took on a black color scheme to infiltrate the Decepticons. {{storylink|Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#UnitedBlack|''United'' Black Optimus Prime toy bio}}

===''Unit:E'' comic===
Upon approaching the planet [[Earth]], the artificial intelligence [[Synergy]] presented footage of the Autobots to her crew-mate, the young [[Microman|Acroyear]], so that he could learn about his potential allies and enemies on the alien world. Optimus Prime could be seen ordering Bumblebee onward on one of Synergy's view-screens. {{storylink|Unit:E (issue)|Unit:E}}

===''BeCool'' shorts===
{{voiceactor|[[Kōichi Toshima]] (Japanese)}}
'''Trailer''' (トレーラー ''Torērā'') was often sleepy, but was the strongest of the BeCools. He could carry stuff in his trailer. {{storylink|The Self-Introduction Chapter}} When Trailer came across a traffic jam, he crashed into the BeCools holding him up, forcing them to transform into robot mode and realize they could just walk past the jam. {{storylink|The Story of the Surprising and Big Traffic Jam!}} When the same bunch of BeCools were stuck before a hole, Trailer selflessly used his body to act as a bridge for the other BeCools. [[Bumblebee (G1)|Yellow Sports Car]] was so inspired by his heroism that he offered to fill the hole so that Trailer could pass through. Trailer did so and sped away, leaving Yellow Sports Car in the hole. {{storylink|The Story of Mister Trailer's Big Success!}}

In the forest, Trailer observed the lost [[Powerglide (G1)|Red Jet]] and Yellow Sports Car. He wondered why Red Jet didn't just fly out. {{storylink|The Story of the Lost Plane!}} Trailer later played in the ''Quiz! BeCool'' show with [[Megatron (G1)|Tank Lorry]] on his team. The two's answer fumbling and arguments led them to lose the game. Another BeCool, '''Garbage Truck''' (清掃車 ''Seisōsha''), was part of one question. {{storylink|The Story of Quiz! BeCool}} While Yellow Sports Car was explaining BeCool marks to [[you]], Trailer was asleep in his Trailer Base, appropriately displaying his "Zzz..." BeCool mark. {{storylink|The Story of What Do I Know About the BeCool Mark?}}

Garbage Truck was doing his job when he accidentally left a [[banana]] peel on the road. This had catastrophic consequences, with Yellow Sports Car slipping on it and causing a traffic accident. {{storylink|The Story of Protecting the Signal!}}

Trailer took up a job with the fire brigade, hoping to earn some work experience. When they spotted Yellow Sports Car screaming for help on a burning building, they rescued him, only for the whole thing to be revealed as part of the filming of a movie. Garbage Truck witnessed the whole thing. {{storylink|The Story of the Fire Brigade Dispatch!}}

===''Transformers vs. G.I. Joe''===
Before his death, Alpha Trion bequeathed unto Optimus Prime the Matrix of Leadership. {{storylink|Everybody Hates Metroplex}}

[[File:FormFollowsFunction-extradimensionaloptimus.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]
Optimus became the leader of the Autobots for a time, then disappeared, leaving his people to be ruled tyrannically by Megatron.{{storylink|Targetmasters (issue)|Targetmasters}} Megatron never stopped seeking out his old foe, rewarding any of his troops that provided him with information that could lead to Optimus's whereabouts. {{storylink|The Golden Boys}} As for the Autobots, they were uncertain exactly as to why Optimus had disappeared; some believed Optimus had simply abandoned his troops, while other believed he was fulfilling some greater purpose and would return to them in their hour of need. Ultimately, it was [[Snake-Eyes]] and [[Duke (G.I. Joe)|Duke]] who found the Autobot leader, lost in the void between dimensions. {{storylink|Form Follows Function}} There, the three of them became ensnared by the [[Quintesson]]s. They escaped the extra-dimensional entities' mind-probe and made their way back to normal space. En route, Optimus learned from Duke that Bumblebee had traveled to Earth and met his demise there. His human companions went off to help their friends on Cybertron, while Optimus headed for [[T.H.E. P.I.T.]] on Earth, eviscerating numerous [[Coltonbolt]] satellites as he entered the atmosphere. {{storylink|Everybody Hates Metroplex}}

[[File:EverybodyHatesMetroplex-optimusreturns.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4]]

Within G.I. Joe's headquarters, Optimus found [[Doctor Venom]] controlling a robotic suit made out of the remains of both Bumblebee and Soundwave. The battle between him and the Joes spilled out into the open and into another battle, where Decepticobra was attacking the United Nations. As more factions joined the brawl, Optimus yanked Bumblebee's components free from Soundwave's body and took to the skies, back to Cybertron. {{storylink|Expelled from the Garden}} There, he was able to reunite Bumblebee's body with his head. {{storylink|Headmasters (issue)|Headmasters}}

Megatron came upon Optimus and challenged his old foe to a duel. Optimus managed to gain the upper hand, but hesitated to deliver the killing blow when he discovered that Megatron had married the Matrix to his spark, corrupting it. Several Decepticons then swarmed Optimus, allowing Megatron to blast a hole through his chest. Dead and defeated, Optimus plummeted down into the bowels of Cybertron. {{storylink|Pax Megatronus}} Rodimus and Duke travelled far beneath Cybertron, where they discovered Ultra Magnus- the Autobot god of death -carrying Optimus's body away. {{storylink|Earth: R.I.P.}}

On another plane of existence, Optimus travelled the path to the Matrix, guided by the voice of his old mentor Alpha Trion. The path led him to Grimlock, who had also been killed by Megatron; Prime rescued Grimlock from Kremzeek, the demonic eater of souls. At the gateway to the great beyond, they encountered Bludgeon, who announced that only those who bore the "key to Vector Stigmata" may pass through. Prime realized that the wounds on his body form the key, but the angel insisted that these would grant Prime access. Prime took Grimlock's sword and bestowed the key on Grimlock, allowing the former Autobot King to ascend into the Matrix while Prime stayed behind. {{storylink|Transformers vs. G.I. Joe issue 12|Transformers vs. G.I. Joe #12}}

[[File:TheWarNeverEnds-returnofoptimusprime.jpg|thumb|OPTIMUS PRIME EJECT! OPERATION COME BACK|right|175px]]

Scarlett later used the Brainwave Scanner to contact Optimus's spirit and guide him back to the mortal realm. In the physical world, Ultra Magnus challenged Megatron to a duel on a Dyson sphere surrounding the sun. The Autobot god had not ferried Optimus to the afterlife - he had merely repaired Optimus's body by taking it into himself. During the climatic duel, he allowed Optimus to burst free from within his armor. The reborn Optimus punched Megatron into the sun, then turned his attention to reclaiming the stolen Matrix from the Decepticons. After [[Atlas (G1)|Atlas]] defeated the maddened Primus, Optimus healed Snake-Eyes' injuries. Optimus then turned his attention to returning Primus/Cybertron to its regular orbit. As the planet left the solar system, he departed aboard the ''[[Ark II|Ark 2]]'' alongside a crew of Joes and Autobots, in the hopes of contacting the Makers. {{storylink|The War Never Ends}}

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===''Transformers: All Spark''===
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===''Q-Robo Transformer''===
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===''Transformers GT: Mission GT-R''===
In a world where the Transformers' war settled into a series of friendly competitive races known as the [[Transformers GT]], Optimus Prime became the [[GT Transformer]] known as '''GT-R Prime'''. As a racer he was known for his serious but sometimes hot-blooded personality and his skillful use of the [[Impact Wrench Gun]], though he maintained an honorable policy never to fire directly at an opposing racer's body. Like other racers, GT-R Prime put a limit on his own strength by separating his Matrix into a [[GT Sister]], creating his partner [[Misaki]].

====''Story of Transformers GT''====
[[File:Story of GT 1.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]
On the day before the Transformers GT began, GT-R Prime found himself racing with [[Star Saber (Victory)|GT-R Saber]] when they were both out for a test run. Though Misaki warned him not to get too invested in a practice race, Prime took the challenge seriously and won the race by briefly transforming into robot mode, thus tricking Saber into slowing down in anticipation of a fight. {{storylink|Test Run Battle! –Prelude–}} Prime earned the pole position for the Transformers GT, but this combined with his victory over Saber made him overconfident, and he was unprepared when Saber attacked him immediately as the race began and sent him flying. {{storylink|First Fast Attack! –Whoever Strikes First Wins–}} [[Megatron (G1)|GT-R Megatron]] also targeted Prime during the course of the race, seeing him as his fated rival. {{storylink|One Shot and One Kill!! –Finishing Blow–}}

====Comic====
GT-R Prime was racing against [[Star Saber (Victory)|GT-R Saber]] and [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|GT-R Maximus]] when they were rudely interrupted by [[Megatron (G1)|GT-R Megatron]], a ruthless racer out to prove his worth by defeating all others. A fight broke out, but Prime interrupted it and convinced Megatron that they all shared the same need for speed, persuading him to settle things with a race instead. {{storylink|Transformers GT: Mission GT-R (comic)|Transformers GT: Mission GT-R}}

====Story pages====
Though Optimus was a master marksman, he had a personal policy against shooting directly at his opponents' bodies during his races. In one such race, he allowed his rival to take the lead so that he could use his favorite weapon, the [[Impact Wrench Gun]], to blast the road beneath the other racer's feet, causing him to lose his balance. {{storylink|Transformers GT: Mission GT-R (story page)|Transform in a gust!}} When GT-R Megatron burst onto the scene, roaring that all previous races had failed to "ignite his warrior's spark," Optimus readied to give him the race of a lifetime. {{storylink|Transformers GT: Mission GT-R (story page)|GT-R Megatron Attacks!}} Like other racers, GT-R Prime attended photo shoots alongside Misaki in order to promote coexistence between humans and Transformers. {{storylink|Transformers GT: Mission GT-R (story page)|The Work of the GT Sister Race Queens?}} When a reincarnated [[Unicron]] attacked the Transformers GT finals and absorbed the huge [[energon]] pool saved up for the final prize, Prime restored his true power by using the "Matrix In" process to recombine with Misaki. Together with the other powered up racers, he fought and defeated Unicron, saving the Earth. {{storylink|Transformers GT: Mission GT-R (story page)|The True TFGT}}

===''Construct-Bots'' cartoon===
Optimus Prime came upon [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] attacking [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]], and so rear-ended the [[Decepticon]]. The impact caused Megatron's parts to come off his chassis. Optimus claimed these components for himself. {{storylink|Toys & App TV Commercial}}

Optimus and Bumblebee snuck into the Decepticons' base, and found their enemies upgrading themselves with [[Autobot]] parts. The pair took offense to this, and Bumblebee set about sabotaging the process. Megatron wound up tripping on some gumballs thanks to the Autobot's mucking about, and Optimus congratulated his fellow Autobot on a prank well done! {{storylink|Intro!}}

Optimus later helped Bumblebee put his parts back on his bare chassis. During the dress-up, Bumblebee managed to accidentally swallow his Autobot badge. Fortunately, Bumblebee managed to soon cough it back out. Unfortunately, Bumblebee then proceeded to sing out of tune, annoying Optimus. {{storylink|Bumblebee Speaks!}}

On another occasion, Optimus got a little carried away with strapping new parts onto Bumblebee. The final piece he attached to the yellow 'bot was a rocket, which activated and sent Bumblebee wheeling through the air. Bumblebee eventually came crashing back down, and Optimus slowly backed away out of embarrassment. {{storylink|Strength!}}

===''Cloud''===
[[File:Cloud Optimus Prime.jpg|thumb|]]

At one time, Optimus Prime worked alongside Megatron, bringing order throughout dimensions with the power of [[SARA]]. But Megatron was ambitious, and sought to use SARA's power for his own ends. Optimus saved Metropolis from Megatron's rebellion, and the Autobots banished Megatron from [[Metropolis]]. Optimus Prime remained behind as the leader of the [[Autobot]]s. {{storylink|Fate}} As head of the space-time guardians residing in [[Cloud World]]'s Metropolis, he was a valiant and powerful leader who commanded the utmost respect from his subordinates. Optimus Prime stood for peace and freedom for all sentient beings in all of time and space. His sense of responsibility in this regard was a bit too great for his own good, as it often left him worrying about things outside of his control.

His weapon of choice was a powerful [[ion blaster]] that transformed into a back-mounted energy unit used to control his movement between dimensions.

Optimus was checking up on the Autobots' ongoing energy collecting campaign when Wheeljack informed him that a disturbance in [[Duel on the Asteroid|Sector 33HM]] of space-time would eventually cause major problems in its time-stream. Optimus assigned the investigation of this disturbance to Bumblebee, then noted that [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rodimus]] had not completed his latest report, communications with the young Autobo having been lost while he was on his own mission. With a brief inspirational speech, he urged his subordinates to redouble their efforts in maintaining harmony throughout reality. Little did Optimus suspect that in his own universe, Megatron was planning a coup against the Autobots... {{storylink|Uprising (Cloud)|Uprising}}

The Decepticons' initial strike came abruptly and brutally, devastating entire districts of Metropolis. Optimus was meeting with Hot Rodimus as this took place, and was nearly overcome with grief when Ratchet informed him of the carnage the Decepticons had wrought. Steeling himself, Optimus coordinated the city's defenses, ordering his troops to be dispatched where they were most needed to repel the invasion. Upon spotting an old enemy on one of the nearby monitors, Optimus geared up to go in the field himself. Arming himself with his favorite pistol, Optimus resolved to take down Megatron. {{storylink|Raid}}

Optimus confronted his archenemy on the battlefield, though he had to knock Starscream aside to get to him first. Due to a nearby explosion that rocked the battlefield, Optimus nearly lost both his stance and his head when Megatron took advantage of the opening. But Optimus's quick reflexes allowed him to shift to vehicle mode and back, dodging Megatron's attack and striking back in the process. As the battle raged on, both combatants found themselves evenly matched. Then Ratchet contacted Optimus with dire news; the Decepticons had managed to abduct SARA! {{storylink|Fate}}

In shock over the news, Optimus could do little more than scream in agony as Megatron and Starscream made their escape. After regaining his senses, the Autobot leader resumed contact with Ratchet, relaying the order that all Autobots were to return to base. There, Optimus tried his best to calm his panicking subordinates. Though he assured them that power reserves would allow their civilization to continue functioning for some time, they remained jittery. Optimus then declared that he would spearhead a counter-invasion of the Underground. Still, the Autobots remained uncertain, with [[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]] pointing out that the Underground was not only vast and dangerous, but mostly unmapped as well. Taking full responsibility for SARA's abduction onto himself, Optimus suggested that he venture to the Underground alone and track SARA's energy signature. Hot Rodimus, however, was unwilling to allow his leader to take such a dangerous course of action, and volunteered to join him. The rest of the Autobots, finding their courage at last, followed suit. Moved by their devotion, Optimus accepted. He also thanked Hot Rodimus for calling out his foolishness, as Optimus now recognized that he would have made an even greater mistake by diving headlong into a doomed venture. Brawn approached Optimus next, insisting he join the group. Optimus at first refused, as Brawn had gotten badly injured during the invasion, but was convinced by the minibot's resolve. Once they were ready, Optimus issued the order to his Autobots... ROLL OUT! {{storylink|Resolve}}

The Autobots tracked SARA's energy signature to a decrepit old building. While a team headed by [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] stormed the building's main floor as a distraction, Optimus, Hot Rodimus and Brawl infiltrated its basement covertly. Coming upon the Decepticons' inner sanctum, they found Megatron having already wired SARA into his own body! Horrified by this development, Optimus demanded to know what Megatron was planning to do. The true extent of Megatron's megalomania was then revealed; the Decepticon leader planned to use SARA's energy to become ruler of all space-time, even if it meant destroying his home dimension in the process. Both Hot Rodimus and Brawn were knocked aside by Megatron in short order, leaving Optimus with no back-up and few options. Deciding he needed to take down Megatron, even at the cost of his own life, Optimus transformed to vehicle mode and rammed the Decepticon. He then lost consciousness...

Optimus awakened to the sound of [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]]'s voice. Taking in his surroundings, he noted that he was now in an organic forest, surrounded by unfamiliar Cybertronians. It soon dawned on him that he had been transported to the dimension where Megatron had intended to begin his conquest: the [[G1 World|OG World]]. The 'bots surrounding him were the local counterparts to his own Autobots, including his own doppelgänger! The locals informed him that they had found him thanks to the help of his "companion," a small robotic girl. Before Optimus could puzzle out who this humanoid was, the group came under attack by the local Megatron. Though badly injured, "Cloud Optimus Prime" had the strength to fight alongside "G1 Optimus Prime" against the Decepticons, and protect the girl that had brought the Autobots to him. During the fight, blasts from both Primes' rifles collided with a blast from Megatron's fusion cannon, knocking all of the combatants down. Cloud Optimus Prime ensured that the girl was safe before before his attention was drawn to the horizon by a familiar voice. It was "Cloud Megatron," who had also survived his inter-dimensional trip, and had come to continue his fight against his nemesis. {{storylink|Leap}}

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===''Transformers × Evangelion''===
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===''Angry Birds'' comic===
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Optimus and his Autobots were aboard the Ark, on the run from the Decepticons. With him, Optimus had what Megatron was forever seeking; the [[AllSpark]]! With the ship taking heavy damage from the Autobots' pursuers, Optimus ordered Jazz to take them into an emergency quantum jump. Jazz informed Prime that the jump would take longer to initiate than the time the Decepticons would need to board their vessel. As such, Optimus entrusted the AllSpark to Bumblebee while he and the rest of the bridge crew steeled themselves to hold off their enemies. Thanks to Starscream breaking rank in the Decepticons' formation, Optimus was able to hold back Megatron, and with [[Heatwave (G1)|Heatwave]]'s help, repel them from the ship just as it initiated the quantum jump. However, at that moment the AllSpark tumbled off-ship, falling into the quantum tunnel and seemingly being lost for good... {{storylink|Angry Birds Transformers issue 1|Angry Birds Transformers #1}}

Optimus led the search for the AllSpark through space, but he and his troops were unable to locate the artifact. Though the search seemed hopeless, Optimus assured the others that they would not give up until Cybertron's last hope for survival was found... At that moment, a [[Minion Pig|strange green pig]] crashed through one of the ship's windows, with the AllSpark in tow. Optimus stared in bewilderment at the strange creature as it asked for a ride back [[Piggy Island|home]]. {{storylink|Hard Boiled}}

===''Legends'' comic===
A truck at [[Transformers Celebration 2014]] opened its trailer to reveal a large, speaking bust of Optimus Prime, much to [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]]'s nostalgic pleasure. {{storylink|Legends Bonus Vol.}} Another statue of Prime appeared at a ''[[Q-Transformers]]'' event at the Decks Tokyo Beach shopping center. {{storylink|Deckss × Q-Transformers Collaboration Event Report|Deckss x Q-Transformers}}

===''Combiner Wars'' toy bios===
[[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]]'s legendary status was exceeded only by the legendary status of Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Ultra Magnus (G1)/toys#Generations|''Combiner Wars'' Ultra Magnus toy bio}} Upgraded with the power of combination, Optimus could combine with any bots to form [[Ultra Prime]]. {{storylink|Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Combiner Wars|''Combiner Wars'' Optimus Prime toy bio}} With mastery over the power of Combiners, the combined courage of Optimus and the Autobots would stop the Decepticon Combiners threatening cities and entire civilizations. {{storylink|Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#BattlelCoreOP|''Combiner Wars'' Battle Core Optimus Prime toy bio}}

===Ask Vector Prime===
In [[Primax 092.0 Beta]], Optimus Prime was a student of [[Hyperdrive (Turbomaster)|Hyperdrive]] at the [[Elite Guard]] academy before the Great War. {{storylink|Source:Ask Vector Prime/Facebook#July 16, 2015|Ask Vector Prime, 16/07/2015}}

Some time later, Optimus, now called Star Convoy, and [[Hot Rod (G1)#Fire Rodimus|Fire Rodimus]] formed Supernova Convoy to vanquish [[Dark Nova|Star Giant]] and [[Megatron (G1)|Ultra Megatron]]. {{storylink|Source:Ask Vector Prime/Facebook#August 15, 2015|Ask Vector Prime, 15/08/2015}}

Later on, Optimus, now called Optimus again, defeated the returned [[Nucleon (substance)|nucleon]]-empowered Megatron, subsequently retiring from leader of the Autobots and passing on the [[Matrix of Leadership]] to Hyperdrive. {{storylink|Source:Ask Vector Prime/Facebook#July 16, 2015|Ask Vector Prime, 16/07/2015}}

===General Optimus===
[[File:GeneralOptimusPrime-CMW.jpg|thumb|right|upright=2.0|"You magnificent bastard, ''I read [[Towards Peace|YOUR BOOK!]]''"]]

General Optimus Prime hailed from [[Primax 096.0 Beta]]. {{Storylink|Source:Ask Vector Prime/Facebook#September 6, 2015|Ask Vector Prime, 06/09/2015}} During the [[Great War (G1)|third Cybertronian war]], {{storylink|Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Timelines|General Optimus Prime profile card}} he fought on Earth against [[Megatron (G1)/toys#ATB|Megatron]]: in the Battle of [[Sherman Dam]], the two fought directly but the battle would have gone against the Autobots if not for the arrival of the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]]. {{storylink|Source:Ask Vector Prime/Facebook#September 6, 2015|Ask Vector Prime, 06/09/2015}} In the latter stages of the war, he upgraded himself with heavier armor and weaponry in order to match Megatron's flight and combination upgrade.

At the final battle against the [[Decepticon Empire|Decepticon Star Empire]] on [[Mirtonia]], Prime and his [[Firestormer|Firestormer Squadron]] emerged victorious, though the battle concluded with an experimental energon refinery exploding and blasting the General and [[Hound (G1)|Sergeant Hound]] out of their own reality into [[Nexus 208.0 Epsilon]].

In [[Axiom Nexus]], General Optimus Prime found himself inducted into the [[Convoy (group)|Convoy]], a group of Optimus Primes and their kin dedicated to safeguarding the [[multiverse]]. While the other Convoy members tended to stay in the upper reaches of Axiom Nexus, the General was able to use his unusual appearance for an Optimus Prime to venture in the Offworlder zones without suspicion, a great help to [[Axiom Nexus Security Administration|Offworlder Zone Security Administration]] Commander [[Cheetor (TransTech)|Cheetor]]. The General was also assisted in his new mission by his longtime scout, Sergeant Hound. {{storylink|Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Timelines|General Optimus Prime profile card}} {{storylink|Hound (G1)/toys#Timelines|Sgt. Hound profile card}}

When Sergeant Hound apprehended a criminal going by the name "[[Megatron (Movie)|C-81]]", rumors that the prisoner was in reality a "Megatron" that had gotten past the TransTechs' security procedures piqued General Optimus Prime's interest. Though Cheetor assured him that it was impossible for a "Megatron" to have been allowed in Axiom Nexus, the General's concerns did not fade. More pressing concerns took over, however, when the entirety of Axiom Nexus, and nearly all of the TransTechs suffered a sudden shutdown due to a surge in the Global Net. General Optimus Prime tasked [[Bruticus (RID)|Bruticus]] with keeping guard over the prison while he and Hound went to investigate the source of the surge, the planet's core.

When Optimus and Hound eventually made their way there, they found that C-81 and his gang of criminals had escaped prison and were combating the [[Waruder]] soldiers responsible for the planetary shutdown. Optimus mistakenly assumed that C-81 and his goons were there on purpose, and joined them in fending off the invaders. They were soon joined by [[Burn Out]] and [[Lift-Ticket (Diaclone)|Lift-Ticket]], who informed the Cybertronians that they had stumbled across the Waruders' main hive. Lift-Ticket explained the Waruders could be repelled if he managed to get a sample of the hive's venom. Optimus was willing to go along with Lift-Ticket's dangerous plan, despite C-81's skepticism. However, the battle came to an end when C-81 managed to grab a hold of the Waruders' [[Beet-Chit|leader]], and forced the bug into peaceful negotiations. Optimus agreed to allow the Waruders to migrate to another Cybertron via C-81's illegal interuniversal gate, in exchange for a venom sample that would be used to create an anti-toxin to revive the TransTech. The General nonetheless impounded C-81's gate afterwards, though he did let the criminals "slip away" as thanks for their part in thwarting the Waruder invasion.

General Optimus Prime later attended a meeting of the Convoy held by [[Starscream (TransTech)|Starscream]]. There, he assured the others present that he had been mistaken about the rumored Megatron's identity. Starscream was convinced, but the rest of the Convoy were savvy to the truth. The other Optimuses supported General Optimus Prime's decision, stating that if C-81 had earned the General's trust, that was good enough for the rest of them. Optimus was later seen hanging out with [[Spy-Eye]] on his off-time. {{storylink|Cybertron's Most Wanted}}

General Optimus Prime led the Convoy in a raid on [[Alpha Trion (SG)|Alpha Trion]]'s old laboratory, which had more recently been appropriated by [[Cy-Kill (GoBots)|Cy-Kill]]. Though the terrorists were gone, the Convoy recovered the long-lost sparks of [[Blackarachnia (TransTech)|Blackarachnia]], [[Nightscream (TransTech)|Nightscream]], and [[Immorticon (TransTech)|Immorticon]]. {{storylink|Source:Rook - Axiom Nexus News: Investigative Journalist#December 2, 2015|Rook - Axiom Nexus News, 02/12/2015}}

[[Hawk (G.I. Joe)|General Hawk]] stated in an interview that his typical transportation in Axiom Nexus was his Convoy colleagues. As the seats of General Optimus Prime's vehicle mode were manufactured at the same location as the [[VAMP]]s of his universe, Hawk was able to find a degree of familiarity in the strange world of Axiom Nexus. {{storylink|Source:Andromeda - Axiom Nexus News Reporter#May 1, 2016|Andromeda - Axiom Nexus News, 01/05/2016}}

===''Of Masters and Mayhem''===
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In one universe, Optimus led his Autobots against Megatron's Decepticons but found his army on the back foot from the onset of the campgain. With the war continuing with no end in sight, Optimus commissioned the Ark Project, the symbolic representation of the Autobots' hope for a better future. The Decepticon [[Toxitron (G1)|Toxitron]] was made to resemble Optimus Prime as a blow to Autobot morale and also sported a cybermetric signature that matched Prime's. {{storylink|The Toxic Transformer}}

[[File:Of Masters and Mayhem Optimus.jpeg|thumb|200px|Trukk]]

When the Decepticons eventually created the monstrous combiner [[Thunder Mayhem]] out of the [[Mayhem Attack Squad]], the squad's sheer sadism caused them go rogue. Capturing Optimus, the Squad imprisoned him within their ship. Forced to watch as Thunder Mayhem destroyed his planet, Optimus lost his fighting spirit. {{storylink|Pandora's Gift}}

Making his way to Earth, Optimus used a Pretender shell to disguise himself as a gorilla, content to wait for death. {{storylink|History}} When Thunder Mayhem attacked the planet, Optimus witnessed the heroism of the Autobot pretenders, reigniting his will, {{storylink|Pandora's Gift}} saving Spike Witwicky and two innocent humans. Rallying everyone behind him, Optimus was grabbed by Thunder Mayhem who began crushing him, {{storylink|Pandora's Gift}} before [[Wreckage (G1)|Wreckage]].

[[File:Of Masters and Mayhem Optimus gorilla Pretender.jpeg|thumb|200px|left|Munky]]

As the distraction of Wreckage allowed the Earth forces to punch a hole in Thunder Mayhem's chest, the [[Matrix of Malice]] was exposed. Taking charge again, Optimus ordered everyone to fire at it, destroying it and finally ending the monster. With Thunder Mayhem defeated, Optimus joined with [[Skyhammer (G1)|Skyhammer]] to hunt down [[Ramjet (Universe)|Ramjet]]. {{storylink|Finale (OMAM)|Finale}}

===''Prime Wars Trilogy'' cartoons===
{{voiceactor|[[Jon Bailey]] (English, ''Combiner Wars''), [[Peter Cullen]] (English, ''Titans Return'', ''Power of the Primes'')}}
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During the war, Optimus was killed in battle by Megatron, but was eventually resurrected. {{storylink|The Fight Begins}} Coming to the dire realization that the war against the Decepticons had become a never-ending arms race, Optimus Prime challenged Megatron to single-combat, with their troops acting as witnesses to their terrible and final clash. The battle between both faction leaders ended with Megatron beaten down and goading Optimus into delivering the kill shot...

Optimus later found himself a wanderer, no longer leader of the Autobot forces. While traveling through Cybertron's barren wastes, he reminisced on his pivotal duel against his archenemy. {{storylink|Prelude to Transformers: Combiner Wars - Optimus Prime}}

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After the Combiner Wars, Optimus watched the reconstruction efforts. Not wanting to overstay his welcome and preferring to leave Cybertron's leadership in its existing hands, he bid farewell to the Mistress of Flame and Windblade and departed for parts unknown. {{storylink|Aftermath and Rebirth}} On the way, he received a vision of future events from the Matrix and headed back towards Metroplex City. There, he met up with Megatron and told him of his vision, believing that the Combiner Wars and [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]'s attack were signs of a greater threat, one that would lead to their ultimate destruction. Megatron laughed off his concerns, and the two parted ways. {{storylink|The Fight Begins}}
[[File:Machinima-Titans-Return-Ep10-OptimusDies.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|Optimus killed in battle? Must be a day of the week ending in "Y".]]

Optimus made his way to the [[Primal Basilica]], where he found [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] standing over the Mistress of Flame's battered corpse. Unable to do anything for her, Prime activated the Basilica's defenses as a means of stalling Trypticon. Learning from Perceptor that Rodimus had given up the Matrix, the two entered the chamber of the [[Chorus of the Primes]] to have the Matrix returned to him. {{storylink|Desperate Actions}} However, Optimus revealed the Matrix was not for him, but rather for Perceptor, as he wanted to make sure it would be taken as far away from Trypticon's grasp as possible. He guided Perceptor to a secret exit from the Basilica and sent the scientist on his way. {{storylink|Run for Our Lives}} Warned by the Chorus to "beware the power of the Primes", Optimus charged back towards the battlefield and began attacking Trypticon, rescuing Victorion. Optimus led the Combiners in battle against Trypticon, but the [[Titan (group)|Titan]] managed to hit him, sending him hurtling towards some sharp rubble. Thankfully, he was caught at the last moment by [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]]. {{storylink|In Good Hands}}

[[File:POTP-Cartoon-Ep10-OptimusLives.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|"Did I tell you I was immune to the plot?"]]
As the two Titans battled, Optimus found Megatron watching the fight and demanded he assist them, but Megatron refused. When Trypticon swallowed the Enigma of Combination and took control of the Combiners, Optimus attempted to attack them as a distraction, but he was caught and the Combiners attempted to pull him apart. Optimus managed to break free of his captors and was further saved by the timely arrival of Megatron. Against Optimus's wishes, Perceptor returned and tricked Trypticon into swallowing the Matrix. {{storylink|Consumed}} However, this ultimately proved successful, and Trypticon released all that he had swallowed during the conflict before falling inert once again. The relief was short-lived, though, as [[The Fallen|Megatronus]] suddenly appeared before them, proving Optimus's fears. Optimus and Maximus attempted to surprise attack Megatronus, but he brushed off their blows and fired a beam through Optimus's chest, killing the Autobot once more. {{storylink|All Things Must Pass}}

In the aftermath, Victorion believed trying to find the [[Requiem Blaster (Megatronus)|Requiem Blaster]] was a fool's errand, and that they should have been preparing Optimus Prime's funeral instead. {{storylink|The Swamp}} Megatron often thought of Optimus, noting the similarities between him and [[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimus Primal]] {{storylink|Primal (POTP)|Primal}} and wondering what his old rival would think of his heroic exploits. {{storylink|Consequences}} Ultimately, thanks to his connection to the Matrix and the Primes, Optimus's spark was freed from the Well and revived after Megatronus's defeat, to the joy of his companions. Mourning the sacrifice of Megatron, whom he considered a brother, he commended Optimal Optimus for being a fine choice as the new Matrix-bearer, and began teaching him the ways of Cybertron, promising to support him in his new leadership role. {{storylink|Saga's End}}
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===''Titans Return'' marketing material===
[[File:HasbroPulse TitansReturn PowermasterOPArt.jpg|thumb|left|200px|I am the hope of the Omniverse!]]

When the long-lost [[Titan Master]]s reemerged into modern society and joined the Autobot-Decepticon war, Optimus Prime was partnered with the Titan Master [[Hi-Q|Apex]], who carried a portion of Prime's spark that boosted the legendary commander's already formidable abilities. {{storylink|Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Titans Return|''Titans Return'' Apex/Powermaster Optimus Prime toy bio}} On [[Velocitron]], Optimus Prime was present for the biggest race of the year when [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] and [[Squeezeplay (G1)|Crashbash]] arrived and attempted to botnap [[Haywire|Hyperfire]]. Optimus ordered [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]] and [[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]] to battle against them. Later, Optimus was part of a battle on Cybertron against [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]]. During the battle, the Autobots' base [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] transformed to thwart the Decepticon advance. Optimus Prime declared that to defeat the Decepticons, the Autobots would need to master the power of the Titan Masters. {{storylink|Titans Return: The Power of the Titan Masters}}
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===''Age of Time''===
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Ark carrying Optimus and the other Autobots on its way to Earth was attacked by Megatron and his Decepticons, which caused both Ark and Nemesis to be sucked into a wormhole that led them to an [[Live-action film series|alternate dimension]]. Several of the Transformers, including Optimus and his [[Optimus Prime (Movie)#Age of Time|counterpart]], were somehow amalgamated to form superior versions of themselves.<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.1395741837139121.1073741971.371066602939988 TRANSFORMERS: AGE OF TIME - SUPERIOR OPTIMUS PRIME] by [[Prime 1 Studio]] on Facebook: "The story began when the Ark carrying G1 Optimus Prime and his fellow Autobots was attacked on their route to Earth from Cybertron by Megatron and his evil Decepticons. Both spaceships were sucked into a wormhole and ended up in an alternate dimension. This dimension is the cinematic Transformers universe. Different yet the same, both transformers from the different dimension amalgamated and formed the Superior version of their old self. Hence the New Generation Transformers was formed. To be continued..."</ref> {{storylink|Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#Prime 1 Studio|Transformers: Age of Time statue bios}}
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===''Aw Yeah Revolution!''===
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Optimus Prime, Bumblebee, and Arcee were locked in combat with the Decepticons until [[Baron Karza]] collapsed a nearby mountain in his pursuit of the powerful [[Orbsah Gem]]. Prime ordered his teammates to get to safety, but the tiny conqueror had other ideas and promptly kidnapped the Autobot leader alongside [[Snake-Eyes]] and [[Rom]] the [[Space Knight]], intending to steal their powers for his own. {{storylink|Aw Yeah Revolution! issue 1|Aw Yeah Revolution! #1}}

The presence of Prime and the others in Karza's [[Microspace]] home threatened to destabilize the subatomic realm entirely, however, and when the [[Micronaut]]s attacked Prime was able to break free and, despite the loss of his ability to [[transform]], seized Karza as his captor tried to escape; the pair tumbled back into Prime's native dimension and landed near [[Cobra]]'s headquarters. With Baron Karza's help, the villains quickly overpowered Prime, captured the Autobot leader, and reprogrammed him into a loyal [[Cobra]] soldier. When Rom and Snake-Eyes arrived, Cobra unleashed their new weapon on the two heroes. {{storylink|Aw Yeah Revolution! issue 2|Aw Yeah Revolution! #2}} Using his forcefield, Rom grabbed Optimus and hurled him into space beyond Cobra's control; not long afterwards, Prime returned with Autobot reinforcements to confront [[Destro]], who had since seized the Orbsah Gem. {{storylink|Aw Yeah Revolution! issue 2|Aw Yeah Revolution! #2}}

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===When Worlds Collide===
When trying to retrieve the stolen [[Matrix of Leadership]], Optimus Prime and the Autobots joined forces with a variety of humans and other beings in their fight against Megatron and Cobra Commander's forces. {{storylink|When Worlds Collide}}

===''Bumblebee'' graphic novels===
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Optimus Prime led a group of Autobots to confront [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] at the impact site of an explosive [[cybertonium]] meteorite, but worried for the safety of an increasingly eager [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] and encouraged the smaller Autobot to focus on his own strengths by ordering him to rescue some human scientists pinned down by Starscream's fliers. The rest of the team tangled with [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]], until the meteorite explosion knocked the combiner back into his components. Bumblebee tried to prevent Starscream from making off with one last cybertonium fragment, but wound up badly wounded after an explosion knocked him out of the air —since 'Bee had survived the experience, Optimus noted that he'd wait until ''after'' he'd been repaired to chide him. {{storylink|Transformers: Bumblebee - Go For the Gold|Go for the Gold}}

Optimus helped to coordinate Autobot activity from the ''Ark'', but refused to clear Bumblebee for active duty until he'd completed his road tests—although he relented and told 'Bee that he could do them out on the open road. Later, Prime and the other Autobots headed to [[Sierra Station]] to round up the defeated [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticon]]s after Bumblebee had helped capture the Decepticons. Before Bumblebee sped off for one last race with his new [[human]] friends, Prime apologized for overlooking his potential. {{storylink|Transformers: Bumblebee - Win If You Dare|Win If You Dare}}

===''Star Trek vs. Transformers''===

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Four million years ago, Optimus Prime launched the [[Ark (G1)|''Ark'']] to clear a path through an asteroid field that threatened Cybertron as his homeworld drifted through space. However, Megatron's forces attacked, boarded their ship, and sent it crashing down onto [[Earth]] where both factions fell into [[stasis lock]]. In the 1980s, the two factions reawoke and began a secret war for the planet's supply of [[energon]] that only ended when the outbreak of [[World War III]] in the mid-21st century threatened to destroy both Cybertronian factions. With Earth inching ever closer to Cybertron's fate, Optimus led his troops back into space aboard the [[Titan (group)|Titan]] [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] so they could scout for new energon deposits; after decades of searching, their vessel detected energon on the remote moon of [[Cygnus Seven]]. They were unaware that the Decepticons had pursued them aboard their own Titan, Trypticon; their vessel boarded once again, the two damaged Titans crashed on two separate moons in the system and went dormant, buried underground for many years.

Centuries later, the [[Federation]] established a mining outpost on Cygnus Seven, and while examining a [[dilithium]] mineshaft the surveyors discovered Fortress Maximus and accidentally tripped his autonomous systems. By the time that Fortress Maximus brought Optimus back online, the Decepticons who had boarded the vessel had already attacked the surface, prompting Prime to selflessly rush after them before the ship could resuscitate his fellow Autobots. {{storylink|Prime's Directive, Part Two}} When Optimus arrived above ground, he used his [[alternate mode]] to shield [[James T. Kirk|Captain Kirk]]'s away team from the [[USS Enterprise|''Enterprise'']]; mistaking the archaic vehicles for strange [[Klingon]] weapons, Kirk blasted the Autobot leader with his [[Phaser (weapon)|phaser]] and badly wounded him. Badly wounded by the blast, Prime urged Kirk to protect the humans in his stead; his response gave the Starfleet captain pause, and—after seeing off the Decepticons with his ship's [[photon torpedo]]es—Kirk tasked [[Spock]], [[Scotty]] and [[Leonard McCoy|Doctor McCoy]] with bringing the Autobot back online, realizing that they'd wounded a living being, ''not'' a mere robot. {{storylink|Prime's Directive, Part One}}

[[File:Star Trek Optimus.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Ah! Ah! He said it! He said it!]]

Finding Prime's brain chemistry to be similar to that of the average humanoid, [[Spock]] utilized a [[Vulcan]] mind meld to successfully rouse him back to functionality. Once Prime had gotten acquainted with the organics, he ferried them back to the mine shaft to meet with Kirk and the other Autobots inside Fortress Maximus, only for the Seekers to bombard the mineshaft and trap their allies underground. {{storylink|Prime's Directive, Part Two}} The Decepticons soon revealed themselves to have allied with the [[Klingon Empire]], and their combined might proved too great for the meager surface force to overcome. As Prime and Spock surrendered themselves to [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]], Maximus suddenly burst free of the ground, now reformatted into a copy of the ''Enterprise'', and opened fire on [[Kuri]]'s [[Warbird (Star Trek)|warbird]], which revealed itself to be Trypticon. The sight of "Fortress Tiberius" distracted Optimus enough for Megatron to teleport in and blast his foe with his [[fusion cannon]]. {{storylink|Prime's Directive, Part Three}}

As a result of Starscream sneaking off, Prime regained enough strength to stand against Megatron until Jazz and Windblade arrived to reinforce him; realizing that Starscream had abandoned the fray to conquer [[Kronos]], capital of the [[Klingon Empire]], the Decepticons made a hasty retreat while the heroes regrouped to pursue their foes, which included beaming Optimus and the other Autobots to the cargo hold of the real ''Enterprise'', so that their knowledge of Cybertronian engineering could speed up the repairs. {{storylink|Prime's Directive, Part Four}}

Once the ''Enterprise'' had been repaired, the two ships warped for [[Kronos]], while Kirk and Optimus discussed their mutual burdens of leadership—but while Kirk adhered to [[Starfleet]]'s "Prime Directive" that forbade interfering with other civilizations, Optimus announced that the crew of the ''Enterprise'' would have to respect "Prime's Directive"—refusing to stand idly by while the Decepticons ravaged another unaffiliated civilization. Their conversation inspired Kirk to use the ship's [[replicator]]s to create the "[[Crewbot]]s"; using this advanced tech, a revitalized Optimus and Kirk spearheaded the combined Autobot-Starfleet force, battling Decepticons until [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] brought all opposition to their knees with audio disruptor waves. Soundwave failed to take Klingon biology into account, however; deaf to Soundwave's frequency, the aliens deployed a fleet of warbirds that easily overpowered the Decepticons. In the aftermath, both Autobots and humans were allowed to go free. Prime turned down Kirk's offer of refuge on Earth, however, preferring to travel the galaxy aboard Fortress Tiberius, but pledged that he and his team would remain on call if Kirk ever required their assistance. {{storylink|Prime's Directive, Part Five}}

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===''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' marketing material===
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Optimus Prime wielded a W-50 Dual-Mech Energon Strikeshield and a W-M3 RF Ion Blaster that could mod-lock together to form the Sentrystrike Ultra-Blaster. {{storylink|Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Siege|''Siege'' Optimus Prime bio}}
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===2019 IDW continuity===
:*''First Appearance:'' [[The World In Your Eyes Part One|''Transformers'' issue #1]]
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Orion Pax was forged at some point before the end of the [[War of the Threefold Spark]], and was apprenticed to the archivist [[Codexa]]. Following the end of the war, he was one of the many Cybertronians who helped rebuild [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]]. During this period, he befriended another young Cybertronian, Megatron, and the two eventually became good friends. However, Megatron soon fell in with the ambitious [[Termagax]], who sought to revitalize a postwar Cybertron that she felt was growing increasingly stagnant.

On the eve of the opening of the [[Winged Moon]], Codexa, who was nearing retirement, sent Orion to visit the [[Tether]] in Iacon, where the archivist met up with Megatron, who had helped build the moon along with his fellow miners. Orion explained to Megatron that he planned to take a leave of absence from his job and tour Cybertron's various colony worlds. However, Megatron deliberately stopped the elevator midway up the shaft, so as to show Orion everything that Termagax had taught him: that ''true'' equilibrium was but a myth, and that the only way true stability could be ensured was through constant change. The pair plummeted towards Cybertron a suborbital trajectory, and after splashing down in the [[Lechate Lagoons]], Orion grumbled about Megatron's erratic behaviour. Megatron, outraged that Orion had not been able to see what he had been trying to show him, snapped at him that he could do what he liked and tour the colonies, while Megatron would do what ''he'' did best and work to change Cybertron for the better. {{storylink|Orion Pax: Free Fall}}

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Three hundred kilocycles later, Orion Pax had, under as-yet unrevealed circumstances, left his job as an archivist behind and worked to become a senator in the Cybertronian [[Senate]], a representative of the [[Autobot]]s under incumbent ruler [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]]. As a Senator, Orion would help out [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] at some point, to the point where the yellow 'bot owed him a favor. {{storylink|The Cracks Beneath Your Feet Part Five}} However, as the years went by, an increasingly dissatisifed group of Cybertronians arose, who called themselves the [[Decepticon|Ascenticon]]s... a faction led by none other than Megatron. Before long, a violent splinter group known as [[The Rise]] manifested, which sought to make themselves known through violence and vandalism, while Megatron's Ascenticon rallies grew increasingly controversial.

When Sentinel Prime left Cybertron to embark on a tour of Cybertron's colony worlds, Orion was left in charge of the Senate while he was away. One evening, Orion met with his old former friend Megatron to discuss the nature of Megatron's increasingly volatile movement and the costs that his speeches were incurring; however, he was unable to dissuade Megatron from holding his latest rally in [[Tarn (polity)|Tarn]]. {{storylink|The World In Your Eyes Part One}} Shortly afterwards, Orion was forced to intervene when [[Chromia (G1)|Chromia]] reported that the energon specialist [[Brainstorm (G1)|Brainstorm]] had been murdered by an unknown assailant; however, Orion ordered her to send more ground forces to Megatron's rally in Tarn in case things got ugly. {{storylink|The World In Your Eyes Part Two}}

The next morning, Orion and his inner retinue of 'bots watched with consternation as Megatron announced the formation of the [[Ascenticon Guard]], a private organization designed to keep security at Megatron's Ascenticon rallies. While on the way to the Senate, Orion met with [[Froid]], who warned him that the Ascenticon Guard recruit [[Quake (G1)|Quake]] was a socipathic veteran with a violence addiction—although Orion was only able to get Froid on his way after promising to investigate the matter. Despite being the nominal leader of Cybertron until Sentinel Prime returned, however, Orion and the 'bots of [[Security Operations]] were unable to deduce Brainstorm's killer. Realizing the best way to keep tabs on Megatron's organization, Orion sought out Codexa for guidance, {{storylink|The World In Your Eyes Part Three}} and after remniscing about his long relationship with Megatron, the somnolent Cybertronian agreed that he would have to do what was nessecary in order to keep the increasingly fragile peace on the planet. {{storylink|Orion Pax: Free Fall}}

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At some point after this, Orion met with Bumblebee, and asked him to join the Ascenticon Guard as an undercover mole that would keep tabs on activity within the organization. {{storylink|The World In Your Eyes Part Three}} {{storylink|The Cracks Beneath Your Feet Part Five}} In between these illicit dealings, he continued to serve as Cybertron's ''de facto'' leader; in this role, he welcomed [[Gauge]] into the world at the [[Pyramid (Cybertron)|Pyramid]] at a forging ceremony and was respponsible for organizing Brainstorm's funeral, though the Autobot senator despaired at the fact that he was forced to compromise with the fanatically fervent [[Reversionist]]s to keep the peace, and thus was obligated to hire a fundamentalist 'bot to oversee the funeral of the notoriously atheistic Brainstorm. At the funeral, Orion once again requested that Megatron tone down his ever-more inflammatory rhetoric, pointing out that Termagax would likely disapprove of his behaviour, though Megatron once more declined to do so. {{storylink|The World In Your Eyes Part Four}}

Following the death of Bumblebee's young mentee [[Rubble]], Orion arrived to offer his condolences to his friend, but Bumblebee wasn't interested in his words and stormed off. A subsequent call from [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] informed him that Sentinel Prime had finally learned of the two murders, and was cutting his trip short to return to Cybertron. {{storylink|The Cracks Beneath Your Feet Part One}} At a subsequent emergency meeting of the Senate, Orion's calls for the Senate to denounce The Rise as one were denied by Megatron, who snarled that, despite Orion's various condemnations of the increasingly violent Ascenticons, the Autobots couldn't simply ''force'' people to agree on things. Again ignoring Orion's request for Megatron to disband the Ascenticon Guard and denounce The Rise, Megatron stalked from the room. {{storylink|The Cracks Beneath Your Feet Part Four}}

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Following Sentinel Prime's return to Cybertron, Orion filled in the Autobot leader on everything that had gone down since his absence, including a recent police standoff outside of [[Ascenticon headquarters]]. Countering Sentinel's notion to simply use overwhelming force, Orion promised that he'd be able to peacefully de-escalate the situation instead. In the meantime, Orion received a data-jack from Chromia, which revealed the identities of forty Ascenticons affiliated with The Rise. Later that day, Orion met with Bumblebee, warning him that the situation within the Ascenticons had grown to dangerous levels and instructing him to get out while he still could. To his surprise, Bumblebee refused: Rubble died because of him, and Bumblebee now saw the Ascenticon Guard as a way to put things right on the planet. {{storylink|The Cracks Beneath Your Feet Part Five}}

Sentinel continued to contradict Orion's better judgment. Orion had hoped to bring the Autobots and Ascenticons together for a joint statement denouncing the Rise. Instead, Sentinel Prime publicly painted the Rise and the Ascenticons with the same brush, lumping them together to the exclusion of many public sympathies. A stand-off between the Rise and Security Operations at an immersant Titan led to the decapitation of that near-holy figure in an explosion. Although the public statement was that the Rise committed suicide, Bumblebee secretly reported to Orion and Chromia that Senator Soundwave killed them to cover up the Rise's activities. Sentinel's responses only got worse from there. He authorized extreme actions towards the capture of most wanted Rise members, and was prepared to arrest and interrogate Senator Soundwave for his actions. {{storylink|The Change In Your Nature Part Three}} Orion was unable to dissuade Sentinel Prime from a plot to lure the Ascenticons to the Senate under false pretenses and arrest Soundwave within the senate precincts. {{storylink|The Change In Your Nature Part Four}}

When the Ascenticons failed to take the bait and the Rise severed the Tether, causing massive damage to the planet, Sentinel was livid. He planned to cut energon rations even further and possibly storm the Ascenticon building to drag Soundwave out into the street. Orion continued to counsel reason and moderation, trying to remind Sentinel Prime that millions still supported the Ascenticons. Sentinel openly rejected Orion Pax's counsel on all points, and went so far as to say Orion would never lead the Autobots, even after he was gone. {{storylink|Rise of the Decepticons: All Fall Down}}
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===''Mazinger Z versus Transformers''===

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===''Transformers/Ghostbusters''===
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Having gathered his Autobots and fled Cybertron aboard the starship ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'', Optimus Prime and the Autobots were among the few Cybertronians who escaped the extinction of their species at the hands of the monstrous [[Gozer]], {{storylink|Ghosts of Cybertron Part 1}} taking the life-giving [[AllSpark]] with them. {{storylink|Ghosts of Cybertron Part 4}} After a thousand lonely years of aimlessly wandering the cosmos, the young scientist [[Ectotron|Ectronymous Diamatron]] detected an anomalous Cybertronian signal from a [[Earth|nearby planet]]; though the other Autobots remained sceptical, Prime granted Ectronymous the opportunity to travel to Earth to investigate. {{storylink|Ghosts of Cybertron Part 1}}

After coming into contact with both [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]'s ghost, and a group of [[human]] paranormal investigators who called themselves the "[[Ghostbusters]]", Ectronymous – mercifully having adopted the nickname of "Ectotron" – made contact with Prime, and, overriding the concerns of his fellow Autobots, travelled to Earth alone to investigate Ectotron's fantastical story; landing in [[Westchester County]] and adopting a suitable Earth disguise, Prime made his way to [[New York City]], and parked outside of the [[Ghostbusters firehouse|firehouse headquarters]] to recharge while the Ghostbusters were out. Unfortunately, this brief recharge ''also'' meant that he was soon found and liberally graffitied by some passing hoodlums, who covered the Autobot leader in graffiti. By the time that Ectotron and the Ghostbusters returned from their latest bust, Prime had entered the firehouse and made contact with [[Janine Melnitz]]. However, when he inquired about the whereabouts of Starscream's ghost—trapped by the Ghostbusters during a prior encounter—[[Peter Venkman]] revealed that Starscream's ghost had somehow vanished. {{storylink|Ghosts of Cybertron Part 3}}

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By morning, the Autobots had relocated to the Ghostbusters' offsite warehouse in [[Red Hook]] while the Ghostbusters tracked Starscream's PKE signature; in the meantime, Optimus engaged his [[nanochromatic camouflauge]] to adopt a new livery inspired by the Ghostbusters' own [[Ecto-1]] vehicle, and accepted a massively upscaled [[proton pack]] from [[Egon Spengler]] and [[Ray Stantz]]. Though Prime admitted that he was still skeptical about the prospect of "ghosts", he nevertheless joined the team as they headed out to [[Grosbeak Generating Station]] in [[Queens]] after their equipment picked up high PKE readings. There, Prime discovered that Starscream had indeed survived Cybertron's destruction—thanks to [[Kremzeek]] the Scavenger, a supernatural being that had transformed several Decepticons into ghosts in the hopes that he could one day absorb the AllSpark and claim its power for his own.

The electrically charged phantasm was able to burst free of their energy bonds, Kremzeek was weakened enough for Prime to take him on in hand-to-hand combat; despite Kremzeek leeching electricity from the local power grid to regain his strength, Prime was able to keep him occupied while the other Ghostbusters rigged up a backup plan: releasing [[Killerwatt|an electricity-eating ghost]] that they had captured the previous night, who promptly devoured Kremzeek. In the aftermath, however, Kremzeek's destruciton ''also'' released the ghostly forms of Megatron and his inner retinue of Decepticons; when his attempts to talk the Decepticon leader down went unheeded, Prime promptly plugged his proton accelerator directly into his systems, producing a proton-charged [[energon-axe]] to take on his old foes. {{storylink|Ghosts of Cybertron Part 4}}

Facing off against Megatron, Optimus was able to keep his spectral foe at bay with his proton-powered weaponry, but was unprepared when Megatron used his ghostly powers to possess Ectotron, knowing that Optimus Prime would be unwilling to harm a fellow Autobot. Briefly overpowered by the possessed Ectotron, Prime and the Ghostbusters were nevertheless able to expel Megatron from his host by using some [[mood slime]] to forcibly eject Megatron's ghost. Following Ectotron's capture of Megatron in a [[ghost trap]], Optimus collected the various defeated ghost traps, bringing them back to the ''Ark'' in the hopes of rehabilitating them before using the AllSpark to restore their bodies, while authorizing Ectotron to continue his journey across the cosmos to keep an eye out for any other Cybertronian ghosts. {{storylink|Ghosts of Cybertron Part 5}}
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===''Transformers vs. The Terminator''===
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In [[1984]], the eruption of [[Mount St. Hilary]] first awoke [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] and the Decepticons, who killed a stasis-locked Optimus Prime. Without the Autobots to rally against them, the Decepticons quickly conquered Earth and destroyed humanity. {{storylink|Enemy of My Enemy Part Two}} Seeking to win the war against the aliens once and for all, the human-built [[Skynet]] computer system dispatched a [[T-800|T-800 Terminator]] back in time to destroy ''all'' Cybertronians before they could ever awaken. After arriving in the year 1984, the Terminator headed to the ''Ark'' in [[Oregon]] and attacked Megatron's forces; {{storylink|Enemy of My Enemy Part One}} his intervention meant that Megatron never got the chance to kill his foe, and [[Sarah Connor]] wound up activating both Bumblebee and Prime. The two Autobots then helped see their foes off... but the fight left most of their shipmates dead or badly damaged.

Though Prime was immediately intrigued by the prospect of biological lifeforms, the Terminator remained dedicated to his original mission of Cybertronian destruction, and nearly shot Optimus before Sarah was able to talk him down. The Terminator then explained the sequence of events that lead to him travelling backwards in time, but Prime surmised that Sarah and the Terminator must have ''already'' changed history by unwittingly saving his life. Prime offered a truce to focus on the real threat, the Decepticons, and the Terminator, at Sarah's urging, grudgingly agreed. {{storylink|Enemy of My Enemy Part Two}}

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Optimus, Bumblebee, Sarah, and the Terminator soon brought more Autobots back online, although the Autobot starship still required intensive repair and the majority of their forces remained offline. Undaunted, Optimus and [[Velocity (G1)|Velocity]] tracked the Decepticons to western [[Oregon]]; when they received a distress call from Bumblebee in [[California]], they and [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] all headed to the [[Cyberdyne Systems]] facility the Decepticons had conquered and prepared to battle the villains. {{storylink|Enemy of My Enemy Part Three}} Optimus and Megatron faced off, and the Terminator's intervention gave Optimus the opening he needed to cleave his axe straight into Megatron's chest and gravely wound his old foe—but the Decepticon leader refused to die, and the Terminator eventually sacrificed his own life by diving directly into the Decepticon leader's [[spark]] chamber to annihilate Megatron from the inside out. Prime took a moment to eulogize his old foe before the other three Autobots loaded their new prisoners into his trailer. However, when they returned to Mount St. Hilary, they discovered that the Terminator had already double-crossed his nominal allies by triggering a second volcanic eruption that had killed every Autobot aboard. With no way to return to Cybertron, Optimus suggested a truce, and their four Decepticon prisoners agreed to coexist peacefully on Earth for the foreseeable future. {{storylink|Enemy of My Enemy Part Four}}

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===''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor| [[Jake Foushee]] (English), [[Tesshō Genda]] (Japanese)|[[Roberto Draghetti]] (Italian, ''Siege'' chapter), [[Alberto Angrisano]] (Italian, ''Earthrise'' chapter onwards), [[Rody Benghezala]] (French), [[Guilherme Briggs]] (Portuguese), [[Reiner Schöne]] (German), [[Juan Amador Pulido]] (Castilian Spanish), [[Víctor Hugo Aguilar]] (Latin-American Spanish)}}
[[File:SiegeEp5PrimeTeamIntoSeaofRust.jpg|thumb|left|250px|"Optimus, just admit you're lost, okay?"]]
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===''My Little Pony/Transformers''===
While battling for control of a malfunctioning [[Space bridge|spacebridge]], Optimus Prime was among the many Cybertronians [[magic]]ally transported to [[Equestria]] by [[Queen Chrysalis]]. As he and Bumblebee fell victim to the planet's gravity field, they were saved by [[Twilight Sparkle]]. Though the royal equine was pleased to learn that the Autobots were the friendly and rational sort, Optimus warned her that not all Cybertronians were so altruistic. {{storylink|Transformation Is Magic}}

Aware that the Decepticons would regroup and launch an attack on the ponies, Optimus travelled Equestria with Twilight Sparkle to rally the Autobots, arriving in time to lead the defence of the [[Crystal Empire]] against the Decepticon/[[changeling]] alliance. As the battle raged, a spacebridge opened through which Grimlock and Twilight's assistant [[Spike (MLP)|Spike]] came through. Realizing that changeling magic was not required to return to Cybertron, Optimus combined the power of the Matrix of Leadership with Twilight's magic of friendship, returning the Decepticons to Cybertron. After a delightful tea and energon party, the Autobots returned home, Optimus destroying the spacebridge to protect Equestria from further Decepticon incursions. {{storylink|Finale (My Little Pony/Transformers)|Finale}}

===''Transformers/Back to the Future''===
In the year [[1985]], Optimus had sent Bumblebee to investigate Decepticon activity in [[Hill Valley]], [[California]], calling for a status report when the scout found himself facing off against [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] and [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]]. After some human interlopers allowed Bumblebee to end the fight and kill Ravage, Optimus contacted him again, recalling him to the ''Ark''. {{storylink|Transformers/Back to the Future issue 1|Transformers/Back to the Future #1}}

==Commercial appearances==
Optimus Prime has appeared in more [[Commercial|television commercials]] than any other Transformer... just as with everything else. He has been voiced by [[Peter Cullen]] in every animation segment in which he's had a speaking role. The commercials that had original footage of Optimus Prime include the following:

[[File:Toycommercial-firstPrime.jpg|thumb|My wheels don't disappear!]]
*Optimus Prime arrived in the midst of a desert battle as the Decepticons attacked a power plant on Earth, driving to back up his troops in defending it. He struck a rather iconic pose as he transformed and fired. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#The Transformers #1|''The Transformers'' #1}}
{{note|This first commercial used nonfinal versions of the characters' [[character model]]s; Optimus Prime, for example, still had wheels on his legs.}}
*Optimus was later seen charging into battle alongside Prowl, Jazz, and Sideswipe. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Optimus Prime and Megatron|Optimus Prime and Megatron commercial}}
*During a battle against Megatron, Optimus summoned [[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]], [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]], [[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]], [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]], [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]], and [[Grapple (G1)|Grapple]] to his side. Megatron responded by calling down [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]] and [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]]. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Thrust and Dirge|Autobot cars plus Thrust and Dirge commercial}}
*Optimus confronted Astrotrain on a desert battlefield, but the Triple-Changer escaped under fire from other Autobots. Shortly afterward, Prime used Perceptor's microscope mode to examine a fragment of Decepticon battle armor. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Triple Changers and Perceptor|Triple Changers and Perceptor commercial}}
*Optimus Prime was fighting against [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]], [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]], [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]], and [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] when Kup, Hot Rod, and Blurr came to his aid. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Hot Rod, Kup, Blurr, Cyclonus, Scourge, Rodimus Prime|Hot Rod, Kup, Blurr, Cyclonus, Scourge, and Rodimus Prime commercial}}
[[File:Toycommercial-PowermasterOptimusPrime.jpg|thumb|An integral part of Powermaster Prime's transformation is Joyride shooting lightning bolts through his pointed finger.]]
*Prime was said to be off-planet when [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] led an assault on the Autobots' launch site. Undeterred, Ultra Magnus led a counter-attack in his leader's absence. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Ultra Magnus|Ultra Magnus commercial}}
*On the rocky plains where practically every Transformer battle ever seems to happen, Prime arrived in his Powermaster body to back up three of his troops against [[Dreadwind (G1)|Dreadwind]] and [[Darkwing (G1)|Darkwing]]. He combined with [[Hi-Q]] and transformed, attacking with his trailer's battle station mode. Optimus then combined with the trailer to become a "Super Powermaster" and continue the attack. Who won? Find out in [[People Power!|Marvel Comics]]! {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Powermasters|Powermasters commercial}}
[[File:OptimusQuickswitchCommercial.jpg|thumb|Optimus Prime is so giving, he even gives other Transformers time in his commercials.]]
*During a battle on the [[Moon (moon)|moon]], [[Quickswitch]] transformed into his gun mode and was wielded by Powermaster Optimus Prime against the Decepticons. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Quickswitch|Quickswitch commercial}}
*Prime, in his Powermaster body, came under attack in the darkened streets of a city. Thankfully, he was reunited with some of the greatest Transformers ever to help him! Prime welcomed back Bumblebee and Jazz in their Pretender forms, and the three were joined by [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] to take on [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Classic Pretenders|Classic Pretenders commercial}}
*Powermaster Prime and [[Piranacon (G1)|Piranacon]] were the representatives from each faction that [[Doubledealer]] doublecrossed! Everyone wondered who that guy was that Prime was talking to... He looked kinda suspicious! {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Doubledealer|Doubledealer commercial}}
*Optimus was seen surrounded by a circle of his troops, and challenged them to give up their transforming powers to become faster, stronger, more alive! {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Action Masters|Action Masters commercial}}
[[File:Hotrodpatrolcommercial.jpg|thumb|Prime wants to know if they can transform, because he sure can't!]]
*Optimus found himself carrying into battle many miniature robots and machines to the battlefield in the palm of his hand. Among these was a Micromaster city, {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Micromaster micro bases|Micromaster micro bases commercial}}, the [[Race Car Patrol]], {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Micromaster Patrols|Micromaster Patrols commercial}} and the [[Hot Rod Patrol]]. He and Jazz checked out the Hot Rod Patrol, and Optimus wondered if they could transform. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Hot Rod and Construction Patrol|Hot Rod and Construction Patrol commercial}}
*As a battle raged outside an Autobot base, Prime watched impassively as Bumblebee and Jazz pulled two [[Thunder Arrow|captured]] [[Attack Copter|vehicles]] into the base. Prime was the first to notice that the vehicles were transforming and shooting things. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Micromaster micro bases|Micromaster micro bases commercial}}
*Prime was shown driving down a road in his ''Generation 2'' colored truck mode. He rocket-launched up into the air to transform, then had a brutal fight with [[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]]. Despite getting a hole blasted in his chest, he won the fight and fired his gun into the air in triumph. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 2#Generation 2 comic|Generation 2 comic commercial}}
*Prime transformed and found his head in Megatron's target crosshairs. The two dueled fiercely. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 2#Megatron|Generation 2 Megatron commercial}}
*Prime delivered a load of shoes to schoolchildren in a South American ad for [[Bata]]'s licensed ''Transformers'' footwear.
*Prime got his own rap segment. He was seen in his "Combat" toy body, waiting for Megatron as he attacked a human subdivision. Prime converted to robot form, blew up Megatron's weapon at point blank range, and slugged it out with him. Apparently emerging victorious, he was next shown sitting next to an identical truck, which kid mistook for the real thing. The real Prime then transformed and picked up the kid, inspecting the human with his cold, lifeless, flashing red optics. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 2#Combat Heroes|Combat Heroes commercial}}
*Optimus dueled Megatron atop of an overpass in a human city. Though he managed to knock Megatron's cannon loose early in the scuffle, Megatron managed to turn the tables on the Autobot leader, reattach his primary weapon, and blast his old foe. When Megatron moved in for the kill, Optimus got his second wind, and knocked Megatron clear off the overpass. {{storylink|They were always real to me.}}
*Optimus alerted both the [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]] and the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]] that [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] was on the loose, and the Decepticon threat was "bigger than ever." {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#2015|Transformers Generations: Combiner Wars commercials}}
*"Bot Shots" Optimus Prime had many confrontations with his Megatron counterpart, crashing into each other in vehicle mode and then slugging it out in robot mode. {{storylink|Commercial#Bot Shots|Battle for the Matrix Bot Shots commercial}} {{storylink|Commercial#Bot Shots|Bot Shots Dragon Track Commercial}} One Bot Shot Optimus and Megatron belonged to neighbours, and taunted one another when their owners left for school. They both burst out of their respective houses, destroying the windows on the way out and colliding in mid-air. {{storylink|Commercial#Bot Shots|Battle for the Matrix Bot Shots commercial}}
*"Bot Shots" Optimus Prime was riding the subway peacefully when [[Scourge (Cybertron)|Scourge]] burst into the car and told the Autobot that it was "Go time!" Optimus responded with "Bring it on!" and both crashed into one another at incredible speeds! {{storylink|Commercial#Bot Shots|Bot Shots Dragon Track Commercial}}
*"Hero Mashers" Optimus Prime, Bumblebee and Grimlock took on Megatron in the middle of a busy city. Optimus came to Bumblebee's help while riding atop of Grimlock, swapping heads with his mount to bite Megatron's arm off, getting a hold of the Decepticon's jetpack at the same time. He attached both pieces to himself, and flew around for a bit before returning to the battle. He thoroughly scrambled his pieces with those of his teammates, then took down Megatron with his "dino-fist." Afterwards, the Autobots returned to their normal configurations (though it took them more than one try to do so!) {{storylink|Commercial#Hero Mashers|Hero Mashers commercial}}

*[[Peter Cullen|Optimus Prime's voice]] narrated numerous commercials, including:
**The [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Dinobots|Dinobots commercial}}
**[[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]] {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Omega Supreme|Omega Supreme commercial}}
**[[Rubsign]]s {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Rubsign|Rubsign commercial}}
**[[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Ultra Magnus|Ultra Magnus commercial}}
**Ultra Magnus and [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Ultra Magnus and Galvatron|Ultra Magnus and Galvatron commercial}}
**[[Springer (G1)|Springer]] and [[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]] {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Springer and Wreck-Gar|Springer and Wreck-Gar commercial}}
**The [[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticons]] {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Sharkticon|Sharkticon commercial}}
**The [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]] and [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]] {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Aerialbots and Stunticons|Aerialbots and Stunticons commercial}}
**[[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]] and [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Bruticus and Metroplex|Bruticus and Metroplex commercial}}
**[[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]] and [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Defensor and Trypticon|Defensor and Trypticon commercial}}
**[[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Sky Lynx|Sky Lynx commercial}}

Prime also appeared in later promotional videos for Transformers events:
*Optimus got Megatron's contact information off the internet and invited the Decepticon leader to [[BotCon 2009]]. Though it took some doing, he managed to convince Megatron that the convention would be worth attending. Optimus also planned on going to BotCon, and left for the convention alongside Wheeljack, Mirage, Ironhide, Jazz and Prowl. {{storylink|BotCon 2009!}}
*Optimus grappled with Ramjet once more in a video re-visiting the "Generation 2" era of the Transformers franchise. {{storylink|BotCon 2010 - Generation 2: Redux}}
*Punch reported back to Optimus on what he had learned about the Decepticons as Counterpunch. Mainly, that they were planning on attending [[BotCon 2010]]. Optimus then turned to Teletraan I for more information about BotCon. Upon learning that special honors would be held for him at the convention, Optimus led his troops to BotCon once more. {{storylink|BotCon 2010 Promo}}
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==Games==
===Adventure Game: Defeat the Decepticons===
When Megatron and his Decepticons allies held captive the Autobot's [[Mini Vehicle|Minicar]] troops, Optimus Prime entered the Decepticon's maze-like base in order to rescue his friends. {{storylink|Adventure Game: Defeat the Decepticons|Adventure Game: Defeat the Decepticons packaging blurb and game}}

===''The Transformers'' (1985)===
Optimus Prime was among the few remaining Autobots in the wake of the Decepticon creation of ROBO-CLONING technology. With his energy-starved comrades, he desperately sought pieces of the Autobot Energon Cube before the Decepticons could get their hands on them. {{storylink|The Transformers (Commodore 64)|The Transformers}}

===''Transformers: Mystery of Convoy''===

When a mysterious force killed Optimus Prime, Ultra Magnus rose as Autobot Commander in his place, and went forth to find out what killed Optimus. {{storylink|Transformers: Mystery of Convoy}}

{{note|For an alternate interpretation of these events, see ''[[To Die Game!]]''}}

===''DreamMix TV World Fighters''===
{{voiceactor|[[Tesshō Genda]] (Japanese)}}
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As part of [[DreamMix TV]]'s attempt to pull in more ratings, Optimus Prime and his eternal rival Megatron were invited to battle bunches of other beings on the television show ''[[World Fighters]]''. {{storylink|DreamMix TV World Fighters}}

===''The Transformers'' (PS2)===
{{voiceactor|[[Robert Belgrade]] (English)}}
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===''Transformers Battle Circuit''===
Optimus Prime, one of the "greatest Transformers of all time," was part of an Autobot team that participated in a tournament on Cybertron. If an Decepticon wished to claim the title of tournament champion, Optimus was the last opponent they needed to face. {{storylink|Transformers Battle Circuit}}

===''Revenge of the Fallen'' - The Game (Xbox 360/PlayStation 3/PC)===
[[File:ROTF 360PS3 PC G1OptimusPrime DLC.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|"Freedom is the right of all downloadable beings"]]
{{voiceactor|[[Peter Cullen]] (English)}}

{{Note|On [[August 27]], [[2009]], Optimus Prime was one of a handful of downloadable characters in a DLC pack for Xbox 360 and Sony Playstation 3.}}
{{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (Xbox 360/PS3/PC)|Revenge of the Fallen}}
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===Transformers G1: Awakening===
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Optimus Prime led a group of Autobots who left [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] aboard the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]], which was shot down over [[Earth]], sending them into stasis for four million years. Optimus was badly damaged in the crash, and the prognosis wasn't great, but he recovered in time to announce the Autobots had no choice but to involve the [[human]]s in their war. Following a battle at [[Dyson Dam]], Prime persuaded [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] to join the Autobot team. When the Decepticons headed through the [[space bridge]] to Cybertron, Optimus followed, only for him and his team to be ambushed and imprisoned.

He and [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] were soon rescued by [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] and [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] and they promptly escaped back to Earth, just in time to rescue [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] from a Decepticon hit squad. After being misled by a phony distress call, Optimus and his team had to face an assault on the Ark. They repelled the Decepticon attack, but Prime decided that the time was right to go to Cybertron and liberate the Autobots whom [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] had enslaved. The Autobots again used the space bridge to reach Cybertron, and mounted an assault of their own on the Decepticon fortress. After fighting their way through the defenses, Optimus and Bumblebee faced down Shockwave himself, defeating the Decepticon with some help from Grimlock. {{storylink|Transformers G1: Awakening}}
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===Transformers Battle Universe===
At the edge of time, when the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]] needed a new host, Optimus Prime was among several warriors (and [[Optimus Prime (disambiguation)|Prime]]s) summoned from the multiverse to battle for control of the prize. {{storylink|Transformers Battle Universe}}

===''Bot Shots Battle Game!''===
[[File:Bsbg-optimus-prime.jpg|thumb|Raise the roof!]]
Optimus participated in numerous one-on-one matches against other Autobots and Decepticons, using his fists, his sword, or his gun to defeat his opponents. Sometimes, he even faced off against himself! {{storylink|Bot Shots Battle Game!}}

===''Transformers Legends''===
Early in the war, when he was still known by the name '''Orion Pax,''' the Autobot who would one day be known as Optimus Prime was ordered by Zeta Prime to escort the Decepticon Prisoners Wrack'n'Ruin in a prisoner exchange, while accompanied by Nightbeat and Alpha Trion. As the group made their way through the [[Rust Sea#2005 IDW continuity|Rust Spot]], they encounter [[Slicer (group)|Slicers]] and had to fend them off. Orion Pax and his group eventually made it to their meeting spot with the Decepticon Bludgeon, only to be ambushed by the Decepticons. In the confusion, Alpha Trion was taken prisoner, and Orion Pax set off to rescue the elderly Autobot. He and Nightbeat succeeded in returning Alpha Trion under the protective custody of Zeta Prime, but Orion was himself captured in turn. Strapped to a shuttle aimed to crash into Iacon, Orion's fate seemed uncertain. {{storylink|Orion's Gambit}}

Later, Orion Pax worked as an archivist in the [[Iacon Archives]], and was friend to Ariel and [[Dion (G1)|Dion]]. Shortly after the trio encountered a group of time-traveling [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]], the Archives were attacked by Decepticons, and Pax and Ariel were severely injured. The Aerialbots took them to [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]], who rebuilt them into Optimus Prime and Elita One respectively. {{storylink|Golden Age (Legends)|Golden Age}} The [[Matrix of Leadership]] was passed to Optimus Prime following the death of [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]] at the hands of [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]. {{storylink|The War Within}} During the war on Cybertron, Optimus Prime came to the aid of [[Getaway]], [[Joyride (G1)|Joyride]] and [[Slapdash (G1)|Slapdash]], saving them right as the Decepticons [[Dreadwind (G1)|Dreadwind]] and [[Darkwing (G1)|Darkwing]] were on the verge of destroying them. {{storylink|End of the Road (Legends)|End of the Road}}

Optimus once considered having the unruly Dinobots shut down before they could accidentally cause damage, but they proved their worth during a sudden Decepticon attack. {{storylink|S.O.S. Dinobots (Legends)|S.O.S. Dinobots}} When the Insecticons gained enough power that they'd be able to overrun [[Earth]] in seven days, Optimus Prime was forced to negotiate an alliance with the Decepticons in order to defeat them. {{storylink|Harvest of the Insecticons}} Following the disappearance of [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] and [[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]], Optimus attempted to stop the other three Dinobots from attacking the Decepticon base, and was mauled for his trouble. The distraction at least allowed [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] to take a scan of the rogue Dinobots. {{storylink|Day of the Dinobots - Part 1}}

Optimus was challenged to a duel by Megatron as a distraction while the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]] attempted to strike against [[Teletraan I]]. {{storylink|Heavy Metal War - Part 1}} Concerned that the Decepticons might try to steal a new [[Energon]] related technology from a science facility, Optimus sent Blaster to infiltrate and protect the base. {{storylink|Espionage}} Optimus was impressed with [[Grapple (G1)|Grapple]] and [[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]]'s plans for a [[Solar Power Tower]], but thought it would be too difficult to defend from the Decepticons. {{storylink|The Master Builders (Legends)|The Master Builders}} Following the return of the Aerialbots from a trip to Cybertron, they told Optimus and Elita One about how they'd encountered Orion Pax and Ariel. {{storylink|Golden Age (Legends)|Golden Age}} Optimus was among the Autobots affected after Megatron sabotaged their [[recharging chamber]]. Turned evil, Optimus was sent to attack [[Rutter U.S. Military Base|Rutter Military Base]] and obtain a solar power satellite. He and the other Autobots were returned to normal by [[Sparkplug Witwicky|Sparkplug]]'s [[attitude exchanger]], and Optimus promised to repair the base. {{storylink|Attack of the Autobots (Legends)|Attack of the Autobots}}

Optimus and Wheeljack returned to Autobot HQ after an absence to find Grimlock had taken leadership. Though they failed to resist him, he soon bored with leading the Autobots and let Optimus take command again. {{storylink|Me, Grimlock, King}} Impressed with Bumblebee's success as team leader, Optimus assigned [[Pipes (G1)|Pipes]] to lead a team. {{storylink|The B-Team Part Deux}} With Optimus badly damaged and without the Matrix, the Autobots were driven off Earth and sought refuge on Cybertron. Once Optimus had recovered, he put together a team which returned to Earth and retook it from the Decepticons, with Optimus badly damaging Megatron in combat. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron (Legends)|All Hail Megatron}}

Optimus led the defenses as the Decepticons mounted a full assault on [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]]. The assault proved overwhelming, and Megatron soon stood over Optimus's defeated form. {{storylink|One Shall Fall...}} Optimus passed on the [[Matrix of Leadership]] before perishing. {{storylink|The Battle for Autobot City}}

When [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]], [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus]], [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]], and [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike]] took cover within the [[Autobot Mausoleum]], retreating from an attack led by [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], they found Optimus having risen from the dead! Rodimus returned the Matrix of Leadership to Optimus, only for Optimus to abandon his Autobots, and flee back to Cybertron. Optimus, it seems, has returned to the world of the living [[zombie|changed]]. Once on Cybertron, Optimus orders a full-scale assault on the Quintesson base. Thankfully, Optimus managed to come to his senses when his memories of being revived by the Quintessons reemerged. After returning the Matrix to Hot Rod and ordering the Autobots to retreat, sacrificed himself once more by guiding the ship he's piloting into the Quintesson's trap. {{storylink|Dark Awakening (Legends)|Dark Awakening}}

Optimus at some point reverted to the name Orion Pax and searched the galaxy to investigate a growing anomaly related to the [[Dead Universe]]. His investigation took him to an unknown planet populated by [[Mini-Con]]s. {{storylink|Dark Cybertron (Legends)|Dark Cybertron}}

===''Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark''===
{{voiceactor|[[Peter Cullen]] (English)}}

While walking through the desert one day, Optimus noticed a purple meteor passing overhead. Recognizing the meteor for [[Dark Spark|what it was]], he stated his fear that this day had come. {{storylink|Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark (console)|Rise of the Dark Spark}}

===''Angry Birds Transformers''===
{{main|Red (AB)#As Optimus Prime}}
Optimus Prime appears as the protagonist and first unlockable character in this mobile game. He is portrayed by Red, who is also the leader of the Angry Birds. Optimus also appears as [[Red (AB)#As Energon Optimus Prime|Energon]], [[Red (AB)#As Ultimate Optimus Prime|Ultimate]], [[Red (AB)#As Epic Optimus Prime|Epic]] and [[Red (AB)#As General Optimus Prime|General]] versions. {{storylink|Angry Birds Transformers (mobile game)|Angry Birds Transformers}}
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===''Construct-Bots Builder''===
The components necessary for building "Construct-Bot" Optimus Prime were accessible within the Cybertron construction zone. Despite it being against protocol, [[you]] could mix his parts with those of Decepticons! (gasp!) {{storylink|Construct-Bots Builder}}

===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
Optimus Prime participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! He appeared in multiple different bodies:
[[File:Battle-Tactics-Optimus-Prime.jpg|thumb|upright=2.2|Team buffs are the rights of all sentient beings.]]
*''Optimus Prime'' — This Common character could be recruited by collecting 16 units of Cybermetal.
*''Orion Pax'' — This Uncommon character could be recruited by collecting 90 units of Cybermetal, and 42 units of Transmetal.
*''Optimus Prime (Voyager)'' — This Super Rare promotional character could be recruited through the space bridge for 1000 gold.
*''Laser Optimus Prime'' — This Epic character first appeared in the "Generation 2 Episode 1" event, and could be recruited by collecting 500 units of Cybermetal, 250 units of Transmetal, and 50 cores of this character.
*''Optimus M. (CW)'' — This Epic character was available as a reward in the "Optimus Maximus Awakes!" event.
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[[File:Battle-Tactics-Optimus-Prime-(Voyager).jpg|thumb|upright=2.2|Soon I shall be one with the Matrix - and so will everyone else when this game sunsets.]]
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===''Transformers: Devastation''===
{{voiceactor|[[Peter Cullen]]}}
[[File:Devastation-Arrival.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]
Optimus Prime led the Autobots to stop Megatron's attempt to cyberform Earth. After discovering that Megatron's new weapon was the ''[[Proudstar]]'', Optimus initially tried to preserve the Cybertronian history contained on its [[Ferrotaxis]] supercomputer. Inside the ''Proudstar'', he received a prophecy of his future death from [[Teletraan Alpha]], but he merely expressed happiness that his friends would survive. After the [[Plasma Core]] was damaged and proved to be too great a threat to Earth, Optimus reluctantly decided to destroy it and the Ferrotaxis in order to preserve humanity's right to forge their own future. When Megatron shot shot the Ferrotaxis into space in one last spiteful effort to stop the Autobots, Prime rode an Insecticon swarm into Earth's orbit for a final showdown with Megatron, ultimately forced to destroy the Ferrotaxis. Once Megatron was again defeated, Optimus called upon the Autobots to stop merely living upon Earth and adopt the planet as their new home. Later, he and Wheeljack discussed plans for the [[Optimus Maximus (G1)|Optimus Maximus]] project. {{storylink|Transformers: Devastation}}
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===''Transformers: Frontiers''===
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===''Transformers Operation Omega''===
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===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
[[File:OptimusPrime-EarthWars.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Gathering resources is the right of all sentient base builders.]]
{{voiceactor|[[Peter Cullen]] (English), [[Tesshō Genda]] (Japanese)}}
;'''Optimus Prime'''
Optimus Prime needed to get to Earth via the Space Bridge, so he told Ironhide and Jetfire that he needed a [[Quantum crystal]] to power the Space Bridge and get him over to the other side. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars| Autobot Campaign}}

Optimus was beaten to the race by Megatron, who got his hands on a [[Quantum crystal]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars| Decepticon Campaign}}

When the other Autobots were wary of the next Decepticon Outpost, Optimus told them not to worry and led them in an '''Inspiring Charge'''. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars| Lost Map Campaign}}

Optimus proceeded to race Megatron to see who could get all the pieces of the [[Fractal Map]]. Ironhide contacts his agent, [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]], on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] in order to get some info on the Fractal Map. Sunstreaker helped out in the endeavor and finally pinpointed the location of the last piece. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars|Power Play}}

Optimus finally rallied all his missing troops from Cybertron to come to Earth for the final battle. Some of the bots include Grimlock, Ratchet, Blaster, Prowl, and Bumblebee. All of them attacked the Outpost and claim the [[Codex Key]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars|Codex Showdown Campaign}}

After retrieving the Enigma of Combination, Optimus then created Superion! {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars| Combiner Wars Campaign}}

*'''Class:''' Special
*'''Lowest Star Rating:''' 2 star
*'''Weapons:''' Optimus Prime fires a shot from his Ion Blaster before engaging a defense and attacking it with his energon axe.
*'''Ability: Inspiring Charge''' - Rally Autobots to engage the target, then charge in dealing damage to the target and damaging walls along the way.
**'''Cost''': 5 ability points +2 cost increase.

[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/character:optimus-prime Optimus Prime at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]
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;'''Laser Optimus Prime'''
[[File:Laser-Optimus-Earth-Wars.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66| Now with extra Cherry and G2 goodness! ([[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#LaserOptimusPrime|No flaming trees thank heavens.]])]]
Following a battle which left him grievously wounded, Optimus Prime's entire structural integrity and circuitry processors were reprogrammed into a sleeker, stronger, combat-ready configuration. With a new giant laser-targeting rocket launcher, ripple-fire missile blaster and armor-piercing discs, Optimus was ready to immobilize Megatron once and for all.

Optimus Prime asked [[Drift (G1)|a strange Autobot]] to identify himself. Explaining that he was pursuing [[Barricade (G1)|Barricade]] and [[Hun-Gurrr (G1)|Hun-Gurrr]] across the multiverse, Drift asked Laser Optimus Prime for help, to which Optimus] agreed.

Optimus and Drift soon found the dimension-hopping Decepticons, and Optimus recognized one of them was a [[Megatron (Armada)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Megatron]]! The Decepticons immediately teleported away, but Optimus was willing to leave his universe in order to put to rights the madness of multiple Megatrons. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars/Events|Worlds Collide}}

When Laser Optimus arrived at the Autobots' base, Kup was confused that there were three Optimuses and three Megatrons. All Laser Optimus could say he was a fan favorite. As Laser Optimus and Drift prepared to confront the triumvirate of Megatrons, he declared his [[Laser Rod (weapon)|Laser Rod]] stood ready, which Arcee found annoying. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars|Laser Optimus arrival}}

*'''Class:''' Special
*'''Lowest Star Rating:''' 2 star
*'''Weapons:''' Laser Optimus fires a disc that bounces off two buildings before attacking with his Laser Rod sword.
*'''Ability: Ricochet Mode!''' For 15 seconds, fires plasma discs dealing small damage and bouncing onto up to 4 nearby targets, each bounce dealing 20% less damage.
**'''Cost''': 11 ability points +2 cost increase.

[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/character:laser-optimus-prime Laser Optimus at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]

===''Transformers Online'' (2017 video game)===
[[File:G1 Optimus Prime TFO.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|what up, noobs?]]
{{bigquote|Freedom is the fundamental right of all living beings.}}

During the Cybertronian Civil War, Sentinel Prime was killed. Prior to his destruction, he bestowed the Matrix of Leadership to Optimus Prime, who became the new leader of the Autobots. Despite being one of the youngest Cybertronian leaders, Optimus demonstrated extraordinary courage and wisdom in the war against the Decepticons. He: treated all lives with benevolence, fought for freedom and peace, and continues to fight to protect the weak and maintain their beliefs.

In battle, G1 Optimus Prime wielded the "[[Energon-axe|Fusion Axe]]" and the "Divine" Gatling Gun. His active skill is "Heavy Fire Barrier":
*'''Heavy Fire Barrier''' — G1 Optimus Prime temporarily equips a double-barreled semi-auto machine gun that also activates a shield which protects him from frontal attacks as he dishes out damage from his firearm at max power {{storylink|Transformers Online (2017 video game)|Transformers Online}} <ref>[http://tfol.qq.com/act/a20160726data/hero9.shtml G1 Optimus Prime on the Transformers Online website]</ref>

===''Transformers: Forged to Fight''===
[[File:Optimus-Prime-Forged-to-Fight.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.66|Beating the crap out of any of my teammates is the right of all Screen mashers..... Unfortunately this includes myself.]]
Optimus Prime and his crew crash-landed on a [[New Quintessa|mysterious planet]]. After learning about what was going on, he passed the [[Matrix of Leadership]] to the [[You|Commander]], fearing a Cybertronian would become corrupted by the Quintessons. There are at least a few of him running around! {{storylink|Transformers: Forged to Fight}}

Optimus would find that it was in their best interests to first establish a base of operations. After detecting a Supplies Cache, Optimus brings the Commander and a squad of freshly integrated Inter-dimensional soldiers to investigate the area, only to find a very trigger-happy Rhinox guarding the Cache.

After knocking some sense into Rhinox, Optimus would bring Ratchet and Sideswipe to investigate another disturbance in the Frequencies that Teletraan 1 was picking up, and they eventually ran into a bunch of sharks!

After some developmental research, Ratchet reported that the reason everyone on New Quintessa was so triggerhappy was because of the presence of an unnatural amount of Dark Energon!
Optimus tries to tell this to Windblade, and tells her to ignore the voices in her head, but it's of no avail as she succumbs and Optimus has to knock some sense into her.

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===''Transformers: Bumblebee Overdrive''===
Optimus Prime took part in a series of attacks against multiple Decepticon bases, destroying them and defeating all enemies in the process. {{storylink|Transformers: Bumblebee Overdrive}}
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===''World of Warships: Transformers''===
[[Image:WoW Optimus camo 1.jpg|thumb|right|300px]]
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==Toys==
{{main|Optimus Prime (G1)/toys}}

==Merchandise==
{{Main|Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise}}

==Notes==
[[File:EvolutionOfOptimus.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Evolution of the G1 character model.]]
[[File:EvolutionOfOptimus_Back.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Evolution of the G1 character mode, back view. The lack of feet in the earliest known version is likely an error.]]
*According to [[Bob Budiansky]], longtime comics writer [[Denny O'Neil]] named Optimus Prime prior to Budiansky being brought on to the ''Transformers'' project. ("Optimus" is Latin for "best", therefore his name can be literally translated as "'''Best First'''".)
*Optimus Prime's Japanese name is "Convoy", which is named after his original name "Battle Convoy" in the ''[[Diaclone]]'' toyline, because the name "Optimus Prime" is difficult for Japanese kids to remember and pronounce.<ref>''[[Figure Ō]]'' No. 114</ref> All Optimus-inspired characters were called variations of Convoy in Japan up until the [[Transformers (film)|2007 ''Transformers'' film]], at which point [[TakaraTomy]] changed their minds and began using the name Optimus Prime as well. Presumably to avoid confusion, this change includes the Generation 1 version of the character as well, who is now called Optimus Prime in newer products and fiction such as ''[[Transformers United]]'' and ''[[Transformers: All Spark]]'', though his name remains Convoy in material aimed at adult collectors such as ''[[Transformers: Alternity|Alternity]]'' and ''[[The Transformers: Masterpiece|Masterpiece]]''.
*"Orion Pax" is composed of "Orion", the huntsman from Greek mythology, and the Latin word "pax", meaning "peace". The original cartoon design for him appears to [[:File:UltraMagnus-FloroDery3rdConcept-OrionPax.jpg|be based on an early Ultra Magnus concept]].
*According to an early ''[[The Transformers Universe|Universe]]''-style profile published in ''[[The Transformers Comics Magazine]]'', Optimus Prime's "official" nicknames were at one point considered to be "Autobot Commander", "Chief", "Big Boss" and "Roller". As far as it is known, no piece of fiction has ever purposely addressed him using these nicknames, though it's a fair bet he's been called "chief" at least once or twice anyway. And technically ''part'' of him is called "[[Roller (G1)|Roller]]" with some frequency.
*Optimus Prime has fictionally shown a dislike of certain kinds of music and dance. For the [[Marvel Comics continuity]], the [[Letters page (Marvel UK)|letters page]] for [[Still Life!|issue 324]] mentions he hates the music of [[Mötley Crüe]]. In the cartoon continuity, "[[Blaster Blues]]" and "[[Quest for Survival]]" have Optimus react noticeably more passive-aggressively to Blaster's choice of music than the other Autobots. And in the [[Dreamwave Generation One continuity]], ''[[Transformers: Hardwired|Hardwired]]'' features an uncalled for negative remark about Jazz's dance skills.
*According to the staff of ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'', Optimus Prime became a space explorer in the [[Beast Era]].<ref>Page 37, Guest Character and ''G1'' Icons, ''[[Beast Wars Universe]]'' ISBN 978-4766938005</ref>
*Writer [[Bob Skir]] claims that neither the statue from "[[Fires of the Past]]" nor the golden disks in its hands were mentioned in the script. However, he suggested that they were either the [[Golden Disk (Voyager)|disks]] from the Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 probes, or that Optimus won them in the 2,395,989th Annual Cybertronian spelling bee.<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20080614012630/http://bigbot.com/beast-machines-transformers-bob-skir/Beast-Machines-FAQ/Tue_12_Oct_1999.html Q&A from Bigbot's "bobskir.com"] (archive copy)</ref> We're betting on the latter.
[[File:Optimusprime-mom.jpg|125px|thumb|Prime's mom knows how to write in cursive.]]
*By the time Optimus Prime appeared in ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Machines]]'', his 3D model from ''Beast Wars'' had apparently been lost, leading the animators to use a faceplated Optimus Primal head as a quick replacement to save time and budget.
*Aside from occasionally having Alpha Trion as a father figure, Optimus Prime may have a mother! In an advertisement for [[Pepsi Convoy]] that shows him in a refrigerator (along with [[Destron Pizza]]), a note attached to a nearby piece of Tupperware reads:

:''Dear Convoy''
:''Warm it before you eat''
:''Mom''

:Although the ad itself is for Pepsi Convoy, he is a separate character, and it can be assumed that the note was left for Convoy/Optimus Prime himself.

*The first wave of Dreamwave posters in 2001 identified Optimus Prime as [http://web.archive.org/web/20041220175419/http://www.comicden.com/merch/posters.htm "Captimus Primus"], which is tantalizingly close to making some sort of sense.
[[File:Cyb-WiseElders.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb]]
*The character model of G1 Optimus Prime makes a cameo appearance, along with the original [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]], [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus Prime]], and [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]], as one of the four elders who began the [[space bridge]] project in the ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (cartoon)|Cybertron]]'' episode "[[Balance]]".
*As noted on [http://www.allspark.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=74382 this thread here], Optimus Prime made a surprising (and somewhat awkward) cameo in the [[Calendar|January]] [[2009]] issue of "P.S.: The Preventive Maintenance Monthly" (#674), a monthly magazine issued by the [[United States Army]] that discusses issues in regards to equipment maintenance (scan included in thread; look for post #5).
*Prior to the third closed beta update, G1 Optimus Prime was his own character in Transformers Online (2017) with the following bio:
:"During the Cybertronian Civil War, Sentinel Prime was killed. Prior to his destruction, he bestowed the Matrix of Leadership to Optimus Prime, who became the new leader of the Autobots. Despite being one of the youngest Cybertronian leaders, Optimus demonstrated extraordinary courage and wisdom in the war against the Decepticons. He: treated all lives with benevolence, fought for freedom and peace, and continues to fight to protect the weak and maintain their beliefs.
:In battle, G1 Optimus Prime wielded the "[[Energon-axe|Fusion Axe]]" and the "[[Divine]]" Gatling gun. His active skill was "Heavy Fire Barrier":
::'''Heavy Fire Barrier''' — G1 Optimus Prime temporarily equips a double barreled semi auto machine gun that also activates a shield which protects him from frontal attacks as he dishes out damage from his firearm at max power {{storylink|Transformers Online (2017 video game)|Transformers Online}} <ref>[http://tfol.qq.com/act/a20160726data/hero9.shtml G1 Optimus Prime on the Transformers Online website]</ref>"

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Convoy''' (コンボイ ''Konboi''), '''Orion Pax''' (オライオン・パックス ''Oraion Pakkusu''), '''Star Convoy''' (スターコンボイ ''Sutā Konboi''), '''Battle Convoy''' (Laser Optimus Prime, バトルコンボイ ''Batoru Konboi''), '''Convobat''' (''Beast Wars'' vs pack, コンボバット ''Konbobatto''), '''Super Convoy''' (Nucleon Quest, スーパーコンボイ ''Sūpā Konboi''), '''Optimus Prime''' (オプティマスプライム ''Oputimasu Puraimu'')
*''Armenian:'' '''Optimus Prime''' (Օպտիմուս Փրայմ ''O'ptimows P'raym''; Օպտիմուս Պրայմ ''O'ptimows Praym'')
*''Cantonese:'' '''O Baak Man''' (Hong Kong, 柯柏文)
*''Czech:'' '''Optimus Primus'''
*''Danish:'' '''Primus Optimus''' (first cartoon dub), '''Optimus Prime''' (all other media)
*''French:'' '''Optimus Prime''' (France), '''Optimus Primo''' (Canada, toy name), '''Optimus Primus''' (Canada, cartoon dub)
*''Hebrew:'' '''Optimus Prime''' (אופטימוס פריים ''Awpjimws Priim'')
*''Hungarian:'' '''Optimusz Fővezér''' ("Optimus Chief"), '''Optimus Prime''' (''Optimusz Prájm'')
*''Italian:'' '''Commander'''
*''Mandarin:'' '''Zhìzūn''' (Taiwan, 至尊, "Prime"), '''Orion Pax''' (Taiwan, 奧萊安派斯 ''Àoláiān Pàisī''), '''Qíngtiānzhù''' (China, 擎天柱, "Pillar that Supports the Sky")
*''Portuguese:'' '''Optimus Supremo''' (Portugal comics, "Optimus Supreme"), '''Líder Optimus''' (Brazil cartoon, "Leader Optimus"), '''Supremus Absolutus''' (Brazil comic), '''O Primeiro Optimus''' (Brazil Beast Machines, "The First Optimus"),
*''Russian:'' '''Optimus Prime''' (Оптимус Прайм ''Optimus Prajm''), '''Orion Peaceful''' (Орион Мирный ''Orion Mirnyy'')
*''Serbian:'' '''Optimus Prime''' (Оптимус Прајм ''Optimus Prajm'')
*''Spanish:'' '''Optimus Primitivo''' (Latin America, Beast Wars), '''Optimus Prime''' (all other cartoons)
*''Taiwanese:'' '''Bô-ti̍k Thīh-gû''' (無敵鐵牛, "Invincible Iron Ox")
*''Ukrainian:'' '''Optimus Najkrashchiy''' (Оптимус Найкращий, "Optimus the Best"), '''Optimus Prime''' (''The Movie'', Оптимус Прайм)

==Footnotes==
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[[Category:Armada Autobots]]
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[[Category:Beast Machines Autobots]]
[[Category:Beast Wars Autobots]]
[[Category:Beast Wars: Uprising Autobots]]
[[Category:Cloud Autobots]]
[[Category:Combiners]]
[[Category:Convoys]]
[[Category:Dimension hoppers]]
[[Category:Dreamwave Generation 1 Autobots]]
[[Category:Emperors of Destruction]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Autobots]]
[[Category:Generation 2 Autobots]]
[[Category:Generation 2 Go-Bots]]
[[Category:Ghostbusters]]
[[Category:Ghosts]]
[[Category:Gladiators]]
[[Category:GT characters]]
[[Category:Hall of Fame characters]]
[[Category:Henkei! Henkei! Autobots]]
[[Category:IDW (2019) Autobots]]
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[[Category:Rulers of Cybertron]]
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[[File:Sparks.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|[[Botanica (BM)|Botanica]] is a Bellarian.]]
A '''spark''' is the lifeforce or soul of a [[Transformer]]. Each spark is part of the essence of [[Primus]] himself.

The spark is a physical entity which is safeguarded inside [[Structure|a Transformer's body]]. If something harms the spark beyond repair [[Death|it is "extinguished"]] returning to the [[Transformer afterlife]] and the Transformer is considered dead. A Transformer is able to survive an enormous amount of physical damage. As long as the spark is somehow intact it is possible to repair or rebuild the body and restore the spark to it.

{{quote|When a spark goes online, there is great joy. When [[Death|one is extinguished]], the universe weeps.|[[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]] being all mystical|"[[The Spark]]"}}

==Establishment in fiction==
[[File:Spark.gif|left|thumb|The animation of a typical spark. Shiny!]]
The concept of the spark as currently understood was introduced to Transformers mythos in the ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'' episode "[[The Spark]]" (though they are offhandedly mentioned in the earlier episode "[[Gorilla Warfare]]" without elaboration). In this episode little is explained except that each spark is unique and that every "Cybertron" (here essentially meaning "Cybertronian") has one. {{storylink|Gorilla Warfare}} {{storylink|The Spark}}

The later episode "[[Possession]]" dealt with the idea of sparks but the spark in question—that of [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|the original Starscream]]—is established as being aberrant and thus properties it displays are not necessarily characteristic of sparks in general. However, "Possession" was the first time it was claimed that characters from [[Generation 1 cartoon continuity|the ''G1'' cartoon series]] also had sparks rather than them existing in ''Beast Wars'' only. Sparks remained prominent throughout ''Beast Wars'' and events in seasons two and three further established the [[retcon]] that Generation 1-Transformers possessed sparks. {{storylink|Possession}} {{storylink|Optimal Situation}} {{storylink|Master Blaster}}

In ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Machines]]'' sparks became central to the story as [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]] abducted the sparks from every Transformer on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. {{storylink|Revelations Part I: Discovery}} Megatron's own spark displayed unusual behaviors in this series and it is probable these behaviors do not apply to all sparks. {{storylink|Prometheus Unbound}} {{storylink|Spark of Darkness}} Still, ''Beast Machines'' contributed more information about sparks to [[canon]] than any other series.

Since the introduction of the spark concept in ''Beast Wars'', sparks have become an integral part of ''Transformers'' fiction. They have been featured in new [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]]-based series and subsequently-created [[Continuity family|continuity families]] from the [[Unicron Trilogy]] to [[live-action film series|the live-action movies]] to ''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Animated]]''.
===Prototypical concepts===
There do exist some concepts similar to the spark that precede its firm establishment in the Beast Era.

[[The Transformers (cartoon)|The original ''The Transformers'' cartoon]] occasionally referenced a part of Transformer physiology called a '''[[laser core]]''' which seemingly has a similar function compared to a spark. The tech spec [[bio]] for the [[Beast Rider]] [[Mechatron]] says that he is "outfitted with an upgraded spark-capture claw that can tear out the entire laser core of any Transformer defender." This implies that as some fans had speculated prior to Mechatron's release, the laser core may be some sort of housing for the spark. However, the ''inverse'' was suggested by the ''[[Story of Binaltech]]'' which noted the laser core was the literal core of the spark.

A more detailed idea was that of the "'''Life Spark'''", a life-force concept which appeared in early drafts of ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''. "Life Sparks" resembled small glowing versions of the Transformers to whom they belonged. Per a draft dated to April 1985, Life Sparks depart the body of a Transformer upon death to ultimately dissipate into nothingness unless they are contained within another vessel. While [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] transfers his Life Spark into [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]] (essentially taking the place of the [[Matrix of Leadership]] in this version of events) [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] requests to have his enshrined in an urn at the Decepticon [[Hall of Heroes]] only for his pleas to be ignored and for his Life Spark to drift into space to be recreated as [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] by [[Unicron]]. Although this idea was discarded from the finished film entirely, a vestigial reference to it persisted in the UK comic story "[[Target: 2006]]" where author [[Simon Furman]] read the draft and misinterpreted "Life Spark" as the name of ''[[Life Spark|a character]]'' who was rebuilt into [[Cyclonus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Cyclonus]].

Although the word "spark" does appear offhandedly in some [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|''Generation 1'' comic stories]] (a "spark of life", a "life spark" and the phrases [[The Bridge to Nowhere!|"Let no spark remain flickering in a single Autobot microchip!"]] and [[Pretender to the Throne!|"For as long as a spark exists within a single Mechabot..."]]), these were clearly metaphorical statements. They may be retroactively seen as referring to the contemporary concept of a Transformer's spark but did not establish anything of the sort on their own.

==Properties of sparks==
[[File:Spark colors.jpg|thumb|The sparks of the reformatted [[Maximal]]s took on unusual colors. Before their final battle with [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] the sparks became visible within their bodies. They also lift and separate.]]
As seen in the image at the top of this article, sparks normally appear as semitransparent blue balls of energy with a pulsating center composed of smaller blue spheres. The center spheres are engulfed in a reddish glow while an ever-changing pattern of electricity-like lines travels around the surface and through the interior. However, in ''Beast Machines'' the sparks of the [[Maximal]] heroes who had been [[Reformatting|reformatted]] [[Spontaneous recoloration|took on different colors]] (for example, [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]]'s was green). This was first visible in "[[Revelations Part I: Discovery]]". At the end of that series after being infused with extra power from the Matrix (cf. the [[Transformer afterlife|Allspark]] and [[Oracle (BM)|Oracle]]) their sparks became visible as if parts of their torsos were translucent.

[[Beast Era]] Transformers seem to have permanent "'''spark chambers'''" within their chassis where the spark can be seen simply by opening the chamber. Older Transformers within the same G1/Beast [[continuity family]] such as those who lived before the Great Upgrade do not seem to have this exact feature in most continuities. The G1 ''[[Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More Than Meets The Eye]]'' guidebook from [[Dreamwave Productions|Dreamwave]] specifically states that a spark is normally "suffused" throughout a Transformer's body rather than residing in any particular place. It may be that this is also true after the Great Upgrade and the spark chamber is merely a protected location for the spark to coalesce when needed or be safely contained during [[stasis lock]]. Meanwhile, making things more confusing is the cutaway diagrams of G1 Optimus Prime and Megatron in ''[[Transformers: The Ultimate Guide]]'' including spark chambers.

In the ''Beast Wars'' cartoon there were two cases of Beast Era Transformers temporarily housing sparks of Generation One Transformers in their own bodies while still housing their own sparks. In both cases, this resulted in the Beastie undergoing a mutation of sorts into a more powerful physical form: [[Optimus Primal (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus Primal]] upon taking the spark of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] grew into his [[Transmetal]] "Optimal Optimus" body; Megatron upon taking the spark of [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|the original Megatron]] obtained his [[Transmetal 2]] dragon form. However, based on information from the series there is no basis for determining whether this phenomenon is a result of a single body housing two sparks, a Beast Era body housing a Generation One spark, a body being implanted with an especially "powerful" spark conceivably like those of Optimus Prime and Megatron or some combination of these. When the aberrant disembodied spark of Starscream had earlier possessed [[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]] the only physical change was the body's [[Insignia|allegiance emblems]] shifting from [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] to [[Decepticon]]. The ''Beast Wars'' comic miniseries ''[[Transformers, Beast Wars: The Gathering|The Gathering]]'' implies that Generation One sparks may be intrinsically more powerful than Beast Era sparks.

Although Transformer memories and personalities are generally treated as if they are stored within the Transformers' computer brains, repeated canonical instances have established that a spark will or can hold all of an individual's memories along with their "essence" or personality. Further, there is some evidence that sparks may even retain records of the Transformer's previous bodies (such as when Optimal Optimus, whose body originated with a [[blank]] [[protoform]] regressed into a copy of the original gorilla body Primal wore at the beginning of the [[Beast Wars (event)|Beast Wars]]). {{storylink|Revelations Part II: Descent}} A Transformer's behavior can be modified through programming of their mechanical body referred to as a [[shell program]], but this is always a struggle between the programming and the "true" nature of the spark within. It may be that over long periods of time a spark may begin to internalize some aspects of a preprogrammed personality. {{storylink|Double Jeopardy}} {{storylink|Spider's Game}} {{storylink|Proving Grounds}} {{storylink|Crossing the Rubicon}} {{storylink|Revelations Part III: Apocalypse}}

Transformers such as [[Sky Lynx (G1)|G1 Sky Lynx]], [[Omega Supreme (G1)|G1 Omega Supreme]] and the [[Duocon]]s simultaneously inhabit multiple mechanical bodies and/or components. The character bio for [[Magmatron]] mentions this ability of his and categorizes his spark as a "'''[[mitotic spark]]'''" which is capable of splitting and sharing itself among his three [[beast mode]]s. It is unknown if other multiple-bodied Transformers also possess mitotic sparks or are examples of something more mundane such as simple remote-control.

Some Transformers are able to sense and communicate with the sparks of other Transformers through a process that appears analogous to telepathy. According to dialogue from "[[Revelations Part III: Apocalypse]]" this ability is related to the sparks' mutual connection to the Allspark. Disembodied sparks are sometimes able to communicate through this same method. ([[#Disembodied_sparks|See below]].)

[[Energon radiation|The radiation]] emitted by [[energon]] crystals is harmful to sparks even when protected and securely encased within a shell. Certain body types are better able to shield the spark from energon radiation. For example, the flesh-like beast modes adopted by the crews of the ''[[Axalon (BW)|Axalon]]'' and ''[[Darksyde (BW)|Darksyde]]'' provided essentially 100% protection allowing activity in environments that were practically forests of energon crystals so long as those involved remained in beast mode. Direct contact between crystalline energon and a spark is highly dangerous.

In the ''Beast Machines'' episode "[[Spark of Darkness]]" [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]] describes Megatron's disembodied spark as a ball of [[electron]]s. He goes on to say that normal sparks contain a large number of [[positron]]s. Based on this dialogue it is possible but uncertain that sparks are composed ''entirely'' of positrons; in other sources the existence and names of [[Spark#Characters by spark type|sparktypes]] suggests a more complex composition. Rattrap also indicates in "Revelations Part I" that when a spark is extinguished carbon scoring is typically left on or within the Transformer's empty chassis.

[[File:Revelations3 Nightscream spark.jpg|left|thumb|[[Nightscream (BM)|Nightscream]]'s hands don't seem to touch the spark itself while pushing on it. Mind you, wouldn't you recoil from the guy too?]]
Regardless of their composition, sparks are not insubstantial energy but have some sort of physical aspect. This is clearly demonstrated in again, "Revelations Part III" when [[Nightscream (BM)|Nightscream]] is seen attempting to push Blackarachnia's spark back into her body. His hands press against some sort of surface or perhaps merely a force field in which case the spark could be entirely energy which is above the visible surface of her spark. Later in the series in "Spark of Darkness" Megatron's spark is also shown to have physicality. Further back, in ''Beast Wars'', the spark of Rampage/Protoform X would respond to being "crushed" by Megatron by flattening slightly inside its energon-lined carrying case. And even the spark of G1 Megatron was "grabbed" physically by a tentacle-like appendage of BW Megatron's. While some of these examples may be special cases, as they deal with sparks that have unusual properties, those properties are unique to each spark. The weight of evidence, then is in favor of sparks being at least partially substantial.

In the [[Transformers: Energon (cartoon)|''Energon'' cartoon]] sparks were shown to have the ability to be somehow augmented by Primus to become a [[Spark of Combination|Combination Spark]]. This allowed two Autobots to [[powerlinx]] together into a new form, allowing one Autobot to take command of the fused body while the "pants" remained dormant. Without the Combination Spark, a powerlinx between two normal Transformers could not be completed. It is not stated whether the combiner teams [[Constructicon Maximus]] and [[Bruticus Maximus (Energon)|Bruticus Maximus]] also possessed Combination Sparks or if their ability to combine has some other origin.

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==Disembodied sparks==
[[File:GoForUnicron megatron demolishorspark.jpg|thumb|250px]]
Sparks are able to exist outside of a Transformer body but the parameters of this phenomenon are largely unclear. It is unknown for how long a spark can survive under such conditions although they are vulnerable to damage in this state. It is also unknown whether a disembodied spark is "conscious" and aware of its surroundings or whether it is capable of moving under its own power. (There are unusual cases as described under [[Spark#Aberrant sparks|aberrant sparks]].)

It is hard to imagine how a spark could be aware of its surroundings when stripped of all sensory mechanisms. Indeed, in "Revelations Part III: Apocalypse", while Blackarachnia's spark was outside of her body her consciousness did not remain in the "real world". Instead, she experienced a conversation with the meditating [[Optimus Primal (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus Primal]]—not a hallucination—which took place on an abstract "higher plane of existence" perhaps within the Allspark itself.

Most of the disembodied sparks in ''Beast Machines'' drift slowly and largely directionlessly. In many other cases, sparks seem to move with some sort of intent. However, aside from attempts of sparks to re-enter their "home" bodies, these are conceivably all "special cases" and may not be generalizable. In one example, the sparks of [[Tigatron]] and [[Airazor (BW)|Airazor]] are seen following [[Tigerhawk]] to Earth in "[[Other Victories]]". While their sparks appear normal when this occurs, they later merge into a single white spark and then inhabit the then-empty Tigerhawk body. This is not normal spark behavior and may be related to the time they spent seemingly in stasis with the [[Vok]]. Also, in "Revelations Part III" when Blackarachnia becomes panicked during her telepathic conversation with Primal, her spark begins moving erratically and has to be chased down by Nightscream. However, it is unclear whether the spark was moving ''with intent''—especially since Blackarachnia's consciousness was portrayed as still being on a higher plane—or simply zigzagging randomly. And again, a reformatted spark may be different from a normal spark anyway.

==Absence of a spark==
Strangely, it is possible for Transformer-related mechanical entities to remain online and sentient despite the ''lack'' of a spark.

The first example would be the original [[Diagnostic Drone]] in ''Beast Machines''. While simply being a robotic aid and having no spark it showed a full range of emotions, the ability to reason and could be consulted by Megatron. In ''Animated'' [[Starscream (Animated)|Starscream]], [[Starscream clone (Animated)|his clones]], [[Soundwave (Animated)|Soundwave]], [[Wreck-Gar (Animated)|Wreck-Gar]] and [[Constructicon (Animated)|the Constructicons]] each substituted [[AllSpark|AllSpark fragments or energy]] for natural sparks. {{storylink|Mission Accomplished}} {{storylink|Garbage In, Garbage Out}} {{storylink|Sound and Fury}} Meanwhile, Titan's tie-in comics would reveal that comic-original character [[Afterburn]] was really a sparkless drone despite having shown emotion, initiative and thought beforehand.

These instances raise questions about how necessary a spark ''really'' is and what properties it bestows that are genuinely unique.

Of interest is that when Afterburn was revealed to have had no spark, [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]] ''immediately'' wrote him off as not having been a "real" bot and viewed it as pointless to mark Afterburn's death. Similarly, [[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]] rescued [[Dinobot (Animated)|the Dinobots]] upon sensing spark traces inside them and nobody seemed bothered by the Starscream clones dying or found it notable Starscream had created beings whose sole purpose was to be suicide bombers. In some continuities, it appears as if [[Religion|Cybertronian orthodoxy]] views the presence of a spark as the true indicator of life with emotion and sentience being seen as mostly irrelevant.
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==Aberrant sparks==
Some sparks have exhibited properties or behaviors that do not seem to be generalizable to other sparks.
===Starscream===
As established in the ''Beast Wars'' episodes "[[Possession]]" and "[[Bad Spark]]," Starscream possesses a "mutant" immortal spark. Even when his body is destroyed, his spark is not extinguished. This explanation retcons the appearance of Starscream's ghost in some season three episodes from the G1 cartoon; the "ghost" was in fact Starscream's disembodied spark.

Starscream's spark was able to move under its own power and seemingly traveled not just across space from Cybertron to [[Earth]], but backwards through time from 2006 to human prehistory. It may be that the time travel was accomplished by "falling" through the [[transwarp]] hole left by the ''Axalon'' and ''Darksyde'' when they arrived on prehistoric Earth—[[Depth Charge (BW)|Depth Charge]]'s ship arrived there by that method later in the series—but this is uncertain.

Additionally, Starscream's spark was able to take possession of other Transformers simply by entering their bodies. While in another body, Starscream's will completely dominates that of his host. When Starscream possessed [[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]], Waspinator's voice even changed to sound like Starscream's and the Predacon insignias on his body changed to Decepticon insignias. Starscream either did not have or seem to know that he had this possession ability until he died during the events of ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''.
===Rampage/Protoform X===
The creation of Protoform X was an experiment conducted by the [[Maximal Elder]]s to attempt to replicate Starscream's indestructible spark. Although they succeeded in creating such a spark the Transformer, dubbed [[Rampage (BW)|Protoform X]] and later taking on the name "Rampage" was unfortunately psychotic.

Like Starscream's spark, Rampage's could not be extinguished through simple destruction of his body. In fact, Rampage's body—at least the body he wore during the Beast Wars—had uncannily rapid self-repair functions. In one instance [[Depth Charge (BW)|Depth Charge]] pierced Rampage's body from front to back with a spear and the damage disappeared in a matter of seconds once the spear was removed.

Megatron devised a way to split Rampage's spark by carving it with [[Energon blade|a blade]] of [[energon crystal]]. Amazingly, this did not destroy the spark, nor did it seem to weaken Rampage appreciably. Megatron kept part of the spark in a case lined with energon crystals. By squeezing the case, the crystals would pinch the spark fragment, and Megatron used this to torture Rampage into obedience.

Megatron later placed this piece of Rampage's spark inside his [[Transmetal 2]] clone of [[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]] who is usually referred to as [[Dinobot II]]. Dinobot II appeared to have a personality wholly independent of Rampage's although he was similarly brutal. Dinobot II's personality however, may have been imposed upon him through programming. Dinobot II could torture Rampage by compressing the spark fragment he held as Megatron had previously done. This did not seem to affect Dinobot himself.

Rampage's spark turned out to not be completely indestructible. Seemingly as an extension of Megatron's splitting of the spark with an energon blade, Depth Charge eventually destroyed Rampage by piercing his spark with "pure" crystalline energon. Normally sparks "extinguish" somewhat peacefully, but when Rampage's was pierced, a powerful explosion destroyed the bodies of both Rampage and Depth Charge. It may be that Starscream's spark would be similarly vulnerable to being cut/destroyed by energon, but this is mere extrapolation.

When Rampage's spark was destroyed, the fragment within Dinobot II did not explode. It may have simply disappeared, or it may have remained there. However, through a process which is not clearly established, Dinobot II at that instant "reverted" to the personality of the original Dinobot, and even had a vision of Dinobot's last moments. It may be that this reversion was related to events scripted for an episode which was never produced, titled "[[Dark Glass]]".

Rampage's spark never displayed the ability to move under its own power.
===Megatron===
In season two of ''Beast Machines'', Megatron's spark does a number of unusual things.

As part of the battle between him and [[Optimus Primal (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus Primal]] at the end of season one during which the [[Key to Vector Sigma]] and [[Plasma Energy Chamber]] were pitted against each other, Megatron somehow was able to "split" his Beast body into two separate bodies, one entirely robotic and the other entirely organic. (Whether the Beast bodies of the ''Beast Wars'' characters had any true biological components or whether they were faux-flesh composed of [[nanite]]s is not consistently established in either series.) Contrary to his intentions, Megatron's spark ended up trapped within the biological body which came to be known as [[Noble (BM)|Noble and Savage]] while his desired technological body appeared to have been destroyed.

It is unclear how a biological body was able to sustain a Transformers' spark. Indeed, even the Maximals were surprised when they realized what had happened. It could be argued, based on statements made by [[Vector Sigma|the Oracle]] in the first episode that all lifeforms in the universe have sparks, not just Transformers. However, this is never alluded to by any other canonical source so most fans have seemingly dismissed it.

As shown in "[[Prometheus Unbound]]", using the biological Noble/Savage body Megatron was unable to exercise mental control over devices in [[Council Citadel|his citadel]] or interface with his [[control harness]]. Upon using a [[spark extractor]] on himself, however, his spark was freed and immediately flew to the harness, which it activated before "flowing" up to the ceiling through the harness's cables. His spark then took over the [[Grand Mal]], an enormous, floating replica of his own head, as its new body and stayed there for part of season two. The Noble/Savage body appeared to be dead but recovered. After Megatron's spark had left it seemed to be a perfectly "normal" animal which had the ability to change between a wolf-like form and a dragon form, possessing little if any sentience.

As soon as his spark had been removed from Noble, it took on an unusual appearance, having turned entirely red or orange in color (perhaps a change similar to that of the reformatted Maximals). Megatron's disembodied spark also seemed to be able to speak even though it had no physical body. It may be that this speech was telepathic, but the spark itself pulsated in perfect rhythm with the words.

While inhabiting the Grand Mal, Megatron's spark was sometimes seen floating freely and under its own power through the construct's interior, particularly in a large space that appeared to serve as his control room. (It was here that he addressed his [[Vehicon general]]s, usually manifesting as a holographic projection of one kind or another.)

[[File:Spark consumption.jpg|thumb|Megatron's spark ensnares and consumes other sparks from his collection.]]
[[File:Giant megatron spark.jpg|thumb|Now enormous, Megatron's spark looms over Cybertron in the vicinity of his [[Grand Mal|Big Floating Head]].]]
Eventually, in the three-part "[[Sparkwar Pt. I: The Strike|Sparkwar]]" story, Megatron's spark began consuming/fusing with the captured sparks of Cybertron's inhabitants. He claimed to have learned how to accomplish this after communicating with the Oracle.

To consume other sparks, Megatron's spark extended tendrils which ensnared victim sparks. These tendrils also had the ability to extract sparks from occupied shells much like a spark extractor. As each spark was absorbed, Megatron's spark grew larger in size.

Megatron was temporarily beaten when [[Nightscream (BM)|Nightscream]] attacked him with a sonic scream. The scream, according to Primal "depolarized" Megatron's spark. This caused him to lose control temporarily and allowed the Maximals to escape. In the following episode "[[Spark of Darkness]]", Megatron's spark exhibited additional strange behaviors which may or may not have been dependent on its depolarized state:

*It travelled very quickly and with great agility.
*It was able to "crash" physically into things to push them around. In particular, it repeatedly knocked the Maximals out of its way.
*It seemed to be able to cause large explosions simply by flying through other objects.
*It could inhabit and leave any sparkless body at will. This ability evidently differs from Starscream's in that Starscream never truly animated a vacant body and Megatron never dominated an occupied one. These re-animated bodies were able to remain functional even after suffering extreme physical damage.
*His spark was not detectable by his Vehicon generals' sensors and Primal was unable to "sense" his spark through the Oracle.
*The spark did not speak at all while depolarized, neither when in a body nor floating freely.

Rattrap was able to capture Megatron using a hand-held spark extractor and with a control panel on it "repolarized" and thus stabilized his spark. Afterwards, Megatron's spark remained red and just as fast and agile as before but became detectable by his generals' scanners again and was "trapped" in the next body it inhabited (that of a Diagnostic Drone). Upon entering this body, Megatron first declared, "I live!" before realizing the depth of his situation. This was the first time he had spoken since being hit by the sonic scream. This implies that something about his prior "destabilized" state may have prevented him from fully utilizing the bodies he had visited. The only other clue we have is that when Optimus tried to contact Megatron's spark inside the [[Grand Mal]], he discovered that it "wasn't a sentient mind." Whether this is a result of trying to find a spark that was not in the expected location or because of its depolarized state is ambiguous.
===Prime Spark===
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The Prime Spark is a spark that is shared cross-dimensionally by at least three different Transformers. It was entrusted to chosen individuals by Primus himself. {{storylink|Prime Spark (story)|Prime Spark}}
===Embers===
The ''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]]'' [[Primax -408.24 Epsilon|universe]] seems to be more of a departure from the "regular" realities in the [[multiverse]]. In it, the semi-mystical ball of energy that gives the resident Transformers their lifeforce is an electron-charged "Ember". Aside from polarities, there's no other difference noted from the [[positron]]-charged spark [[Cliffjumper (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Cliffjumper]] brings into that universe.

==Fiction==
===Unicron Trilogy cartoon continuity===
The [[Cyber Planet Key]]s each contained a tiny fragment of [[Primus]]'s spark. {{storylink|Fallen (episode)|Fallen}}

After being shot by the [[Requiem Blaster (Armada)|Requiem Blaster]], {{storylink|Sacrifice}} ninety percent of [[Smokescreen (Armada)|Smokescreen]]'s body was damaged beyond repair but his spark was intact allowing [[Red Alert (Armada)|Red Alert]] to extract it and build Smokescreen a new body. {{storylink|Regeneration (Armada)|Regeneration}} After his death, the [[Mini-Con]]s were able to summon [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]]'s spark back to the physical plane via the [[Matrix of Leadership]]. {{storylink|Miracle}}

After seizing the [[Omega Lock]] and three of the Cyber Planet Keys, {{storylink|Retreat}} [[Starscream (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Starscream]] began absorbing the spark of Primus into himself which eventually caused him to grow to titanic proportions and enhanced his physical abilities. {{storylink|Starscream (episode)|Starscream}}

Once all four Cyber Planet Keys were placed in the Omega Lock, Primus's spark was fully restored. {{storylink|End}}
===Movie continuity===
[[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] devoured the sparks of fallen foes. {{storylink|Optimus Prime Versus Megatron}} {{storylink|Transformers (novel)}}

[[Sam Witwicky]] destroyed both the [[AllSpark]] and Megatron himself when he inserted the AllSpark into Megatron's exposed spark chamber. {{storylink|Transformers (film)|Transformers}}

[[File:TheFallen-ROTFfacegotten.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|I didn't need it anyway!]]
Megatron was revived when [[Scalpel (ROTF)|the Doctor]] pierced a shard of the AllSpark into the hole where his spark had been. [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] was stabbed and then shot through the spark chamber by Megatron using his [[fusion cannon]] and [[death-lock pincer]] but was later revived by Sam, who pierced the [[Matrix of Leadership]] into the empty chamber. Jetfire ripped out his spark to give Optimus his parts. Moments later, Optimus tore through [[The Fallen]]'s chest and crushed his spark. {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}}

When cornered and brought down by [[Cemetery Wind]], [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] was offered his life in exchange for Optimus' location by [[Lockdown (ROTF)|Lockdown]]. Ratchet spat in the bounty hunter's face and braced himself for the end. In response, Lockdown tore his spark out leaving the deceased Ratchet a mangled smoldering wreck. Optimus narrowly escaped a similar ambush in New [[Mexico]] and was later offered repairs by [[Cade Yeager]]. When Cade noticed a wound perilously close to his spark, Optimus explained that sparks contained a Transformer's memories and feelings prompting Cade to compare it to a human soul.

[[Kinetic Solutions Incorporated|KSI]] produced their own Transformers albeit without sparks. Megatron's [[Core consciousness|consciousness]] manipulated KSI into producing a new body for him and its lack of a spark proved an invaluable asset when he later fought Optimus as "Galvatron", suffering no ill effects when impaled through his chest by Optimus; this was also due to [[Vortex Grinder|some ''improvements'' Megatron made to KSI's designs]].

When the day was won, Optimus decided to depart Earth to confront the Transformers' [[Creator (AOE)|Creators]]. Though he could not say if they'd ever meet again, Optimus asked his family on Earth to think of a star in the night sky as his soul. {{storylink|Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|Age of Extinction}}

===''Animated'' cartoon ===
After falling a great height, [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]]'s spark expired before [[Sari Sumdac (Animated)|Sari Sumdac]] used the [[AllSpark Key]] in concert with the [[AllSpark]] itself to revive him. {{storylink|Transform and Roll Out}}

[[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]] regarded the spark as the core of all Cybertronians and that compared to it, such things as [[armor-plating]] and servo mechanics were superficial. {{storylink|Megatron Rising - Part 2}}

When [[Yoketron]] was attacked by [[Lockdown (Animated)|Lockdown]] and his spark began to fade, [[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]] attempted to save him by transferring his spark to a blank [[protoform]], though Yoketron admonished him for this and instead allowed his spark to fade. {{storylink|Five Servos of Doom}}

When he and [[Jazz (Animated)|Jazz]] used [[Processor-over-matter]] to summon together all the AllSpark fragments, [[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]] recognized that they could not summon the totality of the pieces in time to save [[Detroit]] forcing him to surrender his spark back to the AllSpark, granting it the power it needed to protect the city. {{storylink|Endgame, Part II}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
[[File:KupsSpark.jpg|upright=1.15|thumb|Save the Spark. Save the World.]]
The spark is part of [[Rossum's Trinity]] with the [[brain module]] and [[transformation cog]]. {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 3: The Chaos of Warm Things|The Chaos of Warm Things}} The light from a spark illuminates a Transformer's [[Sensor#Optical sensors|optics]]. {{storylink|Zero Point}} There appears to be at least eight known spark types in Cybertronians {{storylink|Twenty Plus One}} some more common than others, and a healthy Cybertronian can 'jumpstart' the faltering spark of another with the same type in a similar manner to blood transfusion. {{storylink|Before & After}} Some proposed spark types like estriol-positive have since been discredited and abandoned. {{storylink|After Megatron (A Dissolution Epilogue)|After Megatron}}

[[File:Overlords spark remembrance day.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1|Starting as you mean to go on.]]
A very small number of naturally-occurring sparks are [[Point One Percenter]]s glowing green instead of the normal blue. Those who possess these sparks are usually a tier above regular Cybertronians, and include such prominent figures as Optimus Prime and Shockwave. {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 3: The Chaos of Warm Things|The Chaos of Warm Things}} Sparks run on different frequencies; the frequency of a spark affects the color of the [[energon]] within a Transformer's body. While most Cybertronians bleed purple energon, Transformers from the colony world of [[Caminus (planet)|Caminus]] evolved low-frequency Sparks to save energy and consequently bleed blue energon. {{storylink|The Last Autobot}}

Sparks once [[Reproduction|arose naturally]] from [[hot spot]]s dotting Cybertron and its moons ignited by energy pulses from [[Vector Sigma]]. Once bright enough, these sparks would be harvested, nurtured and matured before being placed into a body. {{storylink|Remain in Light 1 of 5: The Fecund Moon|The Fecund Moon}} {{storylink|Elegant Chaos Part 1: All Our Parlous Yesterdays|All Our Parlous Yesterdays}} The sparks would also have to be harvested quickly otherwise they would evaporate. {{storylink|The Sound of Breaking Glass}} Rarely, sparks could also be discovered buried deep underground. The only known case of this happening was a Point One Percenter that would become [[Overlord (Masterforce)|Overlord]]. {{storylink|Remembrance Day}}

Though most sparks emerge alone, occasionally two sparks emerge together. The resulting Transformers are considered [[twin]]s and share a [[branched spark]] that allows them to feel each other's pain. On Cybertron, this was a very rare event that affected roughly one in every million sparks. {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 3|Last Stand of the Wreckers #3}} On the colony world of [[Devisiun (planet)|Devisiun]] however, unusual gravitational conditions (or [[Ore-5|other factors]]) affected the development of [[Devisiun (Titan)|its]] [[Titan (group)|Titan]]'s hot spot and every newborn Devisien emerged with [[Micromaster Combiner|a twin sibling]]. {{storylink|Windblade vol. 2 issue 6|Windblade vol. 2 #6}}

Vector Sigma's pulses had grown increasingly less frequent by [[Nova Prime]]'s era, so to bolster the Cybertronian population he instituted a process called "'''spark-splicing'''" which used the energy of existing sparks to ignite new ones. {{storylink|Remain in Light 1 of 5: The Fecund Moon|The Fecund Moon}} That, however was a cover story for what Nova was ''really'' doing: harvesting the [[Matrix of Leadership]] to create thousands of new sparks daily. {{storylink|Remain in Light 3 of 5: The Divided Self|The Divided Self}}

[[Kup (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Kup]]'s sparkhousing was unstable due to age and radiation poisoning. He finally experienced sparkcore stabilizer failure which threatened to blow him up. [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]] saved him by extending a [[force field]] around the crashing spark. Later, Kup recovered in a [[CR chamber]] fitted with a placeholder powercore to maintain his spark. {{storylink|Spotlight: Kup}}

While attempting to convince [[Stardrive]] to join the [[Decepticon]]s, [[Starscream (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Starscream]] briefly explained sparks to the orphaned Camien. {{storylink|Shining Armor issue 4|Shining Armor #4}} After being possessed by [[Vekktral]], [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ultra Magnus]] managed to resist enough to open his spark chamber so [[Rom]] could kill them both. {{storylink|Shining Armor issue 5|Shining Armor #5}}

[[File:SpotlightArcee Garrus-9 inmates.jpg|upright=2.2|thumb|Reminds me of the reptile cages at the zoo...except less stinky.]]
The Autobots kept some prisoners at [[Garrus-9]] in spark stasis which entailed actually removing the sparks from their casings separating the spark from the body.

This process was not possible for [[Monstructor (G1)|Monstructor]] since the Autobots couldn't break through the destructive programming far enough to rehabilitate/reform the sparks as per [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]]'s orders and as such hadn't pulled the sparks from their frames.

[[Arcee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Arcee]] found this limbo peaceful but was later reunited with her body. To control her behavior a "g-force crush" device was installed on or in her spark casing and could be operated via remote control. {{storylink|Spotlight: Arcee}}

After the war ended [[Scorponok (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Scorponok]] utilized the [[Epistemus|Magnificence]] to create the [[Firstborn]], a spark-powered organic capable of sexual reproduction that would reproduce with others of its kind and create new generations of Decepticon sparks. {{storylink|Kill All 'Cons}}

After [[Team Rodimus]] had opened twelve Matrices of Leadership at the [[hot spot]]s of Functionist Cybertron, [[Vector Sigma]] shunted the excess energy to the orbiting Luna 1, reigniting the hot spot. {{storylink|Crucible (Part 6): A Spark Among Embers|A Spark Among Embers}} Over the following years, the billion new sparks, the [[Lunarian]]s as they were called, were steadily brought online, with their generation noted for having an unusually high number of Point One Percenters, a term that would likely have to be changed in the future. {{storylink|How To Say Goodbye And Mean It: Part 2}}

Sparks were not unique to Cybertronians with other mechanical species deriving their animating force from them. Upon meeting a group of [[Ammonite]]s, Ultra Magnus asked if they were "'''warm-wired'''" or spark-based. {{storylink|Into the Abyss: Dark Cybertron Chapter 4|Into the Abyss}}

The [[Quintesson]]s had green sparks with [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]] managing to use [[Pentius]]'s as fuel {{storylink|Prey (issue)|Prey}} and to revive [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]. {{storylink|Belly of the Beast (issue)|Belly of the Beast}} Through this, Trypticon inherited some of the Quintesson's memories {{storylink|Primacy issue 1|Primacy #1}} before it was revealed that Pentius had become the dominant consciousness within the [[Titan (group)|Titan]]'s body. {{storylink|Primacy issue 3|Primacy #3}} Though Megatron attempted to manually remove the spark, the remnants of Pentius were burned away by the fires of the [[Matrix of Leadership]]. {{storylink|Primacy issue 4|Primacy #4}}

The [[Junkion (species)|Junkions]] also possessed sparks but were capable of surviving for prolonged periods of time without them as demonstrated by the ever chipper and chatty [[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]] being reduced to just a head for days on end. {{storylink|The Next Day, and the Next}}
====Characters by spark type====
{{quote|Rewind's '''''vitreous positive'''''. It's a relatively rare spark type. One in 150, one in 200.}}
{{quote|I'm V-positive.}}
{{quote|I know.|[[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]] and [[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]]|[[Before & After]]}}
{|border="1" cellpadding="6" cellspacing="0" style="margin:.5em auto 1.5em auto;"
!Ferrum-Positive
!Ferrum-Negative
!Isomeric-Positive
!Isomeric-Negative
!Vitreous-Positive
!Vitreous-Negative
!Unknown shared type
!Either Ferrum-Negative or Vitreous-Positive
|-
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*[[Hound (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Hound]]
*[[Huffer (G1)|Huffer]]
*[[Nautica (G1)|Nautica]]
*[[Swerve (G1)|Swerve]]
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*[[Cyclonus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Cyclonus]]
*[[Tailgate (G1)|Tailgate]]
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*[[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]]
*[[Getaway]]
*[[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]]
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*[[Dipstick]]
*[[Gears (G1)|Gears]]
*[[Highbrow (G1)|Highbrow]]
*[[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]]
*[[Ratchet (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ratchet]]
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*[[Chromedome (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Chromedome]]
*[[Rewind (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Rewind]]
*[[Riptide (G1)|Riptide]]
*[[Whirl (G1)|Whirl]]
|valign="top"|
*[[Ammo]]
*[[Crosscut (Autobot)|Crosscut]]
*[[Skids (G1)|Skids]]
|valign="top"|
*[[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]]
*[[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]]
|valign="top"|
*[[Hot Rod (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Rodimus]] <ref group="idw">In "Elegant Chaos", Brainstorm's time-machine is coded for two spark-types: ferrum-negative and vitreous-positive, since Tailgate and Rewind can both use it. By extrapolation, Rodimus, Brainstorm, Megatron and Rung are either of those two.</ref>
*[[Brainstorm (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Brainstorm]]
*[[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]]
*[[Rung (G1)|Rung]]
|}
<references group="idw"/>

===Aligned continuity family===
As part of the [[Thirteen]]'s plan to defeat [[Unicron/Aligned|Unicron]], [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] exposed his spark, its frequency almost identical to [[Primus]]'s own, to Unicron's Anti-Spark, the resulting interaction between the two knocking both beings into [[stasis lock]]. After being poisoned by [[Dark Energon]], Primus inserted an untainted portion of his spark into the [[Matrix of Leadership]] which he bestowed upon Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Transformers: The Covenant of Primus|The Covenant of Primus}}

Over the protests of [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]], [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] inserted a shard of Dark Energon directly into his spark. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 2}} The shard managed to keep him alive after being at ground zero of a Space Bridge explosion, {{storylink|Masters & Students}} before another shard, plunged directly into his spark, restored his body to full functionality. {{storylink|Out of His Head}}

After Megatron perished, {{storylink|Deadlock}} the lasting consequence of this was revealed with Megatron's polluted spark now severed from the [[Transformer afterlife|AllSpark]] and bound to Unicron's Anti-Spark, allowing the Dark God to possess Megatron's corpse.

In order to prevent Unicron from devouring the physical [[AllSpark]], Optimus Prime merged the AllSpark with the [[Matrix of Leadership]] and thus his own spark. Unable to separate the three, Optimus willingly surrendered his life to allow new generations to exist on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. The AllSpark rejoining the [[Core]] caused it to ignite and birth a multitude of new sparks. {{storylink|Predacons Rising (Prime)|Predacons Rising}}

Before Optimus could pass into the afterlife, the Thirteen intercepted his spark and brought it to their realm. {{storylink|Decepticon Island (Part 1)}} To provide Optimus with the power needed to defeat [[The Fallen|Megatronus]], the Primes bestowed upon him a portion of their power, directly from their sparks. {{storylink|Battlegrounds, Part 1}} They later took it back but doing so left Optimus substantially weakened. {{storylink|Overloaded, Part 1}}

===''Regeneration One''===
When the [[Wrecker]]s crashed on [[Earth]], [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] ordered his horde of [[zombie]] Decepticons to bring them to him in a state where he could see dread in their optics before he snuffed out their Sparks. {{storylink|Loose Ends, Part 2}} When [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] later engaged Megatron in battle the [[Decepticon leader]] swore to open Prime's Spark Chamber with his teeth. His own Spark was ripped out of his chest and crushed seconds later by an apologetic Prime. {{storylink|Loose Ends, Part 5}}

After the Cybertronians had been separated from [[Primus]] and the larger [[multiverse]], they lost their biological immortality. Millenia in the future, [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Rodimus Prime]] had become the last Cybertronian and when he finally died, the vestiges of his Spark energy served to ignite the birth of [[Botanica (BM)|a new generation]]. {{storylink|The War to End All Wars, Part 5}}
===Ask Vector Prime===
[[Cy-Kill (GoBots)|Cy-Kill]] was fascinated by the concept of Sparks, noting that the Transformers were hybrids of machinery and energy in the same way that [[GoBot]]s were hybrids of machinery and organic tissue. {{storylink|Transformers: Renegade Rhetoric|Renegade Rhetoric (1), 2015/10/15}}
===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===
[[Lord Imperious Delirious]] was ''not'' fascinated by Sparks at all; as a purely mechanical [[second-born intellect]] he considered the Transformers nothing more than mechanical sock puppets animated by energy beings, a concept that revolted him and drove him to attempt genocide on the Cybertronian race. {{storylink|Intersectionality}} {{storylink|Derailment}}

When [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]] attacked Cybertron, his efforts were thwarted by the [[Point One Percenter]]s. Believing a threat would inevitably rise that would require such exceptional talent once again, [[Deluge (G2)|Deluge]] dedicated himself to creating new generations of Point One Percenters. {{storylink|The Inexorable March}}

The original wellspring of Sparks on Cybertron had been Vector Sigma but the supercomputer was among the casualties of the Great War. As a result, the Autobot scientist [[Cerebros (G1)|Cerebros]] created the [[Energon Matrix]] to ensure a future for his race. {{storylink|Head Games}} Rather than create a new generation free of conflict, as Cerebros intended, his fellow [[Builder of Cybertron|Builders]] used it to perpetuate the Great War via the proxy armies of the Maximals and Predacons. After returning to Cybertron, [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]] revealed the Energon Matrix to her people, starting the [[Grand Uprising]]. {{storylink|Broken Windshields}}

To save face after his ward had gone rogue, [[Eject (G1)|Eject]] created a clone with his own Matrix. The clone, [[Galva Convoy]] was influenced by a [[Lord Imperious Delirious|dark source]] and eventually utilized the [[G-Virus]] to corrupt the Matrix within him and birthed the [[Vehicon (BM)|Vehicons]] who had "anti-sparks". {{storylink|Micro-Aggressions}} {{storylink|Not All Megatrons}}

After the Grand Uprising, [[Rampage (BW)|Rampage]] tracked down Deluge who explained his motivations for his Spark experiments before he was killed by his creation. {{storylink|The Inexorable March}}

===''Cyberverse'' cartoon===
By [[Cheetor (Cyberverse)|Cheetor]]'s account, his spark had been brought out of the [[AllSpark]] to serve as its guardian. {{storylink|Dark Birth}}

When [[Starscream (Cyberverse)|Starscream]] had acquired the AllSpark and used it to birth a race of [[scraplet]]s, {{storylink|Trials}} he believed that they held the sparks of the [[Ancient]]s, {{storylink|Dark Birth}} though Cheetor would later denounce his creations as sparkless abominations. {{storylink|Starscream's Children}}

After witnessing Cheetor's affinity for the AllSpark, Starscream attempted to extract the guardian's spark and merge it with his own. When he tested the procedure on [[Bumblebee (Cyberverse)|Bumblebee]] however, Cheetor managed to stop the transfer and escape with his friend. {{storylink|Spotted}}

Upon gaining full control of the AllSpark, Starscream merged it with his spark. His first act was to extract the sparks of his [[Seeker (Cyberverse)|Seekers]], merging them with his own. He would have done the same to the other Autobots and Decepticons before [[Optimus Prime (Cyberverse)|Optimus Prime]] managed to use the [[Matrix of Leadership]] to punch the AllSpark out of Starscream, saving everyone. {{storylink|I Am The Allspark}}

After Bumblebee and Cheetor had returned the AllSpark to Cybertron's core, [[Shockwave (Cyberverse)|Shockwave]] willingly extracted his own spark and used it to corrupt the AllSpark. Without hesitation, Cheetor did the same, his spark purifying Shockwave's malignant energies from the AllSpark. {{storylink|Battle For Cybertron IV}}

===''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' cartoon===
The sparkless sought to reanimate themselves by feeding on the sparks of the living. {{storylink|Siege episode 5}}

==Notes==
*It is possible there is some quantitative difference between the sparks of Generation 1 Transformers and [[protoform]] ''Beast Wars''-era Transformers. G1 Transformer sparks are generally glossed as small fragments of [[Primus]]'s lifeforce. ''Beast Wars''-era Transformer sparks are generally considered to be the same, but writer [[Larry DiTillio]] has stated that he envisioned ''Beast Wars'' Transformer sparks as small fragments split from [[Nexus Zero]]. When a spark is split from the Vok nebula, a "good" one travels to the [[Matrix (facility)|Matrix]] and an "evil" one to the [[Pit (BW)|Pit]].<ref>[[Beast Wars Universe]]</ref>
*Despite the fact sparks are supposed to be pieces of Primus, numerous fictions depict ''[[Unicron]]'', Primus's opposite as having a spark of his own.
**The fact that in some continuities, such as the [[Aligned continuity family]], Primus and Unicron were a single being before conflict literally tore them apart and that Primus based the [[Thirteen]] on himself and his rival may provide an explanation for this occurrence.
===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Spark''' (スパーク ''Supāku'')
*''German:'' '''Mastermodul''' (used in the German dub of ''Armada'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''Huǒzhǒng''' (火种, "Spark")
*''Brazilian Portuguese:'' '''Centelha''', '''Faísca''', '''Fagulha''' (''Spark''), '''Chama''' (''Flame'')

==See also==
*[[Death]]
*[[Transformer afterlife]]
*[[Spirit portal]]
*[[Branched spark]]
*[[Core consciousness]]
*[[Datatrax]]
*[[Laser core]]
*[[Spark crystal]]
*[[Mitotic spark]]
*[[Database]]
*[[Brain module]]
*[[Vector Sigma]]
*[[Omega Terminus]]
*[[Oracle (BM)]]
*[[Slaughter]]
*[[Digital entity frame]]
*[[Ghost]]
**[[Data ghost]]
*[[Personality component]]
*[[Crystalline containment vessel]]
*[[Photonic crystal]]
*[[Electropulse]]
*[[AllSpark]]
*[[Prime Spark (Spark)]]
*[[Shell program]]
*[[Memory core]]
*[[Spark of Combination]]
*[[Matrix of Leadership]]
*[[Dark Spark]]
*[[Matrix of Conquest]]
*[[Linkage (dimension)]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Beast Wars Transformer anatomy]]
[[Category:Beast Machines]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Transformer anatomy]]
[[Category:IDW (2005) Transformer anatomy]]
[[Category:Movie]]
[[Category:Primus]]
[[Category:Religion]]
[[Category:Transformer anatomy]]

Marcus Jardym

2021-01-09T16:28:37Z

NeoHartless:

'''Marcus Jardym''' (b. [[February 22]], [[1969]]) is a Portuguese-language voice actor. His voice work includes the title characters of ''Aladdin'' and ''Casshern: Robot Hunter'', as well as Ewan McGregor's [[Obi-Wan Kenobi]] in the Star Wars prequels.

==Voice Roles==
===Generation 1===
*[[Beachcomber (G1)|Beachcomber]]
*[[Torkuli]]

===Beast Machines===
*[[Jetstorm (BM)|Jetstorm]]
*[[Silverbolt (BW)#Beast Machines cartoon|Silverbolt]]

==External Links==
*[https://myanimelist.net/people/45366/Marcus_Jardym My Anime List entry]
*[http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=142605 Anime News Network entry]

{{DEFAULTSORT:Jardym, Marcus}}
[[Category:Portuguese voice actors]]

Selton Mello

2021-01-09T05:38:47Z

NeoHartless: Created page with "upright=2 '''Selton Figueiredo Mello''' (born December 30, 1972) is a Brazilian actor, voice actor, director and producer with a carreer span..."

[[File:SELTIN.jpg|thumb|upright=2]]
'''Selton Figueiredo Mello''' (born [[December 30]], [[1972]]) is a Brazilian actor, voice actor, director and producer with a carreer spanning over four decades. At an early age, he made a name for himself on television and theater, before making his way to films such as ''My Name Ain't Johnny'', ''The Invisible Woman'', ''The Clown'', ''Rio 2096: A Story of Love and Fury'' and the [[Netflix]] series ''The Mechanism''.

Mello was also a prolific voice actor during the eighties and nineties, lending his voice to the Portuguese dubs of Ralph Macchio in ''Karate Kid'' 2 and 3, [[Judd Nelson]] in ''The Breakfast Club'', Young [[Indiana Jones]] in ''The Last Crusade'', as well as Charlie Brown in ''Peanuts'' and Kuzco from ''The Emperor's New Groove''.

==Voice roles==
===''The Transformers: The Movie''===
*[[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel Witwicky]] (VHS release only)

==External links==
*[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt12871602/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_1 Selton Mello at the Internet Movie Database]

{{DEFAULTSORT:Mello, Selton}}
[[Category:Portuguese voice actors]]

File:SELTIN.jpg

2021-01-09T05:24:56Z

NeoHartless: Selton Mello

Selton Mello

Alpha Trion/Generation 1

2020-08-07T23:08:57Z

NeoHartless: /* War for Cybertron Trilogy cartoon */

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{{disambig3|Alpha Trion}}
:''Alpha Trion is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:AlphaTrionG1-Legendsartclean.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|I'm sure I'm just a wise old sage and nothing any more complicated or cosmic than that!]]
'''Alpha Trion''' is one of the oldest living Transformers, and with that age comes a nuanced understanding of his race and their place within the universe. In his youth, he went by the name '''A-3''', and in this time, he helped lead the enslaved Cybertronians in their rebellion against their cruel masters, the [[Quintesson]]s. As a result, he was instrumental in first establishing [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] as an independent planet.

In his older years, he has found a comfortable role in serving as advisor to other Transformers. Though not taking part in the battles of the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]], he is firmly on the side of the Autobots, serving as a mentor and guide, especially to [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Elita One (G1)|Elita One]]. He is an enigmatic old robot, though he is known to be the guardian of [[Vector Sigma]] and the custodian of its [[Key to Vector Sigma|circuit key]]. His sage-like manner paints him in almost a mystic tone, and possible connections between Alpha Trion, [[Primus]], and the history of Cybertron itself have boosted him into legendary status.

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[John Stephenson]] (English), [[Corey Burton]] (English, "War Dawn"), [[Tony Pope]] (English, "Forever Is a Long Time Coming"), [[Osamu Saka]] (Japanese), [[Toshio Ishii]] (Japanese, "War Dawn"), [[Hiroshi Naka]] (Japanese, "The Rebirth")|[[Chen Chun]] (Chinese), [[Wolfgang Mascher]] (German, "The Return of Optimus Prime" pt. 2 and "The Rebirth" pt. 2), [[Alejandro Abdalah]] (Latin American Spanish), [[Serge Bourrier]] (European French), [[Albert Augier]] (European French, ''The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 2''), [[Georges Atlas]] (European French, ''The Rebirth, Parts 2 & 3'')}}

[[File:YoungA3.jpg|left|thumb|Silverbolt never misses a chance to check out A-3's rugged mustache.]]
11 million years ago, a mechanoid named A-3 was part of the [[Autobot Rebellion|rebellion]] against the [[Quintesson]]s on a [[Cybertron (planet)|factory world]], creating a device called the [[Coder Remote]] that would stop their [[Dark Guardian]]s. Due to a timerift created by Quintessons from the future, he was briefly pulled from his position in the [[Empty Lands]] into the year 2006. Fortunately, his partner [[Beta (G1)|Beta]] managed to start the rebellion as scheduled, and A-3 was soon returned by future [[Autobot]]s to fulfill his role in Cybertronian history. {{storylink|Forever Is a Long Time Coming (episode)|Forever Is a Long Time Coming}}

[[File:Alphatrionagesbackwards.jpg|thumb|He grew a beard, picked up the Matrix, shaved his beard, and then built Optimus, apparently.]]
Years later, he would be given the [[Matrix of Leadership]] by the dying [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]], but Alpha Trion himself did not become Autobot leader. It would sit in his possession, unused, until the coming of the next Autobot leader. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4}} In the meantime, Alpha Trion developed plans to rebuild Autobots to better combat the escalating [[Decepticon]] menace.

The next Autobot leader would actually come to ''him'' when a [[Aerialbot (G1)|group of time-travelers]] lugged a dying youth named Orion Pax to his repair center. Reluctant at first, Alpha Trion sensed a strong spirit in Orion Pax, and decided to rebuild him entirely... into [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]]. When Prime asked if Alpha Trion could rebuild his fallen girlfriend Ariel as well, Alpha Trion agreed, and mused that [[Elita One (G1)|Elita One]] would be a good name for a female warrior. {{storylink|War Dawn (episode)|War Dawn}}

[[File:AlphaTrion.jpg|left|thumb|Alpha Trion has secret liquor stashes in the strangest of places.]]

Over the intervening millennia, Alpha Trion's two greatest creations, whether by design or coincidence, forgot their relationship to the ancient Autobot. Five million years after his creation, Optimus Prime was lost when his spacecraft crash-landed on prehistoric Earth, but Alpha Trion kept in contact with Elita One, acting as a sagely advisor to her team of [[Female Autobots]] as they spent the following four million years stealing [[energon]] from [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]. Eventually, in the Earth year 1985, Shockwave caught the Female Autobots in the act and tracked them back to their headquarters, prompting Elita One to consult with Alpha Trion on a course of action. Trion suggested they move their headquarters, telling Elita to scout for a new location alone, but in the event that she encountered the Decepticons, warned her not to use her life-draining time-freezing power. Alas, Elita was captured, and used by the Decepticons to lure Optimus Prime into a trap. To save her beloved's life, Elita used her fatal power, and the Autobot leader was forced to track Alpha Trion to [[Alpha Trion's base‎|his secret base]] in hopes that he could save her. Alpha Trion repaired her to the best of his ability, but revealed to Optimus Prime that only Prime could save Elita by interfacing to her with his power filter. An astonished Optimus Prime stated that only his creator could know that! {{storylink|The Search for Alpha Trion}}

[[File:Ktvs prime and trion.jpg|thumb|"Hey"]]

A short time later, while he was looking for a [[10.2 ultra-drill|misplaced tool]], Alpha Trion was attacked in his workshop by [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] and his Decepticons, who demanded that he hand over the [[Key to Vector Sigma]]. Trion pled ignorance, but Megatron knew better, and the elderly Autobot was soon overpowered while the Decepticons made off with the key. Alpha Trion was rescued from the chunk of metal the Decepticons left him stuck in by Optimus Prime and the Autobots, and after his injuries were repaired by [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] and [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]], he journeyed with them into Cybertron's depths, leading the way to Vector Sigma's chamber. Their way, however, was barred by [[Centurion droid]]s that Megatron used the Key to command, and Alpha Trion helped reactivate some discarded worker robots to fight the droids off. The droids had done their job, however, and prevented the Autobots from reaching Megatron before he used Vector Sigma to bring his newest Decepticons, the [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]] to life. To combat these new land-based Decepticons, Optimus Prime hit on the idea of creating some new aerial Autobots, and Alpha Trion set to work reconstructing some Cybertronian aircraft. {{storylink|The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 1}} When the work was done, Alpha Trion professed that he had another key to Vector Sigma "on him," and he would use it to reactivate the computer so that it could bring the jets to life. His "key," however, was his own life force: as a first generation product of Vector Sigma, his computation matrix could interface with the computer and bring it back online, at the cost of his own continued existence. Optimus Prime tried to stop him, but Alpha Trion refused to listen, reminding Prime that he was his creator and insisting that the jets were more important that he was. Prime relented, and Alpha Trion merged with Vector Sigma, which activated and brought the new [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]] to life. Before Prime and the Autobots departed for Earth, Alpha Trion spoke to them through Vector Sigma, warning them of a fact merging with the computer had revealed to him: on Earth, the Key to Vector Sigma had even greater power. {{storylink|The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 2}}

Many years later, when the [[Hate Plague]] was raging throughout the universe in the year 2006, Optimus Prime entered the Matrix to consult the ancient Autobots within on a possible cure. Alpha Trion was the first Prime spoke to, but he had no information to give, save a warning that Prime should take care on his journey into the Matrix, lest he be unable to return. {{storylink|The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 2}}

The following year, after the Decepticons stole the [[Key to the Plasma Energy Chamber]], Optimus Prime used the Matrix to reactivate Vector Sigma so that he could converse with Alpha Trion, hoping that the old sage knew something more about what was going on. Alpha Trion revealed to Prime that Vector Sigma had ''allowed'' [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] to become aware of the key's existence, as the chamber was key to the dawning of a new [[Golden Age]] for Cybertron... as was the merging of an [[Cerebros (G1)|Autobot]]'s life with that of a [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|human]]'s. {{storylink|The Rebirth, Part 2}} Alpha Trion appeared to Optimus one final time, urging him to preserve the key at all costs, as it would be vital in fulfilling Vector Sigma's prophecy. {{storylink|The Rebirth, Part 3}}

====Japanese cartoon continuity====
=====''The Headmasters'' cartoon=====
{{voiceactor|[[Masaharu Satō]] (Japanese)}}
{{note|The events of the Generation 1 cartoon occur in the Japanese timeline as described above, except that the events of 2006 take place instead in 2010, and "The Rebirth" does not occur. Japanese continuity inserts many additional stories into the timeline, only one of which features Alpha Trion.}}

[[File:AlphaTrionGhost.jpg|thumb|Alpha Trion's Spooooooky Ghost]]
In the year 2011, one year after Optimus Prime released the energy of the Matrix to cure the Hate Plague, Vector Sigma began to destabilize as a result. Optimus Prime voyaged into the planet's depths to try and bring the computer back under control, but the mission seemed doomed to failure, as he did not have the Matrix to help him. While the other Autobots searched Earth for the Matrix, which had been hidden away to recharge, the spectral form of Alpha Trion appeared to Optimus Prime to help lead him through the many dangers blocking the path to Vector Sigma's chamber. {{storylink|The Mystery of Planet Master}} When they finally reached their goal, however, it turned out the Decepticons had beaten them there. [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hot Rod]] was not far behind, with the recovered Matrix in his grasp, and when the young Autobot arrived, Alpha Trion instructed him to hold the talisman aloft. Trion's ethereal form flowed into the Matrix, completing its recharging process and transforming [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hot Rod]] back into Rodimus Prime, who joined Optimus in thrashing the Decepticons. {{storylink|Birth of the Fantastic Double Prime}}
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=====Wars manga=====
The incorporeal Alpha Trion sensed a threat to [[Vector Sigma]] from inside the Matrix, and rematerialized on the physical plane to address the problem. He discovered [[The Fallen]] attempting to steal and assume the power of Vector Sigma for himself. Downplaying his own importance, Alpha Trion attempted to advise [[Shouki]] and the other Autobot defenders present. {{storylink|Train Wars}}

Upon recovering Vector Sigma from the Fallen, Alpha Trion once again sacrificed his physical form to merge with Vector Sigma, giving it the drive necessary to reformat Shouki into a "train bazooka" mode, powerful enough to defeat the Fallen. {{storylink|Train Wars 2}}

=====''G-2'' story pages=====
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When Optimus Prime was fatally injured in battle with Megatron, the spirits of Alpha Trion and former leaders residing within the Matrix activated its [[Reconfiguration Matrix]] mechanism, reviving Prime as Battle Convoy. {{storylink|Transformers: G-2 (story page)|G-2 Part 5}}
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=====''Legends'' comic=====
Alpha Trion and the Matrix—possibly the Reconfiguration Matrix again—had a hand in Rodimus Prime's transformation into a [[Micromaster]]. {{storylink|Transformers 2015 Tailgate/G1 Mini-Con Chapter|Tailgate/G1 Mini-Con Chapter}}

To counter the rise of [[Galvatron II]], Battle Convoy contacted the spirit of Alpha Trion within the Matrix and requested his help in reviving [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]]. Locating Magnus among the spirits of former leaders residing in the Matrix, Trion convinced him he was needed in the world of the living and entered his chest, using his unique connection with the Matrix to act as a substitute Matrix and bring both himself and Magnus back to life. Trion was restored in a tiny body that popped out of Magnus's chest. {{storylink|LG14 Ultra Magnus Prologue#Resurrection Chapter|Resurrection Chapter}} Granted the ability to predict the future by his merging with Vector Sigma, Alpha Trion then foresaw that Megatron would return to his evil ways in the [[Legends World]] he had settled in. Seeking to stop this, the sage himself traveled to this other universe, using his diminutive body to disguise himself as a janitor at the [[Axalon Trading Company]] while waiting for Megatron to make his move. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 14|Bonus Edition Vol. 14}}

When the employees of Axalon Co. got curious about Metroplex—who'd ended up as their new office building after getting summoned into the Legends Universe—Alpha Trion taught them about the city-bot's past. He accidentally blew his cover by explaining he knew this much because he was from "the other world", though fortunately(?) the employees wrongly assumed he meant the world of the dead. {{storylink|LG14 Ultra Magnus Prologue#The Mysterious Knowledgeable Grandpa Chapter|The Mysterious Knowledgeable Grandpa Chapter}} Alpha Trion was present when Megatron made his move, teaming up with [[Megatron (Armada)|Armada Megatron]] to conquer the Legends World. {{storylink|LG14 Ultra Magnus Prologue#The Autumn Megatron Festival Chapter|The Autumn Megatron Festival Chapter}} In response, he cast his disguise aside and used an [[10.2 ultra-drill|ultra-drill]] to summon Ultra Magnus from their home universe. At first Magnus told Trion to get back in his chest, but the sage assured him he no longer needed Trion's Matrix power but had to rely on his own strength. After the Megatrons were defeated by Magnus, Alpha Trion confirmed to a curious [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]] that he could indeed predict the future, and had had a vision of the imminent arrival of [[Nightbird (G1)|Nightbird Shadow]], [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]], and [[Slipstream (Animated)|Slipstream]] as well. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 14|Bonus Edition Vol. 14}}

Alpha Trion later confirmed to a curious Rattrap that his new body was a [[Mini-Con]]-type one, though he got defensive when asked to display the third weapon mode Mini-Cons are supposed to have. Transforming into his hovercar mode, he claimed it was ''clearly'' a shield and displayed its usefulness by shielding Ultra Magnus from a barrage of lasers. Unfortunately his size meant he only took a fraction of the blasts, and Magnus was gunned down. {{storylink|Ultra Magnus Sequel#Alpha Trion Chapter|Alpha Trion Chapter}} Armada Megatron later bought an Ultra Magnus toy in order to examine it for the Autobot's weaknesses, defending his purchase of a non-Mini-Con toy to [[Starscream (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Armada Starscream]] by pointing out the Alpha Trion accessory. {{storylink|Ultra Magnus Sequel#Armada Megatron Chapter|Armada Megatron Chapter}}

Thanks to Alpha Trion's premonitions, the Autobots were prepared for Slipstream's arrival in the Legends World and easily defeated her. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 16|Bonus Edition Vol. 16}} While doing janitor work at [[Tera-Kura Co.]], he overheard Megatron talk about his plan to steal energy from people, and summoned [[Chromia (G1)|Chromia]] into the Legends World as reinforcement. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 17|Bonus Edition Vol. 17}} When [[Starscream (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Armada Starscream]] attempted to sacrifice himself to prevent [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]] from destroying the Legends World, Alpha Trion opened a portal to Starscream's home universe and brought forth [[Alexis Thi Dang|Alexis]] to stop him. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 18|Bonus Edition Vol. 18}}

Alpha Trion was later contacted by the [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] of his home universe, who requested to be brought to the Legends World. {{storylink|LG19 Sprung Prologue}} Following Springer's arrival, Trion had his ultra-drill stolen by a jealous [[Tigatron]]. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 19|Bonus Edition Vol. 19}} He was later caught up in Megatron's attack on the city when the Decepticon briefly returned to being Galvatron. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 23|Bonus Edition Vol. 23}} Aware that Alpha Trion contained the power of the Matrix, [[Terrorsaur (BW)|Terrorsaur]] had [[Scourge (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Scourge]] capture the sage as part of a bid to take over Tera-Kura, but he was freed when the Matrix energies overloaded and exploded Scourge's [[transtector]]. He went on to teach Scourge and his [[Sweep (G1)|Sweeps]] how to be proper janitors. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 26|Bonus Edition Vol. 26}} When Tera-Kura purchased Metroplex from Axalon, Alpha Trion joined the Decepticon company so that he could stay with Metroplex. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 31|Bonus Edition Vol. 31}}

Alpha Trion was pretty careless with his ultra-drill; after Tigatron, it was also stolen by [[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]] {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 33|Bonus Edition Vol. 33}} and [[Weirdwolf (G1)|Weirdwolf]] to serve their own needs. {{storylink|LG-43 Trypticon Project Chapter}} He was present when [[Ginrai (human)|God Ginrai]] tried to force his way into Tera-Kura Co., {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 42|Bonus Edition Vol. 42}} and later had his drill nabbed again by [[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]]. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Magna Convoy)|Bonus Edition Vol. EX}} When Weirdwolf's Decepticon faction attacked Tera-Kura to nab Metroplex's [[transformation cog]], Alpha Trion did his best to fight off [[Apeface]]. {{storylink|LG43 Trypticon Mobilization Chapter: Decepticon Civil War|Decepticon Civil War}} Weirdwolf used the cog to rebuild [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]], so Trion responded by summoning [[Swerve (G1)|Swerve]], who had previously bested the monster. Following Trypticon's defeat, he also called for the [[Disaster Relief Team]] to rebuild [[Akihabara]]. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 43|Bonus Edition Vol. 43}} Alpha Trion was later kidnapped by [[Slugslinger (G1)|Slugslinger]], [[Triggerhappy (G1)|Triggerhappy]] and [[Misfire (G1)|Misfire]], who forced him to summon the six [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmaster]] partners lost in the G1 World. He did as instructed only to find that the Targetmasters were emitting lethal amounts of [[plasma energy]], so he instead put the drill in reverse and scattered the six across the Legends World for everyone's safety. {{storylink|Mutant Targetmaster Birth Chapter}}

During a battle between Ultra Magnus and [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]], Alpha Trion entered Magnus's chest to lend him his power. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 50|Bonus Edition Vol. 50}} He contacted the [[Wrecker]]s for help when the city came under attack from a [[Zamojin (species)|Zamojin]]-controlled Windblade. {{storylink|Jumpstarter Chapter|LG65 Twin Twist Prologue}} During the battle with [[Majin Zarak]], whom fate decreed could not be destroyed, Alpha Trion hooked his ultra-drill up to [[Twin Twist]]'s Drill Base in order to generate a giant portal that Zarak could be pushed through. Megatron then had him open portals all over the Legends World so the doomed world's citizens could be evacuated to the G1 World. {{storylink|Targetmaster Chapter Finale: Legends World in Imminent Danger! Part Two|Legends World in Imminent Danger! Part Two}}

====''Wings Universe''====
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After the ''[[Van De Graaff]]'' was shot down on [[Beta-Nine]], the proemial Alpha Unit of the [[Elite Guard]] managed to retrieve its cargo. The [[Matrix of Leadership|mysterious item]] was then delivered by [[Magnum]] to its custodian, Alpha Trion. {{storylink|Wings of Honor}}

Over the next ten years, the Decepticon insurrection became more fierce. Councilor Magnum continued to champion his Elite Guard, a series of strike teams dedicated to hunting down the [[Decepticon Warlord]]s to cut the many heads off the serpent. Councilor Alpha Trion, however, favored his own Prime Initiative, a general of sorts who would oversee the entire Autobot army as a unified force against the Decepticons. {{Storylink|The Coming Storm: Part 2}}

Despite their political differences, Alpha Trion and Magnum worked together as the situation called for it. When a group of civilian scientists and historians needed demolitions assistance at a dig site in [[Median]], Alpha Trion requested the help of Magnum's Elite Guard for the job. Of course, he neglected to mention some of the finer points of the mission, but such is politics. {{storylink|Flames of Yesterday}}

After [[Dion (G1)|Dion]] and [[Magnum]] were injured in a Decepticon attack, they were taken to Alpha Trion. He was only able to save one of them, rebuilding the survivor into [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]]. As the war drained Cybertron's energy to dangerously low levels, Optimus left the planet on a mission to find more energy. Alpha Trion prepared stasis pods within which most of the remaining Autobot population would hibernate. As they placed the other Autobots in the pods, he warned [[Kup (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Kup]] that remaining online during periods of low energy as he intended to do would greatly accelerate the aging process. {{storylink|Battle Lines, Part 6}}

When Optimus Prime and the other Autobots aboard the Ark were considered lost, Alpha Trion set about uniting the divided Cybertronian through other means. Using the remains of a Decepticon deep-space shuttle, he built [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]] and brought him to life with the power of Vector Sigma, instructing the super-computer to imbue him with a need to unite Cybertron under one banner. {{storylink|Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 44|''Wings Universe'' Jhiaxus profile}}

Centuries later, after the [[Great Reformatting]], [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] dedicated himself to interfacing with the [[Oracle (BM)|Oracle]] in search of guidance from [[Optimus Primal (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus Primal]]. After many failed attempts, Cheetor finally succeeded, instead meeting with Alpha Trion. Trion told Cheetor of his true destiny: to lead Cybertron into a new age of peace. Cheetor accepted his destiny and thus merged with Alpha Trion, becoming Alpha Trizer. {{storylink|Hoist the Flag|Alpha Trizer's profile}} In [[2984]] C.E. as Alpha Trizer engaged in combat against the [[Star Seeker]]s, the faces of Optimus Primal and Alpha Trion flashed through his mind. {{storylink|Hoist the Flag}}

====''Deviations''====
In an alternate timeline where [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] killed [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] in the [[Battle of Autobot City]], [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Rodimus Prime]] ended up sacrificing himself to defeat [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megascream]] and [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]]. In the following [[Autobot]] celebration, Optimus Prime saw a vision of Alpha Trion and Rodimus Prime as equals within the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]] and swore to never question its ways. {{Storylink|Transformers: Deviations|Deviations}}

===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Letters page continuity====
[[Dreadwind (G1)|Dreadwind]] said that the events of "War Dawn" sounded like it happened, though he'd "never heard of this Alpha Trion character but then who am I?" {{storylink|Flashback!|268's Dread Tidings}}

===3H comics===
[[File:DepartureBetrayal-AlphaTrion.jpg|left|upright=1.66|thumb|Alpha Trion was various lions for all of two seconds, in one person's mind.]]
In the distant past, during the Cybertronians' rebellion against their Quintesson oppressors, A-3's mettle was tested in an encounter with a [[Dark Guardian]]. {{storylink|Disclosure}}

During [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]]'s rule of Cybertron, Alpha Trion was seemingly resurrected and/or reformatted as a lion by the [[Oracle (BM)|Oracle]] to guide [[Primal Prime]] and his [[Wrecker]] in much the same way as he aided many previous Autobot leaders. {{storylink|Departure}} It is unclear whether this new form ever existed physically; its only appearance was as a vision in Primal Prime's head. {{storylink|Betrayal}} The ancient Autobot reached out and made contact with Primal Prime's spark, but his messages came through garbled and incomplete. Of the small amount of information he was able to transmit to Primal Prime was the fact that the Wreckers should believe in Primus's vision, and that their creator sometimes worked in mysterious ways... {{storylink|Wreckers: Finale Part II}}

[[File:Alphatrionuniverse.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|He said he was reformatted into a [[beast mode]], but he was lyin'.]]
Alpha Trion did not make a physical appearance after this enigmatic reintroduction until [[Unicron]] posed a new threat to the balance of the multiverse. Alpha Trion, though technically still merged with [[Primus]]/[[Vector Sigma]]/Whatever, was again in his original body (but now with a cape!). He/they pulled Cybertron's greatest hero, [[Optimus Primal (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus Primal]], back from the dead in order to rescue recently abducted Cybertronians from the center of the Chaos Bringer. {{storylink|Abduction}}

Thoug Primal was at first taken aback by the enormity of the task he had been assigned, Alpha Trion's pontification goaded him on in accepting the mission. When Primal succeeded at this monumental task, {{storylink|Escape (Universe)|Escape}} he confronted the [[Maximal Elder]]s with one of his overblown speeches and was thrown in jail. Alpha Trion sent [[Snarl (BM)|Snarl]] to stage a small rescue of his own, and Primal was returned to the center of Cybertron. Here, Alpha Trion presented Primal with a window into the past, present, and future of the [[Transformer afterlife|Allspark]], from which he could pluck any warrior, whether they be living or dead. Primal chose [[Depth Charge (BW)|Depthcharge]] and [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]], the former of whom rejected Primal's calling. Alpha Trion quieted Primal's disappointment, letting Depthcharge go, expecting him to return of his own accord. To take his place, Alpha Trion pulled [[Omega Prime]] from [[Viron 903.0 Beta|a Viron universe]]. {{storylink|Homecoming (Universe)|Homecoming}}
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===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
[[File:Alphatriondw.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|Most people kill their prizes before hanging them on their wall. Shockwave is not most people.]]
Eons ago, Alpha Trion kept watch over the Transformers when Primus entered his eternal sleep to hide Cybertron from Unicron. However, a nomadic alien race eventually conquered Cybertron, and Alpha Trion was forced into hiding. Thousands of Transformers were slaughtered, and Alpha Trion was unable to act. {{storylink|Transformers: The Ultimate Guide}} Alpha Trion performed actions that would make him known as the savior of his race. {{storylink|Cold War (issue)|Cold War}}

Alpha Trion was attached to the supercomputer Vector Sigma, and was its caretaker from the [[Golden Age]] to the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]]. He was considered the only Transformer capable of accessing all of the computer's functions. In his position, he disagreed with the [[Council of Ancients]]' esoteric mysticism, wishing to make the Transformers' place in the cosmos more known. {{Storylink|Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye #8}} Despite this, he was a secret guiding force behind the Council and its selection of Primes. He was fond of [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]], both with whom he had a special bond. {{Storylink|Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye #1}}

After the [[Great Shutdown]], [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] was awakened. Soon after, he met [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]], who somehow led the [[Decepticon]] to Alpha Trion. Alpha Trion was incapacitated and hung on a wall in Shockwave's laboratory for analysis, to assist Shockwave in his attempt to control Vector Sigma. The ancient Cybertronian constantly foiled his attempts to analyze him; nevertheless, Shockwave swore that the savior of their race would become its "greatest destroyer". {{storylink|Cold War (issue)|Cold War}} As Shockwave's plans reached fruition, the last remaining "ancient program" for him to decode was Alpha Trion. However, Shockwave's machinations were foiled by his apparent and untimely demise. {{storylink|Revelation (War and Peace)|Revelation}}

Alpha Trion's last days were recorded to be deep within Cybertron, preparing the Transformers and Cybertron for their darkest hour. {{Storylink|Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye #1}}

===''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers''===
[[File:Historyofcybertron.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|Trukk... and munky?]]
When [[Serpentor|Serpent O.R.]] downloaded some of [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]]'s memories, he saw Alpha Trion and his role in the [[Cybertronian Civil Wars|rebellion]] against the [[Quintesson]]s. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 1|The Art of War #1}}
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===2005 IDW continuity===
:*''First Appearance:'' [[Megatron Origin issue 3|''Megatron Origin'' #3]] (cameo); [[Any Old Iron|''Transformers: Ironhide'' #3]] (full appearance)

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In the years that followed the departure of the [[Knights of Cybertron]], Alpha Trion emerged as one of the [[Prime (rank)|Prime]]s, leading one of the [[Thirteen Tribes]] some twelve million years ago. He was well known as a chronicler and record-keeper of Cybertronian history; {{storylink|The Crucible}} though he did not have the same heroic reputation as the other Primes, he was a well-versed historian, librarian, and orator. {{storylink|White Light}} In his youth, he studied some of the mythical [[Artifacts of the Primes|artifacts]] that would come to be wielded by the Primes, such as the ancient [[Enigma of Combination]], {{storylink|The Nothing Man}} and learned as much as he could about the primitive tribes that inhabited prehistoric Cybertron. {{storylink|Omega's Conundrum}}

Alpha Trion would join forces with four other Primes: [[Alchemist Prime|Alchemist]], [[Vector Prime|Vector]], [[Solus Prime|Solus]], and [[Nexus Prime]], and together they established a village they called the [[Crystal City]]. As a storyteller and keeper of legends, Trion encouraged the tribes to work together by regaling them with tales of [[Primus]] and the [[Guiding Hand]], believing that the kernels of truth passed down through his tales could inspire others to perform great deeds.

[[File:OriginMyths-AlchemistPrime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|"Go home Alchemist, you're drunk."]]

Their early efforts were threatened by the advancing armies of the [[Darklands]]; shortly after the Darklanders slaughtered [[Septimus Prime]] and sacked [[Protihex|Protohex]], another Prime, going by the name of "[[Onyx Prime|Onyx]]", arrived to propose an alliance, bringing with him his comrade [[Liege Maximo]] and an army of [[Beast mode|bestial]] warriors. "Onyx" professed scorn for Trion's belief in the Guiding Hand, but Trion spoke to him privately and made him see the inspirational power that his stories possessed. Onyx pressed him to convince the other Primes into allying with him; once united, their forces took to the field against the Darklanders. As the battle raged, events took an unexpected turn when three [[Titan (group)|Titans]] emerged from the depths of the planet. In the impromptu ceasefire, Onyx was able to reach the enemy leader [[The Fallen|Megatronus]] and convince him to lay down arms and agree to a proper truce. {{storylink|Origin Myths}}

The other Primes never learned the truth about Onyx Prime: the bestial Prime was an identity of convenience assumed by a time-travelling [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Shockwave]]; using Megatronus as a catspaw, he had deliberately engineered the war between the Darklanders and the Crystal City in order to bring the Primes together under a single banner, one of many historical paradoxes he would engineer using his foreknowledge of Cybertron's long history. {{storylink|The Falling, Interlude: The First Who Was Named|The First Who Was Named}}

In the ensuing celebration, Trion soon became wary of his new ally: "Onyx" had begun telling "stories" of his own, thus seeding history with more paradoxes, including the "[[Dark Cybertron (prophecy)|Dark Cybertron]]" prophecy that his younger self would one day study and attempt to bring about. Trion's concerns were echoed by the Darklander warrior [[Arcee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Arcee]], who believed that the Primes would eventually grow drunk on their own superiority and become tyrants. Trion solemnly told Arcee that it would be the job of their followers to keep the Primes in check. {{storylink|Origin Myths}}

[[File:OmegasConundrum-Metroplex.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|Because he's the wise sage Cybertron deserves, but not the one it needs right now.]]

Determined to see as much of his planet as he could before it all changed, Trion befriended the Titan [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]], and the pair set off to explore and chart Cybertron. {{storylink|Omega's Conundrum}} Over the next two million years, the initial coalition of Primes were joined by five more, and thus united the Primes became the alliance known as the [[Thirteen]], led by [[Prima]]. {{storylink|Heavy}} In the ensuing era of peace, Trion became known as "The Trion" and developed his famed reputation for storytelling. {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 1: Surfeit of Primes|Surfeit of Primes}} Other Primes had grown arrogant, however and began spreading rumors that only a Prime could kill another Prime, to ensure their reign would last forever. {{storylink|The Crucible}} None of the twelve Primes ever suspected that "Onyx Prime" had continued to manipulate them, and, as he had once brought them together, planned to tear them apart once more. Indeed, "Onyx" soon realized that he could permanently keep Trion's suspicions at bay simply by spinning one convincing story after another. {{storylink|The Falling, Interlude: The First Who Was Named|The First Who Was Named}}

"Onyx" set his plans in motion by encouraging Prima to commission an interstellar mission of goodwill, designed to share the "enlightened" civilization of Cybertron with their neighbors. Alpha Trion joined the voyage as its official record-keeper, and joined by [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]] and his [[Guardian robot|Omega Sentinels]], the Cybertronian expedition set off for the organic world of [[Antilla]], its resources making it ripe for colonization. When the detachment arrived however, the [[Antillan]]s fought back against the invaders. Over the course of this brief war, "Onyx"—despite Trion's misgivings—announced that this world now belonged to Alpha Trion, the first of Cybertron's thirteen "colonies". When recording these events however, Trion would write that the Antillan mission had been one of peace and that the natives had been the ones who fired first. {{storylink|The Falling, Interlude: The First Who Was Named|The First Who Was Named}} {{storylink|Our Finest}}

On returning to Cybertron, "Onyx" continued to secretly sow discord, and manipulated events so that a furious Megatronus would slay [[Solus Prime]] in an attempted coup against Prima. Alpha Trion agreed that Liege Maximo, who had seemingly masterminded the coup that had led to her death, had forfeited his right to live on Cybertron and watched as his fellow Primes imprisoned Liege Maximo aboard [[Vigilem]].

Determined to bring Solus Prime's killer to justice, Alpha Trion joined "Onyx" and Prima aboard Prima's Titan, [[Emissary (IDW)|Emissary]]. The three Primes tracked Megatronus to the barren world of [[Tsiehshi]], but Trion stayed behind while the other two Primes went to confront Megatronus in a final duel. Only "Onyx Prime" returned, informing the record-keeper that Prima had sacrificed himself to end Megatronus's life. The reality was more complicated, however: "Onyx" had simply let Megatronus kill Prima, then, his usefulness at an end, killed Megatronus. Trion was once more swayed by "Onyx Prime's" well-told tale, and so this account became the "official" version of events that would find its way into the chronicles of Cybertron... and thus, the inspiration for the lie that the time-travelling Shockwave used to cover up the truth.

Returning to Cybertron, Trion and the five remaining Primes watched as Emissary interred Prima's remains within his body and left Cybertron, unaware that his systems had been sabotaged by "Onyx". {{storylink|The Falling, Interlude: The First Who Was Named|The First Who Was Named}} With the Primes reduced in number and divided from within, they and their followers soon fell to war with one another in the [[First Cybertronian Civil War]], {{storylink|Heavy}} the outcome Shockwave had been aiming for all along. {{storylink|The Falling, Interlude: The First Who Was Named|The First Who Was Named}} Trion was not an active participant in the war, instead hoping to find a way to end the conflict as bloodlessly as possible. When the warrior [[Galvatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Galvatron]] slaughtered [[Nexus Prime]] and dispelled the rumors that the Primes were immortal, fear for their own safety prompted the last of the Primes to flee Cybertron, one by one, until only Alpha Trion remained. {{storylink|The Crucible}}

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Determined to bring the war to an end, Alpha Trion approached Galvatron during the [[Battle of Aegiax]] to request his help in bringing peace to Cybertron—promising the bloodthirsty barbarian whatever he wanted in exchange. {{storylink|Earthfall Chapter 3: The Mind Bomb|The Mind Bomb}} Trion led Galvatron to the [[Citadel of Light]], former home of [[Prima]] and his tribe, and watched Galvatron and Prima's last follower [[Nova Prime|Nova Major]] defeat the remnants of Onyx Prime's forces. When the battle was won, Alpha Trion introduced himself to Nova, who was not quick to believe Trion's claim to Primehood until Trion pummeled him into submission. Together, the trio made for "Onyx Prime's" castle in [[Kalis]] to verify Trion's belief that the other Primes had disappeared. Their way into the castle was barred by the sole remaining warrior, [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox of the Mournsong]], but he was quickly intimidated into letting them pass. Discovering that "Onyx" had indeed vanished, Nova announced his plan to take control of Cybertron and unify its tribes, and Alpha Trion, feeling this was the best course of action for Cybertron's people, gladly stood aside and let Nova assume the title of Prime.

After taking control of Cybertron, Nova directed his attention to decoding the secrets of the Thirteen, beginning with Nexus Prime's Enigma of Combination. Galvatron was the only one of them who ''didn't'' want to uncover the Enigma, and continually insisted that the Enigma was gone, just like its creator. Trion became curious by Galvatron's claims and pointed out that everyone ''except'' Galvatron talked of the Enigma as if it were merely a concept, but Galvatron spoke of it as a physical object. One look in Galvatron's eyes provided Alpha with all the explanation he needed to arrive at the answer. {{storylink|The Crucible}}

Over the next few million years, Alpha Trion was content to let himself fade into the background of Cybertronian life, allowing himself to be "forgotten" after the disastrous fall of the Primes. {{storylink|The Crucible}} When Nova Prime and his crew—which included Galvatron—departed Cybertron six million years ago, Alpha Trion blessed their starship, the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]''. {{storylink|Dark Dawn: Dark Cybertron Chapter 1|Dark Dawn}} Following the disappearance of the ''Ark'', memorial lectures were held in honor of Nova, during which Alpha Trion gave a speech about [[Primus]]. {{storylink|Primus: You, Me, and Other Revelations}} Alpha Trion's various compendiums regarding the early histories of Cybertron were of interest to the younger Senator [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Shockwave]], and thus would go on to form the basis for many of "Onyx Prime's" manipulations to the timeline. {{storylink|The Falling, Interlude: The First Who Was Named|The First Who Was Named}}

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Nova Prime, thought dead, would eventually be supplanted by [[Nominus Prime]], and, later, [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]]. Unaware that Sentinel Prime was a false identity constructed by the ancient [[Titan Master]] [[Infinitus]], Alpha Trion was known to have stood up against "Sentinel Prime's" increasingly fascistic ideals. {{storylink|White Light}} At the request of a [[blacksmith]], Trion bore witness to the birth of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Orion Pax]], agreeing that there was something special about the newborn. {{storylink|Post}} Four million years ago, as [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]]'s [[Decepticon]] uprising took shape, Alpha Trion attended the funerals of [[Bumper (G1)|Bumper]] and [[Fastback (G1)|Fastback]]. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 3|Megatron Origin #3}}

Because of Alpha Trion's intimate knowledge of Cybertron's surface, he accompanied Orion Pax and [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]] on a mission into the treacherous [[Rust Sea|Rust Spot]] to swap Decepticon prisoners for the captured [[Ratchet (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ratchet]]. This was merely a ruse to draw out Alpha Trion, who the Decepticons wanted in order to help locate Metroplex. Due to Orion Pax's valiant actions, Alpha Trion and the other Autobots escaped with their lives. {{storylink|Omega's Conundrum}} The Autobots did get something out of Alpha Trion though; confirmation that the Titans were indeed real. {{storylink|The Hunting Party (IDW)|The Hunting Party}}

Once Orion Pax had become Optimus Prime, he broadcast a message to all Cybertronians, asking them to join him in the fight against the Decepticons and beginning the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]]. Alpha Trion watched this broadcast with interest from the archives of [[Kutanzuule]]. {{storylink|Broadcast}} He soon came in contact with the young Prime to offer him advice and guidance in his early days as Autobot leader. {{storylink|Derelicts}} When Optimus blamed himself for being unable to stop the [[Exodus (event)|Exodus]], Alpha Trion assured him that sometimes a leader's role was to let their followers go and make their own decisions. {{storylink|The Illusion of Control}} Alpha Trion was surprised when Optimus rediscovered the long lost [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]], and advised him to accept that the ancient guardian would not easily reintegrate into society. {{storylink|Primacy issue 2|Primacy #2}}

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500,000 years ago, Alpha Trion chose to leave Cybertron together with Metroplex, partly to keep the Titan and his technology out of Decepticon hands, but also to investigate [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Shockwave]]'s [[Regenesis]] plan. {{storylink|Earthfall Part 1: Hello Cruel World|Hello Cruel World}} After exploring space for millennia, Alpha Trion came to realize that Shockwave had not seeded his miraculous ores randomly—each had been sent to a planet that Shockwave believed one of the Thirteen had gone after they had fled Cybertron, and the thirteenth planet was the resting place of the Enigma of Combination. {{storylink|The Crucible}}

The pair briefly returned to Cybertron in [[1997]]; by this point, the planet had been rendered virtually uninhabitable by war, and so Trion began trying to restore it. Operating out of Metroplex, Trion spent the next decade processing the corrosive elements out of Cybertron's atmosphere, slowly making it habitable again. After 2008, the problem was compounded by a monstrous [[Insecticon swarm]] that had overrun the planet. Requiring the toughest of the tough to obliterate the swarm, Alpha Trion selected [[Ironhide (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ironhide]] to do the job.

[[File:Ironing Out the Details Alpha Trion.jpg|thumb|left|upright=0.8|Metal beards are ridiculous! But ''cloth'' beards are super okay.]]

That Ironhide was across the galaxy on Earth mattered little: Ironhide would eventually die some day, Trion rationalized, and so he built a duplicate body on Cybertron into which he could implant Ironhide's spark and memories once he passed on and returned to the "[[Transformer afterlife|core]]". With Vector Sigma having been essentially erased in the event that devastated Cybertron, this took Alpha Trion years and pushed his skills to their limit, but once Ironhide died on Earth in 2010, the ancient Autobot's grand work was complete, and Ironhide returned to life on Cybertron in the new body constructed for him. {{storylink|Any Old Iron}}

Ironhide awoke in confusion, his memories incomplete due to damage he had suffered millions of years beforehand that had disrupted his link to the core, and wandered Cybertron's wastes until Alpha Trion dispatched his [[Scamper|page]] to bring the befuddled warrior to Metroplex's city mode. Alpha Trion took umbrage at the fact Ironhide had never heard of his ancient greatness, and revealed his incredible powers over his own electromagnetic aura by using it to control Ironhide's actions when the ornery Autobot started to get a little rough. Ironhide further tested Trion's patience when he ignored his cautions and ventured out to track down the near-dead [[Sunstreaker (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Sunstreaker]] (even if Sunstreaker ''had'' heard of him). Finally, Trion relented to Ironhide's constant questioning and explained the reason he had brought him back online: to exterminate the swarm. {{storylink|Ironing Out the Details}} While Ironhide took out of most of the swarm in a brutal battle, Trion busied himself repairing Sunstreaker. After Ironhide returned, Trion announced that he and Metroplex were leaving Cybertron for parts unknown while Ironhide mopped up the remaining Insecticons. Infuriated by the old 'bots condescending attitude, Ironhide slugged him one, but Alpha Trion let it slide, putting Ironhide in his place by telling him he was just a small playing piece in a very large game. Before departing, however, Alpha Trion softened, congratulating Ironhide on saving the entire planet. After all, the only other Autobot would could make that claim... was he. {{storylink|Any Old Iron}}

In 2012, Alpha Trion finally deduced that the Enigma of Combination had landed on [[Earth]]. Hoping to recover it before Shockwave could harness its power for his own ends, {{storylink|The Crucible}} Trion left Metroplex to fend off the next stage of Shockwave's ultimate plan by himself. Trion set course for Earth to retrieve what he called the "holy grail", and was thus unable to turn back and help when his Titan companion was infected with an [[alchemical virus]]. After crossing paths with the ''[[Vis Vitalis]]'', he convinced [[Thunder Clash|Thunderclash]]'s [[Caminus (planet)|Camien]] associates, [[Cityspeaker]] [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]] and her compatriots [[Chromia (G1)|Chromia]] and [[Nautica (G1)|Nautica]], to use their [[Cityspeaker|cityspeaking]] skills to aid the Titan in his place. {{storylink|Burning Bright: Dark Cybertron Chapter 8|Burning Bright}} {{storylink|A 'Bot and Her City}} Alpha Trion also tasked the three with delivering a simple message for Optimus Prime: "Earth." {{storylink|Earthfall Part 1: Hello Cruel World|Hello Cruel World}}

Shockwave saw Alpha Trion in a vision of things that would come to pass during the Dark Cybertron prophecy. {{storylink|Dark Dawn: Dark Cybertron Chapter 1|Dark Dawn}}

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Alpha Trion made it to Earth shortly before Shockwave enacted the final stage of his plan; unfortunately for him, however, his ship was shot down by the [[Earth Defense Command]], {{storylink|The Crucible}} and both he and his vessel were interred at the EDC's primary headquarters in the [[Marshall Islands|Bikini Atoll]] for study. {{storylink|Earthfall Chapter 4: Full Fathom Five|Full Fathom Five}} After finally meeting Optimus in person, Windblade passed Trion's message along and Optimus and a group of Autobots travelled to Earth to find him. {{storylink|Earthfall Part 1: Hello Cruel World|Hello Cruel World}}

A month later, [[Jazz (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Jazz]] infiltrated the EDC base and stumbled on him while investigating the EDC's use of Cybertronian tech. {{storylink|Earthfall Chapter 4: Full Fathom Five|Full Fathom Five}} Knowing he was hooked up to an alarm and that the EDC's "[[mindbomb]]" couldn't have been created from just ''his'' brain, [[Prowl (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Prowl]] stopped Jazz from rescuing Alpha Trion immediately in order to investigate further. After deactivating the alarms they took Alpha Trion and fled on [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]], where a merry Trion's reunion with Optimus Prime was cut short by a coughing fit, prompting [[Jetfire (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Jetfire]] to take him away and have a look at his injuries. {{storylink|Earthfall Chapter 5: I Dream of Wires|I Dream of Wires}}

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Alpha Trion had Optimus Prime take him to the [[Moon (moon)|moon]], away from prying ears, to share with him why Earth was so important. He told the story about how he brought Galvatron and Nova Prime together, shocking and angering Optimus with the fact that he was one of the Thirteen Primes and let Nova Prime's reign happen, before revealing the presence of the Enigma of Combination on Earth. {{storylink|The Crucible}} They subsequently returned to the ''[[Ark-7]]'', where Jetfire found their trip had worsened Alpha Trion's condition and admonished Prime. When Prime then returned to Cybertron for what he claimed were political reasons, Trion poked fun at him until he admitted he also had a personal reason, namely the anniversary of him becoming Prime. {{storylink|Onyx Interface Part One: Signals, Calls, and Marches|Signals, Calls, and Marches}}

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When the ''Ark-7'' came under attack and the Autobots lost control of the ship, Alpha Trion recognized why—its computers had been infected with the source code of the Enigma of Combination. {{storylink|The Nothing Man}} Joining [[Sideswipe (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Sideswipe]] and [[Arcee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Arcee]] as they fought their way through the ship's defenses towards its [[Space bridge|spacebridge]], Trion described the Enigma as one of the "metaphors made real" devised by the ancient Primes and that normal Transformers couldn't fight against it. {{storylink|Conquerors Part 1: Aphelion|Aphelion}} They reached their goal only to be greeted by a group of Decepticons who'd arrived through the spacebridge to capture the ship, {{storylink|Conquerors Part 2: Lagrange|Lagrange}} prompting Sideswipe to hide the still injured Alpha Trion away from harm in a storage compartment. {{storylink|Conquerors Part 4: Perihelion|Perihelion}}

After the Decepticons had crashed the ship onto Earth, Trion and the others were recovered by Optimus Prime's forces. Once they'd relocated, he was shocked to hear that Optimus had started a war with Earth in an attempt to annex it, and wondered what his plan was now. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 1: Once Upon a Time on Earth|Once Upon a Time on Earth}} He was present when Optimus returned after an ill-fated confrontation between [[Aileron]] and the [[President of the United States]]. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 2: Edge of the Earth|Edge of the Earth}} When the Autobots joined forces with [[Soundwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Soundwave]]'s Decepticons against Galvatron, Alpha Trion's status as another Prime distressed Soundwave. He remained at their [[Monument Valley]] base caring for [[Buster (IDW)|Buster]] during the actual attack, but an attack on ''them'' by the humans caused the dog to run off with [[D.0.C.]] {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 4: It's Beginning To And Back Again|It's Beginning To And Back Again}} As the battle raged on, Alpha Trion encouraged Optimus Prime to search within himself for the reason he had chosen this particular valley as their base, which led to Optimus realizing [[Metrotitan (Zone)|Metrotitan]] was hidden beneath the surface and awakening him. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 5: As Above...So Below|As Above...So Below}}

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Alpha Trion watched Metrotitan transform into [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]], the Cybertronian embassy on Earth. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 6: No Fair Fights|No Fair Fights}} After this he sought another Prime-to-Prime talk with Optimus, but Optimus postponed it in favor of having him coordinate the aftermath of the battle with Galvatron's soldiers. {{storylink|The Last Autobot}}

While resting at Autobot City, Alpha Trion was confronted by a diminutive Cybertronian who introduced himself as "[[Infinitus]]", decrying Trion as the weakest of the original [[Thirteen]]. Alpha Trion was confused by Infinitus, but as the interloper pontificated about his plan to wipe Cybertron clean of "vermin" and return it to its [[Golden Age]], Alpha Trion realized that his visitor was none other than the 'bot he had once known as [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]]! Sentinel Prime deployed a set of blades from his forearms and pounced on Trion, decapitating him. While Optimus and Soundwave were waylaid, Infinitus used his [[Titan Master]] powers to puppeteer Trion's body, escaping in its spaceship configuration. {{storylink|White Light}} After using it to fetch [[Sovereign]], herald of Onyx Prime and fellow Titan Master, Infinitus passed control of the body on to him. When Infinitus and Sovereign confronted Optimus Prime and Soundwave, Soundwave used Alpha Trion's sword to remove Sovereign, and Trion's head and body were recovered. They were returned to Cybertron and reunited by [[Fixit (G1)|Fixit]], who explained that the old Autobot would survive. {{storylink|White Heat}}

Alpha Trion then got an apartment and spruced it up with all manner of literary texts. Prior to Earth officially joining the Cybertronian [[Council of Worlds]], he was visited by Optimus, Pyra and Starscream and recounted the tale of the unification of the Thirteen and the "first face". Once he was finished, he defended himself to a skeptical Starscream, saying he simply told the story. {{storylink|Origin Myths}}

When [[Thundercracker (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Thundercracker]] ran into story difficulties in making [[Starscream: The Movie (film)|his film about Starscream]], he sought out Alpha Trion for his views regarding Starscream being labelled as the "Chosen One". Alpha Trion felt that Metrotitan had been spouting random nonsense in his damaged state with Starscream just having been in the right place to take advantage of it. Nonetheless he gave Thundercracker advice that instead of using his film to spread lies about Starscream, he should instead use the power of stories to present truths that would inspire his audience. {{storylink|Starscream: The Movie (comic)|Starscream: The Movie}}

After [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]] became ruler of Cybertron, Trion met with the [[Mistress of Flame]] who recounted to him an encounter she had with [[Onyx Prime]] on [[Antilla]]. Alpha Trion had also invited [[Scoop (G1)|Scoop]] to the discussion in the hopes that the highly religious Mistress and the recently atheist Constructicon could each teach the other something. {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 1: Surfeit of Primes|Surfeit of Primes}} Trion joined the subsequent meeting at the [[Spire]], but as tensions mounted between the trio of Primes, the religious colonists, and Soundwave—who refused to let the Primes reassert themselves as leaders—Trion was struck by a devastating epiphany: the 'bot he believed to be "Onyx Prime" was, in fact, Shockwave, who had manipulated him all these years. Before he could warn his allies of "Onyx Prime"'s true intentions, a powerful blast ripped through the Spire and mortally wounded him. Soundwave rushed to his side, but was unable to do anything more than pronounce him dead. {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 2: Another Mine|Another Mine}}

When Optimus himself passed, he remembered all the major moments of his life and pondered if Trion being present at his forging was proof that he'd been [[The Arisen]]. {{storylink|Post}}
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====Vision of the future====
In a vision of the future seen by Ironhide and [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]] during the reformatting of Cybertron, Alpha Trion lived on a prosperous [[Gorlam Prime]] fifteen million years from now, telling young Transformers the history of their race and their struggles. His closest friend at this time was an aged Ironhide, who Alpha frequently comforted as Ironhide struggled to find his place in the new civilization. {{storylink|Pax Cybertronia (issue)|Pax Cybertronia}}

===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===
[[Preditron]] remembered Alpha Trion as an inspirational figure, one who exemplified the best qualities of the Autobots. {{storylink|The Predacon Manifesto}}

[[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]] knew the books of Alpha Trion to hold that countless Cybertrons existed in the multiverse. {{storylink|Alone Together: Prologue}}

While interacting with the [[Oracle (BM)|Oracle]], [[Overshoot]] witnessed flashes of Cybertron's long history, including Alpha Trion wielding his [[Quill]]. {{storylink|Cultural Appropriation}}

===''Transformers vs. G.I. Joe''===
As he lay dying, Alpha Trion passed the Matrix of Leadership down to Optimus Prime, an event that would later be plucked from Prime's memories and scrutinized during his [[Quintesson]] trial. {{storylink|Everybody Hates Metroplex}} His spirit passed into the Matrix, where it would later haunt [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] after he'd stolen the artifact. {{storylink|Transformers vs. G.I. Joe issue 12|Transformers vs. G.I. Joe #12}} The spirits of Alpha Trion and other past Matrix holders manifested again when Optimus Prime took back the Matrix. {{storylink|The War Never Ends}}

===Ask Vector Prime===
When questioned if Alpha Trion was [[Solomus]], [[Vector Prime]] just said that he went by many names. Make of that what you will. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/08/01}}

===''Titans Return'' marketing material===
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Alpha Trion was partnered with the [[Titan Master]] [[Sovereign]], who granted him the power of Primus himself. {{storylink|#Generations|''Titans Return'' Sovereign/Alpha Trion toy bio}} On the planet [[Eukaris]], Alpha Trion and [[Grimlock (G1)|Clobber]] discovered an ancient artifact linked to the [[Titan (group)|Titan]]s and Titan Masters. They were attacked by a contingent of Decepticons intent on ambushing the two Autobots and stealing the artifact for themselves, but [[Apeface]] managed to blow their cover and give the Autobots time to fight back. {{storylink|Titans Return: The Power of the Titan Masters}}
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===''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Ben Jurand]] (English)|[[Guilherme Briggs]] (Portuguese), [[Mathieu Buscatto]] (French)}}
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===''Power of the Primes'' marketing material===
Alpha Trion's [[Spark]] passed into the possession of one of the twelve [[Prime Master]]s; hidden within a suit of decoy armor, they safeguarded the abilities of the Primes until the present day. By uniting with a larger Transformer, the Prime Master could channel the powers of Trion's Spark and grant them unique abilities that varied with each new partner. {{storylink|#Power of the Primes|''Power of the Primes'' Landmine / Alpha Trion online bio}}

{{note|For a list of every permutation of Alpha Trion's abilities, see [[Prime Master/Combinations|this link]].}}

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==Games==
===''Transformers Legends''===
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Alpha Trion was one of the oldest Transformers alive. {{storylink|Orion's Gambit}}

Sentinel Prime sent Alpha Trion out to investigate an uprising of working-class robots. Alpha Trion uncovered that Senator Ratbat has shut down a mine, which catapulted into motion the Decepticon movement. He reported his findings to Sentinel Prime, and Ratbat was forced to flee for his life. {{storylink|Megatron Origins}}

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Alpha Trion, alongside Nightbeat and Orion Pax, was to escort the Decepticons Rack'n'Ruin in a prisoner exchange with the Decepticons. Though they encountered [[Slicer (group)|Slicers]] en route, the group eventually met up with Bludgeon. But instead of the agreed upon exchange, Bludgeon and the Decepticons ambushed the Autobots, leading to Alpha Trion's capture. He was rescued and returned to Zeta Prime's protective custody thanks to Nightbeat and Orion Pax's efforts. {{storylink|Orion's Gambit}}

When Orion Pax and Ariel were seriously injured by the Decepticons, the Aerialbots took the pair to Trion, who rebuilt them into [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Elita One (G1)|Elita One]]. He also aided the Aerialbots in returning to their own time through the [[Chronogon]] portal. {{storylink|Golden Age (Legends)|Golden Age}}
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===''Angry Birds Transformers''===
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Alpha Trion appears as a character unlockable in Challenge Events. He is portrayed by Mighty Eagle. {{storylink|Angry Birds Transformers (mobile game)|Angry Birds Transformers}}

==Toys==
===''Expanded Universe''===
[[File:Alphalion.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"im not ownable! im not ownable!!", i continue to insist as i slowly shrink and transform into a lion]]
:A redeco of ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (toyline)|Beast Machines]]'' Deluxe Class [[Snarl (BM)#Toys|Snarl]] was planned as Alpha Trion for the [[BotCon|OTFCC]] ''[[Transformers: The Wreckers|Wreckers]]'' storyline, but this concept never made it past the paint mock-up stage.

:A redecoed [[Lio Convoy#Beast Wars|Lio Convoy]] was also considered by [[3H Productions|3H]] for Alpha Trion around the same time, and it was sort of this version that briefly appeared in the comic book ([[#3H comics|see above]]). Though the toy [[Prototype|mock-up]] used Snarl, 3H hoped they could finagle the use of the Lio Convoy mold. The wireframe appearance of "Alpha Lion" in [[Departure|''The Wreckers'' #1]] used Lio Convoy's body, but Snarl's head, hopefully allowing 3H to fudge either way, should they come to a decision. They didn't!

::*[http://www.transformertoys.co.uk/resources/review/universe/alpha+trion/3368 Image gallery of the Alpha Trion Snarl redeco purchased from the Hartmans]

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===''Timelines''===
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*'''Alpha Trion''' (BotCon 2007 souvenir two-pack)
**''Accessories:'' Sword, missile, Cyber Key

: A bagged set of ''[[Transformers Timelines (toyline)|Timelines]]'' Alpha Trion, [[Beta Maxx (RID)#Toys|Beta Maxx]], and [[Weirdwolf (G1)#Timelines|Weirdwolf]] was released at [[BotCon 2007]] as a souvenir set add-on, limited to 1400 pieces. Alpha Trion was a [[retool]] of ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]'' Voyager Class [[Vector Prime#Cybertron|Vector Prime]], [[redeco]]ed in purple, white, and red, plus a new head.

: Alpha Trion transforms into a large Cybertronian space cruiser with "solar panel" wings. His nosecone has a spring-loaded missile launcher at the tip. Inserting his [[Cyber Key]] (painted gold to resemble the [[Key to Vector Sigma]]) does not activate any sounds, unlike Vector Prime's toy. Alpha Trion has the more flexible translucent plastic parts ([[for safety reasons]]) of the [[Hasbro]] version of the mold.

: While this figure's design obviously derives from depictions of G1 Alpha Trion, the accompanying profile card very vaguely describes the [[Alpha Trion (SG)|''Shattered Glass'' incarnation of Alpha Trion]]. For many years there was dispute as to whose page this toy should go on according to the wiki's classification system, but in 2013, this toy appeared in the ''[[Transformers Legends (mobile game)|Legends]]'' mobile game event "[[Golden Age (Legends)|Golden Age]]", and thus this toy resumed having a logical entry on this page.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2007/Autobot/BCAlphaTrion/alphatrion.htm More information on Alpha Trion at TFU.info]''
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===''Kre-O''===
[[File:KreO-Toy AlphaTrionKreon.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Alpha Trion''' (Kreon Micro-Changer, 2014)
**''Collection'': '''4'''
**''Bag number'': '''***** 33'''
**''Accessories'': Stand brick, buildable sword/spear-thing

: Part of the fourth Collection of [[blindpacking|blind-bagged]] [[Kreon]] [[Micro-Changer]]s, ''[[Kre-O]]'' Alpha Trion can be rebuilt from a humanoid to a starship seemingly based on the [[BotCon 2007]] Alpha Trion toy (above). His vehicle-mode bits are rebuilt into a massive spear/sword/thing weapon for robot mode. His jet mode is the only Micro-Changer to fully remove the Kreon's arms in alternate mode.

:He uses the [[Jazz (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Jazz]] helmet... which covers his eyes when pushed all the way down on the noggin.

: This Collection was passed by most larger brick-and-mortar stores, appearing at [[Walgreens]] drug stores first and largely being relegated to similar outlets. Later releases of this wave lost the individual bag codes, meaning you either felt parts through the bag or buy blind.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2014/Autobot/Kre-OAlphaTrion/alphatrion.htm More information on ''Kre-O'' Alpha Trion at TFU.info]''

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[[File:KreO-Toy AlphaTrionClass85.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.1|There's always that one old guy who hangs out at school long after he graduated...]]
*'''Kreon Class of 1985''' (Kreon figure set, 2015)
**''Set number'': '''B5152'''
**''Voted'': 800th Year Senior
**''Accessories'': Longsword

:This version of Kreon Alpha Trion has more intricate, cartoon-accurate detailing, and uses the ''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (franchise)|Age of Extinction]]'' [[Megatron (Movie)/toys#Kre-O|Galvatron]] helmet. He also comes with the longsword accessory from the ''Kre-O Dungeons & Dragons'' series for... some reason.

:He was only available in the "[[Kreon Class of '85]]" 30-Kreon box set, a [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2015 [[exclusive]], also sold online through [[Hasbro Toy Shop]] following the convention.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2015/Autobot/SDCCKre-OAlphaTrion/alphatrion.htm More information on Class of '85 Alpha Trion at TFU.info]''
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===''Legends''===
[[File:Legendstoy-LG14-Alpha Trion.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|So I'm basically Optimus Prime's brother and father figure? How is that acceptable?]]
*'''Ultra Magnus''' ([[September 19]], [[2015]])
**''ID number'': '''LG-14'''

:The ''[[Transformers Legends (franchise)|Legends]]'' release of ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' Leader Class [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/toys#Generations|Ultra Magnus]] includes a small Alpha Trion figure, which is a redeco of the [[Minimus Ambus#Generations|Minimus Ambus]] figure (as Minimus does not appear in any Japanese-original fiction). He transforms into a Cybertronian hovercar, which can tab onto three grooves on the lower level of Magnus's trailer. In robot mode, Alpha Trion can sit inside Ultra Magnus's robot mode torso, "wearing" the Magnus head like a helmet.
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===''Generations''===
====''Titans Return''====
[[File:TF-Generations-Titans-Return-Voyager-Alpha-Trion.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Destined to be repurposed as [[Cheetor (BW)#Wings Universe|Alpha Trizer]].]]
*'''Autobot Sovereign & Alpha Trion''' (Voyager Class, 2016)
**''Accessories:'' Sword, [[Sovereign#Generations|Sovereign]] Titan Master, Gun
:''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'' Alpha Trion transforms from a robot to lion to spaceship. His head transforms into the [[Titan Master]] [[Sovereign]], although his neck socket is compatible with any other Titan Master figure. Both his alternate modes are references to Alpha Trion's previous BotCon toys. He comes with a gun that Sovereign can ride in spaceship mode. As with other ''Titans Return'' Voyager figures, pressing in his chest crystal makes his head adornments spring up to "bulk up" his head. In Canada and Australia, Alpha Trion along with his wavemate [[Astrotrain (G1)/toys#Titans Return|Astrotrain]] were prominent shelfwarmers, while finding Alpha Trion anywhere in the US was a great deal more difficult.

:The Hasbro Asia exclusive giveaway sticker sheet can be used to enhance the figure's details.<ref>https://news.tfw2005.com/2016/09/23/hasbro-asia-titans-return-stickers-wave-2-325179</ref>

:This toy was [[Repurposing|repurposed]] as a body for ''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]]'' [[Alpha Trion (SG)|Alpha Trion]]. This mold was retooled into ''[[Transformers Legends (franchise)|Legends]]'' [[Lio Convoy#Legends|Leo Prime]] and ''extensively'' retooled into ''Titans Return'' [[Broadside (G1)#Generations|Broadside]] and [[Tidal Wave (Armada)#Generations|Tidal Wave]]. The sword was redecoed into ''Legends'' [[Magna Convoy]]'s [[Matrix Sword]] and ''[[War for Cybertron: Siege (toyline)|Siege]]'' [[Nemesis Prime (G1)#War for Cybertron: Siege|Nemesis Prime]]'s Ancient Sword.
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====''Power of the Primes''====
[[File:TF-POTP-Prime-Master-Alpha-Trion-with-Landmine.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|''Legends'', ''Titans Return'', ''Power of the Primes''. The trilogy is complete!]]
*'''Alpha Trion''' (Prime Master, [[2018]])
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''PP-32'''
**''Japanese release date'': '''[[October 27]], 2018'''
**''Accessories:'' Landmine decoy armor, cannon

:''[[Power of the Primes (toyline)|Power of the Primes]]'' Alpha Trion is a [[retool]] of [[Vector Prime#Generations|Vector Prime]] that transforms from a small robot modeled after <s>[[Landmine (G1)#Generation 1|Landmine]]</s> [[Metalhawk (Masterforce)#Toys|Metalhawk]]'s inner robot mode into a [[Prime Master]] that can store inside decoy armor modeled after Landmine's [[Pretender]] shell, or plug into any Prime Master shell's weapon form, or replace a ''Power of the Primes'' Leader's [[Matrix of Leadership/toys#Power of the Primes|Matrix]] core. Alpha Trion can also ride Legends Class figures and attach to Deluxe Class figures' chest armor, Voyager Class figures' bucklers, or Voyager Class figures' combined mode.
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==Merchandise==
===''Super Collection Figure''===
[[File:SCF Alpha Trion.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|You better believe people were excited for this in 2002.]]
*'''Alpha Trin''' (2002)
**''Act'': '''8'''
**''Accessories'': Stand

: The first "toy" of Alpha Trion ever made, this three-inch-tall [[plastic|PVC]] figurine was available in "Act 8" of [[TakaraTomy|Takara]]'s ''[[Heroes of Cybertron|Super Collection Figure]]'' line. Like all the figures in the wave, it was available as both a standard full-color figure and a metallic-silver "pewter" version, one of each of which was available in a standard case of twelve [[blindpacking|blindpacked]] figures.

: The pewter version of the figure has a potential problem with connector peg breakage, due to said pegs often getting a layer of pewter paint before being forced into a socket, leading to sticking and tearing. Care should be used when moving or removing the arms; shaving down the socket interior with a thin hobby knife is usually sufficient to fix the issue.

: Additionally, the pewter version of Alpha Trion came packaged with the left leg of the [[Scorponok (G1)/toys#Super Collection Figure|Scorponok]] collectible "build-a-figure".

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2002/Cybertron/AlphaTrin/alphatrin.htm More information on ''Super Collection Figure'' Alpha Trin at TFU.info]''
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2002/Cybertron/PewterAlphaTrin/alphatrin.htm More information on pewter Alpha Trin at TFU.info]''

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===''EX Gōkin''===
[[File:EX Gokin Alpha Trion.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|You'd be scolding young 'bots too if you had a pole in your aft...]]
*'''Alpha Trin''' (2014)
**''Accessories:'' Two fists, two open hands, two gripping hands, right pointing hand, A-3 head, two A-3 shoulders, display stand

:Produced by [[Art Storm]] as part of their ''[[EX Gōkin]]'' line, this Alpha Trion is a 6-inch tall posable figure based on his cartoon [[character model]]. He comes with a plethora of extra hands and has an articulated cape that splits in two pieces for easier posing. Alpha Trion can (sort of) be turned into his younger self, A-3, by use of an alternate head based on his appearance in "[[War Dawn (episode)|War Dawn]]" and two smaller, spike-less shoulderpads.

::*''[http://artstorm.co.jp/exgokin_transformersseries_alphatrion.html More information on ''EX Gōkin'' Alpha Trin at Art Storm's official site]''

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===Transformers Trading Card Game===
[[File:W3AlphaTrion.jpg|thumb]]
*'''Alpha Trion, Cybertronian Sage''' (2019)
**'''Wave 3: War for Cybertron: Siege I'''
**''Rarity: '''''RT'''
**''Card Number: '''''T01/T48'''
**''Stars: ''11

: Alpha Trion, Cybertronian Sage is one of forty-eight double-sided character cards available in Wave 3 of the [[Transformers Trading Card Game]], War for Cybertron: Siege I.
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===ReAction===
*'''Alpha Trion''' (2020)
:Released in the second wave of Super7's line of multi-property 3.75-inch action figures, ''ReAction'' Alpha Trion is a non-converting action figure with 5 points of articulation and is based on his appearance in the original cartoon. Unlike most releases in this line, he lacks an accessory, but does have a thin vinyl cape which is not removable. As with all releases in the ''ReAction'' toyline, Alpha Trion comes packaged in a small cardback that emulates the nostalgic packaging style of [[Kenner]] [[Star Wars]] action figures of the late 1970's.

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==Notes==
[[File:Alpha Trion through the epochs.jpg|thumb|Once you go white, you'll never, er... be right?]]
*Alpha Trion is one of the very few Cybertronians to show signs of aging and [[Facial hair|hair growth]].
*According to a note in Japan's ''[[Comic Bom Bom]]'' magazine,{{fact|source needed}} A-3 was the first successful Cybertronian, [[A1]] and [[A2]] being failures. However, the presence of Cybertronians within the Matrix of Leadership older than Alpha Trion (as seen in "[[The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 2|The Return of Optimus Prime]]") makes the actual [[canon]]icity of this questionable.
*Alpha Trion may be named after the {{w|Triple-Alpha Process}}, the method through which carbon is created, which in turn is the reason (human) life came to be. Given that Alpha Trion essentially "created" Optimus Prime, who in turn formed the Autobots, this is actually quite fitting.
[[File:ImAlphaTrionsHovercraftMode.jpg|thumb|"I'm Alpha Trion's hover-craft mode!"]]
*Alpha Trion had a hover-craft [[alternate mode]] designed for his appearance in ''[[The Transformers: Ironhide]]'', but ultimately didn't end up transforming in that mini-series. The vehicle mode was first revealed in the trade paperback's extras, and would eventually be used in-continuity as part of a flashback sequence in "[[Earthfall Chapter 3: The Mind Bomb|The Mind Bomb]]" and in the ''[[Transformers Legends (mobile game)|Transformers Legends]]'' episode "[[Megatron Origins]]".
[[File:TFGenerations2014 Rejected AlphaTrion.jpg|thumb|Denied.]]
*A mock-up of an Alpha Trion toy in the form of a ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' [[Scourge (G1)/toys#Generations|Scourge]] redeco was shown in ''[[Transformers Generations 2014]]'' Vol. 1 as one of ten potential exclusives for Vol. 2. During the fan poll held to determine which of the ten would be produced, Alpha Trion claimed 28.9% of the votes but ultimately came second place under [[Goshooter#Generations|Goshooter]].<ref>[http://millionhero.sblo.jp/article/101898683.html Poll results at Hero-X]</ref> He would have come with a redecoed [[Eggbot (BW)|Eggbot]] to represent Vector Sigma.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Alpha Trin''' (アルファートリン ''Arufā Torin''), '''Alpha Trion''' (アルファトライオン ''Arufa Toraion'')
*''Hebrew:'' '''Alpha Trion''' (אלפא טריון, "Alpha Trion")
*''Indonesian:'' '''Alfa Trion'''
*''Mandarin:'' '''Alpha Tellion''' (Taiwan, 阿法特利昂 ''Ā Fǎ Tè Lì Áng''), '''Tài Shīfù''' (China, 钛师傅, "Master Titanium")

==References==
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Siege episode 4

2020-08-07T23:06:50Z

NeoHartless:

{{episode|
|otherseries=''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron Trilogy (cartoon)|Transformers: War for Cybertron Trilogy: Siege]]''
|image=WarForCybertronSiege Ep4.jpg
|caption=
|prev=Siege episode 3
|next=Siege episode 5
|title=Episode 4
|airdate=[[July 30]], [[2020]] (Netflix)
|production company=[[Allspark Animation]], [[Rooster Teeth]]
|written by=[[Brandon M. Easton]] and [[Gavin Hignight]]
|director=[[Takashi Kamei]]
|animation studio=[[Polygon Pictures]]
}}

'''Optimus looks for aid in unlikely places, while Bumblebee's destiny takes an unexpected turn.'''

==Synopsis==
As rain falls, an enshackled [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] leads [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] and a group of [[Decepticon|Decepticons]] through the massive grave-site at [[Tarn-Hauser Gate]]. Magnus has a grim countenance as he leads Megatron to Autobot Command, hidden underneath the memorial of [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]]. The former allies recall the teachings of Alpha Trion, and how the paths of Magnus and Prime diverged from that of Megatron. As [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] flies into position above, Megatron taunts Magnus for his betrayal. Magnus opens the door to the memorial—leading the Decepticons into an empty room!

Realizing he's been lied to, Megatron aims his [[fusion cannon]] at Magnus. But he merely responds with a smile. Megatron blasts Magnus through the chest. The smile remains on his face as he dies.

As Jetfire lands, Magnus's optics glow green, and a [[Alpha Trion protocols|strange energy storm]] begins to emanate from his body and flows away into the sky, leaving the Decepticons baffled. A distance away, [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] gets paid for his [[energon]] scavenging efforts. As he walks away, the energy storm reaches him and fills his body with energy, overwhelming him and knocking him offline. When he regains consciousness, he finds that his very sight has changed, seeing mysterious energy coruscating through everything, and he finds himself talking about someone named "Trion" and speaking mystically.

Megatron tells [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] to dispatch [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] in order to track the anomaly, and orders Jetfire to take Magnus's corpse to [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] to see if he can understand the anomaly. Before he can leave, [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] and a group of [[Seeker (body-type)|Seekers]] land and confront him. Starscream blasts Jetfire for treachery and explains to Megatron that Jetfire recently killed [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]]. Jetfire defends himself by saying [[Autobot]] genocide is against all he's fought for. Megatron then orders his death, but Jetfire quickly attacks and flies away. Starscream and the Seekers give chase in the air, and despite Jetfire's counterattacks, he is eventually shot down.

At [[Ark (G1)|the Ark]], [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] is crestfallen as he senses the passing of Magnus. He tells [[Elita One (G1)|Elita-1]] that the Alpha Trion protocols have been activated, which would only occur upon Magnus's death.

[[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] and [[Impactor (G1)|Impactor]] join [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]] at the repair bays. Impactor is disillusioned by Megatron upon seeing the extent of death and destruction, and believes Megatron has abandoned the virtues they once fought for. Elita then summons Ratchet and Impactor to the bridge, where Prime orders [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]], Ratchet, Impactor, [[Chromia (G1)|Chromia]], and [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] to repair the [[space bridge|spacebridge]]. Mirage is appointed team leader. Elita expresses her concern about the fate of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] if the [[AllSpark|Allspark]] were to be removed from it, but Prime dismisses it and places her in charge of readying the Ark for launch. Optimus himself plans to contact the [[Guardian robot|Guardians]] before leading a team to retrieve the Allspark.

Mirage's team hides from patrolling Seekers as Impactor gives them their timetable: they only have 20 astro-cycles to repair the spacebridge before Decepticon forces return. They work quickly, with Chromia and Sideswipe surveying the area for Seekers. Unfortunately, a patrol returns ahead of schedule and attacks the team. Impactor shields Ratchet from attack while Chromia returns fire, shooting the Seekers down. Mirage and Sideswipe go make sure the Seekers are no longer a threat while Impactor and Ratchet return to work, anticipating another wave of Seekers very soon.

At Decepticon headquarters, Starscream promises that Jetfire is dead, and Megatron promotes him to commander of the Seekers despite his uncontrollable ambition. Barricade, Soundwave and Shockwave endure Starscream's grandiose acceptance speech.

Prime journeys to the location of the Guardians and tells them the news of Magnus's death at Megatron's hand. He wonders if the Alpha Trion protocols have transferred into a Guardian, but even if not, he requests their aid against Megatron, who seeks to reformat all non-Decepticons on Cybertron. The Guardians refuse to interfere in the war, and they withdraw, leaving Prime full of frustration at Guardians who will not guard Cybertron. Prime swears to protect Cybertron without their help. He returns to the Ark to deliver the disappointing news to Elita, and is stricken with a bout of guilt for keeping the war going for so long, but Wheeljack remains in high spirits, promising to get the Ark online.

At that moment, Bumblebee attempts to barge into the Ark to speak with Prime. He wants to know who Alpha Trion is, and that's when Prime realizes that ''Bumblebee'' has been chosen by the Alpha Trion protocols. Bumblebee is suddenly pulled within the depths of his own mind, reaching a surreal landscape, and before him emerges a figure infused in light and energy. He learns that this is only a simulacrum of Alpha Trion, who explains the protocols are a collection of wisdom that protect the Autobots in times of crisis. He finds out that Prime and Magnus chose to share power between them, with Prime keeping the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]] while Magnus had the protocols. As Bumblebee doubts his worthiness, the simulacrum says that Prime will need his support for the trials that await him. As he exits the trance, he tells Prime that he knows where the Allspark is.

Bumblebee and Prime are interrupted by an intruder alert. Prowl, Ironhide, and Hound discover that the intruder is a wounded Jetfire, who has come to join them!

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
* [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] (1)
* [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] (7)
* [[Elita One (G1)|Elita-1]] (8)
* [[Hound (G1)|Hound]] (9)
* [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] (10)
* [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]] (14)
* [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] (16)
* [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] (17)
* [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] (18)
* [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] (19)
* [[Chromia (G1)|Chromia]] (20)
* [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] (21)

|c2=
* [[Barricade (G1)|Barricade]] (2)
* [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] (3)
* [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] (4)
* [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] (5)
* [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] (11)
* [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] (12)
* [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] (13)
* [[Impactor (G1)|Impactor]] (15)
* [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] (25)

|h3=Others|c3=
* [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] (6)
* [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]] (22)
*[[Guardian robot|Two Unnamed Guardians]] (23-24)
* [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Simulacrum of Alpha Trion]] (26)
}}

==Quotes==
"Most inferior."
:—'''Soundwave''' reviews Starscream's acceptance speech

==Notes==
===Transformers references===
* "[[Til all are one]]!" yet again.
* Bumblebee receives [[Shanix]] as payment for his energon scavenging efforts at the beginning.

===Continuity Notes===
* Jetfire and Skywarp discovered the location of Autobot Command in the previous episode after tracking Impactor's comm.

===Animation and technical errors===
*Magnus's handcuffs disappear the instant he gets shot by Megatron.

===Trivia===

===Foreign localization===

==External Links==
*[https://www.netflix.com/watch/81056816 Episode 4 on Netflix]

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[[Category:War for Cybertron Trilogy episodes]]

Siege episode 4

2020-08-02T04:26:12Z

NeoHartless:

AntÃ´nio Moreno

2018-08-27T14:49:36Z

NeoHartless: /* Voice roles */

'''Antônio Moreno''' is a Brazilian voice actor. Amongst his other roles are Gimli in the ''Lord of the Rings'' films, [[Ernie Hudson|Winston Zeddemore]] in the ''Ghostbusters'' film series, BA Baracus in ''The A Team'', and Bernard in ''Lost''.
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==Voice roles==
===''Beast Wars''===
*[[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]]

===''Transformers: Animated''===
*[[Lugnut (Animated)|Lugnut]]
*[[Carmine Fanzone]] ''(first voice)''

===''Transformers:Prime''===
*[[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]]

===''Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015)''===
*[[Pseudo|Pseudo]]
*[[Megatronus|Megatronus]] ''second voice''

==External links==
*[http://www.animenewsnetwork.com.au/encyclopedia/people.php?id=48928 Antônio Moreno] on Anime News Network
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[[Category:Portuguese voice actors]]

AntÃ´nio Moreno

2018-08-27T14:49:19Z

NeoHartless: /* Voice roles */

'''Antônio Moreno''' is a Brazilian voice actor. Amongst his other roles are Gimli in the ''Lord of the Rings'' films, [[Ernie Hudson|Winston Zeddemore]] in the ''Ghostbusters'' film series, BA Baracus in ''The A Team'', and Bernard in ''Lost''.
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==Voice roles==
===''Beast Wars''===
*[[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]]

===''Transformers: Animated''===
*[[Lugnut (Animated)|Lugnut]]
*[[Carmine Fanzone]] ''(first voice)''

===''Transformers:Prime''===
*[[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]]

===''Transformers: Robots in Disguise''===
*[[Pseudo|Pseudo]]
*[[Megatronus|Megatronus]] ''second voice''

==External links==
*[http://www.animenewsnetwork.com.au/encyclopedia/people.php?id=48928 Antônio Moreno] on Anime News Network
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Moreno, Antonio}}
[[Category:Portuguese voice actors]]

Robson Kumode

2016-09-29T21:54:14Z

NeoHartless: Created page with "'''Robson Kumode''' (b.???) is a Brazilian voice actor. He is known for his roles as Sasuke in the ''Naruto'' franchise, Glenn in ''The Walking Dead'' and Hiro Hamada in ''Big..."

'''Robson Kumode''' (b.???) is a Brazilian voice actor. He is known for his roles as Sasuke in the ''Naruto'' franchise, Glenn in ''The Walking Dead'' and Hiro Hamada in ''Big Hero 6''.

=Voice Roles=
===Transformers: Prime===
*[[Vince]]

===Robots in Disguise 2015===
*[[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]]

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[[Category:Portuguese voice actors]]

Transformers: Combiner Wars (cartoon)

2016-09-15T04:23:27Z

NeoHartless: /* Storytelling flaws */

{{Nav-CombinerWars}}
[[File:CW-WebSeriesPoster.jpg|thumb|right|250px|As part of [[Hasbro|Hasbro's]] attempt to create an "adult" Transformers series, [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus']] crotch was accordingly protracted.]]
'''Transformers: Combiner Wars''' is an animated web series. Co-produced by [[Machinima]] and [[Hasbro Studios]] with animation done by [[Tatsunoko Production]], it is targeted at older audiences, and ties into the concurrent ''Combiner Wars'' imprint. <ref>[http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/comic-con-transformers-animated-series-807464 Comic-Con: 'Transformers' Animated Series Coming to Machinima (Exclusive)]</ref> The series is run by [[Eric S. Calderon]], [[George Krstic]], and [[F.J. DeSanto]].

Four prelude videos were released weekly beginning [[June 28]] [[2016]], followed by the premiere of the series proper on [[August 2]], on the [[go90]] platform in the US, and on Machinima's YouTube channel elsewhere.

{{bigquote|[...] so as we go through the story we’ll have very sophisticated story ideas and sophisticated visuals.|Eric Calderon, exaggerating wildly<ref>[https://bigcomicpage.com/2016/08/16/bcp-interview-eric-calderon-talks-transformers-combiner-wars/ Big Comic Page interviews Eric Calderon]</ref>}}

==Overview==
Forty years after the conclusion of the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]] on [[Earth]], the [[Autobot]]s and [[Decepticon]]s are no more and [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] are relics of the past. [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] is at last at peace, ruled by the triumvirate of [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]], [[Hot Rod|Rodimus Prime]], and the [[Mistress of Flame]]. However, the [[Enigma of Combination]], an ancient [[Artifacts of the Primes|artifact]] of [[Primus]], has triggered new conflict through the creation of huge, dangerous [[Combiner]]s, and now Cybertron's fragile peace is in danger of collapse.

==Cast==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] ([[Jon Bailey]])
*[[Hot Rod|Rodimus Prime]] ([[Ben Pronsky]])

'''Combiners'''
*[[Computron (G1)|Computron]] ([[Ricky Hayberg]])
|c2=
*[[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] ([[Jason Marnocha]])
*[[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] ([[Frank Todaro]])
*[[Scrapper (G1)|Scrapper]]
*[[Long Haul (G1)|Long Haul]]
*[[Scavenger (G1)|Scavenger]]

'''Combiners'''
*[[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] ([[Charlie Guzman]])
*[[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] ([[Patrick Seitz]])

|c4=
*[[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]] ([[Abby Trott]])
*[[Victorion]] ([[Anna Akana]])
*[[Mistress of Flame]] ([[Lana McKissack]])
*[[Maxima]] ([[Amy Johnston]])
}}

==Episodes==
===Preludes===
{{collist|2|
# [[Prelude to Transformers: Combiner Wars - Optimus Prime|Optimus Prime]]
# [[Prelude to Transformers: Combiner Wars - Victorion|Victorion]]
# [[Prelude to Transformers: Combiner Wars - Starscream|Starscream]]
# [[Prelude to Transformers: Combiner Wars - Windblade|Windblade]]
}}
===Main episodes===
{{collist|2|
# [[The Fall]]
# [[The Council]]
# [[The Duel]]
# [[Unforgotten]]
# [[Homecoming (CW)|Homecoming]]
# [[A War of Giants]]
# [[Darkest Hour (CW)|Darkest Hour]]
}}

==Criticisms==
While ''Combiner Wars'' was advertised as a series intended for mature fans, the series was roundly criticized by the fandom for a variety of reasons. Eerily, many of said criticisms also apply to the infamous ''[[Transformers: Energon (cartoon)|Energon]]'' cartoon.

===Storytelling flaws===
''Combiner Wars'' is split into eight five-minute episodes. As a result, the miniseries runs for forty minutes overall, which wouldn't be so bad if not for the obvious padding that permeates most episodes. "The Council", for instance, spends a minute depicting Starscream flying over an empty Cybertron before leading into the action.

The story's setting, meanwhile, is supremely ill-defined. The prelude videos for the series vaguely allude to the "[[Combiner Wars (event)|Combiner Wars]]" beginning shortly before the end of the Great War and somehow continuing to the present despite the end of Autobot-Decepticon hostilities. No explanation is ever given for how or why this war started, or indeed for what the Combiners are ''doing'' exactly that constitutes a war. Caminus's cities have apparently been wrecked by the Combiner Wars, but whether this is collateral damage from Combiner brawls or the result of Combiners just plain smashing stuff, we are never told. The [[Enigma of Combination]] is a similarly nebulous concept, with its capabilities at no point described or explained, beyond the fact that has created some (all?) of the Combiners. At one point, Rodimus Prime talks about using it to "control" the Combiners, but by this he apparently means using it to create a Combiner army. Later, with Combiners fighting at their doorstep, the council decide that they must now "use" the Enigma. There's nobody else around to combine, so ''can'' it control existing Combiners? Can it just create Combiners out of thin air? We have no idea.
[[File:DarkestHour-starcloud.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Pictured: A combiner.]]

Beyond this, for a series named ''Combiner Wars'', the series puts very little focus on the characters that it was ostensibly created to advertise, treating them as interchangeable background extras. While [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] receives some dialogue and characterization, [[Victorion]] appears out of nowhere seconds before she's assimilated by [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] - even though she was the only combiner to receive a [[Prelude to Transformers: Combiner Wars - Victorion|prelude video]] that hyped her up as a key player in the series. The closest we get to any kind of "combiner war" on-screen is the brief scuffle between [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] and [[Computron (G1)|Computron]] in "The Fall", which lasts for all of a minute. While the Council describes this combiner threat as a massive, out-of-control problem, the threat they pose in the actual show feels very empty - Menasor, for instance, dies to one slice of Windblade's sword.

Like in ''Energon'', the combiners are never actually seen ''combining'', and the only components seen individually are just ''half'' of the Constructicons. Even when their limbs are severed, the show doesn't acknowledge the fact that these can ostensibly become individuals. In the climax of the series, it briefly appears Starscream will become a super-combiner with the other combiners forming his limbs. Instead, he becomes ''a giant screaming head''. No, really.

In terms of characterisation, while Optimus Prime and Megatron generally hew close to classic Generation 1 fiction, other characters received wildly different interpretations. [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]], usually depicted as a kind and heroic diplomat, was re-imagined as a vengeful psychopath aiming to kill anyone and everyone associated with combiners.

Starscream's [[Prelude to Transformers: Combiner Wars - Starscream|prelude video]], meanwhile, depicted him as an individual who was genuinely seeking redemption for his prior deeds, a noble and refreshing interpretation of the character. He sticks rigidly to this new role for most of the series until the eleventh hour; in "A War of Giants", he immediately regresses to his old backstabbing ways for no real reason other than to provide an antagonistic role to our heroes.

===Production flaws===
====Timing====
''Combiner Wars'' ended up being rather infamous for having ''very'' poor timing. While the ''Combiner Wars'' toyline debuted in mid-2015, the scripts for the first seven episodes of this series were only finalized in ''January 2016''. As a result, the lead time required for animation led to the series debuting in August 2016... at which point ''Combiner Wars'' had ended in favor of the ''Titans Return'' line.

====Animation====
Despite the fact that the series is animated by the legendary [[Tatsunoko Production]], the series suffers from below-''[[Transformers: Cybertron (cartoon)|Cybertron]]''-quality CGI, with cel-shading distressingly similar to ''Energon''. The problems are compounded by the very noticeably low framerate – possibly an attempt, like the concurrently running ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)|Robots in Disguise]]'' series, to emulate hand-drawn animation, but not one that's at all successful. Characters have very basic mouth flaps when speaking, and whilst they can at least pull off facial expressions a ''little'' better than in ''Energon'', it's still generally [[Dull surprise|unexpressive]].

Alright, let's just be honest here: this series makes ''Energon'' look like a ''masterpiece''.

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Combiner Wars (cartoon)}}
[[Category:Combiner Wars| Combiner Wars (cartoon)]]
[[Category:Media]]

Luiz Carlos Persy

2016-09-08T15:32:52Z

NeoHartless:

'''Luiz Carlos Persy''' (b. ???) is a Brazilian actor and voice actor. His acting roles include the television series ''Força-Tarefa'', while his dubbing work includes Ralph Fiennes as Voldemort in ''Harry Potter'', Mickey Rourke in several movies and Lex Luthor in ''Justice League''.

==Roles==
===''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 cartoon)|Robots in Disguise]]''===
*[[Megatron (RID)|Megatron/Galvatron]]

===Revenge of the Fallen===
*[[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]]

===Dark of the Moon===
*[[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]]

==External links==
*[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1632148/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1 IMDB entry]
*[http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=55587 Anime News Network entry]

{{DEFAULTSORT:Persy, Luiz Carlos}}
[[Category:Portuguese voice actors]]

Luiz Carlos Persy

2016-09-08T15:29:51Z

NeoHartless: /* Roles */

'''Luiz Carlos Persy''' (b. ???) is a Brazilian actor and voice actor. His acting roles include the television series ''Força-Tarefa'', while his dubbing work includes the 2003 version of ''Astro Boy''.

==Roles==
===''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 cartoon)|Robots in Disguise]]''===
*[[Megatron (RID)|Megatron/Galvatron]]

===Revenge of the Fallen===
*[[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]]

===Dark of the Moon===
*[[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]]

==External links==
*[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1632148/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1 IMDB entry]
*[http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=55587 Anime News Network entry]

{{DEFAULTSORT:Persy, Luiz Carlos}}
[[Category:Portuguese voice actors]]

JosÃ© Santa Cruz

2016-09-08T15:26:56Z

NeoHartless:

{{disambig3|José}}
[[File:Jose+santacruz+menor.jpg|thumb|186px|No matter if he is the Decepticon Leader or the Master of Magnetism, he still is not the mama!]]
'''José Santa Cruz''' (born [[March 14]], [[1929]] in João Pessoa) is a Brazilian voice actor and comedian. He played Megatron in the Generation 1 series, but after that, he only returned to the character on ''Transformers Armada'', where he sounded totally bored with the plot (many don't blame him). He did a much better delivery of the villain on the 2007 movie, which probably means he liked it a lot better than ''Armada''.

Santa Cruz has been in the business since the 80s, and literally played hundreds of characters on hundreds of cartoons. Some of this includes King Randor on ''Masters of the Universe'' (both the 80s and the 2002 one), Tiamat on ''Dungeons & Dragons'', Sergeant Cosgrove on ''Freakazoid!'' and the third voice of Dr. Hibbert on ''The Simpsons''.

He is the official voice of Magneto in Brazil, having played the character in about every media he appeared, including the 90s ''X-Men'' cartoon, ''X-Men Evolution'' and the movies.

In live-action television, he played Andy Sipowicz on ''NYPD Blue'' and Earl Sinclair in ''Dinosaurs'', a role for which he is fondly remembered by fans to this day. In movies, he currently plays Hagrid on the Harry Potter movies and did John Jonah Jameson on the Spider-Man trilogy. He has also dubbed Danny De Vito many times.

His work as a comedian includes parts on the (awesomely classic) show "A Praça é Nossa" and the (awesomely bad) "Zorra Total".

==Voice roles==
===The Transformers===
*[[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]]

===Transformers Armada===
*[[Megatron (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Megatron]]

===Transformers (2007)===
*[[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]]

===Revenge of the Fallen===
*[[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]]

===Dark of the Moon===
*[[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]]

===Age of Extinction===
*[[Galvatron (AOE)|Galvatron]]

==Notes==
*Curiously, his delivery of Megatron is much more similar to [[Hugo Weaving|Hugo Weaving's]], since he uses a much more aggressive voice with the villain than [[Frank Welker]] originally did.

==External links==
*[[Wikipedia:pt:José Santa Cruz|pt:José Santa Cruz]] on the Portuguese Wikipedia.

{{DEFAULTSORT:Santa Cruz, Jose}}
[[Category:Portuguese voice actors]]

Ricardo Teles

2016-09-08T15:25:13Z

NeoHartless: /* Dubbing Coordinator */

'''Ricardo Teles''' (b. ?) is a Portuguese-language voice actor and dubbing coordinator, frequently working as both coordinator and voice actor on the same show. In addition to his work on ''Transformers'', he also did work on ''Dragonball Z Kai'', ''Shin Mazinger Shōgeki! Z-Hen'', and ''[[Pokeformers|Pokemon Black & White: Rival Destinies]]''.

==Voice roles==
===''[[Transformers Animated (cartoon)|Transformers Animated]]''===
*[[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Prime]] (season 3)

==Dubbing Coordinator==
*Transformers: Animated Season 3

==External links==
*[http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=100773 Anime News Network entry]

{{DEFAULTSORT:Teles, Ricardo}}
[[Category:Portuguese voice actors]]

Yuri Chesman

2016-09-04T17:46:47Z

NeoHartless: /* Roles */

'''Yuri Chesman''' (b. ???) is a Brazilian voice actor. His more famous roles include Gaara from the ''Naruto'' franchise and Chris Griffin on ''Family Guy''.

==Roles==
===Animated===
* [[Blurr_(Animated)|Blurr]]

===Robots In Disguise 2015===
* [[Slipstream (RID)|Slipstream]]

==External Links==
*[http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=48872 Anime News Network entry]

{{DEFAULTSORT:Chesman, Yuri}}
[[Category:Portuguese voice actors]]

Yuri Chesman

2016-09-04T17:46:23Z

NeoHartless: /* Robots In Disguise 2015 */

'''Yuri Chesman''' (b. ???) is a Brazilian voice actor. His more famous roles include Gaara from the ''Naruto'' franchise and Chris Griffin on ''Family Guy''.

==Roles==
===Animated===
* [[Blurr_(Animated)|Blurr]]

===Robots In Disguise 2015===
* [Slipstream (RID)|Slipstream]

==External Links==
*[http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=48872 Anime News Network entry]

{{DEFAULTSORT:Chesman, Yuri}}
[[Category:Portuguese voice actors]]

Yuri Chesman

2016-09-04T17:46:07Z

NeoHartless: /* Roles */

'''Yuri Chesman''' (b. ???) is a Brazilian voice actor. His more famous roles include Gaara from the ''Naruto'' franchise and Chris Griffin on ''Family Guy''.

==Roles==
===Animated===
* [[Blurr_(Animated)|Blurr]]

===Robots In Disguise 2015===
* [Slipstream (RID)|Slipstream]]

==External Links==
*[http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=48872 Anime News Network entry]

{{DEFAULTSORT:Chesman, Yuri}}
[[Category:Portuguese voice actors]]

Dado Monteiro

2016-09-02T21:28:43Z

NeoHartless: /* Transformers: Prime */

''Dado Monteiro'' (b. ?) is a [[Brazil]]lian Portuguese voice actor. His anime roles include [[Pokeformers|Pokémon]], ''Monster Rancher'', ''Wolf's Rain'', and ''Yu-Gi-Oh''. His non-anime roles include ''Family Guy'' and [[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G. I. Joe Sigma Six]].

==Voice Work==
===Transformers: Animated===
*[[Ultra Magnus (Animated)|Ultra Magnus]] (second voice)

==External links==
*[http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=49716 Anime News Network entry]

{{DEFAULTSORT:Monteiro, Dado}}
[[Category:Portuguese voice actors]]

Sheila Dorfman

2016-09-02T21:23:17Z

NeoHartless: /* Voice Roles */

'''Sheila Dorfman''' (b. ???) is a Brazilian voice actress and dubbing director. In the world of live-action film, she has dubbed for Andie McDowell, Helen Hunt, Cameron Diaz, Sandra Bullock, Jamie Lee Curtis, and Margaret Colin. In the world of anime, she is best known as the Brazilian Portuguese voice of Ryoko from the ''Tenchi'' franchise.

==Voice Roles==
===''Transformers'' (2007)===
*[[Judy Witwicky]]

===''Revenge of the Fallen''===
*Judy Witwicky

===''Transformers: Dark of the Moon''===
* Judy Witwicky

==External Links==
*[http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=49497 Anime News Network entry]

{{DEFAULTSORT:Dorfman, Sheila}}
[[Category:Portuguese voice actors]]

Celso de Vasconcelos

2016-09-02T21:21:40Z

NeoHartless: /* Generation One */

'''Celso de Vasconcelos''' (b. ??) is (was?) a Portuguese-language actor and voice actor. As an actor he has been involved in the television series ''Maria, Maria'', while as a voice actor he has been involved with the dubs for ''Giant Robo'' and ''[[Tatsunoko Production|Speed Racer]]''.

==Dubbing roles==
===Generation One===
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Líder Optimus]] ''(first voice, through episode 27)''

==External Links==
*[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0212042/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1 IMDB entry]
*[http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=89109 Anime News Network entry]

{{DEFAULTSORT:de Vasconcelos, Celso}}
[[Category:Portuguese voice actors]]

Duda Espinoza

2016-09-02T21:19:50Z

NeoHartless: /* Roles */

'''Duda Espinoza''' ([[September 7]], [[1975]] - ) is a Brazilian actor and voice actor. In addition to his work with ''Transformers'', he has also done work with such franchises as ''Patlabor'' and ''Digimon''.

==Roles==
===''Transformers'' (2007)===
*[[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]]

===''Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen''===
* Ironhide

===''Transformers: Dark of the Moon''===
* Ironhide

==External links==
*[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0261052/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1 IMDB entry]
*[http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=49553 Anime News Network entry]

{{DEFAULTSORT:Espinoza, Duda}}
[[Category:Portuguese voice actors]]

Darcy Pedrosa

2016-09-02T21:15:50Z

NeoHartless: /* Generation One */

'''Darcy Pedrosa''' ([[May 9]], [[1930]] - [[May 29]], [[1999]]) was a Brazilian voice actor and medical doctor. He was the official dubbing voice for The Joker at the time of his death, both for [[Mark Hamill]]'s version in the ''DC Animated Universe'' and Jack Nicholson's live-action version; he also voiced for Nicholson in several other films. He was also the official dubbing voice for Chuck Norris at the time of his death as well, and he also served as the dubbing voice for Gene Hackman and Anthony Hopkins.

==Dubbing roles==
===Generation One===
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Líder Optimus]] ''(second voice, starting with episode 28)''

==External Links==
*[http://casadadublagem.besaba.com/darcypedrosa.html Casa Da Dublagem entry] ''(Portuguese)''
*[http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=78897 Anime News Network entry]

{{DEFAULTSORT:Pedrosa, Darcy}}
[[Category:Portuguese voice actors]]

FÃ¡tima Noya

2016-09-02T21:15:14Z

NeoHartless: /* Beast Wars */

[[Image:Fátima Noya.jpeg|right|frame|I have an invisible friend who fits in the palm of my hand. He makes me burn stuff...]]

Fátima Noya (born [[April 10]], [[1960]]) is one of the most prolific voice actresses in Brazil.

Among some of her roles are Fuu Hououji on ''Magical Knight Rayearth'', Cherry on ''Saber Marionette J'', Nurse Joy on ''Pokémon'', female Ranma on ''Ranma ½'', Kiki on ''Saint Seiya'', Shinnosuke Nohara on ''Crayon Shin-Chan'', Tommy Pickles on ''Rugrats'' and ''All Grown Up'', Konohamaru on ''Naruto'' and both Son Gohan and Son Goten on ''Dragon Ball Z''.

Basically, if there is a child or a cute girl on the show, she will probably be the one voicing it.

==Dubbing roles==
===''Beast Wars''===
*[[Blackarachnia (BW)|Viuva Negra]]

===''Transformers: Rescue Bots''===
*[[Anna Baranova| Anna Baranova]]

===''Transformers: Prime''===
*[[Raf's mom | Raf's mom]]

{{DEFAULTSORT:Noya, Fatima}}
[[Category:Portuguese voice actors]]

Gilberto Baroli

2016-09-02T20:58:28Z

NeoHartless: /* Beast Wars */

'''Gilberto Baroli''' (b. ?) is a Portuguese-language voice actor. As an actor, he has done work on such franchises as ''Dragonball'', ''Galaxy Angel'', ''Full Metal Alchemist'', ''Saint Seiya'', and [[Pokeformers|Pokemon]]. As a dubbing director, he's done work on such franchises as ''Saint Seiya'', ''Dragonball'', ''Sailor Moon'', and ''M. D. Geist''.

==Voice roles==
===''Beast Wars''===
*[[Rampage (BW)|Violência]]

==External links==
*[http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=48874 Anime News Network entry]

{{DEFAULTSORT:Baroli, Gilberto}}
[[Category:Portuguese voice actors]]

Gilberto Baroli

2016-09-02T20:57:58Z

NeoHartless: /* Beast Wars */

'''Gilberto Baroli''' (b. ?) is a Portuguese-language voice actor. As an actor, he has done work on such franchises as ''Dragonball'', ''Galaxy Angel'', ''Full Metal Alchemist'', ''Saint Seiya'', and [[Pokeformers|Pokemon]]. As a dubbing director, he's done work on such franchises as ''Saint Seiya'', ''Dragonball'', ''Sailor Moon'', and ''M. D. Geist''.

==Voice roles==
===''Beast Wars''===
*[[Rampage (BW)|Destruição]]

==External links==
*[http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=48874 Anime News Network entry]

{{DEFAULTSORT:Baroli, Gilberto}}
[[Category:Portuguese voice actors]]

Tatiane Keplmair

2016-08-31T06:53:12Z

NeoHartless: /* Transformers: Prime */

'''Tatiane Keplmair''' (b. ???) is a Portuguese-language voice actress. Among her other dubbing roles are May in ''[[Pokeformers|Pokemon]]'' and Sakura in ''Naruto''.

==Voice Roles==
===Transformers: Prime===
*[[Sierra]]

===Rescue Bots===
*[[Dani Burns]]

==External Links==
*[http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=81139 Anime News Network entry]

{{DEFAULTSORT:Keplmair, Tatiane}}
[[Category:Portuguese voice actors]]

Affonso Amajones

2016-08-29T02:11:47Z

NeoHartless:

'''Affonso Amajones''' is a Brazilian voice actor. His roles include Maximillian Pegasus in the ''Yu-Gi-Oh!'' franchise, Stan Carter in ''American Dad!'' and Sanosuke Sagara in R''uroni Kenshin''. His live-action roles include the likes of Jean-Claude van Damme, Dolph Ludgren, Viggo Mortenstein in ''The Lord of the Rings'' trilogy, as well as occasionaly [[Dwayne Johnson]].

==Voice Roles==
===The Transformers: The Movie===
*[[Hot Rod/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hot Rod/Rodimus Prime]] (''Fox Kids version'')

===Beast Wars===
*[[Depth Charge (BW)|Profundeza]]

===Tranformers Animated===
*[[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]]

===Transformers: Prime===
*[[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] (''Season 1 only'')

{{DEFAULTSORT:Amajones, Affonso}}
[[Category: Portuguese voice actors]]

Affonso Amajones

2016-08-29T02:11:10Z

NeoHartless: Created page with "'''Affonso Amajones''' is a Brazilian voice actor. His roles include Maximillian Pegasus in the ''Yu-Gi-Oh!'' franchise, Stan Carter in ''American Dad!'' and Sanosuke Sagara i..."

'''Affonso Amajones''' is a Brazilian voice actor. His roles include Maximillian Pegasus in the ''Yu-Gi-Oh!'' franchise, Stan Carter in ''American Dad!'' and Sanosuke Sagara in R''uroni Kenshin''. His live-action roles include the likes of Jean-Claude van Damme, Dolph Ludgren, Viggo Mortenstein in ''The Lord of the Rings'' trilogy, as well as occasionaly [[Dwayne Johnson]].

==Voice Roles==
===The Transformers: The Movie===
*[[Hot Rod/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hot Rod/Rodimus Prime]] (''Fox Kids version'')

===Beast Wars===
*[[Depth Charge (BW)|Profundeza]]

===Tranformers Animated===
*[[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]]

===Transformers: Prime===
*[[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] (''Season 1 only'')

{{DEFAULTSORT:Lucindo, Fabio}}
[[Category: Portuguese voice actors]]

Wellington Lima

2016-08-29T01:44:08Z

NeoHartless: Created page with "'''Wellington Lima''' is a Brazilian voice actor and director. Known for his hoarse voice, his roles are usually villains or anti-heroes such as Raditz, Tao Pai Pai and Majin ..."

'''Wellington Lima''' is a Brazilian voice actor and director. Known for his hoarse voice, his roles are usually villains or anti-heroes such as Raditz, Tao Pai Pai and Majin Buu in ''Dragon Ball Z'', Shredder in ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'', Zabuza and Kiyuubi in ''Naruto'' and Stewie Griffin in ''Family Guy''.
His non-villanous roles include Bender in ''Futurama'', Libra Dohko in the ''Saint Seiya'' franchise and Professor Oak as well as the PokéDex in ''Pokémon''.
He also frequently voices the actors Wesley Snipes and Michael Jai White.

==Roles==
===''The Transformers: The Movie''===
*[[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] ''(Fox Kids version)''
*[[Bonecrusher (G1)|Bonecrusher]] ''(Fox Kids version)''

===''Transformers Animated''===
*[[Blitzwing (Animated)|Blitzwing]]
*[[Lockdown (Animated)|Lockdown]] ''([[The Thrill of the Hunt]] only)''

===''Rescue Bots''===
*[[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]]

===''Robots in Disguise 2015''===
*[[Underbite]]

{{DEFAULTSORT:Lima, Wellington}}
[[Category:Portuguese voice actors]]

Orlando Viggiani

2016-08-29T00:38:14Z

NeoHartless:

'''Orlando Viggiani''' ([[March 17]], [[1949]] - ) is a Brazilian voice actor. In addition to serving as the official dub voice for Michael J. Fox, he has voiced numerous characters in ''The Jetsons'', Ryu in several ''Street Fighter'' works, the title character in ''Cyborg 009'', and [[Mickey Mouse]].

==Roles==
===''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]''===
*[[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]]

==External Links==
*[http://www.casadadublagem.besaba.com/orlandoviggiani.html Casa Da Dublagem entry] ''(Portuguese)''
*[http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=52571 Anime News Network entry]

{{DEFAULTSORT:Viggiani, Orlando}}
[[Category:Portuguese voice actors]]

Adriana Pissardini

2016-08-29T00:34:59Z

NeoHartless: /* Transformers Animated */

'''Adrianna Pissardini''' (b. ??) is a Portuguese voice actress. In addition to doing dubbing work for such actresses as Queen Latifah, she's also done voice work for the ''[[Pokeformers|Pokemon]]'', ''Saber Marionette'', and ''Fullmetal Alchemist'' franchises, among others.

==Voice roles==
===''Transformers Animated''===
*[[Blackarachnia (Animated)|Blackarachnia/Elita-1]] ''(as Blackarachnia)''

===''Rescue Bots''===
*[[Anna Baranova|Anna Baranova]] ''(Second season onwards)''

==External links==
*[http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=48869 Anime News Network entry]

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Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)

2016-08-18T00:20:53Z

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[[File:Transformers- Age of ExtinctionOptimusPrimePoster.jpg‎|thumb|upright=1.67|An adventure 65 million years in the making.]]

'''''Transformers: Age of Extinction''''' is the fourth film in the [[live-action film series]]. It was released on [[June 27]], [[2014]].

Following the [[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Battle of Chicago]], humanity has come to fear both Autobots and Decepticons alike. With the aid of a Transformer mercenary named [[Lockdown (ROTF)|Lockdown]], a CIA [[Cemetery Wind|task-force]] operated by [[Harold Attinger]] begins hunting the remaining [[Transformer]]s on [[Earth]]. Hunted by enemies that were once his allies, [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] loses faith in humanity and sends his forces into hiding. Now, five years later, struggling inventor and single-father [[Cade Yeager]] discovers a damaged Transformer, placing both himself and his [[Tessa Yeager|daughter]] on a collision course with events that threaten the extinction of humankind itself.

{{bigquote|The trouble with loyalty to a cause is that the cause will ''always'' betray you.|[[Lockdown (ROTF)|Lockdown]]|''Transformers: Age of Extinction''}}

==Synopsis==

[[File:The Creators cyberforming Earth AOE.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.67|"God creates dinosaurs. God destroys dinosaurs. God creates man. Man destroys God. Man creates dinosaurs."]]
65 million years ago, on Cretaceous [[Earth]], a ''Psittacosaurus'' is out hunting for food. The small dinosaur finds a fish and starts to feed, but stops as hundreds of alien ships enter Earth's atmosphere, piloted by the mysterious [[Creator (AOE)|"Creators"]]. The alien ships launch dozens of strange [[Seed]]s across the planet. As they detonate, they convert the landscape and the herds of panicking dinosaurs into a metallic substance, ending the Age of Dinosaurs. Millions of years later, while digging in the [[Arctic]], a team of geologists uncover a mysterious pair of metallized dinosaur skeletons - a discovery that attracts the attention of [[Darcy Tirrel]]...

Five years after the invasion of [[Chicago]], tensions between humans and Cybertronians have risen dramatically. Although the Autobots are officially granted asylum on Earth, public opinion has turned against all Transformers. The government of the United States has terminated all human-Autobot joint programs and instated [[Cemetery Wind]], an elite [[CIA]] unit intended to flush out the handful of [[Decepticon]]s left on Earth. What the President doesn't know is that [[Harold Attinger]], the leader of the operation, is slaughtering all Transformers, regardless of faction. On one such mission, the team pinpoints [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] hiding within an abandoned boat. He immediately tries to flee, but is crippled and brought down by their weapons. The team leader, [[James Savoy]], mockingly asks why Ratchet ran if he's not their enemy, and Ratchet replays a transmission he received from [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]], ordering all Autobots to hide from humans. However, Savoy dismisses his pleas as his sister was killed in Chicago. A Transformer bounty hunter, [[Lockdown (ROTF)|Lockdown]], who has actually been helping Cemetery Wind hunt the Autobots, emerges from the nearby swamp and attacks Ratchet, further damaging him. Walking past his human allies, Lockdown demands to know [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]]'s whereabouts. When Ratchet refuses, Lockdown brutally kills him by ripping out his spark.
[[File:AOE Ratchet dying.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|"Condors. Condors are on the verge of extinction..."]]

In Texas, struggling inventor [[Cade Yeager]] and his friend/employee [[Lucas Flannery]] meet at an old theater, looking for salvage. He finds an old truck, and upon inspection it seems to be full of artillery shells. He buys the truck along with the other theater equipment and puts it in his garage.[[Tessa Yeager|Tessa]], Cade's daughter, observes this while video-chatting with her boyfriend and criticizes her dad for buying the heap of junk. While attempting to salvage the truck's engine to sell, Cade realizes it's actually a badly-damaged Transformer. After calling Lucas and Tessa, he connects jumper cables to its engine, only for it to begin replaying the distress call Ratchet had received earlier. Lucas and Tessa advocate calling the government, claiming that there is a huge reward for Transformers. Cade convinces them not to call the authorities until he can spend more time working on the truck, as he may be able to stumble on a technological breakthrough if he can figure out how the Transformers work. When Cade removes a live missile from the truck's "power core," it transforms into a heavily injured Optimus Prime, who roars at them to stay back while he swings his weapon around the barn. Cade, Lucas, and Tessa ask why Optimus is so badly damaged, to which he replies that the Autobots are being hunted and he must help them. Cade offers to repair him, and sends Lucas to buy the parts that will enable him to fix Optimus. Cade and Optimus begin to bond as the repairs begin.
[[File:AOE-injuredoptimus.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.67|"Should we chance moving him?"]]

In the Arctic, Attinger arrives via helicopter at [[Knight Ship|Lockdown's ship]] and demands to know why Optimus Prime escaped him in [[Mexico]]. Lockdown derisively tells Attinger that Optimus Prime would not have escaped were it not for Cemetery Wind's interference, stressing that he does not care about Attinger or his goals and wishes only to capture Optimus Prime.

Shortly after returning to [[Washington, D.C.]], Attinger receives a tip that Optimus Prime has been located in Texas and sends Savoy and Cemetery Wind to apprehend him. The agents swarm the barn, but there is no trace of Prime inside. When Savoy threatens Tessa to force Cade to tell him of Prime's whereabouts, the Autobot leader explodes out of the barn's basement in which he was hiding. He escapes after a brief skirmish that destroys the Yeager residence, with both Cemetery Wind and Lockdown in pursuit. As Cade catches one of Cemetery Wind's mini drones, a white rally car zooms over the adjacent fields and picks up the Yeagers and Lucas. The driver turns out to be [[Shane Dyson|Shane]], a rally car racer who is also Tessa's boyfriend. A group of Cemetery Wind vehicles begins chasing them.
[[File:Optimus shooting humans AOE.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|"You think they'll have that on the tour?"]]

Both the rally car and Optimus Prime are chased into an abandoned factory, where Optimus Prime fights off Lockdown. Shane puts his driving skills to good use and pulls a series of tight maneuvers that result in the Cemetery Wind cars crashing, destroys his car in the process. Optimus Prime, who has caught Lockdown in a crane cable, transforms and tells the humans to pile into him and escape. Lockdown throws a grenade at the humans as they run towards Optimus Prime; though Shane and the Yeagers escape, Lucas is caught in the blast and killed.

Arriving at an abandoned gas station, Optimus orders the humans out and drives off to ensure that they have not been followed. Cade confronts Tessa and Shane about their relationship but Tessa gets angry at Cade for putting them all in danger. The next day, Optimus and the humans set off towards Monument Valley. Prime [[trans-scan|scans]] a passing truck, sheds his layer of rust and takes on a new form with his old paint scheme. They arrive in Monument Valley where they meet the other surviving Autobots in the form of [[Crosshairs (AOE)|Crosshairs]], [[Hound (Movie)|Hound]], [[Drift (AOE)|Drift]], and their de facto leader [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]]. Crosshairs and Hound start threatening the humans for having their species betray them but Optimus convinces them that they have risked their lives to save his. The Humans notice that there are clear tensions between the Autobots. Cade reveals footage of the attack on Ratchet and [[Leadfoot (DOTM)|Leadfoot's]] demise using the stolen aerial drone and Prime declares that he will kill the one responsible for hunting down the Autobots.

[[File:Autobots unite monument valley AOE.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.67|"Dr. Grant, my dear Dr. Sattler... Welcome to [[Jurassic Park]]." ]]

Inspection of the drone leads them to a company named [[Kinetic Solutions Incorporated|KSI]], located in a rebuilt Chicago. It is run by [[Joshua Joyce]], who is working with [[Su Yueming]] and Attinger to create artificial Transformers to eventually be used in the military. Using the remains of [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]], [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]], [[Starscream (Movie)|the]] [[Barricade (Movie)|countless]] [[Shockwave (Movie)|Decepticons]] from the Chicago battle and the hunted Autobots, they have synthesized the metal that the Transformers are made of, calling it [[Transformium]]. When given commands through a computer, Transformium can be changed into various shapes or objects. Although a drone called [[Stinger (AOE)|Stinger]] (designed after Bumblebee) is active, Joshua's major project is a bigger, stronger drone called [[Galvatron (AOE)|Galvatron]]. However, his attempts have not been successful; the drone keeps resembling Megatron instead of the friendlier image of Optimus Prime. Bumblebee builds Cade and Shane faux-ID badges which the duo use to infiltrate KSI. Cade goes further in and projects imagery of Ratchet's severed head being melted down as well as the injured and enslaved [[Brains]], which sends Prime into a rage.

[[File:Joshua Joyce Transformium Experiment AOE.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|"God help us, we're in the hands of engineers."]]

However, Cade is caught when his ID badge is found to have been scanned twice (by him and its original owner). He is taken to the upper floors and confronted by Attinger, who claims that what he has witnessed is in the name of world peace. He also asks him about the whereabouts of Optimus Prime but Cade maintains his silence.

Furious over how the humans have mutilated their comrades, Optimus orders an attack on KSI. Bumblebee, carried by Drift in copter mode, rescues Cade. The others trash the lab, free Brains, and confront Joshua, only for him to openly declare that what is being done is being done to prevent more Transformer-caused damage and that the humans "don't need" the Autobots. Disheartened, Prime orders a retreat.

As the Autobots exit the factory and leave, Attinger catches up with Joshua and claims that the Autobots are terrorists for attacking the facility. He coerces Joyce to use the two functional drones to take down the Autobots. Galvatron and Stinger activate and pursue their quarry across a highway, with Galvatron doing more damage than his KSI handlers intend. Bumblebee fires upon Galvatron but is surprised to see him simply disintegrate and reintegrate again. Galvatron attacks Prime. As they battle, Optimus declares that the artificial creation has no soul, to which it retorts "That is why I have no FEAR!"

[[File:AOEGalvatron.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.67|"Kids! You want to have one of those?"]]

As Tessa scrambles for cover in a nearby vehicle, Prime is suddenly shot from the back and falls-Lockdown has arrived, along with his ship! Lockdown gloats to his prisoner, claiming that Optimus was built, not born, and now the Creators want him returned in one piece. The bounty hunter orders a net dropped over Optimus and hoists both the Autobot leader and Tessa's hiding place into his ship. Cade desperately clings to the net, but his strength gives out and he falls to the fields below. As the spaceship departs, Cade and Shane vow to get Tessa back.

Lockdown throws Prime in a cage and orders his lackeys to dispose of Tessa. Prime takes note of several other aliens in similar cages, including [[Dinobot (AOE)|other Cybertronian warriors]]. He also discovers the original purpose of the mercenary ship: it was originally used by a group of legendary Knights (presumably including Prime himself) but now acts as Lockdown's flying prison. Lockdown's ship hovers over Chicago, triggering panic in the streets, but Attinger manages to talk down the authorities and send Savoy to rendezvous with Lockdown. As payment for Prime's capture, Lockdown gives him a Seed.

Cade, Shane, and the other Autobots get aboard the ship as it flies low over a bridge. While being pursued by Lockdown's henchmen, the two humans find a strange Knight armory, from which Cade takes a sword that opens up to form a gun. While Shane and Cade rescue Tessa, Crosshairs deploys the ship's mooring cables, which fire into the Willis Tower and preventing the ship from breaking atmosphere. The humans begin to clamber down the cables to safety, but they are pursued by a pack of [[Steeljaw (AOE)|Steeljaw]]s. Bumblebee manages to save the trio. The other Autobots locate Optimus, who reveals that the section of the ship they are on can separate from the main body. Crosshairs uses a gunship to pick up Bumblebee and the humans, then leads them on a dogfight through Chicago's streets, destroying some of Lockdown's mercenaries.

[[File:Prime gets shotAOE.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|"It could have been worse, John. A lot worse."]]

Back at KSI, it is decided that all equipment is to be moved to the Beijing facility to continue operations. Joshua is also none too pleased about the previous field test of Galvatron; not only was it a loss on several fronts, but the drone also ''spoke'', which was something it was ''not'' programmed to do!

The Autobots land their new ship at an abandoned train yard. Optimus claims that he sensed Megatron's presence during his fight with Galvatron. Brains explains Galvatron's true nature: while he decoded dead Transformer brains, he learned that Megatron's mind had survived and planned to transfer itself to Galvatron's body, explaining Galvatron's sinister appearance. The tiny bot further mentions how Galvatron used his knowledge to build Stinger and the other drones, with plans to make them into his personal army. As Tessa tells the group about the Seed she saw, Optimus and Hound explain that the Creators used Seeds to convert organic material into metal, then harvested the resulting Transformium for their own purposes. Cade makes a call to Joyce and relays the newfound data about Galvatron. Knowing that Joyce is also an inventor with a heart, he pleads with Joyce to shut down Galvatron before things escalate. Although Joyce puts up an unconvinced façade, he demands increased security around Galvatron after hanging up.

As police cars surround the train yard, the Autobots board their shuttle again and take to the air. Optimus says that though the Autobots will travel to Hong Kong and get the Seed back, they will leave Earth afterwards; they are done protecting humanity. Cade disagrees but Prime is non-responsive. They later debate the matter, with Cade attempting to reignite Prime's faith in humanity.

In deep space, Lockdown finally discovers the absence of the smaller ship. He grumbles about Optimus Prime taking his trophy case and how the Prime will feel his wrath while he reverses course. Joyce meets with Attinger and Savoy and receives the Seed. Joyce intends to detonate it in a region of the [[Gobi Desert]], which will generate enough Transformium to last a century. Attinger is eager to expedite production but grows incensed when Joshua disagrees and says that they should go slower, quite obviously moved by Cade's call. Meanwhile, Galvatron activates ''himself'' and starts to infect the legion of over fifty other KSI Transformers. When the alarm rings regarding Galvatron's escape, Joyce has Attinger and Savoy evacuated from the building and gets in a car with Su, an associate named Darcy, and the Seed. They decide to try to hide the Seed in [[Hong Kong]].

Being hunted by Attinger and Savoy, Joyce seeks refuge on a rooftop when the Autobot-piloted ship arrives and attempts to pick him and the Seed up. However, Galvatron and his drones ramy arrive and shoot down the airborne vessel, causing Bumblebee, Hound, and the Yeagers to spill out while the others (Prime, Crosshairs, Drift, and the captured Knights) to careen away into the Wulong Valley. Savoy finds the Yeagers and Joyce on the rooftop and open fires on them but Cade leads him away from the others. The two jump across rooftops, eventually crashing into a house and getting into a fist fight which ends with Savoy falling from a window to his death.

Hound and Bumblebee attempt to escort the humans and the Seed out of the city, but are cut short when Joshua points out that the KSI-built Transformers were specifically built to destroy any Autobots or Decepticons left on Earth. This prompts Prime to enter the crashed ship and activate the armory as well as release the other captives within the ship. As Hound and Bumblebee hold the line and protect the humans, Optimus tries to convince the Legendary Warriors to fight alongside them. Their [[Grimlock (AOE)|apparent leader]] violently declines at first, fighting the Prime in both his massive robot mode and his Tyrannosaurus mode. Optimus quickly defeats him, saying that he and the other warriors will protect his family or die, then mounts the metal dinosaur. The Autobots mount their Dinobots and charge over the mountains into Hong Kong.

[[File:Dinobots ready for battle AOE.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.67|"''T. rex'' doesn't want to be fed. He wants to ''hunt''."]]

Meanwhile, as Hound and Bumblebee are starting to be overwhelmed by Galvatron's drone forces, Optimus and his fellow Autobots storm into the city, slamming, crushing, stomping, and chomping all nearby enemies. Galvatron retreats as the Autobots and Dinobots decimate his forces. With this battle over, Optimus confronts Joshua for his actions and gives the order to defend the humans and escort them, and the Seed, away from the city. On the way, a homing beacon within the Seed activates, allowing Lockdown to track the Autobots down. He activates a massive magnet, wreaking havoc on Hong Kong. Everything metal from kitchenware to massive ships are picked up by the magnet, including the Autobots and Dinobots. After narrowly avoiding the magnet, the Yeagers are momentarily separated from the Autobots. Optimus shoots at the magnet, destroying it and releasing the Transformers from its influence. The ship retreats to a nearby factory, with Optimus hot on its trail. Cade tells his daughter to stay with Shane and the Autobots, as he wishes to fight alongside Optimus against Lockdown. As Optimus Prime and Lockdown battle one-on-one, Attinger corners Yeager with a pistol, accusing him of choosing aliens over his own race, but he is quickly shot and killed by Optimus.

Because of Optimus's choice to save Cade before defending himself, Lockdown gains the upper hand, impaling Optimus through the chest with his own sword and pinning him to a concrete pillar. Meanwhile, Tessa convinces Bumblebee to turn around and the three join in fighting Lockdown, allowing Shane to use a tow truck to unpin Prime. Just as Lockdown is about to kill Cade, Optimus jumps up and slices the bounty hunter in half. Activating one of Lockdown's grenades, Prime tells the humans to hold on and uses rocket boosters to escape while the grenade destroys the last of the KSI drones. Galvatron has survived and retreated to the outskirts of the city; watching Prime blast off, he tells Optimus to beware, for he is reborn...

[[File:AOE-DefendThisFamily.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|"I don't know. I guess... I guess we'll just have to evolve too."]]

The Autobots, Dinobots, and their human allies all regroup on the waterfront. Cade and Tessa happily reconcile and Cade finally accepts Shane. Joshua nobly says he will help them with their destroyed home. Prime declares the Dinobots are now free as they depart for parts unknown. With the bounty on his head placing the entire Earth in danger, Prime blasts off into space with the Seed to confront the Creators and discover the mystery behind his own origins, but not before ordering the Autobots to protect the Yeager family. As he leaves Earth's atmosphere, Optimus Prime sends a message to his Creators to leave planet Earth alone, because he's coming for them.

{{--}}

==Quotes==
"Lockdown...?" 
"Autobots, Decepticons, like little children, always fighting; making a mess out of the universe, then ''I've'' got to clean it up! There is one way you survive. Tell me where he's hiding. Where is Optimus Prime?" 
"Never." 
''(Lockdown rips out Ratchet's spark)'' 
"Never is here." 
:—'''Ratchet''''s final moments before '''Lockdown''' kills him.

"In this planet we have a saying: ''The enemy of my enemy is my friend''." 
"I also have a saying: '''''I don't care'''''."
:—'''Harold Attinger''' discusses with '''Lockdown'''.

"Every galaxy I've traveled, all you species are the same. You all think you're the center of the universe. You have no idea..."
:—'''Lockdown''' never truly appreciated one of his clients.

"Human beings. Bunch of backstabbing weasels!" 
"Hound, find your inner compass. ''Loyalty is but a flower in the winds of fear and temptation.''" 
"What the hell are you saying?!?" 
"It's a haiku." 
"Cut the crap before I drop a grenade down your throat!" 
"Try it, you'll be dead!" 
"Oh, please pull it. Please do it."
:—'''Hound''' doesn't appreciate '''Drift's''' haikus.

"With your fate unknown, Bumblebee has held command, despite his complete and total lack of anything resembling warrior discipline. He's like a child." 
"This child is about to ''kick your ass!''"
:—'''Drift''' and '''Bumblebee'''

"Autobots, I have sworn never to kill humans..." 
"Big mistake." 
"...but when I find out who's behind this...he's going to ''die''." 
"Hoo-ah!"
:—'''Prime's''' rage is fueled by '''Hound'''.

"Destroy the lab! Destroy it all!" 
''(The Autobots lay waste to the KSI research facility)'' 
"Hey, you! Stop! That's company property!" 
"They're not ''your'' property! ''They were my friends.''" 
:—'''Optimus Prime''' duly informs '''Joshua Joyce''' that Transformers aren't just machines.

"You have no soul!" 
"That is why I have no ''fear''!"
:—'''Optimus Prime'''' is shocked to find '''Galvatron''' isn't as lifeless as he thought.

"We're behind enemy lines now. Lockdown's ship has booby traps! Eyes open." 
"Beware of his bone-grinders, brain-blinders, flesh-stealers, chromosomal-inverters, catatonic slugs, black hole trapdoors and of course, radiation."

:—'''Hound''' and '''Crosshairs''' warn the humans of the perils held within Lockdown's ship.

"I was expecting a [[Grimlock (G1)/toys#Alternators.2FBinaltech|giant car!]]"
:—'''Drift''' witnessing Grimlock transform into a dinosaur.

"Autobots, we're going to prove who we are, and ''why we're here''!"
:—'''Optimus Prime''' rallies his troops with his characteristic passion and charisma.

"Ugh, you just wanna die for the guy. ''That's'' leadership. Or brainwashing, or something." 
"No, that's Optimus Prime."
:—'''Crosshairs''' and '''Drift''', remarking on their [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|leader]]/[[Dinobot (AOE)|Giant Robot Dinosaur]] tamer.

"I'm like a fat ballerina who takes scalps and slits throats!"
:—'''Hound''' takes another five levels in badass and ballerina class.

"How do you say 'Get the f&%# out of the way' in Chinese?"
:—'''Joshua''' has some issues with the language barrier.

"I hate cheap knockoffs."
:—'''Bumblebee''' dismissing all [[Cliffjumper (Movie)|clones]] of him as "cheap".

"We shall meet again, Prime, for I am reborn."
:—'''Galvatron''' retreats to fight another day.

"There are mysteries to the universe we were never meant to solve, but who we are and why we are here are not among them. Those answers we carry inside. I am Optimus Prime, and this message is to my Creators. Leave planet Earth alone. 'Cause I'm coming...for you."
:—'''Optimus Prime'''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s closing narration.

==Main cast==
{{featuredcharacters|
h1=[[Autobot]]s|c1=
*[[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] ([[Peter Cullen]])
*[[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]]
*[[Hound (Movie)|Hound]] ([[John Goodman]])
*[[Drift (AOE)|Drift]] ([[Ken Watanabe]])
*[[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] ([[Robert Foxworth]])
*[[Crosshairs (AOE)|Crosshairs]] ([[John DiMaggio]])
*[[Leadfoot (DOTM)|Leadfoot]] (video footage)
*[[Brains]] ([[Reno Wilson]])
*[[Dinobot (AOE)|Dinobots]]
**[[Grimlock (AOE)|Grimlock]]
**[[Scorn (AOE)|Scorn]]
**[[Slug (AOE)|Slug]]
**[[Strafe (AOE)|Strafe]]
*[[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]]'s head
|h2=[[Decepticon]]s|c2=
*[[Galvatron (AOE)|Galvatron]] ([[Frank Welker]])
*[[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]]'s head
*[[Stinger (AOE)|Stinger]]
*[[Junkheap (AOE)|Junkheap]]
*[[Trax (AOE)|Traxes]]
*"[[Two Head]]s"
*"[[KSI Boss]]es"
*[[McLaren Decepticon]]
*[[Aston Martin Decepticon]]
*[[Insecticon (Movie)|Insecticons]]
*[[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]] (video footage)
*[[Protoform]]s (video footage)

|h3=[[Human]]s|c3=
*[[Cade Yeager]] ([[Mark Wahlberg]])
*[[Tessa Yeager]] ([[Nicola Peltz]])
*[[Shane Dyson]] ([[Jack Reynor]])
*[[Joshua Joyce]] ([[Stanley Tucci]])
*[[Harold Attinger]] ([[Kelsey Grammer]])
*[[James Savoy]] ([[Titus Welliver]])
*[[Lucas Flannery]] ([[T. J. Miller]])
*[[Darcy Tirrel]] ([[Sophia Myles]])
*[[Su Yueming]] ([[Li Bingbing]])
*[[Gill Wembley]] ([[James Bachman]])
*[[Chief of Staff]] ([[Thomas Lennon]])

|h4=Others|c4=
'''Lockdown's crew'''
*[[Lockdown (ROTF)|Lockdown]] ([[Mark Ryan]])
*[[Mercenary|Mercenaries]]
*[[Steeljaw (AOE)|Steeljaws]]
*[[Stupid Drone]]s
'''[[Kinetic Solutions Incorporated|KSI]] prototypes'''
*[[Oreo Transformer]]
|nonumbering=true
}}

==Errors==
===Continuity errors===
[[File:DeceasedTransformersAOE.jpg‎|thumb|upright=1.6|Your attention, please. Will the ''real'' Optimus Prime please stand up?]]
[[File:AOECrosshairsDriftWeirdEdit.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6|What just happened? No, seriously. Is there some kind of timey-wimey thing going on?]]
[[File:AOE savoy eyegouge.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6|"An eye for an eye makes the whole world-OH MY GOD!!!"]]
*[[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] is seen on the cards Attinger pulls out early in the film, listed as deceased and having been last seen in Chicago. However, Ironhide was killed by Sentinel Prime in Washington, D.C., midway through ''Dark of the Moon'', and long before the final battle in Chicago.
*Scenes from the Decepticons' invasion of Chicago in ''Dark of the Moon'' are shown as archival footage presented by Attinger. While it is conceivable some lucky people with cameras recorded the initial attack and managed to survive and publish their footage, it's highly unlikely people would've been able to get close-up video footage of the NEST team taking down [[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]] and the other Decepticons.
*A Cemetery Wind vehicle smashes into the side of Shane's car during the chase through the cornfield, but the car doesn't show any damage to that side in subsequent shots.
*Tessa and Shane's reliance on Romeo and Juliet laws is unnecessary, since the age of consent in Texas is 17.
*During the 'Autobots reunite' sequence, Drift starts out in car mode on a road with Bumblebee and Crosshairs, before suddenly appearing atop a rock formation in robot mode and transforming to helicopter mode to meet up with Optimus Prime.
*When Crosshairs and Drift are talking on board Lockdown's ship shortly after boarding it, a ''very'' bizarre edit occurs in the middle of Drift's line "Better hurry, because dark matter drives are preparing to take off". The camera angle is now slightly different than before, but it's not a switch between a long shot and a close-up or a complete change of perspective. Oddly, Drift is still seen from the almost the ''exact same angle'' as before the edit, but even though his and Crosshairs's bodies were at an almost 90 degree angle before the edit, they're now suddenly almost standing in parallel to each other, with Crosshairs' head turned towards Drift. In addition, a flame that appeared in front of Drift just before the edit is suddenly gone.
*When Shane shouts "I surrender!" and drops his "gun-sword", the hilt is facing to the right, but after a close-up showed it landing on the ground and firing a shot, the hilt is suddenly facing to the ''left'' in the subsequent long shot when it fires more shots.
*When Joshua reunites with the rest of the group in Hong Kong, Darcy tells him she'll do a diversion, and to get the Seed somewhere safe. Yet, no diversion of any kind happens.
*As Cade and Savoy grapple in the apartment, Cade jams his thumb deep into Savoy's eye socket (see right), with accompanying "squlech" sound effect, and appropriate reaction from Savoy in the form of a long howl of pain through gritted teeth and a string of drool flowing uncontrolled from his mouth. But as soon as the two separate, Savoy's eye is absolutely fine, with no indication anything is supposed to have happened to it.
*During Hound's fight with [[Two Head]], Cade is seen wearing his jacket but reverts back to his shirt following the Decepticon's defeat.
*While Lockdown is pulling up parts of the city, Shane backs the car into a building which is two stories high at most, but appears much larger on the inside.

===Technical/animation errors===
*The shot right before the close-up of the cyberformed dinosaurs has no cyberformed dinosaurs at all, despite having all the excavation vehicles in the same positions as the next scene.
* Arcee is seen on Attinger's cards misspelled as "Acree".
*As Cemetery Wind are attacking Ratchet, a helicopter fires several missiles at him. Two of the missiles miss him, but do not detonate or cause any explosion of any kind to the structures immediately behind Ratchet, and are not even seen to hit them- they simply disappear.
*When Attinger takes over the operation to scramble Cemetery Wind after Optimus, and dismisses everyone in the room, he does so by saying "Ladies and gentlemen, this room is going dark. The exit is on your left." All the people then get up and begin to exit to their ''right''.
*Scrambling Cemetery Wind seems to scramble the timeline. From the deployment of Cemetery Wind to Lucas's death, the time of day is in limbo. For example, Optimus escapes from the Yeager property at sunset, joining the pursuit that takes place in early afternoon, not to mention that Cemetery Wind arrives at the Yeagers' home town at what appears to be dawn. In some instances, repeated changes between shots correspond with changes between different times of day, as different positions of the sun result in very very obviously different lighting conditions.
*When Lockdown transforms to prepare for the attack on Optimus, one can clearly see a faux-part Lamborghini logo pop out from inside the car, while the actual logo disappears.
*In the shot of Shane's car pulling up outside of the Yeager farm after Cemetery Wind has stormed in, nobody is seen inside the vehicle.
*During the scene where Cade is pretending to be a truck driver with Optimus still in his flat-nose truck form, he has a cap and white plaid shirt on. After Optimus scans into his newer form, Cade's back to wearing his leather jacket.
*When Shane's car gets sideswiped in the cornfield, the back left window is shattered. A couple scenes later, the window is just rolled down.
*When Shane's car breaks into a building, the woman sitting right in the middle of the room is clearly waiting on the glass-breaking noise to start running.
*After Lucas' death, there is nothing really stopping Lockdown or Cemetery Wind from continuing to chase Optimus. Lockdown is much faster and could easily catch up to Optimus whilst Cemetery Wind could chase in their remaining vehicles.
*When Optimus transforms to and from his Marmon 97 alternate mode, the windows and grille that make up his chest visibly change size and shape.
*When Optimus transforms out of his flat-nosed truck mode and punches the ground, Tessa and Shane are standing next to each other, as viewed from behind Optimus. When the view immediately switches to be facing Optimus, Cade is suddenly standing between the two.
*Shane defends his relationship with Tessa by stating that the 'Romeo and Juliet laws' "statute 2705-3" protect their relationship, yet the card he shows Cade reads "Statute 22.011". This is also the number that appears in the English subtitles of the DVD, meaning that it was scripted as 22.011 and not 2705-3.
*The truck that Optimus scans, while still being from the Western Star manufacturer, is an older and different model than the one he transforms into.
*When Optimus is on his way to the reunion site, the human characters inside are sitting this way: Shane to the right, Tessa in the Middle and Cade to the left. However when Optimus gets to the reunion point Cade comes out of the truck using Shane's side door (right) instead of his (left). It is clear they (the director and his crew) were trying to get a "superhero" pose but it doesn't make sense.
*When Optimus arrived to the reunion site you can see the filming crew in the reflection of his front chrome parts.
*Hound's dialogue when he's bickering with Drift doesn't really match up to what we see. Drift pulls his swords on Hound, but the big guy goads him on to "pull it", suggesting Drift was originally supposed to aim a firearm at him.
[[File:Uncolored Ratchet head prop.jpg‎|thumb|upright=1.67|Gray is the new green.]]
*When Joshua is in the lab showing Darcy Transformium, in two different shots, a gray, uncolored prop of Ratchet's head can be seen being worked on in the next room.
*As Cade's drone scans a KSI employee's name tag, it displays its location onscreen as around N 38°44'55", W115°28'27". These coordinates are for a [https://www.google.com/maps/place/38%C2%B044%2755.0%22N+115%C2%B028%2727.0%22W/@38.7486111,-115.4741667,3048m patch of desert in Nevada] rather than any place in Chicago.
*While first infiltrating KSI, in the showroom where Stinger is first viewed, Bumblebee is in car mode when Joshua walks in with Yueming. Bumblebee's engine audibly revs, yet Joshua doesn't notice that there's no one in the car to rev the engine.
[[File:Megatron Head at KSI.jpg|right|upright=1.4|thumb|Screw logic!]]
*Megatron's severed head is in somewhat good shape for someone who got an axe stabbed on the top of his head. Furthermore, his head is more in line with its appearance in the first movie not ''Dark of the Moon''.
*Not to mention, after Joshua's group leaves and Bumblebee knocks Stinger down, there's no transformation noise right before Bumblebee returns to his altmode and the KSI executive walks in. Additionally, Bumblebee starts playing M.C. Hammer's "U Can't Touch This", '''when no one is in the car''' to turn the stereo on. Ostensibly it was for a comic moment, but it didn't raise anyone's suspicions that a car that wasn't typical of the ones being scanned, operating the engine and the stereo with no human inside, might be a disguised Cybertronian?
*After Bumblebee scans his new alternate mode, the camera pans over the car and Tessa and Shane are not inside. However when he's getting his new upgraded form you can see that they used stunt doubles for Shane and Tessa. That scene wasn't dangerous enough to require stunt doubles, was it?
*Some security guards in KSI fail to react to Crosshairs's shooting and shouting until a few seconds before the scene changes.
*When Galvatron first transforms and crashes into a truck, the way he is composed in the scene makes it look like he is simply floating above the wreckage, instead of being in the middle causing it.
*When Optimus transforms, Cade and Shane leap out of Optimus, while Tessa is trapped and rolls away. However, previous shots establish that the seating order in Optimus is Shane, Tessa, Cade. This means that Cade crawled over his daughter to escape(!), which is not quite logical or possible.
*Lockdown fires two missiles at Optimus Prime that, despite piercing his chest, don't manifest any kind of visible damage on his person, despite the previous shot showing Optimus's chest getting blown apart.
*When Lockdown is approaching Optimus after gunning him down, the driver's door of the Cadillac SRX he's resting on is shown to be open in two exterior shots, even though Tessa previously closed it after getting inside, and it's also shown closed in other (mostly interior) shots.
*When he loses his grip on the net holding Optimus and the car containing Tessa, Cade is shown falling toward the street, but he lands on the grass by the road.
*When the Autobots are on a bridge, before boarding Lockdown's ship, Crosshairs is clearly shown to be speaking but no dialogue is heard.
*When Tessa gets taken to the trash in Lockdown's ship, a green screen can be seen at the end of the corridor.
*While locking up Optimus, Lockdown's scar is on the left side of his face. While talking to Savoy upon delivering the seed, it's on the right side of his face; however, it switches back to the left side right before he walks off after bidding Earth farewell.
*While the human characters are climbing across the anchor cables to the high-rise building some of the Steeljaws begin to climb out after them. Cade tells his daughter not to look back and see them, but when we cut back to her, with a clear view of the cables behind her, the Steeljaws are gone.
*When Bumblebee jumps off Lockdown's ship to save the humans, he is followed by a Steeljaw. In the following shot, the Steeljaw is gone.
*While explaining Megatron's plans to the Autobots, Brains rings a bell on a train. In the next shot, the bell is not moving.
*During the motorcycle chase, the CIA cars change. At first, Joshua and Su are trailed by a Cadillac and an Audi; in the middle of the chase, the Cadillac is replaced by another Audi. By the end of the chase, the Cadillac is back.
*In Hong Kong, when Cade, Joshua, Tessa, and Shane enter the elevator to run away from the rooftop, the elevator won't move and Cade says it's overloaded. But in the next scene, we see that the maximum number of people that the elevator can carry is nine, and it's very clear that the Seed doesn't weight as much as five people.
*When Grimlock transforms to his dino mode and charges at Optimus, there are no other Dinobots, nor the ship, to be seen in the background. However, after Optimus punches Grimlock and the shot changes, Dinobots are standing almost right next to him.
*Optimus somehow has enough strength to not only maintain his ground, but propel Grimlock through the air during his charge. Considering Grimlock's strength, velocity and weight, it is highly unlikely Optimus would win.
*Immediately after he transforms into his triceratops mode, Slug is shown to have a very visible Autobot logo on his dino-mode forehead, yet he just met Optimus and the other Autobots moments before.
*One of the air conditioning units kicked off the building exterior by Savoy falls away to reveal ... a solid wall, with no connection to an apartment's interior.
*During Hound's stand in Hong Kong, the pickup truck he uses as a shield sways left to right whilst his arm remains still.
*The damage Hound receives after being shot down, most noticeably the pipe on his left shoulder, is fixed in subsequent shots.
*Crosshairs is seen driving alongside Drift and Hound through the bridge to take the Seed away from the city ... right after we just saw him staying behind to hold the line with the Dinobots.
*During the final fight, Bumblebee decides to just leave midway. Considering the distance between the factory and the dock where they met, he must have left long before Optimus flew there.
*After Optimus takes off, the other Autobots are absent from the shot of the main cast watching Optimus fly off.

===Geographic discontinuities===
*When Cade tries to use his card at an ATM, not only is the card issued from a Chinese bank, which wouldn't have any branches in north Texas, where the Yeagers live, the text on the ATM screen (behind the ''Access Denied'' warning) is in Chinese.
*Despite being from north Texas, Cade and Tessa have no Texas accents- not all Texans have noticeable accents of course, but Cade can be heard speaking with a slight ''Boston'' accent in the trainyard ("I'm doing stuff out of my league here!"), which is likely due to his portrayer, Mark Wahlberg, being a Boston native.
*Despite the KSI pursuit scene taking place on a two lane highway, there are several scenes spliced in of the Transformers with supercar alt modes (like Stinger and Crosshairs) driving on what is obviously a racecourse (specifically the GM proving grounds in Milford, Michigan). This is apparent by the horizontal incline of the road in some of the shots that are also missing the markings that would normally be on a road, and a reaction shot for Stinger that shows a straight, one lane ninety degree turn.
*The entirety of the KSI pursuit scene switches between taking place between the left and right sides of the two-lane highway, despite being only supposed to take place on the right side. Furthermore, the shot showing stray missiles colliding with oncoming traffic takes place on a completely different highway, one with five lanes instead of three and a wooden fence on the side of the street as opposed to a guardrail. Moreover; the car crashing stunt for the bridge jump scene starts on the five lane highway, continues on the left side of the three lane highway, and then finishes on the ''right side'' of the three lane highway. Trouble finding shots, eh?
*All of the vehicles seen in Hong Kong are left-hand drive, rather than the right-hand drive you'd expect in a location that drives on the left.
*Some scenes supposed to take place in Hong Kong depict a very distinctively American city with traffic lights suspended by wires above the street.
*Chicago's Willis Tower can be seen in the background of Hong Kong.
*The bridge out of the city shown in the film (Tsing Ma Bridge) is at least a half-hour drive from the battlefield in Central.
*Furthermore, despite Optimus's comment, there are no bridges connecting Hong Kong Island (where all the action allegedly takes place) to the mainland. The only way to get off Hong Kong Island (other than by boat or swimming) is via one of three tunnels, none of which are used, referenced or mentioned in the film.
*Speaking of bridges, Tsing Ma Bridge (the gray version of the Golden Gate Bridge) shown in the movie is effectively a dead end unless one is going to the airport or Disneyland, because it only leads to/from Lantau Island.
*The bridge where Grimlock "digs in" is an expressway bypass. Geographically defending it is pointless as there are multiple other routes (including at least one that is faster) to bypass the bridge and tunnel yet end up at the same place on the other side.
*In one of the fight scenes there is an overhead railway (the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Detroit_People_Mover Detroit People Mover]). There are no overhead railways on Hong Kong Island (yet) and the MTR (the subway train network) trains look nothing like the train used in the scenes, as they are a completely different shape and color.
*There are no "glass houses" on Hong Kong Island.
*There are no Chinese temple ruins on Hong Kong Island. The temples there are all intact and frequently used or preserved and don't have giant metal umbrellas ''at all''.
*The area where Optimus battles and "tames" Grimlock is in the Wushan Valley in Northern China which is over 1100 km from Hong Kong, yet is depicted as being in Pok Fu Lam on the South Western side of Hong Kong Island (which is a high rise residential area). Even flying it would take well over 2 hours to get from Wushan Valley to Hong Kong.
*It's not possible to drive a car from Beijing into Hong Kong, as the number plates would be invalid, and it would take over a day to drive that distance. Chinese vehicles coming into Hong Kong have to be from the Canton area (number plates are black) and have to be registered with Hong Kong plates, which means they must display both plates at all times one above the other. (In addition, the process to obtain permission for a car to have that is also lengthy and costly.)
*The blue SUV used by Cade and his companions is not a type of vehicle that exists in Hong Kong. In addition, its steering wheel is located on the left side, even though cars in Hong Kong have their steering wheels on the right side.
*Optimus Prime's Western Star alternate mode would be illegal to drive on Hong Kong roads, since it's is oversized. The Freightliner truck used for Galvatron is the maximum size/gauge allowed on Hong Kong roads. All scenes with Optimus driving in truck mode were filmed elsewhere, the Western Star truck was never brought to Hong Kong. Even his previous Peterbilt alternate mode would be illegal in Hong Kong.
*The area depicted as the final battle scene where Optimus and Lockdown face off was digitally added on the map of Hong Kong shown in the movie. It doesn't exist at all in real life, where it's actually a breakwater/typhoon shelter full of boats on Victora Harbour. In addition, the factories in Hong Kong (which are all located on Kowloon, because Hong Kong Island is purely a residential/business/shopping district) look nothing like the buildings used in the scene.

===[[Dinobot Island, Part 1|Paleontology weeps]]===
*The cyberformed remains of a ''Tyrannosaurus'' and a ''Spinosaurus'' appear frozen together in the arctic at the beginning of the film, which is rather odd considering the two are found on different continents (North America and Africa respectively) and separated by around 35 million years of evolution. Note that a few months after the release of the movie, the morphology of ''Spinosaurus'' was completely revised, with a different spine shape and shorter legs.
[[File:ExtinctionOfTheDinosaurus.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|And another thing! How is that sauropod running!?!]]
*The opening scene of the movie shows a ''Psittaccosaurus'' (100-120 million years old), a generic hadrosaur that might be either an ''Edmontosaurus'' or a ''Shantungosaurus'' (65-70 million years old), and a brachiosaurid (100-157 million years old) all present during what is implied to be the K-Pg extinction event (64.5-65 million years old).
*The ''Psittaccosaurus'', a well known herbivorous animal, is seen actively hunting and killing live prey. In a nod to paleontological accuracy, however, it is depicted with a row of quill-like feathers along its back, as many ceratopsian dinosaurs are believed to have had.
*The Dinobots' alternate modes are orders of magnitude larger than the real dinosaurs on which they're based. In an interesting twist, using Optimus as a proxy for the average human, all the Dinobots bar Strafe have been accurately scaled up. At 850 tonnes <ref name="Grimlock stats">[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-movie-just-movie-31/entertainment-weekly-reveals-new-details-on-transformers-4-age-of-extinction-new-grimlock-image-179675] summarised on TFW2005.</ref> Grimlock is as large compared to Optimus as a real ''Tyrannosaurus'' would be next to a human.

==Transformers references==

* As usual, many of the new characters have roots in older portions of the mythos:
** [[Drift (AOE)|Drift]] is based on [[Drift (G1)|a Generation 1 character]] introduced in IDW's 2008 ''[[The Transformers: All Hail Megatron|All Hail Megatron]]'' series.
** Lockdown is derived from [[Lockdown (Animated)|a character in the 2008 ''Animated'' cartoon]] who had already jumped over to the G1 comics and, in toy form, to the movie universe.
** [[Hound (disambiguation)|Hound]] and [[Crosshairs (disambiguation)|Crosshairs]] both share names with previous characters; their personalities are new and unique, though Hound seems based on [[Bulkhead (Prime)|''Prime'' Bulkhead]] in physique, coloration and personality.
** Galvatron being a new form for Megatron has been a thing for [[Galvatron (disambiguation)|basically forever]]. With Joyce's intentions of creating him as a counterpart to Optimus Prime, he also takes cues from [[Nemesis Prime (disambiguation)|Nemesis Prime]]; in particular the human-controlled ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Prime]]'' [[Nemesis Prime (Prime)|character]].
** The Dinobots are the latest iteration of [[Dinobot (G1)|the powerhouse subfaction]] that first appeared in the early days of Generation 1. Their leader Grimlock is a direct analog of [[Grimlock (G1)|his Generation 1 counterpart]]; Strafe and Slug are based on Generation 1 [[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]] and [[Slag (G1)|Slag]], respectively.
* KSI creating a mindless drone army from recycled lifeless Cybertronian bodies isn't too far off from how [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] created the [[Vehicons]] in [[Beast Machines: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Machines]].
* In the film's opening act, Optimus has adopted a cabover truck alternate mode akin to that of his [[Optimus Prime (G1)|G1 counterpart]]. His robot mode also draws some inspiration from his G1 design, such as the large grill on his chest.
* This is not the first time that Ratchet and Lockdown have faced off. ''Animated'' [[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]] and [[Lockdown (Animated)|Lockdown]] had [[The Thrill of the Hunt|a long-running feud]]. Within the movie universe, the two characters have been described as rivals on ''[[Hunt for the Decepticons]]'' toy [[packaging]] [[bio]]s, and faced off in ''[[Cyber Missions 3]]''.
* The concept of the Transformers being built by another race first appeared in the third season of [[The Transformers (cartoon)|the original ''Transformers'' cartoon]].
* Meanwhile, the concept of humans hunting down all Transformers on Earth following a successful but devastating massive battle hearkens back to plotlines from IDW's [[The Transformers (IDW)|2009-2011 ongoing series]].
* The (rather obvious) theme of humans (particularly evil government agencies) using captured Transformers as a source of technology has appeared numerous times in the mythos, going all the way back to the [[Rapid Anti-robot Assault Team|RAAT]] agency in the original Marvel Comics. [[Transformers Animated (cartoon)|The ''Animated'' cartoon]] in particular featured the severed head of [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]] being studied and reverse-engineered, while in IDW's ongoing G1 stories, [[Sunstreaker (G1)|a Transformer's severed head]] was used to help design man-made Transformers (in [[The Transformers: Maximum Dinobots|a Dinobot-focused series at that]].) More broad uses of the concept include the Dreamwave ''[[Prime Directive]]'' mini-series, Devils Due's ''[[G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers: The Art of War|Art of War]]'' mini-series (''again'' featuring the severed head of [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]), the [[The Transformers (IDW)|IDW ongoing series]], [[All or Nothing!|Cobra's actions in the G2 comics]], [[MECH]] from the [[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|''Prime'' cartoon]], and even in the movie universe itself, in IDW's ''[[Transformers: Alliance|Alliance]]'' mini-series that served as a prequel to the ''Revenge of the Fallen'' film. The idea of the (seemingly) human-controlled Transformers eventually proving to be uncontrollable was also pioneered by some of these stories, most notably Dreamwave's aforementioned ''Prime Directive'' mini.
* A device that can "[[eco-structuring|cyberform]]" other planets previously appeared in several places in the mythos, including in the original ''Transformers'' cartoon's [[Key to Vector Sigma (disambiguation)|Key to Vector Sigma]] two-parter and the aforementioned Dreamwave ''Prime Directive'' mini. In both cases, it was actually activated, unlike its movie counterpart.
* The idea of aliens and/or alien technology being found frozen in the arctic or Antarctic ice is a very common trope in fiction; in terms of Transformers, the first use of the trope was [[Jetfire (G1)|Skyfire]] in the original cartoon's [[Fire in the Sky]]. A discovery specifically at the hands of ''humans'' was a plot point in the aforementioned Dreamwave ''Prime Directive'' mini, not to mention [[Transformers (film)|the discovery of]] [[Megatron (Movie)|N.B.E. 01]]. Or the [[Scraplet]]s.
* The ringtone on Gill Wembley's cell phone is a remixed version of the original G1 Transformers [[theme song]].
* As he hunts for Ratchet, Lockdown's head-up display shows characters in [[Cybertronian language|Ancient Autobot]], an alphabet originating in the Generation 1 episode "[[Cosmic Rust (episode)|Cosmic Rust]]".
* In the scene where Optimus scans a passing truck, the classic [[Transformation#The noise|transformation noise]] plays when the Autobot symbol emerges from his grill.
*During the Texas chase scene, Shane, Cade, and Tessa drive past a navy-blue Pontiac Solstice with a white stripe down the middle. The Pontiac Solstice was Jazz's alternate mode in the first film. Also, the car is a reversal of Jazz's 1980's color scheme, which was white with a navy blue stripe down the middle. Since the Pontiac Solstice was not being produced at the time of the movie's production, the car's presence is definitely a reference, although the color scheme might just be a coincidence.
*The scene where Galvatron goes active and breaks free in KSI's Chinese facility mirrors the scene in the 2007 ''Transformers'' movie when Megatron breaks free inside [[Sector Seven]]'s facility, down to a reuse of the line "I am Megatron", only with the name changed to "Galvatron".

==Real-life references==
[[File:Rainbow Dash Age of Extinction.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|"I found the magic!"]]

*Among the objects KSI makes from Transformium in the film is a Rainbow Dash doll from [[My Little Pony|another popular Hasbro brand]].

==Other editions==

==Prequel material==
*''[[Transformers (Titan Magazine)|Transformers: Age of Extinction]]'' magazine ([[Titan Books|Titan Comics]])

==Adaptations==
Unusually, no novel or comic adaptations of the film were released. The ''[[Transformers Annual 2015]]'' contained an extremely cut down prose summary of events.

==Music==
==Score==
{{main|Age of Extinction: The Score}}

==Home video releases==
{{main|Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)/home video}}

==Theatrical posters==
<center><gallery>
File:Transformers- Age of ExtinctionTeaserPoster.jpg|Something has survived...
File:Transformers- Age of ExtinctionOptimusPrimePoster.jpg|Will you follow me... for the fourth time?
File:Transformers Age of Extinction poster-IMAX.jpg|The Prime, the Grim, and the Marky.
File:Transformers Age of Extinction Cade poster.jpg|Cade, look out behind you! Ah, too late, Lockdown's ship got him.
File:Transformers Age of Extinction Shane poster.jpg|So the five minute scene about statutory rape was supposed to be funny?
File:Transformers Age of Extinction Tessa poster.jpg|She wants you to forget she was in ''[[Wikipedia: The Last Airbender (film)|The Last Airbender]]''.
File:Transformers Age of Extinction Su poster.jpg|So the minor character gets a poster and two lengthy filler action scenes to herself?
File:Transformers Age of Extinction Lockdown poster.jpg|''Age of Extinction'', come and spend your money here!
File:Transformers Age of Extinction Rules Have Changed.jpg|It's a scene not in the movie!
File:Transformers Age of Extinction This Is Not War.jpg|This is not human extinction, it's just war.
File:Transformers Age of Extinction Stand Together1.jpg|So we face extinction if we don't stand with you? Huh, that's kinda harsh...
File:Transformers Age of Extinction Stand Together2.jpg|"Now look down. Now look at me. I'm on a dinosaur."
</gallery></center>

==Reception==

{{quote|"The few authentic inspirations to be found in the movie's hundred and sixty-five roiling minutes involve gigantic science-fiction contrivances."|[http://www.newyorker.com/arts/reviews/film/transformers_age_of_extinction_bay The New Yorker's Richard Brody on Transformers 4: Age of Extinction], Richard Brody|[http://newyorker.com newyorker.com] [[2014]]}}

''Transformers: Age of Extinction'' was critically panned, and nearly universally condemned on the American front, receiving a rating of 18% positive critical reviews on RottenTomatoes.com, one percent lower than the final score for ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]''. Common criticisms leveled against it included its relatively long run time of 2 hours and 45 minutes, the disproportionately small amount of screen time the Dinobots got in relation to their relatively large exposure in promotional materials for the film, an over-reliance on product placement, and the decision to set the final act in Hong Kong, which was perceived as a choice solely done to pander towards the Chinese audience for the film. However, the film received praise for its visual effects, action sequences, and the performances of some of the human actors, mainly Mark Wahlberg, Stanley Tucci, and Kelsey Grammer.<ref>http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/transformers_age_of_extinction/</ref> Despite any criticisms, the film was the worldwide top-grossing film for 2014, earning over a billion dollars.<ref>[http://www.boxofficemojo.com/yearly/chart/?view2=worldwide&yr=2014 Box Office Mojo's 2014 Worldwide Grosses]</ref>

It [[wikipedia:35th Golden Raspberry Awards|won one Golden Raspberry Award]] for Worst Director ([[Michael Bay]]), was one of four movies contributing to [[Kelsey Grammer]]'s Worst Supporting Actor win (along with ''{{w|The Expendables 3}}'', ''{{w|Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return}}'' and ''{{w|Think Like a Man Too}}''), and was unsuccessfully nominated for Worst Picture; Worst Supporting Actress ([[Nicola Peltz]] as [[Tessa Yeager]]); Worst Screen Combo ("Any two robots, actors (or robotic actors)"); Worst Prequel, Remake, Rip-off or Sequel; and Worst Screenplay ("screenplay by [[Ehren Kruger]], based on Hasbro's Transformers action figures").

==Production staff==
''Age of Extinction'' was written by [[Ehren Kruger]], who also wrote ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon]]'' and helped write ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]''.
===Visual effects===
===Locations department===

==Development details==
===Cast and crew signing on===
On June 26, 2011, thirteen days before the official theatrical release of ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon]]'', actor [[Tyrese Gibson]] gave an interview to Movieweb, in which he claimed that [[Michael Bay]] would not return for a fourth ''Transformers'' installment; instead, executive producer [[Steven Spielberg]] himself was allegedly interested in directing a sequel.<ref name="tyresemovieweb">[http://movieweb.com/exclusive-steven-spielberg-may-direct-transformers-4/ Movieweb interview with Tyrese Gibson], with several names missing from the text; the full excerpt in question is quoted [http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-movie-just-movie-31/rumor-transformers-4-directed-by-steven-spielberg-172501/ here] on TFW2005.</ref> Ten days later, on June 26, 2011, still three days before the official theatrical release of ''Dark of the Moon'', Michael Bay posted praise for actor [[Shia LaBeouf]] on his official forums, while at the same time expressing regret for leaving the ''Transformers'' franchise.<ref name="bayshialeaving">[http://www.shootfortheedit.com/forum/showthread.php?9502-Love-Shia-as-an-Actor Michael Bay's praise for Shia LaBeouf] at the official Michael Bay forums.</ref> Another two days later, on June 28, 2011, LaBeouf confirmed that ''Dark of the Moon'' would definitely be his last ''Transformers'' film, as he didn't think there was "anywhere to take" his character of [[Sam Witwicky]].<ref name="endshia">[http://moviesblog.mtv.com/2011/06/28/transformers-dark-of-the-moon-shia-labeouf/ "'Transformers: Dark Of The Moon' Is The End For Shia LaBeouf"], MTV Movies Blog.</ref>

Eight months later, on February 13, 2012, producer [[Lorenzo di Bonaventura]] gave an interview during [[Toy Fair 2012]], in which he confirmed that a fourth film was scheduled for a release in the Summer of 2014, Michael Bay would direct it after all, and that the movie would be a "reboot". He promptly clarified that it was actually a "hybrid", an "evolution" of the franchise that would be in continuity with the previous films, citing 2012's ''[[Wikipedia:The Amazing Spider-Man (2012 film)|The Amazing Spider-Man]]'' reboot of the ''[[Spider-Man]]'' film franchise as an example of what people should ''not'' expect from a fourth ''Transformers'' film. Di Bonaventura also confirmed that no casting discussions had taken place yet at that point, since there was no set story yet. However, there would be "a lot of new cast", and it was still uncertain at that point whether any of the previous cast members would return. The only characters that would "certainly" return wold be [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]].<ref name="lorenzointerview">["http://www.mtv.com/videos/movies/733426/a-new-transformers-to-hit-theaters-in-summer-2014.jhtml "a new 'transformers' to hit theaters in summer 2014"], interview with Lorenzo Di Bonaventura at MTV.com.</ref> A day later, on February 14, 2012, Bay himself and [[Paramount Pictures]] officially announced that Bay had indeed signed a deal to make a fourth ''Transformers'' film. The film's release date was stated alternatively as either June 27 or June 29, 2014.<ref name="bayfourthfilm1">[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-movie-just-movie-31/transformers-4-release-date-revealed-174395/ "Transformers 4 Release Date Revealed"] at TFW2005.</ref><ref name="bayfourthfilm">[http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-17028248 "Transformers director Michael Bay signs for fourth film"], BBC.co.uk.</ref> That same day, Bay also confirmed that he and Spielberg were working on a "whole new re imagining{{sic}} of ''Transformers''".<ref name="reimagining">[http://www.shootfortheedit.com/forum/showthread.php?10284-Transformers-4 Michael Bay confirming that ''Transformers 4'' would be a "reimaginging"] at the official Michael Bay forums.</ref> Two days later, on February 16, 2012, actor [[Josh Duhamel]] expressed his doubts that he, Shia LaBeouf, [[Rosie Huntington-Whiteley]] or Tyrese Gibson would return for the fourth installment.<ref name="noshiarosie">[http://eonline.com/news/294791/josh-duhamel-not-coming-back-for-transformers-4-is-anyone "Josh Duhamel Not Coming Back for Transformers 4: Is Anyone?!"] at E! Online.</ref>

Four months later, on June 6, 2012, Michael Bay confirmed in an interview centered around ''[[Transformers: The Ride – 3D|Transformers: The Ride]]'' that the fourth film would feature "some redesigns of the robots and an entirely new cast", and that it would be the last ''Transformers'' film he would direct.<ref name="ride">[http://herocomplex.latimes.com/movies/transformers-the-ride-3d-even-impresses-disney-rivals/ "‘Transformers’ taking new shape with Universal ride and fourth film"], LA Times Hero Complex.</ref> A few weeks later, on June 21, 2012, Bay confirmed that the fourth film would feature "different human actors", but the film would not be strictly a "reboot", but rather take the story "in a new direction". While hinting that the story might venture into space for "a little bit", he still wanted to keep it "grounded".<ref name="starsspace">[http://herocomplex.latimes.com/movies/transformers-4-michael-bay-purges-stars-may-go-into-space/ "‘Transformers 4’: Michael Bay purges stars, may go into space"], LA Times Hero Complex.</ref>

[[File:TF4 Chinese Reality Show contestants.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|If ''Age of Extinction'' teaches us anything, it's that more movies should be cast using reality shows.]]On September 21, 2012, Michael Bay confirmed the first "cast" member for the film in the broadest sense, namely the fact that voice actor [[Peter Cullen]] would be kept on as [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]]. He also confirmed that the film would ''not'' be a reboot, but would pick up the story from where ''Dark of the Moon'' had left off in [[Chicago]].<ref name="cullen">[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/09/21/michael-bay-transformers-4-pain-and-gain_n_1903523.html "Michael Bay, 'Transformers 4' Director, On The Struggles Of 'Pain & Gain'"], Huffington Post interview.</ref> One and a half months later, on November 8, 2012, Bay confirmed [[Mark Wahlberg]] as the first human cast member,<ref name="wahlberg">[http://michaelbay.com/2012/11/08/michael-bay-re-teams-with-his-pain-gain-star-mark-wahlberg-for-transformers-4/ "Michael Bay Re-Teams With His 'Pain & Gain' Star Mark Wahlberg for Transformers 4"], on Michael Bay's official site.</ref> after having referred to such claims as "just a rumor" a mere month earlier.<ref name="baynowahlberg">[http://michaelbay.com/2012/10/23/transformers-4-casting-rumor/ "Transformers 4 Casting Rumor"], on Michael Bay's official site.</ref> On December 15, 2012, Wahlberg himself confirmed that filming would commence in May 2013.<ref name="wahlbergmay">[http://collider.com/ted-2-sequel-mark-wahlberg-transformers-4/218011/ "Mark Wahlberg Talks TED 2, TRANSFORMERS 4, and PAIN AND GAIN; Says TF Starts Shooting in May Followed By TED Sequel"], interview with Collider.com.</ref> Another month later, on January 8, 2013, Irish American actor [[Jack Reynor]] was confirmed as the second human cast member.<ref name="reynor">[http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/jack-reynor-lands-starring-role-409850 "Jack Reynor Lands Starring Role in 'Transformers 4'"] at Hollywood Reporter.</ref> [[Nicola Peltz]] was confirmed on March 26, 2013,<ref name="welcomepeltz">[http://michaelbay.com/2013/03/26/welcome-nicola-peltz-to-transformers-4/ "Welcome Nicola Peltz to Transformers 4"], on Michael Bay's official site.</ref> followed by [[Stanley Tucci]] (confirmed to be an antagonist) on April 16, 2013.,<ref name="tucci">[http://www.comingsoon.net/news/cinemaconnews.php?id=103034 "CinemaCon: Stanley Tucci Joins Transformers 4"]</ref> [[Kelsey Grammer]] as a lead (human) villain named "Harold Attinger" on May 1, 2013,<ref name="grammerattinger">[http://www.deadline.com/2013/05/kelsey-grammer-lands-lead-human-villain-in-transformers-sequel/ "Kelsey Grammer Lands Lead (Human) Villain In ‘Transformers’ Sequel"] at Deadline.com.</ref> [[Sophia Myles]] as a scientist on May 6, 2013,<ref name="mylesscientist">[http://www.thewrap.com/movies/column-post/sophia-myles-join-mark-wahlberg-michael-bays-transformers-4-exclusive-89661 "Sophia Myles to Join Mark Wahlberg in Michael Bay's 'Transformers 4' (Exclusive)"] at TheWrap.com.</ref> Chinese actress [[Li Bingbing]] in an at that point still unspecified role on May 20, 2013,<ref name="bingbing">[http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/chinas-li-bingbing-boards-transformers-525370 "China's Li Bingbing Boards 'Transformers 4'"] at Hollywood Reporter</ref> and actor-comedian [[T. J. Miller]] as a mechanic and best friend to Wahlberg's character on May 28, 2013.<ref name="miller">[http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/tj-miller-joins-transformers-4-559359 "T.J. Miller Joins 'Transformers 4'"] at Hollywood Reporter.</ref> [[Titus Welliver]] wasn't officially confirmed until July 25, 2013, after he had been spotted on set in Texas.<ref name="welliver">[http://www.deadline.com/2013/07/transformers-4-adds-titus-welliver/ "‘Transformers 4′ Adds Titus Welliver"], Deadline.com.</ref> In the lead-up to the release of the movie, Welliver would stir up a minor controversy with an interview in which he stated that the film would be darker and "not a kid's movie". Following a storm of online discussion regarding this statement, he issued a new statement to the effect that ''Age of Extinction'' is in fact a kid's movie, and he meant to say it would expand the audience.<ref name="nerdist">[https://www.nerdist.com/2014/02/titus-welliver-talks-about-transformers-4-and-clark-greggs-s-h-i-e-l-d-comments/ Titus Welliver Talks About TRANSFORMERS 4 and Clark Gregg’s S.H.I.E.L.D. Comments], Nerdist.com.</ref>

A rather unusual addition to the cast were [[Byron Li]], [[Candice Zhao]], [[Austin Lin]] and [[Teresa Daley]], which won their part through participating in the ''[[Transformers 4 Chinese Actors Talent Search Reality Show]]'' on August 25, 2013.<ref name="reality">[http://beijing.china.org.cn/2013-08/28/content_29845758.htm "'Transformers 4' recruits 4 Chinese actors"], China.org.cn.</ref>

The remaining robot voice cast (barring Optimus Prime) wasn't officially revealed until May 8, 2014.<ref name="voicecast">[http://michaelbay.com/2014/05/08/john-goodman-and-ken-watanabe-join-the-autobot-voice-cast-in-michael-bays-transformers-age-of-extinction/ "John Goodman And Ken Watanabe Join The Autobot Voice Cast in Michael Bay’s ‘Transformers: Age Of Extinction’"] at the official Michael Bay website.</ref>

===Writing and production===
On March 20, 2013, the Michigan Film Office announced that the fourth film would return to [[Detroit]].<ref name="michigan">[http://www.michiganfilmoffice.org/The-Film-Office/Press-Releases/Detail.aspx?id=11620 "Transformers Returning to Michigan, Approved for Film Incentive" at the Michigan Film Office website.]</ref> Principal photography began on May 28, 2013, at [[Wikipedia:Monument Valley|Monument Valley]].<ref name="monument">[http://michaelbay.com/2013/05/28/transformers-4-starts-filming-in-monument-valley-navajo-tribal-park/ "Transformers 4 Starts Filming in Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park"], on Michael Bay's official site.</ref> Other shooting locations were the small towns of Lockhart, Taylor, Elgin and Pflugerville in Texas.<ref name="texas">[http://www.dallasnews.com/entertainment/movies/headlines/20130426-fourth-transformers-film-to-shoot-in-texas.ece "Fourth ‘Transformers’ film to shoot in Texas"] at Dallas Morning News.</ref> Shooting in Michigan involved two historic passenger steamboats, the ''[[Wikipedia:SS Columbia|SS Columbia]]'' and her sister ship, the ''[[Wikipedia:Ste. Claire (passenger steamboat)|SS Ste. Claire]]'', which were docked in [[Wikipedia:River Rouge, Michigan|River Rouge]] awaiting restoration at the time being used as props.<ref name="boblo">[http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/windsor/story/2013/07/26/wdr-boblo-boats-transformers-four.html "Historic Boblo boats land role in Transformers 4"], CBC News.</ref> While shooting in Detroit, Mark Wahlberg's children visited the set and were given small parts in the movie upon their father's request.<ref name="wahlkids">[http://comicbook.com/blog/2013/07/30/mark-wahlbergs-kids-cast-in-transformers-4/ "Mark Wahlberg's Kids Cast In Transformers 4"], Comicbook.com.</ref>

[[File:AOE Michael Bay Nicola Peltz on set.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Michael Bay uses his legendary charm to get the very best performance out of his actors.]]
Due to an increased focus of Hollywood studios trying to market its movies to the Chinese audience, parts of the movie were not only set in China, but actually filmed there. One of the shooting sites was Hong Kong. While there, the movie crew encountered the risks of shooting a movie in China firsthand when director Michael Bay was assaulted on the set by two locals demanding money; according to some sources, they were store owners that were not satisfied with the compensation they received for the inconvenience of having a movie filming nearby. Bay received minor injuries, but played the incident off on his blog. Both he and an official Paramount statement suggested that the assailants were under the influence of drugs.<ref name="attack1">[http://deadline.com/2013/10/hong-kong-police-called-to-transformers-4-set-amid-alleged-extortion-attempt-report-613912/ "Extortion Attempt On ‘Transformers 4′ Set; Michael Bay Suffers Minor Injury: Report"], Deadline.com.</ref><ref name="attack2">[http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/michael-bay-attacked-transformers-4-649183 "Michael Bay Attacked on 'Transformers 4' Set in Hong Kong"], Hollywood Reporter.</ref><ref name="attack3">[http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-24566287 "Transformers director Michael Bay attacked in Hong Kong"], BBC.</ref name="attack4">[http://www.cbc.ca/news/arts/michael-bay-attacked-on-transformers-hong-kong-film-shoot-1.2100953 "Michael Bay attacked on Transformers Hong Kong film shoot"], CBC News.</ref><ref name="attack5">[http://michaelbay.com/2013/10/17/hong-kong-incident/ "Hong Kong Incident"] on Michael Bay's official Blog.</ref> A second extortion attempt occured several days later, this time allegedly by several triad gang members. Although one of them was later arrested, no-one was injured this time around.<ref name="extortion2">[http://www.businessinsider.com/michael-bay-transformers-4hong-kong-second-extortion-incident-2013-10?IR=T "More Trouble For 'Transformers 4' In Hong Kong As Second Extortion Attempt Reported"], Business Insider.</ref><ref name="extortion3">[http://edition.cnn.com/2013/10/25/world/asia/hong-kong-transformers-triad-extortion/ "Transformers versus the triads of Hong Kong: the sequel"], CNN.</ref> Once again, Bay played down the extortion attempts in an interview, noting that most of the locals were apologetic over what took place, and that he wanted to film more projects in Hong Kong.<ref name="eager">[http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1342084/hollywood-director-michael-bay-eager-shoot-hong-kong-again "Hollywood director Michael Bay eager to shoot in Hong Kong again"], ''South China Morning Post'']</ref>

[[File:AOEOptimusRidingGrimlock.jpg|thumb|upright=1.9|left|"Get me closer! I want to hit them with my sword!"]]Late script changes resulted in Bay and his crew returning to the Chinese city of [[Wikipedia:Chongqing|Chongqing]] for a week reshooting a scene in January 2014.<ref name="reshoot">[http://www.ecns.cn/2014/01-23/98337.shtml "'Transformers 4' back to China for additional shots"], China News Service (Ecns.cn).</ref>

Some of [[Industrial Light & Magic|ILM]]'s post-production effects were done at a newly opened Lucasfilm facility in Singapore.<ref name="ilmsg">[http://www.straitstimes.com/breaking-news/lifestyle/story/lucasfilm-singapore-work-new-avengers-and-transformers-movies-20140116 "Lucasfilm Singapore to work on new Avengers and Transformers movies"], The Straits Times.</ref>

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=== Sponsors and partners ===
==== General Motors and other car manufacturers ====
[[File:AOE Optimus Prime truck.jpg|thumb|upright=1.34|When having one's midlife crisis, it's not unusual to get a souped-up alternate mode.]]
''Age of Extinction'' continues the collaboration with General Motors. Earlier in the film, Bumblebee chooses a customized 1967 Chevrolet Camaro SS as his disguise when hiding from [[Cemetery Wind]], whereas later on, he upgrades to the newest model, a 2014 Camaro concept car. (The production crew was actually accused of ripping off a one-of-a-kind custom for the 1967 version.<ref name="1967custom">[http://jalopnik.com/did-transformers-4-rip-off-this-guys-design-for-the-ne-510655228 "Did Transformers 4 Rip Off This Guy's Design For The New Bumblebee?"] at Jalopnik.com.</ref>) Furthermore, new addition [[Crosshairs (AOE)|Crosshairs]]'s alternate mode is a 2014 Chevrolet C7 Corvette Stingray, and recurring character Ratchet briefly appears at the beginning of the movie and transforms into his Hummer H2 ambulance mode (in the color scheme from ''Dark of the Moon'') before being killed at the hands of Cemetery Wind and [[Lockdown (ROTF)|Lockdown]].

''Age of Extinction'' is the first movie to feature an official partnership with a manufacturer for [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]]'s alternate mode. Earlier in the movie, he transforms into an old, rusty Marmon 97 truck cab (presumably without support from the manufacturer), but later upgrades into a brand new Western Star "5700 OP" concept truck that was designed specifically for the movie by "Twins Custom Coaches" and the team at West Coast Customs, with Western Star being a subsidiary of Daimler Trucks, who also provided a 2012 Freightliner Argosy that serves as [[Galvatron (AOE)|Galvatron]]'s alternate mode.

Other manufacturers that provided vehicles to be used for characters' alternate modes were the Oshkosh Corporation with an Oshkosh Defense FMTV truck for [[Hound (Movie)|Hound]], the Volkswagen group with a 2013 Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport Vitesse for [[Drift (AOE)|Drift]] and a Lamborghini Aventador for Lockdown, and independent Italian manufacturer Pagani Automobili with a Pagani Huayra for [[Stinger (AOE)|Stinger]].

=== Changes before, during and after production ===
* [[Slash (AOE)|Slash]] was originally intended to appear in the film (he even made it into some concept artwork).<ref name="burt">[http://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/transformers-age-of-extinction-concept-art-from-wesley-burt/30723/ Age of Extiction concept art by Wesley Burt], mirrored at Seibertron.com.</ref>
* [[Glenn Morshower]] was originally set to return in this film, reprising his role of [[Morshower|General Morshower]], but didn't return due to a scheduling conflict.<ref>http://transformerslive.blogspot.co.uk/2013/05/general-morshower-not-returning-to.html</ref>
* Both [[Josh Duhamel]] and [[Tyrese Gibson]] were intended to cameo reprising their roles as [[William Lennox]] and [[Robert Epps]] but were cut before filming started.<ref>http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-movie-just-movie-31/tyrese-gibson-in-talks-for-transformers-4-176078/</ref><ref>http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-movie-just-movie-31/tyrese-gibson-to-make-cameo-appearance-only-in-transformers-4-177407/</ref><ref>http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-movie-just-movie-31/josh-duhamel-to-make-cameo-appearance-in-transformers-4-177026/</ref><ref>http://transformerslive.blogspot.com/2013/06/josh-duhamel-not-in-transformers-4.html</ref>
* Ed Welburn, [[General Motors]]' vice president for global design, was originally set to cameo as the C.I.A. head before being recast as a KSI employee.<ref>http://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/29/automobiles/ed-welburn-gets-a-part-in-transformers.html?_r=0</ref>
* A scene depicting Hound and Bumblebee dancing with Tessa (while Drift bobs his head in the background) was not present in the final cut of the film.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wnxZ7Gg2yV4</ref>
* Scorn's toys lack the additional two sails he has in the film, suggesting it was a late design change.
*The Pagani Huayra that eventually ended up as [[Stinger (AOE)|Stinger]] was at one point intended as the alternate mode of a female robot with the working name "Widow Maker".<ref name="vitaly">[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-movie-9/age-of-extinction-concept-art-by-vitaly-bulgarov-180636/ Age of Extinction concept art by Vitaly Bulgarov] at TFW2005, including "Widow Maker".</ref><ref name="jung">[http://comicbook.com/blog/2014/07/20/transformers-age-of-extinction-concept-art-shows-off-epic-scope-/ Age of Extinction concept art by Steve Jung] at Comicbook.com, including "Widow Maker".</ref>
* Wahlberg's character was named "Flynn 'Ray' Vincent" rather than "Cade Yeager" in a casting call. The same casting call also revealed that actor [[Glenn Morshower]] was supposed to reprise his role as [[Morshower|General Morshower]] from the previous two films.<ref name="txcasting">[http://www.featurefilmauditions.com/2013/05/casting-for-transformers-4-actors-and.html "Transformers 4' open casting calls for actors and extras in Austin, TX and Detroit, MI"] at Film Auditions.</ref>
* A scene where Cade says "Stick behind me" is not present in the final cut of the film.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VXSkXQs890g</ref>
* Another piece of dialogue cut from the film is when Cade says "You tell me" to Attinger when he asks for Optimus Prime.
* In some concept artwork, Grimlock appears as a horn-less T-Rex.
* The original running time of the film was 2 hours and 7 minutes, which would have made it the shortest film in the franchise. The final running time was 2 hours and 30 minutes <ref>http://www.comicbookmovie.com/fansites/BatFreak/news/?a=77992</ref><ref>http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-movie-just-movie-31/transformers-4-age-of-extinction-running-time-revealed-180165/</ref>
* [[Dwayne Johnson]] was originally offered the role of Cade Yeager, but due to his commitment to ''Hercules: The Thracian Wars'', the role was later taken over by his ''Pain & Gain'' co-star Mark Wahlberg.<ref>[https://twitter.com/TheRock/statuses/327892048978006016 Dwayne Johnson on Twitter]</ref>
*In some concept artwork, Drift was colored orange instead of blue. but according to the Generation 2 featurette in the Blu-ray release, this was changed because the vehicle that was going to play Drift was sold off.
*Some concept artwork shows that Optimus was intended to have his original trilogy body in the scenes where he had his new look.
*According to Ehren Kruger in the Generation 2 featurette, in the early drafts of the film, it was not originally centered on the Cade Yeager character.
*Numerous silver [[redeco]] toys were produced for Optimus Prime with the moniker of "Silver Knight", suggesting that he was originally supposed to take on this alternate appearance in the film itself, almost certainly upon drawing a sword from the Knights' armory. In the finished film, he does undergo some slight physical alteration at this point, his arms reconfiguring to resemble armor plates, but that's as far as it goes. This was also ''prrrrobably'' where he was supposed to get the rocket-boots he suddenly deploys at the film's end.

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===Disinformation campaign===

Like ''Revenge of the Fallen'' and ''Dark of The Moon'' before it, ''Age of Extinction'' had a campaign that would mask details of the final film. However, unlike the previous films, this one was all encompassing; no novelization or comics by [[IDW Publishing]] was released, allowing for a great deal of the movie's spoilers to actually remain unknown longer than for the previous three films.

In the original Michigan Film Office press release published on March 20, 2013, several vague plot details were revealed, including the fact that Autobots and Decepticons had "[[Cemetery Wind|all but vanished from the face of the planet]]", a "[[Kinetic Solutions Incorporated|group of [...] businessman and scientists]]" were developing new technologies based on past encounters with the Transformers, and an "[[Lockdown (ROTF)|ancient, powerful Transformer menace]]" was targeting Earth.<ref name="plotunveiled">[http://www.thewrap.com/node/82001/ "‘Transformers 4’ Plot Unveiled by Michigan Film Office"] at TheWrap.com.</ref> These plot details were later claimed to be inaccurate by Paramount Pictures,<ref name="notaccurate">[http://screenrant.com/transformers-4-movie-plot-synopsis-cast/ Unofficial "'Transformers 4' Plot Synopsis Is Not Accurate"] at Screenrant.com</ref> but in all their vagueness ultimately turned out to be not too far off from the film's plot.

A lot of the newly-added characters were given "code names" during production, most of them related to the ''Rocky'' saga: "Duke" for Hound, "Adrian" for Galvatron, "Ivan" for Grimlock, "Rocky" for Slash (who was originally intended to appear in the movie, as noted above), "Southpaw" for Scorn, "Paulie" for Strafe, and "Thunderlips" for Slug. In addition, Crosshairs was code-named "Slingshot", Drift was code-named "Bruce", Lockdown was code-named "Max", and Steeljaw was code-named "Wolf" (which ''might'' have simply been a working name).<ref name="customer">[http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transformers-news-rumors/961952-monzos-mega-hasbro-customer-service-listing-breakdown.html Hasbro customer service list]</ref>
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==Notes==
*Not only do the [[Dinobot (AOE)|Dinobots]] go unnamed in the film (other than [[Scorn (AOE)|Scorn]] getting the nickname, "Spike"), the word Dinobot is never even said by anyone. The audio description soundtrack on the home video releases refers to them as warriors or barbarians, but notes during the final scene that they "turn into Dinobots" (of course it also refers to Galvatron transforming "into an Autobot" when he turns into a robot, so make of that what you will).
*In addition to the Mercenary robots, [[Steeljaw (AOE)|Steeljaws]], the ball-shaped drones, and [[Stupid Drone]]s, inside Lockdown's ship there were also several hovering drones. These drones appear to be of the same type as those the United States used in ''Dark of the Moon'' (the one that got sucked into the engine of Bumblebee's commandeered Decepticon fighter). Maybe Attinger sold them to Lockdown?
*Michael Bay's website incorrectly refers to the film as "Transformers 4 The Age Of Extinction"
* The deceased Autobots and Decepticons shown in the cards Attinger pulled early in the film includes: [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]], [[Wheeljack (Movie)|Que]], [[Shockwave (Movie)|Shockwave]], [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]], [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]] and [[Arcee (Movie)|Arcee]].
* This film seems to put a final nail in the coffin regarding the films' abandonment of the concept of using [[protoform]]s to travel through space; when the Autobots steal a ship from [[Lockdown (ROTF)|Lockdown]], they immediately move to leave Earth, indicating they had been stranded on Earth for the past five years without a spaceship (following the destruction of the ''[[Xantium (DOTM)|Xantium]]''). The fact that no mention is made of searching for any possible survivors of Cemetery Wind's hunt also suggests that all Autobots who did not return for this film have been killed off as well.
*The robot designs in this film are markedly different than the previous three; the robots have less alien appearances and are more heavily influenced by human forms with far less visible vehicle parts.
*Speaking of the appearance of the Autobots - they all are based on specific types of human combatants throughout history: Optimus is obviously a medieval knight, Hound heavily resembles a World War II-era commando, Crosshairs looks like a mercenary or assassin, Bumblebee's new form is highly Ninja-like, and Drift is unsurprisingly a samurai.
*Director Michael Bay makes a cameo appearance in the film as a guy sitting in the passenger seat of a truck whose trailer Optimus Prime and Bumblebee crash through after being attacked by Galvatron and Stinger.<ref name="magiceffects">[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=btn2tPxjisA "Behind the Magic: The Visual Effects of 'Transformers Age of Extinction'"] on the official ILMVisualFX Youtube channel.</ref>

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''''Transformers: Lost Age''''' (トランスフォーマーロストエイジ ''Toransufōmā Rosuto Eiji'')
*''Cantonese:'' '''''Binying Gamgong: Chimmit Saigei''''' (變形金剛：殲滅世紀 "Transformers: The Century of Annihilation")
*''German:'' '''''Transformers: Ära des Untergangs''''' ("Transformers: Era of Doom")
*''Mandarin:'' '''''Pièn-hsíng Chīn-kāng Ssù: Chuéh-chī Ch'óng-shēng''''' (Taiwan, 變型金剛4：絕跡重生), '''''Biànxíng Jīngāng Sì: Juéjī Chóngshēng''''' (China, 变形金刚4：绝迹重生, "Transformers 4: Rebirth from the Extinction")
*''Polish:'' '''''Transformers: Wiek zagłady''''' ("Transformers: Age of Extinction")
*''Portuguese:'' '''''Transformers: A Era da Extinção''''' ("Transformers: TheAge of Extinction")
*''Russian:'' '''''Transformery: Epokha istrebleniya''''' (Трансформеры: Эпоха истребления ''Transformers: Age of Extermination'')
*''Spanish:'' '''''Transformers 4''''' (Argentina)
*''Turkish:'' '''''Transformers: Kayıp Çağ''''' ("Transformers: Lost Age")

==References==
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[[Category:Age of Extinction| Age of Extinction (film)]]
[[Category:Real world films]]

First Contact (IDW)

2016-08-15T00:55:18Z

NeoHartless: /* Transformers references */

{{disambig2|the [[Combiner Wars (comic)|Combiner Wars]] prologue from [[IDW Publishing]]|the first chapter of ''[[Transformers: The Battle of the Star Gate|The Battle of the Star Gate]]'' manga|First Contact (Star Gate)}}

{{Comicstory
|series=exrid|issueno=39
|seriesissue2=[[Combiner Wars (comic)|Combiner Wars]] Opening Salvo
|prev=The Onyx Interface Conclusion: The Obliterati
|next=The Possible Light
|next2=The Sum and Its Parts
|caption=
|image=TF39 regcvr.jpg
|title="First Contact"
|publisher=[[IDW Publishing]]
|date=[[March 18]], [[2015]]
|coverdate=March 2015
|story by=[[Mairghread Scott]] and [[John Barber]]
|written by=[[John Barber]]
|art by=[[Livio Ramondelli]]
|letters by=[[Tom B. Long]]
|editor=[[Carlos Guzman]]
|continuity=[[IDW Generation 1 continuity|IDW continuity]]
|chronology=[[IDW timeline|Current era]]
}}

'''Optimus Prime and Windblade make preparations to establish peaceful contact with Caminus, but Starscream has his own plans for the colony world... plans that involve the Enigma of Combination!'''

==Synopsis==
It's a hot night on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], as [[Scoop (G1)|Scoop]] returns from [[Earth]] to deliver the [[Enigma of Combination]] into [[Starscream (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Starscream]]'s waiting hands...

Making their way through the [[Decepticon]] ghetto on the outskirts of [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]], [[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Optimus Prime]] and [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]] are attacked by a group of malcontents, including the [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]], who are unhappy to see [[Autobot]]s on their territory. [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] watches the fight from nearby, enjoying the show, until [[Chromia (G1)|Chromia]] and [[Ironhide (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ironhide]] appear from the shadows behind him. A little show of force from Chromia ends the fight, and after Ironhide and Optimus reconnect, Windblade asks to speak to them all in private. Swindle watches them depart, only to then find himself surrounded by the Stunticons, who still hold a grudge over the time he forged them into a barely-functional combiner on Earth. Swindle brushes them off, and heads off to get a drink.

Windblade and the others take Prime to meet with [[Wheeljack (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Wheeljack]] in the bowels of Metroplex, where they explain that Metroplex's [[space bridge]] is now functional and poised to re-established contact with [[Caminus]] and the other lost colony worlds. Aware that Starscream has Wheeljack repairing [[Superion (G1)|Superion]], and concerned that he may exploit the space bridge to create a new Cybertronian empire by having the combiner ''conquer'' the stricken colony worlds rather than aid them, Prime appoints Chromia and Ironhide to guard the space bridge while he and Windblade talk to Starscream directly. Starscream, meanwhile, is spending time picking out a new body for himself, much to Scoop's annoyance, but is happy to talk with his two Autobot guests when they reveal to him that the space bridge is operational. Starscream insists that Superion's repairs be completed before contacting Caminus, in the name of "security", and although Windblade and Prime claim it unnecessary, he refuses to negotiate otherwise, highlighting the fact that Prime already has a combiner working for ''him'' by showing them footage of [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] rampaging on Earth. An angry Optimus starts to warn Starscream that he has no right to issue orders to a Prime, but Starscream retorts that he was ''elected'' by his people, and that the Prime title—and, indeed, the very fact that that title was all it took to make him leader—are representative of the problematic old ways of Cybertronian society they are trying to move beyond. Unable to actually disagree, Prime relents, but insists that a council of representatives from each world must be formed once contact is made, and a constitution established for Cybertron.

Some time later, Starscream and Scoop visit Wheeljack as he continues his work on Superion, and present him with the Enigma of Combination to speed his work to conclusion. Not long after that, Starscream tracks down Swindle and brings him into the fold with a simple offer to make him rich. Entrusted with the Enigma, Swindle is sent to the Stunticons' bolt-hole, arriving just as they are trying to explain how different things are nowadays to their new teammate [[Offroad]]. [[Motormaster (G1)|Motormaster]] is none too pleased to see the slimy [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticon]], but the sight of the Enigma changes things...

Optimus Prime contacts the ''[[Lost Light]]'' to invite [[Hot Rod/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Rodimus]] back to Cybertron for the momentous first contact with Caminus, but Rodimus is only annoyed by the prospect—after all, what sort of quest involves going home for a while and then starting up again?—and it is instead agreed that some representatives from the ship will return to their homeworld via shuttle. No sooner has the call ended, however, than Windblade detects a change in Metroplex's frequencies that alerts them to trouble: Ironhide and Chromia have been knocked unconscious, and someone has gone through the space bridge!

Across the galaxy, it's a hot night on Caminus... as Swindle emerges through the space bridge with the new and improved [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]], and prepares to rob the planet blind!

==Featured characters==
{{Featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] (1)
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Optimus Prime]] (11)
*[[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]] (13)
*[[Chromia (G1)|Chromia]] (17)
*[[Ironhide (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ironhide]] (18)
*[[Wheeljack (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Wheeljack]] (19)
*[[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] (hologram, 21)
*[[Superion (G1)|Superion]] (22)
*[[Alpha Bravo]] (23)
*[[Powerglide (G1)|Powerglide]] (24)
*[[Ultra Magnus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ultra Magnus]] (25)
*[[Hot Rod/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Rodimus]] (26)
*[[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Megatron]] (27)

|c2=
*[[Dead End (G1)|Dead End]] (4)
*[[Breakdown (G1)|Breakdown]] (5)
*[[Weirdwolf (G1)|Weirdwolf]] (6)
*[[Blackjack]] (7)
*[[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]] (8)
*[[Sinnertwin (G1)|Sinnertwin]] (9)
*[[Motormaster (G1)|Motormaster]] (10)
*[[Battletrap]] (12)
*[[Acid Storm]] (14)
*[[Offroad]] (15)
*[[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] (30)

|c4=
*[[Starscream (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Starscream]] (2)
*[[Scoop (G1)|Scoop]] (3)
*[[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] (16)
*[[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]] (20)
*[[Lightbright (G1)|Lightbright]] (28)
*[[Hot Shot (Henkei!)|Hot Shot]] (29)
}}

==Quotes==
"They were '''like that''' when I '''found''' 'em! '''Optimus Prime''' and '''Windblade''' were talking down the street. A bunch o' '''Decepticons''' got in their faces. An' you know who wins in a fight like '''that'''? The '''viewer.'''"
:—'''Swindle'''

"I '''really''' thought you were going to beat Optimus Prime. I mean, I know literally '''millions''' of Decepticons have tried for literally '''millions''' of years, but I seriously thought '''tonight''' was the '''night''', bud."
:—'''Swindle''' gets sarcastic with '''Motormaster'''

"How can you '''waste time''' like this, Starscream?" 
"'''Scoop''', my friend, what '''am''' I?" 
"You know." 
"'''Say''' it." 
"''Grrr.'''" 
"'''Scoop...?" 
"The '''Chosen One'''." 
"I '''am''' the Chosen One. A '''Titan''' said so, and the people of Cybertron '''agreed'''. You don't get '''chosen''' without making good decision, ergo, '''choosing a fresh new me''' is by definition a good idea. Hey, nobody ever said you have to '''like''' the one you '''believe in''', right '''Scoopster'''?"
:—'''Scoop''' and '''Starscream'''

"'Saving the Aerialbots is a '''worthy goal.''' Do your best.' Thanks, Prime. '''I'm''' glad to see me alive and kicking, too."
:—'''Wheeljack''', muttering to himself

"'''Seriously?''' We, like, '''just left'''. We came home, we saved the '''universe''', you made '''Megatron''' an '''Autobot'''—remember '''that'''? That was probably a '''lot easier''' a thing to '''live with''' if you don't have to '''actually live with it''' because he's on a space ship half a galaxy away—and we '''resumed''' our '''quest'''. You '''get''' what a '''quest''' is, right? You don't '''start''' a quest, take a '''few days off''' and go home, then '''restart''' a '''quest'''. If you do '''that,''' the quest never '''ends.'''" 
"The quest never '''starts.'''" 
"'''The quest never starts!''' Thank you, '''Magnus'''."
:—'''Rodimus''' and '''Ultra Magnus'''

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
*This issue occurs directly after ''[[The Transformers: Punishment|Punishment]]''; Windblade and Optimus are returning from their visit to the site of Optimus's transformation from Pax to Prime.
*Ironhide reminisces about his time spent teaching Optimus, detailed back in [[All Hail Megatron issue 13|''All Hail Megatron'' #13]].
*A minor point, but it is finally revealed that Optimus still has both halves of the Matrix container. He was only ever shown giving away the crystal core halves in [[Transformers: The Death of Optimus Prime|''The Death of Optimus Prime'']], and one half of the container abruptly reappeared in [[Earthfall Part 2: Detonation Boulevard|issue #29]] when Prime reclaimed [[Bumblebee (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Bumblebee]]'s half.
*[[Wildrider (G1)|Wildrider]] is revealed to have abandoned the Stunticons, his spot on the team having been filled by Offroad.
*The Stunticons are still mad at Swindle over how badly their first combination into Menasor went, back in [[Things Fall Apart, Part 4: "Enemies of the System"|issues #5]]-[[Things Fall Apart, Part 5: "Earthworks"|6]] of the [[The Transformers (IDW)|2009-2011 ongoing series]].
*The activation of Metroplex's space bridge, the discovery of the colonies, and Chromia's "rash actions" all took place in [[Windblade issue 4|issue #4]] of the [[The Transformers: Windblade|first ''Windblade'' mini-series]].
*It is revealed that there were thirteen [[Titan (IDW)|Metrotitan]] colony ships, which implies a connection to the [[Thirteen|Thirteen Primes]], and/or their [[Thirteen Tribes]], who were established in [[The Crucible|issue #34]] to have vanished from Cybertron. Though later issues will reveal that [[Solus Prime]] and [[Onyx Prime]] apparently departed with two of the colony Titans, is evident that not ''all'' of the Thirteen each left with one of the Titans—the planets the Thirteen settled on were the worlds later seeded with [[Regenesis]] ores, and the Regensis worlds we have seen are separate from the colony worlds.
*Dead End refers to an incident when the Stunticons were all defeated by "one Autobot"—no surprise he doesn't mention ''which'' Autobot, since it was [[Bumblebee (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Bumblebee]], in ''[[The Question|Spotlight: Bumblebee]]''!

===Transformers references===
[[File:TF39 starscream 5bodies evolution.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.75]]
*Having already stolen [[Starscream (Armada)|''Armada'' Starscream]]'s look, Starscream's list of potential new bodies (pictured, right) consists of all the other major alternate [[Starscream (disambiguation)|Starscreams]]: [[Starscream (BWII)|''Beast Wars II'' Starscream]] (which is the one he seems to be referring to when he mentions a body having "bestial power", wink wink), [[Starscream (Animated)|''Animated'' Starscream]], [[Starscream (WFC)|''Prime'' Starscream]], and ''juuust'' poking in on the left-hand side, [[Starscream (Movie)|live-action movie Starscream]]. The design in the centre, which is the one we know he'll end up going with, is Starscream's own upcoming Leader-class ''[[Transformers: Generations|Generations]]'' figure—revealed through solicitations for future issues, but not actually officially confirmed by [[Hasbro]] as existing at the time of this issue's publication.
*Menasor and the Stunticons all now appear with their new ''Generations Combiner Wars'' toy designs. While the Enigma could be blamed for Menasor's new form, no explanation is offered for how the Stunticons have changed their bodies—though that wouldn't have been an issue with IDW comics a few years prior, body changes ''are'' usually addressed in-story these days, and it's especially odd for a bunch of guys living in a ghetto to have been able to accomplish it.
*Among the crowd of Camiens at the end of this issue are a new Generation 1 incarnation of [[Lightbright (Animated)|''Animated'' Lightbright]], and the Generation 1 counterpart of [[Hot Shot (Armada)|''Armada'' Hot Shot]] (who was named "[[Hot Shot (Henkei!)|Hot Shot]]" on-panel during [[The Possible Light|''Combiner Wars'' Part 2]], enabling us to move that article and stop having to do this explanatory dance every time he pops up). Hot Rod has appeared in IDW Generation 1 continuity before, dying in [[Drift issue 2|''Drift'' #2]] in an artist's Easter-egg cameo we can certainly write off at this point, and in the alternate timeline seen in [[The Custom-Made Now - An Elegant Chaos Prologue|''More than Meets the Eye'' #35]].

===Errors===
* The simplified summary of Chromia's actions from ''Windblade #4'' on this issue's recap page claims she "inadvertently" killed innocent Cybertronians, when said issue made it perfectly clear she knew ''exactly'' what she was doing.

===Other notes===
*[[Drag Strip (G1)|Drag Strip]] is not in evidence at any point during the story, only appearing as Menasor's arm on the final page. It seems sort of like new member Blackjack has (accidentally?) been drawn in his place, given that he talks as if he was a regular member of the team around in the "old days", which he certainly wasn't. And speaking of Blackjack...
*Soooo... obviously, Blackjack's appearance in this story is a toy-mandated thing and unavoidable, but the character has previously appeared in IDW continuity in his original [[Micromaster]] form, as one of the [[Gorlam Prime|Gorlamites]] upgraded by [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]]. This happened before when [[Dropshot (G1)|Dropshot]] appeared in [[All Hail Megatron issue 11|''All Hail Megatron'' #11]], when [[Tailwind (G1)|Tailwind]] appeared in [[Before & After|''More than Meets the Eye'' #12]], and when [[Barricade (G1)|Barricade]] appeared in [[City of Steel (issue)|''Punishment'' #1]].

===Covers (10)===
*'''Regular cover:''' Menasor reaches for Optimus Prime, by [[Casey Coller]] and [[Joana Lafuente]]
*'''Subscription cover:''' Optimus and [[Prowl (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Prowl]] leg it as Superion gets ready for battle, by [[Livio Ramondelli]]; combines with subscription cover to [[The Sum and Its Parts|''Windblade'' #1]] to form a complete image.
*'''Retailer incentive cover:''' Swindle in Menasor's palm, by [[Sara Pitre-Durocher]]
*'''Hasbro exclusive cover:''' Artwork of [[Ironhide (G1)/toys#Generations|Ironhide]], based on his ''[[Transformers: Generations#Combiner Wars|Generations Combiner Wars]]'' Deluxe Class toy, available with said toy in the United States, Australia, and Asia. Rebranded as ''[[Combiner Wars (comic)|Combiner Wars]]'' #15.
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*A piece of art by [[Travis Sengaus]], with colors by [[Josh Burcham]], of Superion was used as the basis for a number of store-exclusive covers. Credits below reflect who illustrated the store on the cover:
*'''BuyMeToys exclusive cover:''' Superion and the [http://buymetoys.com/catalog/ BuyMeToys] store; art by Sengaus, colors by Burcham
*'''Giant Robot Comics exclusive cover:''' Superion and the [http://www.giantrobotcomics.com/ Giant Robot Comics] store; art and colors by Burcham
*'''Midtown Comics exclusive cover:''' Superion and the [http://www.midtowncomics.com/ Midtown Comics] store; art by Sengaus, colors by Burcham
*'''Midtown Comics exclusive cover:''' Superion and the [http://www.4colorfantasies.com/ 4 Color Fantasies Comics] store; art and colors by Burcham
*'''St. Mark's Comics exclusive cover:''' Superion and the [http://www.stmarkscomics.com/ St. Mark's Comics] store; art by Sengaus, colors by Burcham
*'''G & B Comics exclusive cover:''' Superion and the [http://comic.com.sg G & B Comics] store; art and colors by Burcham
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==External links==
*[http://www.comicbookresources.com/comic-previews/transformers-39-idw-2015 Preview]

[[Category:Combiner Wars issues]]

HÃ©lio Ribeiro

2016-07-16T05:24:14Z

NeoHartless: /* Generation One */

'''Hélio Ribeiro''' (b. ??) is a Portuguese-language voice actor. In addition to his work on Transformers, he has also done work on such franchises as ''Robotech'' and ''Final Fantasy''.

==Roles==
===''Generation One''===

*[[Astrotrain (G1)#The Transformers cartoon|Astrotrain]]
*[[Onslaught (G1)#The Transformers cartoon|Onslaught]]

===''The Transformers: The Movie''===
*[[Rodimus Prime (G1)|Rodimus Prime]]

===''Transformers'' (2007)===
*[[Seymour Simmons]]

===''Revenge of the Fallen''===
*Seymour Simmons

==External links==
*[http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=58122 Anime News Network entry]

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ribeiro, Hélio}}
[[Category:Portuguese voice actors]]

SÃ©rgio Moreno

2016-07-16T05:21:55Z

NeoHartless: /* Roles */

'''Sérgio Moreno''' (b. ???) is a Brazilian voice actor. He has been the dub voice for such individuals as Denzel Washington, Tom Cruise, and Bruce Willis.

==Roles==
===''The Transformers: The Movie''===
*[[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]] ''(Fox Kids dub)''

===''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]''===
* [[Inferno (BW)|Inferno]]

==External Links==
*[http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=49597 Anime News Network entry]

{{DEFAULTSORT:Moreno, Sérgio}}
[[Category:Portuguese voice actors]]

Hamilton Ricardo

2016-07-16T05:18:32Z

NeoHartless:

'''Hamilton Ricardo''' ([[January 11]], [[1956]]-[[August 10]], [[2015]]) was a Brazilian actor and voice actor. Among his non-Transformers roles were the Brazilian dubs of ''Bleach'' and ''Cyborg 009''.

==Voice roles==
===''Transformers: Prime''===
* [[Silas]]

==External links==
*[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1688661/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1 IMDB entry]
*[http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=48840 Anime News Network entry]

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ricardo, Hamilton}}
[[Category: Portuguese voice actors]]

Daoiz Cabezudo

2016-07-16T05:13:53Z

NeoHartless: /* Voice Roles */

'''Daoiz Cabezudo''' (??? - [[October 31]], [[2006]]) was a Portuguese-language voice actor. He is perhaps best known for his long-running role as the narrator on ''Dragonball Z'', but he also served as the voice for [[Marcelo Pissardini|Squid]][[Mario Scarabelli|ward]] [[Yōji Ueda|Tentacles]] on ''[[Tom Kenny|Spongebob Squarepants]]''.

==Voice Roles==
===''The Transformers: The Movie''===
*[[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] ''(Fox Kids dub)''

===''Beast Wars''===
*[[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]]

==External Links==
*[http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=49611 Anime News Network entry]

{{DEFAULTSORT:Cabezudo, Daoiz}}
[[Category:Portuguese voice actors]]

Marcelo Pissardini

2016-07-16T05:12:10Z

NeoHartless: /* The Transformers: The Movie */

'''Marcelo Pissardini''' (b. ??) is a Portuguese-language voice actor. In addition to his work with such franchises as ''[[Pokeformers|Pokemon]]'', ''Dragonball'', and ''Saint Seiya'', he has also voiced [[Mario Scarabelli|Squid]][[Yōji Ueda|ward]] [[Daoiz Cabezudo|Tentacles]] in ''[[Tom Kenny|Spongebob Squarepants]]'' and [[Discord (animal)|Discord]] from ''[[My Little Pony|My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic]]''.

==Roles==
===''The Transformers: The Movie''===
*[[Springer (G1)|Springer]] ''(Fox Kids dub)''

===''Transformers Animated''===
* [[Ultra Magnus (Animated)|Ultra Magnus]] ''(first voice)''

===''Transformers: Prime''===
* [[Ultra Magnus (WFC)| Ultra Magnus]]

===''Rescue Bots''===
* [[Woodrow Burns]]

==External Links==
*[http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=48736 Anime News Network entry]

{{DEFAULTSORT:Pissardini, Marcelo}}
[[Category:Portuguese voice actors]]

Marcelo Pissardini

2016-07-16T05:07:50Z

NeoHartless: /* Roles */

'''Marcelo Pissardini''' (b. ??) is a Portuguese-language voice actor. In addition to his work with such franchises as ''[[Pokeformers|Pokemon]]'', ''Dragonball'', and ''Saint Seiya'', he has also voiced [[Mario Scarabelli|Squid]][[Yōji Ueda|ward]] [[Daoiz Cabezudo|Tentacles]] in ''[[Tom Kenny|Spongebob Squarepants]]'' and [[Discord (animal)|Discord]] from ''[[My Little Pony|My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic]]''.

==Roles==
===''The Transformers: The Movie''===
*[[Springer (G1)|Springer]] ''Fox Kids dub''

===''Transformers Animated''===
* [[Ultra Magnus (Animated)|Ultra Magnus]] ''(first voice)''

===''Transformers: Prime''===
* [[Ultra Magnus (WFC)| Ultra Magnus]]

===''Rescue Bots''===
* [[Woodrow Burns]]

==External Links==
*[http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=48736 Anime News Network entry]

{{DEFAULTSORT:Pissardini, Marcelo}}
[[Category:Portuguese voice actors]]

One of Our Mini-Cons Is Missing

2015-10-18T00:09:50Z

NeoHartless: /* Foreign localization */

{{episode|
|otherseries=''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)|Transformers: Robots in Disguise]]'' (2015) ep 17
|image=OneMiniConsMissing zap.jpg
|caption=Alternate Title: Attack of the Miscolored [[Tiny Titans]]
|prev=Some Body, Any Body
|next=Deep Trouble (RID)
|title="One of Our Mini-Cons Is Missing"
|airdate=[[July 11]], [[2015]] (USA)
|production company=[[Hasbro Studios]]
|writer=[[Zac Atkinson (writer)|Zac Atkinson]]
|animation studio=[[Polygon Pictures]]
|director=[[Scooter Tidwell]]
}}
'''Drift returns to Earth in pursuit of a disgruntled, runaway Jetstorm—just as the Bee Team must contend with Springload and Quillfire flying the coop.'''

==Synopsis==
[[File:OneMiniConsMissing Jetstorm revealed.jpg|thumb|left|250px|"I'm sorry, I seem to have slain this small bearded being."]]
During a football game, [[Russell Clay|Russell]] fails to catch a pass from [[Butch (RID)|Butch]]. [[Hank]] prods Russell into standing up to Butch's trash talk and as they resume playing, Hank suggests Russell "pay it forward". Later in the [[Vintage Salvage Depot for the Discriminating Nostalgist|scrapyard]], Russell explains to [[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]] that it means now he has to find someone to help. The alarm sounds as a capsule falls from the sky onto the stock of [[stasis pod]]s and then crushes [[Denny Clay|Denny]]'s gnome collection. They move in to find it's an escape pod, and out steps the Mini-Con [[Jetstorm (RID)|Jetstorm]], who explains he has been forced to leave [[Drift (RID)|Drift]]'s tutelage and now wants to become Russell's student.

Over in the pod collection, [[Quillfire]] emerges from a damaged pod. Proclaiming that he will free his fellows, he levers open the nearest pod, releasing [[Springload (RID)|Springload]] who immediately resumes the search for [[Doradus]]. Quillfire recognizes the frog Decepticon as a powerful ally and attempts to convince Springload that he knows the way to the mythical city.

[[File:OneMiniConsMissing Springload suspicious of Quillfire.jpg|thumb|right|250px|If the sight of him doesn't kill ya, his ribbits will.]]
Checking the sensors, [[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]] is startled by [[Drift (RID)|Drift]] who has come in search of his missing Mini-Con. He unleashes [[Slipstream (RID)|Slipstream]] to search, though Jetstorm is already approaching along with the other Autobots. Russell is unimpressed when Drift immediately starts scolding Jetstorm and says so, to his father's alarm. Fixit breaks the news that Quillfire and Springload have escaped and are nearing a [[human]] military base. Though Drift is prepared to leave, Jetstorm stands with Russell instead, and Bumblebee steps in to break the tension by asking Drift to help recapture the Decepticons.

Quillfire and an increasingly-suspicious Springload reach the military base, where they spy a massive experimental tank being tested. Once the humans leave it, Quillfire convinces Springload to help him steal it, believing it will lend him even more protection against the pursuing Autobots. Blasting a hole in the fence, they depart.

[[File:OneMiniConsMissing tank approaches.jpg|thumb|left|250px|We need to kill that tank!]]
The Autobots drive down a nearly road towards the military base and Fixit tells them that he's intercepting military transmissions about a stolen tank. When they spot some military vehicles which appear to be in search of said tank, Denny and Russell adopt disguises and the vehicles are soon being turned around by "Major Thaddeus Q. Flieber" and "General McPlank", with some help from Fixit when the [[Ziegler|lieutenant]] in charge attempts to contact base. Detecting the Decepticons ahead, the Autobots take a shortcut through the woods. After Drift leaves his Mini-Cons with the two humans, Jetstorm reveals that he fled his master's service because he polished Drift's sword improperly and could not bear the shame. Russell is going to give Drift a piece of his mind, but the tank arrives and the Autobots face off against it.

The Decepticons open fire, bringing rocks down on the Autobots. Sideswipe manages to avoid the first wave, but is taken out by a boulder while helping Russell and Denny. The tank continues on, but the Decepticons soon find their way blocked by Drift and his Mini-Cons. After Drift is hit by a blast from the tank, the Mini-Cons rush to his aid rather than follow the plan. With Grimlock's help, they pull Drift out of the way of the tank. Bumblebee, [[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]] and Sideswipe are able to bring the tank to a halt, however the Decepticons open fire with the vehicle's weapons and manage to get moving again.

[[File:OneMiniConsMissing awesome.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Way ta go, pally!]]
Drift reprimands his Mini-Cons until Russell blows up at him. Jetstorm has come up with a plan, which Drift reluctantly listens to. The other Autobots have meanwhile come up with their own plan to take out the tank's weapons when Drift catches up. With some deft teamwork, they manage to destroy most of the guns and Jetstorm and Slipstream jump inside. The two Mini-Cons manage to get the two Decepticons fighting each other and trashing the controls inside the tank which slows to a halt. The Decepticons and Mini-Cons abandon tank as the bent main cannon attempts to fire and the whole vehicle explodes. Drift manages to compliment his Mini-Cons.

Back at base, the Decepticons are returned to their stasis pods. Drift announces that he intends to stay on Earth and learn teamwork from Bumblebee.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]] (4)
*[[Sideswipe (WFC)|Sideswipe]] (5)
*[[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]] (6)
*[[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] (7)
*[[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]] (8)
*[[Jetstorm (RID)|Jetstorm]] (10)
*[[Drift (RID)|Drift]] (13)
*[[Slipstream (RID)|Slipstream]] (14)

|c2=
*[[Quillfire]] (11)
*[[Springload (RID)|Springload]] (12)

|c3=
*[[Butch (RID)|Butch]] (1)
*[[Russell Clay]] (2)
*[[Hank]] (3)
*[[Denny Clay]] (9)
*[[Ziegler]] (15)

}}

==Quotes==
"Time to bring the zoom and lower the boom!"
:—'''Bumblebee'''

"Send your minions large and small, none shall sway me!"
:—'''Springload'''

"I got ya! I got ya!" 
''[Quillfire jumps]'' 
"Nah."
:—'''Grimlock''' pranks Quillfire.

==Notes==
===Animation and technical errors===
*When the stolen military vehicle is about to run over an unconscious Drift, it looks more like it will pass safely over him.

===Continuity notes===
*Springload was originally captured in "[[Rumble in the Jungle]]", while Quillfire was captured in "[[Adventures in Bumblebee-Sitting!]]"
*Drift and his Mini-Cons were previously introduced in "[[Hunting Season]]".
* Some of the vehicles in the military convoy are copies of [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime's]] [[M.A.S.K.]] truck mode from season 3 of the ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Prime]]'' cartoon. The soldiers use the generic soldier model from that cartoon as well.

===Prisoner manifest===
* ''In stasis'': Hammerstrike, Bisk, 4/5ths of Chop Shop, Terrashock, Filch, Minitron, Springload, Ped, Quillfire, "that one with all the eyes", Malodor and the Skunkticons, Nightstrike, Vertebreak
* ''Known at large'': Steeljaw, 1/5th of Chop Shop, Thunderhoof, Underbite, Clampdown
* ''Released'': Grimlock
* ''Countless others all missing, presumed at large''

===Transformers references===

===Real-world references===
*The title is a reference to the 1942 film ''[[w:One of Our Aircraft Is Missing|One of Our Aircraft Is Missing]]''.

===Trivia===
*Drift, Jetstorm, and Slipstream are added to the main cast in this episode as permanent members of Bumblebee's team.
*This is the first episode of the series to not feature a new Decepticon character.
*The real "bad guys" of this episode are the humans who built such a powerful military vehicle. And if that isn't deep, we don't know what is...
*According to [[Roger Craig Smith]], he took great pains to make sure neither he nor [[Mitchell Whitfield]] lost their composure and started laughing when he was talking about "polishing his master's sword"...<ref>http://geeknation.com/podcasts/cast-of-characters-ep-4-roger-craig-smith/</ref>

===Foreign localization===
'''Brazilian Portuguese'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Um dos Nossos Mini-Cons Sumiu'''" ("One of Our Mini-Cons Is Missing")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[September 22]], [[2015]]

'''French'''
:*''Title:'' "'''L'honneur avant tout'''" ("The Honor Above All")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[June 10]], [[2015]]

'''Hungarian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Az eltűnt Mini-Con'''" ("The Missing Mini-Con")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[September 24]], 2015

'''Italian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Si è perso un Mini-Con'''" ("A Mini-Con got lost")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[September 10]], [[2015]]

'''Japanese'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Drift no Sairai'''" (ドリフトの再来, "The Return of Drift")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[October 11]], [[2015]]

==Home video releases==
{{epstub}}

[[Category:Robots in Disguise (2015) episodes]]

Deep Trouble (RID)

2015-10-18T00:08:38Z

NeoHartless: /* Foreign localization */

{{disambig2|the ''Robots in Disguise'' episode|the ''Rescue Bots'' episode|Deep Trouble (RB)}}
{{episode|
|otherseries=''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)|Transformers: Robots in Disguise]]'' (2015) ep 18
|image=RID-Octopunchfight.jpg
|caption= [[Splatoon|You're a kid! You're a squid!]]
|prev=One of Our Mini-Cons Is Missing
|next=The Champ
|title="Deep Trouble"
|airdate=[[July 18]], [[2015]] (USA)
|production company=[[Hasbro Studios]]
|writer=[[Howie Nicoll]]
|animation studio=[[Polygon Pictures]]
|director=[[Frank Marino]]
}}
'''Grimlock tries to hide an injury while the Autobots track down an aquatic Decepticon.'''

==Synopsis==
[[File:RIDDeepTrouble Grimlock gets hit.jpg|thumb|left|250px|You do not frighten me! Pain does not hurt! *thwack!* I stand corrected! AUGH!]]
The Autobots race through an obstacle course set up in the [[Vintage Salvage Depot for the Discriminating Nostalgist|scrapyard]], though while [[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]], [[Sideswipe (WFC)|Sideswipe]], [[Slipstream (RID)|Slipstream]] and [[Jetstorm (RID)|Jetstorm]] carefully navigate the barricades, [[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]] smashes straight through them. At the finishing line, [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]], [[Russell Clay|Russell]] and [[Drift (RID)|Drift]] wait. Bee signals [[Denny Clay|Denny]] to unleash the next part of the course. The racing Autobots are able to avoid the heavy objects which swing in their path, but Grimlock takes a blow to the side. He limps over the finishing line behind the others, but puts on a brave face.

Off the coast, a submarine moves through the water and is picked up by [[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]] as a [[Decepticon]] signal. He fires up the [[GroundBridge]] so the Autobots can head there. Russell observes Grimlock looking pained and suggests he get Fixit to check him out, but the Dinobot is raring to go. Moments after the Autobots step through the GroundBridge, a flood of sea water comes back out, washing Fixit and the two humans away.

[[File:RIDDeepTrouble Autobots avoid lasers.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Do not sing "Under the Sea"!]]
The Autobots soon find the octopus Decepticon who has discovered a crashed Cybertronian spacecraft at the bottom of the sea. They contact Fixit, who is sloshing around in a foot of water along with Russell and Denny. Fixit identifies the Decepticon as [[Octopunch (RID)|Octopunch]], who has a habit of causing shipwrecks so he can salvage them. Concerned he'll use the ship to leave [[Earth]], the Autobots move in. Strongarm's attempt to arrest the Decepticon goes about as well as expected, and when the other Autobots join the attack, Octopunch swiftly throws them aside before jumping into the ship. The Autobots are just picking themselves up when the ship's external defenses come online and start firing at them. Sideswipe determines the pattern in which the lasers are firing, and is able to lead them safely through the field of fire.

Entering through a hatch in the rear of the ship, the Autobots break into a nearby corridor, though Grimlock is visibly hurt at having to crash through a door but makes an excuse. They hear one of the ship's four engines firing up, and start heading towards the front of the ship. On the bridge, Octopunch is alerted to the intruders and starts closing doors in an attempt to head them off. Drift and Sideswipe are separated from the others and trapped in a section of corridor.

Back in the scrapyard, Denny and Russell employ water pumps in an attempt to get rid of the lingering sea water. Fixit manages to find one of Denny's antique model cars, but Denny's still not happy.

[[File:RIDDeepTrouble Strongarm vs MiniCons.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Let's see if her head comes off!]]
Strongarm, Bumblebee and Grimlock hear a second engine come online, but have to split up when they reach a cross-junction. Strongarm immediately runs into a host of Mini-Cons which tie her up and throw her in a closet. Grimlock, still suffering from his injury, runs into Bumblebee. The pair find a room with communications equipment, where they're attacked by nano-drones and collapse as the third engine fires up. Struggling to his feet, Grimlock accidentally activates a console which takes out the nano-drones, but Bumblebee spots his injury and he has to admit to having hidden it. Elsewhere Drift attempts to meditate, though he's hampered by his companions' inability to sit still. Still in a cupboard, Strongarm finds her comms are only picking up Earth radio.

[[File:RIDDeepTrouble punching Octopunch.jpg|thumb|right|250px|This is what happens when you don't give an octopus a Mr. Potato Head to play with...]]
Octopunch is finally ready to start take off, but Bumblebee and Grimlock pick that moment to reach the bridge. The Decepticon blinds them with ink and batters them, but as he resumes trying to take off, Bumblebee starts tying his tentacles to the bulkheads while Grimlock punches him. With Octopunch subdued, Grimlock smashes the launch mechanism, however that activates the ship's self destruct. Grabbing Octopunch, the pair round up the rest of the team and head for the exit with as much haste as they can muster. It's soon clear they're not going to make it out in time, but they realize that their comms may have started working again.

Fixit receives a call from Bumblebee and opens a GroundBridge on the ship. As the ship explodes, the team comes through the portal with a torrent of water. Octopunch is soon safely stored away in a [[stasis pod]]. As Fixit extends his systems probe to fix Grimlock, Strongarm has memories of the Mini-Cons on the ship and opts to go off on patrol.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]] (1)
*[[Sideswipe (WFC)|Sideswipe]] (2)
*[[Slipstream (RID)|Slipstream]] (3)
*[[Jetstorm (RID)|Jetstorm]] (4)
*[[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]] (5)
*[[Drift (RID)|Drift]] (6)
*[[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] (7)
*[[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]] (11)

|c2=
*[[Octopunch (RID)|Octopunch]] (10)

|c3=
*[[Russell Clay]] (8)
*[[Denny Clay]] (9)

|c4=
*Fixit-type [[Mini-Con]]s (12)

}}

==Quotes==
"Maybe Fixit should take a look at you before you go." 
"All he'd find is one handsome Dinobot ready to rumble!"
:—'''Russell''' and '''Grimlock'''

"Solutions to the most troubling problems come to the calmed mind."
:—'''Drift'''

"So long, Earth! It's been absolutely miserable." 
"It's about to get worse, Octopunch. You're coming with us." 
"I don't ''ink'' so!"
:—'''Octopunch's''' departure gets delayed by '''Bumblebee'''

==Notes==
===Animation and technical errors===
===Continuity notes===
*The Autobots obtained a GroundBridge in "[[Hunting Season]]". This is the first time we've seen them use it, though Fixit mentions that he's been working on it since their "last outing".
* The layout of the Cybertronian ship is nearly-identical to the those seen in the ''[[Harbinger]]'' and the [[Trypticon (WFC)|''Nemesis'']]. It is stated to be an ancient craft possibly accounting for the differences.
===Prisoner manifest===
* ''In stasis'': Hammerstrike, Bisk, 4/5ths of Chop Shop, Terrashock, Filch, Minitron, Springload, Ped, Quillfire, "that one with all the eyes", Malodor and the Skunkticons, Nightstrike, Vertebreak, Octopunch
* ''Known at large'': Steeljaw, 1/5th of Chop Shop, Thunderhoof, Underbite, Clampdown
* ''Released'': Grimlock
* ''Countless others all missing, presumed at large''

===Transformers references===
===Real-world references===
*Strongarm's capture by the Mini-Cons is similar to a scene from the 1998 film, ''Small Soldiers''. Unfortunately, or fortunately, depending on the viewer, we don't get to see if her head comes off.

===Trivia===
===Foreign localization===
'''Brazilian Portuguese'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Grandes Apuros'''" ("Big Trouble")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[September 29]], [[2015]]

'''French'''
:*''Title:'' "'''La blessure de Grimlock'''" ("The Injury to Grimlock")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[June 10]], [[2015]]

'''Hungarian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Nyakig a bajban'''" ("Neck Deep in Trouble")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[September 25]], 2015

'''Italian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Cattive acque'''" ("Bad water")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[September 14]], [[2015]]

'''Japanese'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Kaitei no Uchūsen'''" (海底の宇宙船, "The Ocean Floor Spaceship")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[October 18]], [[2015]]

==Home video releases==
{{epstub}}

[[Category:Robots in Disguise (2015) episodes]]

One of Our Mini-Cons Is Missing

2015-10-18T00:04:47Z

NeoHartless: /* Foreign localization */

{{episode|
|otherseries=''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)|Transformers: Robots in Disguise]]'' (2015) ep 17
|image=OneMiniConsMissing zap.jpg
|caption=Alternate Title: Attack of the Miscolored [[Tiny Titans]]
|prev=Some Body, Any Body
|next=Deep Trouble (RID)
|title="One of Our Mini-Cons Is Missing"
|airdate=[[July 11]], [[2015]] (USA)
|production company=[[Hasbro Studios]]
|writer=[[Zac Atkinson (writer)|Zac Atkinson]]
|animation studio=[[Polygon Pictures]]
|director=[[Scooter Tidwell]]
}}
'''Drift returns to Earth in pursuit of a disgruntled, runaway Jetstorm—just as the Bee Team must contend with Springload and Quillfire flying the coop.'''

==Synopsis==
[[File:OneMiniConsMissing Jetstorm revealed.jpg|thumb|left|250px|"I'm sorry, I seem to have slain this small bearded being."]]
During a football game, [[Russell Clay|Russell]] fails to catch a pass from [[Butch (RID)|Butch]]. [[Hank]] prods Russell into standing up to Butch's trash talk and as they resume playing, Hank suggests Russell "pay it forward". Later in the [[Vintage Salvage Depot for the Discriminating Nostalgist|scrapyard]], Russell explains to [[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]] that it means now he has to find someone to help. The alarm sounds as a capsule falls from the sky onto the stock of [[stasis pod]]s and then crushes [[Denny Clay|Denny]]'s gnome collection. They move in to find it's an escape pod, and out steps the Mini-Con [[Jetstorm (RID)|Jetstorm]], who explains he has been forced to leave [[Drift (RID)|Drift]]'s tutelage and now wants to become Russell's student.

Over in the pod collection, [[Quillfire]] emerges from a damaged pod. Proclaiming that he will free his fellows, he levers open the nearest pod, releasing [[Springload (RID)|Springload]] who immediately resumes the search for [[Doradus]]. Quillfire recognizes the frog Decepticon as a powerful ally and attempts to convince Springload that he knows the way to the mythical city.

[[File:OneMiniConsMissing Springload suspicious of Quillfire.jpg|thumb|right|250px|If the sight of him doesn't kill ya, his ribbits will.]]
Checking the sensors, [[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]] is startled by [[Drift (RID)|Drift]] who has come in search of his missing Mini-Con. He unleashes [[Slipstream (RID)|Slipstream]] to search, though Jetstorm is already approaching along with the other Autobots. Russell is unimpressed when Drift immediately starts scolding Jetstorm and says so, to his father's alarm. Fixit breaks the news that Quillfire and Springload have escaped and are nearing a [[human]] military base. Though Drift is prepared to leave, Jetstorm stands with Russell instead, and Bumblebee steps in to break the tension by asking Drift to help recapture the Decepticons.

Quillfire and an increasingly-suspicious Springload reach the military base, where they spy a massive experimental tank being tested. Once the humans leave it, Quillfire convinces Springload to help him steal it, believing it will lend him even more protection against the pursuing Autobots. Blasting a hole in the fence, they depart.

[[File:OneMiniConsMissing tank approaches.jpg|thumb|left|250px|We need to kill that tank!]]
The Autobots drive down a nearly road towards the military base and Fixit tells them that he's intercepting military transmissions about a stolen tank. When they spot some military vehicles which appear to be in search of said tank, Denny and Russell adopt disguises and the vehicles are soon being turned around by "Major Thaddeus Q. Flieber" and "General McPlank", with some help from Fixit when the [[Ziegler|lieutenant]] in charge attempts to contact base. Detecting the Decepticons ahead, the Autobots take a shortcut through the woods. After Drift leaves his Mini-Cons with the two humans, Jetstorm reveals that he fled his master's service because he polished Drift's sword improperly and could not bear the shame. Russell is going to give Drift a piece of his mind, but the tank arrives and the Autobots face off against it.

The Decepticons open fire, bringing rocks down on the Autobots. Sideswipe manages to avoid the first wave, but is taken out by a boulder while helping Russell and Denny. The tank continues on, but the Decepticons soon find their way blocked by Drift and his Mini-Cons. After Drift is hit by a blast from the tank, the Mini-Cons rush to his aid rather than follow the plan. With Grimlock's help, they pull Drift out of the way of the tank. Bumblebee, [[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]] and Sideswipe are able to bring the tank to a halt, however the Decepticons open fire with the vehicle's weapons and manage to get moving again.

[[File:OneMiniConsMissing awesome.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Way ta go, pally!]]
Drift reprimands his Mini-Cons until Russell blows up at him. Jetstorm has come up with a plan, which Drift reluctantly listens to. The other Autobots have meanwhile come up with their own plan to take out the tank's weapons when Drift catches up. With some deft teamwork, they manage to destroy most of the guns and Jetstorm and Slipstream jump inside. The two Mini-Cons manage to get the two Decepticons fighting each other and trashing the controls inside the tank which slows to a halt. The Decepticons and Mini-Cons abandon tank as the bent main cannon attempts to fire and the whole vehicle explodes. Drift manages to compliment his Mini-Cons.

Back at base, the Decepticons are returned to their stasis pods. Drift announces that he intends to stay on Earth and learn teamwork from Bumblebee.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]] (4)
*[[Sideswipe (WFC)|Sideswipe]] (5)
*[[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]] (6)
*[[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] (7)
*[[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]] (8)
*[[Jetstorm (RID)|Jetstorm]] (10)
*[[Drift (RID)|Drift]] (13)
*[[Slipstream (RID)|Slipstream]] (14)

|c2=
*[[Quillfire]] (11)
*[[Springload (RID)|Springload]] (12)

|c3=
*[[Butch (RID)|Butch]] (1)
*[[Russell Clay]] (2)
*[[Hank]] (3)
*[[Denny Clay]] (9)
*[[Ziegler]] (15)

}}

==Quotes==
"Time to bring the zoom and lower the boom!"
:—'''Bumblebee'''

"Send your minions large and small, none shall sway me!"
:—'''Springload'''

"I got ya! I got ya!" 
''[Quillfire jumps]'' 
"Nah."
:—'''Grimlock''' pranks Quillfire.

==Notes==
===Animation and technical errors===
*When the stolen military vehicle is about to run over an unconscious Drift, it looks more like it will pass safely over him.

===Continuity notes===
*Springload was originally captured in "[[Rumble in the Jungle]]", while Quillfire was captured in "[[Adventures in Bumblebee-Sitting!]]"
*Drift and his Mini-Cons were previously introduced in "[[Hunting Season]]".
* Some of the vehicles in the military convoy are copies of [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime's]] [[M.A.S.K.]] truck mode from season 3 of the ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Prime]]'' cartoon. The soldiers use the generic soldier model from that cartoon as well.

===Prisoner manifest===
* ''In stasis'': Hammerstrike, Bisk, 4/5ths of Chop Shop, Terrashock, Filch, Minitron, Springload, Ped, Quillfire, "that one with all the eyes", Malodor and the Skunkticons, Nightstrike, Vertebreak
* ''Known at large'': Steeljaw, 1/5th of Chop Shop, Thunderhoof, Underbite, Clampdown
* ''Released'': Grimlock
* ''Countless others all missing, presumed at large''

===Transformers references===

===Real-world references===
*The title is a reference to the 1942 film ''[[w:One of Our Aircraft Is Missing|One of Our Aircraft Is Missing]]''.

===Trivia===
*Drift, Jetstorm, and Slipstream are added to the main cast in this episode as permanent members of Bumblebee's team.
*This is the first episode of the series to not feature a new Decepticon character.
*The real "bad guys" of this episode are the humans who built such a powerful military vehicle. And if that isn't deep, we don't know what is...
*According to [[Roger Craig Smith]], he took great pains to make sure neither he nor [[Mitchell Whitfield]] lost their composure and started laughing when he was talking about "polishing his master's sword"...<ref>http://geeknation.com/podcasts/cast-of-characters-ep-4-roger-craig-smith/</ref>

===Foreign localization===
'''Brazilian Portuguese'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Um dos Nossos Mini-Cons Sumiu'''" ("One of Our Mini-Cons Is Missing")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[September 29]], [[2015]]

'''French'''
:*''Title:'' "'''L'honneur avant tout'''" ("The Honor Above All")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[June 10]], [[2015]]

'''Hungarian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Az eltűnt Mini-Con'''" ("The Missing Mini-Con")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[September 24]], 2015

'''Italian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Si è perso un Mini-Con'''" ("A Mini-Con got lost")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[September 10]], [[2015]]

'''Japanese'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Drift no Sairai'''" (ドリフトの再来, "The Return of Drift")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[October 11]], [[2015]]

==Home video releases==
{{epstub}}

[[Category:Robots in Disguise (2015) episodes]]

One of Our Mini-Cons Is Missing

2015-10-18T00:03:48Z

NeoHartless: /* Foreign localization */

{{episode|
|otherseries=''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)|Transformers: Robots in Disguise]]'' (2015) ep 17
|image=OneMiniConsMissing zap.jpg
|caption=Alternate Title: Attack of the Miscolored [[Tiny Titans]]
|prev=Some Body, Any Body
|next=Deep Trouble (RID)
|title="One of Our Mini-Cons Is Missing"
|airdate=[[July 11]], [[2015]] (USA)
|production company=[[Hasbro Studios]]
|writer=[[Zac Atkinson (writer)|Zac Atkinson]]
|animation studio=[[Polygon Pictures]]
|director=[[Scooter Tidwell]]
}}
'''Drift returns to Earth in pursuit of a disgruntled, runaway Jetstorm—just as the Bee Team must contend with Springload and Quillfire flying the coop.'''

==Synopsis==
[[File:OneMiniConsMissing Jetstorm revealed.jpg|thumb|left|250px|"I'm sorry, I seem to have slain this small bearded being."]]
During a football game, [[Russell Clay|Russell]] fails to catch a pass from [[Butch (RID)|Butch]]. [[Hank]] prods Russell into standing up to Butch's trash talk and as they resume playing, Hank suggests Russell "pay it forward". Later in the [[Vintage Salvage Depot for the Discriminating Nostalgist|scrapyard]], Russell explains to [[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]] that it means now he has to find someone to help. The alarm sounds as a capsule falls from the sky onto the stock of [[stasis pod]]s and then crushes [[Denny Clay|Denny]]'s gnome collection. They move in to find it's an escape pod, and out steps the Mini-Con [[Jetstorm (RID)|Jetstorm]], who explains he has been forced to leave [[Drift (RID)|Drift]]'s tutelage and now wants to become Russell's student.

Over in the pod collection, [[Quillfire]] emerges from a damaged pod. Proclaiming that he will free his fellows, he levers open the nearest pod, releasing [[Springload (RID)|Springload]] who immediately resumes the search for [[Doradus]]. Quillfire recognizes the frog Decepticon as a powerful ally and attempts to convince Springload that he knows the way to the mythical city.

[[File:OneMiniConsMissing Springload suspicious of Quillfire.jpg|thumb|right|250px|If the sight of him doesn't kill ya, his ribbits will.]]
Checking the sensors, [[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]] is startled by [[Drift (RID)|Drift]] who has come in search of his missing Mini-Con. He unleashes [[Slipstream (RID)|Slipstream]] to search, though Jetstorm is already approaching along with the other Autobots. Russell is unimpressed when Drift immediately starts scolding Jetstorm and says so, to his father's alarm. Fixit breaks the news that Quillfire and Springload have escaped and are nearing a [[human]] military base. Though Drift is prepared to leave, Jetstorm stands with Russell instead, and Bumblebee steps in to break the tension by asking Drift to help recapture the Decepticons.

Quillfire and an increasingly-suspicious Springload reach the military base, where they spy a massive experimental tank being tested. Once the humans leave it, Quillfire convinces Springload to help him steal it, believing it will lend him even more protection against the pursuing Autobots. Blasting a hole in the fence, they depart.

[[File:OneMiniConsMissing tank approaches.jpg|thumb|left|250px|We need to kill that tank!]]
The Autobots drive down a nearly road towards the military base and Fixit tells them that he's intercepting military transmissions about a stolen tank. When they spot some military vehicles which appear to be in search of said tank, Denny and Russell adopt disguises and the vehicles are soon being turned around by "Major Thaddeus Q. Flieber" and "General McPlank", with some help from Fixit when the [[Ziegler|lieutenant]] in charge attempts to contact base. Detecting the Decepticons ahead, the Autobots take a shortcut through the woods. After Drift leaves his Mini-Cons with the two humans, Jetstorm reveals that he fled his master's service because he polished Drift's sword improperly and could not bear the shame. Russell is going to give Drift a piece of his mind, but the tank arrives and the Autobots face off against it.

The Decepticons open fire, bringing rocks down on the Autobots. Sideswipe manages to avoid the first wave, but is taken out by a boulder while helping Russell and Denny. The tank continues on, but the Decepticons soon find their way blocked by Drift and his Mini-Cons. After Drift is hit by a blast from the tank, the Mini-Cons rush to his aid rather than follow the plan. With Grimlock's help, they pull Drift out of the way of the tank. Bumblebee, [[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]] and Sideswipe are able to bring the tank to a halt, however the Decepticons open fire with the vehicle's weapons and manage to get moving again.

[[File:OneMiniConsMissing awesome.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Way ta go, pally!]]
Drift reprimands his Mini-Cons until Russell blows up at him. Jetstorm has come up with a plan, which Drift reluctantly listens to. The other Autobots have meanwhile come up with their own plan to take out the tank's weapons when Drift catches up. With some deft teamwork, they manage to destroy most of the guns and Jetstorm and Slipstream jump inside. The two Mini-Cons manage to get the two Decepticons fighting each other and trashing the controls inside the tank which slows to a halt. The Decepticons and Mini-Cons abandon tank as the bent main cannon attempts to fire and the whole vehicle explodes. Drift manages to compliment his Mini-Cons.

Back at base, the Decepticons are returned to their stasis pods. Drift announces that he intends to stay on Earth and learn teamwork from Bumblebee.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]] (4)
*[[Sideswipe (WFC)|Sideswipe]] (5)
*[[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]] (6)
*[[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] (7)
*[[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]] (8)
*[[Jetstorm (RID)|Jetstorm]] (10)
*[[Drift (RID)|Drift]] (13)
*[[Slipstream (RID)|Slipstream]] (14)

|c2=
*[[Quillfire]] (11)
*[[Springload (RID)|Springload]] (12)

|c3=
*[[Butch (RID)|Butch]] (1)
*[[Russell Clay]] (2)
*[[Hank]] (3)
*[[Denny Clay]] (9)
*[[Ziegler]] (15)

}}

==Quotes==
"Time to bring the zoom and lower the boom!"
:—'''Bumblebee'''

"Send your minions large and small, none shall sway me!"
:—'''Springload'''

"I got ya! I got ya!" 
''[Quillfire jumps]'' 
"Nah."
:—'''Grimlock''' pranks Quillfire.

==Notes==
===Animation and technical errors===
*When the stolen military vehicle is about to run over an unconscious Drift, it looks more like it will pass safely over him.

===Continuity notes===
*Springload was originally captured in "[[Rumble in the Jungle]]", while Quillfire was captured in "[[Adventures in Bumblebee-Sitting!]]"
*Drift and his Mini-Cons were previously introduced in "[[Hunting Season]]".
* Some of the vehicles in the military convoy are copies of [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime's]] [[M.A.S.K.]] truck mode from season 3 of the ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Prime]]'' cartoon. The soldiers use the generic soldier model from that cartoon as well.

===Prisoner manifest===
* ''In stasis'': Hammerstrike, Bisk, 4/5ths of Chop Shop, Terrashock, Filch, Minitron, Springload, Ped, Quillfire, "that one with all the eyes", Malodor and the Skunkticons, Nightstrike, Vertebreak
* ''Known at large'': Steeljaw, 1/5th of Chop Shop, Thunderhoof, Underbite, Clampdown
* ''Released'': Grimlock
* ''Countless others all missing, presumed at large''

===Transformers references===

===Real-world references===
*The title is a reference to the 1942 film ''[[w:One of Our Aircraft Is Missing|One of Our Aircraft Is Missing]]''.

===Trivia===
*Drift, Jetstorm, and Slipstream are added to the main cast in this episode as permanent members of Bumblebee's team.
*This is the first episode of the series to not feature a new Decepticon character.
*The real "bad guys" of this episode are the humans who built such a powerful military vehicle. And if that isn't deep, we don't know what is...
*According to [[Roger Craig Smith]], he took great pains to make sure neither he nor [[Mitchell Whitfield]] lost their composure and started laughing when he was talking about "polishing his master's sword"...<ref>http://geeknation.com/podcasts/cast-of-characters-ep-4-roger-craig-smith/</ref>

===Foreign localization===
'''Brazilian Portuguese'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Um dos Nossos Mini-Cons Sumiu'''" ("One of Our Mini-Cons Is Missing")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[June 10]], [[2015]]

'''French'''
:*''Title:'' "'''L'honneur avant tout'''" ("The Honor Above All")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[June 10]], [[2015]]

'''Hungarian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Az eltűnt Mini-Con'''" ("The Missing Mini-Con")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[September 24]], 2015

'''Italian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Si è perso un Mini-Con'''" ("A Mini-Con got lost")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[September 10]], [[2015]]

'''Japanese'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Drift no Sairai'''" (ドリフトの再来, "The Return of Drift")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[October 11]], [[2015]]

==Home video releases==
{{epstub}}

[[Category:Robots in Disguise (2015) episodes]]

Some Body, Any Body

2015-10-18T00:00:51Z

NeoHartless: /* Foreign localization */

{{episode|
|otherseries=''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)|Transformers: Robots in Disguise]]'' (2015) ep 16
|image=SomeBodyAnyBody Strongarm carries Sideswipe.jpg
|caption=[["Weird Al" Yankovic|And so I had them send me back to last Thursday night so I could pay my phone bill on time Just then the floating disembodied head of Colonel Sanders started yellin' EVERYTHING YOU KNOW IS WRONG!]]
|prev=Even Robots Have Nightmares
|next=One of Our Mini-Cons Is Missing
|title="Some Body, Any Body"
|airdate=[[July 4]], [[2015]] (USA)
|production company=[[Hasbro Studios]]
|writer=[[Mairghread Scott]]
|animation studio=[[Polygon Pictures]]
|director=[[Todd Waterman]]
}}
'''When the Team’s latest quarry leaves Sideswipe bodiless, the young Autobot must learn that he can’t always rely on his physical prowess.'''

==Synopsis==
[[File:SomeBodyAnyBody Sideswipe on the slab.jpg|thumb|left|250px|This illustrious and greedy nation Japan will soon be under my control! A millennium of glory is at hand!]]
Speeding through a subway, [[Sideswipe (WFC)|Sideswipe]] reports in to [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]], who is currently heading towards [[Crown City]] with [[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]] and [[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]]. Sideswipe ducks out of sight as a subway train passes by, but is so busy cracking jokes at Strongarm's expense that he doesn't notice the other train which pulls up, until it transforms into a [[Decepticon]] and attacks him.

Sometime later, the other Autobots reach the section of subway, but Sideswipe's long gone, as is the Decepticon. [[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]] has trouble pinpointing a signal for either, so the Autobots split into pairs to go hunting.

Sideswipe wakes to find he's restrained to a table. The serpentine [[Vertebreak (RID)|Vertebreak]] appears and though Sideswipe asks hopefully to be untied, the madly-cackling Decepticon instead moves in with all manner of tools.

[[File:SomeBodyAnyBody Bumblebee encounters Vertebreak.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Yeah, I bumped into that kid from Toy Story.]]
Fixit is surprised to find he's detected two signals for Sideswipe. He and Bumblebee follow one of the signals and soon spy Sideswipe coming towards them down a tunnel, however when "Sideswipe" attacks Bumblebee, it's clear that Vertebreak has grafted his head onto Sideswipe's body. Vertebreak explains that he's taken Sideswipe's attributes for his own as he wipes the floor with Bumblebee. Once he's finished testing out his new body, he intends to return to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] to exact revenge on those who wronged him. After Strongarm calls Bee, Vertebreak takes advantage of a passing subway train to head off and continue his testing on Strongarm and Grimlock. Picking up Fixit, Bumblebee asks the Mini-Con to check the ''[[Alchemor]]'' prisoner manifest before radioing Strongarm to warn her of what's coming. Fixit's able to find Vertebreak's stats and the Autobots are shocked to learn of the Decepticon's skills in grafting.

[[File:SomeBodyAnyBody Grimlock vs train.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Subway trains, the real villain of this episode.]]
Bumblebee and Fixit continue tracking the other signal and find Vertebreak's makeshift laboratory. As they explore, they hear Sideswipe's voice and follow it to find Sideswipe's disembodied head in a jar. The despondent Sideswipe doesn't think he'll see his body again, but Fixit thinks he can use Vertebreak's notes to fix Sideswipe up. Leaving Fixit to examine the notes, Bumblebee takes Sideswipe's head and goes to help the others.

Vertebreak attacks Strongarm and Grimlock as they dodge trains, however as Grimlock prepares to attack Sideswipe, Strongarm points out they can't damage Sideswipe's body. Vertebreak fights Strongarm while Grimlock is first held up behind a subway train, then struck by a second train as he rushes to help. Bumblebee and Sideswipe find Strongarm unconscious and once she comes around, she fills them in on the fight. Hearing Grimlock and Vertebreak fighting nearby, the trio rush to his aid, though Sideswipe is left sitting nearby while Bumblebee and Strongarm engage the Decepticon. Vertebreak is eventually defeated, however as they're picking him up, a subway train speeds down the tunnel towards them.

[[File:SomeBodyAnyBody team flees train.jpg|thumb|right|250px|In Crown City, the trains catch you.]]
With the train in hot pursuit, the Autobots attempt to sprint to the next intersection. Bumblebee and Strongarm transform, allowing Grimlock to ride on them, and barely make it out in time. Unfortunately Vertebreak has the chance to recover and unsheathes his [[Decepticon Hunter]]. As the three able-bodied Autobots fight him, Sideswipe complains that they're risking damage to his body, however Bumblebee realizes that the fact they're trying not to damage Sideswipe's body is hampering them. After Sideswipe's head is knocked over and passed from Autobot to Autobot, he realizes that he's able to anticipate Vertebreak's fighting moves. By calling out instructions to his teammates, he's able to have them counter Vertebreak's moves, and the Decepticon is swiftly brought down again.

Back in the laboratory, Sideswipe's head is reattached, though he immediately pulls a prank on Strongarm. She challenges him to a race back to the scrapyard, however as they head off, Sideswipe discovers something is connected up wrong, and he can't transform. The other Autobots speed off, and Sideswipe's left trudging back to base with Fixit, who takes the opportunity to relate a blow-by-blow description of the surgery.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Sideswipe (WFC)|Sideswipe]] (1)
*[[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] (2)
*[[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]] (3)
*[[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]] (4)
*[[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]] (6)

|c2=
*[[Vertebreak (RID)|Vertebreak]] (5)

|c3=

}}

==Quotes==
"I bet this is Sideswipe's idea of a joke. I can practically hear his incredibly annoying laugh."
:—'''Strongarm'''

"Hey, how 'bout you untie me, and I'll shake your hand… things." 
"HA HA HA HA HA!" 
"[laughs nervously] It's not that funny…"
:—'''Sideswipe''' tries to fool '''Vertebreak'''

"A Decepticon named Vertebreak connected his head to Sideswipe's body." 
"That's nasty."
:—'''Bumblebee''' and '''Grimlock''' discuss the merits of science.

"So, how's your day been going?"
:—'''Sideswipe's head'''

"Nice job. It took all of you, but you subdued my nerd bodyjacker."
:—'''Sideswipe''' has taken no blows to his ego

==Notes==
===Animation and technical errors===
[[File:SomeBodyAnyBody Vertebreak's notes.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Lemme take a selfie]]
* Crown City's trains sure are durable, considering they can ram into a multi-ton metal object at top speed without even slowing down.
* When Fixit is holding Vertebreak's notes, they are very stiff and static.

===Continuity notes===
* Some of the tools in Vertebreak's lab made appearances in the ''Prime'' cartoon.

===Prisoner manifest===
* ''In stasis'': Hammerstrike, Bisk, 4/5ths of Chop Shop, Terrashock, Filch, Minitron, Springload, Ped, Quillfire, Malodor and the Skunkticons, "that one with all the eyes", Nightstrike, Vertebreak
* ''Known at large'': Steeljaw, 1/5th of Chop Shop, Thunderhoof, Underbite, Clampdown
* ''Released'': Grimlock
* ''Countless others all missing, presumed at large''

===Trivia===
* The fight choreography in this episode is for some reason leagues above the series' standard fare. Vertebreak With Sideswipe's Body pulls off martial arts moves comparable to ''Prime'' [[Arcee (WFC)|Arcee]] at her best!

===Foreign localization===
'''Brazilian Portuguese'''
:*''Title:
:*''Original airdate:'' [[September 15]], [[2015]]

'''French'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Sideswipe perd la tête'''" ("Sideswipe Loses His Head")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[June 10]], [[2015]]

'''Hungarian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''A testrabló'''" ("The Body Snatcher")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[September 23]], 2015

'''Italian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Un corpo, una testa'''" ("A body, a head")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[September 9]], 2015

'''Japanese'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Sideswipe, Kiki Ippatsu!'''" (サイドスワイプ、危機一髪！, "Close Call, Sideswipe!")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[October 4]], [[2015]]

==Home video releases==
{{epstub}}

[[Category:Robots in Disguise (2015) episodes]]

Tatiane Keplmair

2015-09-21T18:25:53Z

NeoHartless:

'''Tatiane Keplmair''' (b. ???) is a Portuguese-language voice actress. Among her other dubbing roles are May in ''[[Pokeformers|Pokemon]]'' and Sakura in ''Naruto''.

==Voice Roles==
===Transformers: Prime===
*[[Sierra]]

==External Links==
*[http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=81139 Anime News Network entry]

{{DEFAULTSORT:Keplmair, Tatiane}}
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