Optimus Primal (Legends)
| This article is about the Legends World character. For his mainstream counterpart, see Optimus Primal (BW){{#switch:{{#sub:Optimus Primal (BW)|-1}}|!=|.=|?=|.}} For a list of other meanings, see Optimus Primal (disambiguation). |
- Optimus Primal is a native of the Legends World from the Legends portion of the Generation 1 continuity family.
Unlike many of his workers at Axalon Trading Company, tough but fair president Optimus Primal is uninterested in Transformers, save for what he can pick up on behalf of his young son, Minor. As with Rattrap, Optimus is capable of turning into a real Transformer, originally brought on by his heavy banana intake.
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Fiction
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Optimus Primal took new employee Rattrap drinking after his first workday. As Rattrap was explaining Beast Wars to him, Primal assumed by his mention of CGI-animated transforming robots that he meant the recent Transformers movies. The Generation Gap Primal believed that your robot mode was your "serious adult" mode and that you should use it while working, and was annoyed that Rattrap remained in beast mode throughout the day and transformed to have fun afterwards. The Transformation Gap During a meeting with Lio Convoy from another company, Primal had Airazor serve their guest tea. The Gender Gap Part 2 He later found Rattrap, Rhinox, and Silverbolt with their stomachs growling, and wondered what they'd been up to. TF4 Toy Party
While visiting Tokyo Toy Show 2014 with his son, Minor, Optimus Primal was shocked to run into some of his own employees and reprimanded them for caring about toys at their age. During the event, he talked to Minor about Animated characters and helped him transform an Optimus Prime toy he'd won. Tokyo Toy Show 2014 Report Later at work, he was exasperated by Cheetor enthusiastically refusing to work overtime. The Bathroom Gap While heading out one day, he told his employees not to touch his bananas, but turned back when he realized he'd forgotten to bring some with him. He returned to find that the others had immediately started eating all his bananas in a great big banana-themed party, and was not pleased. Even Though I Told You Not To... He also had his hands full with Cheetor, who at different points was so tired at work he forgot how to transform, Head of Partying, Cheetor asked Primal to cover his travel expenses after he'd fallen asleep on the train, Cheetor at Night and claimed to have overslept even when he arrived late fully energetic and refreshed. Cheetor in the Morning
As punishment for the banana incident, Optimus Primal assigned Dinobot to be Rattrap's trainer, ignoring the rat's protests that his new trainer clearly wanted to eat him. When Rattrap managed to work even while stuck in Dinobot's mouth, Primal commented that the two worked well together after all. The Two's Recent Encounter Rattrap later arrived at worked in the body of a real Transformer, to which Primal responded by having him go see Doctor Bump, who explained that the cause was Rattrap's obsession with Transformers. Primal ordered his employee to get rid of his toy collection, but was ignored. LG01 Rattrap Not long afterwards, the same thing happened to Optimus Primal himself! His initial worries about what his son would think proved unfounded when Minor was overjoyed to have a cool Transformer as a dad, but things still ended badly when his suspicious appearance caught the interest of the police. His accidentally deployed a bunch of hidden weapons while trying to explain himself, worsening the situation until Rattrap showed up and transformed him back into gorilla mode. Seeing Bump again, Primal was told that the transformation had been caused by his overeating of bananas, but like Rattrap, he refused to change his lifestyle. LG02 Optimus Primal
Optimus Primal's body was later transformed again, this time becoming flat as a pancake. LG03 Tankor Prologue His boss's cool new robot mode was a source of jealousy for Rhinox until he too was transformed, becoming Tankor. Primal watched an ensuing battle between Rattrap and Tankor with confusion. LG03 Tankor He'd reverted to his old form again in time for Christmas, during which he went for a walk with Minor. Merry X'mas!! He later bore witness to Tankor's final defeat at the hands of Jetfire, after which he too reverted into Rhinox. LG07 Jetfire The large statures of Primal and the others at Axalon Co. bothered Rattrap, who regretted his small size. LG08 Swerve & Tailgate Primal was a bit bothered when Arcee showed up at Axalon to cook lunch for the employees on company time, LG10 Arcee and later watched in bewilderment when Windblade attempted to destroy their universe. LG12 Windblade
During a partnership between Axalon Trading Company and the rivaling Tera-Kura Co., President Primal and Rattrap were invited by President Megatron to a Q-Transformers event. He enjoyed himself trying out food and drinks, but didn't really understand why Rattrap wanted Beast Wars Q-Transformers so badly. Deckss × Q-Transformers Primal was visiting Tokyo Toy Show 2015 with Minor when Black Convoy showed up and kidnapped his son! Fortunately Sky-Byte was around to get him back. LG-EX Black Convoy As the battle with Windblade had led to the destruction of Axalon's offices under Metroplex's girth, Primal declared Metroplex's city mode to be their new office building. Mysterious Knowledgeable Grandpa Chapter At one point, Rattrap and Tigatron arrived late for work and tried to explain to an angry Primal that they'd been trapped in a dream, but of course he didn't believe it. Go! Adventure
When all the heroic warriors of the Legends World got together to protect their world from Slipstream, Optimus Primal joined in by turning into his Transformer form again. LG16 Slipstream He and Rattrap were later approached by the Autobot Fortress, who asked for their help in using the Legends World's energies to build transtectors for him and his troops. Primal responded that business is business and they needed compensation, so Fortress offered his company access to Autobot technology, which led to a full-blown Autobot Axalon Trading Company partnership. LG21 Hardhead He later wondered what was up when Fortress was being chewed out by his brother Grand. LG24 Shockwave & Cancer Prologue Annoyed by the volume of one of his new employees, Blaster, Primal kicked him out of the room and told him to get back to work. LG27 Blaster He and Rhinox were later given Master-Brace blueprints by Rewind, allowing their company to produce some. LG28 Rewind After selling Metroplex to Tera-Kura in order to fund their new HQ, Maximus, Primal lamented the sacrifice they'd been forced to make. LG31 Fortress Maximus
Optimus Primal yelled at Chromedome for flying around the office on Moguru. LG32 Chromedome Then his Transformers sickness kicked in again and he was turned into an orange robotic ape. His new appearance caught the attention of Nightscream, who hired him to play Ape X Arms in his new film, Transformers: Convobat Amazon Showdown. He ended up having to combine with Megatron twice, first as part of a scene and again to subdue the rampaging transtector meant to represent Convobat's. LG-EX Convobat Primal was later among the passengers on Astrotrain's commuter train, LG40 Astrotrain was around when Dark Ai came to Axalon looking for help, LG-EX Black Convoy and got eaten whole by Trypticon. LG43 Trypticon He then watched his house be destroyed during Blowpipe's plasma energy rampage. LG49 Targetmaster Triggerhappy Primal was given Beastformer armor by White Leo when he tried to recruit the Legends natives into his army, LG51 Targetmaster Doublecross and was present at Axalon when Goldbug came knocking. LG54 Bumblebee & Exo-Suit Spike
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Toys
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- Convoy (Optimus Primal) (October 25, 2014)
- ID number: LG02
- Accessories: Two swords, four missiles, flail
- Legends "Convoy" is a redeco of the Beast Wars Reborn retool of the original Ultra Class Optimus Primal toy. While he shares mostly the same paint mask to the Reborn figure, some of his parts featured different paint applications; His gunmetal gray chest, face, fingers & chest paint details are now replaced with dark grey. He comes with a leaflet featuring a character profile, tech specs, and the Legends Bonus Edition Volume 2 mini-comic.
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- Convobat (December 19, 2016)
- ID number: LG-EX
- Available with the e-HOBBY-exclusive Legends Convobat figure, Ape X Arms is a redeco of Titans Return Apeface's accessory, in Optimal Optimus's colors. Convobat and Megalligator can ride Ape X Arms in robot mode. Ape X Arms can also transform into a 5 mm gun for larger Titans Return or any Legends Headmaster figures to wield, or combine with either of the two Headmasters to form a jet.
- As a redeco of a Titan Master vehicle accessory, care must be taken with the gun mode's handle: the handle fits tightly in many 5 mm-compatible closed hands, and combined with the handle's lack of metal pin running through the joint, removing it by force causes the handle to pop out of the joint.
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Notes
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[edit]- Japanese: Convoy (コンボイ Konboi)