Vector Shield - Revision history

MahXyme at 07:05, 13 February 2026

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	:Almost all leader class figures of Optimus Prime in his knight form comes equipped with a shield accessory that’s based on unfinished concept arts.		:Almost all leader class figures of Optimus Prime in his knight form comes equipped with a shield accessory that’s based on unfinished concept arts.

	:The first shield ~~accesory~~ was [https://joshnizzi.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/R_OptimusV2_121218_v035_JN.jpg an extended energy field] of spherical shape starting through the center of it, it was cast in transparent plastic & called the Sentinel Shield.		:The first shield accessory was [https://joshnizzi.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/R_OptimusV2_121218_v035_JN.jpg an extended energy field] of spherical shape starting through the center of it, it was cast in transparent plastic & called the Sentinel Shield.
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	* '''[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#TLKLeader\|Optimus Prime]]''' (Premier Edition, 2017)		* '''[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#TLKLeader\|Optimus Prime]]''' (Premier Edition, 2017)

	:After only two usages, a new shield ~~accesory~~ was included the same year with the brand new mold of ''Generations'' Leader Class Optimus Prime, this time the energy field sculpt was ommited, but still inacurate to the finished movie with [https://joshnizzi.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/W_OptimusShieldOpen_130406_JN.jpg a long tri-barreled cannon] sticking out from the bottom. The initial release of the figure had a gray shield with red painted accents, while the various rereleases left it unpainted and in various colors such as light gray, dark gray, and chrome. The shield was called Vector Shield and could only be mounted on Optimus’s left arm.		:After only two usages, a new shield accessory was included the same year with the brand new mold of ''Generations'' Leader Class Optimus Prime, this time the energy field sculpt was ommited, but still inacurate to the finished movie with [https://joshnizzi.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/W_OptimusShieldOpen_130406_JN.jpg a long tri-barreled cannon] sticking out from the bottom. The initial release of the figure had a gray shield with red painted accents, while the various rereleases left it unpainted and in various colors such as light gray, dark gray, and chrome. The shield was called Vector Shield and could only be mounted on Optimus’s left arm.

	:The Armor Knight toy redesigned the shield to be sligtly more accurate to the finalized design seen in the movie, albeit with a slightly wider energy field and cast in transparent orange with paint, it regained the Sentinel Shield moniker on the back of the box. It was redecoed in transparent red with paint for the Black Knight release, but called '''Sphere Shield''' (スフィアシールド).		:The Armor Knight toy redesigned the shield to be sligtly more accurate to the finalized design seen in the movie, albeit with a slightly wider energy field and cast in transparent orange with paint, it regained the Sentinel Shield moniker on the back of the box. It was redecoed in transparent red with paint for the Black Knight release, but called '''Sphere Shield''' (スフィアシールド).

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	:[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#CaliburOP\|Calibur Optimus Prime]] and [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#MtBNemesisPrime\|Nemesis Prime]] does not include the Vector Shield, but being a retool of Armor Knight Prime, all versions of the shield from previous releases are compatible with him. Both of them does include an Over-Shield, based on the shield he used in ''Dark of the Moon,'' which transforms into the rear half of his truck. With this retool, the shield can be mounted on his back.		:[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#CaliburOP\|Calibur Optimus Prime]] and [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#MtBNemesisPrime\|Nemesis Prime]] does not include the Vector Shield, but being a retool of Armor Knight Prime, all versions of the shield from previous releases are compatible with him. Both of them does include an Over-Shield, based on the shield he used in ''Dark of the Moon,'' which transforms into the rear half of his truck. With this retool, the shield can be mounted on his back.
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			*'''Golden Vector Shield''', a repaint of the Vector Shield in gold and blue chrome, it was a giveaway item for the 2nd ''The Last Knight'' Campaign in Japan.

	===Voyager Class===		===Voyager Class===

Saix at 00:17, 13 February 2026

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	On [[Cybertron (planet)\|Cybertron]], Optimus used the shield to provide suppressive fire in order to give [[Viviane Wembly]] an opportunity to enter the Ignition chamber, as well as protecting himself from a blast from Megatron's [[fusion cannon]]. The shield was presumably lost or destroyed when the chamber collapsed during the battle, as Prime was not seen with it after he entered the chamber.		On [[Cybertron (planet)\|Cybertron]], Optimus used the shield to provide suppressive fire in order to give [[Viviane Wembly]] an opportunity to enter the Ignition chamber, as well as protecting himself from a blast from Megatron's [[fusion cannon]]. The shield was presumably lost or destroyed when the chamber collapsed during the battle, as Prime was not seen with it after he entered the chamber.
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	==Toys==		==Toys==
			===Leader Class===
	[[File:AOEtoy-FirstEditionOptimusPrime.jpg\|right\|thumb\|upright=1.66]]		[[File:AOEtoy-FirstEditionOptimusPrime.jpg\|right\|thumb\|upright=1.66]]
	~~===Leader Class===~~
	* '''[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#"First Edition" toys\|First Edition Optimus Prime]]''' ([[2014]])		* '''[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#"First Edition" toys\|First Edition Optimus Prime]]''' ([[2014]])
	* '''[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#PESilverKnight\|Silver Knight Optimus Prime]]''' (2014)		* '''[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#PESilverKnight\|Silver Knight Optimus Prime]]''' (2014)
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	:[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#CaliburOP\|Calibur Optimus Prime]] and [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#MtBNemesisPrime\|Nemesis Prime]] does not include the Vector Shield, but being a retool of Armor Knight Prime, all versions of the shield from previous releases are compatible with him. Both of them does include an Over-Shield, based on the shield he used in ''Dark of the Moon,'' which transforms into the rear half of his truck. With this retool, the shield can be mounted on his back.		:[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#CaliburOP\|Calibur Optimus Prime]] and [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#MtBNemesisPrime\|Nemesis Prime]] does not include the Vector Shield, but being a retool of Armor Knight Prime, all versions of the shield from previous releases are compatible with him. Both of them does include an Over-Shield, based on the shield he used in ''Dark of the Moon,'' which transforms into the rear half of his truck. With this retool, the shield can be mounted on his back.
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	===Voyager Class===		===Voyager Class===
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	:Unfortunately, the shield is severely undersized compared to the film.		:Unfortunately, the shield is severely undersized compared to the film.
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	===''Studio Series''===		===''Studio Series''===
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	:The [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#SSNemesis\|Nemesis Prime]] retool retains the Vector Shield, cast in a gunmetal plastic.		:The [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#SSNemesis\|Nemesis Prime]] retool retains the Vector Shield, cast in a gunmetal plastic.
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	==Merchandise==		==Merchandise==
	===Dual Model Kit===		===Dual Model Kit===
	[[File:DMK03-Lost-Age-Optimus-Prime.jpg~~\|upright=1~~\|thumb]]		[[File:DMK03-Lost-Age-Optimus-Prime.jpg\|thumb]]
	* '''Optimus Prime''' (Lost Age ver.) (December 2014)		* '''Optimus Prime''' (Lost Age ver.) (December 2014)

	:This DMK kit of Optimus, based on his design in Age of Extinction, includes an all-gray Vector Shield with an extending tri-gun barrel. A “Sentinel” shield piece can clip onto the Vector Shield to represent the Sentinel Shield included with the First Edition Optimus Prime.		:This DMK kit of Optimus, based on his design in Age of Extinction, includes an all-gray Vector Shield with an extending tri-gun barrel. A “Sentinel” shield piece can clip onto the Vector Shield to represent the Sentinel Shield included with the First Edition Optimus Prime.
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	===Prime 1 Studio===		===Prime 1 Studio===

MahXyme at 00:10, 13 February 2026

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	[[File:OptimusPrimeleavesAOE.jpg\|right\|thumb\|upright=2.66\|If you told us in 2006 that Optimus would get an arm mounted cannon before [[Megatron (Movie)\|Megatron]] in the movies, we would have never believed you.]]		[[File:OptimusPrimeleavesAOE.jpg\|right\|thumb\|upright=2.66\|If you told us in 2006 that Optimus would get an arm mounted cannon before [[Megatron (Movie)\|Megatron]] in the movies, we would have never believed you.]]
	The '''Vector Shield''' is the personal shield of [[Optimus Prime (Movie)\|Optimus Prime]]. Appropriately enough for the leader of the Autobots, the shield is a versatile tool that can be used in close quarters combat, while also providing Prime a ranged alternative with a powerful cannon built into it.		The '''Vector Shield''' (rarely known as '''Sentinel Shield''') is the personal shield of [[Optimus Prime (Movie)\|Optimus Prime]]. Appropriately enough for the leader of the Autobots, the shield is a versatile tool that can be used in close quarters combat, while also providing Prime a ranged alternative with a powerful cannon built into it.

	==Fiction==		==Fiction==
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	==Toys==		==Toys==
	[[~~file~~:~~AOEGenerationstoy~~-~~LeaderOptimusPrime~~.jpg\|right\|thumb\|upright=1.66]]		[[File:AOEtoy-FirstEditionOptimusPrime.jpg\|right\|thumb\|upright=1.66]]
	===Leader Class===		===Leader Class===
	* '''Optimus Prime''' (Generations, 2014)		* '''[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#"First Edition" toys\|First Edition Optimus Prime]]''' ([[2014]])
	* '''Gold Plated Optimus Prime''' (2014)		* '''[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#PESilverKnight\|Silver Knight Optimus Prime]]''' (2014)
	* '''Leader Class Grimlock & Leader Class Optimus Prime''' (Platinum Edition 2-pack, 2014)		:Almost all leader class figures of Optimus Prime in his knight form comes equipped with a shield accessory that’s based on unfinished concept arts.
	* '''Armor Knight Optimus Prime''' (Movie Advanced Series, 2014)
	* '''Black Knight Optimus Prime''' (Movie Advanced Series, 2014)		:The first shield accesory was [https://joshnizzi.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/R_OptimusV2_121218_v035_JN.jpg an extended energy field] of spherical shape starting through the center of it, it was cast in transparent plastic & called the Sentinel Shield.
	* '''Optimus Prime''' (~~Premier Edition,~~ 2017)		{{-}}
	* '''~~Shadow Spark~~ Optimus Prime''' (2017)
			[[File:AOEGenerationstoy-LeaderOptimusPrime.jpg\|right\|thumb\|upright=1.66]]
			* '''[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Leader Class toys 5\|Optimus Prime]]''' (Generations, 2014)
			* '''[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#AOELeaderGold\|Gold Plated Optimus Prime]]''' (2014)
			* '''[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#PELeader\|Leader Class Grimlock & Leader Class Optimus Prime]]''' (Platinum Edition 2-pack, 2014)
			* '''[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#ArmorKnight\|Armor Knight Optimus Prime]]''' (Movie Advanced Series, 2014)
			* '''[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#BlackKnightLeader\|Black Knight Optimus Prime]]''' (Movie Advanced Series, 2014)
			* '''[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#ShadowSpark\|Shadow Spark Optimus Prime]]''' ([[2017]])
			* '''[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#TLKLeader\|Optimus Prime]]''' (Premier Edition, 2017)

	:~~The leader class figures~~ of Optimus Prime ~~in his knight form comes equipped with a Vector Shield accessory that’s based on unfinished concept art. As such~~, ~~while~~ the ~~overall shape of the shield is accurate~~ to the movie~~, the plating in the center of the shield is inaccurate and it has~~ a ~~huge~~ tri-barreled ~~gun~~ sticking out from the bottom. The initial release of the figure had a gray shield with red painted accents, while the various rereleases left it unpainted and in various colors such as light gray, dark gray, and ~~gold~~ chrome. The shield ~~can~~ only be mounted on Optimus’s left arm.		:After only two usages, a new shield accesory was included the same year with the brand new mold of ''Generations'' Leader Class Optimus Prime, this time the energy field sculpt was ommited, but still inacurate to the finished movie with [https://joshnizzi.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/W_OptimusShieldOpen_130406_JN.jpg a long tri-barreled cannon] sticking out from the bottom. The initial release of the figure had a gray shield with red painted accents, while the various rereleases left it unpainted and in various colors such as light gray, dark gray, and chrome. The shield was called Vector Shield and could only be mounted on Optimus’s left arm.

	:The Armor Knight toy redesigned the shield to be more accurate to the finalized design seen in the movie, albeit wider and cast in transparent orange. It was redecoed in transparent red ~~and black~~ for the Black Knight release.		:The Armor Knight toy redesigned the shield to be sligtly more accurate to the finalized design seen in the movie, albeit with a slightly wider energy field and cast in transparent orange with paint, it regained the Sentinel Shield moniker on the back of the box. It was redecoed in transparent red with paint for the Black Knight release, but called '''Sphere Shield''' (スフィアシールド).

	:Calibur Optimus Prime does not include the Vector Shield, but, being a retool of Armor Knight Prime, all versions of the shield from previous releases are compatible with him. He does include an ~~Overshield~~, based on the shield he used in ''Dark of the Moon,'' which transforms into the rear half of his truck. With this retool, the shield can be mounted on his back.		:[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#CaliburOP\|Calibur Optimus Prime]] and [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#MtBNemesisPrime\|Nemesis Prime]] does not include the Vector Shield, but being a retool of Armor Knight Prime, all versions of the shield from previous releases are compatible with him. Both of them does include an Over-Shield, based on the shield he used in ''Dark of the Moon,'' which transforms into the rear half of his truck. With this retool, the shield can be mounted on his back.
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	==Notes==		==Notes==
	*The design of the Vector Shield's cannon reuses parts from the front of the [[Mega Striker]].		*The design of the Vector Shield's cannon reuses parts from the front of the [[Mega Striker]].

			===Foreign names===
			*''Japanese:'' '''Vector Shield''' (ベクターシールド ''Bekutā Shīrudo''), '''Sentinel Shield''' (センチネルシールド ''Senchineru Shīrudo'')

	[[Category:Shields]]		[[Category:Shields]]
	[[Category:Age of Extinction weapons]]		[[Category:Age of Extinction weapons]]
	[[Category: Articles in need of images]]		[[Category: Articles in need of images]]

BluJayWarrior: /* Studio Series */

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	===''Studio Series''===		===''Studio Series''===
	[[File:StudioSeriesAOELeaderOptimusPrime.jpeg\|thumb\|upright=1.66]]		[[File:StudioSeriesAOELeaderOptimusPrime.jpeg\|thumb\|upright=1.66]]
	* '''Optimus Prime''' (Leader Class, 2025)
	<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1\|'''Optimus Prime''' (Leader Class, [[2025]])}}</ul>		<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1\|'''Optimus Prime''' (Leader Class, [[2025]])}}</ul>
	*''~~Movie~~'': '''''Age of Extinction''~~'''~~		<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1\|'''Nemesis Prime''' (Leader Class, [[2026]])}}</ul>
			:''[[Studio Series]]'' ''Age of Extinction'' [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#SSAOEKnight\|Optimus Prime]] includes a more accurately scaled Vector Shield that attaches to his forearms. It consists of three parts using [[5 mm post\|5 mm connections]] that must be taken apart and reassembled into its cannon configuration. The pegs also allow you to wield the shield halves separately if you wish. The shield stores on his back and on the truck bed through the use of an included adapter piece. There is also an unmentioned tab on the underside of the cannon part that the [[Dual Energon Swords#SSAOE\|Energon sword]] can attach to.

	~~''Studio Series''~~ Optimus Prime ~~includes a more accurately scaled~~ Vector Shield ~~that~~, ~~with~~ a ~~bit of partsforming, can alternate between its shield to cannon configurations~~.		:The [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#SSNemesis\|Nemesis Prime]] retool retains the Vector Shield, cast in a gunmetal plastic.
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	:This newer release of Optimus (technically Nemesis Prime) once again has a Vector Shield that attaches to his left arm or back.		:This newer release of Optimus (technically Nemesis Prime) once again has a Vector Shield that attaches to his left arm or back.

			==Notes==
			*The design of the Vector Shield's cannon reuses parts from the front of the [[Mega Striker]].

	[[Category:Shields]]		[[Category:Shields]]
	[[Category:Age of Extinction weapons]]		[[Category:Age of Extinction weapons]]
	[[Category: Articles in need of images]]		[[Category: Articles in need of images]]

Smasher at 16:57, 17 June 2025

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	[[File:OptimusPrimeleavesAOE.jpg\|right\|thumb\|upright=2.66\|If you told us in 2006 that Optimus would get an arm mounted cannon before [[Megatron (Movie)\|Megatron]] in the movies, we would have never believed you.]]		[[File:OptimusPrimeleavesAOE.jpg\|right\|thumb\|upright=2.66\|If you told us in 2006 that Optimus would get an arm mounted cannon before [[Megatron (Movie)\|Megatron]] in the movies, we would have never believed you.]]
	The '''Vector Shield''' is the personal shield of [[Optimus Prime (Movie)\|Optimus Prime~~]] in the [[Live-action film series\|live-action continuity family~~]]. Appropriately enough for the leader of the Autobots, the shield is a versatile tool that can be used in close quarters combat, while also providing Prime a ranged alternative with a powerful cannon built into it.		The '''Vector Shield''' is the personal shield of [[Optimus Prime (Movie)\|Optimus Prime]]. Appropriately enough for the leader of the Autobots, the shield is a versatile tool that can be used in close quarters combat, while also providing Prime a ranged alternative with a powerful cannon built into it.

	==Fiction==		==Fiction==
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	* '''Optimus Prime Clear Version''' (2017)		* '''Optimus Prime Clear Version''' (2017)

	:This ~~newer,~~ smaller, more accurate mold of Optimus comes with a ~~newer,~~ smaller, more accurate version of the Vector Shield based on the finalized design used in the films. As such, it lacks the prominent gun barrels seen in the Leader Class toys. Unlike most of the bigger releases, the shield can peg into either of Optimus’s arms.		:This smaller, more accurate mold of Optimus comes with a smaller, more accurate version of the Vector Shield based on the finalized design used in the films. As such, it lacks the prominent gun barrels seen in the Leader Class toys. Unlike most of the bigger releases, the shield can peg into either of Optimus’s arms.

	:The mass retail release of the toy includes a dark gray shield with light blue paint applications, while exclusive releases have it cast/painted in dark blue, gold chrome, transparent blue, and a screen-accurate silver with red and blue accents.		:The mass retail release of the toy includes a dark gray shield with light blue paint applications, while exclusive releases have it cast/painted in dark blue, gold chrome, transparent blue, and a screen-accurate silver with red and blue accents.

Kalb157: /* Toys */

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	:Unfortunately, the shield is severely undersized compared to the film.		:Unfortunately, the shield is severely undersized compared to the film.
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			===''Studio Series''===
			[[File:StudioSeriesAOELeaderOptimusPrime.jpeg\|thumb\|upright=1.66]]
			* '''Optimus Prime''' (Leader Class, 2025)
			<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1\|'''Optimus Prime''' (Leader Class, [[2025]])}}</ul>
			*''Movie'': '''''Age of Extinction'''''

			''Studio Series'' Optimus Prime includes a more accurately scaled Vector Shield that, with a bit of partsforming, can alternate between its shield to cannon configurations.
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Kalb157 at 21:53, 4 September 2023

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	[[File:OptimusPrimeleavesAOE.jpg\|right\|thumb\|upright=2.66\|If you told us in 2006 that Optimus would get an arm mounted cannon before [[Megatron (Movie)\|Megatron]] in the movies, we would have never believed you.]]		[[File:OptimusPrimeleavesAOE.jpg\|right\|thumb\|upright=2.66\|If you told us in 2006 that Optimus would get an arm mounted cannon before [[Megatron (Movie)\|Megatron]] in the movies, we would have never believed you.]]
	The Vector Shield is the personal shield of [[Optimus Prime (Movie)\|Optimus Prime]]. ~~It has really~~ a ~~big gun~~ built into it.		The '''Vector Shield''' is the personal shield of [[Optimus Prime (Movie)\|Optimus Prime]] in the [[Live-action film series\|live-action continuity family]]. Appropriately enough for the leader of the Autobots, the shield is a versatile tool that can be used in close quarters combat, while also providing Prime a ranged alternative with a powerful cannon built into it.

	==Fiction==		==Fiction==

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	:The leader class figures of Optimus Prime in his knight form comes equipped with a Vector Shield accessory that’s based on unfinished concept art. As such, while the overall shape of the shield is accurate to the movie, the plating in the center of the shield is inaccurate and it has a huge tri-barreled gun sticking out from the bottom. The initial release of the figure had a gray shield with red painted accents, while the various rereleases left it unpainted and in various colors such as light gray, dark gray, and gold chrome. The shield can only be mounted on Optimus’s left arm.		:The leader class figures of Optimus Prime in his knight form comes equipped with a Vector Shield accessory that’s based on unfinished concept art. As such, while the overall shape of the shield is accurate to the movie, the plating in the center of the shield is inaccurate and it has a huge tri-barreled gun sticking out from the bottom. The initial release of the figure had a gray shield with red painted accents, while the various rereleases left it unpainted and in various colors such as light gray, dark gray, and gold chrome. The shield can only be mounted on Optimus’s left arm.

	:The Armor Knight toy redesigned the shield to be more accurate to the finalized design seen in the movie, albeit wider and cast in transparent orange. It was redecoed in transparent red and black for the Black Knight release~~. With this retool, the shield can be mounted on his back~~.		:The Armor Knight toy redesigned the shield to be more accurate to the finalized design seen in the movie, albeit wider and cast in transparent orange. It was redecoed in transparent red and black for the Black Knight release.

	:Calibur Optimus Prime does not include the Vector Shield, but, being a retool of Armor Knight Prime, all versions of the shield from previous releases are compatible with him. He does include an Overshield, based on the shield he used in ''Dark of the Moon,'' which transforms into the ~~read~~ half of his truck.		:Calibur Optimus Prime does not include the Vector Shield, but, being a retool of Armor Knight Prime, all versions of the shield from previous releases are compatible with him. He does include an Overshield, based on the shield he used in ''Dark of the Moon,'' which transforms into the rear half of his truck. With this retool, the shield can be mounted on his back.
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M Sipher at 04:37, 4 September 2023

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	[[File:OptimusPrimeleavesAOE.jpg\|right\|thumb\|upright=1.8\|If you told us in 2006 that Optimus would get an arm mounted cannon before [[Megatron (Movie)\|Megatron]] in the movies, we would have never believed you.]]		[[File:OptimusPrimeleavesAOE.jpg\|right\|thumb\|upright=2.66\|If you told us in 2006 that Optimus would get an arm mounted cannon before [[Megatron (Movie)\|Megatron]] in the movies, we would have never believed you.]]
	The Vector Shield is the personal shield of [[Optimus Prime (Movie)\|Optimus Prime]]. It has really a big gun built into it.		The Vector Shield is the personal shield of [[Optimus Prime (Movie)\|Optimus Prime]]. It has really a big gun built into it.

	==Fiction==		==Fiction==
	===''Age of Extinction'' film===		===''Age of Extinction'' film===
	Like the [[Sword of Judgment]], the Vector Shield was stored within the armory of [[Lockdown (~~AOE~~)\|Lockdown's]] "trophy case" within the [[Knight Ship]].		Like the [[Sword of Judgment]], the Vector Shield was stored within the armory of [[Lockdown (ROTF)\|Lockdown's]] "trophy case" within the [[Knight Ship]].

	Optimus retrieved the Vector Shield after freeing the [[Dinobot (AOE)\|Dinobots]] with the Sword of Judgement. Optimus kept the shield mounted on his back as he offered to allow them to join the Autobots in the fight against Galvatron in Hong Kong. [[Grimlock (AOE)\|Grimlock]] challenged Optimus to a duel, and was beaten into submission by the Prime with the shield. Prime carried the shield into battle against Galvatron’s drones, and used its built-in cannon to destroy the electromagnet of the Knight Ship as Lockdown was sucking in his bounty.		Optimus retrieved the Vector Shield after freeing the [[Dinobot (AOE)\|Dinobots]] with the Sword of Judgement. Optimus kept the shield mounted on his back as he offered to allow them to join the Autobots in the fight against Galvatron in Hong Kong. [[Grimlock (AOE)\|Grimlock]] challenged Optimus to a duel, and was beaten into submission by the Prime with the shield. Prime carried the shield into battle against Galvatron’s drones, and used its built-in cannon to destroy the electromagnet of the Knight Ship as Lockdown was sucking in his bounty.
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	===''The Last Knight'' film===		===''The Last Knight'' film===
	~~Optimus continued to use the Vector Shield during his brief stint as Nemesis Prime. [[Bumblebee (Movie)\|Bumblebee]] was able to quickly disarm Nemesis of his shield during their battle.~~

	[[File:TLK optimus and bumblebee shootout.jpeg~~\|left~~\|thumb\|upright=1.8\|"Sir, we're surrounded!"<br>"Excellent. That means we can fire in any direction."]]		[[File:TLK optimus and bumblebee shootout.jpeg\|thumb\|upright=1.66\|"Sir, we're surrounded!"<br>"Excellent. That means we can fire in any direction."]]Optimus continued to use the Vector Shield during his brief stint as Nemesis Prime. [[Bumblebee (Movie)\|Bumblebee]] was able to quickly disarm Nemesis of his shield during their battle.
	~~On [[Cybertron]],~~ Optimus ~~used the shield~~ to ~~provide suppressive fire in order to give [[Vivian Wembley]] an opportunity to enter~~ the ~~Ignition chamber,~~ as ~~well as protecting himself from a blast from Megatron's~~ [[~~Fusion Cannon~~\|~~fusion cannon~~]]~~. The~~ shield ~~was presumably lost or destroyed when the chamber collapsed~~ during ~~the~~ battle~~, as Prime was not seen with it after he entered the chamber~~.

			On [[Cybertron (planet)\|Cybertron]], Optimus used the shield to provide suppressive fire in order to give [[Viviane Wembly]] an opportunity to enter the Ignition chamber, as well as protecting himself from a blast from Megatron's [[fusion cannon]]. The shield was presumably lost or destroyed when the chamber collapsed during the battle, as Prime was not seen with it after he entered the chamber.
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	==Toys==		==Toys==
	[[file:AOEGenerationstoy-LeaderOptimusPrime.jpg\|right\|thumb\|upright=1.8]]		[[file:AOEGenerationstoy-LeaderOptimusPrime.jpg\|right\|thumb\|upright=1.66]]
	===Leader Class===		===Leader Class===
	* '''Optimus Prime''' (Generations, 2014)		* '''Optimus Prime''' (Generations, 2014)
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	:Calibur Optimus Prime does not include the Vector Shield, but, being a retool of Armor Knight Prime, all versions of the shield from previous releases are compatible with him. He does include an Overshield, based on the shield he used in ''Dark of the Moon,'' which transforms into the read half of his truck.		:Calibur Optimus Prime does not include the Vector Shield, but, being a retool of Armor Knight Prime, all versions of the shield from previous releases are compatible with him. He does include an Overshield, based on the shield he used in ''Dark of the Moon,'' which transforms into the read half of his truck.
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	===Voyager Class===		===Voyager Class===
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	==Merchandise==		==Merchandise==
	===Dual Model Kit===		===Dual Model Kit===
	[[File:DMK03-Lost-Age-Optimus-Prime.jpg\|upright=1~~.66~~\|thumb]]		[[File:DMK03-Lost-Age-Optimus-Prime.jpg\|upright=1\|thumb]]
	* '''Optimus Prime''' (Lost Age ver.) (December 2014)		* '''Optimus Prime''' (Lost Age ver.) (December 2014)

	:This DMK kit of Optimus, based on his design in Age of Extinction, includes an all-gray Vector Shield with an extending tri-gun barrel. A “Sentinel” shield piece can clip onto the Vector Shield to represent the Sentinel Shield included with the First Edition Optimus Prime.		:This DMK kit of Optimus, based on his design in Age of Extinction, includes an all-gray Vector Shield with an extending tri-gun barrel. A “Sentinel” shield piece can clip onto the Vector Shield to represent the Sentinel Shield included with the First Edition Optimus Prime.
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	===Prime 1 Studio===		===Prime 1 Studio===
	[[File:Prime 1 Studio Museum Optimus Prime Grimlock.jpg\|upright=1.11\|thumb]]		[[File:Prime 1 Studio Museum Optimus Prime Grimlock.jpg\|upright=.66\|thumb]]
	* '''Grimlock''' (2015)		* '''Grimlock''' (2015)