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The '''Laser Rod''' is [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]'s personal blade in his "Laser" body.
The '''Laser Rod''' is [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]'s personal blade in his "Laser" body.
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==Fiction==
==Fiction==
===Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
===Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
[[File:G2PrimeJustice.jpg|thumb|left]]
====''G-2'' pack-in comic and story pages====
====''G-2'' pack-in comic and story pages====
[[File:G2PrimeJustice.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6|left]]
Upon his defeat at the hands of [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]], the [[Spark|spirits]] of the fallen [[Autobot]] commanders residing within the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]] activated the [[Reconfiguration Matrix]] and resurrected [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] as Battle Convoy. Part of his upgraded form was the [[Cybertonium]] Sword, which was powerful enough to chop Megatron's cannon in half. {{storylink|Transformers: G-2 (story page)|Birth of the New Supreme Commander Battle Convoy!}}
 
Upon his defeat at the hands of [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]], the [[Spark|spirits]] of the fallen [[Autobot]] commanders residing within the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]] activated the [[Reconfiguration Matrix]] and resurrected [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] as Battle Convoy. Part of his upgraded form was the [[Cybertonium]] Sword, which was powerful enough to chop Megatron's [[fusion cannon]] right off his arm. {{storylink|Transformers: G-2 (story page)|Birth of the New Supreme Commander Battle Convoy!}}


====''Legends'' comic====
====''Legends'' comic====
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===''United''===
===''United''===
Optimus wielded the Laser Rod as part of a new body. {{storylink|A New Battle!}} {{storylink|#United|''United'' Laser Optimus Prime bio}}
Optimus wielded the Laser Rod as part of a new body. {{storylink|A New Battle!}} {{storylink|#United|''United'' Laser Optimus Prime bio}}
{{--}}


==Games==
==Games==
===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
[[File:Laser-Optimus-Earth-Wars.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|]]
[[File:Laser-Optimus-Earth-Wars.jpg|thumb]]
After arriving in a new universe, Laser Optimus Prime and [[Drift (G1)|Drift]] got ready to confront the triumvirate of Megatrons now present. Optimus declared that his Laser Rod was ready, though [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] found that particular phrase annoying. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars|Laser Optimus research}}
After arriving in a new universe, [[Optimus Prime (Armada)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Laser Optimus]] and [[Drift (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Drift]] got ready to confront the triumvirate of Megatrons now present. Optimus declared that his Laser Rod was ready, though [[Arcee (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Arcee]] found that particular phrase annoying. {{storylink|Multiverse Saga#Laser Optimus|Laser Optimus research}}
{{-}}
 
{{chargamestub|{{storylink|New Armada}} {{storylink|Second Armada}} {{storylink|Third Armada}} Almost certainly many more, this thing is like his catch phrase so it comes up a lot.}}
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==Toys==
==Toys==
===''Generation 2''===
===''Generation 2''===
[[File:G2toy laser optimus prime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|]]
[[File:G2toy laser optimus prime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|]]
*'''Laser Optimus Prime''' ([[1995]])
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a2|'''Laser Optimus Prime''' ([[1995]])}}</ul>
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''TRF-13'''
:*''Japanese ID number:'' '''TRF-13'''
:A "saber weapon" was included with ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Laser|Laser Optimus Prime]].
:A "saber weapon" was included with ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Laser|Laser Optimus Prime]].


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{{-}}{{anchor|reissue}}
[[File:LaserPrime reissue.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
[[File:LaserPrime reissue.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Battle Convoy''' (Reissue, [[2006]])
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a2|'''Battle Convoy''' (Reissue, [[2006]])}}</ul>
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''TRF-13'''
:*''ID number:'' '''TRF-13'''


:The original sword was reissued by TakaraTomy in 2006. It uses the rounded version of the sword included in the ''Robots in Disguise'' Scourge mold.
:The original sword was reissued by TakaraTomy in 2006. It uses the rounded version of the sword included in the ''Robots in Disguise'' Scourge mold.
{{-}}
{{--}}


===''Transformers'' (2010)===
===''Transformers'' (2010)===
[[File:TF2010 Deluxe G2OptimusPrime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|]]
[[File:TF2010 Deluxe G2OptimusPrime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Deluxe Class, [[2011]])
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Optimus Prime''' (Deluxe Class, [[2011]])}}</ul>
:An unnamed new sword mold was included with ''[[Transformers (2010 toyline)#RTS|Reveal the Shield]]'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Transformers (2010|Optimus Prime]].
:An unnamed new sword mold was included with ''[[Transformers (2010 toyline)#RTS|Reveal the Shield]]'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Transformers (2010)|Optimus Prime]].


:This mold was used for ''[[Transformers Timelines (toyline)|Timelines]]'' [[Sword of Fury#Timelines|Sword of Fury]], the first ''Legends'' [[Sword of Fury#Legends|Black Sword]], and the ''Timelines''/''Shattered Glass'' [[Terminus Blade#Toys|Terminus Blade]].
:This mold was used for ''[[Transformers Timelines (toyline)|Timelines]]''/''Robots in Disguise'' [[Sword of Fury#Timelines|Sword of Fury]], the first ''Legends'' [[Sword of Fury#Legends|Black Sword]], and the ''Timelines''/''Shattered Glass'' [[Terminus Blade#Toys|Terminus Blade]].
{{-}}
{{--}}


===''United''===
===''United''===
[[File:Unitedtoy laser prime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|]]
[[File:Unitedtoy laser prime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|]]
*'''Laser Optimus Prime''' ([[March 26]], [[2011]])
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Laser Optimus Prime''' ([[March 26]], [[2011]])}}</ul>
:The ''Reveal the Shield'' iteration had a color change in Japan for ''[[Transformers United|United]]''
:*''ID number:'' '''UN-22'''
{{-}}
:The ''Reveal the Shield'' iteration had a color change in Japan for ''[[Transformers United|United]]'' iteration of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#UN22|Laser Optimus Prime]].
{{--}}


===''Generations''===
===''Titans Return''===
[[File:TF-Titans-Return-Chaos-on-Velocitron-Laser-Prime.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|]]
[[File:TF-Titans-Return-Chaos-on-Velocitron-Laser-Prime.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|]]
*'''Chaos on Velocitron''' (Multi-pack, [[2017]])
*'''Chaos on Velocitron''' (Multi-pack, [[2017]])
:The third mold of the sword was included with ''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'' [[Refractor#toys|Refractor]] & [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#ChaosonVelocitron|Laser Prime]], part of the "Chaos on Velocitron" multi-pack. This unnamed sword was redecoed from the loosely ''Return of Convoy''-themed [[Diac#Toys|Diac]] & [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Titans Return|Optimus Prime]].
:The third mold of the sword was included with ''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'' [[Refractor#Toys|Refractor]] & [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#TRCOV|Laser Prime]], part of the "Chaos on Velocitron" multi-pack. This unnamed sword was redecoed from the loosely ''Return of Convoy''-themed [[Diac#Toys|Diac]] & [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Titans Return|Optimus Prime]].
 
:This mold was used for the second ''Legends'' [[Sword of Fury#Voyager|Black Sword]], ''[[Street Fighter II × Transformers]]'' [[Ryu#Toys|Ryu]]'s sword and Double [[Pretender]] [[Megatron (G1)/Generations toys#TFSS|Megatron]]'s sword.
{{--}}
 
===''Legacy''===
[[File:Legacy Laser Optimus Prime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Laser Optimus Prime''' (Leader Class, [[2022]]) / '''G2 Universe Laser Optimus Prime''' (Leader Class, [[2024]])}}</ul>
 
:''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy]]'' Leader Class "Laser Optimus Prime" comes with his signature Laser Rod blade, which can be combined with the included Energon Axe to form a bigger sword. The axe and sword can be stored either inside the trailer or on the cab, with the sword stored underneath the rear section of the cab like the original and the axe slotting in over the trailer hitch.
 
:As the sword accessory is designed for this mold's open hands, it cannot be wielded by other figures with 5mm hands due to the protruding peg, which is meant to be mounted onto the trailer or the cab for storage. If you're feeling risky, the tab can be trimmed off, which also permanently loses its storage ability.


:This mold was used for the second ''Legends'' [[Sword of Fury#Voyager|Black Sword]], ''[[Street Fighter II × Transformers]]'' [[Ryu#Toys|Ryu]]'s sword and Double [[Pretender]] [[Megatron (G1)/toys#DoublePretender|Megatron]]'s sword.
:The sword was redecoed into ''Velocitron Speedia 500 Collection'' [[Scourge (RID)#Legacy|Robots In Disguise 2000 Universe Scourge]]'s [[Sword_of_Fury#Legacy|Sword of Fury]] and ''Toxitron Collection'' "[[Toxitron (Universe)#Legacy|G2 Universe Toxitron]]"'s sword, and one of the components for [[Ultra Magnus (SG)#Shattered Glass Collection|Ultra Magnus]]'s [[Terminus Blade]].
{{-}}
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==Notes==
==Notes==
*''Generation 2'' Laser Optimus Prime's sword has never been named by Hasbro toy packaging, merely being referred to as a "saber weapon" in the Hasbro ''Generation 2'' packaging. By contrast, Japanese ''G-2'' fiction described it as a specialized [[Cybertonium]] blade. Almost two decades later, it received the name "Laser Rod" for the ''United'' toy release, deriving from the European ''Generation 2'' figure name, "Laser Rod Optimus Prime. This was used again in [[2017]] for ''Earth Wars'', presumably because [[Simon Furman]] was involved in writing both.
*''Generation 2'' Laser Optimus Prime's sword has never been named by Hasbro toy packaging, merely being referred to as a "saber weapon" in the Hasbro ''Generation 2'' packaging. By contrast, Japanese ''G-2'' fiction described it as a specialized [[cybertonium]] blade. Almost two decades later, it received the name "Laser Rod" for the ''United'' toy release, deriving from the European ''Generation 2'' figure name, "Laser Rod Optimus Prime". This was used again in [[2017]] for ''Earth Wars'', presumably because [[Simon Furman]] was involved in writing both.


===Foreign names===
===Foreign names===
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[[Category:Optimus Prime's weapons]]

Latest revision as of 17:06, 5 October 2025

This article is about the weapon. For the subgroup, see Laser Rod.

The Laser Rod is Optimus Prime's personal blade in his "Laser" body.

Fiction

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Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity

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G-2 pack-in comic and story pages

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Upon his defeat at the hands of Megatron, the spirits of the fallen Autobot commanders residing within the Matrix activated the Reconfiguration Matrix and resurrected Optimus Prime as Battle Convoy. Part of his upgraded form was the Cybertonium Sword, which was powerful enough to chop Megatron's cannon in half. Birth of the New Supreme Commander Battle Convoy!

Legends comic

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In 2018, Optimus Prime used the Reconfiguration Matrix to briefly become Battle Convoy again in the fight against Dark Nova. Battle Convoy brandished his Cybertonium Sword against the Vok Galaman. LG-EX Big Powered Prologue Part Two

United

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Optimus wielded the Laser Rod as part of a new body. A New Battle! United Laser Optimus Prime bio

Games

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Transformers: Earth Wars

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After arriving in a new universe, Laser Optimus and Drift got ready to confront the triumvirate of Megatrons now present. Optimus declared that his Laser Rod was ready, though Arcee found that particular phrase annoying. Laser Optimus research


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New Armada Second Armada Third Armada Almost certainly many more, this thing is like his catch phrase so it comes up a lot.

Toys

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Generation 2

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  • Laser Optimus Prime (1995)
  • Japanese ID number: TRF-13
A "saber weapon" was included with Generation 2 Laser Optimus Prime.
This mold was also used for the Black Sword of Car Robots Black Convoy (as in turn, the Sword of Fury of Robots in Disguise Scourge) as well as the unnamed sword of e-HOBBY G-2 Laser Ultra Magnus. It may have been included with Universe Toxitron, but that release was canceled.


  • Battle Convoy (Reissue, 2006)
  • ID number: TRF-13
The original sword was reissued by TakaraTomy in 2006. It uses the rounded version of the sword included in the Robots in Disguise Scourge mold.

Transformers (2010)

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  • Optimus Prime (Deluxe Class, 2011)
An unnamed new sword mold was included with Reveal the Shield Optimus Prime.
This mold was used for Timelines/Robots in Disguise Sword of Fury, the first Legends Black Sword, and the Timelines/Shattered Glass Terminus Blade.

United

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  • ID number: UN-22
The Reveal the Shield iteration had a color change in Japan for United iteration of Laser Optimus Prime.

Titans Return

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  • Chaos on Velocitron (Multi-pack, 2017)
The third mold of the sword was included with Titans Return Refractor & Laser Prime, part of the "Chaos on Velocitron" multi-pack. This unnamed sword was redecoed from the loosely Return of Convoy-themed Diac & Optimus Prime.
This mold was used for the second Legends Black Sword, Street Fighter II × Transformers Ryu's sword and Double Pretender Megatron's sword.

Legacy

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  • Laser Optimus Prime (Leader Class, 2022) / G2 Universe Laser Optimus Prime (Leader Class, 2024)
Legacy Leader Class "Laser Optimus Prime" comes with his signature Laser Rod blade, which can be combined with the included Energon Axe to form a bigger sword. The axe and sword can be stored either inside the trailer or on the cab, with the sword stored underneath the rear section of the cab like the original and the axe slotting in over the trailer hitch.
As the sword accessory is designed for this mold's open hands, it cannot be wielded by other figures with 5mm hands due to the protruding peg, which is meant to be mounted onto the trailer or the cab for storage. If you're feeling risky, the tab can be trimmed off, which also permanently loses its storage ability.
The sword was redecoed into Velocitron Speedia 500 Collection Robots In Disguise 2000 Universe Scourge's Sword of Fury and Toxitron Collection "G2 Universe Toxitron"'s sword, and one of the components for Ultra Magnus's Terminus Blade.

Notes

[edit]
  • Generation 2 Laser Optimus Prime's sword has never been named by Hasbro toy packaging, merely being referred to as a "saber weapon" in the Hasbro Generation 2 packaging. By contrast, Japanese G-2 fiction described it as a specialized cybertonium blade. Almost two decades later, it received the name "Laser Rod" for the United toy release, deriving from the European Generation 2 figure name, "Laser Rod Optimus Prime". This was used again in 2017 for Earth Wars, presumably because Simon Furman was involved in writing both.

Foreign names

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  • Japanese: Cybertonium Sword (セイバートニウムソード Seibātoniumu Sōdo), Laser Rod (レーザーロッド Rēzā Roddo)
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