Prime (disambiguation)

The name Prime can refer to a Matrix-load of different things:

Franchises

• 2010 — Transformers: Prime, a major franchise with accompanying toyline.

Transformer component

• 1985 — Prime, a little-used name for Generation 1 Optimus Prime's cart-sized drone usually known as Roller.
• 2004 — Prime Force, a team of drones used by Energon Optimus Prime.
• 2004 — Prime Spark, a special Spark shared by the Optimuses who met together in the story "Prime Spark".

Rank

The rank Prime, held by many characters, generally bearers of the Matrix of Leadership.

Matrix bearers

• Optimus Prime, a name that has been applied to many different characters who have a tendency to carry the Matrix of Leadership.
• Sentinel Prime, a name that has been applied to many different characters who have a tendency to die and precede Optimus Prime as Autobot leader.
• 1986 — Rodimus Prime, the form taken by Hot Rod when he gets the Matrix in most of the Generation 1 continuities.
• 1990 — Prime Nova, a past Matrix bearer first mentioned in the Generation 1 Marvel comics.
• 2000 — Omega Prime, the combined form of 2001 Robots in Disguise Optimus Prime, who has the Matrix, and Robots in Disguise Ultra Magnus, who wants the Matrix.
• 2003 — Alpha Prime, another name for Primon, the first Matrix-bearer in some continuities.
• 2003 — Guardian Prime, one more past Matrix-bearer, also foisted upon us by the Dreamwave Generation 1 comics.
• 2005 — Vector Prime, guardian of time and space, one of the thirteen original Transformers, and incidentally, apparently another Matrix-bearer.
• 2007 — Nova Prime, who abandoned the Matrix for the Darkness in the 2005 IDW continuity.
• 2008 — Zeta Prime, the ill-fated interim Prime who went too far after the Decepticons' rise in the 2005 IDW continuity.
• 2009 — The Dynasty of Primes, the group of ancient Cybertronians who hid their Matrix and restored it in Revenge of the Fallen.
• 2009 — Bendy-Bus Prime, apparently somehow part of the Dynasty.
• 2011 — Nominus Prime, the elitist Senate puppet who sowed the seeds for the Decepticon revolution in the 2005 IDW continuity.
• 2015 — Shotimus Prime, the form taken by Hot Shot when he gets the Matrix in certain continuities.
• 2016 — Regulus Prime, a past Matrix-bearer mentioned in derision by Megatron in Transformers vs. G.I. Joe.
• 2016 — Amazon Prime, an absurdly named past Matrix-bearer also mentioned by Megatron in Transformers vs. G.I. Joe.
• 2019 — Zeta Prime, the Prime from the Cyberverse cartoon.
• 2024 — Zeta Prime, the ill-fated head honcho of the ruling council of Primes in One.

Schmucks too good for disco

• Nemesis Prime, a name that has been applied to several different characters, one of which carries the Dead Matrix.
• 2000 — Primal Prime, the Vok-created Living Matrix and leader of the Wreckers.
• 2002 — Prime is the Japanese name for Armada Sparkplug, who hung on to the Matrix after Armada Optimus Prime died.
• 2007 — Leo Prime, another name for Lio Convoy, a high-ranking Maximal with an Energon Matrix, which is not the Matrix.
• 2007 — Modus Prime, the first of the Mini-Cons and their leader in the Classics portion of the Generation 1 series.
• 2008 — Longarm Prime, the Autobot intelligence officer disguise of Shockwave from Animated.
• 2009 — Rodimus Prime, the Autobot Elite Guard member and leader of Team Athenia from Animated.
• 2009 — Nexus Prime, one of the 13 and the guardian of Rarified Energon.
• 2010 — Sentinel Zeta Prime, leader of Cybertron before Optimus Prime from Prime.
• 2010 — Megatronus Prime, former name of The Fallen given in the Transformers Vault (in other media, it's just "Megatronus" sans "Prime").
• 2010 — Big Bang Prime, an Autobot bound to Beta Supreme from Animated.
• 2010 — Override Prime, an Autobot bound to Kappa Supreme from Animated.
• 2010 — Fire Prime, an Autobot commander killed by Cosmic Rust during the Great War from Animated.
• 2012 — Any of the many Town Commanders with the rank of Prime from the Cybertron Satellite promotion.
• 2012 — Captimus Prime, the Autobot from Cap Bots.
• 2014 — Rodimus Prime, the Autobot from Battle Masters.
• 2014 — The Thirteen Primes, the increasingly common alias of a gaggle of demigods of wildly varying levels of Matrix-iness.
• 2017 — Magnus Prime, a City Commander binary-bonded to Ginrai who looks just like Optimus.
• 2017 — Septimus Prime, philosopher-king ruler of Protihex from the 2005 IDW continuity.
• 2019 — Coffeemus Prime, the Line League cosplayer from BotBots.

Locations

• 2006 — Gorlam Prime, the old name of a planet in the same sector of space as the Benzuli Expanse.
• 2010 — Giedi Prime, a planet in Animated.

Fictional stories

Several stories contained the word "Prime".

• 2004 — "Prime Spark", a prose story from the Transformers Legends anthology.

Television

• 1985 — "A Prime Problem", an episode from the second season of The Transformers.
• 1985 — "Prime Target", an episode from the second season of The Transformers.
• 1987 — "The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1" and "Part 2", episodes from the third season of The Transformers.
• 2010 — Transformers: Prime, the tie-in television series for the aforementioned franchise.
• 2023 — "Prime Time", an episode from the first season of Transformers: EarthSpark.

Comics

• 1985 — "Prime Time!", an issue of the Marvel Comics Generation 1 comic book.
• 2002 — Transformers: Generation 1 vol. 1: Prime Directive, a six-part Dreamwave Generation One miniseries.
• 2005 — "Vector Prime: In the Beginning", an issue of the Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club comic.
• 2010 — "Transformers: Prime", the comic prequel to the television series.
• 2011 — Transformers: Prime, a series of comic adaptations of Prime episodes.
• 2020 — "War World: Prime", an issue of Transformers.

Books

• 2011 — "Prime Target"

Games

• 2011 — Transformers Prime: Terrorcon Defense, a Transformers: Prime online game.
• 2012 — Transformers: Prime - The Game

What it is not

Prime should not be confused with:

• Prima, the first Transformer and Matrix-bearer.
• Primon, another early Transformer and Matrix-bearer of unclear relation to Prima.
• Primus, the Transformer god, who made the Matrix.
• Optimus Primal, the munky from Beast Wars, who had an Energon Matrix in Japan.
• Primacron, the mighty ape-like creator of Unicron, who just doesn't get it.
• The thirteen original Transformers, who as a whole are sometimes simply called the Primes.

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