Reconfiguration Matrix

The Reconfiguration Matrix is a device in the Generation 1 continuity family.

Since when has Prime needed a reason for coming back to life?

The Reconfiguration Matrix (or Internal Reconfiguration Matrix) is a device within Optimus Prime which allows him to transform his body into numerous entirely distinct robot and vehicle modes. It can also reconfigure the bodies of others and even produce new bodies for dissociated sparks.

Fiction

Generation 2 toy bios

Using his internal reconfiguration matrix, Optimus Prime was "recently" able to convert himself into different vehicle modes. The fastest of these new forms by far was his Go-Bot one! Go-Bot Optimus Prime bio

Japanese cartoon continuity

G-2 story pages and pack-in comic

Wheeljack, Perceptor and Jetfire formed a research team which studied the properties of the Matrix of Leadership and eventually discovered the Reconfiguration Matrix mechanism within it. G-2 Part 5

In an epic battle with Megatron, Optimus Prime's weaponry was disabled by Hooligan. He was then badly injured by an attack from Dreadwing and Smokescreen. Megatron finally administered the fatal blow and believed his enemy was finally finished. The sparks of past Autobot leaders within the Matrix of Leadership then activated the Reconfiguration Matrix, reviving Optimus Prime as Battle Convoy. G-2 #13

e-HOBBY comics

When Galvatron II threatened the galaxy with a mobile battle fortress, the deceased Matrix-bearer Ultra Magnus became aware of it from within the Matrix. He reached out to Optimus Prime and used the Autobot leader's Reconfiguration Matrix to resurrect himself in a new Laser Rod body. Magnus also gained the ability to convert into other forms (such as his original body).

Descent into Evil

Optimus Prime used the Reconfiguration Matrix to generate a new form for Ironhide after he was badly damaged at the battle of Moon Base Four.

Notes

Foreign names

• Japanese: Saikōsei Matrix (再構成マトリクス Saikōsei Matorikusu, "Reconfiguration Matrix")