Optimus Primal (ROTB)

The name or term "Optimus Primal" refers to more than one character or idea. For a list of other meanings, see Optimus Primal (disambiguation).

Optimus Primal is the Maximal leader from the live-action film continuity family.

Heyo, look out down below! Here he comes, banana slamma, Kongo Bongo's hero!

Optimus Primal is a very large gorilla! He's here to warn Optimus Prime about a great evil. Another great evil. There's so many. But this one's the biggest, we swear.

He has swords that can combine into a dual-ended staff.

Fiction

Rise of the Beasts film

Voice actor: Ron Perlman (English)

Aren't you tired of being nice?

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Rise of the Beasts

Toys

Rise of the Beasts

Beast Alliance

"Hey Tigatron could you come here for a second?"
"Sure Optim-HEY WHAT ARE YOU OW OW OW OW-"

• Optimus Primal & Arrowstripe (Beast Weaponizers, 2023)

This simple 5-inch Optimus Primal toy converts from robot to gorilla in 7 steps, and comes packaged with Arrowstripe, a 3-inch Beast Battle Master toy that can convert from tiger to crossbow in 5 steps. Optimus Primal can wield Arrowstripe in crossbow mode.

Megatron’s gonna see this and flip a desk.

• Optimus Primal & Skullcruncher (Beast Combiners, 2023)

Optimus Primal converts simply from robot to gorilla in 7 steps, and is packaged with Skullcruncher, who Primal can be armored with after he's converted in 6 steps.

2-in-1 roleplay

First one to make a Harambe joke is gonna get a banana to the face.

• Optimus Primal (2-in-1 Mask, 2023)

This Optimus Primal converts from robot to a wearable mask of Optimus Primal's gorilla mode face in 12 steps.

Smash Changers

• Optimus Primal (Smash Changers, 2023)

This 9-inch Optimus Primal toy changes automatically from gorilla to robot by tapping his feet against a surface three times -- once to unlock his auto-rotating waist into a standing pose, and twice more to covert him further after turning him face-forward.

Notes

• An Optimus Primal was designed for Transformers: The Last Knight but was ultimately unused.

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