Optimus Primal (ROTB)

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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 Movie continuity family.
He's the leader of the bunch. You know him well.

Leader of the Maximals, Optimus Primal has been living on Earth disguised as a 13-foot-tall mechanical gorilla. Having kept vigil from within the Peruvian jungles for the return of an evil they've been waging eternal war with across many galaxies, he's seen enough tragedy to compel a gentle, resolute wisdom. Of course, the better part of wisdom is knowing when to use your giant ape fists to protect the innocent. And when to give heroic speeches.[1]

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

“ There is a darkness coming. ”

—Optimus Primal, Rise of the Beasts

Fiction

Rise of the Beasts film

Voice actor: Ron Perlman (English), Takehito Koyasu (Japanese), Michel Vigné (European French), Emmanuel Jacomy (European French, first trailer), Patrick Chouinard (Canadian French), Tilo Schmitz (German), Riccardo Lombardo (Italian), Humberto Solórzano (Latin American Spanish), Dláigelles Silva (Brazilian Portuguese)

Plot details for Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (film) follow.

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Aren't you tired of being nice?

Optimus Primal—named in honor of the famous Optimus Prime—was one of the Maximals who inhabited a distant jungle world. When Unicron and the Terrorcons attacked, Primal and a small group of Maximals fought their way through to meet their leader Apelinq, guardian of the Transwarp Key that allowed their race to cross time and space. Aware that the Terrorcon leader Scourge would try to claim the key, Apelinq passed both the mantle of command and the Transwarp Key to Optimus, who used the key to escape their doomed world moments before Unicron devoured their home. Optimus and the three remaining Maximals—Airazor, Cheetor, and Rhinox—fled across space and time to ancient Earth, where they established a new base of operations in southern Peru. Originally, Optimus established a hidden tomb where they stored the Transwarp Key; in time, however, the Maximals came to befriend the humans who took up residence in the region and entrusted them with the device instead.

The Maximals remained in hiding for many thousands of years, until, in the year 1994, a sequence of events set in motion by the accidental discovery of the Transwarp Key Earth led a team of Autobots and their human allies Noah Diaz and Elena Wallace to the jungles of South America. After a brief standoff with Optimus Prime, Primal agreed to help them retrieve the second half of the Key before the Terrorcons retrieved it, and led them to a nearby village to meet with the latest guardians of the key.

However, the next morning, Scourge's corruption finally overcame Airazor, who'd been previously infected with his corrosive powers during a prior confrontation, and after a brief battle Primal was forced to put his infected teammate down for good. However, the battle allowed Scourge to get a hold of both halves of the Transwarp Key, and used them to open a portal through which to summon Unicron to Earth. The Autobots and Maximals took part in the final battle to retrieve the Transwarp Key and close the portal, with Primal killing a disarmed Battletrap by smashing his head to bits with his own wrecking ball. Although Optimus Prime successfully killed Scourge and destroyed the key, the imploding transwarp portal forced Primal and his allies into a retreat. However, just when it seemed Noah's attempt to rescue Optimus Prime from the imploding portal ended in failure, Primal arrived in the nick of time to help pull the Autobot leader to safety. With the evil defeated, the three remaining Maximals chose to stay behind in Peru while the Autobots returned to America. Rise of the Beasts

Toys

Rise of the Beasts

Make your pecs dance, you deserve it!
  • Optimus Primal (Voyager Class, 2023)
    • Accessories: 2 swords
Released in the first wave of "Core" Rise of the Beasts Voyager Class figures, Optimus Primal is based on his appearance in the movie, and transforms into a mechanical gorilla with both bipedal and quadrupedal arrangements. Primal comes with two swords very similar in design to those of his original incarnation's, and likewise both can be wielded in one hand. The swords store on two slots on his back.
This figure was first sighted in Mexico before any announcement from Hasbro.

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)
    • TakaraTomy name: Kakusei Change Set Optimus Primal & Arrowstripe
    • TakaraTomy ID number: BCS-01
    • TakaraTomy release date: April 15, 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.
Like the same line's Prime, the stock photo of his packaging depicts him being positioned on the left (with Arrowstripe on the right) before the actual product swaps their positions. The promotional render on the back of the box also depicts Arrowstripe's tail as being painted blue, which it is not on the finished toy.


Megatron’s gonna see this and flip a desk.
  • Optimus Primal & Skullcruncher (Beast Combiners, 2023)
    • TakaraTomy name: Kakusei Change Armor Set Optimus Primal & Skullcruncher
    • TakaraTomy ID number: BCAS-03
    • TakaraTomy release date: June 24, 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 partially autotransformed steps.


File:TF-ROTB-Battlemaster-Primal.jpg
His coconut gun
Can fire in spurts
If he shoots ya, it's gonna hurt!
  • Optimus Primal (Beast Battle Masters, 2023)
Beast Battle Master Optimus Primal is a 3-inch figure that transforms from gorilla to a blaster in 5 steps. Like other Beast Battle Masters, he features a 5mm peg on his blaster mode that allows it to be held by other figures. While stock photos depict his gorilla mode standing on two legs, it is actually designed to look more natural in a quadrupedal stance.
This figure was first found listed on Canadian store kidtoy.ca's website, prior to any announcement by Hasbro.

2-in-1 roleplay

I've heard of Apeface, but this is ridiculous!
  • 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

Heyo, look out down below! Here he comes, banana slamma, Kongo Bongo's hero!
  • Optimus Primal (Smash Changers, 2023)
    • TakaraTomy name: Papapatto (Quick) Change Optimus Primal
    • TakaraTomy ID number: BPC-01
    • TakaraTomy release date: April 15, 2023
This 9-inch (the same height as the Beast Wars Ultra Class figure) 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 convert him further after turning him face-forward.
TakaraTomy elder statesman and designer of most of Generation 1 Kōjin Ōno considers this toy a triumph of engineering. Yes, really.[2]

Ultimate

  • Optimus Primal (2023)
    • Accessories: 2 Cyber Blades, 2 Missiles
Released in the same size as the pre-War for Cybertron Trilogy Leader Class figures, this Optimus Primal transforms into a mechanical gorilla that can assume both bipedal and quadrupedal stances. He features poseable knuckles, a built-in interchangeable face mask, pop-out forearm plasma cannons, and even a pair of pressure-launch missiles for the toy's back cannons (a first for a new-mold Transformers toy since Cyberverse Warrior Class Drift in 2019). Aside from the palms, Primal features additional 3mm ports on the shoulder armors, forearms, and lower legs for extra playability.
Ultimate Optimus Prime was first revealed by Hasbro for the Hasbro Pulse store, with TakaraTomy Mall putting up preorders a few days later. TakaraTomy Mall also added the "Burning Cheetor" Battle Master as a freebie with preorder.


Or you could pick... WHAT'S IN THE BOX.
Or you could pick... WHAT'S IN THE BOX.

This item is currently scheduled for release, but is not yet available at mass retail.

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Merchandise

Yolopark

He has no style
He has no grace
Th-this Kong has a funny face
  • Optimus Primal (model kit, 2023)
    • Accessories:
Yolopark's poseable, 8-inch snap-together pre-painted model kit of Rise of the Beasts Optimus Primal comes with his two swords, various replaceable hands, and an alternate face with a mouth.

Printables

  • Optimus Primal (Print-in-place figure, 2023)
A 3D printable model of Optimus Primal in gorilla mode was made available for free by Paramount Pictures on Printables. Once printed, the figure features ten points of articulation on its arms and legs.


  • Optimus Primal (Bust, 2023)
    • Accessories: Stand
Another 3D printable model of Optimus Primal available on Printables, this time of his gorilla head on a stand. The stand features a prominent Maximal insignia.


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Notes

Mmm... monkey
  • Optimus Primal was originally conceived for Transformers: The Last Knight. His design in Rise of the Beasts is actually a heavy modification of Furio Tedeschi's unused concept art from said film. Aside from the removal of the AOE/TLK Optimus Prime-like helmet and the addition of organic components (like leather and fur), the most notable differences are a more brown-ish paintjob, green eyes and a more anatomic chest with a Maximal insignia. While the concept art intends for him to be larger, standing at least at 50 feet tall compared to a human, the official AR statue website app depicts Primal at 13'2" in beast mode.
  • As a contrast to the more static faces of the Autobots, Steven Caple Jr. needed Primal's beast mode face to be more expressive. He had the graphics team split the face into myriad slivers so the mouth and eyebrows could move expressively, without subtracting the fact that he was supposed to be a robot in disguise.[3]
  • In the Japanese and Italian dubs of Rise of the Beasts Optimus Primal has his original Beast Wars dub voices of their respective languages while in the German dub he has his Beast Machines dub voice.

Foreign names

  • Japanese: Optimus Primal (オプティマスプライマル Oputimasu Puraimaru)
  • Hungarian: Optimusz Falkavezér ("Pack Leader Optimus")

References

  1. ↑ Optimus Primal's Instagram bio
  2. ↑ Interview with Kōjin Ōno in Figure King No. 303 (April 2023 issue)
  3. ↑ [1]
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