Three Musketeers

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This must make Deadlock d'Artagnan.

The Three Musketeers (三銃士 Sanjūshi) are a trio of swashbuckling Black Parade warriors reporting to Black Go Prime.

They don't talk much.

Fiction

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Precursor World

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The Three Musketeers joined their leader in a confrontation between the Primus Vanguard and the Specters. Straxus of the Blue Order was separated from them and cried for "Master Black Lion" and the Three Musketeers as he was corned by three Specters. Blue Big Convoy comic The Black Parade were unable to answer the calls for help, as they were dealing with Specters of their own. Finale Prelude

In the unified universe that ensued from the Vanguard defeating the Specters, the Three Musketeers were brooding in a city on the Black Planet when Primus put the word out that the Blue Order had been destroyed by Megatron Omega and the Straxuses. They watched as Deadlock leapt to the fore and Black reprimanded him. Soon enough, Coelagon showed up to take the Black Matrix for himself. The Three Musketeers and the rest of the Black Parade were unable to stop him from stealing the artifact. God Neptune comic 1

Toys

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Adventure

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He definitely knows about the other two Nemesis Primes in this continuity.
Adventure Nemesis Prime was repurposed as the, um, Musketeer with two swords?
This Nemesis Prime is a redeco of Warrior Class Power Surge Optimus Prime. Nemesis comes with a pair of swords, which can be attached to his 5mm-compatible hands or the top of the truck/back port to serve as the robot's wings. Most notably, Nemesis Prime features retooled truck hood/shoulder parts to make the hands more evident. As a retool of the original Warrior Class Optimus Prime toy, he retains his axe accessory.

Power of the Primes

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The Man in the Iron Trailer.
Power of the Primes Evolution Nemesis Prime was repurposed as the big Musketeer.
Power of the Primes "Evolution Nemesis Prime" is an Amazon-exclusive retool of Power of the Primes Optimus Prime with two new heads—the evolution one based on Combiner Wars Toxitron's (originally intended to be a "Nemesis Prime")—as well as new weapons. He transforms from a truck with a trailer into a robot and back. The individual truck transforms into Nemesis Pax and is able to form the core of Nemesis Prime's robot mode, while the trailer forms Nemesis Prime's entire body. His ion blaster can be split into two weapons, or plug into Nemesis Pax's hand as shown in stock photography to serve as a shoulder-mounted cannon. He includes the Dark Matrix of Leadership, which can store in his chest in the 'Evolved' form. The center of his Matrix can be replaced with any Prime Master.
He includes a pair of blasters that can be mounted on his forearms (homaging Armada Nemesis Prime) or on his trailer (in the fashion of Powermaster Optimus Prime) by flipping out a panel on each side of the trailer. He also comes with the Dark Saber and Giza, a robotic bird who transforms into a sword (in reference to the Arms Micron partner of Prime Nemesis Prime).
Unlike other Power of the Primes figures, Nemesis Prime does not include a collector card featuring a Prime Master power description.
Like his moldmate Optimus, Nemesis Prime is prone to having a small number of quality control issues. Depending on the individual copy, Nemesis Prime may have two left/right arms and/or legs/feet on the evolution armor, an unpainted face in Nemesis Pax mode, a missing Nemesis Pax head, or missing stickers on the trailer. It is also known for many copies to have weak or floppy ankles in combined robot mode, making standing difficult even on a properly assembled specimen.

War for Cybertron: Siege

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His sword's uncle got him this job.
  • Nemesis Prime (March 28, 2020)
    • Accessories: Ancient Sword, "W-M3 RF Ion Blaster"
Siege Nemesis Prime was repurposed as the handsome Musketeer.
Siege Nemesis Prime is (inevitably) a black redeco of the Voyager Class Optimus Prime mold, transforming from robot to short-smokestacked Cybertronian armored truck and back. He also comes with the Ion blaster (the only weapon for this release) compatible with the C.O.M.B.A.T. System, and the "Ancient Sword", redecoed from the Titans Return Alpha Trion figure. Unlike most of the Siege brethren, Nemesis Prime is practically spotless, but retains multiple hardpoints all over himself and his weapons to accommodate "Fire Blasts" from the Battle Masters assortment, which can be used to simulate blaster fire or explosions.
In vehicle mode, opening the figure's windows shows the Dark Matrix molded into the plastic behind the windows (of course, it was the Matrix of Leadership on the original Optimus Prime toy). Due to the transformation, the Matrix doesn't end up in the chest in robot mode. Whether through coincidence or design, it's possible to fit a Power of the Primes Matrix core (and by extension, a Prime Master or Titan Master) in his chest.
Nemesis Prime was released as a TakaraTomy Mall exclusive in Japan. He was also sold online through EB Games and Zing in Australia.
Peculiarly, his packaging labels him as an Autobot and he reuses an unaltered version of Optimus Prime's artwork.
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Notes

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  • As with many Primus Vanguard members, the Three Musketeers are drawn according to different toys of the same "character" archetype, in this case Nemesis Primes. What their personal names are, if such a concept can be applied to the Primus Vanguard setting, is unknown.

See also

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References

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