Optimus Prime (TransTech)

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<div id="title-factionicons" style="float: right; display: none;"><div style="position: relative;"><a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/TransTech" title="TransTech"><img alt="" src="Optimus%20Prime%20%28TransTech%29_files/28px-Transtech_Autobot_symbol.png" border="0" width="28" height="30"></a></div></div><div style="border: thin solid rgb(170, 170, 170); margin: 0pt 1em 0pt 2em; padding: 0.5em; background: rgb(247, 248, 255) none repeat scroll 0% 0%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;">The name or term <b style="color: black; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 102);">Optimus</b> <b style="color: black; background-color: rgb(160, 255, 255);">Prime</b> refers to more than one character or idea. For a list of other meanings, see <a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Optimus_Prime_%28disambiguation%29" title="Optimus Prime (disambiguation)"><b style="color: black; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 102);">Optimus</b> <b style="color: black; background-color: rgb(160, 255, 255);">Prime</b> (disambiguation)</a>.</div>

<b style="color: black; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 102);">Optimus</b> <b style="color: black; background-color: rgb(160, 255, 255);">Prime</b> is an <a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Autobot" title="Autobot">Autobot</a> <a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Transcendent_Technomorph" class="mw-redirect" title="Transcendent Technomorph">Transcendent Technomorph</a> from the <b style="color: black; background-color: rgb(153, 255, 153);">TransTech</b> portion of the <a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Timelines" title="Timelines">Timelines</a> series.



[[Image:|right|300px|thumb|Yes, we can!]] As a young archivist, <b style="color: black; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 102);">Optimus <b style="color: black; background-color: rgb(160, 255, 255);">Prime</b></b> saw the corruption of his government as a tragic pitfall that impeded the language of hope. Though his trade versed him well in the sordid history of <a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Cybertron_%28planet%29" title="Cybertron (planet)">Cybertron</a> and the imperfect rules who guided it, he nonetheless believed in the power of the system.

Eventually, thanks to his rousing and inspirational speeches about hope, unity, and justice, <b style="color: black; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 102);">Optimus</b> <b style="color: black; background-color: rgb(160, 255, 255);">Prime</b> became part of that system, and with <a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Megatron_%28TransTech%29" title="Megatron (TransTech)">Megatron</a>'s help, he was able to purge the corrupt officials who had damaged it. Now, <b style="color: black; background-color: rgb(160, 255, 255);">Prime</b> leads the Cybertronian High Senate, while <a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Megatron_%28TransTech%29" title="Megatron (TransTech)">Commander Megatron</a> has forged a parallel path in the military. <b style="color: black; background-color: rgb(160, 255, 255);">Prime</b> sometimes doubts Megatron's intentions and is worried that he might be abusing his power, but so far, Prime's idealism overrules his skepticism. Prime's ultimate goal is to make <a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Axiom_Nexus" title="Axiom Nexus">Axiom Nexus</a> a shining beacon to the countless war-torn universes he's studied, and starting trouble within his own administration would undercut his message of unity.

Though he is a government official, <b style="color: black; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 102);">Optimus</b> <b style="color: black; background-color: rgb(160, 255, 255);">Prime</b> is not without weaponry. Each shoulder houses a generator that allows him to summon directed currents of radiation that will cause his targets to short circuit and deactivate. His massive forearms are likewise filled with various armaments, and his entire body is heavily armored. He is his Cybertron's current <a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Matrix_of_Leadership" title="Matrix of Leadership">Matrix</a>-bearer. <sup id="cite_ref-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-0" title="">[1]</a></sup>




<a name="Fiction"></a><h2><span class="editsection">[<a href="http://tfwiki.net/w2/index.php?title=Optimus_Prime_%28TransTech%29&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Fiction">edit</a>]</span> <span class="mw-headline">Fiction</span></h2> <a name="Timelines_and_Transcendent"></a><h3><span class="editsection">[<a href="http://tfwiki.net/w2/index.php?title=Optimus_Prime_%28TransTech%29&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Timelines and Transcendent">edit</a>]</span> <span class="mw-headline">Timelines and Transcendent</span></h3> <a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Tyger_Pax" title="Tyger Pax">Tyger Pax</a>'s vast historical records started <b style="color: black; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 102);">Optimus</b> on his thirst for knowledge. As an archivist, he read everything he could, from its constant struggles to maintain peace, to <a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Unicron" title="Unicron">extra-dimensional threats</a>, to the seemingly unbreakable cycle of political corruption. Despite all this, he believed that one day his Cybertron could be an example to the less-fortunate Cybertrons of other dimensions, and so <b style="color: black; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 102);">Optimus</b> began to speak out. He was a gifted orator, and so followers began to gather around him from all political sides. Even the more military-minded <a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Decepticon" title="Decepticon">Decepticons</a> began to listen, especially a young mech named <a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Megatron_%28TransTech%29" title="Megatron (TransTech)">Megatron</a>. Together, they forged an alliance that carried them upwards through their respective hierarchies of power.

It was after a short term in the <a href="http://tfwiki.net/w2/index.php?title=Binary_House&action=edit" class="new" title="Binary House">Binary House</a> and a quick ascension to the <a href="http://tfwiki.net/w2/index.php?title=High_Senate&action=edit" class="new" title="High Senate">High Senate</a> that <b style="color: black; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 102);">Optimus</b> and Megatron uncovered a vast conspiracy that linked <a href="http://tfwiki.net/w2/index.php?title=Sentinel_Prime_%28TransTech%29&action=edit" class="new" title="Sentinel Prime (TransTech)">Sentinel <b style="color: black; background-color: rgb(160, 255, 255);">Prime</b></a> to the <a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Liege_Maximo" title="Liege Maximo">Liege Maximo</a>. So severe was this revelation that it nearly destroyed the entire government and the peace it had maintained for so long. However, in its wake, as numerous officials were crowded into prison, <b style="color: black; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 102);">Optimus</b> was promoted to <b style="color: black; background-color: rgb(160, 255, 255);">Prime</b>. He strives to govern with the fairness and civility that he preached about all those years ago, and to bring a new Golden Age of hope to Cybertron, and so far, he's largely succeeded. <sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1" title="">[2]</a></sup>


[[Image:|left|300px|thumb|Not a flat-nose truck, a gorilla, a white lion, a furry-phant, a fire truck, a truck with flames, someone working with someone who likes JaAm, nor someone with a chin.]] <b style="color: black; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 102);">Optimus</b> <b style="color: black; background-color: rgb(160, 255, 255);">Prime</b> and the rest of the High Senate granted an audience to two "<a href="http://tfwiki.net/w2/index.php?title=Outworlder&action=edit" class="new" title="Outworlder">outworlders</a>" who had requested a conversation with <b style="color: black; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 102);">Optimus</b>. Though the two outworlders, <a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Path_Finder" title="Path Finder">Path Finder</a> and <a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Bug_Bite_%28G1%29" title="Bug Bite (G1)">Bug Bite</a>, were victims of a multiversal cataclysm on an exploratory mission and had arrived wrongly in <a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Axiom_Nexus" title="Axiom Nexus">Axiom Nexus</a>, Megatron viewed them with cold contempt and suspicion. While <b style="color: black; background-color: rgb(160, 255, 255);">Prime</b> had compassion for the stranded mechanoids, his legal hands were tied, and, as Megatron would remind him, rightfully so. Their plight was nothing compared to the potential dangers they offered. <b style="color: black; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 102);">Optimus</b> wished the outworlders well in their new home. <span style="border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-width: 0pt 1px; padding: 0pt 5px; font-size: 10px; background-color: rgb(236, 236, 236);" class="tt1_nowrap"><a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Withered_Hope" title="Withered Hope">Withered Hope</a></span>

Meanwhile, other mechanoids of interest had landed in Axiom Nexus. Through <a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Ratbat_%28TransTech%29" title="Ratbat (TransTech)">Senator Ratbat</a>, Megatron sought permission to attempt more invasive procedures, for killing <a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Breakaway_%28Classics%29" title="Breakaway (Classics)">Breakaway</a> could lead to significant breakthroughs in learning. <b style="color: black; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 102);">Optimus</b> <b style="color: black; background-color: rgb(160, 255, 255);">Prime</b> would have nothing to do with it. He considered their desired actions to be murderous. <span style="border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-width: 0pt 1px; padding: 0pt 5px; font-size: 10px; background-color: rgb(236, 236, 236);" class="tt1_nowrap"><a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Transcendent:_Part_4" title="Transcendent: Part 4">Transcendent: Part 4</a></span>

<b style="color: black; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 102);">Optimus</b> <b style="color: black; background-color: rgb(160, 255, 255);">Prime</b> was next seen responding to a situation at the <a href="http://tfwiki.net/w2/index.php?title=Transwarp_Complex&action=edit" class="new" title="Transwarp Complex">Transwarp Complex</a> in Axiom Nexus. A group of rogues led by <a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Alpha_Trion_%28Timelines%29" title="Alpha Trion (Timelines)">Alpha Trion</a> had broken into the complex and assaulted Shockwave and Megatron and several others, and <b style="color: black; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 102);">Optimus</b> <b style="color: black; background-color: rgb(160, 255, 255);">Prime</b> arrived with <a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Cheetor_%28TransTech%29" title="Cheetor (TransTech)">Cheetor</a>, <a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Starscream_%28TransTech%29" title="Starscream (TransTech)">Starscream</a>, and <a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Silverbolt_%28TransTech%29" title="Silverbolt (TransTech)">Silverbolt</a>. Ultimately, Alpha Trion's group was able to escape through a gateway into another dimension. <span style="border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-width: 0pt 1px; padding: 0pt 5px; font-size: 10px; background-color: rgb(236, 236, 236);" class="tt1_nowrap"><a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Transcendent:_Part_6" title="Transcendent: Part 6">Transcendent: Part 6</a></span>



<a name="Trivia"></a><h2><span class="editsection">[<a href="http://tfwiki.net/w2/index.php?title=Optimus_Prime_%28TransTech%29&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Trivia">edit</a>]</span> <span class="mw-headline">Trivia</span></h2> [[Image:|right|200px|thumb|He transforms into vehicle mode by...uh...well, crap, let's just import Car Robots.]]

  • <b style="color: black; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 102);">Optimus</b> Prime's design was originally created when <a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Transtech" title="Transtech"><b style="color: black; background-color: rgb(153, 255, 153);">Transtech</b></a> was a planned sequel to <a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Beast_Machines" class="mw-redirect" title="Beast Machines">Beast Machines</a>, and as such, it was possibly originally intended to be the same character as either <a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Beast_Wars" class="mw-redirect" title="Beast Wars">Beast Wars</a>/<a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Beast_Machines" class="mw-redirect" title="Beast Machines">Beast Machines</a> <a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Optimus_Primal" title="Optimus Primal"><b style="color: black; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 102);">Optimus</b> Primal</a> or <a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Generation_1" class="mw-redirect" title="Generation 1">Generation 1</a> <a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Optimus_Prime_%28G1%29" title="Optimus Prime (G1)"><b style="color: black; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 102);">Optimus</b> <b style="color: black; background-color: rgb(160, 255, 255);">Prime</b></a>. Since <a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Fun_Publications" title="Fun Publications">Fun Publications</a>' <b style="color: black; background-color: rgb(153, 255, 153);">TransTech</b> stories take place in their own universe, it is likely this <b style="color: black; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 102);">Optimus</b> no longer has any overt ties to other Optimi.

and subsequent rise to the highest position of power after ousting a corrupt administration...all seem closely inspired by the life of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barack_Obama" class="extiw" title="wikipedia:Barack_Obama">Barack Obama</a>. It seems coincidental, but his profile's quote paraphrases Obama's keynote speech at 2004's Democratic National Convention: "Today, we are not Autobots and Decepticons, Maximals and Predacons. Today we are all Cybertronians." So, uh, is Megatron supposed to be <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Biden" class="extiw" title="wikipedia:Joe_Biden">Joe Biden</a>, or what?

<a name="Footnotes"></a><h2><span class="editsection">[<a href="http://tfwiki.net/w2/index.php?title=Optimus_Prime_%28TransTech%29&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Footnotes">edit</a>]</span> <span class="mw-headline">Footnotes</span></h2> <ol class="references"><li id="cite_note-0"><a href="#cite_ref-0" title="">↑</a> <b style="color: black; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 102);">Optimus</b> Prime's profile, published in <a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Hasbro_Transformers_Collectors%27_Club_issue_24" title="Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 24">Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 24</a> <li id="cite_note-1"><a href="#cite_ref-1" title="">↑</a> <b style="color: black; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 102);">Optimus</b> Prime's profile, published in <a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Hasbro_Transformers_Collectors%27_Club_issue_24" title="Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 24">Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 24</a></ol>

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