Dual Energon Swords

Can we say "Mother!"

Optimus Prime may thoroughly believe his credo of "freedom is the right of all sentient beings" , but he tends to revoke that in the case of the Decepticons. Thus, when entering combat, Prime will use his ion blaster, his barrage cannon, and his Dual Energon Swords to their fullest effect. Possessing one on each arm, the swords, also known as battle blades, are charged via a quantum electric generator with a max yield of one thousand degrees Celsius and a burn rate of five kilo joules per second.

Optimus Prime also uses Two Dual Energon Hooks which might be inspired by a "Shuang Gou". He uses them at the beginning of the new Rotf-Movie to cut off his parachutes after jumping out of an aeroplane (C-17) and in the Forest Battle to rip Grindor's face to pieces. Don't think that these are his Energon Swords. In the forest battle you can easily see that his swords are retracted while punching in Megatrons face and ripping off Starscreams arm.

This makes it a pretty handy weapon. Especially if you have a preference for going after your enemy's face.

Fiction

Transformers (2007) movie

If in the first movie he had one, and in the second movie he had two, then in the third movie he ... ah ...

While escorting the All Spark to Mission City, Prime and the Autobots were set upon by the Decepticons Barricade and Bonecrusher, the later of which went to robot mode on the freeway to confront the Autobots. Transforming himself, Optimus and Bonecrusher engaged in short but fierce battle, with the Autobot leader punching Bonecrusher off the overpass with sufficient force to knock out his optic. Partially blind and more enraged than usual, Bonecrusher began wildly swinging his tail claw, but Optimus ducked behind a support pole and unsheathed his right Energon Sword. Using it to the full effect, Optimus sliced off Bonecrusher's arm and then jammed the sword through the Decepticon's neck, decapitating him. Transformers

Revenge of the Fallen movie

While trying to rescue Sam Witwicky from the Decepticons, Optimus was forced into a three-on-one battle against Megatron, Starscream, and Grindor. After having his mouth plate shattered, Optimus unsheathed the Dual Energon Swords, slicing and dicing his would-be destroyers Starscream and Grindor, relieving the former of his right arm and the latter of his arm, rotors, ribs and head using a combination of the swords and a set of hooks.

Later, after Optimus Prime was resurrected by Matrix of Leadership and his combined with the parts of Jetfire, he worked his way through the floating ring of debris surrounding the solar harvester to reach Megatron and The Fallen. The battle between them was short, with Optimus slicing off Megatron's fusion cannon arm with his left Energon Sword before sending him flying through some ruins, and ended with Optimus slicing off The Fallen's chin with the blades and proceeding to tear off his face with The Fallen's own staff. Revenge of the Fallen