Optimus Prime (WFC)
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- Optimus Prime is an Autobot from the Transformers: Prime continuity family.
Optimus was a lowly archivist, but it wasn't until he heard of a rogue gladiator named Megatron and his call for an upheaval of Cybertron's society that he realized he was unsatisfied with his lot in life. Freedom to make your own choice should be the right of all sentient beings! Little did Optimus realize that his boss, Alpha Trion, knew of a secret potential within the archivist, and that Cybertron's history was at a precipice.
Once Megatron and Optimus discovered they did not have as much in common as they once believed, Optimus was chosen by the Autobot High Council to be the next Prime, Optimus Prime. The coming battles for determination of Cybertron's future were costly, but Optimus is determined to thwart his former friend's attempts at universal subjugation, no matter where in the galaxy their conflict takes them.
Fiction
Exodus: The History of the War for Cybertron
Transformers: Prime cartoon
- Voice actor: Peter Cullen (English)
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Games
Transformers: War for Cybertron (Xbox 360/PS3/PC)
- Voice actor: Peter Cullen (English), Marco Balzarotti (Italian)
In the waning days of the war for Cybertron, Optimus was able to spot a little yellow Autobot in trouble, and defeated the surrounding drone forces. Ratchet arrived on the scene, and Optimus helped up the Autobot, who revealed his name was Bumblebee. Bumblebee informed Optimus that the Decepticons took control of communication relays, and that the only way to contact him was by messenger. He then told Optimus that their leader, Sentinel Zeta Prime, was dead. Optimus suspected Megatron, then was informed that the Autobot High Council went into hiding because of this. Optimus then said that the Council will emerge during a safer time, and formulated a team with Bumblebee and Ratchet.
They drove to the Decagon, where they found Ironhide battling the forces of Starscream. After assissting him in defeating Starscream's army, they confronted Starscream himself. After combatting Starscream, a hologram of Zeta Prime's face appeared in the center of the room, stating that he was being held in a Kaon prison complex. Optimus and his team raced to the Kaon prison, allowing themselves to be captured so that they can infiltrate the facility. A number of Deceticon drones surrounded them, but were saved in time by Air Raid. However, Air Raid was then captured. While sneaking through the corridors, the three managed to free Air Raid, Arcee, and others. They continued through the hallways, and finally found the room where Zeta was being held. Suddenly, a small rectangular object fired sonic booms at them, then transformed and revealed itself to be Soundwave. The Decepticon cowered behind a force field and some turrets, and occasionally released Frenzy, Rumble, and Laserbeak outside of the field. Soundwave took time to repair these drones, and the team shot at him while he did so. Eventually, Soundwave and the drone trio escaped, and Optimus looked to Zeta Prime, saying that he will free him. However, Zeta says he is already dead, and dies.
Optimus brings Zeta's corpse to the site of the hiding High Council, where he lay the dead body in the center of the room. Optimus states that the Autobots crave their guidance, but the Council states that their mission is to choose the Primes, not to lead them. They then tell him that Optimus himself is a Prime, and that he has changed the lives around him. Optimus was then told that Megatron had corrupted the core of Cybertron, and that he was the one that could remove this blight. He takes this burden and responsibility, then is told by the Council that he is now Optimus Prime, the last Prime.
The team ventures to entrance of the core, where a corrupted Omega Supreme is being tortured. The Autobots defeated the torturers and freed Omega Supreme from the Dark Energon influence. Omega Supreme escapes, and the Autobots find some space slugs to use as steeds. They defeated a corrupted slug, and finally reached the core.
The core told Optimus that it was too corrupted. Optimus asked for a solution, and the core responded that the only way was to reboot, which will take millions of years. Optimus decides that all Autobots should leave their home. Before shutting down, the core reveals the Matrix of Leadership, which it installs it inside Optimus Prime's chest.
He arrived back at Iacon, where he orders all Autobots to evacuate the planet. Megatron then appears on the viewscreen, who says that all to stay and defy him were going to die, and fired a massive cannon installed in the Dark Energon space station. Optimus Prime ordered his Air Commander Silverbolt to shut down the cannon with his team. They suceed, and the station crashes into Iacon. Optimus, Bumblebee, and Ironhide discover that the "space station" isn't a space station at all: it was the giant Decepticon, Trypticon. They managed to defeat the heavily-armed menace, who plunged into a pool of energon. The Autobots shortly celebrate their victory, but notice that they have to evacuate as well. Optimus reveals a massive starship they will use called the Ark, a ship still under construction that will allow them to take a part of Cybertron with them across the galaxy.
Transformers: War for Cybertron
Transformers: Cybertron Adventures
- Voice actor: Peter Cullen (English), Marco Balzarotti (Italian)
Transformers: Cybertron Adventures
Toys
Generations
- Cybertronian Optimus Prime (Deluxe Class, 2010)
- Accessories: "blaster" rifle
- Based on his appearance in the video game Transformers: War for Cybertron, Optimus Prime transforms from a red, blue, and silver robot into an "armored truck mode." His rifle transforms as well, halving itself and plugging into the roof of the vehicle mode. The rifle can also peg into either of his forearms, and in its compacted configuration, it can attach to his shoulders via peg holes on the backs of his front tires.
- As with, it seems, every modern toy, the instructions fail to show all features of the toy. In this case, neither the instructions nor any promotional photography seem to show that Optimus Prime's knees can rotate out to form a back bumper with tail lights in vehicle mode.
- Optimus Prime is part of the first wave of Generations Deluxes, but he and Cybertronian Bumblebee shipped ahead of their two other wavemates via Toys"R"Us.
