I Am Optimus Prime (Robot Heroes)
| This article is about the Robot Heroes storybook from IDW. For the Revenge of the Fallen storybook, see I Am Optimus Prime (ROTF). |
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| "I Am Optimus Prime" | |||||||||||||
| Publisher | IDW Publishing | ||||||||||||
| First published | June 10, 2009 | ||||||||||||
| Written by | Chris Ryall & Diego Jourdan | ||||||||||||
| Illustrated by | Joe & Rob Sharp | ||||||||||||
| Continuity | Robot Heroes | ||||||||||||
| ISBN | ISBN 1600104401 ISBN 978-1600104404 | ||||||||||||
| Page count | 32pp | ||||||||||||
Synopsis
Optimus Prime narrates his story: In deep space, there is a planet called Cybertron, where he was created. He leads the Autobots and holds the Matrix of Leadership, which was created and given by Primus. Optimus and his friends go search for Energon, traveling to the planet Earth. They land on Earth, hide their ship underwater and take on disguises.
The evil Decepticons also want the Energon for themselves. Optimus Prime and Megatron, the Decepticon leader, were once friends, but now Megatron wants to rule the Galaxy. The Decepticons follow the Autobots on their warship, the Nemesis. He brings along his own army and battles the Autobots. The Autobots are victorious with the help of their new human allies. They know their enemies will return, but they'll be waiting to defend the Earth from the evil Decepticons. Optimus then concludes that they are proud to be Autobots, to be Transformers.
Featured characters
(Numbers indicate order of appearance.)
| Autobots | Decepticons | Others |
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Errors
- The Autobots' ship is said to be deep underwater—except that it's clearly shown in the side of a mountain.
Items of note
- Primus is stated to be the first Transformer who gave the Matrix of Leadership to Optimus Prime, rather than it being handed down through the Prime lineage.
- Bumblebee's robot form is based on his G1 form, except he transforms into a vehicle mode quite similar to Movie Bumblebee's, complete with racing stripes.
- Optimus Prime's vehicle mode is his original form, only now with a long nose.
- Prowl and Laserbeak did get Robot Heroes toys made, yet these were not released.
- Drift and Ratchet were not stated to get Robot Heroes toys.
- Soundwave is described as transforming into a boom-box, yet his alternate mode is still his original micro-cassette recorder form. Not that kids would know what a micro-cassette recorder is.
- The Autobots' three human allies aren't based on any previous human characters, although the kid in the pink t-shirt does share Buster Witwicky's taste in clothing.
- Drift's colors change abruptly from a blue base with yellow highlights to a gray base with red highlights.
