Optimus Prime (RID)

The name or term "Optimus Prime" refers to more than one character or idea. For a list of other meanings, see Optimus Prime (disambiguation).

Optimus Prime is the Autobot leader from the Robots in Disguise continuity.

Ironically, filled with blazing justice.

Optimus Prime battles for truth, justice, and the Autobot way against a foe who usually refuses to leave his recliner. Fortunately, his troops have their own bevy of personality disorders, ensuring a commercially viable program length and steady sales. Well, in America.

He likes to sneek peeks at T-AI in the bath.

Japanese Name: Fire Convoy

Fiction

Animated continuity

Robots in Disguise

Voice actor: Neil Kaplan (US), Satoshi Hashimoto (Japan)

3H Universe comics

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Toys

Robots in Disguise

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• Super Fire Convoy (2000)

Japanese ID number: C-001

RID Optimus Prime transforms into a japanese Hino Brandlier fire truck. Harkening back to Generation 1 toys, he features chromed wheels with rubber tires. The forward section of his truck detaches to become his standard robot mode. His 'trailer' can be reconfigured into a sort of battle station. The station can then be disassembled and attached around the robot to form his Super Mode. He can combine with Ultra Magnus to form Omega Prime.

The original japanese Car Robots release differs from the US version in that it has a darker, metallic-flake plastic, and has no Autobot symbols tampo-printed on the shounder pads. Additionally, the US version has the unfortunately tendancy for its rubber tires to split down its molding connection.

• Clear Super Fire Convoy (2000)

• Black Super Fire Convoy (2000)

• Optimus Prime (Supreme, 2001)

• Optimus Prime (Basic, 2002)

Tiny BURNING JUSTICE

This was a smaller, simplified version of RID Optimus Prime made for the Spy Changer/Basic class in the Robots In Disguise toyline. It has no standard robot mode and parts do not detach.

Universe

• Optimus Prime (Supreme, 2003)

The Universe release of RID Optimus Prime basically swapped out all of his red plastic for a yellow-orange colour.

• Optimus Prime with Prowl (Basic, 2003)

Spy Changer Optimus Prime was redecoed to match the larger universe release. He comes with a Spychanger Prowl painted to resemble Red Alert.

Cybertron

• Optimus Prime & Ultra Magnus (Multi-pack, 2006)

Titanium Series

• Optimus Prime (6" Cybertron Heroes, 2006)

METAL BURNING JUSTICE

This is a six-inch tall die-cast metal version of RID Optimus Prime. As it is much simplified, it only transforms into Super Mode and does not have his smaller standard robot mode, nor do parts detach.

Trivia

• For this incarnation of Optimus, voice actor Neil Kaplan very specifically impersonated the voice of the original Optimus Prime, Peter Cullen.
• Cybertron "Multi-Pack" Optimus Prime's tech spec bio seems to indicate he's Unicron Trilogy Optimus Prime. However, his (and Magnus') deco was later used in the Fun Publications Cybertron fan club magazine comic as Robots in Disguise Optimus Prime having traveled to the Unicron Trilogy universe.
• Persistant net rumors abound about early or suplimental Japanese material establishing Optimus and his Auobots being part of a "Dimensional Patrol" that folows the Predacons either back in time or from another universe. This is not supported in-show and no solid evidence supporting it has ever surfaced elsewhere.

External links

• Optimus Prime at TFU.info

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