Ultra Magnus (RID)
- Ultra Magnus is an Autobot in the Robots in Disguise continuity family.
Ultra Magnus hates his brother, Optimus Prime, because Prime got the Matrix and he didn't. They combine all the time anyway, either because Magnus can't deny his noble Autobot nature, or because if Prime gets blown to tiny bits, the Matrix could get blown to tiny bits with him..
Japanese name: God Magnus
Fiction
Animated continuity
Robots in Disguise
- Voice actor: Kim Strauss (English), Takashi Matsuyama (Japanese)
Ultra Magnus was created by Alpha Trion and brought online at the exact same moment as his brother, Optimus Prime. They both served with distinction during the Cybertronian Civil Wars, presumably against the Predacons. Afterwards, when the time came for Vector Sigma (also referred to as the Allspark in this continuity) to choose a new Matrix Bearer and Autobot leader, Magnus was passed over in favor of Optimus. Magnus was infuriated by this, and left Cybertron immediately afterwards. He became increasingly embittered, both towards his brother and mainstream Autobots in general, causing him to come off as something of a jerk when dealing with them.
Some time later, he tracked down his brother to the planet he was currently charged with protecting, Earth. There, he challenged Optimus Prime for possession of the Matrix of Leadership and command of the Autobots. Optimus refused to fight his brother, however, not that that stopped Ultra Magnus from blasting him with his powerful weapon, Blue Bolts. Optimus was only saved by the intervention of Side Burn, Prowl and X-Brawn, who rescued their commander and transported him to a remote island to recuperate. It was there that Optimus revealed to Side Burn his relation to Ultra Magnus, much to the young Autobot's shock. Unfortunately, the Predacon Sky-Byte had used a hidden tracking device to locate Optimus Prime, and he, Megatron and the Decepticons ganged up on the weakened Autobot leader. Ultra Magnus then showed up, having followed Sky-Byte, and forced Optimus Prime to merge with him, becoming Omega Prime, with the intention of absorbing the Matrix's power. However, he was shocked to discover that Optimus Prime had just as much control over Omega Prime as he did, and they were forced to cooperate to use their combined form's firepower to drive off the Decepticons.
Although he remained a free agent, Ultra Magnus would come to the aid of the Autobots whenever he felt they required assistance, though he always quick to deny that he actually cared for their safety. He also often combined with Optimus when the situation required it. These frequent combinations apparently had some unexpected side effects, as Ultra Magnus seemed to unconsciously channel the energies of the Matrix into the Autobot brothers, upgrading them to their new "supercharged" forms. Although this was never explicitly explained in the show, afterwards, Optimus speculated that he and Magnus were now somehow "sharing" the Matrix.
Ultra Magnus once pretended to join the Decepticons in an attempt to infiltrate the group, however, this plan failed due to the interference of the Autobot brothers, who believed that Magnus had genuinely betrayed them. An all-out battle between Autobots and Predacons/Decepticons soon erupted, with Ultra Magnus proving that his true loyalties laid with the Autobots.
By the end of the series, Optimus and Ultra Magnus had more-or-less reconciled, and merged into Omega Prime one last time to defeat Galvatron at the Earth's center, ending the conflict at last. Ultra Magnus then took custody of the prisoners aboard Fortress Maximus to return them to Cybertron.
Fun Publications Cybertron comics
However, this was not the end of Ultra Magnus's story, for both he and his brother were abducted by the chaos-bringer himself, Unicron, and pitted against his legion of minions as part of an elaborate attempt to revitalize himself. This war ended abruptly when Unicron's physical form was destroyed in another universe, resulting in Unicron Singularity, which threatened the very multiverse itself. Ultra Magnus and Optimus Prime were among the Transformers who were displaced in the Unicron Trilogy universe in the wake of this event. There they joined forces with the Autobots Sentinel Maximus, Vector Prime, and even that universe's version of their creator, Alpha Trion. When Nemesis Prime attempted to destroy Primus himself using the Dead Matrix, they intervened as Omega Prime. Later, while his brother helped Primus recover, Ultra Magnus defeated Nemesis Prime in one-on-one combat.
He later became involved in the Mini-Con Civil War that erupted on Cybertron's moons, and even fought against the reincarnated Unicron himself as Omega Prime.
Toys
Robots in Disguise
- God Magnus (2000) / Ultra Magnus (2001)
- Japanese ID number: C-023
Magnus' alternate mode is a massive car-carrier vehicle (akin to his G1 counterpart). He is able to carry all three Car Brothers when in "carrier mode". In robot mode, Magnus is a rather towering figure due to his oddly long legs (made up of the carrier component to vehicle mode). His "Blue Bolts" weapon can be turned into three different modes and, when plugged into the proper connectors, generate different sound effects. A button on his back also allows for an additional shout from Magnus (in either Japanese or English, depending on the version of the toy). The Japanese release is slightly different in that is uses different missles, lacks tampographed Autobot symbols on the sides, and features darker, metallic-flaked plastics. Can combine with RID Optimus/CR Fire Convoy to form Omega Prime/God Fire Convoy.
- Ultra Magnus (Spy Changer, 2001)
Universe
- Ultra Magnus (Sam's Club exclusive, 2003)
- Ultra Magnus was more-or-less unchanged from its Robots in Disguise counterpart, with the only noticeable difference being that some of his blue parts were repainted black.
- Ultra Magnus & Ironhide (Basic, 2004)
- This toy was a mostly-black repaint of Ultra Magnus' Spychanger toy, reflecting the Universe release of its larger counterpart. He was only available in a Wal-Mart exclusive pack with Ironhide.
Cybertron
- Optimus Prime and Ultra Magnus (CostCo exclusive, 2005)
- For this release, Ultra Magnus was unchanged from his Universe version, although Optimus Prime resembled his original release much more closely.
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