Optimus Maximus (G1)
| This article is about the IDW Autobot combiner. For the Aligned battle station, see Optimus Maximus (Prime). |
- Optimus Maximus is an Autobot combiner from the IDW portion of the Generation 1 continuity family.
The mighty Optimus Maximus was Prowl's last-ditch attempt to protect the world of Caminus– and perhaps the entire galaxy– from Starscream's political machinations.
Optimus Maximus is the combined form of five Autobots:
| “ | We are OPTIMUS MAXIMUS! The defender of all sentient beings! | ” |
—Optimus Maximus pulls himself together, "Combiner Wars Part 5" | ||
Fiction
IDW Generation 1 continuity
After Prowl's first two attempts at stopping Starscream ended in his arrest, he fell back on his contingency plan; roping Rattrap into stealing the Enigma of Combination and delivering it to his cell– just as Ironhide, Mirage, and Sunstreaker arrived to meet with Optimus Prime. Although Optimus tried to stop Rattrap, he activated the Enigma. The five Autobots were exposed to its energy, merging them into a new, combined form. This new combiner headed through the unstable space bridge portal, hoping to end the conflict once and for all. You, Me, and the Universe
The individual minds still struggled to work with one another, weakening the combination; in particular, Prowl's analytical personality undermined the other members of the gestalt. While Superion and Defensor helped the struggling gestalt against Devastator and Menasor's onslaught. Within the combiner's psyche, Optimus and Prowl finally reached an understanding, merging five separate minds into one... causing the new combiner to declare himself Optimus Maximus!
The three combiners managed to surround Devastator, reducing him into his components. With both combiners defeated, Optimus Maximus willingly separated himself. Since Prowl was now in custody, a saddened Superion mused that Optimus Maximus might never form again. Combiner Wars Part 5
