Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity
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Come read the incredibly complex, convoluted, and competing accounts of Optimus Prime's massive amount of appearances in the Generation 1 cartoon continuity!
| “ | Just remember, there's a thin line between being a hero, and being a memory. | ” |
| —Optimus Prime, "More than Meets the Eye, Part 3" | ||
The Transformers cartoon
- Voice actor: Peter Cullen (English), Laurie Faso (English; Orion Pax), Roger C. Carmel (English; Motormaster disguise in "Masquerade"), Tesshō Genda (Japanese), Lei Changxi (Chinese TV series), Zhang Lin (Chinese, "The Rebirth"), Francis Lax (European French), Éric Peter (European French, "Child's Play"), Jean-François Poron (French, The Movie), Hubert Gagnon (Canadian French), Willi Röbke (German), Hans-Rainer Müller (German, "Dark Awakening"), Thomas Rau (German, Generation 2), Wolfgang Berger (German, Transformers 40th Anniversary Event), Diego Reggente (Italian, first season and part of second season, first dub; first and second season, second dub), Angelo Nicotra (Italian, second half of second season and third season, first dub), Piero Tiberi (Italian, "The Autobot Run", "Blaster Blues", "Child's Play", "Triple Takeover" and "The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 2", first dub), Giancarlo Padoan (Italian, The Movie, first dub), Pierluigi Astore (Italian, The Movie, second dub), Mauro Cipriani (Italian, second dub, season 3), Massimo Lodolo (Italian, 40th Anniversary Event dub), Celso de Vasconcelos (Portuguese, "Transport to Oblivion" to "A Prime Problem"), Darcy Pedrosa (Portuguese, "The Core" onwards), Marcos Miranda (Portuguese, "Quest for Survival"), Tatá Guarnieri (Portuguese, DVD dub), Hélio Vaccari (Portuguese, The Movie Fox Kids dub), Ramón Rocabayera (Spain-Spanish), Dani Albiac (Spain Spanish; Orion Pax), Edgar Wald (Latin American Spanish), Vlastimir Đuza Stojiljković (Serbian), Gunnar Ernblad (Swedish), Generation 2, Gyula Szersén (Hungarian, "The Movie" 1st dub (one line)), Zoltán F. Nagy (Hungarian, "The Movie", 2nd dub)), Jiří Brož (Czech), Leo Richardson (Dutch)
Optimus Prime began his life as an Autobot named Orion Pax during the Golden Age of Cybertron nine million years ago. Together with his girlfriend Ariel and his best friend Dion, Orion was a dock-worker at a storage yard who had the simple job of unloading and storing shipments of energy that came from a power plant up-river. But the times in which Orion lived were strange ones: A new breed of robot had recently appeared on the planet, with strange robot mode flight powers that led Orion and Dion to idolize them. Ariel wasn't so sure, having heard rumors that the flying robots' leader had recently perpetrated an attack on an outer city.
One day, Orion was going about work as usual when an unfamiliar group of five robots arrived on the docks, and Orion, wondering if they were new workers, introduced himself and his friends. At that moment, all attentions turned skyward as a group of the flying robots soared by overhead. Both Ariel and the newcomers urged caution in dealing with the fliers, but Orion waved off their concerns, and returned to work. Before long, Orion was shocked when he was approached by Megatron, leader of the flying robots, who claimed to be looking for a place to store his wares. Overcome, Orion showed Megatron around the warehouses and explained that they were used for storing energy... at which point Megatron ordered his followers, the Decepticons, to attack and steal it all! When Orion took a shot to the shoulder from the Decepticon leader, Ariel rushed to his defense, but was hit by another blast from Megatron. The enraged Orion lunged at Megatron, but was shot down by yet another blast from the Decepticon's cannon.
While Megatron and his troops set about pillaging the warehouses, the five robots Orion had met earlier carried his body away, in hopes of finding someone to repair him. They came upon the Cybertronian machinesmith Alpha Trion, who reluctantly decided to subject Orion to a new reconstruction process he had developed, which would rebuild the Autobots' frail bodies into battle-hardy configurations so that they could battle the Decepticons on even footing. Thus it was that Orion Pax became Optimus Prime, the new leader of the Autobots, and was given the Matrix of Leadership, which Alpha Trion had kept safe since Megatron had killed its previous holder. While Alpha Trion set to work on rebuilding Ariel into "Elita One" using Prime's schematics as a basis, Prime confronted Megatron, introducing himself as the Decepticon's "worst nightmare". A mighty battle ensued, which came to an end when the warehouse's fuel stockpiles were blown up by the five enigmatic Autobots, who disappeared. War Dawn At some point after receiving the Matrix, Optimus learned to live with the pressures that came from the responsibilities of leadership, even coming to respect this personal burden. The Burden Hardest to Bear
Over the following five million years, Optimus Prime led the Autobots in a steady war of attrition that gradually drained Cybertron of almost all of its energy. In order to continue the fight, Prime arranged for an interstellar expedition to search for energy on other planets. Loading his best and brightest aboard a huge spacecraft, More than Meets the Eye, Part 1 Prime was the last to board, but was stopped by a cry from Elita One, who came running up to the launch platform. Prime told her that he would return for her as soon as he could, but Elita was intent on joining Prime on the mission. No debate was to be had, however, as a Decepticon attack on the platform caused an explosion that seemingly destroyed Elita. Crestfallen, Prime boarded the spacecraft and ordered a take-off. The Search for Alpha Trion
The Autobots' spacecraft had a troubled flight. After navigating a treacherous asteroid field, the ship was caught in a tractor beam from a Decepticon space cruiser that had been shadowing them, under the command of Megatron himself. Megatron's forces swarmed the Autobot ship, and the two leaders grappled until the G-force of the nearby planet Earth took hold of the craft, and dragged it down. Although Prime tried valiantly to pull the ship up, it collided with a mountain so violently that all the Autobots and Decepticons were knocked offline.
Four million years later, in 1984, a volcanic eruption jarred the ship's computer, Teletraan I, back online, and it set about reviving the Transformers indiscriminately, beginning with the Decepticons. The evil robots soon departed the Ark, but thanks to a tremor caused by a petty parting shot upon the ship from Starscream, the inactive form of Optimus Prime was jostled into the path of Teletraan I's restoration beam. Reconfigured by the computer to transform into a tractor trailer, Prime thanked Teletraan for its efforts with a thumbs-up, and quickly saw to the reactivation of all his fellow Autobots. Wasting no time, Prime led the Autobots in pursuing the Decepticons, who were in the process of attacking an oil rig. Prime and Megatron faced off, but Prime was promptly set upon by Laserbeak, allowing Megatron to break off the fight and collapse the oil rig with a few well-placed blasts. More than Meets the Eye, Part 1 Prime quickly rescued a pair of rig workers—Sparkplug Witwicky and his son Spike—and introduced himself and the Autobots to the two grateful humans, who volunteered to help the Autobots learn more about Earth.
Next, the Decepticons targeted Sherman Dam, and Prime led the Autobots in an attempt to stop them, battling Megatron atop the dam with his retractable energon-axe. Distracted by a cry for help from Spike, Prime was knocked off the dam by Megatron, and the Decepticons escaped to carry out their next raid, this time on the ruby crystal mines of Burma. When the Autobots arrived at the mines, Sparkplug and Bumblebee were sent in to plant an explosive charge that would entomb the Decepticons. When the pair did not return, Prime drove up to the mineshaft and deployed Roller to investigate. No sooner had Roller entered the mine, however, than the charge went off, and Prime was caught in the blast and hurled off the cliff. More than Meets the Eye, Part 2 Prime and Roller both survived the explosion, but unfortunately, so did the Decepticons, who blasted their way free of the collapsed mine and took to the air. Prime tried to stop Ironhide from pursuing the villains, but his old friend would not listen and was shot down. Prime was happy that Ironhide was okay, but reminded him that there was a thin line between being a hero, and being a memory.
After the Autobots' attempt to use a phony holographic rocket base to dupe the Decepticons failed, Megatron stood poised to return to Cybertron. Prime called for volunteers for the dangerous mission to stop the Decepticons' blasting off in their new space cruiser, and all the Autobots stepped forward, including Spike and Sparkplug. With all his soldiers behind him, Prime led the Autobots into battle once more, and once again faced off with Megatron, this time using the additional firepower of his Combat Deck against his enemy. When the combat shifted to hand-to-hand, however, Prime was blindsided by Ravage, affording Megatron the opportunity to call off the fight and instruct the Decepticons to board the cruiser. As the craft took off, emotion got the better of Prime, and in a rare display of short-temperedness and anger, he roared at Sideswipe to hand over his rocket pack. With the pack's additional boost, Prime achieved escape velocity and followed the cruiser into space, but a blast from its artillery hatch sent him plummeting back to Earth. His anger fading to despair, Prime declared that the Decepticons had won... before noticing that Mirage was missing. In fact, the invisible Autobot had stowed away aboard the Decepticons' cruiser and sabotaged it from within, causing it to crash back to Earth, into the ocean. Believing the Decepticons aboard destroyed, Prime ordered the Autobots back to the ship, so that they could continue rebuilding it and return to Cybertron themselves. More than Meets the Eye, Part 3
One night, months later, before rebuilding was complete, Prime and Ironhide stood looking out at the ocean, and Prime confessed he was not entirely convinced that the Decepticons were gone for good. And he was right: before long, Teletraan I reported an emergency at a solar power plant, and Optimus discovered to his horror that Megatron still lived. Prime led a team of Autobots to drive the villains off, and while they were successful, the Decepticons escaped with a large quantity of energy to send to Cybertron with their new intergalactic "space bridge" transport system. Spike was captured and nearly sent across the bridge with the energy, but at the last moment, Prime blasted him free of the transport pod and then hurled Megatron into the bridge in his place. Transport to Oblivion Megatron was not gone for long, however, and when Prime next faced his eternal enemy, it was for possession of an antimatter energy formula. Roll for It
While searching for any trace of where the Decepticons' space bridge would next materialize, Prime received word of a Decepticon attack on a weapons factory and sped to the scene. In the battle that followed, Prime was badly injured by an exploding computer bank when he shielded the human workers with his body, and was taken back to Autobot Headquarters for repair. Alas, Laserbeak followed the Autobots back to their base, and while Prime was lying on a medical table with his internal mechanisms exposed, the crooked cassette struck, destroying Prime's vital cosmitron component. A team of Autobots were dispatched to Cybertron to recover a replacement cosmitron, but in their absence, the Decepticons initiated an all-out attack on the Autobots. At the last moment, the cosmitron arrived, and the repaired Prime made a dramatic entrance onto the battlefield, challenging Megatron to one-on-one combat and soundly defeating him. Divide and Conquer
After leading the Autobots on a mission to the Arctic to stop the Decepticons from draining the energy of the Earth's core, Fire in the Sky Optimus Prime okayed Wheeljack and Ratchet's project to create robotic dinosaurs to bolster their forces. Unfortunately, when the three "Dinobots" turned out to be dangerous, simple-minded monsters, Prime ordered them destroyed. Wheeljack was able to talk him down to merely deactivating the Dinobots and sealing them in a cavern in their volcano headquarters... and a good thing, too, since soon after, when Prime and the Autobots were defeated in battle with the Decepticons at the Great Falls, Wheeljack was able to bring the Dinobots back online to save the day. Realizing that "even the wisest of men and machines can be in error", Prime overruled his previous order, and allowed the Dinobots to remain part of the Autobot ranks. S.O.S. Dinobots
Following a mission to Peru, Fire on the Mountain Prime was so impressed with the Dinobot trio's improved performance that he ordered the creation of two more. Unfortunately, Prime would soon learn that the Dinobots were not perfect; left alone to guard a strange energy-rich meteorite, the Dinobots were approached by Megatron, who exploited their simple brains to turn them against Optimus Prime. Soon after, when Prime discovered that the meteorite was unstable and set to explode, he rushed out to warn the Dinobots, only to be attacked by them and taken to Megatron. The Decepticons had also stolen the meteorite, unaware of its impending detonation, and when the space-rock finally exploded, Prime dove into action and shoved the Dinobot leader Grimlock to safety. Realizing that Optimus Prime was on the side of the angels, Grimlock apologized, and he and Prime shook hands. War of the Dinobots
When the Decepticons constructed a massive "space pyramid" in order to bring Cybertron into Earth's orbit, that they might exploit the energies released in the chaos that would ensue, Prime attempted to stop Megatron from activating the third and final pylon in the system. Megatron merely laughed, and informed Prime that he would be the one to activate the pylon—for if he did not, Cybertron would be utterly destroyed! The Ultimate Doom, Part 1 Prime was forced to comply and brought the pylon online, but he did not linger on the moral repercussions of his decision, and instead led the Autobots in combatting the environmental terrors that Cybertron's orbit unleashed. On top of all this mayhem, the Decepticons had also used hypno-chips to mind-control human slaves into helping them gather energy, including Sparkplug Witwicky. Learning that Sparkplug had been taken to work on Cybertron, Prime felt that it would be best if Spike did not find out, only for the boy to overhear him discussing it. Prime permitted Spike to join a team of Autobots that were heading for Cybertron to investigate the source of the Decepticons' mind-control. The Ultimate Doom, Part 2 Prime then led another team of the Autobots on a mission to stop the construction of a Decepticon hydro-electric generator, cruising into battle on Transformer-sized surfboards. Things came to a head in a huge firefight on a tropical island, during which the Autobots returned from Cybertron with a device that undid the effects of the hypno-chips. Megatron cut his losses and fled with the energy he had gathered, but Prime then opened fire on his craft, blowing up the energy within and creating an explosion powerful enough to thrust Cybertron back out of orbit. The Ultimate Doom, Part 3
In the wake of Cybertron's orbit, Optimus Prime and the Autobots set about repairing the damage done to Earth, when an even greater threat emerged: Starscream set an Exponential Generator to overlord and destroy the planet. For the first time—but not the last—Prime and Megatron were forced to team up for the greater good (or the lesser evil), as Megatron transformed into pistol mode and allowed Prime to wield him so that they could shoot the exponential generator into space and save Earth. Countdown to Extinction
Hearing reports of giant robotic insects in Bali, Optimus Prime led a team of Autobots to investigate. The team discovered that the insects in questions were a trio of "Insecticons" who had allied themselves with Megatron, and pursued them to an oil refinery the Decepticons were in the process of plundering. In one of his most impressive feats of strength ever recorded, Optimus Prime hoisted an entire oil tanker over his head and hurled it at Megatron. The Insecticons were so awed by this display of strength that they decided to consume the gathered energon and flee, earning them Megatron's ire. Although he considered the day a victory, Prime worried that the Insecticons would inevitably ally themselves with Megatron again. A Plague of Insecticons
When an unarmed Megatron appeared in front of Autobot Headquarters claiming that he had come only to talk, Optimus Prime agreed to hear him out, and found himself challenged to a one-on-one duel in accordance with Cybertron law. The loser of the duel and his troops would be forced to vacate Earth forever, but Prime confidently and honorably accepted the challenge. Little did Prime realize that Megatron had found a way to imbue himself with the different powers of all his Decepticon troops, and when the battle began, Prime was defeated with shocking speed. Believing that he had simply been unaware of the number of powers at Megatron's command, Prime sorrowfully agreed to leave Earth, much to the other Autobots' chagrin. When they returned to Autobot Headquarters to prepare for their departure, they discovered Megatron's newest warriors, the Constructicons, in battle with the Dinobots, but Prime refused to get involved, citing the law despite Ironhide's protests. Spike's friend Chip Chase had his suspicions about the battle and used Teletraan I to scan Prime's injuries, revealing Megatron's deception. As the battle had been unlawfully won, Prime was able to disregard the law and lead the Autobots into the battle raging outside. Prime was able to blast the Constructicons' merged form of Devastator apart with his laser rifle, and the Autobots ganged up on the Decepticons and forced them into a lava-filled crevasse. Prime and Megatron faced off once more, and Prime sent Megatron to join his troops in the magma below. Spike asked if the Decepticons were gone forever, prompting Optimus to wonder aloud... in the vast universe, was anything truly forever? Heavy Metal War
As 1985 rolled in, Optimus Prime found himself on the receiving end of the fury of "Autobot Spike", as he struggled to bring the young Witwicky back to his right mind after his consciousness was implanted in a robot body. Autobot Spike Later, when Megatron threatened the stability of the sun with his Solar Needle, Prime was caught off guard by the Decepticon leader and wound up staring down his fusion cannon. Megatron ordered the other Autobots to lay down their weapons, but Prime told them to leave him to his fate and destroy the needle. Refusing to risk their commander's life, the Autobots complied with Megatron's wishes, but Prime found a way out of the situation by requesting a last wish: he asked Gears, who had been rendered totally subservient by the removal of one of his circuit cards, to destroy the Solar Needle for him, and the deed was done before Megatron could do anything about it. Changing Gears
Responding to reports of Decepticon activity in New York City, Optimus Prime was captured by the evil robots, paralysed and disassembled into his component parts by Hook. The Autobots were able to recover their leader's head, but the other parts of his body had been rebuilt into an alligaticon that the Autobots were forced to defeat and disassemble in order to restore him. Even after his body was rebuilt, Prime was still missing his right arm, which had been mounted as a laser turret on the top of the Empire State Building. Luckily, Prime was able to remote-control his arm, and used it to blast Devastator off the building, after which the Autobots reclaimed and re-attached Prime's errant limb. City of Steel The Decepticons were not done trying to manipulate Prime for their own ends, however; for their next evil scheme, they attacked his mind instead of his body, using a personality destabilizer device to turn Prime and his fellow Autobots to the side of evil. Sparkplug was able to rig up attitude exchangers to restore the Autobots to normal, but Prime was able to avoid being tagged by the devices by splitting up into his three components and bedeviling the Autobots on three fronts. Finally, Bumblebee took it upon himself to charge into Prime, and succeeded in restoring his leader's mind. Attack of the Autobots
Numerous crazy gadgets formed the backbone of Prime's next few adventures, as he battled the Decepticons for control of electro-cells, Traitor had to convince Ironhide to remain with the Autobots when his old friend botched a mission involved Wheeljack's new Immobilizer, The Immobilizer and found himself temporarily trapped in truck mode by the Transfixatron when he and the other Autobots participated in the "Autobot Run" charity race. The Autobot Run Later, when the Decepticons allied themselves with the Sub-Atlanticans and attacked Washington, D.C., Prime was felled by a blast from an anti-Transformer disruptor ray created by the Sub-Atlantican king, Nergill. Prime's diodes were pulled out of the laser fire by the fortunate arrival of Grimlock and the Dinobots, and the Dinobot leader didn't hesitate to point out that fact. Prime then transported the Dinobots to Sub-Atlantica in his trailer, and unleashed them upon the fish-men with the order to "act prehistoric!" Atlantis, Arise!
When Megatron took control of the super computer TORQ III, Prime gave a particularly good account of himself, duping and defeating the addled computer almost single-handedly, besting Megatron in hand-to-hand combat and destroying his remote control device, and saving Hound, Skyfire and Spike from a sinking oil platform. Day of the Machines The Decepticons struck back with another plot that involved controlling an Earth machine; even Optimus Prime found himself outmatched by the robotic ninja Nightbird, and his attempts to reason with the lifeless construct fell on deaf ears. Enter the Nightbird
As part of a plot to lead the Autobots to their doom in a crevasse of korlonium crystals, Megatron created a perfect clone of Optimus Prime, which he could remote control from a distance. Despite the Prime clone's blatantly odd behavior, the Autobots were unable to tell the difference between the two Primes, so they staged several contests in hopes of identifying the true Prime through his skills. Unfortunately, a sharp-shooting test and a race yielded no results, and the Autobots were forced to table the debate and go into battle against the Decepticons with both Primes. To fully complete the illusion, Megatron proceeded to create a clone of Starscream, which his Prime clone then destroyed, convincing the Autobots that it was the genuine article. Unfortunately, Megatron promptly blew his ruse by dismissing Spike's safety as unimportant, and all of the Autobots immediately turned on the clone and blew it to smithereens. A Prime Problem
Next, Prime found himself allying with Megatron on two separate occasions, first to prevent the destruction of the Earth when a Decepticon attempt to drill to the planet's core went awry The Core, and then again when the Insecticons drained the power core of the Nova Power Plant and grew in size and power. In the latter instance, Prime again wielded Megatron in gun mode to shoot capsules of antidote into the Insecticons, shrinking them back to normal before they exploded. The Insecticon Syndrome
After another disastrous Dinobot rampage in Autobot Headquarters, Optimus Prime ordered the Dinobots to relocate to Dinobot Island, a strange prehistoric paradise the Autobots had just recently discovered. Unfortunately, the Decepticons followed the Dinobots there and began draining the island's rich sources of energy, disrupting the fabric of space and time and causing humans and other creatures from throughout time to materialize in the present day. Dinobot Island, Part 1 Prime put his trailer to use as a holding pen for a herd of woolly mammoths, and after the prehistoric pachyderms were returned to their home time, he donned a jet pack and led a team of Autobots to Dinobot Island to stop the Decepticons' plan. Dinobot Island, Part 2
In the midst of some basketball lessons from Spike, Prime was approached by Grapple with a design for a solar power tower, but was forced to forbid its construction on the basis that it had no means of defense against a Decepticon attack. Consumed with a desire to build the tower, Grapple and Hoist wound up allying with the Constructicons to construct the tower, only to be promptly turned on and entombed within it once it was complete. Prime and the Autobots rescued them, and while Prime accepted their apologies, he still had them clear up the wreckage of the tower as punishment. The Master Builders
Optimus Prime later helped test Wheeljack's new Negavator weapon and had to deal with a paranoid Red Alert, Auto Berserk then found himself faced with a super-powered Megatron when the Decepticon leader boosted his systems with the Heart of Cybertron. Microbots
After helping to save Central City's new solar energy facility from Decepticon attack, Optimus Prime and the Autobots were honored at City Hall, but the ceremony turned sour when the mayor's rival, Shawn Berger, framed the Autobots for raiding an oil field using a video tape faked by the Decepticons (which featured a costumed Starscream playing the role of Prime). Prime and the Autobots were called to trial and found guilty of crimes against Earth, and Prime reluctantly accepted the court's ruling that they leave Earth and return to Cybertron aboard a craft supplied by Berger. Megatron's Master Plan, Part 1 Prime soon regretted his decision and ordered Cliffjumper to turn the rocket around, only to discover that Megatron had set it to collide with the sun and destroy them all. Thanks to Trailbreaker's force field, Prime and the Autobots survived the explosion of their rocket, and returned to Earth to clear their names. Megatron's Master Plan, Part 2
When Optimus Prime attended Professor Greene's demonstration of his new Ultra Plane, the Decepticons attacked and destroyed the new weapon. In the battle that resulted, the Autobots and Decepticons began to suffer sudden system malfunctions that were quickly deduced to be a result of the cybertonium in their systems degenerating after four million years on Earth. Desertion of the Dinobots, Part 1 Spike and his girlfriend Carly braved a perilous journey to Cybertron, recovering enough cybertonium to repair the Autobots, and were appointed honorary Autobots by Prime for their efforts. Desertion of the Dinobots, Part 2
Optimus Prime was particularly exasperated with Blaster when he broadcast a rock concert back into the Autobot base, partially because of the ungodly noise, but mostly because it meant that the Autobots failed to receive a distress call from Professor Haley, whose Voltronic Galaxer device had been stolen by the Decepticons. It was with Blaster's help, however, that Prime then bested Megatron in a battle on the Moon, and so he allowed Blaster to turn Megatron's moonbase into a radio station that he could broadcast from. Blaster Blues
Prime later led the Autobots in battle for control of the golden lagoon, The Golden Lagoon then found himself playing the role of tech-support as he talked Talaria through the activation of Cosmos's signal beacon via a communications channel when the space-faring Autobot was stranded on Titan. Prime intended to go to Titan and rescue Cosmos himself, but Red Alert urged against it, and Jazz wound up going in his place.The God Gambit Prime later agreed to help the NYPD bust a carjacking ring headed up by the Geddis brothers, leading to another confrontation with the Geddis's secret allies, the Decepticons. Make Tracks
When the Decepticons attempted to turn a baseball stadium into a new space bridge, the mechanism malfunction, teleporting Prime, Bumblebee, Perceptor, Inferno, Smokescreen and a quartet of Decepticons to an alien planet inhabited by giants. Prime took the diplomatic approach, introducing himself and the Autobots to Aron, the alien boy into whose room they had been transported, and Aron then helped his new friends evade capture and dissection by the planet's authorities. Following a riotous sewer-surfing journey back to Aron's house, the Autobots departed the planet in a toy rocket ship Perceptor had rewired. Child's Play On the return journey to Earth, however, the Autobots were captured by the alien gambler Bosch, who brainwashed them all, save Smokescreen, and sold them to Lord Gyconi on the asteroid resort of Monacus. Prime was pitted against an Animalien in a gladiatorial battle for Gyconi's patrons' amusement before Smokescreen and Bosch secured the Autobots' freedom and restored their minds. The Gambler Upon his return to Earth, Optimus Prime faced the menace of the Morphobots. Quest for Survival
When reports came in of the Constructicons mining an asteroid out in space, Optimus Prime requested that Omega Supreme investigate. The asteroid proved to be an egg containing an alien bird monster, which emerged and began attacking San Francisco, but Omega ignored Prime's orders to intervene and shut off his communicator in mid-battle, preferring to seek revenge against the Constructicons. Prime was forced to intervene, getting between Omega and his quarry and finally convincing the giant Autobot to help dispose of the alien, on the basis that there were more important things in life than revenge. The Secret of Omega Supreme
Outfitted with a special coating of insulation to protect himself, Prime led a small team of Autobots to Japan to stop Megatron's latest creation, the demented energy imp known as Kremzeek. When the Autobots finally got the better of the crazy creature, Prime had to regretfully order his destruction. Kremzeek!
After receiving a distress signal from the planet of Tlalakans, Optimus Prime ordered a team of Autobots to investigate, but was unable to go himself as he was too large for Cosmos to carry. Sea Change Later, when Megatron, Starscream, Blitzwing and Astrotrain began feuding for Decepticon leadership, Prime was greatly amused by the whole thing, calling it a "domestic squabble" and taunting Megatron by dismissing him so he could fight the "real" leaders of the Decepticons. Prime kept the other Autobots from getting involved in the battle, and sure enough, the Decepticons wound up knocking the fight out of each other. The other Autobots agreed there was only one leader for them, and formed a throne out of their bodies for Prime to sit upon, but Prime said he preferred to roll. Triple Takeover
Optimus Prime's fame and prowess led him to become the target of the demented big-game hunter, Lord Chumley, who sought Prime's head to go along with his other rare trophies. Chumley captured several Autobots in order to lure Prime to his estate, and of course, the Autobot leader had no choice but to comply. Battling his way through a mock-up of Cybertron itself against all kind of bizarre traps and creatures, from a ferocious dragon-like beast, to several robotic arachnids, to the interfering Astrotrain and Blitzwing, Prime succeeded in freeing his Autobot comrades, capturing Chumley, and delivering him to the authorities. Prime Target
Prime received the shock of his life when Megatron contacted him to inform him that Elita One was still alive, and had been captured by his Decepticons on Cybertron. Prime immediately departed for Cybertron to rescue her, but walked straight into the trap that had been laid for him, and was trussed up by the Decepticons and dangled above a vat of acid. Just as Prime was dropped, Elita used her secret power to stop time, freezing Prime in mid-air and pulling him to safety. Unfortunately, the use of her power drained almost all of her life-force, leaving her on the brink of death, so Prime loaded her aboard his trailer and set out in search of Alpha Trion, in the hope that the ancient Autobot could heal her. In the process, Prime rediscovered his own forgotten connection to his creator, when Alpha Trion shocked him with intimate knowledge of his and Elita's systems by telling him that only his own power supply could properly interface with Elita's. Prime gave Elita the power transfusion necessary to save her life, and the two lovers then joined the other Autobots in fighting off the Decepticons. Prime regretted that they had to part ways again, but Elita knew that she had to continue the fight against the Decepticons on Cybertron. The Search for Alpha Trion
Optimus Prime had little to do in the mission to rescue Astoria Carlton-Ritz from the Decepticons, merely offering theories and passing along information to Powerglide, The Girl Who Loved Powerglide but took to the fore again when Megatron created the Stunticons to combat the Autobots on the roads. Realizing that Megatron would have to use the Cybertronian mega-computer Vector Sigma to bring the Stunticons to life, Prime took a team of Autobots to Cybertron, where they sought the aid of Alpha Trion in navigating the planet's catacombs to find the way to the computer. The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 1 Unfortunately, Megatron made it to the computer first and brought the Stunticons online, so Prime proposed the creation of a team of jets known as the Aerialbots as a countermeasure. With Vector Sigma's activation key in Megatron's clutches, Alpha Trion proposed that he merge with Vector Sigma to bring the computer back online. Prime refused, knowing it would mean the end of his creator's life, but Alpha Trion insisted that he be allowed to sacrifice himself so that the Aerialbots could live. The Autobots and Aerialbots returned to Earth, where they stopped Megatron from using the key to Vector Sigma to convert the planet into a metal sphere. The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 2
When Megatron attempted to send the Aerialbots back to the dawn of time using the kronosphere time machine, Optimus Prime blasted the device before it could complete its evil work, depositing the Aerialbots nine million years in the past. Prime and the other Autobots fended off a Decepticon attack while Wheeljack rebuilt the kronosphere, and the five airborne Autobots were returned to the present just in time to turn the tide of battle. In the aftermath of the conflict, when the Aerialbots were able to refer to him with his old name of Orion Pax, Prime realized that it had been the time-tossed Aerialbots who have saved him from Megatron and brought him to Alpha Trion to be rebuilt all those millions of years ago. War Dawn
When Perceptor was kidnapped by the Decepticons and infected with the contagious Cosmic Rust, Prime risked his own safety to single-handedly rescue the scientist, and wound up being infected in the process, just as Megatron had planned. Even infected, Prime met Megatron in battle while the Autobots retrieved the cure to the disease, and the Autobots won the day yet again. Cosmic Rust
When another power struggle between Megatron and Starscream erupted, Prime was once again quite happy to ignore the whole messy affair until Starscream and his newly built Combaticons attacked the unveiling ceremony for a memorial to Optimus Prime himself (rather oddly being built while he was still alive) and kidnapped Jazz and Cliffjumper. In the midst of a battle between Megatron and Starscream's force, Prime led the Autobots in rescuing their teammates. Starscream and the Combaticons were subsequently defeated and exiled from Earth, Starscream's Brigade but that just made matters worse, as they headed for Cybertron, conquered the planet, and used the space bridge to alter Earth's orbit and send it spiralling towards the sun. Both Autobots and Decepticons needed to use the space bridge to travel to Cybertron and stop Starscream's plan, but the Insecticons damaged the control panel, requiring Prime to donate some of his own circuitry to the repair effort, on the condition that Megatron did the same. With the bridge restored, Prime and Megatron led a united team of Autobots and Decepticons to stop Starscream and the Combaticons and save the Earth. Prime was led to believe that he had destroyed the Combaticons at the battle's end, but in reality, he had been duped by a holographic projection so that Megatron could reprogram the new Decepticons to serve him. The Revenge of Bruticus
After leading a team of Autobots to save the Aerialbots from a Combaticon attack in the Middle East Aerial Assault Prime led another effort to stop the Stunticons from stealing the components Megatron needed for his latest super-weapon. Prime survived a head-on collision with Motormaster (although he definitely decided it was something he would prefer not to go through again) and then disguised himself as the Stunticon leader in an effort to learn what Megatron's plan was. Accompanied by a team of four other Autobots disguised as the other Stunticons, Prime was able to infiltrate the Decepticon camp, but had not counted on the real Stunticons escaping Autobot capture and exposing their deception. The Autobots abandoned their disguises when Megatron assembled the components into his new laser weapon, but it turned out that Optimus had sabotaged the device, and it blew up in Megatron's face. Masquerade
In his final recorded adventure in the 20th century, Prime dispatched Ironhide, Gears and Bumblebee to investigate a disturbance at Benjamin Franklin Pierce High School, where a group of students had stumbled onto a Decepticon plot to attack the Autobots with a gravity disruptor beam. Prime rallied the Autobots to fight off the Decepticons, and thanked the humans for their help. B.O.T.
Over the course of the next twenty years, the Decepticons turned their attentions away from Earth, and succeeded in seizing control of all of Cybertron. The Autobots were forced off the planet and founded Autobot City on Earth, in addition to two staging bases on Cybertron's moons. The Transformers: The Movie At some point during this period of time, Prime was known to have battled Megatron in a laboratory on Earth, causing an explosion that scarred scientist Gregory Swofford. The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1
In the Earth year 2005, Optimus Prime was stationed on Moonbase One, and dispatched troops to Earth to acquire energy for an upcoming strike to take back Cybertron. The Decepticons, however, got wind of the plan and attacked the shuttle, killing its occupants. Their scheme was to use the shuttle to stage a surprise attack on Autobot City; an attack which would have succeeded, if not for a distress call which summoned Optimus Prime and support troops to Earth. Declaring that Megatron would have to be stopped, "no matter the cost", Prime bravely plowed through the remaining Decepticon ranks before confronting Megatron in a climactic one-on-one battle. Despite a gash being torn in his side, Prime gained the upper hand in the battle and was poised to deliver a killing blast when the young Autobot Hot Rod leapt into the middle of the fight, having spotted that Megatron was reaching for a gun. Unfortunately, Megatron overpowered the youth and used him as a shield, preventing Prime from taking his shot, and opened fire with the gun, blasting Prime in his wound. Prime fell, and Megatron stood over him, about to deliver the final blow, but at the last moment, Prime summoned up all his strength and hurled Megatron off the platform on which they battling. With Megatron bested, the Decepticons fled, as the other Autobots flocked to the side of the wounded Prime.
Despite the efforts of Perceptor, Optimus Prime's wounds were fatal. Knowing his time had come, Prime passed the Matrix of Leadership, and with it leadership of the Autobots, into the hands of his old friend, the city's commander, Ultra Magnus. With his last ounce of energy, he muttered "'Til all are one", then died, his lifeforce becoming one with the ancient wisdom contained in the Matrix, joining the other former bearers within it. Soon after, when Hot Rod opened the Matrix within the body of the planet-eater, Unicron, Prime 's voice was heard once more, dubbing the transformed Hot Rod "Rodimus Prime", new leader of the Autobots. The Transformers: The Movie
When Rodimus Prime voyaged into the Matrix in search of answers to the mysteries of the alien Quintessons, Optimus Prime was among the "spirit guides" who appeared to him and led him on his journey through the origin and history of the Transformer race. Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4
Optimus Prime's body was entombed in a massive deep-space mausoleum with the many other fallen Autobots, but his corpse was desecrated by the Quintessons in 2006 when they reanimated it as part of an attempt to destroy the Autobots. Pursued by the Decepticons through space, a team of Autobots led by Rodimus Prime took refuge in the mausoleum, where they were confronted by the seemingly-reborn Optimus Prime. Optimus dispatched the pursuing Decepticons, and Rodimus—never truly comfortable with the burden of leadership—happily relinquished the Matrix to his predecessor. At that point, the reprogrammed Optimus turned on the Autobots, stranding them on the mausoleum and blowing it up. The zombie Prime returned to the main Autobot force and reassumed command, intending to lure the Autobot space fleet into a trap that would destroy them all. Hot Rod's Autobots, however, were revealed to have survived the explosion of the mausoleum, and Hot Rod engaged Prime in battle. In the course of the fight, the Matrix began to overpower the Quintesson influence in Prime's mind, and he returned the talisman to Hot Rod, then ordered the rest of the Autobots clear while he piloted his flagship into the Quintessons' trap. As the Autobots watched from a distance, the flagship collided with the booby-trap detonator the Quintessons had placed on an asteroid, triggering the explosion of a nearby sun that apparently took Optimus Prime from them once more. Dark Awakening
Prime's lifeforce returned to the Matrix, and he was among the spectral figures whose ethereal forms emerged from the talisman when it was stolen by Galvatron, warning him to return it to its rightful holder. Galvatron was suitably convinced. The Burden Hardest to Bear
While the other Autobots believed that Prime's body had been destroyed in the supernova, in actuality, just before the flagship impacted with the detonator, his remains had been recovered from the craft by two human scientists, Jessica Morgan and Gregory Swofford, who still blamed Prime for the explosion that scarred him years beforehand. Jessica's father, Mark Morgan, shared Swofford's loathing of the Autobots, and his hatred only grew when, some months later, an attempt by the Decepticons to steal a heat-resistant alloy he had developed resulted in Jessica being paralyzed. Seeking revenge, Swofford and Morgan reconstructed Optimus Prime's body in an attempt to use it as a delivery system for the mysterious spores that had been released from the exploding sun, which induced hatred and madness. However, when they could not reanimate Prime, they used his body as a lure instead, bringing the Autobots to their lab, where they were infected by the spores directly. Rodimus Prime was able to escape infection and made off with Optimus Prime's body, then ordered Sky Lynx to find him a Quintesson to fully restore Prime to life. Rodimus succumbed to the "Hate Plague" before Sky Lynx returned, but the airborne Autobot succeeded in his mission, recovering a Quintesson who finally brought Optimus Prime back to life. The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1
The resurrected Prime led a team of Autobots to the Decepticons' base on Chaar to recover the heat-resistant alloy they had stolen, so that Prime could coat his body in it and make himself impervious to the Hate Plague. Thus protected, Optimus confronted Rodimus and defeated him in battle, reacquiring the Matrix so that he could consult the lifeforces of the ancient Autobots within it for a way to defeat the Hate Plague. Informed by "It" that the only way to cure the disease was with wisdom, Prime unleashed the concentrated wisdom of the Matrix itself to wipe out the plague. The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 2
In 2007, Optimus Prime began to suffer visions following the release of the Matrix's energy, which foretold a great transformation for Cybertron. Prime realized that the events he had foreseen had begun with the Decepticons' theft of the key to the Plasma Energy Chamber. The Rebirth, Part 1 Prime was forced to consult the spirit of Alpha Trion within Vector Sigma, who informed him that the mega-computer had set these very events in motion in order to restore Cybertron's Golden Age. The Rebirth, Part 2 When the Plasma Energy Chamber was opened and threatened to drive Earth's Sun supernova, Spike Witwicky and the other organic Nebulans who had become involved in the conflict as a result of these events were able to drain off the excess solar energy and revitalize Cybertron. The Rebirth, Part 3
Sometime afterward, Optimus Prime was upgraded into a Powermaster. He then encountered a human boy named Tommy Kennedy who lived in Autobot City and the two became friends. Optimus would spend much of his time teaching the young boy about Transformer history and imparting a few life lessons along the way. In one of their earliest encounters, Tommy needed to know how the Transformers came to Earth for a "special project". Prime related the story and learned that the "special project" was a hand-sculpted bust, made by Tommy, to commemorate the Autobots' anniversary on Earth. Prime was touched. Season 5: More than Meets the Eye, Part 1 Part 2 Part 3
After Tommy got beat up by some bullies, Prime tried to make him feel better by telling him about the biggest bully the Autobots ever faced: Unicron. This story was delayed a few times, first being when Prime had to go assist Joyride in repairing a space bridge (a task Tommy offered to assist with). Then, Prime's memory chip began to malfunction and needed replacement parts. Tommy fixed his chip for him, but delays were still inevitable. At one point, Grimlock was piloting Prime's ship and took a wrong turn. In frustration, Prime scheduled an upgrade to Grimlock's "brain circuits". After Prime concluded the tale, he left to go attend an interstellar peace conference. Before leaving, though, he gave Tommy a special gift... THE TOUCH!!! Season 5: The Movie
Tommy later tried surprising Optimus Prime, which got on the Autobot's nerves, as he feared he might have mistaken Tommy for a Decepticon. This led into a lengthy story about the origins of the Transformers as discovered by Rodimus Prime. Over the course of this tale, Prime had to take several breaks. First was so he could help Quickswitch upgrade Cybertron's security system. At another point, he was attacked by Dreadwind and Darkwing while on his way to visit Tommy. He defeated them, but the Decepticons eventually came back, inciting both Optimus and Tommy to meet them for battle in outer space. Season 5: FFOD, Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5
Later Optimus met with Tommy, but appeared to have forgotten his young friend's birthday. Much to Tommy's surprise, Prime was toying with him all along and he and several other Autobots gave him a big cake. Season 5: Surprise Party
After that, Tommy got a job with the Autobot City News and asked to interview Prime on how he came back from the dead. The tale was interrupted a few times. First, when Tommy ran out of tape for his recorder (he and Prime then blasted off into space to go buy more). Season 5: Dark Awakening Second, when Cloudburst needed Prime to help him repair his retro-rockets. Season 5: TROOP, Part 1 When the tale was finished and Tommy got his big scoop, Prime and the boy then ventured off to go refuel Sky High. Part 2
In their last known storytime session, Tommy revealed to Prime that he desperately wanted to become a Headmaster. Prime warned him that such an upgrade was more responsibility than he suspected, but made Tommy a deal. If after hearing the origin of the Headmasters he STILL wanted to be one, Prime would turn him into one on the spot. The story was delayed when Prime had to accompany Landmine to the shop for some minor retooling, but once all was said and done, Tommy still wanted to go through with it. Prime agreed to honor the bargain, though he warned Tommy that after becoming a Headmaster, he'd have to spend half his time on deadly missions at the other end of the galaxy and the other half of his time studying to be a competent leader. Tommy backed down, but asked that when he felt that he was ready to be a Headmaster, if he could be Prime's Headmaster. Optimus agreed and then blasted off into space, promising to return to transform Tommy's day into an adventure. Season 5: The Rebirth, Part 1 Part 2 Part 3
Japanese cartoon continuity
Generations Selects Special Comic (1)
Four million years ago, Optimus Prime discussed the Covenant of Primus and the legend of the eponymous god with Jazz on the bridge of the Ark before it was attacked by the Nemesis. Super Megatron comic 2
Beast Wars Metals cartoon
Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers story pages
Shortly after arriving to Earth and defeating the Decepticons in a battle in New York City Broadcasting on TV! Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers the Autobots decided to test their skills and have a friendly race. Optimus waved the checkered flag as his troops raced off into a rocky canyon. Anime Theater: Sic 'em, Hound!
Optimus also participated in a battle against the Decepticon Gestalt Devastator, that took place in orbit around Cybertron Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers Part 6
Later, Optimus battled Megatron and Galvatron atop of Metroplex with Ultra Magnus's help. Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers Part 9
Even later still, Optimus proved his strength by taking on the Decepticon Motormaster. Then, he and Ultra Magnus battled and apprehended Galvatron. Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers Part 15
Scramble City: Mobilization
- Voice actor: Tesshō Genda (Japanese)
As the 1980s rolled on, the Autobots began an initiative to construct a new battle fortress known as Scramble City. The facility to construct the fortress was concealed within a cavern and overseen by Ultra Magnus, but when it was discovered by Decepticon spy Ratbat, Megatron ordered the Decepticons to destroy it. Prime led an Autobot counter-offensive, and helped to blast Wildrider free when the evil Stunticon managed to link up to Superion in an attempt to disable the Aerialbot combiner, but things were looking bleak for the Autobots until the construction of Scramble City was completed. Ultra Magnus activated the battle fortress, which transformed into its robot mode of Metroplex to send the Decepticons fleeing. As Prime thanked Ultra Magnus for his quick work, however, Megatron unleashed Trypticon upon the assembled Autobots. Scramble City: Mobilization
Legends comic (1)
Sometime between 1985 and 2004 during the early days of the Transformers' war on Earth, Optimus Prime was seen battling the Decepticons alongside Jazz, Bumblebee, and Ironhide. Bonus Edition Vol. 6 Prime was present for the first battle between Metroplex and Trypticon sometime in the 80s, and failed to dissuade Metroplex from unleashing his antimatter projector. LG-43 Trypticon Project Chapter
At some point, Optimus Prime had transformation cog modified to give him an experimental combiner mode, allowing him and four of his soldiers to form Optimus Maximus. Though the combination was unstable, they managed to employ it to defeat Slugslinger during the battle over the Transform Super Cog before an energy wave from Megatron split them apart. Optimus fought Megatron one on one until his nemesis was by chance suddenly powered up into a Transmetal body, after which he retreated to deal with Slugslinger. Slugslinger's Ambition
To Optimus's distress, Twin Twist's drilling obsession would often damage the Autobot base, G1 Warrior Twin Twist so he attempted to turn it towards something useful by having him dig pitfall traps for the Decepticons. Operation: Destroy the Decepticons The plan fell apart and the other Autobots began demanding Optimus do something, so he chose to appoint both Twin Twist and Topspin leader of the Jumpstarters in hopes that the responsibilities of the post would keep them busy. They were instead kept busy fighting over who was the real leader, which Optimus saw as healthy camaraderie. The Commander's Good Idea
e-HOBBY comics
During an attack on Autobot Headquarters, Optimus Prime once again found himself going toe to toe with Megatron. Prime eventually punched Megatron hard enough to send him smashing through a wall, seemingly defeating him. In reality, Prime's punch was so powerful it damaged Megatron's gyrocompass which acted as his internal stability regulators. This allowed Megatron to access a cache of quantum surge energy within his circuits, upgrading him into a nigh-invulnerable Transmetal. Maybe pull your punches next time, Optimus? Destron Leader Megatron Black Ver.
Full Throttle Scramble Power!
After Megatron and the Decepticons threatened humanity with their latest death ray, the Omega Wave Cannon, Optimus Prime dispatched Hound and his human partners, Tōru and Jenny to follow the electromagnetic trail and find the Decepticons' hidden base. Hound, Tōru and Jenny were then swiftly captured.
Contemplating what to do next, Prime reluctantly dispatched the still-wet-behind-the-ears Aerialbots to deal with the Stunticons, who were trashing a power plant. The fighting spirit of Superion ensured his victory.
Prime and a small unit of Autobots then stormed the Decepticon base to rescue their friends. As Hound, Tōru and Jenny destroyed the Omega Wave Cannon and escaped, Prime and Megatron squared off yet again (with Megatron unleashing his seldom-seen energon mace). Megatron quickly gained the upper hand in battle...until Metroplex and every single Autobot soldier arrived as back-up. Megatron and the Decepticons immediately fled.
Tōru and Jenny celebrated their success with a public display of affection. Curious, Optimus began to ask them embarrassing questions, swatting Tōru in the bottom with his mighty robot finger. Full Throttle Scramble Power!
MC Axis comics
Elita One longed for Optimus to return and end the war for good. The Transformers: Elita One
The Battle of the Star Gate
In the late 1990s, continued interaction between the Autobots and humankind led to a formal alliance being forged with the American government. Using technology supplied by the Autobots, the government funded the creation of the Trigger, a huge interstellar teleportation system, and Prime participated in a goodwill press conference to announce the creation of the Trigger to the world. Unfortunately, the Trigger soon became a target for the Decepticons, who had allied with a foreign power and used a human agent to gain access to the station. The Autobots were quick to repel the Decepticon attack, but only one member of the Trigger's crew survived. This man, Makoto, offered to help the Autobots in any way that he could, and Prime told him that his kind of strength was what the Autobots needed the most. First Contact
Three months later, Optimus Prime helped Professor Adle test his new C-X drone, which was designed to resemble Prime himself, by sparring with the remote-controlled robot so that the Professor could gather data on its performance. In the midst of the test, however, the C-X ran amok (in actuality, it had been possessed by the time-tossed ghost of Starscream), and Prime was forced to crush it beneath his trailer and sever its head with his energon-axe to stop it. The grisly scene did little to dissuade the mass of anti-Transformer protestors that had sprung up in recent months, but Prime attempted to placate the crowd by telling them that he did not want the power he wielded—he needed it, in order to protect those that could not protect themselves. Divided Views
When the Decepticons terrorized Japan with a series of powerful earthquakes, Optimus Prime confronted Megatron amidst the chaos caused by the most powerful tremor yet. The battle ended when a blast from Megatron's fusion cannon sent Prime plummeting to the depths of the ocean, apparently destroyed. Activation Subsequently, Starscream's ghost fused with the rebuilt Trigger in an attempted coup, and it was during the monumental space battle that resulted that Prime returned from his seeming demise, borne into space on Cosmos's back. After saving Makoto's escape pod from burning up in re-entry, Prime was forced to join with Megatron to defeat the greater threat posed by Starscream, channelling the power of the Matrix through gun mode Megatron to destroy Starscream and the Trigger in one mighty blast. The Transformers were all caught in the backwash of the explosion, and their flaming bodies were sent tumbling back down to Earth. Although they were not heard from again for many months, Prime and Megatron survived the experience, and their war continued. The Battle of the Star Gate
Story of Binaltech
In 2003, the Decepticons attacked the Autobots on Earth with a plague of Cosmic Rust, leaving many of them injured. Consequently, Earth was all but defenseless when Megatron made his big push to fully take over Cybertron in 2004, and Optimus Prime found that he could not spare any troops currently fighting by his side on the Transformers' home planet to send to Earth. To resolve this situation, the Autobots on Earth worked closely with the governments of the world and various car companies on the Binaltech Project, creating advanced new "Binaltech" bodies for the various Autobot warriors damaged by the Cosmic Rust. Binaltech Is...
BT World
In the midst of the Binaltech conflict, the time-travelling Predacon Ravage attempted to alter history by using the Kronosphere to teleport Megatron and the Decepticon armada outside of time during a turning-point battle with Prime and the Autobots. Changing Lanes This left the Autobots to face the looming threat of Unicron alone, an opponent which Optimus Prime and Ultra Magnus bravely faced together. Prime was badly damaged in the attack and passed the Matrix to Ultra Magnus, who was able to use it to destroy Unicron. Binal Time
Before departing to battle Unicron, Prime had put into motion a plan to try and undo the changes Ravage had wrought upon the timeline, having ordered Skids to use the time warp on Dinobot Island to send a message into the past. Darkest Hour Shortly after the defeat of Unicron, this plan bore fruit, and time began to correct itself. Thanks to the sudden intervention of a mysterious time-travelling entity known as "the Protector", however, the altered, "BT World" timeline was also preserved, and continued to exist as an alternate universe. Binal Time
In this new, parallel world, the Protector explained that he had acted to preserve the "BT World" because it was the origin point for the ultimate evolution of Cybertronian life, the Alternity, of whose he was an agent. Optimus Prime soon recovered from his injuries and adopted a Binaltech body of his own; it was thanks to the attributes of this new body that he and the other Binaltech Autobots were able to avoid being shut down when they triggered the Quintesson's killswitch, deactivating nearly all the Decepticons. Kill Switch With their enemies all but eradicated by this move, the Autobots were free to start conducting experiments under the Protector's direction that would ultimately lead to the future he had spoken of. Unfinished Business, Part 3 When the Protector's spark was stolen by the new leader of the remaining Decepticons—an evil clone of Optimus known as Nemesis Prime—Prime engaged his evil doppelganger in battle in Australia. During the fight, the Protector's spark fused with Prime—an experience that Prime found strangely familiar—giving him the power to destroy Nemesis Prime. Unfinished Business, Part 4
Optimus Prime is later seen at the Earth Defense Command space center, defending Alternium from an attack by Unicron's Decepticon Binaltech warriors. Outlier
Alternity
Experimentation proceeded apace, and eventually, the Autobots succeeded in synthesizing the substance known as Alternium, which would form the bodies of their new evolved forms, and the space-time transportation system known as the Timaeus drive, which would allow them to travel through the multiverse. After millennia of experimentation, effort and broadening of his perceptions, Optimus Prime eventually integrated these new technologies into his systems, and 900,000 years later, became a founding member of the Alternity. Now existing outside of time, Prime interacted with the material world through a proxy body known as an auto-avatar (a "Vector 01" model, code-named "Ultimate Silver"), which he used to travel from world to world, inviting many different incarnations of himself from different dimensions to join the Alternity. Together, they merged into one composite trans-dimensional "Optimus Prime" being, becoming a huge collective consciousness existing outside of reality, while yet retaining their individuality as a cross-time "Convoy Aggregate", each one controlling an auto-avatar of their own in the physical world.
Learning that his eternal enemy, Megatron had reawakened, and that he planned to lure the Alternity's natural enemy, the time-eating god-beast known as the Hytherion, into universal stream Primax 109.0 Beta, Prime traveled into that universe in 2007. Approaching his counterpart from that world, Prime informed him of this looming danger, and his counterpart agreed to join the Alternity when the time came. Sure enough, in 2009, the Hytherion appeared in his dimension, and so Prime returned to that world, with a "Vibrant Red" Vector 109 auto-avatar for his counterpart to inhabit. From Here to Alternity Little did the Convoy Aggregate suspect, however, that Megatron had summoned the Hytherion for reasons greater than mere destruction. Shackling the beast's power and overwriting its consciousness with his own, Megatron was able to confer hyperdimensional powers akin to the Alternity's upon himself and many other Megatrons he had gathered from across the multiverse. To Mega Therion
As battles between numerous different Primes and Megatrons erupted quite literally all across time and space, "Ultimate Silver" Optimus Prime was seen engaging in a cross-dimensional duel with the "Diamond Black" Megatron who hailed from universal stream Primax 1286.3 Kappa. Prime lost an arm to Megatron's tesseractal swords, but remained undeterred, observing that Megatron was fighting from the year 2009 and suspecting an ulterior motive for his being in that time period. Amused by Prime's observation, Megatron proposed a wager: if Prime could defeat him in a game of his choosing, he would answer any question he asked him honestly. Megatron's sadistic game involved manipulating the occupants of his home dimension in the year 2005, pitting them against each other in a "game full of death and suffering". While Megatron distributed a portion of his power through legions of this universe's Decepticons, Prime was only allowed to infuse his power into one being to send against them. Prime dismissed the rules as utter nonsense and refused to use another living being like a chess piece, but Megatron forced him to play the game by pointing out that the inhabitants of the dimension would only suffer if he did not. Prime selected Ultra Magnus as his champion, and the game began! To Die Game!
Ultimately, the Alternity succeeded in defeating Megatron's Questors and the Planicrons, but their reality-bending exploits also wiped the Alternity from existence. Gathering on Athenia, each member of the Alternity began to fade away, returning to their "less evolved" lives in their home dimensions with potentially no memory of their existentially advanced adventures. Optimus Prime chose to leave his comrades with a final speech to carry with them back to their home universes; they should not think on their time as Alternity with the view that they were "once great"; instead, they should look back on all the great things they have done and how they have safeguarded what is to come. And who knows... maybe, one day, the time will come for the Autobots to advance again... and do great things once more. Alternation
Legends comic (2)
In 2004, Optimus Prime welcomed Roadbuster and Whirl, two Transformers from the Legends World, into the Autobots. Bonus Edition Vol. 7 He was then was approached by Springer who requested to create the Wreckers, a new elite unit dedicated to "doing cool stuff" that included Roadbuster and Whirl. He was unimpressed and changed their mission to cleaning up around the Autobot base, refusing to grant permission unless Springer agreed to his terms. G1 Wreckers Birth Story
Robotmasters comic
In 2004, the Scramble City project was expanded through the use of the newly discovered element solitarium to involve the construction of a fully-fledged Autobot City on Earth. This coincided with the opening of a dimensional fissure known as the Blastizone.
When a mysterious purple dinosaur led the Decepticons in an attack against the Autobots, Optimus Prime demanded to know the identity of the foe he was facing. The creature transformed into robot mode and introduced itself as "Beast Megatron", but Prime did not falter, and bombarded the new villain with heavy fire. Declaring Prime to be "quite the monkey", Megatron announced that the battle had merely served as an introduction, and promptly departed. Clash! The Two Leaders Optimus Prime would be soon supported in his struggles against this unfamiliar foe by Optimus Primal. The New Battle Begins! Shortly afterward, Star Saber, Victory Leo, and other Autobots joined with Optimus Prime's Autobots in the battle for solitarium. Bonds Stronger than Steel
Later, the two Optimuses found themselves in battle against the huge Decepticon warrior, Gigant Bomb, but were unable to hurt him because he had supercharged his armor with solitarium. The two heroes were flattened by a powerful punch from Gigant Bomb, at which point Star Saber and Victory Leo appeared to join the fray. The two future heroes merged into Victory Saber and defeated Gigant Bomb, after which Prime and Primal welcomed him to the fold. The Victory Warriors Enter!!
To improve the absorption of solitarium, Autobot chemists created black body technology, a special coating capable of absorbing all energy around it (even the life energy of Transformers). Prime volunteered to be the first test subject, as Perceptor deemed the process potentially dangerous. Unfortunately, Starscream and Buzzsaw sabotaged the experiment with fake data, turning Prime's body unstable and causing him to uncontrollably drain the energy from everything around him, including other Autobots. Optimus then quarantined himself to a deserted canyon.
Meanwhile, Optimus Primal used the same data to gain a functional version of the black body tech after realizing its positive effects on Beast Warrior biology from Beast Megatron's own black body. Using the Sky Spy, Primal located Optimus and cured him of the virus. Together, they defeated Beast Megatron, though the new black body technology proved unstable and eventually faded from all those who had applied it. Black Body
Optimus Prime, Optimus Primal and Road Rocket were later exploring a large crevasse filled with solitarium when they were attacked by Megatron and Sideways. The two villains detonated the crystals around the Autobots, and while Primal was able to shield them with a huge slab of rock, they were unable to stop the Decepticons from escaping with a huge load of solitarium. Defend the Solitarium!
When new arrival Lio Convoy was tricked into battling Victory Saber by Megatron, it was Optimus Prime who got between the two combatants and convinced Lio Convoy that they were all on the same side by revealing his Energon Matrix, which glowed in tandem with Lio Convoy's own. The four great commanders teamed up to dispose of the Decepticons lurking nearby, and then they all welcomed Lio Convoy to the team. Together, the 4 Great Supreme Commanders
Discovering an unconscious robot outside Autobot City, Prime and the Autobots brought the enigmatic newcomer inside for medical attention. The robot introduced himself as Reverse Convoy of the planet Vehicon. Strategic Meeting: The Mysterious New Warrior Before long, however, Prime's goodwill proved to be misplaced when "Reverse Convoy" captured him, Mirage and Optimus Primal, and revealed himself to actually be the original Megatron, inhabiting Reverse Convoy's body by means of his black hole interlink system. Although the Autobots were saved from the clutches of "Rebirth Megatron" by Victory Saber and Lio Convoy, Prime's greatest enemy had returned. The Dark Emperor of Destruction, Reborn
Optimus Prime led Primal, Victory Saber and Lio Convoy in a mighty battle against the two Megatrons, Starscream, Skywarp and Thundercracker, during which he had much of his right forearm torn off by Beast Megatron. As both Megatron rushed the injured Prime, he summoned his energon-axe to take the place of his lost fist and slashed the two Decepticons, claiming victory. And Then
Kiss Players
- Voice actor: Tesshō Genda (Japanese)
Following Optimus Prime's death in the Battle of Autobot City, Tokyo was devastated when Galvatron crash-landed on the city after being hurled out of Unicron's body by Rodimus Prime. The death and destruction that resulted caused a massive anti-Transformer sentiment to spring up, epitomized by the formation of the government organization known as the Earth Defense Command, who forced any remaining Transformers on Earth off the planet. Dissatisfaction with the EDC's extreme actions resulted in the formation of an underground resistance group for whom the death of Optimus Prime was a rallying point. Among these commandos was a young woman Marissa Faireborn, who had been rescued by Optimus Prime back in 1996 when a mission that her soldier father had been on had gone bad. Marissa had formed a great friendship with Prime in her childhood, and came to see him as a surrogate father figure, and perhaps a little bit more. Kiss Players #34
When Prime's corpse was covertly flown to Japan by the EDC, Kiss Players #1 Marissa's commandos attacked the convoy transporting the Autobot leader's body. Believing that they had secured Prime's body, the commandos were taken by surprise and slaughtered by the Ne Squad Kiss Player Ringo and her Autorooper partner, who burst out of the torso of the decoy Prime body that had been atop the flatbed truck. As the sole surviving member of the squad, Marissa discovered that the true body was being transported within Prime's own trailer nearby. Slicing the trailer open, she was too late to prevent an EDC Autorooper from partially fusing with Prime. Reflecting on her childhood memories of playing with the kindly Autobot leader, Marissa lovingly kissed his faceplate. In an explosion of energy that destroyed the trailer, the two fused and Prime was reborn in a new, living body. The pair had become Kiss Players! Kiss Players #2
Marissa and Prime promptly made themselves scarce, and began travelling together, battling the monstrous creatures known as Legion that Galvatron's dispersed cells had also produced, while also eluding the EDC. Marissa thought of Prime as her boyfriend, Kiss Players #1 and Prime himself certainly cared for the girl, unwilling as he was to put her in harm's way, despite the prodigious knife-wielding skills that she could share with him via their kiss-fusion. Kiss Players #4
Prime had little use for Marissa's other great skill—surfing—given his own experience in that area, Kiss Players #7 so instead, he found a better use for Marissa's surfboard by using his new powers to transform it into a knife so he could make use of the skills Marissa's fusion gave with him. Marissa was not very happy, Kiss Players #10 but took it in stride, and dubbed the new weapon the "Surfblade". In response, Prime named her shirt "The Three Skull Brothers", after the image on it. Kiss Players #16
Prime and Marissa had a close relationship, as the girl washed Prime in "intimate" spots like his stick shift and gas tank, Kiss Players #19 and they would go on "dates" together, at one point visiting the seaside, only to wind up in battle with a Legion created from the fusion of an octopus and a shipwreck. Prime regretted that these activities had to be carried out under the cover of night, and vowed that he and Marissa would visit the beach under the light of the sun. Someday, Beneath the Sun
Soon, Optimus Prime found himself suffering from a recurring nightmare filled with visions of his old enemy, Megatron. In the grip of one of these hallucinations, Prime lost control of himself and almost crushed Marissa in his fist, but was thankfully able to regain his senses before he hurt her. Marissa and Prime subsequently fused, and were able to corral a legion of Legion for an attack upon the EDC headquarters.
After viewing a seaside fireworks display for their "last date", Kiss Players #34 Marissa and Prime again launched a Legion-backed attack upon the EDC. This time, however, Marissa, Shaoshao, Atari, Prime and Hot Rod all decided to set their differences aside in order to discover the true, dark secret lurking within the EDC.Kiss Players #37 Venturing into the mysterious Genital System facility hidden beneath the EDC headquarters, the team discovered a mad plot by EDC Commander Hitoshizuku Amaō to resurrect her daughter, who had died in Galvatron's impact. Thanks to the efforts of Marissa and her friends, the plan was foiled, the anti-electron field keeping Transformers off Earth was deactivated, and Galvatron's cells were extracted from the Legions and Kiss Players and reconstituted within his body, which was launched off into space. As a result, Marissa lost her Kiss Player powers, and Prime slipped back into death once more. I, You, and the Spinning Earth
Marissa did get a few chances to see her friend again, however. In 2007, she, Shaoshao and Atari were transported back through time by the Sparkbots to 1985 where they witnessed Prime's battle with Megatron atop Sherman Dam. Although invisible to residents of the past, Marissa was instructed by the Sparkbots to kiss Prime, and when she did so, a piece of what the Sparkbots claimed was the "Allspark" emerged from within him. Kiss Players #40 While travelling on through time to search for more pieces of the Allspark, the girls accidentally crashed in 2011 and wound up in the clutches of the Quintessons. Prime (and Goldbug) helped Marissa once more by rescuing her and her friends from death in the fangs of the Sharkticons. Kiss Players Picture Story Show Later still, Shaoshao embarked on a marathon Prime-kissing session (much to her own disgust), quickly jumping through time to kiss Prime in his Star Convoy, Super Convoy, Action Master, and Battle Convoy bodies successively. Kiss Players #44
15 Go! Go!
Shortly before the Battle of Autobot City in 2005, an unknown saboteur badly damaged Teletraan I's databanks. Optimus Prime notified his Autobots of the attack and issued a command that the information be recovered as soon as possible. "Black Panther Man", stationed on the artificial Earth satellite Nana, volunteered for the important task and assigned Teletraan 15 to the case. Information Administration Teletraan 15 Go! Go! Volume 1
Teletraan 15 proceeded to travel through time and space on her mission, and encountered future incarnations of Optimus Prime on several occasions. First, she travelled into the future, where Micromaster Hot Rod saved her from a Novaroid. Hot Rod Volume As Dark Nova and Ultra Megatron prepared to merge, Prime, in his "Star Convoy" form, arrived and asked Hot Rod to aid him in the coming fight. Star Convoy Volume But before they could start the battle, an interruption came from an unexpected source: Galvatron emerged from a transwarp portal and attacked! Galvatron Volume Galvatron Volume 2
Later, Teletraan 15 received data regarding the emergence of the Kiss Players in 2006 and Optimus Prime's involvement with that group. Extra Volume?!
On another mission even further into the future, Teletraan 15 and her companion Steeljaw were aboard Jetfire as he was attacked by the Decepticon jets Smokescreen and Dreadwing on his way to his commander. Fortunately for them, Optimus Prime—now in his Laser Rod body—appeared and severed Dreadwing's wing with a single mighty slash of his sword. Teletraan 15 thought that he looked sad and wondered if he had learned his sword skills during his Kiss Player days. Battle Convoy Volume
Back in 2007, the Kiss Players were contacted by the Sparkbots and given the mission of uniting fragments of the Allspark which had been scattered across time and space. The Kiss Players made their first stop 1985, where they observed Optimus Prime's epic battle with Megatron atop Sherman Dam. Sparkbots Volume 1
Music Label
In the year 2007, the Autobots discovered that the Decepticon communications officer Soundwave was attempting to control the minds of humans through hypnotic music broadcast through a series of tiny clones of himself. Optimus Prime upgraded his trailer with a huge pair of speakers, and proceeded to drive around, broadcasting a counter-frequency that undid the villain's brainwashing. Transformers Music Label
Macrocosmic Seekers
When Scrapheap put Hot Rod into a medically induced coma in order to siphon off Matrix energy to save Kup's life, Hot Rod's consciousness drifted off into the Matrix. He confronted the previous bearers of the Matrix, including Optimus Prime, and asked why he was chosen over Ultra Magnus to be the new leader. After all, Magnus had more in common with Optimus than he did. In unison, Optimus and the others told him that the key to ending the war wasn't a string of identical leaders, but through change and innovation. Hot Rod felt a sense of satisfaction from this and began to regain consciousness. As he awoke, Optimus spoke alone and told him that he would always be a part of him. Journey to the Future
Controverse
Following his resurrection in the early 2010s, Optimus Prime attended the trial of Primacron which was being presided over by the Quintesson Judge Adveraros. The Quintesson was plotting alongside his fellow entrepreneurs and attempted to kidnap Primacron to harvest his brain. Adveraros was thwarted and Primacron was re-captured (after an escape attempt of his own). Deeming Primacron too dangerous to incarcerate in their home dimension, Optimus and the Autobots escorted him to the ancient trans-dimensional teleportation chamber deep in the bowels of Cybertron. From there, Optimus saw Primacron banished to another universe. Controverse
Generations Selects Special Comic (2)
In 2011, Optimus Prime and Galvatron led a joint Autobot/Decepticon coalition to seal Unicron within the Triple Z Point before he could resurrect using the bodies of his disciples. Galvatron bade Optimus Prime to use the Matrix of Leadership, but it was still recharging on Earth, having been spent eradicating the Hate Plague. Suddenly, the two leaders were brought before Primus in the Precursor World. Super Megatron comic 1 To the two, Primus revealed their imminent deaths. They were soon brought to the Blue Planet, under attack by the Vok and their Novaroids. There, the golden entity granted the Autobot Commander the Silver Matrix which carried the power of stars, both of which accelerated Optimus's evolution into Star Convoy (with accompanying Star Trailer), a form he knew he would adopt in the future. Entrusted to "restore this world's proper history", Star Convoy defeated the Vok and their forces with the Big Bang Cannon. Star Convoy comic
Adrift in space, Star Convoy encountered the Seacons aboard the photon sailer. They were led by the recently evolved Turtler, Seacons comic 2 who sought the Silver Matrix for his own purposes. After struggling with the Seacons and their combined form, King Poseidon, in space, Seacons comic 3 Seacons comic 4 both sides went down to the Blue Planet, where Star Convoy sent his trailer to assist the native Beast People. Stuck in his base form, Optimus Prime was beat down by the full might of the Seacons in their invidual and combined forms and the Silver Matrix knocked away. Seacons comic 5 He was saved in the nick of time by Super Megatron, who had attained his own future form by using the same Star Power Optimus Prime had used. Super Megatron took care of King Poseidon and threatened to do the same to Optimus if he didn't hand over the Silver Matrix. After the Autobot refused, Super Megatron threatened to eat a pair of Beast People, forcing Optimus to give up the Matrix. With it, Super became Ultra, and the Decepticon fired on Optimus Prime... Super Megatron comic 1
...A blast that was blocked by Blue Big Convoy of the Primus Vanguard. He and his Blue Order leapt in to assist against Ultra Megatron, but the Decepticon was impervious to their strikes. Seeing the damage Optimus Prime was in, Blue handed him the α Matrix to heal his injuries before taking it back to attack Ultra Megatron, but the Emperor of Destruction was able to keep back the attack while absorbing the α Matrix's blue Star Power with the Silver Matrix to evolve even further into Ultra Megatron Omega. This grave threat forced Primus to intercede in the battle himself, and Optimus watched on as the Seacons tried striking back against Megatron Omega before becoming Star Convoy again and matching his nemesis fist for fist. Super Megatron comic 2
Adding to his machinations, Primus pulled the Dinobots of 2050 to the Precursor World. After some confusion from Star Convoy, Grimlock explained his proper time and the grave threat it was in from its own Megatron Omega. Volcanicus comic 1 Primacron soon activated his secret weapon: Neo Primus made up of the Blue Planet. Star Convoy attempted to help assist in protecting the Beast People, but was forced to hang on for dear life as Neo Primus brought all of its inhabitants to the greatest concentration of Star Power in the universe—where God Neptune and Megatron Omega were. Primus, his goal within reach, attempted to convince Star convoy to join him in wiping away the wretched future universe full of death that he foresaw. Star Convoy refused, promising he was more than willing to lay down his life for beings across both worlds. Unfazed by Star Convoy's proclamation, Primus sicced his Golden Age warriors onto Star Convoy as he used his true Silver Matrix—the one granted to Optimus Prime being a reconstituted shade from the future world—to gather all seven Star Powers within it and attempted to restart the universe so that the likes of Primacron couldn't. Finale Prelude However, his greatest-laid plan was dashed when Primacron used Neo Primus to trap Primus in a vision of the true future to come and destroyed his golden body, revealing the miniscule Oracle.
Seizing opportunity in the confusion, Megatron Omega sapped Golden Power from one of the Golden Age to become Gold Megatron. With the filled Silver Matrix, he created a Megatron-filled Vanguard and promised to take the Oracle's place as "Primus". Realizing the danger they were all in, the Oracle ordered the Golden Age to transfer their power to Star Convoy, creating Gold Primus Convoy (ゴルド
The Headmasters cartoon
- Voice actor: Tesshō Genda (Japanese), John Culkin (English, Omni Productions dub), Roberto Alexander (Latin-American Spanish)
Some time before the Transformers' war left Cybertron, Optimus Prime engaged the Decepticons with his men. Later, on Earth, a suspiciously similar battle with the Decepticons resulted in, er, Prime's death. Four Warriors Come out of the Sky
At an unknown time, Optimus had an Autobot called Pointblank under his command. However, Pointblank went rogue, and Prime expelled him from his squad. Duel on the Asteroid
One year after Prime's resurrection, in 2011, the Autobots had entered into an even closer relationship with Earth and began the colonization of other worlds, the first of which was the planet Athenia, where Optimus Prime was stationed. It soon became apparent, however, that when Prime had released the energy of the Matrix to cure the Hate Plague, the consequences were more far-reaching than he had anticipated—without the energy of the Matrix to act as a balancing factor,
Prime took a squad of troops to aid in the battle on the planet, and when the arrival of the Autobot Headmasters tipped the battle in their favor, Prime broke off from the main attack and headed down into the depths of the planet, planning on stabilizing Vector Sigma at any cost. The Mystery of Planet Master Guided through the dangers of the planet's catacombs by the spirit of Alpha Trion while the other Autobots searched for the Matrix on Earth, Prime eventually arrived at the computer, only to find his way barred by Cyclonus and Scourge. Hot Rod then arrived with the Matrix, with which Alpha Trion merged, re-energizing it and transforming Hot Rod back into Rodimus Prime; for the first time, the two Primes fought side by side and defeated Galvatron. Before Rodimus could implement the Matrix to stabilize Vector Sigma, however, Optimus Prime sacrificed himself to perform the task, merging with the computer and restoring its balance to save the planet. Birth of the Fantastic Double Prime
Super-God Masterforce cartoon
A transtector somehow intended for Optimus was among those stolen from the G Nebula by the self-proclaimed "Decepticon god" Devil Z, and became bonded with a human named Ginrai. Shūta and Grand's Masterforce Super-Secrets! The transtector later gained sentience of its own. A Battle... and Then...
Unite Warriors/Legends
Autobot efforts to resurrect Optimus Prime continued into 2021, with Ratchet working in tandem with Vector Sigma itself to bring him back to life. Their efforts were interrupted by Roller, who held a grudge against Optimus Prime for "abandoning" him, but fortunately he was stopped from destroying Optimus's body. Sky Reign Chapter A short while later, Vector Sigma successfully resurrected Prime, but only for a seven-day span, thanks to his many previous deaths. Optimus leaped into action against Megaempress, whose team of Female Decepticons had entered the fray, and was able to resist the Decepticon Empress's mental control by shouting the name of his true love Elita One. Prime proceeded to combine with Ironhide, Prowl, Sunstreaker, and Mirage to form Optimus Maximus, but the combiner was quickly overpowered by Megatronia, the Female Decepticons' own gestalt form. Megatronia Chapter
However, when Unicron's head appeared over Cybertron, accompanied by the Combatrons, the two combiners set aside their differences. Separating from Optimus Maximus, Prime led the Autobot forces into battle, personally grappling with the Combatron leader, Dolrailer. Unexpected help came from Roller, who had decided to put his grudge aside whilst Cybertron was at stake. Ruination Chapter, Part One Prime formed Optimus Maximus and confronted Unicron alongside the other combiners present, and though Maximus was blown apart by the chaos-bringer's eye-beams, Roller came to Prime's aid again and formed a giant arm that let him punch Unicron's head back into space. In the aftermath, he revealed his limited lifespan to his friends, who set out to make his few days alive as enjoyable as possible. Ruination Chapter, Part Two
During his seven days of life, Optimus Prime watched a baseball game being played by Protectobots for the sake of First Aid's friend, NUL-A. He got all fired up and couldn't stop himself from cheering his "baseball warriors" on. Today Is First Aid's Close Friend NUL-A's Birthday! He also received a new surfboard from his friend, Marissa Faireborn, and took his Scramble Combination troops and their human friends to Hawaii for "special surfing training" (and definitely not a vacation). Crossing the Pacific Ocean!? Finally, he attended a rehearsal of the stage musical being prepared by the Disaster Relief Team, Marissa perched on his shoulder. Invitation to the Dress Rehearsal!
When his time was up, Optimus Prime passed away, Vector Sigma explaining that it would be impossible to bring him back once more without a power equal to that used to create the universe. Roller took up protecting Prime's body until such a power source could be found. Ruination Chapter, Part Two
Seeking to contribute to the attempts at resurrecting Optimus Prime on Cybertron, Grand Maximus initiated the "Super Convoy Project" at the Transtector factory in G Nebula 89. The plan was essentially another go at building the Transtector that had become Ginrai, this time to be used as originally intended. LG24 Shockwave & Cancer Prologue This never came to be either, likely because of Vector Sigma's prediction that Prime could no longer be revived through normal means. Like the original, the Super Convoy Transtector instead fell to Ginrai. Bonus Edition Vol. 35
When Ginrai arrived in the Legends World, he was annoyed that everyone kept mistaking him for Optimus Prime. Bonus Edition Vol. 35 Grand Maximus used Optimus Prime's Powermaster form as an example of the evolution of Transformers. Bonus Edition Grand Maximus
The Battlestars manga and story pages
- Voice actor: Tesshō Genda (Japanese, TF Telephone audio adventures)
Over 15 years after his merging with Vector Sigma, Optimus Prime's lifeless body was spirited away in a sinister plot to destroy the Autobots by Dark Nova, the big bad guy du jour. Nova duplicated Prime's body, using the copy to create the evil False Convoy. The Battlestars story page #3 The elite Autobot team, the Battlestars, defeated False Convoy and retrieved the real Prime's body from Planet Lucifer, and then used the mysterious energy source known as the Zodiac to restore Prime to life. Transformed into Star Convoy, Prime was also reunited with Hot Rod, who became his Micromaster partner. The Battlestars story page #4
After Star Convoy and Sixliner defeated a swarm of Dark Nova's Great Novaroid drone warriors, The Battlestars story page #5 the mysterious creature decided to resurrect Prime's oldest nemesis, and plucked Galvatron from the icy grave he had been cast into years beforehand by the Autobot Headmasters, recreating him as Super Megatron. The Battlestars story page #6 The two old foes clashed in battle at the North Pole, with Star Convoy emerging victorious The Battlestars special but Super Megatron soon returned with an army of Great Galaman drones to back him up. The Battlestars story page #7 Defeated by the "Battlestar Attack" that combined all the power of Star Convoy, Sky Garry and Grandus, Super Megatron was again upgraded by Dark Nova into Ultra Megatron. Star Convoy and the Battlestars met him in battle once again, and again, they claimed victory. The Battlestars story page #8
His pawn having failed him, Dark Nova absorbed Ultra Megatron into his body, transforming them both into the gargantuan "Star Giant". The Battlestars story page #9 Star Giant proved to be virtually indestructible from the outside until Star Convoy got the bright idea of giving the villain the worst case of indigestion he'd ever had. Holding Star Giant's massive mouth open, he ordered Sky Garry and Grandus to move in. After all three were swallowed, they began taking Star Giant down from the inside while simultaneously fighting off his various defensive systems. As soon as the trio escaped from Star Giant's interior, the monster exploded, leaving only his head slightly intact. As it happens, Megatron was housed inside Star Giant's noggin and survived the attack. The Battlestars story page #10
Nucleon Quest Super Convoy bio
Following the defeat of Star Giant, the restoration of Cybertron began, but the planet was in the throes of a chronic energy shortage. In order to re-energize the struggling planet, Optimus Prime upgraded himself into a Powermaster by fusing with the Nebulan scientist Hi-Q. Protecting his body with a Phase Modulation Shield, Prime ventured into a black hole to obtain the super-energy nucleon, which was used to restore Cybertron to its former glory. Nucleon Quest Super Convoy bio
Metrowars
In the midst of an energy shortage for both Autobot and Decepticon alike, Optimus Prime contacted the Autobots at Scramble City about his discovery of nucleon. Metrowars
Legends comic (3)
Upon discovering the nucleon, Optimus Prime absorbed it into his body through Hi-Q, transforming his body into an Action Master. He returned to Metroplex and explained that the endless energy it provided would spell an end to the war, believing the Decepticons would have nothing to fight over if there were unlimited resources for everyone. Megatron, also brought back as an Action Master, agreed to put down his arms and forged the Cybertron Alliance together with Optimus Prime, but it later collapsed and Prime was thrown back into war. Bonus Edition Metroplex
G-2 story pages and pack-in manga
With Cybertron restored, Optimus Prime upgraded himself into a new Action Master body. Megatron eventually recovered from his defeat and with his sanity circuit fully restored at last, joined with Prime to form the Cybertron Alliance. Things were good for a little while. Though Megatron dreamed of regaining sole command of his army, for the meantime, there was peace and the alliance ushered in what would be called the Second Generation of the Transformers. However, after human soldiers killed one of his comrades, Megatron adopted a new tank body and started the war anew, believing he could bring a more stable peace to the galaxy by ruling it with an iron fist. Autobots vs. Decepticons: Combat Secrets
To counter Megatron, Optimus Prime upgraded his body into a new Missile Trailer mode. Rallying a new wave of Autobot warriors, Optimus diligently repelled Megatron and the Decepticons. In one early encounter, Prime managed to rescue Electro and Volt from Megatron by firing his "Matrix Saturn" attack. He immediately recommended that Megatron and all his Decepticons leave the area at once. G-2 #1 Megatron, of course, refused, and continued his attack. Prime, Electro, and Volt combined their firepower, leaving Megatron in a smoke-filled crater. As Electro moved in to administer the killing blow, Megatron emerged from the smoke unscathed, effortlessly plucking Electro up by his head. G-2 #2 Against Prime's orders, Volt immediately rushed Megatron from behind to free his captured friend. G-2 #4
At one point, the secrecy of the Autobot field base became a priority, leaving Megatron to order warriors such as Jolt to tail other Autobots and locate Prime. G-2 #5 Prime's location was eventually compromised when Skyjack slipped past all Autobot radar. Astonished at the Decepticon's stealth, Prime was unable to stop Skyjack from returning to Megatron with his location. G-2 #7 Meanwhile, Jetfire, Wheeljack, and Perceptor began to study the Matrix of Leadership and discovered a new property within it called the Reconfiguration Matrix which could grant Autobots new powers. Optimus Prime of the Autobots has Fallen!
Prime and Megatron eventually met to do battle, with Prime coming out on top as Megatron slowly ran low on fuel. Prime offered Megatron one last chance to surrender, but was caught off-guard by Hooligan, who blasted him in the back with his missile attack, destroying Prime's back-mounted weaponry unit. G-2 #9 Megatron then ordered Dreadwing and Smokescreen to swoop in and finish Prime off before he could recover. The pair of Decepticons proceeded to bomb Prime mercilessly before turning him over to Megatron for the kill. G-2 #10 With a surprising lack of satisfaction, Megatron blasted Prime to pieces, killing his ancient foe at last. Victorious, Megatron offered Prime a final prayer, only to be interrupted by...Prime! The essences of the previous Autobot Supreme Commanders within the Matrix of Leadership activated the Reconfiguration Matrix to forge him a new body. Optimus Prime became Battle Convoy and easily trumped Megatron's power. G-2 #13 Birth of the New Supreme Commander Battle Convoy!
Battle Convoy and Megatron then agreed to a one-on-one duel following the "Law of Cybertron": total banishment to the defeated and his forces. After a lengthy and painful battle, Battle Convoy narrowly managed to best Megatron, forcing him and the Decepticons to retreat into deep space. Battle Convoy was last seen wounded, being aided off the battlefield by Volt and Electro. The Autobots Triumph in the Battle of Good Vs. Evil!
Legacy VS500 Collection Special Comic
Laser Optimus Prime was one of many spectators for the Speedia 500 race on Velocitron. Velocitron Speedia 500 Part 2 He remained for the second week of the race. Velocitron Speedia 500 Part 3
e-HOBBY comics/Legends
When the universe came under threat from an alternate-reality incarnation of Galvatron, Battle Convoy used his Reconfiguration Matrix to once again transform his body into a form resembling his original. Hybrid Style Convoy Black Version Battle Convoy also realized they needed Ultra Magnus's strength once more and contacted the spirit of Alpha Trion within the Matrix, requesting he find Magnus's own spirit and bring it back to life. Resurrection Chapter Now armed with powerful solar-powered missile launchers created by the Decepticons that were so energy-consumptive that he required a sunlight-absorbing black body coating to operate them at full power, Prime put his new body to use rescuing Laser Ultra Magnus from Galvatron's clutches. Hybrid Style Convoy Black Version
To combat the Decepticons' aggressive energy raids, Wheeljack and Ga'mede put their heads together and duplicated Prime's new black form to create twenty-one battle droids that would play on the Decepticons' subconscious fear of Optimus Prime. These "Eldedroids" were placed under the remote control of Flip Sides and sent out onto the battlefield.[2] Later experimentation with the Eldedroids involved placing human minds in control of them; the first successful test subject was a human named Dan. This Eldedroid, along with Waverider, Splashdown, Cliffjumper, and Sideswipe, was dispatched by Optimus Prime to investigate Decepticon involvement in recent attacks on human shipping vessels. Prime was worried about Dan, but Ironhide encouraged him not to be so pessimistic. MP-1B Cybertron Commander / Convoy Black Ver.
From his command point on Broadside, Optimus was convinced by Ironhide and Perceptor that the battle on the ocean floor required more back-up. Prime ordered Broadside to set a course for the undersea research station. On the way there, however, Prime and all the other Autobots within Broadside were suddenly menaced by the towering spectre of Starscream. MP-3G Destron Air Commander / Starscream Ghost Ver.
Some time later, having used the Reconfiguration Matrix to acquire a new body also much like his original one, Optimus was leading his troops against a Decepticon assault led by Megatron, who had also acquired a new body. Suddenly, the fight was interrupted by the dimensional intruder Grand Scourge, who dropped in via a rip in space-time. Optimus was taken aback by the new arrival's resemblance to himself, and could do little more than stare in bafflement as Grand Scourge forcefully combined with four of the Stunticons while Motormaster fled in terror. While Superion attempted to deal with the now-enhanced Grand Scourge, a disembodied voice informed Prime that Grand Scourge was a fiend who hunted down Matrix-bearers throughout the multiverse. Although Optimus had difficulty wrapping his head around the whole scenario, he vowed not to go down without a fight. Decepticon Dark Commander Grand Scourge Everyone was saved when Broadside, now a Headmaster with a powerful transtector, arrived and dispatched the dimensional intruder with a single shot. Bonus Edition Vol. 53
Optimus Prime clashed in yet another fight with Megatron. Megatron claimed to be targeting a "Legends World" where the Transformers were but children's toys, but Prime didn't believe the story and just looked at his foe like he'd gone crazy. Resurrection! Lord Megatron! After Megatron had reached this other universe, its version of Waspinator filled the local Megatron in on his history, mentioning the time he and Optimus Prime formed the Cybertron Alliance. Bonus Edition Vol. 13
By 2038, Optimus Prime learned that the Legends World was in fact real when it was destroyed and some of his troops evacuated its population to Cybertron. He intended to return the Zodiac to Dai Atlas so it could be used to create a new home for them, but Atlas's body had been possessed by Violengiguar who beat Prime up and took the Zodiac by force. The Road to Legends' Revival Chapter 2 Megatron also returned from the Legends World at this point, and Optimus was eager to hear about the lasting peace between Autobot and Decepticon factions Megatron oversaw at Neo Akihabara City . Megatron was even willing to revisit the Cybertron Alliance as a means of recreating the Legends World. The peace talks were interrupted when the Decepticons were attacked by Unicron Neo and Optimus learned Planet Zone was also being attacked by Violengiguar. Star Saber, God Ginrai, Fortress and Grand Maximus rolled out with Prime to defend the Micromasters' world. Big Powered Prologue Part One
Unicron Neo was revealed as a new incarnation of Dark Nova, itself another aspect of the Vok. A Vok Galaman enforcer begins to tear through the collective Autobot Supreme Commanders. After borrowing Sideswipe's rocket pack, Optimus Prime blasted into the fray, using his Reconfiguration Matrix to change bodies on the fly, shifting between Go-Bot, Combat Hero, and finally Laser Optimus Prime modes to keep his opponent off-balance. Dark Nova stabbed Optimus in the back and absorbed his Matrix energy, leaving him for dead. However, Flip Sides and Daniel Witwicky brought forth a force of Eldedroids, reminding the Autobots of the battlefield that the spirit of Optimus Prime will always live on. This encouraged the damaged Supreme Commanders to rally themselves and transfer the power of their collective Matrixes to the damaged Optimus, recharging his Matrix and recreating the powerful Star Convoy configuration. With the added strength of Dai Atlas's Powered Cutter, Star Convoy destroyed the Vok Galaman. As Optimus Prime and Dai Atlas pressed their attack on Dark Nova, though, the Decepticon faction from the Legends World arrived with a warning. Dark Nova had absorbed Megatron against his will, and the reformed Decepticon leader was being used to support a new Star Giant. Big Powered Prologue Part Two
Optimus Prime was hesitant to risk the life of an innocent Megatron, but the Powered Masters had no warm feelings about the Emperor of Destruction and continue the attack. Sonic Bomber Chapter Dai Atlas's obsession with redemption after his past as a Decepticon led him to show no mercy towards Megatron. Dai Atlas destroyed Star Giant, but only upon realizing that Megatron was freezing the villain from within, sacrificing himself to save others. In honor of Megatron's final act, Dai Atlas agreed to help rebuild the Legends World. Dai Atlas Chapter
Optimus Prime met with Rattrap, Beast Megatron, and the other Legends inhabitants to begin the reconstruction of their world. Knowing Megatron had been revived on the Legends World before, Prime requested they attempt to do so again once the reconstruction was successful. With peace being Megatron's last request, the Decepticons mostly laid down arms as Soundwave oversaw collaboration with the Autobots and humans towards Megatron's revival. The Legends World was restored and Megatron reanimated by the Legends Power of his constituents. After several months recuperation, Megatron left the Legends World and returned to officially reinstitute the Cybertron Alliance with Optimus Prime. Rebel factions will always exist, but as Decepticon dissidents prepared to revive Scrash, Optimus Prime and Megatron arrived side by side to stop them. Epiloge
Generations Selects Special Comic (3)
By 2050, Angolmois Energy had fueled human civilization to the point where they created their own servant race of Transformers, the Selectors. However, Optimus Prime had misgivings about the overuse of Angolmois Energy and the use of Selectors as slaves, which he shared with Atari Hitotonari when he came to Neo Scramble City for a visit. The Autobot also met with Spike Witwicky for express his feelings, but their meeting was interrupted by more pressing concerns. The Selectors would rise up against humanity with the assistance of the Decepticons. Optimus Prime confronted Megatron with a declaration that the war was over, but Megatron corrected him by declaring it a revolution—"Freedom is the right of all sentient beings."—and compared it to the Transformers' rebellion against the Quintessons. Volcanicus comic 1 Convinced, Optimus Prime made a simple demand of humanity: Freedom for the Selectors and their own independent nation on Earth. However, the Dinobots, enraged by the injury of the now-comatose Carly Witwicky in the Selector uprising, refused to cooperate. Optimus Prime faced down Grimlock, demonstrating the failsafe implated in the Dinobots' construction that prevented them from taking Autobot life. Selector leader Rung pointed out the hypocrisy of this and Grimlock's words of how humans were the only beings to respect them despite their stupidity forced on them by the other Autobots brought Optimus into moral turmoil. He didn't have much time to think, as the Quintessons, now apparent allies of humanity, let loose a corrosive gas that threatened to end the lives of those present. Volcanicus comic 2
The Transformers were soon beset by the Terrorcons. To combat against this combined threat, Megatron decided to use his Unicron-built body to absorb Angolmois Energy. Optimus attempted to dissuade his friend by pointing out that it would cause him to become a great evil, but Megatron just wryly said that he was counting on Optimus to end him if it came to that. The Autobot Commander could only watch as the Emperor of Destruction absorbed Angolmois Energy to become his ultimate form, Megatron Omega, and the eruption of Angolmois Energy from deep within Earth. Abominus comic 1 Megatron Omega grew out of control and Optimus hesitated to shoot... only to be shot through the chest by an errant Angolmois beam. However, he was able to recover thanks to the Reconfiguration Matrix and became able to recall what transpired in his travels to the Precursor World 39 years ago thanks to the Angolmois Energy. Knowing what was to be done, he ordered the Dinobots to enter the newly opened portal sent by Primus of the Precursor World so that they could help bring about the defeat of Megatron Omega in this time. Abominus comic 2 Knowing that one more player was set to appear, Optimus Prime waited till Lio Convoy of the far future appeared. With his green lion form and the Angolmois Energy of the Selectors, Lio Convoy was able to purify Megatron Omega, stripping off his being till the spark remained, which he sent to the Precursor World to assist in the fight against Gold Megatron. Knowing it would be the last time he saw his friend, Optimus wished him good luck. Finale
TV Magazine comic continuity
Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers comic
Before the Transformers' war reached the planet Earth, Optimus participated in a battle in outer space, presumably one of many, where the Autobots and the Decepticons clashed. Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers Prologue
When the Decepticons turned their attention to pillaging the energies of Japan in the late 1980s, Optimus Prime and the Autobots met up with a young Japanese boy named Kenji, whose inventive mind helped them to defeat Menasor during an energy raid on Tokyo. As a token of thanks, Optimus Prime granted Kenji a special communications helmet and made him an official Autobot ally. Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #1
During a Decepticon attack on Autobot Headquarters, Ratchet noticed that Soundwave and his cassettes were nowhere to be seen, so Prime dispatched a unit to Japan to search for them. Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #2 Not long after, Prime oversaw the early stages of the construction of the Autobots' new transforming battle fortress, Scramble City. Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #3
While showing Kenji around the Autobots' new Tokyo base, Optimus Prime lamented that he wished his "kid brother" Ultra Magnus would hurry up and arrive with his trailer upgrade. As he pondered the whereabouts of his sibling, the Decepticons attacked Yokohama. The Autobots hurried to the scene only to encounter an over-powered Megatron in his newest form: the Super Megatron Gun. The Autobots' defeat seemed assured until Magnus arrived with Prime's trailer upgrade, the Scramble Power Buster. The Scramble Power Buster trumped the might of the Super Megatron Gun, leaving Prime and Magnus to vanquish the Decepticon forces with their combined attack: the Double Cross Kick (basically, they jump-kicking the Decepticons in the spine at the same time). Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #4
When the Decepticons created their own counter to Scramble City, Trypticon, Prime ordered the Aerialbots into battle against the monster on an island utopia. Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #6 Later, Prime and Magnus teamed up again to battle the Stunticons and Combaticons when the two Decepticon teams posed as Autobots and besmirched the two commanders' good names. Although Menasor and Onslaught's Decepticon Great Wheel attack proved a challenge, Prime and Magnus's "Finish Double" attack (suspiciously similar to their Double Cross Kick) soon won the day. Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #7
The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers
After boarding a Decepticon spaceship, Rodimus Prime became trapped by the scheming Galvatron. Galvatron quickly bested him in combat and Rodimus, badly injured, was ready to give up. Lucky for him, the spirit of Optimus Prime reached out to him from within the Matrix and encouraged him to get up and keep fighting. Inspired by his predecessor, Rodimus Prime outwitted Galvatron, escaped and destroyed their spaceship. The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers #1
When the Quintessons reactivated Optimus Prime as a rampaging zombie, Dark Awakening they made it a point to copy his schematics while they had the opportunity. Teaming with the Decepticons, they then obtained the schematics of Megatron. Combining the best aspects of both, they created the Colossal Cannon Soldier Gilthor. 2010 Part 4
Gilthor was then unleashed upon Rodimus Prime and, eventually, Galvatron. The two enemies teamed up and defeated the powerful warrior, with Rodimus swearing to do it in the name of Optimus Prime's honor. With Gilthor destroyed, it was revealed the behemoth had been controlled by the ghost of Starscream all along. Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers #4
The Great Transformer War
In the year 2011, Optimus Prime and Hot Rod engaged in a battle against Galvatron and the Decepticons in deep space. Galvatron fled the battle, leaving Hot Rod to request pursuit. Optimus told him not to, and instead to regroup back at Athenia, as he suspected the Decepticons had a much greater scheme in mind. Indeed, Optimus was correct, as Galvatron was preparing for his full-blown invasion of planet Cybertron. The Great Transformer War #3
The Headmasters comic
Following Prime's death, a great bronze statue was erected on planet Athenia in order to memorialize him. Rodimus Prime and the Autobot Headmasters attended its unveiling. Speaking for all the Headmasters, Chromedome announced that Optimus Prime was the greatest warrior who ever lived. The Headmasters #1
Japanese Beast Wars toy bios
Formerly a trailer truck, Optimus Prime took on the new identity of Convobat along with an appropriate bat mode. In this form, he fought against Megalligator. Amazon Showdown Special Version bio
Robotmasters cartoon
- Voice actor: Wataru Hatano (Japanese)
Optimus Prime sped into action to help Victory Saber in battle against Starscream and Wingstun, blasting Wingstun with a sneaky shot from below. Prime then transformed into robot mode and opened fire on Starscream, but was shocked when the plummeting form of the Air Commander was snatched out of the sky by a Tyrannosaurus rex. Transforming to robot mode, the dinosaur introduced himself as "Beast Megatron", and revealed that he came from a different dimension, causing Optimus Prime to fear for the integrity of the space-time continuum. Before he could fret any more on the subject, Prime came under attack from Gigant Bomb and Smokesniper, but quickly took refuge in a nearby canyon while Victory Saber handled the twin troublemakers. Prime then engaged Megatron in battle, but was quickly laid low by the newcomer, who called for Gigant Bomb and Smokesniper to finish him off. Instead, however, another strange new Transformer descended from the sky: Optimus Primal! Following Primal's lead, Prime united his energy with Primal's own, and together, they created the powerful "Double Convoy Tornado", which sent Megatron flying. In the aftermath of the battle, Prime thanked Primal for his help, and told him that they would definitely need his power when the Decepticons next attacked. Fight! The Group of the Strongest Commanders!
Beast Megatron would not relent, and eventually discovered a massive deposit of solitarium beneath a human city. The Decepticons razed the city in search of the element until Prime and his forces arrived to save the day, this time aided by Lio Convoy and the enigmatic Reverse Convoy. Prime battled Gigant Bomb, Smoke Sniper and Megatron once more, with a little extra firepower courtesy of Victory Saber's V-Lock Cannon, and things were going smoothly until Reverse Convoy revealed himself to actually be the real Megatron in disguise. Now going by the name Rebirth Megatron, Prime's nemesis teamed with Beast Megatron to conquer their mutual foes. Again, Prime and Primal united their power in the Double Convoy Tornado, but the Megatrons countered it with a tornado of their own. It seemed that the Decepticons' power would overcome the heroes, until Lio Convoy added his energy to the mix, becoming a shining "Lio Typhoon Arrow" that took down the two Megatrons. While the battle was over, however, the war raged on... Lio Convoy Storms In
Robotmasters 3D diorama manga
Optimus led several Autobots to Athens in order to protect the Olympics from potential Decepticon interference. Prime's hunch was right, as Gigant Sniper soon showed up and attacked. The Autobots forced the huge war machine to separate into its two smaller component robots, Gigant Bomb and Smokesniper, who were quickly intimidated and forced by the Autobots to help clean up their mess. Robotmasters Vol. 1
Optimus later got wind of Decepticon activity in the Congo. He dispatched Optimus Primal, who thwarted Starscream's attempts to build a Decepticon base. Robotmasters Vol. 2 Following that, Optimus dispatched Road Rocket to Egypt to acquire a deposit of solitarium before the Decepticon Double Face got to it first. Robotmasters Vol. 4 Picking up on mysterious radio waves from Space Point X, Optimus sent Delta Seeker to check, where he found a secret Decepticon base. Robotmasters Vol. 6
Optimus Prime was at the Autobot base when the unknown Reverse Convoy appeared bearing intelligence on a secret Decepticon base. Starscream broke in, refusing to allow Reverse Convoy to reveal Decepticon secrets and Optimus Prime joined the battle against the Decepticon, but it was ultimately Reverse Convoy who sent Starscream scurrying away. Prime thanked him and asked him to lead the way to the secret base. Robotmasters Vol. 9 It turned out to be a trap and Reverse Convoy, revealed to be the original Megatron, gloated as the trap drained the Autobots of their energy. But they were rescued by Lio Convoy and another Optimus Prime. With their powers united, the Autobots blasted away Reverse Convoy and his cohorts. Robotmasters Vol. 11
Transformers Legends anthology
When Bumblebee, Hound and Spike brought a badly-damaged Starscream back to the Ark, Optimus struggled with the ethical implications of allowing Wheeljack and Ratchet to mess with the Decepticon's logic circuits, but gave them the go ahead. Starscream proved to be amnesic, and Optimus was able to take the opportunity to help him as much as possible, even physically preventing Megatron from retrieving his former lieutenant when Starscream opted to stay with the Autobots. Though Starscream left as soon as he regained his memory, Prime reflected that they'd learned that maybe it was possible to reason with a Decepticon. Redemption Center
Cybertron comic
Vector Prime has seen great triumphs throughout the multiverse, including when Optimus Prime unleashed the Matrix of Leadership's power against the Hate Plague. Vector Prime: In the Beginning
Madman The Transformers comic
In 2001, Optimus Prime led the Autobot evacuation from the Decepticons' successful conquest of Cybertron, standing as the unflinching rearguard for his fleeing Autobots. Before he left, he secretly met with Ultra Magnus at the site of the future Autobot City to discuss hiding the Matrix of Leadership, against the possibility of Prime's capture or death. Unfortunately, Soundwave had secretly recorded this clandestine meeting and moved to capture the powerful Autobot relic. To the surprise of all, the young Hot Rod managed to defeat Soundwave and secure the Matrix. When the Autobots arrived back on Earth, Optimus Prime learned of Hot Rod's deeds, and as he was handed the Matrix, a mysterious energy from the artifact passed through both Autobots. However, Prime only cryptically stated that perhaps Hot Rod's destiny was greater than the young 'bot himself knew. The Transformers
Rodimus vs. Cyclonus
Following their escape from Quintessa, but before their landing on the Planet of Junk, Hot Rod and friends found themselves attacked by Cyclonus. Having had brief contact with the Matrix of Leadership, Hot Rod was able to use knowledge passed down from Optimus Prime and others to defeat the Decepticons. Momentarily, anyway. Rodimus vs. Cyclonus
Wings Universe
Nine million years ago, the dockworker Orion Pax and his coworkers and friends Ariel and Dion were murdered by Megatron and his new Decepticon army. Battle Lines, Part 1
Orion Pax was rebuilt into Optimus Prime as part of Alpha Trion's "Prime Initiative", a proposed alternative to the Elite Guard. The Coming Storm: Part 2 However, after most of the Elite Guard were destroyed by the turncoat Guardsmen Combaticons, the Autobot High Council was prepared to give Optimus Prime command of the new Autobot military. This transferral of power was carried out at the Citadel, with Prime standing with his best warriors. Prime promised to match the Decepticons' ferocity in order to preserve their way of life. Battle Lines, Part 1
He told his team that their primary mission would be to find and stop Megatron, though Ironhide thought they should be going after Deathsaurus and the Combaticons. Optimus reminded him that orders were orders, but broke off his speech when he noticed that Side Burn was missing. Battle Lines, Part 2
A week or so later, after Side Burn had been located, Optimus gladly accepted an apology from Magnum, who had previously felt that the two of them had a rivalry. As the pair agreed to a new, combined Autobot military, Dion ran up with the news that the Decepticons were massing at the walls of Iacon. Though Magnum tried to give the order to assemble the Elite Guard, Optimus received news from Ironhide that it was already too late. They watched as Devastator broke through the city wall. Battle Lines, Part 5 After Dion aided in the dismantling of Devastator, Optimus Prime boasted to Megatron that the Autobots were aided by two capable leaders, and so the Decepticons were doomed to defeat. Megatron responded, perhaps unsurprisingly, by putting a big hole in Magnum. Megatron attempted to do the same to Optimus, but Dion dived between the blast and its target. This infuriated Optimus, and as he shouted "Not again, never again!" he overwhelmed the Decepticons with firepower. As they retreated, Optimus crouched over Dion's crumpled body.
As the Autobots' tended to their wounded, Alpha Trion warned over Magnum and Dion's bodies that he could only save one of them. Indeed, one of the two was successfully rebuilt as Ultra Magnus.
Five million years later, Optimus organized a group of Autobots to leave Cybertron to search for energy to replenish their planet's resources. However, a Decepticon attack forced some Autobots, such as Elita One, to remain behind. Battle Lines, Part 6
In 1993, Optimus Prime and the Autobots worked with their allies in Earth Defense Command to create a stronger link between their two peoples. A Cyberfactory was created on Earth to manufacture new Transformers with all the rights and status of citizens of Earth. Many years later, one of these Cybertronians named Rapido saved Optimus Prime from the Concurrence in 2006 by marshalling his Earthborn comrades into an effective fighting force. Out of respect for his abilities, Optimus gave Rapido emergency command powers on Earth, letting him assume leadership of any group of Autobots whenever the situation required it.
Following the rebirth of Cybertron's Golden Age that same year, Galvatron and Lord Zarak abandoned Earth and Cybertron to seek new sources of energon deeper in space. Optimus Prime assembled the majority of the Autobot army to pursue them, leaving behind only a small group of Autobots at Autobot City on Earth. Unfortunately, over the next few years several Earthborn Cybertronians from the Cyberfactories turned to crime, assembling as a new Decepticon Syndicate. Once he received word of the troubles on Earth, Prime sent Scorch the Turbomaster to assess the situation. Generation 2: Redux
Sizzle foresaw a future in which three shadowy figures stood over the broken bodies of Optimus Prime and Galvatron. A Flash Forward, Part 6 This prophecy came to pass when the Cybertronian clone army attacked Optimus at Sigma Seven, leaving him in deep stasis. Due to his incapacity, the reins of leadership passed to Obsidian. Termination
Unaware that Optimus was out-of-commission, the pirate captain Cannonball imagined that the Autobot would bear witness to his plundering of Cybertron. Since Cybertron had become a techno-organic planet by 2984, the plundering part didn't happen either. Hoist the Flag
Mars Attacks: The Transformers
After defeating Megatron by punching him repeatedly, Optimus claimed victory over the Decepticons. He had only a few moments to savor the victory before Earth was suddenly invaded by a fleet of Martian saucers. Optimus at first ordered his men to take cover as they were in no condition to keep fighting. Forced to signal a counterattack, he was startled to discover that the Decepticons had entered into a pact with the invaders. As the Decepticons closed in on Optimus and his men, the Martians promptly sealed both factions in a force field. The double-crossed Megatron reluctantly accepted Optimus's offer of a truce, and both sides worked together to bring down the force field and destroy the Martian invaders. After they destroyed the ground forces, Optimus and Megatron were saved from the Martian saucers by the timely arrival of Cosmos. In the aftermath, Optimus shook hands with Megatron to mark the momentous occasion, only to realize moments later that Megatron intended to go right back to trying to kill the Autobots. Mars Attacks: The Transformers
Cloud
The Optimus Prime and his Autobots of "OG001 Spacetime" came upon the displaced and damaged Optimus Prime of the Cloud World thanks to the help of a SARA. Though Ironhide warned Optimus that his doppelgänger might actually be a Decepticon spy, Optimus dismissed his concerns, knowing intuitively he could trust his other-dimensional self. Then Megatron came flying in, having detected a large energy reading at the Autobots' position. The Autobots fought back against the Decepticon leader and his underlings, with "Cloud Optimus Prime" joining in to help them out, much to "G1 Optimus Prime's" surprise. The two Primes fired their weapons in unison at Megatron. Megatron countered by firing his fusion cannon towards them. When both energy blasts collided, the resulting explosion knocked down all of the combatants. Leap
Later, the Cloud Megatron (powered by SARA) interrupted a battle between Optimus Prime and Megatron. Annoyed, Megatron unleashed Devastator on the trans-dimensional pest. However, Cloud Megatron proved powerful enough to dismantle Devastator with a single blast. Realizing the power of their mutual foe, Optimus Prime forced Megatron into a temporary alliance to fight against Cloud Megatron. They were able to force Cloud Megatron into a Dimensional Gate generated by SARA. When Cloud Optimus Prime and SARA themselves disappeared to their homeworld, the locals were left befuddled by recent events. Rampage TFC-A01 Compilation Comic
Ask Vector Prime
In Primax 1185.04 Alpha, the Autobots woke up in 1984 to a Cobra-conquered Earth. Initially, Optimus Prime sought to aid the humans against the Decepticons, but he soon discovered the disreputable nature of the governing human institutions. Though some of the Autobots desired to aid the underground human resistance against Cobra, Optimus insisted that intervening in the affairs of another species was not the Autobot way. While the Decepticons waged a hopeless campaign against Cobra, the Autobots went into hiding, slowly and patiently gathering enough energon to fuel a ship and depart for space. Ask Vector Prime, 2015/06/13
In another universe circa 2005, Optimus Prime was stationed on Moonbase One, and dispatched troops to Earth to acquire energy for an upcoming strike to take back Cybertron from the Decepticons. Then Gong and Sideways interfered with the universe, creating a new timeline where the Autobots were actually at war with Cy-Kill's Renegades. Reality kept going wonky, and Optimus was eventually replaced with by Leader-1 partway through the siege of Autobot City. Echoes and Fragments
Deviations
In an alternate universe where Kup managed to restrain Hot Rod, Optimus successfully defeated Megatron, dodging his blast and retaliating with a lethal shot. In the aftermath, Optimus – galvanized by the many casualties of the battle - announced to the survivors that they would return to Cybertron and end the war before the Decepticons could nominate a new leader.
En route to Cybertron, the two shuttles were attacked by Starscream: now a servant of Unicron and calling himself "Megascream". Megascream damaged Optimus's shuttle and blasted Ultra Magnus's ship into another quadrant, but broke off the attack when Unicron began attacking Moonbase One. Optimus and his crew set down on Quintessa to repair the damage to their primary navigational drive. They were approached by Sharkticons, but the universal greeting had no effect; Optimus was forced to sic the Dinobots on their attackers. Optimus stormed the Quintesson courtroom just in time to rescue Kranix, who described the nature of Unicron to the assembled Autobots. Prime invited Kranix to return to Cybertron to defeat the planet-eater, briefly stopping to rescue Hot Rod on Junkion. The Autobots returned to Moonbase Two, where Optimus, relying on the power of the Matrix, declared his intention to confront Unicron alone.
Optimus set off aboard a shuttle as Unicron began his final assault on Cybertron, but was intercepted by Megascream, who planned to steal the Matrix for himself. It looked like an even fight until Megascream revealed the extent of his upgrade: merging with several other Decepticons, he became a massive combiner, who squashed and wounded the Autobot leader. It looked like the end for Prime until Hot Rod – who had stowed away aboard the shuttle – intervened, teleporting Optimus to safety using a teleport disc. Hot Rod sacrificed himself by opening the Matrix, destroying himself, Megascream and Unicron.
In the aftermath, Optimus announced to the assembled Autobots that the war had come to a close. He took a moment to eulogize Rodimus Prime, who had joined Alpha Trion in the Matrix. Deviations
Games
The Transformers (PS2)
- Voice actor: Robert Belgrade (English)
Autobot Story
Optimus Prime, along with Jazz and Wheeljack, were sent on a rescue mission to investigate a UFO crash and search for several Autobots who had gone missing a few days prior. They end up crash-landing on Zel Samine and have their shuttle damaged by Megatron. Fortunately, the Paradius United Government's high official makes a deal with Optimus to supply the Autobots with energy and the necessary equipment to repair the shuttle if they get rid of the Decepticons. After saving several facilities from Decepticon attacks, Optimus then recruited Bumblebee, Hound and Highbrow to join their mission.
Thanks to the efforts of the Autobots, the Decepticons had stopped their evil deeds for the time being. But Optimus knew that this moment of peace wouldn't last for long and they must stay vigilant. Shortly afterwards, the Autobots received an SOS signal, asking for help. Optimus was opted to go and help, but he still felt responsible for putting his comrades in danger before though, and decides not to send an investigation and head straight to the SOS signal, and prepare for departure. The shuttle's sensors indicates the presence of both Autobots and Decepticons. When they arrive, they encounter a mysterious new Decepticon who shares the same face as Megatron and recognizes Optimus Prime. The bot introduces himself as Galvatron, the leader of the "future Decepticons". After defeating Galvatron, the Autobots prepare to leave but they end up encountering Hot Rod, along with his teammates Kup and Arcee. To add more confusion and surprise, "Hot Rod" introduces himself as Rodimus Prime, even though Optimus is the true Prime. Optimus and his team take Rodimus and his allies back to the shuttle to answer some questions. They are revealed to be from the future and that the UFO's they were chasing were shuttles they were in, and Galvatron is the future leader of the Decepticons. Jazz begins pushing Rodimus by asking what happens to Optimus and how he became from Hot Rod to Rodimus, but Optimus stops him, as he knows that time travel is possible, they don't need to know so much about their futures, and that he could feel the same Matrix of Leadership he carries within Rodimus, proving that it was true. The true story would be revealed the next day after a well-earned rest...
The next day, Optimus found out that Shockwave betrayed Galvatron and used the power of Zel Quartz to destroy Cybertron, while planning to destroy every other planet in the universe as well. This led to Rodimus traveling back in time to stop these events from unfolding. Optimus and the other Autobots then agreed to help him and began to search for Zel Quartz before Shockwave can get to it. After searching a few possible locations and defeating several Decepticons along the way, the Autobots failed to find what they were looking for until the Zel Quartz was eventually located at ELTA. Unfortunately, the Decepticons arrived their first, with the Decepticon leaders Galvatron and Megatron claiming it for themselves. Fortunately, the Autobots managed to defeat them and finally obtain the Zel Quartz. However, ELTA was ready to self-destruct in an explosion powerful enough to devastate Zel Samine on a global scale. Optimus then realizes that that he and Rodimus must use the power of their Matrixes to stop it and they successfully save the planet from destruction, leading to the Decepticon leaders to retreat. With the full agreement and cooperation of the United Government, Optimus reaffirms his decision to destroy the Zel Quartz. As they discuss a way to destroy the Zel Quartz, Starscream suddenly swoops in and swipes the Quartz, lying in wait for them to slip up. With the Quartz in his possession, Starscream flies away from the planet to install it somewhere he won't be interrupted. Optimus laughs, as Wheeljack reveals that the Quartz needs the planet's electromagnetic waves to be powerful and can only be properly installed in the planet's atmosphere. As the Autobots laugh about Starscream's incompetence, the shuttle had finally been repaired, but the future Autobots begin to disappear. Now that the Zel Quartz is gone, history has been remade and Rodimus and his friends were now returning to their era. Both sides salute each other and the Autobots roll on home as Starscream floats powerless and helplessly in space for eternity... Autobot Story
Decepticon Story
Notes
- According to screenwriter Buzz Dixon, Optimus Prime was to have a cameo in the 1986 My Little Pony: The Movie. He was to be asked by one of the Ponies for aid against their antagonist, only to disappoint them for some reason, leaving the Pony no recourse but to try and enlist the aid of a drunken Shipwreck from G.I. Joe (no, really). Prime's (and Shipwreck's) scenes were cut from the script at Hasbro's behest.[3]
- Star Convoy was initially planned as a separate character following in the footsteps of Convoy and Rodimus Convoy.[4]
- Optimus Prime appeared in the instruction section of the Japanese MC Axis pack-in comics, which take place in the cartoon continuity. Oddly, he was drawn in his American Powermaster design.
- An unreleased Wings Universe story would have featured Scourge, based on his TFSS toy, as one of Jhiaxus's clones. A conflicted Scourge would have led Jhiaxus's forces in taking down Optimus Prime and Galvatron.[5][6]
- For comedic effect, Japanese media frequently has Optimus Prime exclaim, "I have a good idea." (私にいい考えがある。 Watashi ni ii kangae ga aru.), sometimes localized as "I have a plan."
References
- ↑ Precursor World fiction frequently utilizes an elaborate form of Japanese wordplay to impart characters with a sort of "B-side" moniker. In this case the title "Gold Sacred Commander" is read as the name "Gold Primus Convoy." See the Japanese language article for further details on how this works.
- ↑ Masterpiece MP-1B Convoy Black Ver. bio
- ↑ http://buzzdixon.com/media/the-many-faces-of-hector-ramirez/
- ↑ "次のスターコンボイも当初は初代、ロディマスに続く新デザインの3代目新コンボイ。やがて玩具展開の『リターン・オブ・コンボイ』と連動し初代がパワーアップして復活します。"—Masumi Kaneda, Twitter, 2021/11/10
- ↑ Post on the Allspark Forums by Pete@BotCon (Pete Sinclair), 2016/05/12
- ↑ Post on the Allspark Forums by NightViper (Jesse Wittenrich), 2016/12/23
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- Beast Wars Maximals
- Cloud Autobots
- Combiners
- Convoys
- Dimension hoppers
- Multi-component Transformers
- G-2 Cybertron Alliance
- Generation 1 cartoon Autobots
- Generation 2 Autobots
- Generations Selects Autobots
- Ghosts
- Kiss Players Autobots
- Legends Autobots
- Matrix bearers
- Machine Wars Autobots
- Music Label
- Powermasters
- Primes
- Return of Convoy Autobots
- Robotmasters Autobots
- Rulers of Cybertron
- Second Cybertron Alliance
- The Headmasters Autobots
- Unite Warriors Autobots
- United Autobots
- Wings Universe Autobots
- Zombies
