The autobots are constantly waging war against a rival faction of transforming robots called decepticons. Sentinel primes blue coloration and especially pronounced chin even by normal animated standards. The movie the animated version from 1986 and the death of optimus prime. Debuting in december 2007 with a threeepisodelong pilot movie, animated, despite being an alternate continuity, was created to ride the popularity of the 2007 transformers film and, as a result, borrows several aspects of the film. Long ago, he was the novice to the great sentinel prime and the humble leader of cybertrons science division, which studied the allspark and were protected by lord high protector megatrons military. The death of optimus prime 1986 2009 2017 hd youtube. Optimus is the only autobot to have received an upgraded second form in the series alongside megatron. Revenge of the fallen 2009 movie clip megatron rescue and the fallen 4k ultra hd duration. Optimus prime aka nemesis prime is the main protagonist of the transformers series and the leader of the autobots, the last prime, and the adopted brother of the decepticon leader megatron. Despite severe fan reactions to the character designs and animation style, the shows story and scripting and a healthy respect to the saga as a whole have.
Based on his preearth cybertronian look, the first version of transformers animated optimus prime transforms into a halftrack cybertronic truck loosely based on the mitsubishi fuso hybrid concept truck with some heavy scifi influences. Aug 08, 2019 the great irony of optimus primes death and the rest of the transformers who were killed in the great massacre of 1986 is that, while those deaths were a business decision, they. Optimus prime is an autobot from the animated continuity family. The transformers cartoon dying before hes even optimus prime hes that good. The series is animated by atomic cartoons, and is considered part of the same continuity as transformers. The 21st century would give us more complex versions of the character, like transformers. Transformers prime beast hunters optimus prime debut duration. Optimus prime is a character from the transformers franchise. Transformers wiki optimus prime, the main character of the series. Rescue bots is a flash animated series airing on the hub and aimed at a. The movie debuted, that the heroic robot sacrificed his own life to defeat the evil megatron. A washout from the cybertron elite guard, optimus prime was reassigned to space bridge repair duty under the supervision of ratchet. Optimus prime is the leader of the main group of autobots in the iteration of the transformers franchise primarily marked by the 2010 computer animated series transformers. A giant robot and the 1986 transformers movie taught me.
Animateds version, who was a zen master ninja who turned into a police motorcycle. During a press conference call wednesday, idws john barber and hasbros michael kelly discussed plans for transformers postchaos, including decembers the death of optimus prime and two new ongoing series. In this version, optimus isnt the leader of the autobots at least, not at first. Optimus second form appears to heavily resemble his cybertron counterpart, additionally configured with a jet pack similar to his unicron trilogy, liveaction film series, animated counterparts.
He was discharged from the academy, never to join the elite guard. This optimus prime has been through a hell of a lot. Death of optimus prime comic online free and high quality. He previously fought the rx782 gundam in the 98th episode of death battle, optimus vs gundam.
Selfless and endlessly courageous, he is the complete opposite of his mortal enemy megatron. Optimus prime no shi, death of optimus prime collections. Despite severe fan reactions to the character designs and animation style, the shows story and scripting and a healthy respect to the saga as a whole have won. Sentinel prime s blue coloration and especially pronounced chin even by normal animated standards. The corpse of an optimus prime killed by megazarak from an alternate universe was cloned by unicron to create nemesis prime.
Usually, its done to bring in new characters and therefore, new toys or to bring him back into a new body and therefore, a new toy. Primes death was so fierce that the creators of the movie and tv series. With david kaye, jeff bennett, bumper robinson, bill fagerbakke. Orion pax died or was at least severely damaged by megatron and had to be rebuilt into optimus prime by alpha trion. Death of optimus prime full comic online free and high quality. See, in the early 80s hasbro acquired the rights to a. Transformers animated exclusive deluxe figure the revenge of blackarachnia optimus prime and blackarachnia transformers animated exclusive deluxe figure the revenge of blackarachnia 2pack optimus prime and blackarachnia details can be found by clicking on. The series focuses on a squad of rescue bots, autobots who specialized in rescue missions back on cybertron. Transformers the movie 1986 death of optimus prime extended. How optimus primes death defined a generation birth. Optimus prime sometimes nemesis prime, is the leader of the autobots. Every transformers animated series ranked screenrant. Both cyberverse and the original generation 1 versions of prowl were portrayed as stern, largely humorless soldiers who were utterly devoted to optimus prime and his cause. See, in the early 80s hasbro acquired the rights to a bunch of japanese toys that were both.
Rescue bots is a flash animated series airing on the hub and aimed at a younger generation of transformers fans. Transformers animated 2007 works archive of our own. Prime is the leader of the autobots, a faction of transforming robots from the planet cybertron. Optimus prime was created as the last of the thirteen primes, the first generation of transformers, each created directly by primus as a band of unique. After a new powermaster body was constructed for him, the disks contents are loaded into it, and optimus prime lives again. Yep, practically all we know about this optimus is that he died. Optimus prime transformers neo encyclopedia wiki fandom. Prime 27 optimus prime 19 favorite 16 megop 16 complete 15 other work tags to exclude other bookmarkers tags to exclude more options search within results. Its possible that if orion had not been repaired, optimus prime would have ceased to exist. In the third part of the animated pilot, transform and roll out. When placed under the control of quintessa, he is dubbed nemesis prime. The return of optimus prime was created to bring optimus prime back into the transformers universe due to the negative response from the public concerning his death in the transformers. In this version, the original war between the autobots and decepticons has long since been over, and optimus prime leads a rag tag group of misfits who are just simple maintance workers.
More than meets the eye volume 1 tpb june, 2012 isbn 16772351 isbn 97816772355. The clone, before he became nemesis, appeared in universe comic issue balancing act, part 2. Aboard the ark, optimus prime leads his autobots through deep. Originally a mere civilian dockworker named orion pax, he was chosen. Animated is an american animated television series based on the transformers toy line. Megatronoptimus prime 172 transformers 82 transformers animated 2007 42 short 27 transformers. Mar 16, 2020 shadow striker aimed a shot at optimus prime, but prowl jumped in front of the autobot leader to take the fatal blow, dying in prime s arms. He has appeared in all of michael bays transformers films as well as the reboot bumblebee, albeit he is. The corpse of an optimus prime killed by unicron from an alternate universe appeared in the armada comic issue titled worlds collide, part 1. Optimus prime is the autobot leader from the transformers metafranchise. Something i always wanted to do upon discovering the sad version of the autobot theme from the movie that was cut. Ultra magnuss death is undone after his limbs were reconnected to each other. Optimus prime, commander of the autobots from the transformers liveaction movie continuity.
The series debuted on cartoon network on december 26, 2007, and ended on may 23, 2009. Optimus prime, a younger and less experienced leader of an autobot squadron from the animated continuity. Prowls death would be the catalyst for the final phase of the battle, when optimus vowed that no others would fall because of megatrons scheming. For kids who loved optimus prime, however, the transformers robot massacre was akin to.
The many deaths of optimus prime transformers wiki. During a press conference call wednesday, idws john barber and hasbros michael kelly discussed plans for transformers postchaos, including decembers the death of. In this particular universe, megatron succeeded in his timetravelling gambit to kill optimus prime. Optimus prime and the autobots defend earth against megatron. Optimus prime is the aweinspiring leader of the autobot forces. Selfless and endlessly courageous, he is the complete opposite. Those that watched transformers animated know the story of how optimus left elita behind to save sentinel and sentinel blames optimus for her death. Prime is an american computeranimated superhero television series based on the transformers toy franchise by hasbro that aired on hub network from november 29, 2010 to july 26, 20. Megatronoptimus prime bookmarks archive of our own. As a halftrack, instead of rear wheels, he has molded, caterpillarlinked tracks with smaller wheels. The transformers is an american animated robot superhero television series which originally aired from september 17, 1984 to november 11, 1987. Prime focuses on the superheroic autobots of team prime, which consists of optimus prime, ratchet, arcee, bumblebee and bulkhead.
But what if optimus went back for elita and told sentinel to leave instead. When megatron was corrupted by the fallen, optimus discovered that he was the last of the dynasty of primes hidden away. The great irony of optimus primes death and the rest of the transformers who were killed in the great massacre of 1986 is that, while those deaths were a business decision, they. The fallen also meets his end when a resurrected optimus punches through his chest and crushes his spark.
However, killing off ultra magnus while showing optimus prime taking over command during the finale battle would be the way to segway optimus into the position of supreme commander in this series, but i have to wonder if theyll ever show him in that roll given that the point of the series is to show him growing into it. Once again, practically all we know about this optimus is that he died. An archive of our own, a project of the organization for transformative works. The return of optimus prime is the twopart season three finale of the american animated tv series the transformers. Prime is an american computer animated superhero television series based on the transformers toy franchise by hasbro that aired on hub network from november 29, 2010 to july 26, 20. Starscream and optimus prime have been subjects for death battle.
It allowed the series to introduce the familiar lore but take a different route in getting there. Transformers crash land on present day earth and inadvertently cause a technological revolution. Optimus prime, whose corpse was cloned and tortured by unicron to create nemesis prime, is from the 2003 universe series. Selfless and endlessly courageous, he is the complete opposite of his mortal. Retribution, the prequel to the transformers animated series, the epic odyssey of these two great warriors is finally revealed as autobots and decepticons battle one another. He is depicted as a brave, powerful, wise and compassionate leader who puts his talent to use improving the universe around him. Every generation of transformers fan has a story about their prime dying. Sentinel gladly placed the blame for elita1s death at optimus feet, and gallantly, optimus took the fall for leading the mission. It was produced by cartoon network studios and hasbro and animated by the answer studio, mook animation, and studio 4c shorts. For a list of other meanings, see optimus prime disambiguation. Optimus prime is the main protagonist of the transformers series. It was fairly strong stuff for an animated movie at the time. Optimus prime died, and as a result of his death the maximals and predacons that had engineered his death succumbed to the historyaltering timestorm as the timeline spun off onto a new course. The first of many series in the transformers franchise, it was based upon hasbros transformers toy line itself based upon the diaclone and microman toy lines originally created by japanese toy manufacturer takara and depicts a war among giant robots.