![]() Deadpan Snarker: More than you'd expect, especially in the Sunbow cartoon.Characterization Marches On: He's less gentle in the pilot - when the other Autobots are worried about him after he's rescued from a roaring river, he impatiently shrugs them off, whereas in a later episode he would've calmly assured them that he was fine.Character Catchphrase: "Autobots, transform and roll out!" "Til all are one!".For "A Prime Problem" Peter also voices a double of Optimus controlled by Megatron. Carmel (Motormaster) voices Optimus-acting-as-Motormaster in "Masquerade" when Autobots disguised as the Stunticons meet Megatron to deliver components, then Peter resumes when the disguises are dropped-after the real Menasor's energy-sword attack disassembles the "Menasor" the Autobots-acting-as-Stunticons turned into back to vehicles. Cast as a Mask: Peter Cullen voices a Starstream-acting-as-Optimus in "Megatron's Master Plan, Part 1" until the unmasking in footage Spike gets when Chris Latta resumes Starscream's role.Came Back Strong: In the Japanese continuity, after his Heroic Sacrifice in Transformers: The★Headmasters, he becomes Star Convoy, and eventually Battle Convoy note Not to be confused with his original Diaclone incarnation of the same name.The Captain: He serves as the Autobot leader.Optimus: There is strength in mercy, Grimlock. Beware the Nice Ones: He's one of the nicest characters in the whole franchise, but you do not want him mad at you.Bat Out of Hell: Subverted with his Beast ◊ Wars ◊ toys.As scrawny Orion Pax, he had a much higher-pitched voice (and a different voice actor), which was upgraded into his current deep voice along with his stronger body. Baritone of Strength: Courtesy of Peter Cullen.Badass in Distress: Several episodes of the cartoon had Optimus getting wounded or otherwise incapacitated, leaving it up to the other Autobots to save the day.In the Japanese continuity, he dies and was resurrected three times each (His fateful battle with Megatron, a Heroic Sacrifice to save Cybertron, against Megatron in G2), and each of those times, he Came Back Strong.If he ever dies, chances are he'll be back sooner or later.Authority Sounds Deep: With a few exceptions (namely Transformers: Animated), he's voiced by Peter Cullen, giving him a very deep, powerful yet gentle voice.Arch-Enemy: He is always portrayed as Megatron's primary nemesis.All-Loving Hero: His compassion for all sentient life in the universe is one of his defining traits.Alien Non-Interference Clause: Comic Optimus refuses to bring humans into the Cybertronian war, even though their just being on Earth makes it a battleground.Being lied to by the Decepticons back when he was Orion Pax doesn't help. Adaptational Jerkass: While he's still the Big Good, his 2005 IDW counterpart has no problems being a Well-Intentioned Extremist, such as forcefully annexing Earth (for benign reasons) in All Hail Optimus.Adaptational Badass: In the original IDW continuity, he was a Super Cop as Orion Pax rather than a lowly dock worker.While every incarnation of the character is named Optimus Prime, some continuities established that he went by a different name before becoming a Prime: Orion Pax (in the G1 cartoon, the 2005 IDW comics continuity, the Aligned continuity and the 2019 IDW comics continuity) and Optronix (in the Dreamwave comics and the Shattered Glass universe). This even extends to his original Tech Specs most of his ratings are full 10s, and of the two that aren't (Speed and Firepower), among his 1984 contemporaries he's tied for the fastest with Windcharger at 8, and only outdone in Firepower by Bluestreak. The Ace: He's frequently depicted as one of the strongest and most capable Autobots around.His alt mode can split into three components comprising of himself, his truck trailer which can serve as a combat deck and a drone stationed inside the trailer, but if one of them gets hurt, the other two will also feel the pain. He is also the bearer of the Matrix of Leadership, a legendary Cybertronian artifact said to have the power to "light their darkest hour". The heroic leader of the Autobots who boasts great valour, resolve, determination, strength, and power, but is equally compassionate and respectful to his brothers-in-arms and even to humans (if they're not like Shawn Berger). ![]()
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