Optimus Prime (SG) - Transformers Wiki (2024)

This article is about the evil Autobot leader. For his heroic counterpart, see Optimus Prime (G1). For other meanings, see Optronix (disambiguation), Optimus Prime (disambiguation), Nova Prime (disambiguation).

Optimus Prime is the leader of the evil Autobots from the Shattered Glass continuity family.

Optimus Prime is the tyrannical leader of the evil Autobots, a cruel and ambitious despot whose plans fall nothing short of universal conquest. Long ago, he cheated and backstabbed his way to the top of Cybertronian society, and used the power afforded by his new position to gather an army and initiate a war against the complacent.

The crucible of war has burned away most of the traits that Optimus once relied upon: where once he coldly plotted and schemed, now he surrounds himself with the corpses of his enemies and would-be usurpers and talks to them as though they still live. Ruthless and utterly unhinged, Prime will gleefully send dozens of Autobots to their deaths if it means gaining the tiniest of advantages, and his deadly outbursts inspire terror in allies and enemies alike. His casual disregard for the lives of his followers means that his powerbase is shaky at best—shaky to the point where multiple Autobots have conspired to remove their leader from the picture. But few of those would-be traitors underestimate just how stubborn their leader is: if there's something he wants, Optimus Prime will level mountains, extinguish suns, or wade through a sea of Autobot corpses to get his hands on it... and there's nothing he wants more than to keep his power.

The only thing standing in Prime's path to domination is Megatron, a noble Decepticon willing to lead a small band of rebels in a fight for freedom.

Before he was known as Optimus Prime, he is sometimes an archivist known as Optronix, and other times a Senator called Orion Pax. In at least one universe, Optimus has been remade into the enlightened Nova Prime, and given a chance to redeem himself.

Fiction

Fun Publications Shattered Glass continuity

Long ago, Optronix was a dangerously obsessed librarian who worked in the Great Cybertronian Archives during the Golden Age. During his time in the Archives, he sought through the vast store of information for the ultimate truth, the meaning of life. However, as he searched, he came to a dark conclusion: there was none. The only meaningful impact one could leave was their own history, their great deeds being recorded for posterity. Optronix snapped when he realized he was a nobody, but that if he became someone else, he could change that. Coalescence Backstabbing his way up the ranks, he soon amassed a following of like-minded Cybertronians who believed in his code of advancement through conflict. Suddenly, his armies attacked, sweeping through cities and killing those who refused to join them. Shattered Glass BotCon 2008 Optimus Prime profile card Among those who joined Prime in the second Cybertronian war was his brother Ultra Magnus. BotCon 2012 Treadshot profile card When the scientist Starscream turned down Optronix's offer, he ordered Starscream's Crystal City home to be destroyed in front of him. BotCon 2008 Starscream profile card With their spoils, his "Autobots" began arming themselves with more complicated weaponry, but Optronix, now named Optimus Prime, saved the most advanced upgrades for himself. Rumors of a discovery spread that one day he'd discovered knowledge that had driven him mad, and that in place of his cold calculations was now an unhinged mind bent on random, indiscriminate violence, but these were incorrect understandings of why he'd started on his path. He strung up his countless victims along the walls of his headquarters in Iacon and began talking to them, asking them mockingly for advice. However, even this may have simply been his own way of making himself even more legendary a figure, albeit in the most monstrous of ways.

But Megatron, a young champion from Polyhex, gathered an army to oppose him. Megatron's forces also had a way to counter Optimus Prime's military superiority: the ability to configure their bodies into alternate forms. It did not take long for Optimus Prime to steal this "Decepticon" technology for himself. Shattered Glass

At some point Ultra Magnus staged a coup. It ended unsuccessfully, with Optimus ripping off Magnus's face and imprisoning him on Paradron. Invasion

When the Decepticons destroyed all but one of the rogue mercenary group named the Wreckers in the battle of Praxus-Delta, Optimus Prime welcomed their leader, Rodimus, into his ranks. BotCon 2008 Rodimus profile card Increasingly paranoid, Optimus Prime began suspecting his subordinates of treachery. He killed the leader of his elite Seeker unit, Drench, and when he learned of Seeker Sideswipe's dissatisfaction with his leader's assassination, Prime staged an ambush to kill him. However, not only did Sideswipe narrowly escape and join the Decepticons, BotCon 2008 Sideswipe profile card one of Optimus's few friends and savior at the Torus Heights battles, another Autobot, happened to be at the location of the ambush and did get killed. Optimus never learned of this though, and assumed Cliffjumper had died in the battle at Darkmount. Shattered Glass Optimus chose Rodimus in place of Sideswipe and Bumblebee to take Drench's place as the Seeker unit's new leader, having him rebuilt into the fearsome Goldbug. BotCon 2008 Goldbug profile card

Optimus began looking elsewhere. He targeted the distant planet Earth for conquest, had several of his Autobots reconfigure their bodies to transform into the machinery native to the planet, and began construction of an Ark. However, he requested so much weaponry to be built onto the starship that the integrity of the launching platform was in question. He dismissed these concerns.

Close to the Ark's completion, Cliffjumper appeared to return from the dead. At first, he was readily welcomed back into their ranks, but they quickly learned that he was not their Cliffjumper at all, but a Cliffjumper doppelganger. Prime shot him and ordered his body dumped in the Rad Zone. This backfired, as Cliffjumper was recruited by the Decepticons, and during a subsequent full-scale Decepticon attack, his glass gas weaponry was used in an attack on the Ark launching platform. Prime's plans to conquer Earth were stopped for the moment. Shattered Glass

After a later Autobot ambush at the recently rediscovered Arch-Ayr fuel dump, the Cliffjumper doppelgänger angrily rushed Optimus Prime, followed by the combined forces of the Mayhem Suppression Squad. Despite it all, Optimus Prime kept on his feet, though his rage was growing with every blow. No one, however, was expecting the sudden arrival of an army of Dinobots led by the exiled mad scientist, Wheeljack. Optimus Prime ordered the rampaging Dinobots to destroy the Decepticons, but instead the beasts attacked each other. During the chaos, both sides withdrew.

Optimus Prime was furious at the Autobots' failure. At Side Burn's clever suggestion, Prime ordered Wheeljack be put in charge of rebuilding the Ark, a task that the mad scientist felt was beneath him. Also, he demanded that the Dinobots be hunted down and gathered for the Autobots' purposes.

Blurr and Rodimus returned triumphantly with eight Dinobots, though Rodimus had lost his hand in the process. Optimus Prime stood over Rodimus as he awoke from Ratchet's table: the traitorous Seeker now had a buzzsaw in place of where his hand used to be. A suitable punishment! Prime told Rodimus he should be grateful he let him live at all. Perhaps he should use the saw to remove that ridiculous thing from his face? Though Blurr and Rodimus thought Grimlock had died during their search for the Dinobots, sure enough, Grimlock appeared, alive and strangely very intelligent, within their base. Optimus Prime was about to punish Grimlock as well, but Grimlock pointed out a fuel system error in the blueprints of the Ark. The evil Autobot leader let the Dinobot leader go, but demanded someone be brought to him he could destroy. Dungeons & Dinobots

When Optimus Prime ordered the Ark fixed, he knew that the Decepticons would try to follow the Autobots into space. Jazz mentioned that Ricochet had taken care of the Decepticons. Optimus's eyes filled with rage as he learned that Ricochet had captured Megatron. Prime immediately left to reprimand Ricochet for stealing the honor of destroying Megatron. Upon his arrival at the Temple of Knowledge, Optimus and Ricochet were attacked by a group of Decepticon Micromasters, allowing Megatron to escape. After a few turnabouts, Megatron won the day. The Ark launched without Optimus Prime (due to Rodimus' treachery), so Prime ordered a retreat. Once back at the launch site, he learned from Blurr that Rodimus had thrown the Autobots loyal to Prime off the ship. Optimus Prime ordered Ricochet to the Agonizing Rehabilitation Chambers for his impudent plan of capturing Megatron. He also promised that Blurr had failed him for the last time. Do Over

In one of Aquarius's explanatory flashbacks to Breakaway, Topspin, and Landquake, Optimus Prime asked Ironhide how progress was coming on Omega Doom. He was pleased to hear that it was going well, and gloated that once the behemoth was finished, the galaxy would be his for the taking.

In the present day, Rodimus promised that his assassins would take down Optimus Prime at the same time Alpha Trion's agents took down Megatron, thus paving the way for their own conquering. Reunification: Part 3

Or not.

After the assassination of Megatron, (of which Optimus learned about second-hand from Around Cybertron) Around Cybertron #6 Hound and Remote Patrol Six made their move, surrounding Optimus Prime and Ricochet as they discussed Megatron's death, intending to kill Optimus and install Rodimus in his place as Prime. Hound's rally cries failed to impress Optimus, and the Autobot leader proceeded to use Ricochet as a living shield against a blast from Warpath's chest-mounted cannon, before crushing Kup's head with his bare hands, destroying Warpath's chest cannon, taking out Hound by flinging Warpath into him, and cannon-blasting Camshaft in the head.

However, the battle was not over yet, as Alpha Trion, Sky Lynx, and Nightscream had arrived to kill Optimus themselves. However, Prime introduced the trio to a completed Omega Doom, who reduced Alpha Trion to a distant smear on the ground, before going off to destroy the Decepticons while Optimus dealt with Sky Lynx and Nightscream. Reunification: Part 5 The Coming Storm: Part 1

Optimus Prime was destroyed and left to die during an important battle in Sector 17 of the Mirtonian Quadrant. After Prime was abandoned by his troops, he dragged himself into a nearby CR chamber, and with the help of a local tech, he was upgraded into a new body with a sword made out of a mysterious "G-Metal". Optimus Prime returned to Polyhex and murdered many of those who had abandoned him. BotCon 2012 Optimus Prime profile card

Some time after Prime returned, his brother Ultra Magnus and the Junkions were sprung from the prison planet of Paradron by Wheeljack and Tracks. Optimus Prime watched over a viewscreen as Magnus killed several of his most loyal warriors. After Magnus and his new army escaped via the stellar spanner into an alternate universe, Optimus Prime activated a distress beacon, knowing that Magnus's rival Treadshot would do his dirty work for him. Invasion

In 2015, Prime mounted an all-out assault on Decepticon City. Before long, Galvatron arrived from Cybertron, and the two leaders wound up in a one-on-one confrontation. Optimus quickly gained the upper hand, but scheming interference by Rodimus led to the Autobot leader taking a serious gunshot wound. Memory's Splinter With the tide turned, the Autobots retreated to Sky Lynx, with Blaster carrying the injured Optimus aboard. Restoration

En route to Cybertron, Sky Lynx announced that he had insufficient power to carry all his passengers there, and Optimus was among those who Rodimus dumped out. Floating through space, Prime found himself in the presence of Unicron. Familiar Reflections However, the fragment of Unicron he encountered was his rare good side, so Unicron restored Prime's sanity and rebuilt him into Nova Prime as a messenger of justice. With X-Brawn, Checkpoint, and the Autotroopers serving as his Knights of Unicron, Nova Prime returned to Cybertron to end the threat of the evil Autobots. He defeated Rodimus in combat and cast him down into the depths of Cybertron. Out of the One, Many

Unfortunately, while Nova Prime's forces were rounding up the other Autobots, Unicron's opposite number Primus chose to manifest himself. The deity-turned-planet reverted to his robot mode, and intended to eliminate the infestation of other-dimensional vermin from his plane, including the positive universe's planet Earth. Surprisingly, Earth transformed into a Light God named Gaea, empowered by the Rarified Energon of that world as her lifeblood. As the dark Primus and Gaea battled, Nova Prime brought his troops within range and fired as one at Primus's eye, blinding him long enough for Gaea to defeat him.

Gaea reverted into her planet mode, now existing as a mechanical world, and replaced Primus as the Cybertron of that reality. As a council of governors formed to oversee the united Cybertronians of two worlds, Nova Prime and his Knights served as guardians of the rulers. His insanity finally quelled, Nova Prime was at peace and found his new world... beautiful. The Future Buried...

Recordicons

At some unspecified point in time, a team of Autobots somehow under the command of both Rodimus Prime and Optimus Prime fought Thundercracker and Ravage in the Transformers' greatest battle on Earth, "Digital Doom on the Highway to Destruction". According to Ravage, anyway. Recordicons #3

SD SG

Optimus Prime meta-complained about the idea of him turning good. He said "they" would never do that to the likes of Megatron or Starscream, before being provided examples of both. SD SG #1

Lil Formers

Optimus Prime ran afoul of Nemesis Prime, who accused him of "biting his style." Lil Formers

IDW Shattered Glass continuity

In the years before the Great War, Orion Pax was a member of the Cybertronian Senate. Although Orion claimed that he merely sought to bring order to a disorganized and chaotic Cybertron, and even maintained a nominal friendship with the miner turned civil rights advocate Megatron, this affable facade concealed his authoritarian ambitions and his insatiable lust for power. Orion recruited other Cybertronians who shared his goals, among them the law clerk Ultra Magnus, whose expertise Orion used to keep his activities legal until the time was right. As a reward for Magnus' service, Orion assigned him command of an enforcer squad that would be "capable of bringing true order to Cybertron". After the squad branded themselves as the "Wreckers", Pax sent them to launch a terrorist attack on the Senate, ordering them to abduct senator Shockwave and subject him to the brain-damaging empurata procedure. Shattered Glass #2 Shattered Glass II #1

Controlling the Senate was not enough for Orion. To truly succeed in his power grab, however, Orion needed an advantage no one else on Cybertron could hope to match: when Jetfire and Starscream visited the Senate to secure funding for their research on Cybertron's Titans, Orion immediately took an interest in their proposal to excavate and reawaken Metroplex, the Titan they'd partly unearthed near Iacon. Although Jetfire took an interest in the proposal, Starscream, unsure whether they could trust their would-be benefactor turned down the offer. Shattered Glass #3 Later that day, Orion pulled some strings to have Megatron released from prison after his latest rally turned violent and ended with his arrest. Orion's demands that Megatron stop his protests sparked a final argument between the pair, which escalated into physical violence and, eventually, Megatron shattering Orion's windshield and declaring that their friendship was over for good. Shattered Glass #2

At some point afterwards, Jetfire, worried about the day when their funding finally ran dry, went behind Starscream's back to take Orion up on his offer. However, Starscream had secretly tailed Jetfire to the meeting with Orion's inner cadre; when Pax overheard the noise, he had Bumblebee and Prowl capture Starscream and bring him before the group. Starscream fled before the Autobot leader could execute him, but as a result Jetfire now permanently stood with the Autobots. Shattered Glass #3

Subsequent events are unclear; some point after this series of events, Orion took on the name "Optimus Prime", overthrew the Senate, and plunged the planet into global war against Megatron's Decepticons. Eventually, he and his followers left Cybertron entirely and travelled to Earth with the intent of plundering its supplies of Rarified Energon. Megatron pursued them off-planet, while other Decepticons arrived later to help defend Earth, and the battles between the two factions grew increasingly destructive. Finally, with the Earth in ruins and on the cusp of an unwinnable battle against their foes, Megatron felt that there was no other way to keep the Decepticons alive other than sacrificing himself and buying time for Starscream to take the remaining Decepticons offworld and into hiding. After a brief battle, Optimus triumphed, beat Megatron to the brink of death, and went on to pillage the Earth before returning to Cybertron. Shattered Glass #2

On the way back to Cybertron, Optimus granted Ratchet permission to use a spare protoform to revive the fallen Bumblebee. Bumblebee returned as the more powerful "Goldbug", but was disappointed to learn that Prime had only sanctioned the procedure because they had material to spare, not out of any kind of affection for his lieutenant. With the Decepticons scattered and on the run, the Autobots set about rebuilding Iacon. However, when Goldbug warned Optimus that Prowl was planning a coup, Optimus arrogantly informed him that he could deal with whatever Goldbug was planning. When Goldbug pushed the issue, Optimus savagely beat the little Autobot as a reminder as to who was in charge. Unsurprisingly, Goldbug fell in with Prowl instead, who sent Goldbug to assassinate Prime on his new throne in Iacon, which he had renamed "Pax" in honour of his former identity. Goldbug fought hard, but was ultimately unable to deliver the killing blow against the much larger Autobot and retreated. Shattered Glass #4

By the present day, Cybertron had balkanized into three distinct, feuding fiefdoms, each ruled by one of the three Autobot warlords. Optimus Prime maintained control of Pax, but the treacherous terrain of the Chrome Ridge prevented him from expanding his territory to the Static Zone which divided his territory from Goldbug's capital of Gold City. The freelance bodyscrapper Blurr occasionally worked for Optimus. Shattered Glass #1 After Megatron retook Gold City and deposed Goldbug, Ultra Magnus told his spy Wheeljack that Optimus had plans for Starscream's disembodied spark, which held the secret of how to rouse the Titans from their slumber. Shattered Glass #5

Ultra Magnus later came before a visibly bored Optimus Prime to inform him of the danger about Metroplex rising, the Prime only rising from his throne to put Jazz in his place. Though the Wreckers initially withdrew, Magnus soon returned to the throne room, having finally snapped and given in to his lust for power. Though Optimus initially held the advantage, Magnus managed to disable his right arm, allowing the Wrecker leader to overpower the Prime and claim his throne. Shattered Glass II #1

Still plagued by self-confidence issues however, Ultra Magnus did not believe he could lead the Autobots as himself, instead conspiring to steal Optimus's body. Shattered Glass II #5 After being repaired, Optimus was brought to Metroplex, Shattered Glass II #4 where his spark was extracted and placed in Magnus's body. Having his leg cut off and his voice box disabled, Optimus was left to impotently scream, a state in which he was found by Soundwave and Slicer. Shattered Glass II #5

Games

Transformers: Earth Wars

Toys

Timelines

• Shattered Glass (BotCon box set, 2008)

• Accessories: Aero-fairing "ion blaster", smokestack rifle

Timelines/Shattered Glass Optimus Prime is a purple, gray, and black redeco of heroic Classics Voyager Class Optimus Prime, transforming into a semi cab of undetermined, probably made-up model. In robot mode, his aero fairing transforms into a large ion blaster, and his smokestacks transform into a smaller blaster. Additionally, both can combine together to form a back-mounted shoulder weapon. The left side of the wind vane has the tampograph marking which writes "Til all are gone!". Undocumented in the instructions, Optimus can also use the wind vane as a shield, if one of his fists is folded down.

Optimus Prime is only available as part of a set of six toys, along with Autobot Jazz, Grimlock, Goldbug, Razorclaw, and Starscream.

Anyone looking to buy this figure second-hand on the aftermarket be warned, there is a convincing-looking counterfeit knockoff that's been making the rounds.

• More information on Optimus Prime at TFU.info

• Souvenir 2-Pack (Multi-pack, 2012)

• Accessories: "G-Metal" sword

Optimus Prime is a redeco of heroic Transformers Deluxe Class Optimus Prime, and transforms into a racing truck in the same colors as the 2008 figure. A large Autobot insignia adorns the hood; along one side of the hood is inscribed "I shall stand...", with the other side reading "... the rest shall fall". He features a rub sign on his roof, and has a (non-detachable) matrix gimmick in robot mode formed by a relief pattern on the inside of the cab's side windows, which is visible through the windshield/chest in robot mode. He also comes with a sword that he can wield with both hands, and is folded up and stored between his legs in truck mode, forming the fifth wheel.

Optimus Prime was only available packaged with Timelines/Classics Kick-Over, available for purchase by BotCon 2012 attendees and limited to 2000 pieces.

This mold was also used to make Timelines Scourge, and was also retooled into Shattered Glass Ultra Magnus.

• More information on BotCon 2012 Optimus Prime at TFU.info

• Nova Prime (Deluxe Class, 2015)

• Accessories: Quantum Fusion cannon, G-Metal Battle Axe

The first of two Transformers Collectors' Club exclusives for 2015, Timelines Nova Prime is a redeco of that same year's member incentive figure, Lio Convoy. Both were retooled from Thrilling 30 Orion Pax and feature a new head. Nova still comes with the blaster and axe, which can store via a 5mm peg on either side of the vehicle mode. As an undocumented feature, the Quantum Fusion Cannon can also peg into partially-octagonal "hole" on the larger blade of the G-Metal Battle Axe.

The foam insert in Nova Prime's box features an extra slot to store either the aforementioned incentive figure Lio Convoy, or the BotCon 2015 customization class exclusive Galva Convoy, both of whom are featured in the exterior package art.

This mold was also used to make BotCon 2015 Galva Convoy. This toy also officially doubles as Generation 1 Nova Prime.

Masterpiece

• Shattered Glass Optimus Prime (November 2016)

• Accessories: Ion blaster, Matrix of Leadership, energon-axe, trailer/Combat Deck

After several knockoffs and unofficial releases, "Shattered Glass Optimus Prime" was finally released as an official Hasbro Asia exclusive under the Generations Masterpiece line. As a redeco of Masterpiece MP-10 Convoy, he transforms into a Freightliner FL86, though the back half is much larger and robot-leggier in proportion (so much that a ladder is on each side). Although not easily breakable, care must be taken for posing the index fingers; extending the finger further would cause it to pop off.

Optimus Prime also comes with a hand-held ion blaster which can collapse and store inside a compartment on his back in either mode, as well as an energon-axe that slips over Optimus Prime's right hand. He also lacks the Spike Witwicky and Roller figures. Shattered Glass Optimus Prime also comes with his Combat Deck and die-cast Matrix of Leadership, the latter of which remains the same colors as the original MP-10 Convoy.

Unlike the previous Timelines toys, Shattered Glass Optimus Prime features a different shade of certain parts (which will become the deco basis for future releases of the character), such as the midnight blue parts (the head, hands, and lower legs) being changed to a deep blue shade, and the black parts (such as his upper arms, lower rib areas, hips, and upper thighs) being gray-ish silver.

The packaging design very closely resembles then-concurrent Generations-branded Platinum Edition, featuring numerous elements otherwise unique to Platinum Edition packaging, except the title "Platinum Edition" is replaced by "Shattered Glass". Given that Hasbro never used the ID number MP-09 within its Generations Masterpiece range of MP-01 to MP-10, and that Shattered Glass Optimus Prime was released between MP-08 and MP-10, it is possible MP-09 was intended to be his.

This figure was later repurposed as Purple Wicked Convoy by Generations Selects Special Comic.

Generations Selects

• Shattered Glass Optimus Prime & Shattered Glass Ratchet (2-pack, 2020)

• Series: War for Cybertron: Earthrise
• ID number: WFC-GS17
• Accessories: Ion blaster, Matrix of Leadership

A Generations Selects add-on to Earthrise, Shattered Glass Optimus Prime is a redeco of Earthrise Optimus Prime without his trailer. He features a color scheme inspired by his Masterpiece toy, complete with a cracked window. Optimus Prime is Voyager Class-sized mold with the front of the head and legs, knee flaps, and various inner parts reused from Siege Voyager Class Optimus Prime. This also means that, like the Siege toy, the truck mode is unusually small for a Voyager figure.

The figure features an opening chest compartment containing a removable evil Matrix of Leadership.^[1] His transformation scheme reuses some engineering and concepts from the Siege Voyager Class Optimus Prime figures and Studio Series 38 Optimus Prime, with a new torso transformation. Interestingly, his rear wheels are borrowed from Studio Series 32 and 44 Optimus Prime. Optimus Prime features a hinge joint in each of his knuckles but without the flip-out post hole mechanism, instead of having it facilitated by the shape of his palm and thumb. Interestingly, the placement of his front wheels in robot mode evokes the Studio OX version of his character model (though significantly larger compared to the artwork). Optimus also has molded drilled-rotor brake discs, a surprising detail for a mainline Transformers figure.

As the front grill/wheel piece is connected with a c-clip, removing it allows the waist to turn without being hindered. Whether by coincidence or not, the Energon Strikeshield from the Siege Voyager Class Optimus Prime figure can attach onto the forearm (if the hands are tucked away) with the tabs on the axe's hinged handle, though it looks better on the left side.

The product description for the set made mention of Shattered Glass comics by IDW Publishing,^[2] either being a mis-credit of Fun Publications comic or a far too-early mention of IDW's 2021 Shattered Glass comic.

He is bundled with Shattered Glass Ratchet, and was revealed on the September 8 TransformersTuesday. Much like most 2020 Selects product, the toy is only branded as part of the War for Cybertron Trilogy and not Earthrise.

This figure was later repurposed as Purple Wicked Convoy by "Generations Selects Special Comic Finale".

MPG

• Shattered Glass Optimus Prime (2025)

• ID number: MPG-12
• Release date: 2025 March 29
• Accessories: "Laser Rifle", "Energy Ax", "Beam Effect", "Matrix", "Damage Head", adapter

Merchandise

Flame Toys

Furai Model

• Shattered Glass Optimus Prime (Attack Mode) (July 2019)
  • Number: 07
  • Accessories: Ion cannon, axe, 4 hands

Part of Flame Toys' Furai Model line of Gunpla-style model kits, "Shattered Glass Optimus Prime (Attack Mode)" is an articulated, non-transforming, Voyager Class-sized Gunpla-style model kit redecoed from the Optimus Prime (Attack Mode) model kit mold. Using parts made of hard ABS plastic and some polycaps, Optimus Prime (Attack Mode) is an original design created by Flame Toys in collaboration with Akira Amemiya of Studio Trigger.

For straight-assembly builders, Optimus Prime Prime features a sheet of foil stickers for detail (notably the shoulder insignias), though the kit can be panel-lined and touched-up with several panel-lining and paint markers (water/acrylic-based markers are recommended, as alcohol-based markers like Gundam Markers can potentially damage the ABS plastic). If one desires; the kit's pieces, aside from the translucent parts, can be fully coated with spray paints to recreate the finished sample seen in the stock photos.

Unlike the current transforming toys since the Hasbro Asia exclusive Masterpiece figure, this Optimus Prime (along with the Kuro Kara Kuri action figure) features an identical coloration used for the Timelines toys.

Kuro Kara Kuri

• SG Optimus Prime (2021)
  • Number: #09

Super Cyborg

• Optimus Prime (Shattered Glass purple) (2018)
  • Accessories: Ion blaster, torso plate

Super Cyborg SG Optimus Prime is an 11-inch-tall non-transforming figure with 7 points of articulation, and (naturally) a redeco of the previously-released "standard" Optimus Prime version. Its main distinguishing feature is that the entire front of the robot torso is removable, exposing not just the expected Matrix of Leadership but also many other sculpted mechanical details within Prime's body.

Magic: The Gathering

• Optimus Prime, Hero / Optimus Prime, Autobot Leader (2022)
  • ID number: 027
  • Set code: BOT
  • Color identity: Blue/Red/White
  • Casting cost: {3}{U}{R}{W} (front), {2}{R}{W}{B} (back)

"Optimus Prime, Hero" is part of the 2022 Magic: The Gathering Universes Beyond Transformers card set, found in Collector Booster packs of Magic's The Brothers' War set. It can be reversed to become "Optimus Prime, Autobot Leader", representing Optimus in vehicle mode.

A variant of this card was available in both Set Booster and Collector Booster packs, depicting "Generation 1" Optimus Prime.

Transformers: Kindergarten Series

• Optimus Prime (2023)

A childlike nontransformable figurine of Optimus Prime was available as part of Transformers: Kindergarten Series, a crowdfunded blindpackaged toyline available exclusively in China. Optimus Prime's figure was one of the commonly-occurring characters, and depicted him holding up an evil Matrix of Leadership. The figurine included a translucent plastic stand and a small character card.

Threezero

• Shattered Glass Optimus Prime (MDLX Scale, 2023)
  • Known designers: Kelvin Sau
  • Accessories: one ion blaster, one energon axe, Matrix of Leadership, five pairs of hands (relaxed, closed, rifle- axe- and Matrix-holding)

A redeco of Threezero's Optimus Prime figure for the MDLX line, this version of the evil Optimus is an original design taking inspiration from the original cartoon but with the aesthetics in the vein of the live-action movies. Optimus Prime is a smaller scaled non-transforming action figure, comparable to contemporary collector-oriented lines like Figma and S.H. Figuarts. Like those lines, the figure is extremely well-articulated and detailed, features interchangeable hands and accessories, namely his ion blaster, energon axe and Matrix of Leadership. He comes with a suite of hands in pairs: closed fists, splayed-out relaxed hands, and three different pairs meant to specifically hold each one of the aforementioned accessories. His chest (adorned with a shattered tampograph!) is magnetically attached and as such can store the Matrix when not in use. Optimus comes with his backpack piece disassembled in package. He also retains his positive counterpart's functionality with the Starscream mold.

He was previously redecoed into both Nemesis Prime and Ultra Magnus.

Notes

• One early concept during the development of Shattered Glass was that Optimus Prime's color scheme would incorporate dark red and black. Coincidentially, however, this deco had recently been used on two toys of the heroic Cybertron Optimus Prime, and the idea was discarded. ^[3]
• Optimus Prime's bio art was featured on the back of one of two T-shirts made available at BotCon 2008, and later on the Fun Publications Official Transformers Collectors' Club web-store.
• Shattered Glass prose story writers Trent Troop and Greg Sepelak stated that evil Optimus sounds like Venger, the Dungeons & Dragons cartoon villain voiced by Peter Cullen.
• Unlike his heroic doppelgänger, this version of Optimus Prime was never depicted in fiction with a trailer, outside of a single lithograph that introduced us to the nefarious Combat Deck. His 2016 Masterpiece figure, on the other hand, gives him one.

Foreign names

• Japanese: Optimus Prime (オプティマス・プライム, オプティマスプライム Oputimasu Puraimu), Convoy (コンボイ Konboi, Earth Wars)
• Cantonese: O¹ Baak³ Man⁴ (柯柏文)

References

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