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| - Optimus Prime is the awe inspiring, powerful and compassionate leader of the Autobot forces. Originally a working-class civilian, he was chosen by the Matrix to command the Autobots, which was merely the first of a number of burdens he would be forced to bear — another being his unintentional relocation of the Transformers' age-old conflict to Earth. He is the complete moral opposite of his mortal enemy Megatron; every casualty, human or Cybertronian, soldier or civilian, weighs heavily on his spark. He does not openly display these emotions to his fellow Autobots however, and sometimes nearly succumbs to despair. He believes that "freedom is the right of all sentient beings", and has fought for thousands of years against the bellicose Decepticons. In an attempt to bring peace to the galax
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| - Optimus Prime is the awe inspiring, powerful and compassionate leader of the Autobot forces. Originally a working-class civilian, he was chosen by the Matrix to command the Autobots, which was merely the first of a number of burdens he would be forced to bear — another being his unintentional relocation of the Transformers' age-old conflict to Earth. He is the complete moral opposite of his mortal enemy Megatron; every casualty, human or Cybertronian, soldier or civilian, weighs heavily on his spark. He does not openly display these emotions to his fellow Autobots however, and sometimes nearly succumbs to despair. He believes that "freedom is the right of all sentient beings", and has fought for thousands of years against the bellicose Decepticons. In an attempt to bring peace to the galaxy, the Autobots require a strong, charismatic leader who can lead from the front, and by example, which are some of the most prominent characteristics of Optimus Prime. His ability to lead is a pivotal weapon in itself, so much so that it helped to turn the tide in the early years of the Great War in favor of the Autobots. On the battlefield, there are few who can rival Optimus Prime's prowess. His ion blaster and his energon-axe are deadly weapons, though sometimes lacking when compared to others. He is easily the strongest of any Autobot his size, and what he lacks in raw firepower he easily augments with selflessness and bravery. Optimus would sacrifice his life to protect his fellow Autobots or those under his care, and has on a few occasions. His compassion for other sentient beings is his only constant weakness, and one the Decepticons have exploited time and time again... though ironically, it's also the source of his strength. Optimus (almost always) carries within him the Matrix of Leadership. Before being rebuilt into a Powermaster his robot mode split into three components:
* A sentient robot module, the Brain Center.
* A wheeled drone module known as Roller, which at least once in the Generation 1 cartoon is referred to as a separate Autobot in its own right.
* A Combat Deck. Although Optimus Prime can function as three independent modules, injury to any one module is felt by the other two. Nicknames: Autobot commander / Chief / Big Boss / Roller Pre-Prime name (cartoon): Orion Pax Pre-Prime name (Dreamwave): Optronix Japanese name: Convoy Japanese name (Return of Convoy): Star Convoy Japanese name (Combat Hero): Convoy Missile Trailer Japanese name (Laser Rod): Battle Convoy French-Canadian & Czech name: Optimus Primus Greek name: Όπτιμους Πράιμ Hebrew name: אופטימוס פריים Hungarian name (The Movie): Optimusz Fővezér / Optimusz Prájm (pronounced: prīm) Italian name: Commander Portuguese name (Portugal comics): Optimus Supremo ("Optimus Supreme") Portuguese name (Brazil cartoon): Líder Optimus ("Leader Optimus") Portuguese name (Brazil comics): Supremus Absolutus Russian TV dub name (6th channel): Оптимус Прайм Serbian name: Optimus Prajm Taiwanese name: Tīh-ghŭ (鐵牛, literally "Iron Ox" or "Iron Bull", a kind of vehicle in early days and rural area) Chinese name (Taiwan): Jr-tsūn (至尊, "Prime") Cantonese name: O Baak Man (柯柏文) Chinese name (China): Qing Tian Zhu (擎天柱, "Pillar Propping the Sky")
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