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{{multiple issues| {{In-universe|date=December 2021}} {{overly detailed|date=March 2025}} {{original research|date=April 2025}} }} {{Infobox character | image = optimusprime-originaltoy.jpg | alt = | caption = Optimus Prime box art showing his original G1 toy design | voice = {{collapsible list|title=English |Peter Cullen (''The Transformers'', ''Rise of the Dark Spark'', ''Transformers: Devastation'', ''Transformers: Prime'', ''Transformers: Rescue Bots'', ''Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 TV series)'', ''Transformers: Titans Return'')<ref>{{Cite news |title=Exclusive: Peter Cullen Interview |url=http://uk.movies.ign.com/articles/795/795203p1.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120311104725/http://uk.movies.ign.com/articles/795/795203p1.html |archive-date=2012-03-11 |access-date=2010-10-12 |work=IGN}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Gilchrist |first=Todd |date=June 8, 2007 |title=Exclusive: Peter Cullen Interview |url=http://uk.movies.ign.com/articles/795/795203p1.html |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20120817184325/http://uk.movies.ign.com/articles/795/795203p1.html |archive-date=2012-08-17 |access-date=2025-12-17 |work=IGN}}</ref> |Ron Hayden (20th Anniversary toy sound base, ''Universe'' Flash cartoon) |Neil Kaplan (''Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 TV series)'') |Garry Chalk (Unicron Trilogy)<ref name="btva Chalk">{{cite web |title=Garry Chalk (visual voices guide) |url=https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/Garry-Chalk/ |access-date=15 April 2021 |website=Behind The Voice Actors |type= A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information}}</ref> |Robert Belgrade (''Transformers'')<ref>{{Cite web |title=Narration – Belgrade Music |url=https://www.belgrademusic.com/narration/ |access-date=2019-07-11 |website=belgrademusic.com |archive-date=2022-12-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221224220325/https://www.belgrademusic.com/narration/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> |Eric Eowards (''Cyber Missions'') |David Kaye (''Transformers: Animated'') |Michael Dorn (''Revenge of the Fallen'' toy commercials) |Jon Bailey (''Transformers: Combiner Wars'', Transformers: Tactical Arena, Transformers: Beyond Reality) |Alan Tudyk (''Transformers: EarthSpark'') |Jake Foushee (''Transformers: Cyberverse'', ''Transformers: Rescue Bots Academy'', ''Transformers: War for Cybertron Trilogy'', ''Transformers: Battlegrounds'') |Chris Hemsworth (''Transformers One'') }} {{collapsible list|title=Japanese |Tesshō Genda |Satoshi Hashimoto |Toru Ohkawa |Katsuyuki Konishi |Taiten Kusunoki |Hiroki Takahashi |Toshiyuki Morikawa |Yuichi Nakamura |Yoshimasa Hosoya (Q Transformers: Mystery of Convoy) }} |affiliation = Autobot/Maximal |lbl21 = Japanese name |data21 = Convoy |lbl31 = Partner |data31 = Bumblebee, Elita One, Ultra Magnus, Ironhide |lbl32 = Motto |data32 = "''Freedom is the right of all sentient beings.''" |lbl33 = Alternate modes |data33 = Cybertronian Entry Mode Protoform, 1987 Freightliner FLA-8664T cab-over semi-truck, 1997 Peterbilt 379 semi-truck, 1973 Marmon cab-over semi-Truck, 2014 Western Star 5700 Phantom Custom semi-truck<ref name="MATS">{{Cite web |title=Western Star Trucks Trucking Shows & Events |url=http://www.westernstartrucks.com/MediaCenter/Event/default.aspx?id=21 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140626070645/http://www.westernstartrucks.com/MediaCenter/Event/default.aspx?id=21 |archive-date=2014-06-26 |access-date=2014-06-26 |publisher=Western Star Trucks}}</ref> }}
'''Optimus Prime''', also known in Japan as {{Nihongo|'''Convoy'''|コンボイ}}, is a fictional character and the protagonist of the ''Transformers'' franchise. Generally depicted as a brave and noble leader, Optimus Prime is the supreme commander of the Autobots in their fight against the Decepticons. The ''Transformers'' characters were developed for the American market after Hasbro representatives visited the 1983 Tokyo Toy Show.<ref>{{Cite book |last1=McEniry |first1=Matthew J. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FrLuCwAAQBAJ&dq=1983+Tokyo+Toy+Show,+Hasbro&pg=PT39 |title=Marvel Comics into Film: Essays on Adaptations Since the 1940s |last2=Peaslee |first2=Robert Moses |last3=Weiner |first3=Robert G. |date=2016-04-05 |publisher=McFarland |isbn=978-1-4766-2411-2 |language=en}}</ref> Some designs were modified and the coloring was changed; while the Diaclone version was intended to be a piloted mecha, the Transformers version was a sentient robot. The popularity of the ''Transformers'' toys resulted in comics, movies, and a TV series.
In the ''Transformers'' mythology, Optimus Prime is a Cybertronian, a member of an extraterrestrial species of sentient self-configuring modular robotic lifeforms (e.g., cars and other objects), a blend of biological evolution and technological engineering. He is the primary hero of the story, opposing the Decepticon leader Megatron.
Due to the popularity of the ''Transformers'' franchise and Optimus Prime's position as one of its most iconic characters, he is commonly regarded as among the most recognizable fictional characters of all time.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Pruitt |first=Cenate |date=2024-01-01 |title=Transformational Figure: Optimus Prime in Popular Culture 2006-2018 |url=https://www.academia.edu/122321314 |journal=REDEN. Revista Española de Estudios Norteamericanos|volume=5 |issue=2 |doi=10.37536/reden.2024.5.2358 |doi-access=free |hdl=10017/61950 |hdl-access=free }}</ref>
==Animated character biography== In the ''Transformers'' story, Optimus Prime, also known as '''Orion Pax''' and '''Optronix''', embodies strong moral values, exceptional leadership, and strategic prowess. Equipped with advanced weaponry and martial arts skills, he champions justice and peaceful coexistence with humans. As the bearer of the Matrix of Leadership, he leads the Autobots, engaged in an eternal conflict against the Decepticons. While his origins and persona may vary across different storylines, this depiction remains consistent throughout iterations of the ''Transformers'' universe.{{original research|date=October 2025}}
===Generation 1=== [[File:Optimus Prime G1.webp|thumb|Optimus Prime, as he appears in ''The Transformers''.]] The first-generation Optimus Prime transforms into a Freightliner FL86 cab over semi truck.<ref>Lee, Chris (Spring 2014). ''Hero Complex'', ''Los Angeles Times''. p. 22</ref> Within his chest is a mystic talisman, known as the Autobot Matrix of Leadership or the "Creation Matrix", carried by all Autobot leaders.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Furman |first=Simon |title=Transformers: The Ultimate Guide |publisher=DK Publishing Inc. |year=2004 |isbn=978-1-4053-0461-0 |pages=18–19}}</ref> When Optimus transforms, his tractor cab disconnects to become a sentient robot, and his trailer opens to reveal an ion blaster, forming a combat deck.<ref>{{Cite web |title=G1 Optimus Prime |url=http://www2.unicron.com/1984-transformers/generation-1/autobot-leader/104-optimus-prime.html |access-date=March 7, 2013 |publisher=Unicron.com Transformers Collector Site}}</ref> The combat deck supports a mobile battle- station and command headquarters armed with assorted artillery and beam weapons that fire automatically. The combat deck can also serve as a radio antenna for battlefield communications between the Autobots. The combat deck also included "Roller", a mobile scout buggy meant to scout behind enemy lines. When Roller is deployed, Optimus can see and hear what Roller sees and hears.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Transformers: The Many Looks of Optimus Prime |url=http://uk.stars.ign.com/articles/996/996813p1.html |access-date=2010-10-12 |work=IGN}}</ref> Injury to one component is felt by each of the others. If the combat deck or Roller were to be destroyed, Prime could survive. However, despite the slight degree of autonomy they possess, the combat deck and Roller would not be able to survive without Optimus.
The original specification of the Generation 1 Optimus Prime specifies that Optimus Prime consists of three components: the humanoid "Brain Center" (which transforms into the truck cab), the "Combat Deck" (which transforms into the truck trailer), and the "Scout Car", a non-transforming six-wheeled buggy called Roller, which can ride inside the truck trailer. All three components can function independently, but injury to one is felt by the other two. However, in by far most of the fiction, the humanoid robot is itself Optimus Prime, with the other two components treated as mere accessories that disappear off the scene when Optimus Prime transforms from truck to robot mode.
===''Transformers: Robots in Disguise''=== Optimus Prime is the fictional protagonist of the ''Transformers: Robots in Disguise'' (''Fire Convoy'' in the original Japanese version) branch of the Transformers universe.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2001-09-05 |title=TRANSFORMERS ROBOTS IN DISGUISE Returns! Hasbro Launches Product Line Based on Original '80s Theme; Fox Kids Series to Debut September 8th |url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2001_Sept_5/ai_77846707/ |access-date=2011-09-19 |publisher=Business Wire}}</ref> Based on the character of the same name, Prime once again leads the autobots against the Decepticons. Wired Magazine nominated Fire Convoy as one 12 most ridiculous Transformers ideas of all time.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2008-08-21 |title=Less Than Meets the Eye: The 12 Most Ridiculous Transformers of All Time |url=https://www.wired.com/geekdad/2008/08/less-than-meets/ |access-date=2010-10-03 |work=Wired Magazine}}</ref>
Hidden on Earth as common, everyday vehicles, the Autobots are forced to emerge when Megatron and his Predacons arrive and wreak havoc in their attempts to attain the power of Earth's various energy sources. In this universe, Optimus Prime transforms into a fire engine. This is also the first incarnation of Optimus Prime to transform into a fire engine.{{citation needed|date=September 2024}}
===Unicron trilogy=== The "Unicron Trilogy" version of Optimus Prime appears in ''Transformers: Armada'', ''Transformers: Energon'' and ''Transformers: Cybertron'' as the leader of the heroic autobots. He often converted to his super combat mode.
During the events of ''Armada'', Optimus looks similar to the original G1 Optimus Prime until he copies himself with a semi-truck, and his design in robot mode changes.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Rennie |first=Jonathan |date=2003-04-18 |title=That's not all folks; CARTOON CLASSICS: 1970s CULT HEROES RETURN |work=Evening Times}}</ref> He is shown to be a well-respected leader who treats those under his command with respect and is partnered with the Minicon Sparkplug.{{citation needed|date=September 2024}}
During the events of ''Cybertron'', Optimus Prime is the main protagonist and shows a near-xenophobic reluctance to interact with other cultures, believing that such interaction would cause more harm than good. Consequently, he prohibits his team from mingling with the locals of Earth, Velocitron, and the Jungle Planet during their search for the Cyber Planet Keys. This attitude was drastically changed when Prime realized that the only way to acquire the Cyber Planet Keys from Velocitron and Animatros was to play by their laws.{{citation needed|date=September 2024}}
===''Transformers: Animated''=== Optimus Prime appears in the 2007 series ''Transformers: Animated'' as a red semi-trailer truck, able to be fitted with many trailer attachments, most notably one that effectively makes him a fire truck. This version of Optimus Prime is much younger than the character generally is and instead of being the leader of the Autobots, Prime is a washout from the Elite Guard. Despite no longer being a member, he maintains his military ranking of "Prime". The scale chart released for the series indicates Optimus Prime stands about 22 feet tall.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Share some TF Design Spoiler |url=http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transformers-news-rumors/219891-share-some-tf-design-spoiler-4.html |access-date=2011-04-04 |publisher=Tfw2005.com}}</ref>
Optimus can change any part of his robotic body into a tool or gadget. He has swing lines on his wrists. His wrists can also capture bolas. His arsenal includes an extendable thruster axe, grapplers, a fire extinguisher, and a negative friction spray. Unlike in all the previous series, his face can almost always be seen because his mouthplate is retractable like in the 2007 live-action film and ''Cybertron'' anime.
In the animated series, Optimus Prime was originally in the Autobot Academy and friends with Sentinel Prime and Elita One. When Elita is lost on a planet dominated by giant spider-like aliens, he blames himself for leaving her behind, where she supposedly dies in the explosion of a wrecked Decepticon warship loaded with Energon. Sentinel does not forgive him for losing her, and Optimus takes full responsibility for Elita's demise. This caused Optimus Prime to wash out of the Autobot Academy. However, Ultra Magnus pulls some strings so that Optimus Prime can be captain of a strange Space Bridge repair crew composed of a war vet named Ratchet, a fledgling cadet named Bumblebee, and his fellow cadet Bulkhead. Optimus is given command of the starship, the vehicle mode of Omega Supreme.
===''Aligned Continuity''=== Optimus Prime is the leader of the main group of Autobots in the iteration of the ''Transformers'' franchise primarily marked by the 2010 animated series ''Transformers: Prime''.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2010-06-26 |title=BotCon 2010 "Transformers: Prime" Panel Coverage |url=http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-prime-39/botcon-2010-transformers-prime-panel-coverage-170054/ |access-date=2011-04-04 |publisher=TFW2005.com}}</ref> 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 warriors to combat and defeat Unicron. Upon his creation, Optimus united the Thirteen by his greeting All are one. While all of the other members of the Thirteen each possessed unique abilities and artifacts, Optimus wielded no special powers or weapons. It was only his vision and courage that allowed the Thirteen to finally defeat Unicron. Reborn through the Well of All Sparks, Orion Pax became Optimus Prime, a veteran military commander and second in command who wields an ion blaster and a double-bladed Energon axe. He became the leader of the Autobots after Sentinel Zeta Prime fell in battle, but he is not certain he wants the responsibility.
In the ''Transformers: Prime'' series, he can form bladed weapons or blasters from his hands. He has telescopic vision and turns into a long-nose semi-trailer truck. After Smokescreen uses the Forge of Solus Prime to revive him, he becomes larger and bulkier and becomes equipped with a jetpack holding a minigun inside. Before the Great War, Optimus Prime was originally known as Orion Pax; a young data clerk who worked in Iacon, under the wing of Alpha Trion. Orion was chosen by the High Council and became Optimus Prime, upon being entrusted with the Matrix of Leadership by Primus himself.
===''Transformers: EarthSpark''=== {{see also|Transformers: EarthSpark}} {{expand section|date=April 2023}} Optimus Prime serves as an agent of the organization G.H.O.S.T. (Global Hazard and Ordinance Strike Team) a government organization based in Witwicky, Pennsylvania, a union between humanity and his own kind while eliminating the straggling Decepticons with the help of Elita-1 and the repentant Megatron. With the arrival of a new generation of Earth-born Transformers called "Terrans", created by siblings Robby and Mo Malto, it could be the first step on the road to permanent peace.
==''Transformers'' film series== right|thumb|Optimus Prime's live-action design from ''Age of Extinction'' and ''The Last Knight''. Optimus Prime appears in the ''Transformers'' live-action film series as the leader of the Autobots and one of the main protagonists. In the first three films, he is able to transform into a long-nosed conventional Peterbilt 379 semi-truck rather than the cab over design of his original ''Generation 1'' body. In ''Transformers: Age of Extinction'', he gains a first generation-style trailer form before changing into 2014 Western Star 5700 Concept.<ref name="MATS" /> Also straying from the ''G1'' design, Prime's vehicle mode is now decorated with red flames painted onto a blue body à la Rodimus, his ''Generation 1'' successor. The reason for the change was due to director Michael Bay's decree that mass displacement does not occur when they transform, requiring Optimus' vehicle form to have more mass to achieve the desired size in his robot form.
[[File:Optimusprimealtmoviemode.jpg|left|250px|thumb|A Peterbilt 379 used in Transformers to portray Optimus Prime's alternate mode]] [[File:Truck at IAA 2014.JPG|right|thumb|A Western Star 5700XE used in Transformers to portray Optimus Prime's alternate mode]] Although the character was redesigned to some extent, many classic design elements remain in his robot mode including a predominantly red torso, primarily blue legs, the presence of windows in his chest, smoke stacks on his shoulders, and a head design influenced by the original, featuring the iconic faceplate and ear finials. The faceplate is able to retract to reveal a mouth. His weapons in the first movie include his iconic ion blaster and two retractable energon blades that extend from his forearms; a homage to Prime's energy axe in the ''Generation 1'' animated series. In the second movie, he has an upgraded arsenal which now includes rapid-fire cannons, two retractable energon hooks integrated into his arms. In the third movie, he now has a trailer which serves as both his personal armory and his jetpack. In ''Age of Extinction'' and ''The Last Knight'', he gains the Judgement Sword and a shield that doubles as a blaster. He also gains the ability to take flight through the use of thrusters integrated into his lower legs.
===Reception=== He was named the 30th greatest movie superhero of all time by ''Total Film Magazine''.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2007-11-26 |title=Top heroes and villains named in movie list |url=http://www.news.com.au/goodies-baddies-get-sorted/story-e6frfmq9-1111114966889 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110804010059/http://www.news.com.au/goodies-baddies-get-sorted/story-e6frfmq9-1111114966889 |archive-date=2011-08-04 |access-date=2011-09-23 |publisher=News.com.au}}</ref> === In ''Transformers One'' === In the 2024 film ''Transformers One'', Optimus Prime's origin story as Orion Pax is covered. Orion is a mining robot without a Transformation Cog, and along with his best friend D-16, they work in the Energon mines. They secretly enter a race organized by Cybertron's leader, Sentinel Prime, but lose. While Sentinel is impressed by their stunt, a jealous racer, Darkwing, drags them to a garbage incineration, where they meet the eccentric B-127. The three then discover a chip among the junk containing a distress message from Alpha Trion, one of the Primes, revealing coordinates to his location on the surface.
Accidentally taking Elita-1, their supervisor, with them, they find Alpha Trion in a cave alongside the corpses of the other Primes. Alpha Trion shows them that Sentinel betrayed the Primes and has been secretly working for the Quintessons, giving them regular supplies of Energon in exchange for letting him rule Cybertron while removing the miners' cogs to keep them subservient. Orion receives his cog to transform into a truck and a chip containing evidence of Sentinel's betrayal. Orion and his group manage to escape from Sentinel's guards, but they are captured by the High Guard, the Primes' loyal soldiers in rebellion against Sentinel. While D-16 takes command of them by defeating their leader, Starscream, Orion grows concerned by his friend's increasing aggression since learning the truth. Following an attack by Sentinel's guards and capturing D-16, B-127 and half of the High Guard, Orion and Elita fall unconscious after being buried under some rubble and, in the process, the chip is destroyed. Orion, encouraged by Elita, rallies the remaining High Guard members and returns to Iacon to rescue their comrades. They display evidence of Sentinel's actions all over the city, exposing the truth and inciting the citizens to rebel, but after defeating Sentinel, Orion and D-16 argue over whether to execute him, resulting in the latter accidentally shooting the former. While initially horrified, D-16 ultimately lets Orion fall to his death, before he kills Sentinel and then, renaming himself Megatron, commands the High Guard to destroy Iacon with him.
The spirit of Primus, the planet, and the Primes bestow Orion with the Matrix of Leadership, reviving him as Optimus Prime, who then defeats Megatron before exiling him and the High Guard. As Cybertron's new leader, Optimus, holding the Matrix in his hands, restores Cybertron's dried-up Energon rivers and gives the miners transformation cogs. Optimus christens his followers as Autobots and sends a message warning the Quintessons to stay away, while Megatron christens the High Guard as Decepticons and swears revenge on him and the Autobots.
===''Cyber Missions''=== In the online CGI cartoon ''Cyber Missions'' produced by TG Studios for Hasbro's website, Optimus is once again seen fighting Megatron, this time with help from Sideswipe. Optimus also helps Ironhide against Mindwipe.
===Film incarnation in popular culture=== During the promotion of the ''Transformers'' films, Optimus Prime appears in several commercials. Optimus Prime, along with other Transformers, were featured in several commercials for General Motors. Scenes with Optimus Prime were used in several General Motors commercials.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Transformers GM Commercial 2 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PByrOLNBl1E |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070712040129/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PByrOLNBl1E |archive-date=2007-07-12 |access-date=2011-04-04 |publisher=YouTube}}</ref> A commercial for the Discovery Channel featured Optimus Prime singing part of a promotional song.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2009-11-23 |title=Movie Optimus Prime in Discovery Channel Commercial |url=http://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/movie-optimus-prime-in-discovery-channel-commercial/17385/ |access-date=2011-09-26 |publisher=Seibertron}}</ref>
Optimus also appears on the ''Late Show with David Letterman'', giving "The Top Ten Things That Sound Cool When Spoken by a Giant Robot".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Weintraub |first=Steve "Frosty" |date=2009-07-07 |title=Optimus Prime Presents the Top Ten Things That Sound Cool When Spoken By A Giant Robot on David Letterman |url=https://collider.com/optimus-prime-presents-the-top-ten-things-that-sound-cool-when-spoken-by-a-giant-robot-on-david-letterman/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110829152829/http://collider.com/optimus-prime-presents-the-top-ten-things-that-sound-cool-when-spoken-by-a-giant-robot-on-david-letterman/3596/ |archive-date=2011-08-29 |access-date=2011-09-26 |publisher=Collider}}</ref>
==Comics== {{indiscriminate list|section|date=October 2025}} {| class="wikitable" |+Appearances of Optimus Prime in Comics !Name !Appearance |- |Marvel Comics | * Marvel Comics' ''Transformers'' series * ''Transformers: Generation 2'' comic book series |- |Dreamwave Productions | * Dreamwave's Transformers series (reimagining the original continuity) * Transformers: Armada comic series (making a surprise appearance) |- |IDW Publishing | * IDW's ''Transformers'' series (reimagining the Generation 1 continuity) * ''New Avengers/Transformers'' crossover (co-published by Marvel Comics and IDW Publishing) * ''The Transformers: Infiltration'' miniseries * ''The Transformers: Escalation'' miniseries |- |Skybound/Image Comics | * Skybound's ''Transformers'' series (reimagining of the Generation 1 continuity) |}
==Video games== {{indiscriminate list|section|date=October 2025}} * Optimus Prime appears in ''Transformers: Beast Wars Transmetals'' in 1999. * Optimus Prime is a playable character in the 1985 video game ''The Transformers''. * Optimus Prime appears in the 2003 video game ''Transformers''. * Optimus Prime is a playable character in the 2003 video game ''DreamMix TV World Fighters''. * Optimus Prime is a playable character in the 2004 video game ''Transformers''. * Optimus Prime appears in both the Autobot campaign and the Decepticon campaign of the 2007 video game ''Transformers: The Game''. * Optimus Prime is a playable character in the 2007 Flash-based fighting game ''Transformers Battle Circuit''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hasbro.com/monkeybartv/default.cfm?page=Entertainment/OnlineGames/GameSelect&game=1787 |title=Entertainment/OnlineGames/GameSelect/Action Games/Transformers/Transformers Battle Circuit |publisher=Hasbro.com |access-date=2010-10-25 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100313083042/http://www.hasbro.com/monkeybartv/default.cfm?page=Entertainment%2FOnlineGames%2FGameSelect&game=1787 |archive-date=2010-03-13 }}</ref> * The Generation 1, live-action film, and ''Animated'' versions of Optimus Prime as well as Optimus Primal are playable in Hasbro's Net Jet ''Transformers'' 2007 fighting game ''Transformers Battle Universe''. * Optimus Prime is one of the five playable characters in the 2008 ''Transformers: Animated'' video game for the Nintendo DS.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://ds.ign.com/articles/925/925706p1.html |title=Transformers Animated (DS) Review |website=IGN.com|date=October 30, 2008 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Latest Fallout gets closer to Hollywood entertainment |date=November 14, 2008 |newspaper=Coventry Evening Telegraph}}</ref> * Optimus Prime is downloadable content for the ''Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen'' video game from 2009. * Optimus Prime is one of the playable Autobots in the 2010 video game ''Transformers: War for Cybertron''. * Optimus Prime was added as a Tier 100 outfit to ''Fortnite Battle Royale'' in 2023.
==Accolades== At BotCon 2010, Hasbro named Optimus Prime as one of the first five robot inductees in the Transformers Hall of Fame.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Transformers Hall of Fame Robots |url=http://www.hasbro.com/transformers/en_US/discover/movie-news/Hall-Of-Fame-robots.cfm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100705131942/http://www.hasbro.com/transformers/en_US/discover/movie-news/Hall-Of-Fame-robots.cfm |archive-date=2010-07-05 |access-date=2011-04-04 |publisher=Hasbro.com}}</ref>
In March 2023, Optimus Prime received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Blanchet |first=Ben |date=5 March 2023 |title=Optimus Prime Rolls Out To Praise With Unusual Honor At Kids' Choice Awards 2023 |url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/optimus-prime-lifetime-achievement-award_n_640452ede4b0586db70e320a |access-date=2023-03-05 |publisher=Huffington Post}}</ref>
In May 2026, Inde Navarrette referred to Optimus Prime as her “celebrity crush” in multiple interviews and social media interactions.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Apatoff |first=Alex |date=15 May 2026 |title=Inde Navarrette Is Your New Obsession |url=https://www.interviewmagazine.com/film/inde-navarrette-is-your-new-obsession |access-date=2026-05-23 |publisher=Interview Magazine}}</ref>
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