Optimus Prime is theleader of the evilAutobots from theShattered Glasscontinuity family.

REAL HOLOGRAPHIC SIMULATED EVIL LINCOLN ISBAAAAAACK!!!

Optimus Prime is the tyrannical leader of the evilAutobots, a cruel and ambitious despot whose plans fall nothing short ofuniversal conquest. Long ago, he cheated and backstabbed his way to the top ofCybertronian 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 justhow 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 isMegatron, a nobleDecepticon 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 asOptronix, and other times aSenator calledOrion Pax. In at least one universe, Optimus has beenremade into the enlightenedNova Prime, and given a chance to redeem himself.

Fiction

Fun PublicationsShattered Glass continuity

The Dewey Decimal System is a cruel mistress.

Long ago, Optronix was a dangerously obsessed librarian who worked in theGreat Cybertronian Archives during theGolden 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 adark 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. When his superiors found out about his activities, he was removed from service. Suddenly, his armies attacked, sweeping through cities and killing those who refused to join them.Shattered GlassBotCon 2008 Optimus Prime profile card Among those who joined Prime in theSecond Cybertronian War was his brotherUltra Magnus.BotCon 2012 Treadshot profile card When the scientistStarscream turned down Optronix's offer, he ordered Starscream'sCrystal 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 ofhis headquarters inIacon 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.

ButMegatron, a young champion fromPolyhex, 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

Only an evil Optimus Prime would rip off someone's face!

When the Decepticons destroyed all but one of the rogue mercenary group named theWreckers in the battle ofPraxus-Delta, Optimus Prime welcomed their leader,Rodimus, into his ranks.BotCon 2008 Rodimus profile card At some pointUltra Magnus staged a coup. It ended unsuccessfully, with Optimus ripping off Magnus's face and imprisoning him onParadron.Invasion

Increasingly paranoid, Optimus Prime began suspecting his subordinates of treachery. He killed the leader of his eliteSeeker unit,Drench, and when he learned of SeekerSideswipe'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 theTorus Heights battles,another Autobot, happened to be at thelocation of the ambush and did get killed. Optimus never learned of this though, and assumed Cliffjumper had died in the battle atDarkmount.Shattered Glass Optimus chose Rodimus in place of Sideswipe andBumblebee 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 anArk. 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.

Optimus got aSkyquake in his collection?? Wow! Yeah, the plasticdoes that.

Close to theArk'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 aCliffjumper doppelganger. Prime shot him and ordered his body dumped in theRad Zone. This backfired, as Cliffjumper was recruited by the Decepticons, and during a subsequent full-scale Decepticon attack, hisglass gas weaponry was used in an attack on theArk launching platform. Prime's plans to conquer Earth were stopped for the moment.Shattered Glass

After a later Autobot ambush at the recently rediscoveredArch-Ayr fuel dump, the Cliffjumper doppelgänger angrily rushed Optimus Prime, followed by the combined forces of theMayhem 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 ofDinobots 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. AtSide Burn's clever suggestion, Prime ordered Wheeljack be put in charge of rebuilding theArk, 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 fromRatchet'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 thatridiculous 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 theArk. 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 theArk fixed, he knew that the Decepticons would try to follow the Autobots into space.Jazz mentioned thatRicochet 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 theTemple of Knowledge, Optimus and Ricochet were attacked by a group of DecepticonMicromasters, allowing Megatron to escape. After a few turnabouts, Megatron won the day. TheArk 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 theAgonizing 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 ofAquarius's explanatory flashbacks toBreakaway,Topspin, andLandquake, Optimus Prime askedIronhide how progress was coming onOmega 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.

I said,Rumbleisblue!

In the present day, Rodimus promised that his assassins would take down Optimus Prime at the same timeAlpha 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 fromAround Cybertron)Around Cybertron #6Hound andRemote 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 fromWarpath's chest-mounted cannon, before crushingKup's head with his bare hands, destroying Warpath's chest cannon, taking out Hound by flinging Warpath into him, and cannon-blastingCamshaft in the head.

However, the battle was not over yet, asAlpha Trion,Sky Lynx, andNightscream had arrived to kill Optimus themselves. However, Prime introduced the trio to a completedOmega 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 5The Coming Storm: Part 1

Optimus Prime was destroyed and left to die during an important battle inSector 17 of the Mirtonian Quadrant. After Prime was abandoned by his troops, he dragged himself into a nearbyCR 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 toPolyhex and murdered many of those who had abandoned him.BotCon 2012 Optimus Prime profile card

So if this is the opposite universe, would he be voiced by William Shatner?

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

In2015, Prime mounted an all-out assault onDecepticon 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, withBlaster 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 ofUnicron.Familiar Reflections However, the fragment of Unicron he encountered was his rare good side, so Unicron restored Prime's sanity and rebuilt him intoNova Prime as a messenger of justice. WithX-Brawn,Checkpoint, and the Autotroopers serving as hisKnights 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 numberPrimus 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 namedGaea, empowered by theRarified 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 herplanet 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

Autobots, Roll Over!!!

At some unspecified point in time, a team of Autobots somehow under the command of bothRodimus Prime and Optimus Prime foughtThundercracker andRavage 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 ofNemesis Prime, who accused him of "biting his style."Lil Formers

IDWShattered Glass continuity

I hope nothing bad happens to his right window after that.

In the years before the Great War, Orion Pax was a member of the CybertronianSenate. 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 advocateMegatron, 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 clerkUltra 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 senatorShockwave and subject him to the brain-damagingempurata procedure.Shattered Glass #2Shattered 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: whenJetfire andStarscream visited the Senate to secure funding for their research on Cybertron'sTitans, Orion immediately took an interest in their proposal to excavate and reawakenMetroplex, the Titan they'd partly unearthed nearIacon. 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 hadBumblebee andProwl 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 toEarth with the intent of plundering its supplies ofRarified 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

InsertRen & Stimpy joke here.

On the way back to Cybertron, Optimus grantedRatchet permission to use a spareprotoform 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 theChrome Ridge prevented him from expanding his territory to theStatic Zone which divided his territory from Goldbug's capital ofGold City. The freelancebodyscrapperBlurr occasionally worked for Optimus.Shattered Glass #1 After Megatron retook Gold City and deposed Goldbug,Ultra Magnus told his spyWheeljack that Optimus had plans forStarscream'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 putJazz 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 hisspark was extracted and placed in Magnus's body. Having his leg cut off and hisvoice box disabled, Optimus was left to impotently scream, a state in which he was found bySoundwave andSlicer.Shattered Glass II #5

Games

Transformers: Earth Wars

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Toys

Timelines

Pimpimus Prime: all he needs is a tiger-print hat.

• Shattered Glass (BotCon box set, 2008)

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

Timelines/Shattered Glass Optimus Prime is a purple, gray, and blackredeco of heroicClassics Voyager ClassOptimus 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 withAutobot Jazz,Grimlock,Goldbug,Razorclaw, andStarscream.

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

• More information on Optimus Prime at TFU.info

In the mirrorverse, Transformers get smaller and less impressive with each update.

• Souvenir 2-Pack (Multi-pack, 2012)

• Accessories: "G-Metal" sword

Optimus Prime is aredeco of heroicTransformers Deluxe ClassOptimus Prime, and transforms into a racing truck in the same colors as the 2008 figure. A large Autobotinsignia 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 withTimelines/ClassicsKick-Over, available for purchase byBotCon 2012 attendees and limited to 2000 pieces.

This mold was also used to makeTimelinesScourge, and was also retooled intoShattered GlassUltra Magnus.

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

See? Prime was bleached and shrunk in the washagain.

• Nova Prime (Deluxe Class, 2015)

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

The first of twoTransformers Collectors' Club exclusives for 2015,Timelines Nova Prime is aredeco of that same year's member incentive figure,Lio Convoy. Both were retooled fromThrilling 30Orion 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 theBotCon 2015 customization class exclusiveGalva Convoy, both of whom are featured in the exteriorpackage art.

This mold was also used to makeBotCon 2015 Galva Convoy. This toy also officiallydoubles as Generation 1Nova Prime.

Masterpiece

Well, maybe not this time.

• Shattered Glass Optimus Prime (November2016)

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

After severalknockoffs andunofficial releases, "Shattered Glass Optimus Prime" was finally released as an official Hasbro Asia exclusive under theGenerationsMasterpiece line. As a redeco ofMasterpieceMP-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. Shattered Glass Optimus Prime also comes with his Combat Deck anddie-cast Matrix of Leadership, the latter of which remains the same colors as the original MP-10 Convoy. This release omits theSpike Witwicky andRoller figures.

Unlike the previousTimelines 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-concurrentGenerations-brandedPlatinum Edition, featuring numerous elements otherwise unique toPlatinum Edition packaging, except the title "Platinum Edition" is replaced by "Shattered Glass". Given that Hasbro never used the ID number MP-09 within itsGenerations Masterpiece range of MP-01 to MP-10, and that Shattered Glass Optimus Prime was released betweenMP-08 andMP-10, it is possible MP-09 was intended to be his.

This figure was later repurposed asPurple Wicked Convoy byGenerations Selects Special Comic.

Generations Selects

Ah, there we go.

• 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

AGenerations Selects add-on toEarthrise, Shattered Glass Optimus Prime is a redeco ofEarthriseOptimus Prime withouthis trailer. He features a color scheme inspired by hisMasterpiece 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 fromSiege Voyager ClassOptimus Prime. This also means that, like theSiege toy, the truck mode is unusually small for a Voyager figure.

The figure features an opening chest compartment containing a removableevilMatrix of Leadership.^[1] His transformation scheme reuses some engineering and concepts from theSiege Voyager Class Optimus Prime figures andStudio Series38 Optimus Prime, with a new torso transformation. Interestingly, his rear wheels are borrowed fromStudio Series32 and44 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 theStudio 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 mainlineTransformers 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 theSiege 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 ofShattered Glass comics byIDW Publishing,^[2] either being a mis-credit ofFun Publications comic or a far too-early mention of IDW's2021Shattered Glass comic.

He is bundled withShattered Glass Ratchet, and was revealed on theSeptember 8TransformersTuesday. Much like most 2020Selects product, the toy is only branded as part of theWar for Cybertron Trilogy and notEarthrise.

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

MPG

• Shattered Glass Optimus Prime (2025)

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

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Merchandise

Flame Toys

Furai Model

Build-Your-Own Akane Shinjo.

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

Part ofFlame Toys'Furai Model line ofGunpla-style model kits, "Shattered Glass Optimus Prime (Attack Mode)" is an articulated, non-transforming, Voyager Class-sizedGunpla-style model kit redecoed from theOptimus 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 withAkira Amemiya ofStudio 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 likeGundam 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 exclusiveMasterpiece figure, this Optimus Prime (along with theKuro Kara Kuri action figure) features an identical coloration used for theTimelines toys.

Kuro Kara Kuri

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

This item is currently scheduled for release, but is not yet available at mass retail.

Super Cyborg

In opposite-day universe, your insides are on the outside.

• 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

A hero in his own mind, I'm sure.

• 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 2022Magic: The GatheringUniverses BeyondTransformers card set, found in Collector Booster packs ofMagic'sThe 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

Gonna darken our lightest hour, or something.

• Optimus Prime (2023)

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

Mochibots Transformers Plush

Optimus fell off his trike. Thankfully, he has band-aids!

• Mochibots "Transformers" Plush Convoy Shattered Glass ver. (2023)

Part of the line of cute, cuddly Transformers Plushies,Mochibots Convoy (Shattered Glass Ver.) is a purple and green recolor of the prior Mochibots Convoy (otherwise known as Optimus Prime), featuring dark purples for his helmet, feet, and hands, gray pants, a purple torso, and olive-green windows, all based off of Optimus' Shattered Glass appearance. In a very cute piece of stylization, Prime features a band-aid over his cracked windshield. Otherwise, all of the sewn-in detail is nearly the exact same, even including the "Squinting" Autobot logo seen onConvoy andCliff. Mochibots are all based upon the popular "Fumo" style of Plushie, which their producer,amiami sells various varieties of on their digital storefront.

Convoy (Shattered Glass Ver.) was released in the Summer of 2023 in "Volume 1" of the Mochibots line, alongside Cliff, Bumble, and Convoy's regular polarity counterpart. This line was exclusive to China and Japan, with almost all of them being locked to Asia viaamiami's digital storefront.

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 ofThreezero'sOptimus Prime figure for the MDLX line, this version of theevil 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-scale 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 the package. He also retains his positive counterpart's functionality with theStarscream mold.

He was previously redecoed into bothNemesis Prime andUltra Magnus.

Blokees

Galaxy Version

• Optimus Prime (IDW) (2023)

• Series:Galaxy Version 02 - SOS
• Accessories: Spare balljoint piece, figure stand, 2 open hands, ion blaster, holdable Autobot and Decepticon insignias

Released in the second wave of theGalaxy Version line of blind boxes,Blokees Optimus Prime (with the "IDW" moniker, referencing the company's ownership of theShattered Glass franchise after Fun Publications) is a roughly 4-inch tall, highly-articulated, and non-transforming snap-on model kit of the Autobot Commander, redecoed from parts of his heroic counterpart from the first wave. He is built on a "Standard Body" skeleton shared with other Blokees figures in the line, but with different body pieces to make them distinct. As advertised in the box, Optimus has a pull rate of 1 in every 9 boxes, or three times across four cases. Aside from the omitted Energon Axe, Prime has the same accessories as the original mold.

As a redeco of the originalGalaxy Version kit, this Optimus retains the peg holes for the jetpack from theShining Version Sideswipe kit.

Defender Version

• SG-Optimus Prime (2025)

• Series:Defender Version 03 - Heavy Metal War
• Accessories: Ion Blaster

Released as part of the third wave of theGalaxy Version Defender line of blind boxes, thisBlokees kit of Optimus Prime is a 2.2-inch (5.5cm) figure redecoed from his positive universe counterpart, and he's a few inches smaller than theGalaxy Version kits, but still articulated. In addition to the same Ion Blaster, Optimus features an additional front waist tampograph used for the base mold's chase figures, but the smokestacks were left unpainted.

• SG-Optimus Prime Vehicle (2025)

• Series:Defender Version 03 - Heavy Metal War

ThisBlokees kit of Optimus Prime is redecoed from the first wave's original truck mode kit. The trailer hitch also comes with the Auto-Launcher from the Combat Deck, where it can be extended and be wielded by other figures from the same line, allowing them to ride Optimus like a deadly Decepticon-blasting little scooter. The Auto-Launcher can be detached from the bar, allowing the kit to be displayed as a regular-looking (but still deadly) truck.

Optimus comes with one of the three random plastic commemorative coins (with etchings of Devastator, Grimlock, and Soundwave's heads) in every case that contains the kit.

If one chooses, the Combat Deck/Trailer and the Roller from the 5th wave can accommodate this kit (as it was meant to be used on that mold), with the Auto-Launcher able to be mounted inside the trailer.

Auldey

• SG Optimus Prime (Alpha Action Elite, 2025)

• Series:The Demon Star Approaches
• ID Number:
• Accessories::
• Known designers:Lam Ahtek

Sold as part ofAuldey's "Alpha Action Elite (AAE)" series of blindboxes, this Optimus is a 5-inch non-transforming but highly articulated action figure redecoed from the many otherOptimus Prime figures in the series.

This item is currently scheduled for release, but is not yet available at mass retail.

Notes

• One early concept during the development ofShattered Glass was that Optimus Prime's color scheme would incorporate dark red and black. Coincidentially, however, this deco had recently been used ontwotoys of the heroicCybertron 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 theFun Publications OfficialTransformers Collectors' Club web-store.
• Shattered Glass prose story writersTrent Troop andGreg Sepelak stated that evil Optimus sounds like Venger, theDungeons & Dragons cartoon villain voiced byPeter Cullen.

Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger

• 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 nefariousCombat Deck. His 2016Masterpiece figure, on the other hand, gives him one.
• While most of the named character Fun PublicationsShattered Glass designs were either based on pre-existing toy molds or at least pre-existing character designs, Optimus' original Cybertronian "Optronix" form holds the unique distinction of being a completely original design.
  • When Optronix is upgraded into Optimus Prime, he is seen being equipped with a shoulder-mounted rocket launcher. While this weapon is present throughout the flashback, it is conspicuously absent from any of his appearances in the "modern day".
• TheShattered Glass recap featured inHasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue #27 refers to Optimus as the "Autobot High Warlord", possibly in reference to the movie universeMegatron's title of (Lord)High Protector. It is unknown if this is an actual rank that Optimus gave himself.

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),Optronix (オプトロニクスOputoronikusu),Orion Pax (オライオンパックスOraionpakkusu)
• Cantonese:O¹ Baak³ Man⁴ (柯柏文)

Gallery

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  2015 Nova Prime profile art

References

See also

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Versions ofShattered Glass Optimus Prime have appeared in other continuity families, including:

• Optimus Prime, the evil counterpart toAnimated Optimus Prime.
• Optimus Prime, the evil counterpart toCybertron Optimus Prime.
• Optimus Prime, the evil counterpart to"Movie series" Optimus Prime.

For more information, seeOptimus Prime (disambiguation).