Simon Furman's original intent for IDW Optimus was that he did not carry the Matrix of Leadership, as Nova Prime was to have taken it to the Dead Universe and corrupted it.

But then Shane McCarthy included the Matrix in Prime's chest in All Hail Megatron. Oops. (2009)

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Transmetal Megatron when Optimus Primal lightly taps him on the shoulder

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Objection! The Maximal leader was clearly already named 'Optimus Primal' in the original bat/gator two-pack! He and Megatron being intended to be incarnations of the G1 Optimus and Megatron is...debatable, in my opinion.

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red herrings sprinkled throughout the run of More Than Meets The Eye suggested that Tarn was actually Optimus' old friend Roller.

It was all misdirection in the end, with Roller being revealed to still be alive one page before Tarn's true identity was revealed. (2012-2016)

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Besides Optimus, Megatron, Bumblebee, Grimlock & Arcee being the most popular characters in our fandom.

This guys the most popular in our TF Fandom.

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It's the bayverse prime influence. I really wish ROTB delivers and returns Optimus to his robo dad state. Gimme live action BALLIN PRIME.

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There was an episode where Optimus Prime was BALLIN' FOR FUCK'S SAKE!

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I used to assume this was because of Sentinel's color scheme from G1 comics design, and other comic designs.

Today, though, I'm inclined to think this was a coincidence. Bayformers was never faithful to designs that weren't Optimus or Bumblebee.

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One thing old anime dubs have over modern ones, Optimus Prime himself did the Toonamj promos for them. Hearing Him hype up Dragon Ball and Naruto is awesome.

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Transformers Alliance Optimus Prime! 2018 Concept Art Version! Based on his original concept art from 2018.

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Optimus basically having a mom is one of the most wholesome things to come out of this franchise

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By design alone, for me it would be Cybertron's, maybe its the nostalgia because its the only Optimus toy I still have. But if we go for character overall then Prime Optimus would be the one

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robo space dad all the way.
I really like animated optimus too, but that always felt to me more like Orion than Optimus, which still isn't a bad thing don't get me wrong

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Optimus Primal appreciation time! Actually Beast Wars appreciation time in general I'll probably be drawing more BW stuff in the future.

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