Optimus Primal was the captain of the exploration ship Axalon when his crew got word that the Predacon criminal Megatron and Predacons had stolen the Golden Disk and a ship with transwarp capabilities. Primal's was the closest vessel that also possessed a transwarp drive, so the Axalon was sent to engage them.

This vintage Beast Wars Optimus Primal figure is inspired by the original 1996 Beast Wars release, including his flip-down mutant head and the switch on the back of the figure that triggers chest-beating gorilla arm action!

Those two transformers are similar but separate individuals. Prime is the leader of the autobots. Primal is the leader of the maximals (maximals being the descendants of the autobots.) primal is a descendant of prime.

Takara Originating from the Diaclone toyline by Takara at the start of the 80s, it was originally known as Convoy in Japan. In part designed by Shoji Kawamori, who was one of the co-creators of the Macross saga (which also featured transforming mecha), Optimus Prime was a solid fixture for most kids growing up in the 80s.

Later in the film, Optimus Primal himself states that he was named after Optimus Prime. In Beast Wars, the Maximals actually come from the future and are sent back in time to prehistoric Earth.

Type of Hero Prepare to be... Reformatted. Optimus Primal's last words in Beast Machines. Optimus Primal is the kind-hearted leader of the Maximals and the main protagonist of Beast Wars: Transformers and Beast Machines.

In the revised timeline, Optimus Prime began his life as a robot named Orion Pax, a mostly defenseless dock worker during the Golden Age of Cybertron nine million years ago, with a girlfriend named Ariel and a best friend named Dion.

western lowland gorilla Optimus Primal (voiced by Garry Chalk) is the commander of the Axalon crew and the main character of both Beast Wars and Beast Machines whose beast mode is a western lowland gorilla.

In General. Despite having realistic flaws and making some mistakes, he makes up for them and ultimately lives up to being the pure-hearted paragon his namesake was. In deep contrast to Megatron, he's a benevolent boss that greatly cares about his team.

Optimus Prime is built premium throughout, with the world's most advanced collection of premium materials assembled together with over 5000 components, 60 microchips and 27 servo motors making this a one-of-a-kind, Collector's experience! Turn on and ROLL OUT! Optimus Prime speeds away in truck mode via voice or app.

In this case, the original was based on a cabover Kenworth K100. This would eventually be changed into a Peterbilt 379. In fact, everything about the design of Optimus Prime “transformed,” so to speak. The truck now features a blue and red flame design and is no longer a cabover.

Defending the fate of the Autobots - as well as all of humanity - against the evil race of Decepticons takes extraordinary vision. Optimus Prime excels as a leader because he is committed to the cause and attempts to overcome every obstacle with a well-thought-out strategy.

Quintessa In the movie, Quintessa supposedly “brainwashed” Optimus into becoming the evil Nemesis Prime, but what really happened was more like what the Joker did to Harvey Dent in The Dark Knight. All OP got was a little push over the edge when he was already dangling over it on his robo-heels.

Merriam-Webster. @MerriamWebster. 'Optimum' comes from the Latin 'optimus,' meaning "best." ('Prime' also has a meaning of "the best individual.") merriam-webster.com/words-at-play/… GIF.