Optimus Prime

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Optimus Prime
Transformers character
Optimus Prime box art showing his original G1 toy design
Voiced by	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)[1] Ron Hayden (20th Anniversary toy sound base, Universe Flash cartoon) Neil Kaplan (Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 TV series)) Garry Chalk (Unicron Trilogy) Robert Belgrade (Transformers (2003 video game))[2] David Kaye (Transformers: Animated) Jon Bailey (Transformers: Combiner Wars) Alan Tudyk (Transformers: EarthSpark) Chris Hemsworth (Transformers One) Japanese: Tesshō Genda Satoshi Hashimoto Toru Ohkawa Katsuyuki Konishi Taiten Kusunoki Hiroki Takahashi Toshiyuki Morikawa
In-universe information
Affiliation	Autobot/Maximal
Japanese name	Inochi, Convoy
Sub-group	Action Masters, Autorollers, Combat Heroes, Deluxe Vehicles, Go-Bots, Masterpiece, Primes, Powermasters, Voyagers
Function	Autobot Leader, Supreme Commander, Chief Commander
Rank	10
Partner	Roller, Hi-Q
Motto	"Freedom is the right of all sentient beings." (Generation 1) "No sacrifice is too great in the service of freedom." (Classics)
Alternate modes	Freightliner Cab-over-engine Class 8 truck, Cybertronian truck, COBRA Sentry & Missile System tank, 1920s style truck, Peterbilt Truck, Mid-90s Peterbilt 4964EX Tanker Truck, Lamborghini Diablo, Dump truck, Dodge Ram SRT-10, Nissan GT-R, Bat

Optimus Prime, also known in Japan as Convoy,^[a] 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 an American market after Hasbro representatives visited the 1983 Tokyo Toy Show.^[3] The characters were modified and the coloring was changed; notably, Optimus Prime was colored red, chrome, and dark blue. The popularity of the Transformers toys resulted in comics, movies, and even 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. In almost every version of the mythos, Optimus is the leader of the Autobots, a faction of Transformers who are rivals of another faction, the Decepticons. He is defined by his strong moral character and is almost always portrayed as the primary hero of the story, opposing the Decepticon leader Megatron.

Over the history of the Transformers franchise, Optimus Prime has been portrayed by a variety of actors such as Peter Cullen, Garry Chalk, Neil Kaplan, David Kaye, and Alan Tudyk.

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