Images of Optimus Prime from the new Transformers movie have been unveiled. Optimus Prime is the leader of the heroic autobots from Transformers.

His name is iconic, and has since been reused for alternate universe versions of the character who have appeared in more recent Transformers media. Since his public debut, his name has become virtually synonymous with courage, strength, and integrity. He has since become not only the most famous Autobot, but Transformer of all time.

Below is an image of how Optimus Prime appeared during the famous cartoon run of Transformers.

I prefer the classic cartoon image of Optimus Prime. However, hopefully it shouldn’t matter as Peter Cullen, who voiced cartoon Optimus will also voice OP in the new film.

Optimus Prime transforms into a 1980s style cab-over-engine semi-trailer, comprising three components. The truck’s cab transforms into the robot mode of Prime himself, with vast strength and armed with a laser rifle. Within his chest is contained the mystic talisman known as the Autobot Matrix of Leadership (or Creation Matrix), carried by all Autobot leaders and passed down through the ages. The truck’s trailer disconnects and transforms into the Combat Deck, a mobile battle-station/command headquarters with an “Auto-Launcher” robot armed with assorted artillery and beam weapons. It can also serve as radio antennae for battlefield communications between the Autobots. The Combat Deck can launch Prime’s third component, Roller, a mobile scout buggy that can easily slip behind enemy lines; when Roller is present somewhere, it is as if Prime is there himself. Injury to one component is felt by each of the others, and while Prime could survive the destruction of either, despite the slight degree of autonomy they possess, the Combat Deck and Roller would not be able to survive without him.

Transformers the movie will be released in 2007.

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