Prime (Transformers)
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Prime is a title in Transformers fiction, the designation given to the leader of the Autobot
s and bearer of the Autobot Matrix of Leadership
. The Japanese equivalent of Prime is Convoy, sometimes explained in Western Transformers folklore
as an honorific nickname given to Autobots (called Cybertrons in Japan) who possess the Autobot Matrix of Leadership
. The name is derived from their creator, Primus
.
An Autobot Supreme Commander may be called "Prime" even if he does not possess the Matrix. In such cases the term is a title only and not part of that Autobot’s name (see Ultra Magnus
). In other cases an Autobot may serve as a Matrix Templar without being the Supreme Commander (see Vector Prime
), however the honorific “Prime” is still attached to their name.
is a Prime.
(called Cybertrons in Japan) who possess the Autobot Matrix of Leadership
.
Unlike the Decepticon
(Destron) title Emperor of Destruction, an Autobot with the Convoy honorific is not necessarily the supreme commander of all Autobots. Instead, the title Convoy can be given to any Autobot officer as a sign of their office. There have been occasions, however, when an Autobot has been made Supreme Commander but lacks the Convoy honorific. The most famous of these is the hero Star Saber
. Other notable non-Convoy commanders include Fortress Maximus
and Dai Atlas.
In Transformers Galaxy Force (Western name: Transformers Cybertron), each of the planets has a Convoy who is said to be the living embodiment of the planet's driving force. Galaxy Convoy (Optimus Prime) is Supreme Commander of Cybertron. Nitro Convoy (Override) is the fastest on the Speed Planet. Flame Convoy (Scourge) is the strongest on the Beast Planet. Megalo Convoy (Metroplex) is the biggest on Giant Planet. Live Convoy (Evac) is an oddity, as there is no native Transformer population on Earth. For the most part, their names pay homage to the fact that Convoys are leaders.
Generation One
Beast Era
Transformers: Car Robots
Transformers: The Legend of Microns
Transformers: Super Link
Transformers: Galaxy Force
; and each may have been Prime at one time. One of the Convoys is known as "Great" Convoy, another was known as "Crow" Convoy. Great Convoy was apparently the Supreme Commander of the Council of Convoy, and in the Beast Wars II manga it is he who appoints Lio Convoy to go after the Predacons.
Autobot
Autobot, a faction of sentient robots from the planet Cybertron, are usually the main protagonists in the fictional universe of the Transformers, a collection of various toys, graphic novels, paperback books, cartoons and movies first introduced in 1984. In all but one Transformer story, the...
s and bearer of the Autobot Matrix of Leadership
Autobot Matrix of Leadership
The Matrix of Leadership or Creation Matrix in the fictional Transformers universes is the Autobot talisman of legend, passed down from leader to leader. It consisted of an oval-shaped container, holding a glowing crystal. To open the Matrix is to release an unpredictable wave of power from the...
. The Japanese equivalent of Prime is Convoy, sometimes explained in Western Transformers folklore
Folklore
Folklore consists of legends, music, oral history, proverbs, jokes, popular beliefs, fairy tales and customs that are the traditions of a culture, subculture, or group. It is also the set of practices through which those expressive genres are shared. The study of folklore is sometimes called...
as an honorific nickname given to Autobots (called Cybertrons in Japan) who possess the Autobot Matrix of Leadership
Autobot Matrix of Leadership
The Matrix of Leadership or Creation Matrix in the fictional Transformers universes is the Autobot talisman of legend, passed down from leader to leader. It consisted of an oval-shaped container, holding a glowing crystal. To open the Matrix is to release an unpredictable wave of power from the...
. The name is derived from their creator, Primus
Primus (Transformers)
Primus is the "benevolent" godlike entity in the fictional Transformers comic universe who fought against the Chaos-Bringer Unicron. The Lord of the Light, Primus is the being who created the Transformers to help him defeat Unicron.-Primus and Unicron:...
.
An Autobot Supreme Commander may be called "Prime" even if he does not possess the Matrix. In such cases the term is a title only and not part of that Autobot’s name (see Ultra Magnus
Ultra Magnus
Ultra Magnus is the name of several fictional characters from the various Transformers storylines.-Transformers: Generation 1:The greatest Transformer of them all. A commander could want no finer a soldier than Ultra Magnus...
). In other cases an Autobot may serve as a Matrix Templar without being the Supreme Commander (see Vector Prime
Vector Prime (Transformers)
Vector Prime is a fictional character from the Transformers: Cybertron toyline, animated series and comics. In fiction he is an ancient Autobot, one of the first ever created, with powers over time and space, and turns into a spaceship...
), however the honorific “Prime” is still attached to their name.
Marvel G1
- Prima
- Prime NovaPrime NovaPrime Nova is the name of a fictional character in the various Transformers universes.-Transformers: Generation One:-Marvel Comics:In the Transformers universe, Prime Nova is regarded as the third holder of the Autobot Matrix of Leadership. Not much is known about Prime Nova, only that he was given...
- Optimus PrimeOptimus PrimeOptimus Prime is a fictional character from the Transformers franchise. Prime is the leader of the autobots, a faction of transforming robots from the planet Cybertron. The autobots are constantly waging war against a rival faction of transforming robots called Decepticons...
- Rodimus Prime, in the Generation 1The Transformers (TV series)The Transformers is an animated television series depicting a war among giant robots who could transform into vehicles, other objects and animal-like forms. Written and recorded in America, the series was animated in Japan and South Korea...
cartoon Marvel
Dreamwave G1
- Alpha Prime
- Guardian Prime
- Sentinel PrimeSentinel PrimeSentinel Prime is the name of several fictional characters in the various Transformers series. First mention of Sentinel Prime was in issue #65 of the US Marvel Comics Transformers series, where he was mentioned to hold the Autobot Matrix of Leadership before Optimus Prime. Sentinel Prime has since...
- Optimus PrimeOptimus PrimeOptimus Prime is a fictional character from the Transformers franchise. Prime is the leader of the autobots, a faction of transforming robots from the planet Cybertron. The autobots are constantly waging war against a rival faction of transforming robots called Decepticons...
IDW Publishing G1
- Nova Prime
- Sentinel PrimeSentinel PrimeSentinel Prime is the name of several fictional characters in the various Transformers series. First mention of Sentinel Prime was in issue #65 of the US Marvel Comics Transformers series, where he was mentioned to hold the Autobot Matrix of Leadership before Optimus Prime. Sentinel Prime has since...
- Zeta Prime
- Optimus PrimeOptimus PrimeOptimus Prime is a fictional character from the Transformers franchise. Prime is the leader of the autobots, a faction of transforming robots from the planet Cybertron. The autobots are constantly waging war against a rival faction of transforming robots called Decepticons...
Thirteen Primes
Note: Each of the Thirteen PrimesThirteen Primes
In the fictional Transformers universe, there were Thirteen Primes created by the Transformer deity Primus before he went on to create the rest of the Transformers race...
is a Prime.
- Prima, the Warrior of Light and leader of the Thirteen.
- Megatronus PrimeFallen (Transformers)The Fallen is a fictional character in the Transformers universes. According to Hasbro, he was formerly known as Megatronus Prime, and is a multiversal singularity, meaning that while he exists across the multiverse, he has no alternate-universe counterpart.-Character history:Although the Fallen's...
, the Warrior of Darkness, later known as The Fallen - Alpha TrionAlpha TrionAlpha Trion is a fictional character in the various Transformers universes. Alpha Trion is one of the Thirteen Primes, thus all his portrayals are considered to be the same individual. He is generally depicted as an ancient mechanoid with a link to Optimus Prime...
, the Chronicler. Wielder of the Quill, he chronicles the tales of Cybertron in the Covenant of PrimusCovenant of PrimusThe Covenant of Primus is both an artifact and a group of individuals from the Transformers universe.-Overview:The Covenant of Primus is best known as the name of the "holy text" of Transformers, their equivalent of the Bible, written in a manner similar to the Book of Revelation...
. - Vector PrimeVector Prime (Transformers)Vector Prime is a fictional character from the Transformers: Cybertron toyline, animated series and comics. In fiction he is an ancient Autobot, one of the first ever created, with powers over time and space, and turns into a spaceship...
, the Guardian of Time and Space. - Solus Prime, the Weaponsmith.
- Nexus Prime, the Wizard of Forms and Guardian of Rarified Energon.
- Amalgamous Prime, the Trickster.
- Liege Maximo, the Ultimate Evil Counterforce of Good
- One of the Thirteen is the archetype of Beast Mode Transformers
- One of the Thirteen is the archetype of the Minicons
Beast Wars & Beast Machines
- There is a Maximal called Optimus PrimalOptimus PrimalOptimus Primal is a fictional character from the Transformers toyline, and the leader of the Maximal forces and the main protagonist in the Beast Wars television series. He is sometimes called Optimal Optimus...
, but he is not a Prime. - In Episode 40, Primal takes the MatrixAutobot Matrix of LeadershipThe Matrix of Leadership or Creation Matrix in the fictional Transformers universes is the Autobot talisman of legend, passed down from leader to leader. It consisted of an oval-shaped container, holding a glowing crystal. To open the Matrix is to release an unpredictable wave of power from the...
-shaped spark chamber of Optimus Prime into his own body and mutates into Optimal Optimus - Primal PrimePrimal PrimePrimal Prime is a fictional character from the Transformers universes and a repaint of Beast Wars, Optimal Optimus.-Beast Machines:Forged from the remnants of a control suit used to manipulate Optimal Optimus during the Beast Wars, Primal Prime is a hybrid of Maximal and Autobot spark-replication...
, the Living Matrix created by Vok and the leader of the WreckersWreckers (Transformers)The Wreckers are a sub-team of Autobots in the fictional Transformers universe, functioning essentially as a commando unit. They are not derived from the Transformers toyline but rather are the creation of Marvel UK writer Simon Furman, who introduces the Wreckers in the story arc Target:2006...
in Beast Era. - Leo PrimeLeo PrimeLeo Prime is a fictional character in the various Transformers universes. He is often referred to by his Japanese name Lio Convoy because his English name Leo Prime wasn't coined by Hasbro until 2006.-Beast Wars Second:...
, the English name of Lio Convoy, who has an Energon Matrix, which is different from the Autobot Matrix of leadership.
Robots in Disguise
- Optimus Prime
- Omega PrimeOmega PrimeOmega Prime is a fictional character from the Transformers toyline. He is the combined form of Optimus Prime and Ultra Magnus.-Transformers: Robots in Disguise:...
= (Optimus PrimeOptimus PrimeOptimus Prime is a fictional character from the Transformers franchise. Prime is the leader of the autobots, a faction of transforming robots from the planet Cybertron. The autobots are constantly waging war against a rival faction of transforming robots called Decepticons...
+ Ultra MagnusUltra MagnusUltra Magnus is the name of several fictional characters from the various Transformers storylines.-Transformers: Generation 1:The greatest Transformer of them all. A commander could want no finer a soldier than Ultra Magnus...
)
- Omega Prime
Transformers: Armada
- Optimus Prime
- Jet Prime = (Optimus Prime + JetfireJetfireJetfire is the name of several fictional characters from the Transformers universes. He is nearly always depicted as an Autobot with jet or space shuttle alternate mode.-Transformers: Generation 1:...
) - Overload Prime = (Optimus Prime + OverloadOverload (Transformers)Overload is the name of four different fictional character in the various Transformers universes. They are seemingly unrelated besides sharing a name.-Transformers: Generation 1:...
)- Overload Jet Prime = (Optimus Prime + Overload + Jetfire)
- Jet Prime = (Optimus Prime + Jetfire
Transformers: Energon
- Optimus Prime
- Wing Prime = (Optimus Prime + Wing SaberWing SaberWing Saber is the name of a fictional character in the Transformers series. He is an Autobot who becomes a jet and can combine with Optimus Prime.-Transformers: Energon:...
) - Optimus Supreme = (Optimus Prime + Omega SupremeOmega SupremeOmega Supreme is the name of a fictional character from the Transformers franchise. He is always an Autobot and is often depicted as a gigantic transformer with vast strength and/or overwhelming firepower.-Transformers: Generation 1:...
)
- Wing Prime = (Optimus Prime + Wing Saber
- Rodimus, (not actually called Rodimus Prime in the series but inarguably a homage to him).
Transformers: Cybertron
- Optimus Prime
- SavageSavage- Places :Canada* Lower Savage Islands, Nunavut* Middle Savage Islands, NunavutSlovenia* Savage Lake, a karst lakeUnited States* Savage, Maryland* Savage, Minnesota...
ClawClawA claw is a curved, pointed appendage, found at the end of a toe or finger in most mammals, birds, and some reptiles. However, the word "claw" is also often used in reference to an invertebrate. Somewhat similar fine hooked structures are found in arthropods such as beetles and spiders, at the end...
Mode Optimus PrimeOptimus PrimeOptimus Prime is a fictional character from the Transformers franchise. Prime is the leader of the autobots, a faction of transforming robots from the planet Cybertron. The autobots are constantly waging war against a rival faction of transforming robots called Decepticons...
= (Optimus PrimeOptimus PrimeOptimus Prime is a fictional character from the Transformers franchise. Prime is the leader of the autobots, a faction of transforming robots from the planet Cybertron. The autobots are constantly waging war against a rival faction of transforming robots called Decepticons...
+ LeobreakerLeobreakerLeobreaker is fictional character in the Transformers Cybertron cartoon series. In Galaxy Force, he is referred to as Liger Jack.-Transformers: Cybertron:...
) - SonicSonic-Companies:*Sonic Drive-In, a United States fast food restaurant chain*Sonic Foundry, a computer software company which develops programs for editing audio and video*Sonic Healthcare, a company that provides laboratory pathology and radiology services...
WingWingA wing is an appendage with a surface that produces lift for flight or propulsion through the atmosphere, or through another gaseous or liquid fluid...
Mode Optimus PrimeOptimus PrimeOptimus Prime is a fictional character from the Transformers franchise. Prime is the leader of the autobots, a faction of transforming robots from the planet Cybertron. The autobots are constantly waging war against a rival faction of transforming robots called Decepticons...
= (Optimus PrimeOptimus PrimeOptimus Prime is a fictional character from the Transformers franchise. Prime is the leader of the autobots, a faction of transforming robots from the planet Cybertron. The autobots are constantly waging war against a rival faction of transforming robots called Decepticons...
+ Wing SaberWing SaberWing Saber is the name of a fictional character in the Transformers series. He is an Autobot who becomes a jet and can combine with Optimus Prime.-Transformers: Energon:...
)
- Savage
Dynasty of Primes
- Seven Primes
- Megatronus Prime, also known as The Fallen, the founder and true ruler of the DecepticonDecepticonThe Decepticons are usually depicted as the antagonists in the fictional universes of the Transformers stoyline and related comics and cartoons, and the enemies of the Autobots and the University of California Davis Aggies...
s
- Megatronus Prime, also known as The Fallen, the founder and true ruler of the Decepticon
- Sentinel Prime
- Optimus Prime
Transformers Animated
In Transformers Animated, Prime is not a title, but a commanding rank amongst the Autobots, as indicated by Optimus to Sentinel. Further proof is in the episode "Autoboot Camp", where Sentinel Prime is known as "Sentinel Minor" in a flashback scene. The rank of Prime is second only to that of Magnus.- A younger Optimus Prime.
- Sentinel Prime
- Longarm PrimeLongarm (Transformers)Longarm is the name to four different fictional characters from the Transformers universes.-Transformers: Cybertron:The name Longarm was reused for a member of the Giant Planet Mini-Con Team allies with the Decepticons. This Longarm also turned into a crane...
, who turned out to be the DecepticonDecepticonThe Decepticons are usually depicted as the antagonists in the fictional universes of the Transformers stoyline and related comics and cartoons, and the enemies of the Autobots and the University of California Davis Aggies...
Shockwave. - Rodimus Prime - Appears in the episode "Transwarped"
Convoy
Convoy is the Japanese Equivalent of Prime. This is sometimes explained in Western Transformers lore as an honorific nickname given to the AutobotAutobot
Autobot, a faction of sentient robots from the planet Cybertron, are usually the main protagonists in the fictional universe of the Transformers, a collection of various toys, graphic novels, paperback books, cartoons and movies first introduced in 1984. In all but one Transformer story, the...
(called Cybertrons in Japan) who possess the Autobot Matrix of Leadership
Autobot Matrix of Leadership
The Matrix of Leadership or Creation Matrix in the fictional Transformers universes is the Autobot talisman of legend, passed down from leader to leader. It consisted of an oval-shaped container, holding a glowing crystal. To open the Matrix is to release an unpredictable wave of power from the...
.
Unlike the Decepticon
Decepticon
The Decepticons are usually depicted as the antagonists in the fictional universes of the Transformers stoyline and related comics and cartoons, and the enemies of the Autobots and the University of California Davis Aggies...
(Destron) title Emperor of Destruction, an Autobot with the Convoy honorific is not necessarily the supreme commander of all Autobots. Instead, the title Convoy can be given to any Autobot officer as a sign of their office. There have been occasions, however, when an Autobot has been made Supreme Commander but lacks the Convoy honorific. The most famous of these is the hero Star Saber
Star Saber
Star Saber is the name of several fictional characters and also a legendary weapon in the Transformers toyline. He is the protagonist in the Japanese exclusive series Transformers: Victory.-Transformers: Generation 1:...
. Other notable non-Convoy commanders include Fortress Maximus
Fortress Maximus
Fortress Maximus is the name of several fictional characters from several of the various Transformers universes. Fortress Maximus appeared in the season 4 finale of the US Transformers animated series voiced by Stephen Keener. He was one of the stars of the Japanese Transformers: Headmasters...
and Dai Atlas.
In Transformers Galaxy Force (Western name: Transformers Cybertron), each of the planets has a Convoy who is said to be the living embodiment of the planet's driving force. Galaxy Convoy (Optimus Prime) is Supreme Commander of Cybertron. Nitro Convoy (Override) is the fastest on the Speed Planet. Flame Convoy (Scourge) is the strongest on the Beast Planet. Megalo Convoy (Metroplex) is the biggest on Giant Planet. Live Convoy (Evac) is an oddity, as there is no native Transformer population on Earth. For the most part, their names pay homage to the fact that Convoys are leaders.
The list of Convoy
Entries without an equals sign indicate a Prime for which there is no American equivalent.Generation One
- Convoy = Optimus Prime
- Star Convoy - Optimus Prime revived with "Zodiac" energy
- Battle Convoy = Laser Optimus Prime, who was reconfigured from the edge of death by the power of Matrix
- Rodimus Convoy = Rodimus PrimeRodimusRodimus is the name of a fictional character from the various Transformers universes. Rodimus is a young Autobot and succesor to Optimus Prime. He was formerly known as Hot Rod, but was reformatted as Rodimus Prime by the Matrix of Leadership and became the leader of the Autobots...
Beast Era
Beast Wars
Transformers: Beast Wars is a Transformers toyline released by Hasbro between 1995 and 2000, and a Daytime Emmy Award winning full-CG animated television series spawned by it that debuted in 1996...
- Convoy (Beast Convoy in Robot Master) = Optimus PrimalOptimus PrimalOptimus Primal is a fictional character from the Transformers toyline, and the leader of the Maximal forces and the main protagonist in the Beast Wars television series. He is sometimes called Optimal Optimus...
- Metals Convoy = Transmetal Optimus Primal
- Powered Convoy = Optimal Optimus
- LioConvoy = Leo PrimeLeo PrimeLeo Prime is a fictional character in the various Transformers universes. He is often referred to by his Japanese name Lio Convoy because his English name Leo Prime wasn't coined by Hasbro until 2006.-Beast Wars Second:...
- Big Convoy
- Great Convoy (the apparent Supreme Commander of all Convoys, died in battle with Unicron)
- Crow Convoy (now trapped in a hideous mish-mash of beast modes due to Big Convoy's action without authorization.)
Transformers: Car Robots
Transformers: Robots in Disguise
Transformers: Robots in Disguise, known in Japan as , is a Japanese anime television series and serves as a self-contained universe separate from any of the other existing Transformers universes...
- Fire Convoy = Optimus Prime
- God Fire Convoy = Omega PrimeOmega PrimeOmega Prime is a fictional character from the Transformers toyline. He is the combined form of Optimus Prime and Ultra Magnus.-Transformers: Robots in Disguise:...
- God Fire Convoy = Omega Prime
- Black Convoy = ScourgeScourge (Transformers)Scourge is the name of several fictional characters from the Transformers series. He first appeared as one of the central villains in the 1986 film The Transformers, voiced by Stan Jones. He also regularly appeared in the animated Transformers series and Transformers comic books. Since then other...
Transformers: The Legend of Microns
Transformers: Armada
Transformers: Armada, known in Japan as , is a Transformers animated series, comic series and toy line which ran from 2002–2003. It was originally scheduled for 2001, however was delayed until early-2002...
- Convoy ("Monster Convoy" in the early design work) = Optimus Prime
- Jet Convoy = Jet Optimus
- Magna Convoy = Optimus Prime + OverloadOverload (Transformers)Overload is the name of four different fictional character in the various Transformers universes. They are seemingly unrelated besides sharing a name.-Transformers: Generation 1:...
- Magna Jet Convoy = Optimus Prime + Overload + JetfireJetfireJetfire is the name of several fictional characters from the Transformers universes. He is nearly always depicted as an Autobot with jet or space shuttle alternate mode.-Transformers: Generation 1:...
Transformers: Super Link
Transformers: Energon
Transformers: Energon, known in Japan as , is the 2004–2005 Transformers toyline, animated series and comic book series, another co-production between Hasbro and Takara and a direct sequel to Transformers: Armada...
- Grand Convoy = Optimus Prime
- Wing Convoy = Optimus Prime + Wing SaberWing SaberWing Saber is the name of a fictional character in the Transformers series. He is an Autobot who becomes a jet and can combine with Optimus Prime.-Transformers: Energon:...
- Omega Convoy = Optimus SupremeOmega SupremeOmega Supreme is the name of a fictional character from the Transformers franchise. He is always an Autobot and is often depicted as a gigantic transformer with vast strength and/or overwhelming firepower.-Transformers: Generation 1:...
- Wing Convoy = Optimus Prime + Wing Saber
- Rodimus Convoy = Rodimus
Transformers: Galaxy Force
Transformers: Cybertron
Transformers: Cybertron, known in Japan originally as , is the 2005-2007 Transformers toy line and animated series, another co-production between Hasbro and Takara...
- Galaxy Convoy = Optimus Prime
- Liger Convoy = Optimus Prime Savage Claw Mode (Optimus Prime + LeobreakerLeobreakerLeobreaker is fictional character in the Transformers Cybertron cartoon series. In Galaxy Force, he is referred to as Liger Jack.-Transformers: Cybertron:...
) - Sonic Convoy = Optimus Prime Sonic Wing Mode (Optimus Prime + Wing Saber)
- Liger Convoy = Optimus Prime Savage Claw Mode (Optimus Prime + Leobreaker
- Nitro Convoy = Override
- Flame Convoy = Scourge
- Live Convoy = Evac
- Megalo Convoy = Metroplex
Council of Convoys
The Council of Convoy is actually the Maximal Council of Elders: the Maximal Equivalent of the Tripredacus Council during the Beast Wars era, specifically the Japanese-exclusive 1999 anime Beast Wars: Neo . Each one resembled Optimus PrimeOptimus Prime
Optimus Prime is a fictional character from the Transformers franchise. Prime is the leader of the autobots, a faction of transforming robots from the planet Cybertron. The autobots are constantly waging war against a rival faction of transforming robots called Decepticons...
; and each may have been Prime at one time. One of the Convoys is known as "Great" Convoy, another was known as "Crow" Convoy. Great Convoy was apparently the Supreme Commander of the Council of Convoy, and in the Beast Wars II manga it is he who appoints Lio Convoy to go after the Predacons.