Optimus Prime's ancestor

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Optimus Prime's ancestor is a Prime from the Revenge of the Fallen portion of the live-action film continuity family.

Optimus got his father's everything.

"Optimus Prime's ancestor" is one of the seven members of the Dynasty of Primes.

[edit] Fiction

[edit] IDW comics

Optimus Prime's ancestor proposed to the Dynasty that they should make it a rule to not destroy the stars from systems with life. He also renamed the Fallen after the latter intentionally destroyed such a system. When the Fallen attempted this again on Earth, the original seven Primes battled him and fell one by one, until only Optimus Prime's ancestor was left. Optimus's ancestor let the Fallen chase him around the planet until he was weakened by overusing space bridges, allowing Optimus's ancestor to gather his brothers' bodies and use their remaining power to banish the Fallen to his sarcophagus. Tales of the Fallen issue 4

This Prime presumably created a tomb from his and his brothers' bodies to hide the Matrix of Leadership. Though the Fallen's evil would return to Cybertron to kill the rest of the Dynasty, it would be his orphaned descendant who would be hidden away. Revenge of the Fallen issue 3

[edit] Revenge of the Fallen

After the Fallen was caught trying to harvest a star from a system with life, he turned on the other Primes and made war on them. In order to prevent the Fallen from harvesting the star, the remaining Primes (including Optimus Prime's ancestor) hid the key to the harvester inside a tomb made of their own bodies and sealed it with their own life essence. Revenge of the Fallen

[edit] Toys

[edit] Transformers (2007)

Guess who ya gotta buy now to finish your thirteen original Transformers collection?

• Protoform Optimus Prime (Deluxe Class, 2007)
  • Japanese ID number: MA-05
  • Accessories: Gun with flame attachment

Based upon the "Protoform" (Cybertronian) appearances of the Transformers in the Movie, Protoform Optimus Prime transforms into his "entry" mode. This mode somewhat resembles a cybertronic truck, with false wheels sculpted onto the sides and Optimus Prime's trademark windows in front. A flame decoration piece fits to the back of the "vehicle", creating the illusion of a flaming comet's tail. The bottom of the vehicle has small wheels to roll the toy across smooth surfaces. Oddly, it has NO automorph gimmick at all, a feature most main-line figures have.

In robot mode, he resembles previous Optimus characters: His angular chest windows are reminiscent of Cybertron Optimus Prime, while his near-animalistic limbs and color scheme are evocative of Beast Wars Optimus Primal. He has excellent articulation due to his many ball joints, and is armed with a rifle. The flame attachment can fit onto the end of the (non-firing) gun barrel.

Some packaging variants of this figure (perhaps a Wal-Mart exclusive) included a free movie poster depicting a Cybertronian eye overlooking Earth. While an added sticker to the outer plastic bubble says "Exclusive movie poster!", it is more of a preview of upcoming figures.

This toy was repurposed as a member of the Dynasty of Primes in Tales of the Fallen #4.