Superman came from Krypton. Spiderman was bitten by a radioactive spider. Optimus Prime?
He was built by a magic cube. Then he got a new body. Then he died. Then he came back to life as a fire truck. That’s like Jesus driving a fire truck. Weird, right?
His real name is Orion Pax. That sounds like a discount motel brand. But once he got the Matrix of Leadership, he became a legend. Talk about a glow-up.
Fun Fact: He's a Century Old (In Transformer Years)
Optimus Prime has been fighting since 1984. That’s forty years of yelling about freedom and the Autobot code. Most superheroes retire after a decade. He just gets a new paint job.
His voice hasn’t aged a day. Peter Cullen, the voice actor, once said he based the voice on his brother. So Optimus Prime’s secret origin is… a nice guy from the 1970s. Adorable.
