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Death Is Cheap: Is it ever! The Transformers undid his death from The Transformers: The Movie by the end of the third season and since then it's been a tradition for nearly every incarnation of Optimus Prime to die and come back to life at least once.Deadpan Snarker: More than you'd expect, especially in the Sunbow cartoon.Characterization Marches On: He's less gentle in the pilot - when the other Autobots are worried about him after he's rescued from a roaring river, he impatiently shrugs them off, whereas in a later episode he would've calmly assured them that he was fine.Catchphrase: "Autobots, transform and roll out!" "Til all are one!".For "A Prime Problem" Peter also voices a double of Optimus controlled by Megatron. Carmel (Motormaster) voices Optimus-acting-as-Motormaster in "Masquerade" when Autobots disguised as the Stunticons meet Megatron to deliver components, then Peter resumes when the disguises are dropped-after the real Menasor's energy-sword attack disassembles the "Menasor" the Autobots-acting-as-Stunticons turned into back to vehicles. Cast as a Mask: Peter Cullen voices a Starstream-acting-as-Optimus in "Megatron's Master Plan, Part 1" until the unmasking in footage Spike gets when Chris Latta resumes Starscream's role.
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Came Back Strong: In the Japanese continuity, after his Heroic Sacrifice in Transformers: The★Headmasters, he becomes Star Convoy, and eventually Battle Convoy note Not to be confused with his original Diaclone incarnation of the same name.

The Captain: He serves as the Autobot leader.Optimus: There is strength in mercy, Grimlock. Beware the Nice Ones: He's one of the nicest characters in the whole franchise, but you do not want him mad at you.Bat Out of Hell: Subverted with his Beast ◊ Wars ◊ toys.As scrawny Orion Pax, he had a much higher-pitched voice (and a different voice actor), which was upgraded into his current deep voice along with his stronger body. Baritone of Strength: Courtesy of Peter Cullen.Badass in Distress: Several episodes of the cartoon had Optimus getting wounded or otherwise incapacitated, leaving it up to the other Autobots to save the day.In the Japanese continuity, he dies and was resurrected three times each (His fateful battle with Megatron, a Heroic Sacrifice to save Cybertron, against Megatron in G2), and each of those times, he Came Back Strong.If he ever dies, chances are he'll be back sooner or later.Authority Sounds Deep: With a few exceptions (namely Transformers: Animated), he s voiced by Peter Cullen, giving him a very deep, powerful yet gentle voice.Arch-Enemy: He is always portrayed as Megatron's primary nemesis.

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This even extends to his original Tech Specs most of his ratings are full 10s, and of the two that aren't (Speed and Firepower), among his 1984 contemporaries he's tied for the fastest with Windcharger at 8, and only outdone in Firepower by Bluestreak.
