Optimus Primal

## Bio

*The Maximal starship Axalon, commanded by Optimus Primal was pulled into a Transwarp Portal while in pursuit of a Predacon warship. Stranded on ancient Earth, Primal and his crew of Maximals fought the Beast Wars to preserve the timeline and protect all life in the galaxy.*

## Story

* Well, That's Just Primal
* No Bot Left Behind

## Max Stats

* 2-Star
	+ Health: 1942
	+ Attack: 177
	+ Max Rating: 532
* 3-Star
	+ Health: 4768
	+ Attack: 376
	+ Max Rating: 1304
* 4-Star
	+ Health: 12392
	+ Attack: 975
	+ Max Rating: 3538
* 5-Star

## Game Abilities

Basic Abilities

* Crit Armor
* Melee Buff
* Bleed

### Abilties

* Passive:
	+ Armor Buffs provide 100% Critical Resistance.
	+ Every 6 seconds if Optimus Primal has no Armor Buffs he will generate an Armor Buff, reducing damage from attacks by 2~4%. This ability stops if Optimus Primal is Armor Broken.
* When Attacked:
	+ 20% chance to gain an Armor Buff, reducing damage from attacks by 2~4% with a maximum of 10 stacks of Armor. This ability requires at least one active Armor Buff and stops if Optimus Primal is Armor Broken.
* Blocked Melee Attacks: Blocked Melee Hits have a 30% chance to grant a Melee Buff, increasing Melee Damage by 10~18% for 6 seconds.
* Heavy Attacks: Converts all Armor Buffs to Melee Buffs, increasing Melee Damage by 10~18% for 6 seconds.

### Signature Ability

**Isn't That Just Prime**

*Optimus Primal hopes for the best, but always prepares for the worst. Damaging Debuffs have shorter durations and recover health when they expire.*

Damaging Debuffs expire 8% faster for each Armor Buff on Optimus Primal. Optimus Primal gains 1~5% of his max Health each time a Bleed on him expires.

+about 0.02% per level

### Special Attacks

1. **Law of the Jungle** - *Optimus Primal launches into the air to bring justice to his foes.*
	* If Optimus Primal has received any Bleeds this fight he will inflict Bleed on the opponent that deals 30~38% of Attack over 4 seconds. The strength of the Bleed increases by 20% for each Bleed inflicted on Optimus Primal this fight.
2. **Beast Warrior** - *The quickest way to peace, is to end the battle quickly.*
	* 50% chance each sword hit to inflict Bleed, Dealing 40~60% of Attack as damage over 5 seconds.
3. **Gorilla Warfare** - *When it comes to dealing with Predacons, sometimes brutal is best.*
	* Optimus Primal’s rage grants him the maximum amount of Armor Buffs.
	* 100% chance to inflict Attack Down, reducing the opponent’s Attack Rating by -20% for 32 seconds.

### Synergy Bonuses

* **Allies** Dinobot, Rhinox, Cheetor- +2~3~8% Armor Rating.
* Enemies – Waspinator, Scorponok - +2~3~8% Attack Rating.
* **Beast Ancestor** - Tantrum - After each Heavy Attack, this bot gains a Beast Fury buff that grants Attacks a 5~8~15% chance to be Unblockable for 6 seconds.
* **Beast Purification** - **Optimus Primal -**Heavy Attacks of Beast Wars characters grant 4~12~20% Attack Rating for 5 seconds and Purify Damaging Debuffs as long as there are 2 or more Beast Wars bots on Primal’s team.
* **Leadership** (5-Star) - All Bots - Acting as a beacon of leadership for the team, all lower tier teammates gain +10% Attack Rating.

## Strategy

### Commander

Optimus Primal's Critical Armor protects him from the potent Critical Hits of not only Warriors but also from the likes of Demolitions Bots and Scouts as well.

His Heavy Attack behaves like a ranged attack, but hits like a melee attack. Consider when it is best to trade Critical Armor for Melee Buffs; a wrong move could leave Primal vulnerable to Criticals and debuffs and lose his Melee Buffs. Always unleash a Heavy Attack right before activating a Special 3, so he can pound opponents harder and gain a full stack of Critical Armor.

Like Ramjet, Primal's Special 2 had a bug where he could whiff and miss f he uses it immediately after a melee combo. Wait for a split half-second after the last hit fo a combo for the hit to connect.

### Opponent

Never bleed the ape, Bleeding him will just fuel his Special I. Also, if he's Awakened, all damaging debuffs on him will expire quicker and he'll heal from bleeds.

You won't be able to score Criticals while his Crit Armor is active. An Armor Break will shut them off.

### Strong Match-Ups

* Bonecrusher will lose the ability to land Critical Hits and the Bleeds he inflicts will soon become an advantage for Optimus Primal’s first Special Attack.
* Ironhide’s greatest strength is his ability to deal out incredible Critical Hits. Optimus Primal will render the master of burns unable to tear anything apart.
* Kickback - Primal's Critical Armor will prevent the Insecticon from inflicting Critical hits and Power Leaks. The only way Kickback can inflict Power Leak against Optimus Primal is when he uses his Heavy Attacks and that is also the time on when Kickback puts T-Clog.
* Megatron (ROTF) - Megatron relies on critical damage for his Impair Charges to take effect. Critical damage that the demolition king won't be able to inflict.

### Weak Match-Ups

* Starscream will tear through Optimus Primal’s Armor and inflict Critical Hits while the Ape’s Armor is Broken.
* Megatron and Optimus Prime will do what they can to block Optimus Primal’s Crit Armor from activating and in doing so the Ape’s crit armor is as good as gone leaving him vulnerable to critical hits for the rest of the fight plus an awakened megatron will steal the Ape’s crit armor and melee buffs leaving the king of the jungle with no buffs while fighting Megatron.
* Cheetor's signature ability will allow him to punch through Primal’s Crit Armor, and if the ape thinks he’s going to heal from Bleeds, Cheetor’s Repair Block will put a stop to that idea.
* Grimlock relies on melee buffs not critical hits to deal massive damage which Primal’s critic armor has no answer to and the bleeds Primal used against him will be purified. The burns too will deal more damage than Optimus Primal can repair.
* Galvatron, Megatronus- These two have potent instant damage abilities that will bypass Primal's Crit Armor. Also, Megatronus also has Armor Break and the Relic of Obedience, meaning that Primal will lose his Crit Armor rather quickly.
* Cyclonus - Cyclonus’s sword can pierce even through Optimus Primal’s crit armor and can Nullify the ape’s melee and crit armor buff with his dark fields.

### Recommended Modules

The King of the Jungle will effectively protect your Base with these Modules.

* Security Module – Increasing Optimus Primal’s Armor will make him more survivable and give him more opportunity to use his high attack rating against the opponent, and who doesn't want protection of his crit armor buffs?
* E.M.I. Module – Optimus Primal’s biggest disadvantage is his reliance on Melee Attacks. This module will help ensure he can thwart ranged opponents like that pesky Starscream.
* To other bots, a Harm Accelerator on the opponent may seem detrimental, but to Primal, it just makes his Special I more powerful, and with an Awakened Signature and Beast Purification, the Bleed debuff will just expire earlier and Primal will heal instead.
* Superconductors 1000 and 2000 - Effective when he has Melee Buffs.
* Robot Resource - Kickback might be able to consume the buff but won't able to land crits.
* Strange Refractor - More effective melee attacks when blocking.

## Obtainment

* Optimus Primal Crystal
* January Optimus Primal Bot Chips
* Bot Crystals (added 4/25/18)
* April 2018 Daily Calendar

## Trivia

* His design might be based on TakaraTomy's Transformers Masterpiece - MP-32 Optimus Primal/Convoy toy but his beast mode is heavily modified to be more robotic.