Optimus Prime

## History

### Orion Pax

Birthed in Iacon, the Cybertronian Orion Pax would spend most of his life studying the history of Cybertron. Through his research, he discovered the corruption the lied within the Senate. Further Research led to him discovering the Gladiator known as Megatronus and his Ascenticons, a group that seeked equality within the unjust Functionist system of the Senate. Orion, wanting to hear the effects the Senate had on the lower class, approached Megatronus, eventually forming an unbreakable friendship.

Unprepared, Orion, along with a crew of three other Cybertronians, left Cybertron by the orders of the Senate in order to find a lost Colony Ship. What the group found instead where horrors beyond their imaginations, and the loss of a fellow Cybertronian would effect Orion to his very Spark. Viewing himself responsible for Ariel's loss, Orion left the Iacon Hall of Records and travelled to Kaon to join Megatronus and his newly renamed Decepticons.

When Orion first joined the ranks of the Decepticons, he was treated as an outsider, and was getting constant beatings for having the alternate form he did. This was brought to Megatronus's attention. He decided that the best thing for Orion was to teach him to fight, that way, he could prove himself to his fellow Decepticons. So, between Rallies, Protests, and War preparations, Megatronus taught Orion how to fight.

### Siege of Iacon

Prior to the Siege of Iacon, Megatronus would shorten his name, suggesting Orion should alter his name as well. Now going by Optimus, the former Clerk would join Megatron on the front lines of the conflict. While entering Iacon, Megatron ordered Optimus to execute a pair of Guards as a show of Dominance to the other Decepticons. Optimus refused however, telling Megatron that while he agreed that a change had to be made, this was not the way to do it.

Driving off into the city to warn the Senate, Optimus caught a glimpse of a group of Decepticons attacking an Autobot. Causing the group to enter stasis, the Autobot would thank Optimus for his help, before explaining to him that he was separated from his group. Optimus agreed to help the Autobot, who he soon found out was called Ratchet, make his way through the ensuing battle. On their way to an Autobot bunker, the pair would discover the Autobot Bumblebee wandering alone. Adding the the young bot to his group, Optimus led the way to a bunker where he was reunited with Roller. Roller informed Optimus that the Autobot Leader Delta Magnus had been critically injured in a fight against Megatron. With this information at hand, Optimus assumed temporary command of the Bunker, asking any volunteers if they'd help him get to the Senate building.

Optimus and a group of Autobots would reach the Senate Building too late as they watched Starscream execute the last of the Senators. Starscream would challenge Optimus to a duel, revealing to the Autobots that he was allied with the Decepticons. Optimus proceeded to beat Starscream to a pulp, causing the Decepticon to retreat. Optimus, feeling guilty for not telling the Autobots where his allegiance lied, proceeded to hand himself in, but Roller refused to do so as Optimus had shown that he wasn't like the other Decepticons.

During Iacons clean up, Optimus learned that the Elite Guard, lead by Sentinel Prime, had gone off world with Delta Magnus's body. With the Autobots leaderless, Optimus made his temparary command official. With the backing of the Autobots that remained, Optimus would see that the centre of Iacon would be turned into a fortification, and that the rest of the city would be left in ruin due to the unrepairable amount of damage.

### Optimus The Leader

After Iacon was fortified, Optimus would play a big part during the ensuing War. As the Autobot Leader, Opimus would see to the demands of his Fellow Autobots, while also meeting up with Megatron ever once in a while trying to come to a peaceful solution. Notable battles that Optimus took part of were the Battle of Sharma Bridge; which marked the first conflict between Optimus and Megatron during the War, The Liberation of Polyhex; an event which say the Autobots successfully take the Province back from Decepticon hands and saw the destruction of the first Darkmount, an event which Optimus used to Galvanize the Autobot Forces.

During the later days of the War, Optimus gained contact with the Decepticon Scientist Thunderwing, who informed the Autobot leader that the Core of Cybertron, Primus, was on the verge of Shutting down. Travelling to Cybertrons Core, Optimus came face to face with Primus, who passed a portion of his spark to the Autobot leader, The Matrix of Leadership, providing Optimus with the title of Prime.

### The Exodus

With knowledge that Cybertron could no longer sustain life, Optimus ordered a planet wide Exodus. For his own vessel, Optimus selected a Starship that had been with the Autobots since the Golden Age, the Ark. While making the final preparations, Iacon would be attacked by the Decepticons as a last minute attempt to destroy the Autobots. Prime would fight off the enemy forces, even deactivating Megatron in the process.

When the Ark launched, it managed to escape the atmosphere, before the Decepticons assaulted the vessel. Optimus would leave the Ark's bridge to help fight off the Decepticon forces, finding out that Megatron was still alive. As their battle ensued, the Ark got caught in the gravitational pull of a Black Hole, causing both the Ark and the Nemesis to go through to an unknown sector of Space.

## Threat Assessment

### Resources

* **Duel Energon Swords** - Possessing one on each arm, he charges the swords via a quantum electric generator with a max yield of one thousand degrees Celsius and a burn rate of five kilojoules per second.
* **Path Blasters** - Developed during the Later years of the War, the Path Blaster was made specifically with Optimus in mind by the weapons creator, however, Optimus would see to it that the weapon was reproduced for use by other high ranking Autobots.
* **Energon Axe** - A gift from Megatron once Optimus finished his training. Much like the Energon Swords, Optimus charges the Axe via a quantum electric generator with a max yield of one thousand degrees Celsius and a burn rate of five kilojoules per second.

### Weaknesses

* **Compassion** - While a good trait to have in any form, Optimus's Compassion for Sentient Life has seen many Decepticons that deserved to Die, live on. This has also led to him growing fond of other forms of life, throwing his own life on the line to save theirs.
* **Arachnophobia** - After the incident on Archa Seven, Optimus has developed a fear of Spiders. The Decepticon scientist Tarantulas has used this fact to mess with Autobot Leaders head.

## Trivia and Notes

### Trivia

* Optimus see's himself as a Pacifist. While this is contradicted by the fact he fought in a 4 million year war, he never actually took a life of another Cybertronian, with only a few exceptions being either Accidental or Necessary Losses.
* Ironfist made Optimus his Path Blasters and gave them to the Autobot leader himself. Optimus still mistook him for another Autobot however.
* When Optimus was a member of the Decepticons, he wrote a lot of Megatron's speeches. One of these speeches inspired the Outlier Glitch to join the Decepticon cause.
* On the Ark, Optimus shares a crew quarters with Jazz, however, neither of them use it due to them being the highest ranking Autobots on the Ship, therefore not having much time to relax.
* While the primary use of the Ark is Transport, Optimus left a lot of the Weapons intact from its military service.

### Notes

* Universe 2020.06 Optimus is a composition of the Generation One Cartoon, Aligned, Cyberverse, and Animated versions of the Character. His Swords however, come from the Live-Action Counterpart.
* Ironfist making Optimus Primes Gun and being mistaken for someone else is a reference to the IDW Comics where the exact same thing happens.