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:''This article is about the fictional Transformer. For the real-life person who named himself after this character, see [[Optimus Prime (person)]].

|name=Mosin-Nagant M91/30

|image=[[Image:Mosin-Nagant.jpg|300px]]

|caption=

|origin=[[Russian Empire]]/[[USSR]]

|type=[[Service rifle]]

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|is_ranged=yes

|is_UK=yes

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|service=1891-1998

|used_by=[[Russian Empire]]/[[USSR]], [[Finland]], [[People's Republic of China]], most [[Warsaw Pact]] nations.

|wars= [[Russo-Japanese War]], [[Russian Civil War]], [[World War I]], [[World War II]], [[Korean War]], [[Vietnam War]], [[Soviet war in Afghanistan|Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan]], numerous others

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|designer= [[Sergei Ivanovich Mosin|Captain Sergei Mosin]], Léon Nagant

|design_date=1891

|manufacturer=

|production_date=1891-1965

|number=approx 37,000,000 (Russia/Soviet Union)

|variants=M91 Dragoon<br>M1907 Carbine<br>M24(Finland)<br>M27(Finland)<br>M28(Finland)<br>M28/30(Finland)<br>M91/30 <br>M91/30 PEM Sniper Rifle <br>M91/30 PE Sniper Rifle <br>M91/30 PU Sniper Rifle <br>M35(Finland) <br>M38 Carbine<br>M39(Finland) <br>M44 Carbine <br>T53(China) <br>VZ54 Sniper Rifle(Czechoslovakia)<br>M56(Finland) <br>M28/57(Finland) <br>M85(Finland)

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|weight=4.05 kg (9.62lbs), unloaded

|length=131.8cm (51.37 in)

|part_length=

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|cartridge=[[7.62x54R]]

|caliber= 7.62x54R

|action= [[Bolt-action]]

|rate= 15 rounds/minute

|velocity= Light Ball, ~2800 fps (853 mps) rifle, ~2650 fps(808 mps) carbine.

|range=600yds (548.64m)

|max_range=2000yds (1828.8m)

|feed=five-round magazine, loaded with five-round charger clips

|sights=Sliding ramp rear sights, fixed-post front sights

|Similar=[[Lee Enflield]],[[Karabiner (weapon)]]

}}

The '''Mosin-Nagant''' ({{lang-ru|''Винтовка Мосина''}}, also known as the '''Moisin-Nagant''') is a [[bolt-action]], five-round, magazine fed, military [[rifle]] that was used by the armed forces of [[Imperial Russia]] and later the [[Soviet Union]] and various [[Eastern bloc]] nations. Also known as the '''[[Three-Line]] Rifle''' ({{lang-ru|''Трёхлинейная винтовка''}}), it was the first to use the [[7.62x54R]] cartridge. It was in service in various forms from 1891 until the 1960s, when it was finally replaced in its final function as a [[sniper]] rifle by the [[Dragunov Sniper Rifle|SVD]] ({{lang-ru|''Снайперская винтовка Драгунова''}} — "''Snayperskaya Vintovka Dragunova''").

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|colspan=2 style="text-align:center;" | '''Transformers character'''

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|colspan=2 style="text-align:center;" | [[Image:allops.jpg|300px|Different forms of Optimus Prime and Optimus Primal ([[Beast Wars]])]]

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!colspan=2 style="font-size: larger; background-color:red; color:white;" | '''Optimus Prime'''

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|'''Allegiance''' || [[Autobot]]

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|'''Subgroup''' || None

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|'''Function''' || Autobot Leader

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|'''Alternate mode(s)''' || [[semi-trailer]] (G1)

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|'''Series''' || [[Transformers series#The Transformers (G1) 1984-1987, U.S. (98 episodes)|G1 cartoon]], [[Marvel Comics]], [[Dreamwave|Dreamwave Comics]], [[Beast Wars]]

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|'''Voiced by''' || [[Peter Cullen]] ([[United States|US]])<br>[[Tesshō Genda]] ([[Japan|Jap]])

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In the original [[Transformers (toyline)|Transformers]] [[television series|television]] and [[comic book|comic]] series, '''Optimus Prime''' is the leader of the heroic [[Autobot]]s by right of his possession of the [[Autobot Matrix of Leadership|Matrix of Leadership]]. In subsequent editions of the ''Transformers'' toy line, "Optimus Prime" (or a variation thereof) has become the traditional name for the [[Autobot]] leader. In [[Japanese language|Japanese]], he is known simply as '''Convoy''', hence the traditional name of the [[Autobot]] leader there is some variation on this word.

==History==

In some versions of Transformers continuity, he is only the most recent Autobot leader ("Prime" is akin to a title, not a surname), though he is almost always considered to be the greatest. The original Optimus Prime died and was resurrected multiple times (particularly in the Marvel comic book series), owing to his fortitude, or perhaps his popularity among fans. Consequently, it has become almost a tradition for the further iterations of Prime to meet their ends, and then be restored to life.

Because of experiences during the [[Russo-Turkish War, 1877-1878|Russo-Turkish War]], in which Russian troops armed with mostly [[Berdan rifle|Berdan]] single-shot rifles engaged Turks with [[Winchester rifle|Winchester repeating rifles]], the Russian Main Artillery Administration undertook the task of producing a magazine-fed, multiround weapon in 1882. After failing to adequately modify the [[Berdan rifle|Berdan system]] to meet the requirements, a "Special Commission for the testing of Magazine[-fed] Rifles" was formed to test various new designs (such as the [[Mauser]], [[Lee-Metford]], and [[Lebel Model 1886 rifle|Lebel]]). A young captain named [[Sergei Ivanovich Mosin]] submitted his "3-line" calibre rifle, an archaic Russian measure (3 ''[[line|linii]]'' equals 0.30 [[inch]]es or [[7.62x54R|7.62 mm]]), in 1889 alongside [[Nagant|Léon Nagant's]], a Belgian 3.5-line design. When trials concluded in 1891 all units to test the rifles indicated a preference for Nagant's design and the Commission voted 14 to 10 to approve it. However more influential officers pushed for the domestic design resulting in a compromise: Mosin's rifle was used with a Nagant-designed feed mechanism. Thus the 3-line rifle, Model 1891 (its official designation at the time) came into being.

Production began in 1892 at the ordnance factories of [[Tula Arsenal]], [[Izhevsk Arsenal]], and [[Sestroryetsk Arsenal]]. Due to the limited capacities of these facilities, an order of 500,000 weapons was placed with the French arms company, [[Châtellerault|''Manufacture Nationale d'Armes de Châtellerault'']]. By the time of the [[Russo-Japanese War]] in 1904, approximately 3,800,000 rifles had been delivered to the army.

The original toy that was to become Optimus Prime was originally released by [[Takara]] in October of 1983, and designed by [[Hiroyuki Obara]] as part of the [[Diaclone]] toyline, there named ''Battle Convoy''. Integrated into the first year of the ''Transformers'' toyline, the toy was given its new name, Optimus Prime, by comic book writer/editor [[Dennis O'Neil]].

Between adoption in 1891 and 1910, several variants (see [[Mosin-Nagant#Variations produced in the Soviet Union|Variations produced in the Soviet Union]]) and modifications to existing rifles were made, including changed sights, the inclusion of a reinforcing bolt through the finger groove (due to the adoption of a 147-grain pointed (''spitzer'') round), the elimination of the steel finger rest behind the trigger guard, new barrel bands, and the installation of slot-type sling mounts to replace the more traditional swivels. A handguard was also added.

==G1 Optimus Prime==

There is no nobler being than Optimus Prime. Were he human, he would be a [[doctor]], a [[mechanic]], a [[scientist]] and a [[warrior]] - but on [[Cybertron]], there is no difference in these professions, and Optimus uses all his skills to heal, repair, improve the world around him, and if he must, to fight. His care and compassion is without equal, and he will battle unceasingly to protect the weak and defend what he believes in. As a 1980s style Cab-Over [[semi-trailer]], Optimus Prime was made up of three components - the cab transformed into Prime himself, possessing the [[Autobot Matrix of Leadership]], while the trailer became his Command Deck, a mobile battlestation/command headquarters, containing Roller, a mobile scout buggy. Injury to one component was felt by each of the others. The Combat Deck and Roller appear to possess some degree of autonomy, but while Prime could survive their destruction, they would not be able to survive without him.

With Russia's entrance into [[World War I]], production was restricted to the M1891 dragoon and infantry models for the sake of simplicity. Due to the desperate shortage of arms and the shortcomings of a still-developing domestic industry, the Russian government ordered 1.5 million M1891 infantry rifles from [[Remington Arms]] and another 1.8 million from [[Westinghouse Electric (1886)|New England Westinghouse]] in the [[United States]]. Massive numbers of Mosin-Nagants were captured by [[German Empire|German]] and [[Austro-Hungarian Army|Austro-Hungarian]] forces and saw service with both militaries' rear-echelon forces and the German navy. Many of these Austrian weapons were sold to [[Finland]] in the 1920s.

There have been several interpretations of this character; some writers depict Optimus Prime quite straightforwardly as a wise but essentially upbeat and gung-ho battlefield general who leads by example. However, other portrayals have suggested that in addition to these more obvious characteristics, Prime is a leader secretly plauged by self-doubt and, more importantly, a conflicted sense of [[pacifism]]. The cartoon continuity shows Optimus questioning his decisions on several occasions, but the most comprehensive depictions of this more troubled Prime originate in the ''Transformers'' comics. See also the similarly differing interpretations of the G1 Megatron in the main [[Megatron]] article.

During the [[Russian Civil War]], both the infantry and dragoon versions were in production, though in dramatically reduced numbers. Following the victory of the [[Red Army]], a committee was established in 1924 to modernize the rifle that had by then been in service for over three decades. This effort led to the development of the Model 1891/1930 rifle based on the design of the original dragoon version. Changes included the reintroduction of flat rear sights and restamping of sights in metres, instead of the antiquated ''arshinii'' on tsarist weapons; a cylindrical receiver replacing the octagonal (or "hex" as some call it) one around 1936-37; changing the blade front sight to a hooded post around 1932-33; and shortening the barrel 5 mm. Also, a new [[bayonet]] with a spring-loaded catch was designed for it. By 1945, approximately 17,475,000 M91/30 rifles had been produced.

===Animated series===

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[[Image:Optimus.jpg|thumb|right|Optimus Prime]][[Image:Optimus2.jpg|thumb|right|Truck mode]][[Image:prime_dead.jpg|thumb|right|The Death of Optimus Prime]][[Image:TransformerHatePlague2.jpg|thumb|right|Optimus Prime battles the Hate Plague infected Rodimus Prime.]]

Optimus Prime began his life as a robot named [[Orion Pax]], a simple dock worker during the Golden Age of Cybertron nine million years ago, with a [[Female Transformers|girlfriend]] named Ariel, and a best friend named Dion. At the time, a new breed of robot had recently appeared on the planet - ones with new robot-mode flight powers that made Orion idolise them. Unfortunately for Orion, when [[Megatron]], the leader of these robots, approached him with inquiries about using one of the dock warehouses, Orion fell for the deception and he and Ariel were fatally wounded when Megatron and his forces then attacked in order to claim the energy stored there. Searching for someone to help them, the time-displaced [[Aerialbots]] took Orion and Ariel to the ancient Autobot, [[Alpha Trion]], who used them as the first subjects for the new reconstruction process he had developed - rebuilding the frail Autobot frames into battle-hardy configurations. With this reconstruction, Orion Pax became Optimus Prime, the first of the Autobot warriors, who took the mantle of leadership as the civil war against Megatron and Decepticons erupted, while Ariel was rebuilt into [[Elita One]], the commander of the Autobot resistance on Cybertron.

The Mosin-Nagant was adapted as a [[sniper rifle]] in 1932 and was issued to [[Soviet]] [[sniper]]s during [[World War II]] (WWII). Early Mosin-Nagant Model 1891/1930 sniper rifles had a 4x PE or PEM [[telescopic sight|scope]], a Soviet-made copy of a [[Zeiss]] design. They were replaced by the smaller, simpler, and easier-to-produce 3.5x PU scope. It served quite prominently in the [[Battle of Stalingrad]], which made heroes of men like [[Vasily Zaitsev|Vasily Grigoryevich Zaitsev]]. The Mosin Nagant rifle was also used by [[Lyudmila Pavlichenko]], another famous Soviet sniper that fought during World War II. The sniper rifles were very much respected then and now for being very rugged, reliable, accurate, and easy to maintain. Sniper-modified models are highly sought after and valued by collectors, especially in the West.

Alpha Trion is known to have kept the Matrix of Leadership safe since the death of the previous Autobot leader, but it is unclear if he gave it to Optimus Prime at this point in time. It is probable, however, as he carries the "Prime" title as soon as Alpha Trion introduces him. Note, however, that Optimus Prime's body was ''not'' transformed by the Matrix in the same manner that [[Rodimus Prime]]'s was - Rodimus's transformation occurred because he was the "Chosen One" of Autobot legend.

In the years after World War II, the Soviet Union ceased production of all Mosin-Nagants and withdrew them from service in favour of the [[SKS]] series carbines and eventually the [[AK-47|AK]] series rifles. Despite its growing obsolescence, the Mosin-Nagant saw continued service throughout the Eastern bloc and the rest of the world for many decades to come (see [[Mosin-Nagant#Foreign Mosin-Nagants|Foreign Mosin-Nagants]]). Mosin-Nagant rifles and carbines saw service on many fronts of the [[Cold War]], from [[Korean War|Korea]] and [[Vietnam War|Vietnam]] to [[Soviet war in Afghanistan|Afghanistan]] and along the [[Iron Curtain]] of Europe. They were used not only as reserve infantry weapons, but also as front-line infantry weapons as well.

As leader of the Autobots, Prime headed up the [[The Ark (Transformers)|Ark]]'s mission to search out new worlds with new sources of energy to revitalise the depleted Cybertron. However, shortly after its launch, the Ark was attacked by the Decepticon space cruiser, the ''Nemesis'', and boarded by Megatron and the Decepticons. In the ensuing struggle, the g-forces of a nearby planet pulled the craft down, and it impacted in the side of a dormant volcano, thrusting all the occupants of the ship into emergency stasis. Four million years later, in the Earth year [[1984]], a volcanic eruption jarred the ship's computer, [[Teletraan I]] back to life, and it reactivated the Transformers, programming them with new Earth-based disguise modes.

Recently, a large quantity of Mosin-Nagants have found their way onto markets outside of Russia as antiques and collectibles, and also as a dependable, reasonably accurate, and cheap [[plinking]] and [[hunting]] rifle. Due to the large surplus created by the Soviet small arms industry during [[World War II]], these rifles (mostly M91/30 rifles and M44 carbines) can be acquired today for as little as [[United States Dollar|$]]75 for a standard model. Sniper models are much more expensive, when they can be found. So-called "fake" sniper rifles which are either forgeries or replicas, are often found for sale as actual Mosin-Nagants, and care must be taken to avoid scams and mistakes.

In ''[[Transformers: The Movie]]'', set in the Earth year [[2005]], Prime sustained terminal injuries in battle with Megatron, and the Matrix and leadership of the Autobots fell to [[Ultra Magnus]], and later to Rodimus Prime. Prime's body was entombed in a massive deep-space mausoleum with the many other fallen Autobots, but his corpse was desecrated by the [[Quintessons]] in 2006, when they reanimated it as part of an attempt to destroy the Autobots by using Prime to lure their space fleet into a trap. However, the Matrix was able to purify Prime of the Quintesson influence, and he got the other Autobots clear while he piloted his flagship into the Quintessons' detonator, triggering the explosion of a nearby sun.

==Foreign Mosin-Nagants==

Prime was believed to be destroyed by this, but in reality, before the flagship impacted with the detonator, his body was recovered from by two human scientists, Jessica Morgan and Gregory Swofford. However, as their ship departed, it was coated in solar spores released by the explosion of the sun. Jessica's father, Mark Morgan, loathed the Autobots, and his hatred only grew when an attempt by the Decepticons to steal a heat-resistant alloy he had developed resulted in Jessica being paralysed. Swofford and Morgan reconstructed Optimus Prime's body in an attempt to use it as a delivery system for the spores, which induced hatred and madness, in order to destroy the Transformers. However, when they could not reanimate him, they used his body as a lure instead, bringing the Autobots to their lab, where they were infected. As this "[[Hate Plague]]" proceeded to spread across the galaxy, [[Sky Lynx]] retrieved a Quintesson, who fully restored Optimus Prime to life. Coating himself in Morgan's heat-resistant alloy, Prime reclaimed the Matrix from Rodimus and unleased its concentrated wisdom to destroy the Hate Plague.

===Austria-Hungary===

The Austro-Hungarian Empire captured substantial quantities of Mosin Nagant rifles from the Russians during World War I. These rifles were re-furbished and re-issued to troops in the field. Some were modified to fire the Austrian service round, the 8x50r mm. The Austrians also manufactured various ersatz bayonets for the Mosin.

===Eastern Europe===

In the show's fourth season, consisting entirely of a three-part miniseries titled ''"The Rebirth"'', Prime began to suffer visions following the release of the Matrix's energy, which foretold a great transformation for Cybertron. Events began with the Decepticons' theft of the key to the [[Plasma Energy Chamber]], which forced Prime to consult Alpha Trion within [[Vector Sigma]], learning that the mega-computer had orchestrated events in order to restore Cybertron's Golden Age. When the Plasma Energy Chamber was opened and threatened to drive Earth's Sun supernova, [[Spike Witwicky]] and the other organic [[Nebulans]] who had become involved in the conflict as a result of these events were able to drain off the excess solar energy and revitalise Cybertron.

With Russia's, and eventually the Soviet Union's, heavy influence on Eastern Europe it is not surprising that many Mosin Nagants found their way into the hands of soldiers in the various [[Balkan Wars]], World War I, WW II, and in the Cold War. The militaries of [[Bulgaria]], [[Czechoslovakia]], [[Estonia]], [[Hungary]], [[Poland]] (see individual heading below), [[Romania]], and [[Serbia]] all used Mosins at some point in the twentieth century.

Mosins in these countries often underwent various refurbishment and modifications and were usually in use until the 1960s or 1970s as training rifles. Many rifles were also produced locally in the cold war years. Notably, Hungary produced commercial grade, high quality copies of M44 carbines, 91-30 rifles, and PU-scoped 91-30 sniper rifles. Czechoslovakia manufactured the Vz. 54 sniper rifle, based on the 91-30, although it has the appearance of a very modern sporting firearm.

===People's Republic of China===

Optimus Prime was voiced by [[Peter Cullen]] in America, and by [[Tesshō Genda]] in Japan. In Brazil, Prime was voiced by Afonso Celso de Vasconcellos (1st and 2nd seasons) and also by the late Darcy Pedrosa (2nd and 3rd seasons and The Movie).

During the 1920s and 1930s, Chinese Communist forces received Mosin-Nagant rifles from the [[Soviet Union]] for use against Nationalist forces during the [[Chinese Civil War]]. [[People's Republic of China|China]] began production of the M1944 carbine version of the Mosin-Nagant in 1953, leading to its Chinese designation "Type 53". It's likely that the machinery used to make them was provided by the Soviet Union in the early 1950s, at [[Sino-Soviet Treaty of Friendship and Alliance|the height of Sino-Soviet relations]]. They differ little when compared to Soviet weapons with the Chinese Type 53 carbine utilising "Chu-wood" rifle stocks. Though mostly replaced in China's main forces by 1957, the Chinese Type 53 Carbine continued to be in service with provincial militias well into the 1970s and later with many Type 53s being used by the People's Militia and the [[Red Guards (China) | Red Guards]] during the [[Cultural Revolution]] in China. Many Chinese Type 53 carbines, along with locally produced versions of the SKS carbine and the AK-47 rifle, were sent to different corners of the world by Beijing as military aid with many Type 53 carbines finding their way to places like South-East Asia and Africa.

====Headmasters=Finland===

Prior to 1917, [[Finland]] was part of the Russian Empire, and military units were equipped with the various models of the Russian-made M1891 Mosin-Nagant bolt-action service rifle. After gaining independence, Finland purchased many more Mosin rifles abroad, primarily Austrian- and German-captured Russian rifles from [[World War I]]. These older rifles were usually refurbished; this process could be as minimal as a Finnish Army property stamp and a new sling or as drastic as a complete redesign, with new stocks, fittings, sights, triggers, and more accurate barrels. The Finnish army and Civil Guard designed and manufactured several new models of Mosin-Nagants, using original French, Russian, and American receivers. Finland never manufactured receivers, relying instead on existing receivers from its stockpiles of purchased and captured Soviet rifles. During the [[Winter War]] of 1939-40, and the [[Continuation War]] of 1941-44, Finland captured additional Mosin-Nagant rifles from the Soviets in huge quantities. Finland also purchased these rifles from Spain, left over from the [[Spanish Civil War]], and from Nazi Germany's stockpile of captured arms. Many of these rifles were simply reissued for use.

[[Image:starconvoy.jpg|thumb|right|Star Convoy]]This Japanese-exclusive animated series served as a continuation of the American animated series, except it disregarded the events of ''"The Rebirth"'' and picked up a year after the events of Prime's return to life. Here, the releasing of the Matrix's energy begins to destabilise Vector Sigma, forcing Prime to merge with the computer to regulate it, sacrificing his life only a few short episodes after returning, to save Cybertron.

The Finnish army continued refurbishing and reissuing Mosin-Nagants well after its wars with the USSR were over. There are Finnish M1939s with barrel dating into the early 1970s, when they were issued as officer training rifles. Finland still issues the [[7.62 TaK 85]], a substantially modified and modernized sniper rifle built on the Mosin-Nagant action.

====Super God Masterforce====

The second of the Japanese-exclusive ''Transformers'' series, ''Super God Masterforce'' did not actually feature Optimus Prime himself, but it did feature one of his bodies. This series sees human truck driver [[Ginrai]] merge with and control a Transtector ''(a lifeless Transformer body)'' which bears a striking resemblance to Optimus Prime - because it was designed as part of a plan to bring him back to life, only to be stolen and hidden on Earth by the series antagonist, Devil Z. Ginrai can merge with his trailer, becoming '''Super Ginrai''', and can then merge again with his additional transforming drone trailer, God Bomber, becoming '''God Ginrai.'''

Models of Finnish Mosin-Nagant rifles were identified by numbers: M/91-M24 ''Lotta'' rifle, M27, M28 and M28-30 ''Pystykorva'', and M39 ''Ukko-Pekka''. It is worth noting that Finnish rifles M27, 28, 28-30, and 39 were issued with knife [[bayonet]]s instead of the standard Soviet quadangular socket bayonet.

This toy was released in America as '''Powermaster Optimus Prime''', with appropriately different accompanying fiction in the pages of Marvel Comics (see below). God Bomber, however, was not released outside of Japan until Powermaster Prime was reissued in [[2003]], and God Bomber - renamed Apex Bomber - came included.

Finnish Mosin-Nagants are known for their accuracy and dependability. The famous Finnish sniper [[Simo Häyhä]] is widely considered to be the most successful in history [http://www.snipercentral.com/snipers.htm#WWII], and used the M28 ''Pystykorva'' rifle.

====Battlestars: Return of Convoy====

Although this particular piece of Japanese-exclusive fiction was not actually an animated series, it remains part of the animated series continuity. Here, Optimus Prime is finally brought back to life through the use of [[Zone Energy]], as the mighty '''Star Convoy'''. As another truck/trailer combination, Star Convoy transforms into a Micromaster base, and can combine with fellow Autobots Grandus and Sky Garry.

===[[Marvel Comics]]Germany===

The German Empire in World War I captured large quantities of Mosin-Nagants. These received various modifications, notably for use with the [[8 mm Mauser]] [[cartridge (firearms)|cartridge]]. Many were fitted with adaptors so that the issue German Mauser blade bayonet could be used. These rifles were issued to second line units and to the Navy. The [[Wehrmacht]] also captured hundreds of thousands of all models of Mosin Nagants in WW II. Some of these were sold to Finland, many were issued for training and guard duties, and used in occupied areas. After World War II Mosin-Nagants were issued to [[East Germany|East German]] border guards.

[[Image:opdie2.jpg|thumb|right|Prime's first comic book death]]

Amidst the chaos of civil war, Optimus Prime emerged as leader of the Autobots on Cybertron. He led a group of his most powerful Autobot warriors on the Autobot starship The Ark on a successful mission to destroy an asteroid swarm that threatened to destroy the planet. In the aftermath of this mission, however, the Ark was attacked by Decepticons, and Prime set the Ark on a suicide course, crashing it into the prehistoric planet Earth. Reactivated four million years later, Prime led the Autobots in their battles to prevent the Decepticons from plundering Earth's resources.

===North Korea===

Following their opening war for fuel with the Decepticons, the Autobots were all deactivated by [[Shockwave (Transformers)|Shockwave]], who decapitated Prime and leeched the energy of the Creation Matrix from his mind to give life to his creations, the [[Constructicons]] (unaware that the Matrix was not merely a program in Prime's mind, but a physical object in his chest). Before Shockwave could give life to his next Decepticon, [[Jetfire]], Prime transferred the Matrix energy into the mind of [[Witwicky Family|Buster Witwicky]], who used the energy to turn Jetfire on Shockwave, allowing Prime to reclaim his body and retake leadership of the Autobots.

Both the [[Soviet Union]] and the [[People's Republic of China]] provided massive numbers of Mosin-Nagants to [[North Korea]] during the [[Korean War]]. However, given the policy of consummate [[Juche|self reliance]] still in effect there today it is possible that the North Koreans produced some rifles themselves. There is evidence that as late as 1993 Mosin-Nagant sniper rifles were still in use.

===Poland===

[[Image:pmprime.jpg|thumb|left|Powermaster Optimus Prime]]Some time later however, Prime engaged Megatron in a [[video game]] duel for possession of a super fuel. Prime was victorious, but Megatron implemented a cheat code, allowing him to re-enter the game. Prime was able to defeat him yet again, but in doing so, he also destroyed several of the game sprites, and refused to accept his victory, as he had performed an action that compromised his beliefs about the preservation of life, which he would never have done, had the duel been real. In accordance with the rules of the game, Prime's body exploded and he died. Autobot surgeon [[Ratchet (Transformer)|Ratchet]]'s subsequent efforts to restore him were unsuccessful, and his body was launched into space.

In the 1920s Poland converted about 77,000 Mosin Nagant dragoon rifles to caliber 7.92 Mauser (8x57mm). Many alterations were made &mdash; barrels were rebored and rechambered to 8&nbsp;mm, and cut down to 23" length. Other modifications were done to bolts and receivers to enable the 8x57 rounds to load from Mauser stripper clips and feed properly. Rear sights were modified to fit the trajectory of the 8x57 round. Stocks and handguards were shortened, and Mauser-type front bands and bayonet lugs were added. Mauser style blade bayonets, made by Perkun, were issued for use. Some rifles had the Mosin sling escutcheons replaced by wire swivels.

The resulting rifles were designated Karabinek wz. 91/98/23, wz. 91/98/25, or wz. 91/98/26 &mdash; each with minor differences.

Wz. 91/98/25, et al, were used to equip some Horse Artillery and Cavalry units in the regular army until Polish-made Mauser rifles became available. Beginning in the early 1930s, they were issued to Border Guard and National Guard units.

However, Prime's personality had been copied onto a [[floppy disk]] by the technician running the game, [[Ethan Zachary]], who employed him in various video game scenarios he developed. Prime's damaged mind led him to belive that he himself was a video game character, and in an attempt to bring him back to life, [[Bumblebee (Transformers)|Goldbug]], Joyride, Slapdash and Getaway took the disk to the planet [[Nebulos]], where a new body was constructed for Prime. They built a new body for Optimus Prime, and even upgraded it with the ability to combine with the trailer to form a larger robot. In an effort to keep Transformers off their planet, however, the Nebulans had poisoned their fuel, and the sensation of dying convinced Prime that he was truly alive, and not a game character. To save his life, the Nebulan scientist Hi-Q [[binary-bonding|bonded]] with him, creating '''[[Powermasters (Transformers)|Powermaster]] Optimus Prime'''.

The rifles are stamped on the knoxform with a small Polish eagle and measured caliber, i.e. "7.91" , 7.93". The eagle and rifle serial number is also stamped on the left side of the receiver and on all bolt parts, and on the magazine floorplate, buttplate and stock. It has a unique and distinct appearance among Mosin Nagant variations, and is easily identified by the Mauser front band and bayonet lug, Polish markings, and 42" OAL.

Subsequently, with the threat of [[Unicron]] looming, Prime began a quest to locate his old body, and the physical Matrix object within it. When the Matrix was successfully reacquired, Prime sacrificed his life one more time to destroy Unicron by plunging the Matrix into his maw. However, the Powermaster process had been working to fully bond Prime and Hi-Q, and with Prime now destroyed, the process completed itself in Hi-Q's body, and the two minds and souls became one. Hi-Q's biomechanical body was stripped down and reconstructed by the Last Autobot, creating a brand new Optimus Prime (visually based on his [[Action Master]] toy).

After World War II the Polish produced large quantities of the M-44 (Kb. wz M48) carbine at the [[Radom]] arsenal. Many of these did not go into direct military service but rather were put in storage, in the event they were ever needed. These Mosin Nagants can be identified by an 11 inside a circle stamped on the rifle's receiver. This mark is their "country code" that identifies which Eastern European country it was produced in. In addition to being stored they were produced in ideal conditions on Soviet equipment, making them some of the best examples of the Mosin-Nagant in the world.

====Generation 2====

When the ''Transformers'' line was revived in the early '90s as ''Generation 2'', Marvel released an accompanying comic book series which follow on from the original. Set an undisclosed period of time after his rebirth, Prime appeared in a form matching his original body - fitting, as the G2 toyline's first Prime figure was the original Prime toy, with added missile launchers and a recoloured trailer. Prime was plagued by visions of the [[Swarm (Transformers)|Swarm]] - a destructive by-product of Transformer reproduction - entering into an alliance with Megatron against it and the forces of the second-generation Cybertronians led by [[Jhiaxus]]. Prime's body was destroyed yet again when he confronted the Swarm, but upon releasing the energy of the Matrix into it, purifying it, Prime was reborn by the repentant creature, recreated in a new body based on his Generation 2 "Hero Optimus Prime" figure. At the end of the battle, Prime’s dream of reuniting the two races of Transformers into a single force for good seemed to be a possibility when the [[Autobot]]s and [[Decepticon]]s fought side by side against a common foe.

===Turkey===

Although these were the only two versions of Prime to appear in the Generation 2 comics, the G2 toyline featured additional Optimus Prime toys which did not appear in the comic book series. These included "Laser Optimus Prime", part of the "Laser Rod" subgroup who transformed into a tanker truck, and featured a light-up sword (later repainted for the ''Robots in Disguise'' line as [[Scourge (Transformers)|Scourge]]), and "Go-Bot Optimus Prime", part of another sub-group of smaller, simpler figures, who was a repaint of an earlier figure named Firecracker, who turned into a red Lamborgini. Additionally, there was an unreleased "General Optimus Prime" figure, a repaint of Dirtbag from the auto-transforming "Autorollers" subgroup, who turned into a dump truck. Go-Bot Prime's tech spec offered an explanation for Prime's numerous bodies, crediting an "internal reconfiguration matrix" as the reason behind his multiple forms.

Like Germany and Austria-Hungary, [[Turkey]] captured many Mosin-Nagants during World War I. Many were also acquired through German aid or when [[White movement|Whites]] sought asylum after the Russian Civil War. These rifles were used during the [[Turkish War of Independence]] and again against Greek forces in the [[Greco-Turkish War (1919-1922)|Greco-Turkish War]].

===Dreamwave ComicsOthers===

US and Allied military forces encountered Mosin-Nagant rifles and carbines in action in the hands of [[National Front for the Liberation of South Vietnam|NLF]] [[guerrilla warfare|guerrillas]] and [[North Vietnamese Army]] soldiers during the [[Vietnam War]]. These weapons originated from [[Warsaw Pact]] countries, the [[Soviet Union]], and the [[People's Republic of China]]. A number of Russian M-1944s and Chinese Type 53s were used as grenade launching rifles, equipped with locally made copies of the US M7 grenade launcher. PU-scoped M91/30 sniper rifles of both Russian and Hungarian origins were also encountered by US, ARVN, Australian and New Zealand forces in Vietnam. Many Soviet, Eastern European and Chinese-made Mosin-Nagant rifles and carbines (along with many Soviet and Chinese-made [[SKS]] carbines and Russian-captured [[Karabiner 98k|Mauser Kar-98k]] rifles) were brought back to the United States as war trophies by US troops who served in Vietnam.

[[Image:wwop.jpg|right|thumb|Cybertronian mode Optimus Prime, as envisaged by Dreamwave]]In the 21st century reimaging of the ''Generation One'' continuity by [[Dreamwave]] Productions, Optimus Prime started life as Optronix (Orion to his friends), a data archivist. After taking note of a battle in which the Autobot leader [[Sentinel Prime]] had been defeated by Megatron, he was summoned to the council of elders and informed that the Matrix had chosen him to be the next leader of the Autobots. He received the Matrix of Leadership shortly thereafter, and almost arranged for the Autobot evacuation of Cybertron, intending to leave the Decepticons to their own devices, until a battle with Megatron beneath the planet's surface, accompanied by visions from the Matrix, stirred him on to fight for the safety of his homeworld.[[Image:Dw_poster_optimus.jpg|left|thumb|Optimus Prime as portrayed in the Dreamwave comic book series]]

A few rifles were also used by the [[United States]]. When the Tsar was overthrown in 1917, the US Government cancelled the contracts originally held by New England Westinghouse and Remington. Rather than deliver the remainder of the orders to the Bolsheviki, all rifles in transit were purchased by the US military. The rifles in Britain armed the US and British expeditionary forces sent to North Russia in 1918-1920. The rifles still in the US ended up being primarily used as training firearms for the US Army. Some were used to equip US National Guard units, SATC and ROTC units. Designated "U.S. Rifle, 7.62mm, Model of 1916", these are among the most obscure U.S. service arms. In 1917, 50,000 of these rifles were sent via Vladivostok to equip the [[Czechoslovak Legions]] in Siberia to aid in their attempt to secure passage to France. After WW I, remaining rifles were declared surplus and sold to members of the National Rifle Association for only $3.34 each, beginning the long familiarity of Americans with the Mosin Nagant.

Some time into his role as leader, Prime disappeared in a spacebridge experiment along with Megatron, but returned some time later, having spent a period of time on Quintessa. Events during this period have gone unrecorded as a result of Dreamwave's closure.

Virtually every country that received foreign military aid from the old Soviet Union used Mosin Nagant rifles at various times. Spanish Republicans bought tens of thousands of Mosins of all types during the Spanish Civil War. It is estimated that almost all of the Soviet production of M91/30 rifles in 1936 and 1937 went to Spain.

Following the awakening of the Transformers on Earth, the Autobots allied with humankind and eventually defeated the Decepticons at the turn of the century. They planned to return to Cybertron aboard the newly constructed "Ark II," but the ship was destroyed as part of a military conspiracy to take control of the Transformers. However, a terrorist organisation run by the enigmatic Lazarus was able to seize control of several of the Transformers that fell back to Earth, while the US military located Prime's body. Before his departure, Prime had entrusted a small portion of the Matrix to Spike Witwicky, who was forced by the product chief, General Hallo, to use it to reactivate Prime. Functional again, Prime used the Matrix to reactivate more of his fallen comrades, and then faced off against Megatron in [[San Francisco]].

During the Cold War period, Middle Eastern countries under the sphere of Soviet influence&mdash;[[Egypt]], [[Syria]], [[Iraq]], and Palestinian guerilla factions&mdash;received Mosins in addition to other more modern arms.

Following this, Prime began to experience subconscious urgings, leading both the Autobots and the Decepticons to the Arctic circle, where Shockwave arrived to greet them - and arrest them as war criminals. Shockwave had succeeded in ending the war on Cybertron, but Prime soon fell in with a rebel Autobot group that had discovered Shockwave had a greater agenda. Rallying Autobots across Cybertron to the cause, Prime faced Shockwave in battle but was defeated and had the Matrix ripped from him and used to activate Vector Sigma. Before Shockwave could make full use of the mega-computer's data, however, Ultra Magnus (in this continuity, Prime's brother) arrived and bested him. The injuries Prime took in this conflicted necessitated a prolonged restoration period in stasis... but Dreamwave's closure meant that Prime never appeared in their pages again.

The Mosin-Nagant has also seen action in the hands of the [[Mujahadeen]] in [[Afghanistan]] during the Soviet Union's occupation of the country during the 1970s and the 1980s. Its use in Afghanistan continued on well into the 1990s and the early 21st century by [[Afghan Northern Alliance|Northern Alliance]] forces.

==[[Machine Wars]]==

This short-lived toy line from Hasbro featured an Optimus Prime figure that was a recolored version of Thunderclash, a [[1992]] toy previously exclusive to [[Europe]]. No comic book or television series was ever produced for this toy line.

The Mosin-Nagant is currently being used by forces in the [[Iraq War]] and the [[War in Afghanistan (2001–present)|current war]] in Afghanistan. They have also been used by Chechen rebels in [[Chechnya]] alongside other modern Russian firearms in the ongoing war there.

==[[Beast Wars]]==

[[Image:bwop.jpg|thumb|right|Optimus Prime in ''Beast Wars'']]It is important to note that [[Optimus Primal]], leader of the Maximal faction in this animated series and toyline, was not Optimus Prime - he was a descendant of his, who took the name to honor the Autobot leader. The same applies to the Megatron of this universe. However, before the animated series began, Hasbro ''did'' actually envision Prime and Megatron as their beast counterparts, as this is mentioned in the first mini-comic that came packaged with the toys indicates. However, once the animated series began, this was forgotten.

==Variations produced in Russia and the Soviet Union==

The Beast Wars raged on prehistoric Earth, eventually leading to the discovery of the buried Ark, where, in the cumulation of his agenda, Megatron unleashed a full-power weapon blast at Optimus Prime's body, fatally injuring him in a plan to alter history and ensure Decepticon victory in the Great War. However, Optimus Primal proceeded to take Prime's spark into his body to protect it from surgical trauma while his injuries were repaired, and the subsequent power increase cause by Prime's spark's connection to the Matrix mutated Primal into an "Optimal" form with two additional transformations. Then, with the repairs complete, Prime's spark was restored, and he briefly activated before sinking back into normal stasis.

* '''Model 1891 Infantry Rifle''' ({{lang-ru|''пeхoтнaя винтовка образца 1891-гo года''}}) — the primary weapon of Russian and Red Army infantry from 1891 to 1930.

*'''Dragoon Rifle''' ({{lang-ru|''драгунскaя''}}) — intended for use by mounted infantry. 2.5 inches (64 mm) shorter and 0.9 pound (0.4 kg) lighter than the M1891.

''When animating the scene in which Primal removes Prime's spark, Mainframe's animators consulted [[Transformers: The Movie]] for reference on the interior of Prime's chest. However, not realising the importance of the Matrix of Leadership, they rendered it as a container for Prime's spark. Although Beast Wars writers Larry DiTillio and Bob Forward claimed that in their view, Prime had not received the Matrix from Alpha Trion at this point, one of the comics produced for [[Botcon]] indicated that the Matrix was in fact stored in a secondary compartment, hidden behind Prime's spark.''

*'''Cossack Rifle''' ({{lang-ru|''казaчья''}}) — introduced for [[Cossack]] horsemen, it is almost identical to the Dragoon rifle but is sighted for use without a bayonet.

==[[Robots in Disguise]] (Car Robots)==

[[Image:ridprime.jpg|165px|thumb|right|''RiD'' Optimus Prime]]In this stand-alone alternate continuity, Optimus Prime - called '''Fire Convoy''' in Japan - leads the Autobots in a secret campaign. Hidden in plain sight on Earth as common, everyday vehicles, the Autobots are forced to emerge when Megatron and his [[Predacons]] arrive and wreak havoc in their attempts to attain the power of Earth's varied energy sources.

*'''Model 1907 Carbine''' — at 11.37 inches (289 mm) shorter and 2.1 pounds (0.95 kg) lighter than the M1891, this model was excellent for cavalry, engineers, signalers, and artillerymen. It was stocked nearly to the front sight and therefore did not take a bayonet. It was produced at least until 1917 in small numbers.

In this world, Optimus Prime transforms into a fire engine. The front section of the vehicle detaches and becomes Prime himself, armed with his Blaze Blaster cannons and Gryo-Strike leg wheels, while the rest of the vehicle transforms into a mobile battle station/refuelling port/communiations array, and can combine with Prime as additional weapons and armor, forming his super mode. The ladder/hose section houses Prime's "Power Stream" water cannon, capable of shooting freezing streams of water, and also contains a quartet of rocket launchers. His super mode feet contain missile launchers than can mount to the shoulders of his regular robot mode. Prime is also holder of the sacred Matrix, which has led to some degree of bad blood between himself and his hot headed brother, Ultra Magnus (''God Magnus''), who feels that he was passed over and should be the one to possess the Matrix, which results in his coming to Earth to take what he believes it rightfully his. The brothers are able to combine into the super robot [[Omega Prime]] (''God Fire Convoy'').

*'''Model 1891/30''' ({{lang-ru|''винтовка образца 1891/30-гo года'', ''винтовка Мосина''}}) – the most prolific version of Mosin-Nagant. It was produced for standard issue to all Soviet infantry from 1930 to 1945. Its design was based on the Dragoon rifle.

For this series, Prime was voiced by [[Neil Kaplan]] (English) and [[Satoshi Hashimoto]] (Japanese).

* '''Model 1938 Carbine''' — a rifle based on the M1891/30 design that was in service from 1938-1945, though examples produced in 1945 are quite rare. Essentially a M1891/30 with a shortened barrel and shortened stock, this carbine did not accept a bayonet.

==Modern Universe==

This new alternate-universe incarnation of Optimus Prime is voiced by [[Gary Chalk (actor)|Gary Chalk]] in all English-language cartoon versions.

* '''Model 1944 Carbine''' — this carbine was introduced into service in late 1943 and remained in production until 1948. Its specifications are very similar to the M1938, with the major exception of having a permanently affixed, folding quadrangular-bladed [[bayonet]]. These were in use not only by the [[USSR]], but also its various satellite nations.

===[[Transformers: Armada]] (Micron Legend)===

[[Image:armadaprime.jpg|right|thumb|''Armada'' Optimus Prime]]Leader of the Autobots and protector of life throughout the galaxy, this universe's Optimus Prime leads his small team of Autobots to Earth to prevent the Decepticons from acquiring the small race of power-enhancing Transformers known as [[Mini-Cons]].

* '''Model 1891/59 Carbine''' — existing M1891/30 rifles that were cut down to carbine length. Little is known about them. Some collectors are generally suspicious of this so called "91/59", and feel it may have been produced for commercial sale by arms importers in the United States and Canada{{Fact|date=February 2007}}. There is growing evidence that the 91/59 carbine was made in the Soviet Union for reserve military forces and for militia forces during the 1950s.

This Optimus Prime transforms into a semi-truck and is partnered with the Mini-Con, '''Sparkplug''' ''(Prime)''. The cab of his truck mode detaches and forms Prime himself, while the trailer can transform into a battle station mode operable by Prime and several Mini-Cons. Prime can also combine with his base to form a "Super Mode" robot. Additionally, Prime can combine with Jetfire and/or Overload for additional power.

==References==

In this universe, the tragic constant of the Transformers multiverse continued, and Optimus Prime died by standing purposefully in the path of the Hydra Cannon built by Megatron from the three Mini-Con weapons. It was the Mini-Cons themselves, however, who resurrected him, entering the Matrix and reconstructing a new body for him. Subsequently, Prime was forced to face the dark part of his soul by Unicron, who forced him to face the fact that on some level, he enjoyed the thrill of combat. Following Unicron's defeat, Prime's denial was sorely tested as Galvatron forced him into one final furious battle, that ended when Galvatron sacrificed himself to end the circle of hate that powered Unicron.

*[[Military Heritage]] did a feature about the collectible Finnish version of the Mosin-Nagant rifle--supplies are limited due to the Internet and the limited production runs for the Finnish version (Chuck Lewis, Military Heritage, October 2005, Volume 7, No. 2, p. 26, p. 27, .p 70, p. 71), ISSN 1524-8666.

*Lapin, T.W. (2003). ''The Mosin-Nagant Rifle'' 3rd Edition. Tustin, California: North Cape Publications. ISBN 1-882391-21-7

*Doug Bowser. ''Rifles of the White Death''.

*Markku Palokangas. ''Sotilaskäsiaseet Suomessa 1918-1988''. (Reportedly out of print and written by the director of the Finnish war museum, but has an estimated year 2005 cost of US$350 when the three volume set can be found.)

==External links==

Voiced by [[Toru Ohkawa]] in Japan.

*[http://www.mosinnagant.net/ Mosin-Nagant.net]

*[http://www.7.62x54r.net/ 7.62x54R.net]

*[http://www.russian-mosin-nagant.com Russian-Mosin-Nagant.Com]

*[http://world.guns.ru/rifle/rfl03-e.htm Modern Firearms]

*[http://www.gunboards.com/ Gunboards.com] -- A message board for collectors and enthusiasts.

*[http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/russia/mosin-nagant.htm Global Security page on the Mosin-Nagant]

*[http://www.rt66.com/~korteng/SmallArms/mnsniper.html Korean War website - Mosin-Nagant M-1891/1930 sniper rifle]

*[http://www.rt66.com/~korteng/SmallArms/mn44.html Korean War website - Mosin-Nagant M-1944 carbine]

*[http://www.surplusrifle.com/russianmosin189130/index.asp SurplusRifle.Com - Mosin-Nagant M-1891/1930 rifle]

*[http://www.surplusrifle.com/mosincarbine/index.asp SurplusRifle.Com - Mosin-Nagant M-1938 carbine, M-1944 carbine, M-1891/1959 carbine]

*[http://7.62x54r.net/MosinID/MosinHumor.htm Mosin-Nagant Humor] AK vs. AR vs. Mosin-Nagant

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===[[Transformers: Energon]] (Superlink)===

[[Image:eprime.jpg|thumb|right|''Energon'' Optimus Prime]]Although peacetime in the decade that followed the apparent deaths of Unicron and Galvatron had afforded Prime (called '''Grand Convoy''' in Japan) the opportunity to train his own elite squadron of Autobots, teaching the martial art of Kumite, the re-emergence of the war has forced him to return to his role as commander. The war for the Mini-Cons, and the truths he was forced to face in his confrontation with Unicron seem to have changed him - now a stern commander, he is more direct, and shows little of the conflict that held him back. However, he is still known to make classic "Prime" decisions, which include an emphasis on team work, and the foundation of the Autobot values. Some exaggerate his objective as a single-minded, violent dedication to destroying both Megatron and Unicron, but the fact that he has been known to counsel and advise individuals like [[Kicker]] and ''Ironhide'', as well as go so far as to compromise with [[Alpha Q]], shows that this is not true.

No longer able to combine with his trailer, Prime has instead been gifted with the Spark of Combination by Primus, allowing him to combine with the quartet of vehicular drones in his trailer, the '''Prime Force''' ''(Grand Cross)'' - Fire One, Copter Two (Gyro Two), Digger Three and Submarine Four, each of which can form either an arm or a leg when they combine with Prime, creating his Super Mode. Later, Prime also gained the ability to combine with his fellow Autobots, [[Star Saber|Wing Saber]] and [[Omega Supreme]], merging with the latter regularly in the final stages of the conflict, growing to colossal heights to directly battle Unicron.

Voiced by [[Katsuyuki Konishi]]in Japan.

===[[Transformers: Cybertron]] (Galaxy Force)===

* Galaxy Convoy in Japan.

[[Image:Cyboptimus.jpg|thumb| Cybertron Optimus Prime ]]

The Autobot Supreme Commander who is first to arrives to battle & last to leave. To his platoon, he is an extremely warm-hearted leader whom they could depend on. Although subordinants may lose their courage in the most distressing situations, Prime never abandons his friends & always gives it his all. However, at first Prime shows a near-[[xenophobic]] reluctance with interacting with other cultures, believing that such interaction would cause more harm than good and strongly prohibiting his team from mingling with the locals of [[Earth]], [[Velocitron]], and [[Animatros]] during their search for the [[Cyber Planet Keys]]. This attitude was drastically changed when Prime realized that the only way to acquire the Cyber Planet Keys from Velocitron and Animatros was to play by their laws.

His alt-mode is a futuristic firetruck, although some believe it to be some sort of mobile weapons platform (The show itself treats it as a firetruck). This can also transform into a flight mode, with wings and cannons on each side of the truck. In addition to his standard robot mode, he can combine with his rear 'trailer' section to form a heavily armed Super mode. That trailer section can also form an independant weapons platform, useable by anyone.

During the Animatros story arc, it was discovered he could combine with [[Leobreaker]] (Liger Jack in Japan) into a stronger form called Savage Claw Mode (Liger Convoy in Japan). In addition, Optimus can combine with [[Wing Saber]] (Sonic Bomber in Japan) as well, into Sonic Flight Mode (Sonic Convoy in Japan).

He was voiced by [[Taiten Kusunoki]] in the japanese version.

===Dreamwave Comics===

Just as Marvel Comics produced a companion comic to the original Transformers toyline that differed from its animated counterpart, so too did Dreamwave produce a comic to go along with the ''Transformers: Armada'' and ''Energon'' lines that owed little to their animated fellows. This incarnation of Optimus Prime, however, is not particularly different from his animated counterpart in personality.

Transported to a parallel universe as the walls of reality began to crumble, fortelling the coming of Unicron to the ''Armada'' universe, Prime and [[Jetfire]] were supercharged by their Mini-Con companions into new, "Powerlinx" forms, and combined to hold the chaos-bringer at bay. Unicron was eventually defeated by the united power of the Mini-Cons, but ten years later, his threat rose again, and Megatron's disembodied spark, trapped within the world-eater, called out to Prime, intercepting his path during a spacebridge transit, and bringing him inside Unicron's body. Prime fought his way through Unicron's defences, but alas, Dreamwave's closure meant that resolution to the storyline was not accomplished.

==See also==

*There is also an [[Optimus Prime (person)|Optimus Prime]] in the U.S. Army Ohio National Guard. He had his name legally changed to Optimus Prime in March of 2003, on his 30th birthday. His former name has not been disclosed.

*In the controversial [[Family Guy]] episode, "[[When You Wish Upon a Weinstein]]", it is 'revealed' that Optimus Prime is in fact [[Jew]]ish.

*The TV show [[Robot Chicken]] parodied Optimus Prime and other G1 Transformers characters. Optimus Prime contracts [[prostate cancer]] in the associated show segment.

* The music video for the [[Nizlopi]] song ''[[JCB (song)|JCB]]'' features a brief appearance by Optimus Prime.

* Optimus Prime often appears in the online cartoon [[College University]]

==External links==

* [http://www.geocities.com/Area51/Station/6563/optimus.html Transformers On-Line Encyclopedia]

* [http://mywebpages.comcast.net/mathewignash/csoptimusprime.html Champions Role Playing Game character of Optimus Prime.]

* [http://www.tfu.info/1984/Autobot/OptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm tfu.info's page] on the original toy. Other variations/editions of the Optimus Prime namesake are listed at the bottom.

* [http://uncyclopedia.org/wiki/Optimus_Prime uncyclopedia's page] on the fictionally absurd exploits of Prime

* [http://www.the7thlevel.com/archives/000160.php Everything I Need To Know, I Learned From Optimus Prime]

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