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===Optimus Prime===
The great leader of the Autobots, the face of freedom and the bringer of hope. For untold eons, he led the battle between Autobot and Decepticon, until he mysteriously vanished during a final, fatal confrontation with Megatron. To this day, the Autobots mourn his loss, seeing him as the best of a noble breed, the likes of which may not be seen again.

Originally coming online with the designation Orion Pax, the Prime who came to be known as Optimus was originally a humble factory worker, a transporter who used the guise of a Cybertronic cargo freighter to convey vital goods and materials where they were needed. A friendly and gregarious youth, the mech was content with his humble life, though he felt a great admiration for the rabble-rouser Megatron, who was preaching against the inequalities of the current system. That admiration faded when Megatron himself led an assault on the factory where Orion worked, killing Orion's friends and mortally injuring the confused mech when he pleaded with his hero figure to stop. Found clinging to life by the enigmatic scientist Alpha Trion, one of the last of the thirteen who had not ascended and the chooser of primes, he was rebuilt in a more powerful form, which he used to inspire other Autobots to take up arms to defend themselves against Megatron's revealed tyranny and brutality. 

Always a humble soul, Optimus Prime looked forward to the possibility that the war would end and he could go back to a simpler time. As a result, in contrast to some Autobots, he always retained a fairly close semblance to his original alternate form; originally a Cybertronian cargo haulier as Orion Pax, the alternate form of Optimus Prime is based on that template, but heavily armoured and given attached energy blasters for self-defence. This form suited Optimus fine, for he preferred the more honourable approach of using his true mech body to do battle with his enemies, rather than crushing them under the tracks of his vehicle body. To concede to war's grim necessity, he made use of several specialised trailers, which he could access from and dismiss to a subspace pocket when he required them. These allowed the Prime to double as a mobile artillery battery or an armoured personal carrier, among other roles, when the need was great.

Preaching that freedom was the right of all sentient beings, Optimus strove to engage in diplomatic relationships with other races where possible. He is said to have had a particular soft spot for humans... what he would think of the modern Imperium is a touchy subject amongst Autobots.