Powers You Didnt Know Optimus Prime Had. If your familiarity with Transformers hero Optimus Prime begins and ends with Michael Bay, then you know that he is a giant robot who turns into a truck and fights other, more evil robots, occasionally while riding a mechanical dinosaur. Watch Cosmopolis Online Mic. But Optimus has been around for just over 3. Grimlock wrangling. He has appeared in a half dozen distinct branches of the property, each with its own take on car bots, but the leader of the Autobots, like the ninja persona of South Park. Prime just doesnt wield all of them in every incarnation. Ultra Magnus takes control of the Autobots, sending the dragon to the Arctic and fighting Megatron. Meanwhile, as Optimus fades, he struggles to identify a new Prime. The second episode of the original Transformers contains one of the series most baffling moments Optimus Prime and his foe Megatron are battling on a crumbling. Here are 1. 5 bizarre and lesser known abilities that we kind of hope end up in future Transformers movies, if only because thats the only way they could be any more insane. Watch Chihuahua: The Movie Download here. So if Michael Bay is reading this First of all, we still love The Rock. But mostly, these options are available to you. None of that matters because at the end of his first line, the Autobots hand retracts, and a glowing axe made of energy replaces it. And once you see that, the two enemies could be swapping dirty jokes about penguins for all the sense that scene makes anymore. Transformers Prime is a computer animated television series which premiered on November 29, 2010, on Hub Network, Hasbros and Discoverys joint venture, which began. For his part, Megatron produces a laser mace, and thats the last thing we remember before our brains melted. Were including this one first because it was apparently iconic enough for Hasbro to include in several Optimus toys, but if you didnt see the one episode in which he uses this ability, you might think those figures are just holding the axe. Energy blasts from out his eyes. Image?disableStub=true&type=VIDEO_S_720&url=http%3A%2F%2Fvdp.mycdn.me%2FgetImage%3Fid%3D44388584129%26idx%3D0%26thumbType%3D32&signatureToken=F-kS8nLTXbFelezref7qgg' alt='Transformers Prime Episode 14 Season 1' title='Transformers Prime Episode 14 Season 1' />We dont know if this was some kind of a play on headlights, but the original cartoon version of Optimus Prime could shoot solid beams of light out of his eyes like Scott Summers from the X Men. He didnt quite have Cyclops range, however, so we dont think he was in danger of blowing any schools in half. But well probably never know because he is a giant robot and unable to fit inside of our human buildings. Anyway, in a later, way less evenly matched rematch against Megatron, Optimus takes advantage of the Decepticon leaders depleted power from fighting all of the other Autobots to punch him repeatedly and throw him off a cliff. And then, because mere metal fists are not enough to humiliate his nemesis, Prime picks him up and gives him a close range burst of optic lasers to the face. This is another of those powers that Prime apparently saves for special occasions because it doesnt happen that often. We like to think that every Transformer gets one of these, and they have to make it count. Flight. You wouldnt think that a robot who turns into a semi would need, want, or be able to fly, but the Transformers universe never met an Autobot or Decepticon it didnt want to throw more parts on. Normally, the shows save that flying nonsense for the. Megatron is as surprised as anyone to see his foe airborne, but he only has about five seconds to come to terms with it before Optimus lands and punches him right in his mean face. This leads to a cool action scene that puts the newly jetpackd Prime in a dogfight with Megatron, whose vehicle form is a fighter jet. It ends with the good guy somehow whirling the villain discus style in mid air even though thats ridiculous and impossible and then flinging him into a vulnerable point of his own fortress, Darkmount. Megatrons body shorts out the outposts weapons, leaving it vulnerable to puny human missiles that quickly bring the entire structure down. Turning into a fire engine. If you thought the only variety in Primes vehicle form is whether he becomes a long or flat nose semi truck, we have either the best news youve ever received about Optimus Prime or the dumbest thing youve read since that part just now when we mentioned that he flung Megatron like an Olympic hammer thrower even though neither of them was touching the ground. Transformers Robots in Disguise  which came out in Japan under the more on the nose title Car Robots takes place in major cities like Tokyo and New York, and it wouldnt necessarily make sense to have a semi rolling around there. That business was fine when most of the action took place in the desert like in the first show, but if a robot is going to blend in as a vehicle before suddenly becoming a robot again to fight mechanical animals and giant hands, context is important. Were not sure we buy our logic, either, but you cant blame the series for mixing it up a little. Optimus dual identity as a fire truck gives him some abilities that his 1. Blizzard Storm. Volcanoes are the planets way of saying, Shut up Im working. And when ones going off, people dont have much to do but stay out of the way and take insane, apocalyptic videos. The aptly named Robots in Disguise episode Volcano has the Decepticons setting an eruption while trying to tap a fire mountain for its energy. This puts some bystanders in danger, and Optimus tries to put an end to all of the fighting long enough to help. But megalomaniacal murderbots are, by their very nature, unconcerned with human lives, so Megatron turns down the Autobots request. Optimus sends his crew off to distract the bad guys, and then things get weird. While our universe hasnt decided how to prevent mountains from losing their minds, the sci fi genre is pretty sure that all you have to do to counteract the immense pressure thats throwing molten rock into the air is to make the mountain really cold. Star Trek Into Darkness pulls this stunt with its idiotic cold fusion bomb, and Optimus Prime does the same with his Blizzard Storm attack, which is exactly what it sounds like and turns the ladder part of his vehicle body into a massive, shoulder mounted cannon. It doesnt work, however, because even anime makes sense sometimes. The bots resort to digging a trench to redirect the lava, which is what they should have done in the first place. Power Stream. That ladder has several other attacks which make varying levels of sense. It fires missiles out of its top as opposed to the front, where most other weapons expend ammo. But Optimus Prime is not like most sentient beings. More logical is the add ons Power Stream move, which fires dual water jets so powerful that they can. But were sure it would totally do some damage if it connected. Were less sure where that water comes from, since its not connected to any kind of tank or external source, and all of those missiles have to take up most of the things internal storage. But as with most elements of the Transformers series in all of its different versions, were inclined to just go along with it. The alternative is not being able to enjoy a series of epic battles between talking, shapeshifting robots, and what kind of life would that beNo kind, is what. Gyro Strike. Yes, most of our entries are going to be about Robots in Disguise, but that show is super weird. Anime uses every part of the giant robot, so the creators of Ri. D dont let any of Optimus car bits go to waste once he assumes his true form. Whereas other Autobots are content to just tuck their wheels off to the side until they need to roll out once again, their leader keeps his handy for tactical purposes. During one fight with a bunch of his enemies, Optimus amps up and starts running at penultimate power, which means that hes more than capable of taking on a full crew of baddies. So where was that when Megatron was destroying you with that hurricane thing, PrimeRegardless, he unleashes a devastating series of attacks that include missiles, lasers, and, yes, the Gyro Strike, which involves spinning up his leg wheels to incredible speed and then just kind of slamming them into his enemy. It all works, and the Decepticons take off, but thats some weird attack, Optimus. Later on, he calls this maneuver Roto Tire Attack, which isnt nearly as catchy. Super Fire Convoy form. Like his American counterpart, the Robots in Disguise version of Optimus Prime transforms in two sections.