Transformers Prime: Mini Series (completed)
In Jasper, Nevada, three young humans, Jack Darby, Miko Nakadai, and Rafael Esquivel, are accidentally caught in the crossfire in a fight between enormous robots that transform into vehicles. They are taken to the base of the heroic Autobots, where their leader Optimus Prime explains that he and his team are from the planet Cybertron. As it turns out, the Autobots had a devastating war against the ruthless Megatron and his followers, the Decepticons long ago on Cybertron. While this is going on, Megatron returns from a three-year-long exile in deep space, bringing with him Dark Energon, a substance able to revive the dead and he sets out to raise an army of the undead and conquer Earth. In the conclusion to Darkness Rising, Megatron is seen in front of the Space Bridge waiting for his army of the undead to come through it; however, the Space Bridge explodes, and Megatron is seen no more. During this mini-series, Arcee's partner, Cliffjumper is killed in the first episode, setting the tone for the series.
Transformers prime: season 1 (completed)
After Megatron's supposed death during the explosion that destroyed the Decepticons' Space Bridge, Starscream assumes his master's leadership. But Megatron is found barely alive in the wreckage of the Space Bridge. Megatron remained in stasis for a portion of the first season until he returned to power. New characters are introduced such as Bulkhead's best friend, Wheeljack, a former member of a group of Autobots called Wreckers, Silas, leader of a group of human villains known as MECH, and the Decepticons known as Skyquake, Makeshift, Knock Out, Breakdown, and Airachnid. At the end of the season, the Autobots form an uneasy alliance with Megatron when Earth is threatened by an ancient enemy from the past called Unicron the Chaos Bringer. With the power of the Matrix of Leadership, Earth is saved from Unicron's dark powers. But there comes a price. When Optimus surrenders the Matrix, he loses more than the collective wisdom of the Primes. He loses his own memory of his life as a Prime and reverts to his original identity of Orion Pax.
transformers prime:season 2 (completed)
Following the events of the finale of the first season, Optimus, as Orion, is converted into a Decepticon when Megatron takes advantage of his amnesia. Jack goes on a mission to help the Autobots restore Optimus' memory and they eventually succeed. With his memory restored, Optimus regains the power of the Matrix as well as his leadership of the Autobots. The main theme for the rest of the season is the discovery of ancient relics from Cybertron buried on Earth with the Transformers fighting over each new discovery which ultimately leads their battle all the way back to Cybertron. New characters introduced in the second season include a young Autobot named Smokescreen, Optimus' old mentor, the archivist known as Alpha Trion, Optimus' evil twin, Nemesis Prime, and the Decepticons known as Shockwave and Dreadwing as well as a swarm of Insecticons led by Hardshell. At the end of the season, both sides fight for control over the four Omega Keys (which can activate the Omega Lock, the only thing that can restore Cybertron) and Starscream returns to the Decepticons after going rogue for most of the season. Dreadwing is killed attempting to murder Starscream for turning Skyquake into a Terrorcon in the previous season, and both sides clash on Cybertron, with the Autobots gaining control of the keys. However, when the Decepticons steal the keys back and threaten to destroy all life on Earth with the Omega Lock, Optimus lashes out and destroys it. Little do the Autobots know, however, that Megatron used the Omega Lock to create a fortress, called Darkmount, outside the Autobots' base; the Decepticons having finally learned its location. When the other Autobots, Jack, Miko, and Raf evacuate the base to avoid capture, Optimus remains behind to destroy the Ground Bridge controls and is caught in an explosion caused by the Nemesis that destroys the Autobot base.
transformers prime:season 3-beast hunters (in progress)
Following the destruction of their base at the hands of Megatron, the Autobots, along with Jack, Miko, and Raf, are separated and struggle to reconnect with one another. However, Smokescreen returns to Jasper to rescue Optimus Prime, who is close to death. Meanwhile, Shockwave returns, having cloned an ancient Cybertronian, dragon-like beast called a Predacon, in hopes of having it hunt down the Autobots. While Smokescreen tries to find a way to save Optimus, Ultra Magnus comes to Earth to lend the Autobots a hand.
characters
optimus prime
- Optimus Prime (voiced by Peter Cullen[1]) - Optimus Prime is the noble and chivalrous leader of the Autobots. He transforms into a red and blue long-nose truck cab that is based on his vehicle form in the live-action Transformers film series, and wields a legendary sword called the Star Saber. Before the Great Autobot-Decepticon war that made Cybertron uninhabitable, Optimus was a data clerk named Orion Pax, and worked in Cybertron's Hall of Records. This was until Primus (the creator of Cybertron and the Transformers) bestowed Orion with The Matrix of Leadership, which contained the collective wisdom of the Primes, and he took the role of Autobot leader. Following a near-death experience at the start of Season 3, Optimus Prime is restored with a new body when Smokescreen places the Forge of Solus Prime in his hand. With this upgrade, he gains a new alternate mode from an experimental all-terrain expeditionary fighting vehicle, presented to him by Agent Fowler. This also granted Optimus Prime the ability to fly using jetpacks.
bumblebee
- Bumblebee - Bumblebee is a young Autobot scout who transforms into a yellow and black sports car called an "Urbana 500" (a fictional make and model) that is based on hisChevrolet Camaro vehicle form in the live-action films. During the war where Bumblebee was captured at Tiger Pax, Megatron tore out Bumblebee's voice box in an interrogation attempt and as a result he is unable to speak properly where he communicates instead through a series of electronic sound effects. Bumblebee is the Autobot guardian for Rafael Esquivel, who is the only human in the series able to understand his alternative speech patterns.
arcee
- Arcee (voiced by Sumalee Montano[1]) - Arcee is a courageous female Autobot who transforms into a blue motorcycle. She is assigned to be Jack Darby's Autobot guardian at the start of the series, and she develops a close bond with him. Arcee's main character arc in the series is coming to terms with the deaths of her previous battle partners, Tailgate and Cliffjumper, who were both killed by Decepticons. Despite being the smallest Autobot on Team Prime, she compensates for her stature by being agile and acrobatic.
bulkhead
- Bulkhead (voiced by Kevin Michael Richardson) - Bulkhead is an Autobot warrior who transforms into a green SUV, and is based on the Transformers: Animated character of the same name. Before the war, Bulkhead was a construction worker, but when the war began he joined an Autobot commando unit called "the Wreckers" along with Wheeljack, Seaspray and several others. On Earth, Bulkhead serves as Miko Nakadai's Autobot guardian, and while he is often aggravated by Miko's reckless actions, they develop a strong friendship.