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The Further Adventures Of: Optimus Prime

Optimus Prime: fearless leader, truck, father figure. As a child I hung around the NJ Turnpike whispering to 18-wheelers. I made friends with sociopaths but none were transforming trucks. Join me and learn Optimus' world.

February 28, 2010
Optimus Prime
Optimus Prime Credit: Paramount Pictures

Michael Bay's Optimus Prime

"Freedom is the right of all sentient beings."

While controversy and fan bashing surround the recent Transformer movies, it does offer up this interesting nugget of Optimus Prime history: As action figures collectors well know, Prime's catch phrase is, "Freedom is the right of all sentient beings," but that phrase was never uttered by Optimus Prime until the 2007 film.

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