Rodimus doubts he'll be the Autobot leader that Optimus Prime was, but vows to try. With a massive explosion, the solar system is destroyed.Īs Kup bids his old friend farewell and the other Autobots mourn their lost leader a second time, Magnus remarks that the nova will be Optimus's memorial. Optimus's final act is to pilot the Autobot flagship into the trigger zone of the Quintesson trap ensuring the safety of the retreating Autobot ships and craft.Ĭlosing the distance piloting the command ship, Optimus Prime suffers horrendous damage as the Quintessons bombard the ship with missile fire and explosions and flames erupt from various points in the command ship on top of the battle damage Optimus had incurred previously from his fight with Hot Rod losing an arm namely. Optimus Prime takes control of the ship, and orders the Autobot fleet away from the Quintesson trap.Īs the stunned Quintessons watch, the Autobot fleet escapes. Ending the fight, Optimus returns the Matrix to Hot Rod's chest cavity, restoring him to his status as Rodimus Prime.Īs Optimus Prime takes his leave, the other Autobots find their battered leader and inform him that the equally battered ship is being evacuated. Hot Rod puts up a brave fight in a moment of compassion trying to help Optimus, Hot Rod is physically overcome by Optimus, but the influence of the Matrix allows Prime to overcome the Quintessons' programming. Optimus is nothing more than a 'robotic zombie', combined with 'lingering remnants' of his personality and memories. Optimus re-assumes command and orders an all-out attack on a supposed Quintesson base.įighting against both Hot Rod and himself, Optimus flashes back to his own reanimation at the hands of the Quintessons, who stole his corpse and reanimated it with their own evil programming to lead all Autobots into a trap. This puts everyone in a pretty bad mood ( Springer swears vengeance - particularly for Arcee - while Grimlock spends at least a minute stomping and thumping his tail). He then departs and leaves the others stranded.Īfter returning to Cybertron, Optimus informs the Autobots that Rodimus and the others were killed by the Quintessons. Without the Matrix inside him, Rodimus reverts to Hot Rod and declares, 'Let's party!' Optimus evidently has other plans and attacks the Autobots and sets the auto-destruct sequence to the mausoleum ship. Rodimus Prime eagerly (too eagerly) returns the Matrix of Leadership to him, despite Prime's bizarre behavior and damaged appearance, and against the advice of Kup and Ultra Magnus. Optimus can give them no explanation to his apparent resurrection, just the typical near-death experience of seeing darkness and then a light at the end of the tunnel. The Autobots are amazed and confused at Prime's presence. With their ranks bolstered by the mighty warrior's firepower, they quickly drive the freaked out Decepticons into retreat. However, they cannot investigate further because the Decepticons have followed them inside and attack them (turns out Galvatron has wised up to the detonate-three-quarters thing.) The fierce battle that follows appears lost for the Autobots, when suddenly they are saved by none other than Optimus Prime. To satisfy his curiosity and against the opinions of the other Autobots, Rodimus opens Prime's tomb, only to find it empty. When he finds the others he swears he has seen Optimus Prime alive. particularly when he sees what looks like the fully animated form of Optimus Prime.

While exploring by himself, Daniel is stuck in a dark room with robot corpses and gets appropriately creeped out. What's left of the ship can't support human life for long, however, so they take refuge on board the nearby Autobot Mausoleum, an interstellar tomb containing many of their deceased comrades, most notably the venerated Optimus Prime.

On the run from Galvatron, Rodimus Prime, Arcee, Ultra Magnus, Kup, Spike and Daniel try the old 'detonate three-quarters of the ship' trick to lose their pursuers. Don't you hate when your stuff goes missing?

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