Post by Deleted on Nov 16, 2022 22:49:36 GMT
Optimus Prime
Nicknames: OP, Prime
Age: Early 40s
Gender: Male
Faction: Autobot
Alt Mode: Western Star 4964EX semi
G.H.O.S.T, Civilian, or Other: GHOST/Autobot leader
Residence: GHOST Headquarters, Autobot City
GENERAL INFO
Weapons:
Ion Cannon
Energon Axe
Fist Claws
Holoform: Comic version of Peter Cullen
Personality:
There is much to a mech such as Optimus. First, Optimus is a deeply compassionate and caring type. Not only does he care for the Cybertronians and humans he's gotten to know and considers family, but also expresses a great deal of compassion and care towards all forms of life. Despite being a big, strong, powerful Cybertronian, even enough to give Ironhide a run for his shanix, the Prime is surprisingly gentle and tender, seeming always highly aware of just how much damage he can cause if he isn't careful. It is this aspect of Optimus that has not only made it possible for others to get along with him so well but is something admired by many under his leadership.
What really stands out is how much Optimus truly contrasts to Megatron. Compared to his long-time nemesis, the red and blue mech is level headed and calm, being able to keep his cool and keep himself collected in some of the most dire situations. At least, for the most part. He is firm and often stern when necessary but is also just as fair and willing to listen to reason, always trying to see the bigger picture before him and consider the pros and cons. Optimus also has an indomitable will and an unshakeable loyalty, and has a deep belief in fairness and justice for all forms of life. Some even describe Optimus being quite open minded and trusting, almost to the point of being too trusting from time to time and occasionally expresses a sense of humor.
But, even a good sparked bot such as Optimus Prime has his down sides. For one, Optimus has been known to still take risks and press his own luck, viewing himself no different to his fellow Autobots. He is just as likely to talk out strategy and tactics as he is likely to take things into his own hands without telling a soul of what he is planning while at other times he will improvise a plan, coordinating with others as a situation progresses. In such situations as combat or dire situations, Optimus expresses a calculating but serious side, knowing when the time calls for humor and when its time to get down to business; though Prime himself has never been above giving sarcastic quips or dishing out some jokes to lighten the mood.
Yet, the years of a seemingly unending war has taken its toll on Optimus, sometimes which is visible and other times he is more than capable of carefully hiding. Optimus has begun to doubt his own efforts and feeling ever more responsible for the loss of life over the years, stemming from his inability to handle the problems that caused the war, especially not being move involved from much earlier in the war. Such things weigh heavily on his spark and sometimes haunts the Prime to the point he becomes restless and distant, lingering on the past and dreading the future, even in the current times when things seem to be looking up. His faith has more than been shaken a time or two over the tragedies in his life. His trust has also been tested a time or two, with the weakness in Optimus willing to give others the benefit of the doubt coming back to bite him in the aft.
So, to say the least, Optimus' personality has been a balance of his usual self and his darker emotions. He's coming to realize risks are necessary and sometimes has shown to take a darker personality when the battle is heated or his loved ones are in danger, going to a state of battle lust and rage not often seen in Optimus before. Now, it is a less occurrence with the war over, but there is no doubt at times Optimus' darker side shows.
Likes:
+Stargazing
+Seeing his fellow Autobots at peace
+History
+Time for himself
+Researching/Reading
Dislikes:
+Those who harm his loved ones
+Being unable to help others
+His negative emotions
+Feeling isolated
+Seeing peace end
PERSONAL INFO
Family:
Alpha Trion (Father figure)
Ultra Magnus (Close friend/blood brother)
Hot Rod (Protege/Son of sorts)
Mate: Elita-1
History:
Optimus originally went by the name of Orion Pax, a simple bot who preferred the simple things in life. From the moment he came online, his life seemed exactly that as he went to study at the Cybertronian Academy of Science and Technology, and was known to be an exceptional mind of intellectual pursuits during this time. He even came under the guidance of the old veteran Alpha Trion who became like a mentor to the young bot. Though he kept in touch and continued to work at the archives, it became a secondary thing in his off time as he began training and graduated the police academy on Cybertron roughly after his graduation from the Cybertronian Academy of Science and Technology.
Despite his obvious talents, Orion was but part of the lower caste, and initially did not think much of his place in the world until he began seeing what the Senate was trying to cover up. The young mech witnessed first hand on some assignments how corrupt some of his fellow officers were and how some of those considered useless were treated, even more so during the slow uprisings from those even lower than his own caste. Going against the grain, Orion began researching and releasing important classified information to Cybertron’s news networks, and would eventually meet a higher class femme by the name of Elita who became acquaintance to more in a short time much to Orion’s own surprise. Despite how different the two were, they soon began dating and at the same time Orion came to meet the leader of the new call for change, Megatron.
The gladiator and officer saw the world differently, yet somehow their desires to change Cybertron soon made them close friend and allies, until a philosophical difference tore them apart soon enough. Not long after, Orion himself was severely damaged in one of the Decepticon raids of energon warehouses in Iacon, the mech recklessly attacking in response to the harm of innocent civilians, including a close friend by the name of Dion who did not survive the attack. Put out of commission for months, Orion required extensive repairs to the point it became necessary to give him a reformatting at the behest of Alpha Trion.
By the time Orion returned to active duty, Sentinel Prime was dead and the war had become more public. Without hesitation, Orion Pax joined the war, often stepping up as a leader in his units and becoming quite close to many, including Ultra Magnus, Jazz, Ironhide, and old friend Ratchet. Eventually, it came time for a new leader being needed among the Autobots, and Orion was chosen by the Matrix to become its next bearer, a burden of which young Pax chose to carry and ultimately became Optimus Prime. From then on, Optimus fought harder than ever and became a formidable opponent to his former friend and ultimately the warlord’s equal over the course of many battles until the planet fell into an energy crisis.
in secret, the Ark was constructed to take a fateful voyage to find energon or other energy sources to help their home and in the hopes to end the war. Unfortunately, the day of its launch the Decepticons launched a strike after getting the necessary intel to discover this secret project. Optimus painfully watched as many fell and others unable to board, such as his own Conjunx Elita. Forced to leave those who could not make it behind, Optimus set his crew on their path to find energy, but were closely pursued by their long-time enemies resulting in a battle aboard the Ark that sent it and the Nemesis spiraling out of control and crashing on a prehistoric Earth at the time.
Years later, Optimus, the other Autobots, and the Decepticons reawakened on modern Earth in 1984, reigniting the war when it came to taking Earth's resources as well as finding their precious source of energon. The war continued for sometime until finally, Optimus and a small group of Autobots blew up the space bridge that fed the main operations of the Decepticons, eventually resulting in the end of the war 9 years later. Since then, the war has ended and the Decepticons have all but dissolved while Optimus and the Autobots have began integrating into Earth society while now stranded for good. In those years, Optimus has helped found GHOST and serves as a main representative for the Autobots, working alongside some of the Autobots such as Elita, his conjunx, and a reformed Megatron, attempting to capture and hope to rehabilitate or change the minds of the rogue Decepticons still out and about.
ABOUT YOU
OOC Alias: Tundra
Age: 28
Preferred Pronouns: She/Her