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{{Other uses|Optimus Prime}}
{{seealso|Nova Prime}}

'''Optimus Prime''' is a [[fictional character]] from the [[Shattered Glass (Transformers)|Shattered Glass]] [[Transformers]] series. Introduced as a character at [[BotCon]] 2008, he is an evil version of the heroic Optimus Prime from a parallel dimension.  

==2008 Shattered Glass Generation 1==
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| caption     = ''Shattered Glass'' Optimus Prime toy
| first       = ''Transformers: Timelines'' Volume 2 issue 3, "Shattered Glass"
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| Abilities = * [[Shapeshifting]]
* [[Superhuman durability]]
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|Affiliation = Autobot
| Alternatemodes = Semi-truck
|Function = Emperor of Destruction
|motto = "''All sentient beings are free to follow me. Refusal means destruction!''"
| partner = Goldbug, [[Grimlock]], Jazz, Ratchet
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A new Optimus Prime character appeared as the centerpiece for the 2008 [[BotCon]] exclusive toy set. This Optimus Prime leads the Autobots in a [[mirror universe]] where the Autobots are evil and the Decepticons are good.

===Development===
The initial concept for Shattered Glass Optimus Prime has him colored dark red and black, but this was abandoned because it looked too much like Cybertron Galaxy Force Optimus Prime.

===Reception===
[[Image:tafd164.jpg|left|thumb|240px||Tomart's Action Figure Digest issue 164]]
The BotCon 2008 set was chosen as the "Action Figure Digest Hot Pick." This version of Optimus Prime was featured on their magazine cover.<ref>{{cite journal |last1= |first1= |last2= |first2= |year=2008 |title=Botcon 2008 Transformers... Unite |journal=Tomart's Action Figure Digest |volume=1 |issue=164 |pages=32–35 |publisher=Tomart Publications |doi= |url= |accessdate= }}</ref>

===Fictional biography===
{{Quote|During Cybertron's Golden Age of peace, an elite few served as the guardians of Cybertron's accumulated knowledge. Among these data clerks was Optronix. A low-level operator who sought to replace those above him, Optronix turned his research skills to finding methods of manipulation. Eventually, he rose to prominence; however, when his activities were uncovered, he was removed from service and left purposeless. Deep in his Ember though, Optronix believed he was best fit to lead Cybertron. He hungered for power and through his studies, he determined that military might was the only way to achieve his goals. Preaching a philosophy of destruction and conquest, he eventually began re-engineering his body as well as taking on a new name: Optimus Prime. He then began refashioning the bodies of his followers into weapons as well. Armed with weapons and a uniting philosophy, he declared his warriors autonomous from the rest of Cybertron and thus named them the Autobots!}}

===Animated series===
Optimus Prime appeared in [[Transformers G1 Shattered Glass 1986 movie]]: Episode 1.

===Comics===
====2008 Fun Publications====
[[Image:OptimusPrimeBotConSG.png|left|thumb|240px|''Shattered Glass Optimus Prime greets Cliffjumper]]
Optimus Prime appears as leader of the Autobot forces in the ''Transformers: Timelines'' story "[[Shattered Glass (Transformers)|Shattered Glass]]" by [[Fun Publications]]. When [[Cliffjumper]] (actually the Generation 1 character from a parallel universe) is seemingly discovered alive, Optimus welcomes his old friend back to the Autobot fold. After learning that Clffjumper is not the evil Autobot he remembers, he shoots Cliffjumper and leaves him to fend for himself in the Rad Zone. Optimus plans to launch his new warship, the ''Ark'', to conquer Earth, but Cliffjumper aids [[Megatron (Shattered Glass)|Megatron]]'s heroic Decepticon forces in a successful an attack on the ''Ark'''s launch platform.<ref>{{cite comic |colorist=Espen Grundetjern |date=Botcon 2008 |editor=Pete Sinclair & Brian Savage |inker=[[Don Figueroa]] |issue=3 |letterer=Jesse Wittenrich |penciller=Don Figueroa |publisher=Fun Publications |story=Shattered Glass |title=Transformers Timelines |volume=2 |writer=Pete Sinclair & Benson Yee}}</ref>

Optimus Prime appears in the text-based fiction ''[[Dungeons & Dinobots]]''. He commands the Autobots to attacked the Arch-Ayr fuel dump. The attack is thwarted when the main Decepticon forces are augmented by the Mayhem Suppression Squad. When Wheeljack attacks both the Autobots and Decepticons with a massive force of drone Dinobots, Optimus offers to allow the outcast Autobot scientist to rejoin the Autobot ranks if the Dinobots destroy the Decepticons. The Dinobots prove unstable and go on a rampage, attacking everyone - including each other. Optimus punishes Wheeljack by having Ratchet reformat him for Earth mode (painfully) and then assigning him to the ''Ark'' repair crew, on the advice of Side Burn. He punishes Blurr for allowing his heroic Decepticon cousin [[Crasher]] (part of the Mayhem Suppression Squad) to live. When Grimlock returns to the Autobots, Optimus lets him live because the Dinobot has gained a useful intelligence and helps in work on the ''Ark''.

Megatron is captured by the Autobot Targetmasters in ''[[Do Over]]''. When Optimus learns Megatron has been captured, he rushes to be the one who kills his old enemy, despite the closing launch window of the ''Ark''. When confronted by Optimus Prime, Megatron attempts to use the Autobot Targetmaster Nightstick to shoot the Autobot leader, but [[Nightstick (Transformers)|Nightstick]] takes control of Megatron's arm. Megatron then tricks Optimus into using Megatron's own sword to cut Megatron's hand off, freeing him from Nightstick. Optimus fails to kill his foe and misses the launching of the ''Ark'', which has been taken over by Rodimus. He then takes out his anger on Blurr.

In ''[[Reunification]]'', Optimus is seen building his new ultimate weapon, [[Omega Doom (Transformers)|Omega Doom]]. He learns that Megatron has supposedly been killed by watching a broadcast from the Autobot reporter [[Rook (Transformers)|Rook]]. When Kup leads the Autobots Camshaft, Hound and [[Warpath (Transformers)#Transformers: Timelines|Warpath]] in an attempt to assassinate Optimus Prime, the Autobot leader easily defeats the four rebels. [[Alpha Trion#Transformers: Timelines|Alpha Trion]] then attempts to kill Optimus, but Optimus uses Omega Doom against the ancient mech. Prime then sends Doom against the Decepticons.

Optimus appears in a flashback in ''[[The Coming Storm (Transformers)|The Coming Storm]]'', shooting Nightscream.

Optimus Prime appears in the 2012 BotCon ''Invasion'' lithograph by [[Casey Coller]] and [[Josh Perez]].<REF>http://tformers.com/transformers-botcon-2012-transformers-invasion-box/17534/news.html</REF>

Optimus later leads an attack on [[Decepticon City]] on Earth, during which he engages Galvatron in a duel in which Rodimus interferes. As a result he is badly damaged, and when the Autobots retreat to Cybertron he and several other fallen Autobots are dumped into space, where they encounter [[Unicron]]. Though he is initially resistant to Unicron's offer to cleanse his mind of chaos, he later relents after Unicron shows him a vision of his "greatest victory" and accepts reformatting into [[Nova Prime]], leader of the [[Knights of Unicron]].

====Transformers: Mosaic====
Optimus Prime appears in the Transformers Mosaic story "[[I Will Be God]]" by [[Wout Jut]].<ref>https://www.seibertron.com/comics/mosaics/view.php?mosaic_id=618</ref>

===Games===
''Shattered Glass'' Optimus Prime appeared in the 2016 mobile game [[Transformers: Earth Wars]].

[[image:Optimusprimesgftf.jpg|right|thumb|''Shattered Glass'' Optimus Prime in Forged to Fight]]
''Shattered Glass'' Optimus Prime appeared in the 2017 ''[[Forged to Fight]]'' game. He is depicted as the ''Combiner Wars'' Optimus Prime toy.

[[image:Optimusprimesgmtg.jpg|left|thumb|''Shattered Glass'' Optimus Prime in Magic: The Gathering]]
Both ''Generation 1'' and ''Shattered Glass'' Optimus Prime had cards in the [[Magic: The Gathering]] [[Brothers' War]] card game in 2022.

===Toys===
* '''''Hasbro Transformers Timelines'' Voyager Optimus Prime''' (2008)
:A BotCon 2008 exclusive recolor of the Voyager ''Classic'' Optimus Prime figure, done in purple and black with painted-in "battle damage". The toy has purple Autobot logos and the phrase "''Till all are gone.''" on the side of the vehicle mode.<ref>[http://botcon.com/Botcon08/08figures.cfm BotCon.com - '08 Figures]</ref>
:Optimus carries a laser cannon and ion blaster which combine into a shoulder cannon.<ref>http://www.unicron.com/tfitem/itemimage_view.php?mode=instructions&itemID=1508&imageID=907</ref>

* '''''Hasbro Transformers Timelines'' Deluxe Optimus Prime''' (2012)
:A BotCon 2012 exclusive recolor of Deluxe ''Reveal the Shield'' Optimus Prime. Comes with a sword.

[[image:optimusprimecw-box.jpg|right|thumb|''Combiner Wars'' Optimus Prime toy box]]
*'''''Hasbro Transformers Generations Combiner Wars'' Voyager Optimus Prime''' (2015)
:A new mold. Turns from robot to semi-truck cab. Also forms the torso of a ''Combiner Wars'' style combiner. 
:This toy was repurposed as ''Shattered Glass'' Optimus Prime for the ''[[Forged to Fight]]'' game.

* '''''Masterpiece'' Shattered Glass Optimus Prime''' (2016)
:A recolor of ''[[Transformers: Masterpiece]]'' MP-10 Optimus Prime as the ''Shattered Glass'' version; it includes a trailer that converts into an upright accessory for the figure in robot mode. It comes with a [[Matrix (Transformers)|Matrix]] accessory despite ''Shattered Glass'' Optimus never being shown to possess one, as well as a translucent green version of Optimus' [[Energon]] axe.

*'''''Flame Toys Furai Model'' Shattered Glass Optimus Prime (Attack Mode)''' (2019)

*'''''Hasbro Transformers Generations War for Cybertron Trilogy'' Shattered Glass Optimus Prime and Shattered Glass Ratchet''' (2020) 

*'''''Flame Toys Kuro Kara Kuri'' Shattered Glass Optimus Prime''' (2021)

*'''''Super7 Super Cyborg'' Optimus Prime (purple)''' (2022)
:A non-transforming figure with removable chest plate.

*'''''Blokees Galaxy Verions'' Optimus Prime (IDW)''' (2023)

*'''''Threezero'' Shattered Glass Optimus Prime''' (2023)

*'''''Blokees Defender'' SG- Optimus Prime''' (2025)

*'''''Blokees Defender'' SG- Optimus Prime Vehicle''' (2025)

*'''''Takara MPG'' Shattered Glass Optimus Prime''' (2025)

{{seealso|Battle Sentinel SG SP}}
{{Seealso|Commander (Mastermind Creations)}}
{{Seealso|Double Shattered Glass Konvoy}}
{{seealso|Evil Leader}}
{{seealso|Icon Blaster}}
{{seealso|Mirrored Commander}}
{{Seealso|Nemesis Motion Base}}
{{seealso|Optiaim vs. Hot Flame}}
{{seealso|Purple Power Baser}}
{{Seealso|TAW God Sword}}

===Gallery===
<gallery>
image:nemesismotionbase-base.jpg|BTS [[Nemesis Motion Base]] in base mode with ''Shattered Glass'' Optimus Prime
image:optimusprime-sggodsword.jpg|''Shattered Glass'' Optimus Prime with TAW-01GS God Sword
image:optimusprime-smallestsgtoy.jpg|Heerotoysmaker Botcon Optimus Prime toy
</gallery>
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==Shattered Glass Transformers: Prime==
[[image:sgtfprime.jpg|right|thumb|240px|Shattered Glass Transformers: Prime concept art by ehobby]]
A proposed but unrealized release by ehobby was Transformers: Prime Optimus and Prime recolored purple for Shattered Glass Transformers: Prime.
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==2020 Shattered Glass Transformers Cyberverse==
This version of Optimus Prime appeared in BotCon 2020 fiction.
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==References==
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==External links==
*http://acestoystore.com/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=7&products_id=137
*http://www.cliffbee.com/reviews/evilprime.php
*http://www.tfu.info/2008/Autobot/BCOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm
*http://www.unicron.us/tf2008/toypix/shattered_optimus_prime.htm

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