Prime (disambiguation)

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 * 1 Franchises
 * 2 Transformer component
 * 3 Rank
 * 4 Locations
 * 5 Fictional stories
 * 6 What it is not
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Franchises

 * 2010 — Transformers: Prime, a television series and franchise with accompanying toyline.

Transformer component

 * 1985 — Prime, a little-used name for Generation 1 Optimus Prime's cart-sized drone usually known as Roller.
 * 2004 — Prime Force, a team of drones used by Energon Optimus Prime.
 * 2004 — Prime Spark, a special Spark shared by the Optimuses who met together in the story "Prime Spark".

Rank
The rank Prime, held by many characters, generally bearers of the Matrix of Leadership.


 * Matrix bearers


 * Optimus Prime, a name that has been applied to many different characters who have a tendency to carry the Matrix of Leadership.
 * Sentinel Prime, a name that has been applied to many different characters who have a tendency to die and precede Optimus Prime as Autobot leader.
 * 1986 — Rodimus Prime, the form taken by Hot Rod when he gets the Matrix in most of the Generation 1 continuities.
 * 1990 — Prime Nova, a past Matrix bearer first mentioned in the Generation 1 Marvel comics.
 * 2000 — Omega Prime, the combined form of Robots in Disguise (2001) Optimus Prime, who has the Matrix, and Robots in Disguise Ultra Magnus, who wants the Matrix.
 * 2003 — Alpha Prime, another name for Primon, the first Matrix-bearer in some continuities.
 * 2003 — Guardian Prime, one more past Matrix-bearer, also foisted upon us by the Dreamwave Generation 1 comics.
 * 2005 — Vector Prime, guardian of time and space, one of the thirteen original Transformers, and incidentally, apparently another Matrix-bearer.
 * 2007 — Nova Prime, who abandoned the Matrix for the Darkness in the 2005 IDW continuity.
 * 2008 — Zeta Prime, the ill-fated interim Prime who went too far after the Decepticons' rise in the 2005 IDW continuity.
 * 2009 — The Dynasty of Primes, the group of ancient Cybertronians who hid their Matrix and restored it in Revenge of the Fallen.
 * 2009 — Bendy-Bus Prime, apparently somehow part of the Dynasty.
 * 2011 — Nominus Prime, the elitist Senate puppet who sowed the seeds for the Decepticon revolution in the 2005 IDW continuity.
 * 2015 — Shotimus Prime, the form taken by Hot Shot when he gets the Matrix in certain continuities.
 * 2019 — Zeta Prime, the Prime from the Cyberverse cartoon.


 * Schmucks too good for disco


 * Nemesis Prime, a name that has been applied to several different characters, one of which carries the Dead Matrix.
 * 2000 — Primal Prime, the Vok-created Living Matrix and leader of the Wreckers.
 * 2002 — Prime is the Japanese name for Armada Sparkplug, who hung on to the Matrix after Armada Optimus Prime died.
 * 2007 — Leo Prime, another name for Lio Convoy, a high-ranking Maximal with an Energon Matrix, which is not the Matrix.
 * 2007 — Modus Prime, the first of the Mini-Cons and their leader in the Classics portion of the Generation 1 series.
 * 2008 — Longarm Prime, the Autobot intelligence officer disguise of Shockwave from Animated.
 * 2009 — Rodimus Prime, the Autobot Elite Guard member and leader of Team Athenia from Animated.
 * 2009 — Nexus Prime, one of the 13 and the guardian of Rarified Energon.
 * 2010 — Sentinel Zeta Prime, leader of Cybertron before Optimus Prime from Prime.
 * 2010 — Megatronus Prime, former name of The Fallen given in the Transformers Vault (in other media, it's just "Megatronus" sans "Prime").
 * 2010 — Big Bang Prime, an Autobot bound to Beta Supreme from Animated.
 * 2010 — Override Prime, an Autobot bound to Kappa Supreme from Animated.
 * 2010 — Fire Prime, an Autobot commander killed by Cosmic Rust during the Great War from Animated.
 * 2012 — Any of the many Town Commanders with the rank of Prime from the Cybertron Satellite promotion.
 * 2017 — Magnus Prime, a City Commander binary-bonded to Ginrai who looks just like Optimus.
 * 2017 — Septimus Prime, philosopher-king ruler of Protihex from the 2005 IDW continuity.
 * 2019 — Coffeemus Prime, the Line League cosplayer from BotBots.

Locations

 * 2006 — Gorlam Prime, the old name of a planet in the same sector of space as the Benzuli Expanse.
 * 2010 — Giedi Prime, a planet in Animated.

Fictional stories
Several stories contained the word "Prime".


 * 2004 — "Prime Spark", a prose story in which Armada Optimus Prime, who happens to be a Matrix-bearer, meets some other Transformers named Optimus, including Generation 1 Optimus Prime, who also happens to be a Matrix-bearer.


 * Television


 * 1985 — "A Prime Problem", in which nobody thought to check which Optimus Prime had the Matrix.
 * 1985 — "Prime Target", in which a hunter was targeting Optimus Prime, who has the Matrix.
 * 1987 — "The Return of Optimus Prime", in part 2 of which Optimus Prime fights Rodimus Prime for the Matrix.
 * 2010 — Transformers: Prime, a television series and franchise with accompanying toyline.


 * Comics


 * 1985 — "Prime Time!", an issue of the Marvel Comics Generation 1 comic book in which Optimus Prime gets back the Matrix.
 * 2002 — Transformers: Generation 1 vol. 1: Prime Directive, a six-part Dreamwave Generation One miniseries which has a bunch of Autobots reactivated by the Matrix.
 * 2005 — "Vector Prime: In the Beginning", an issue of the Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club comic which includes a flashback with Optimus Prime opening the Matrix.
 * 2010 — "Transformers: Prime", the comic prequel to the television series.
 * 2011 — Transformers: Prime, a series of comic adaptations of Prime episodes.


 * Books


 * 2011 — "Prime Target"


 * Games


 * 2011 — Transformers Prime: Terrorcon Defense, a Transformers: Prime online game.
 * 2012 — Transformers: Prime - The Game

What it is not
Prime should not be confused with:


 * Prima, the first Transformer and Matrix-bearer.
 * Primon, another early Transformer and Matrix-bearer of unclear relation to Prima.
 * Primus, the Transformer god, who made the Matrix.
 * Optimus Primal, the munky from Beast Wars, who had an Energon Matrix in Japan.
 * Primacron, the mighty ape-like creator of Unicron, who just doesn't get it.
 * The thirteen original Transformers, who as a whole are sometimes simply called the Primes.

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