Optimus Prime clone
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- Optimus Prime clones are Decepticon drones from the Generation 1 continuity family.
In order to infiltrate the Autobots, Megatron created a remote-controlled Optimus Prime clone, also known as the Prime double.[1] Utterly mindless, it is a direct mouthpiece for whoever wears its control helmet. Its physical resemblance is minutely accurate; neither Teletraan I's powerful and accurate scans nor an ad-hoc race could distinguish it from the real Optimus Prime. Sometimes, there are a few of him.
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Fiction
The Transformers cartoon
- Voice actor: Peter Cullen (English), Tesshō Genda (Japanese), Francis Lax (European French)
As part of an overly complicated plan to lure the Autobots into a crevasse filled with korlonium crystals, Megatron decided to create a clone of Optimus Prime. To get the data, Laserbeak caused Optimus Prime to tumble over a cliff and lose consciousness, then took holographic photographs of the fallen Autobot.
The clone was created with the clone synthesizer, and was sent to the Autobots. The clone led them back to their base, where he played in awkward moments such as misnaming several Autobots and being unable to use Teletraan I. The real Optimus arrived, which made the clone implore the Autobots to shoot the "impostor". Ironhide stopped them from attacking and tests—sharpshooting and a race—were used to determine the real deal. Neither really worked.
Fooled by false readings, the Autobots postponed the deliberations and went to the crevasses to stop what they thought was an imminent explosion. There, they were confronted by a Starscream clone, which the Prime clone destroyed. This convinced the Autobots that the clone was the true Prime. But before the clone could lead them to the crevasse, Windcharger arrived and informed the Autobots that he had spied on the Decepticons with Spike Witwicky and heard of their plans concerning the Prime clone and the crevasse. The bad news was that Spike had been kidnapped by Megatron. The clone made the mistake of suggesting they ignore Spike's plight and enter the crevasse. Ironhide found this to be a sentiment unfitting the real Prime and the Autobots shot the clone, ending his short existence. A Prime Problem
Games
The Transformers (PS2)
Autobot story
Several more Optimus Clones were created by the Decepticons, supposedly duplicating Prime's abilities "down to the last transistor". The Decepticons set up a trap for the Autobots on Zel Samine by sending out a false SOS alarm. Once the Autobots were where the Decepticons wanted them to be, Megatron sicced four Optimus Clones on them. The clones were eventually felled in battle, forcing Megatron to retreat and curse Optimus Prime. The Transformers
Toys
Though no actual toy has been made for the Optimus Prime Clone, since he is an exact copy of Optimus Prime, one could purchase a second Optimus Prime toy identical to whichever one they currently possess and repurpose it as the clone.
The clone control helmet has been produced, intended for Masterpiece MP-36 Megatron, with which it is included.
Notes
- The Prime clone isn't the first replica of Optimus that Megatron creates: in "The Ultimate Doom, Part 1", he unveils an animatronic "model" of Prime which Sparkplug Witwicky is made to attack as a demonstration of Doctor Arkeville's hypno-chip. Obviously, without the use of the necessary holographic pictures or the clone synthesizer, one assumes that this Optimus isn't an identical replica of the real thing beyond the surface.
Foreign names
- Japanese: Clone Convoy (クローンコンボイ Kurōn Konboi)
References
- ↑ It was called both in the script.
