Transformers: How Strong is Michael Bay's Optimus Prime? 

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Decepticon: *threatens human lives* Bayverse Optimus prime: “So you have chosen.... Death”

Optimus is so powerful they always need a reason for him to be late to the battle or else it would be too short

Bayverse Prime: Kills a bunch of Decepticons in a brutal way Also Bayverse Prime: Says an amazing speech at the end of the movie

Quotes of Optimus Prime: • Freedom is the right of all sentient beings. • One Shall Stand, One Shall Fall. • You Picked the Wrong Planet! • Give me your Face! • I Rise, You Fall! • I am Coming. • I’m coming for you! • YOU DIE! • I WILL KILL YOU!!!! • AAAAAAHHHHHHH!!!!!!!

how strong is bayverse prime? michael bay: yes.

I always took him looking around after killing bonecrusher as him trying to make sure he wasn't going to get ambushed by Decepticons

Decepticons doing evil scheme: Also Decepticons: Why do I hear boss music?

"You can't spell Optimus Prime without OP"-Jazz probably.

what's annoying is how everyone complains about Optimus being brutal in combat while ignoring the fact that literally everyone on both sides fights the exact same way. Bumblebee literally tore Ravage in half and used one half to beat another Decepticon he was fighting in ROTF

Bay Optimus has his shortcomings, but every time I hear Peter Cullen’s iconic voice I can’t help but soften up to him. Great vid as always my man.🤝

Megatron: you should have gone for the he.... Scary bone breaking noises intensifies* Prime: I just did.

I always imagined the bayverse prime as being broken by millenia of war, where he lost many friends, was betrayed by the one he would have called a brother and on earth was betrayed by his father figure and the humans he swore to protect. Additionally he didn't have the Matrix of Leadership until he was already on earth, so the wisdom of all primes couldn't have helped him (not that there was much wisdom to gain from these guys).

i feel like bayverse optimus has ptsd

Honestly I can see why he's mad all the time he seen his brothers slaughtered, and seen innocent humans slaughtered. He has to fight decepticons that wants to kill him and felt guilt for having his closes Autobots killed when he could have done something, just look at Ironhide or ratchet. If that happened to me I wouldn't handle myself. I feel like this bayprime wants redemption It looks like it to, but he is to troubled.

*decipticon exist* *decipticon does bad thing* Optimus: *Here I go killing again*

Megatron: exists Optimus: I'm about to end this man's whole career.

Decepticons: Bayverse Optimus Prime: "Peace was never an option"

I think people underrate michael’s designs of Optimus

I actually likes bayverse optimus prime design more than g1

Honestly I really love the Michael Bay Optimus. Not just because I grew up with him but I feel like he's the most realistic and relatable Optimus that I've seen. Some of the other Optimus incarnations seem too nice, I don't mind that but it just doesn't really feel right. That's why I also like Transformers Prime Optimus because he has the combination of both Michael Bay's and the original Optimus personalities.

I’ve always wondered how in battle form, they’re all scratched up and shit. But in vehicle form they’re all pristine like.

Decepticons: Exist Bay Optimus: So anyways, I started B L A S T I N G

Every single final battle is just optimus going "fuck it, imma win"

I wondered how Peter Cullen felt while recording the lines for this brutal version of prime, to my knolage in an interview for Age of extinction he said that some lines were hard to say... So that in mind i dont know if he deep down liked this incarnation of prime

He's a great rendition of the character that I feel doesn't get enough credit sometimes. He's been through quite a lot of hard ships and has had some brief moments of self reflection along the way. Interestingly enough, along with the rise of seemingly dangerous foes in each film comes more loss and pain for Prime. In Transformers 07, he lost Jazz who while not having a big role in the film acting as like the morale of the group and went out in a blaze of glory before being ripped apart by Megatron. This was also probably the only Transformers film where Prime was acting a little humorous with how he was constantly getting a little naggy with waiting for Sam to hand them the cube when they thought he had it. In Transformers 2, he died. Saving Sam, but failing to stop the progression of the Decepticons plot and rise to power. Then, he is brought back, but still in a weakened state until he merges with Jet Fire to gain a greater power than before and never will he fall so easily again. Then in T3, he brought back his master only to be betrayed by him and have one of his greatest allies Ironhide killed in the process. In T4, he and his kind are then hunted down by those he sought to protect, and one of his closet friends are killed and melted down for parts by humans to make their own "superior" Transformers. In the end, he avenges his fallen comrades in this "Age of Extinction" by killing the one human that deserved it, as well as his Cybertronian accomplice. And come TLK, he has some hope in humanity restored thanks to Kaid, but is tricked into betraying all of mankind and the Knights by Quintessa. In that moment he became his own worst enemy. He became just as desperate as his fallen master Sentinel and just as ruthless as his brother in arms Megatron. Only after he aids Kaid as The Last Knight does he find his redemption, and in return remnants of Cybertron collide with Earth, providing hope that one day the Transformer's home will be fully restored at last. It's a ruff journey, but through it all you can see why he has become so bloodthirsty. But that isn't necessarily a bad thing because through it all he people like Bumblebee, Kaid, Sam, etc. to remind him of why he fights in the first place.

After he killed Bonecrusher in the 1st movie and started looking around, I think it was implied that he was looking for more hostiles nearby instead of seeing if anyone saw him kill the deception.

He is the strongest in the bayverse for 1 reason P L O T A R M O R

G1 Optimus: Is nice Also Bayverse prime: I will fight anyone, who stands in my way...

Man, among all the diferent designs of Optimus Prime, I must say the best one is from the 2007, 2008 films. Such a badass look with the blue and red flames. The truck was pretty too.

Honestly I feel like this Optimus has PTSD due to these reasons he's seen brothers and sisters be slaughtered without mercy from the Decepticons causing him to be really emotional and angry most of the time causing him to think dangerously therefore I believe Optimus is stronger much stronger than perhaps even Megatron I'll stick to the Knightverse Optimus

8:39,2014:Yeah ,he's on our side 2017:We're doomed

Bay optimus did easily handle 3 of the strongest decepticons at the same time, only losing due to having to make sure sam was still okay

I love how in every Transformers movie Optimus becomes more and more ruthless

This version of Optimus Prime is my favourite cause he is willing to do what's necessary to save lives including decapitating his nemesis or on killing spree on group of decepticons and still maintains his moral code

I don't care what anyone says. I love Michael Bay's Transformers, I love Optimus Prime And I am so excited for MORE

Me personally....and maybe cause I developed more of a connection to the bay optimus cause I grew up with this version so I may be a bit Bias....but I think the bay optimus is the most life like, he's more relatable and being able to see these dark and sad Sides of him is what I love about this version rather than a leader that's always collected and always know what to do. I prefer it cause he expresses himself when he fights....has more meaning behind the action, meaning in terms of you can feel the energy behind it, the anger, the betrayal, the loss, the pain. I think he's the most realistic because hes the one that's actually broken down. Staying calm and collected when your best friend dies isn't a natural response to a situation, being betrayed by your mentor sentinel, the person who prime looked up to the same way the autobots look up to optimus. I think there's more to these films than meets the eye, it's just the execution of them that wasn't very great.

Optimus will always be my favorite! He's so cool!

I mean this prime might be brutal but that makes him realistic. He’s been fighting for hundreds of years and that has to wear down on someone’s psyche eventually. He’s become angry and brutal from seeing countless friends die and even his best of friends die too the humans he sacrificed so much to protect. This prime has tons of characters and still stands as a great leader with some examples in the first movie where he’s willing to sacrifice himself to destroy the allspark and says that humans deserve to choose for themselves if they are to die, heck megatron even says that he fights for the weak. You can’t forget that one line he gave in ROTF when his back his too the wall and he’s told that if they sacrifice just one human it could save their species, but deep down he knows that they’ll never stop one and gives his life to take on 3 decepticons at once. Ba DOTM optimus chooses the lives of humanity over the option to save his home, and when sentinel calls him out about choosing humanity over his home he sticks to his morals of freedom is everyone’s right. AOE prime could’ve easily stayed hidden and allow the yaeger family to be killed but he decided to put himself in danger to save a group of people he just met, and he even goes out of his way to protect Cade when his life was in danger, and prime could’ve chosen to kill everyone in that lab but he chose not too, these people killed his soldiers and best friend but instead of killing everyone he left. Ok now the TLK I got nothing to say, that prime was just crazy murder But see this prime might be brutal but that’s just the way war is. He’s a realistic approach to the character and comes across like an old war general.

Prime is 1 of those rare leaders wherein he inspires his autobots both verbally and practically, a leader by word and example. His speeches inspire all, and his super aggressive almost reckless combat style makes him both feared and respected. Ol' boy just be like: "Aight. Imma wreck you all" casually but ever so brutally.

In my opinion, either the forest battle in ROTF or him rushing into battle in DOTM and AOE are Optimus’ greatest feats. They really show how strong and brave he truly is, taking out several waves of Decepticons in DOTM and corrupted drones in AOE, and skilled enough to hold his own against the likes of Megatron and 2 of his top-tier Decepticons.

Depends on the feats that has been shown. Optimus in the bayverse shows that he's able compete with opponents whose abilities match his -- Megatron, The Fallen, Sentinel Prime, Lockdown and Quintessa. Despite his weak spot on his backside, Optimus shows to be able to withstand high levels of plasma based energy from Megatron's Fusion Cannon, Quintessa's electricity, Shockwave's Cannon, etc. In terms of experience and skills, his fighting abilities are very effective and capable of delivering deadly attacks against his enemies. Optimus Prime unchecked is definitely a force to be reckoned with, the fact that he's able to take down opponents like Bumblebee (who most likely has more agility and speed) is impressive. Now when speaking about the new version in the Knightverse, he's very impressive in terms of his abilities to fight against high tier enemies like Soundwave or Shockwave. But, I'd have to agree that while reboot Optimus is a strong fighter, Bayverse Optimus has more options and experience in the movies that work in his favor. Also: I would like to note that in TF1, Optimus Prime actually has a couple of shots thrown at Megatron before getting overwhelmed

After the first movie… Optimus became completely unhinged realizing just how brutal the deceptions would be towards the people of Earth. Meaning he had to train harder than ever and become stronger in doing so… as we saw when he used his ion blaster and cleared the room out in 30 seconds. Completely dominating Megatron and Starscream only to dominate all 3 of them at once!

I like emotional prime, to me it shows that even though he’s the leader and people see him as “robot Jesus” he still has some flaws. Side note: all the autobots were brutal killing machines. Whenever they got to boxing 9/10 it resulted in some decepticon getting torn or blown apart. But Optimus is the poster child for brutality.

He wasn't looking around after killing Bonecrusher because "he ruined his reputation", he was clearly making sure no human seen him.

Bayverse Optimus is like a tired war veteran who just wants peace but the Decepticons just wont stop, making Prime go brutal in his combat, especially during AoE where the humans started to hunt the Autobots down which is probably where he cracked because of all the the sacrifice he put through to defend them. Also, he was most likely more merciful during the fight on Cybertron but became brutal when it came to fighting for Earth because he didn't want the humans to face the same fate, or pay for Cybertrons mistakes.

So powerful that the moment he steps on the floor, the Bay explosions begin to trigger around him.

Megatron: I will obtain the energon cube Optimus: LET'S FIND OUT! *battle mask engage*

Optimus: slaughters thousands of decepticons Also optimus: almost lost my cool there

The driller can dig through metal surface on Cybertron and Optimus drilled through it like it was nothing ,think about that,awesome or scary

I can't say one is stronger than the other, but I love seeing these characters typically portrayed as noble (Optimus, Superman, Captain America, Batman) have these righteous fury adaptations where they're angry, ruthless, and efficient.

The decepticons felt like a threat in TF1 and TF2 but after that they felt like punching bags. So maybe thats why he seems so op now. Remember in TF1 when literally the entire team of autobots retreated when Megatron came to the city? Nowadays movie they all can stand their ground against him

To be honest I like how optimus looks in transformers 1,2, and 3

Physically he is strong, but spiritually weak. Bay just wanted a cool robot to kill everything as revenge against fanboys who ridicule him online.

I think the reason he couldn't fight Megatron to the fullest in the first film was because there were civilians He's shown battling him 1v1 but receiving a lot of attacks not to damage buildings and else Had it not been in a city the fight would have probably been more even At least I think it would be because of RotF

Looks like Optimus had a "face-off" with the Fallen

Respect for using the ROTF Console game music. That game was honestly such an underrated movie game.

This surprises me, that there is a large community of Michael Bay transformers fans! It's not my favorite, but I like that fans don't stop liking what they like after so many toxic opinions are around something. Like how I do with the star wars prequels! :D

Bay optimus is really doing everything just to stop the desepticons, no matter what the cost literally, that's why he's strong

Optimus Prime: GIVE ME YOUR FACE!

when i was a kid i always assumed that optimus was this old man with an awful past i saw him as logan but less depressed basically

I tell you, I have recently fallen hard for the live action transformers movies for no reason. I loved them a lot when I was younger (as they were coming out) but now, I am obsessed.

He is preety strong. I remember seeing a youtube video counting all his fighting styles and let me tell you he knows a lot of them.

I feel like this Optimus should have been like with how Armada's was toward the end. Unicron/Sideways tells Prime that he secretly loves battle and I think if the films had Megatron say Prime is now just like him, cruel and ruthless, and enjoys battle as much as he does, it would have brought some complexity to Prime and make him reevaluate himself. I do like the idea of a war torn, PTSD like Optimus Prime, but he's too impulsive and angry and feels more like a villain sometimes.

*Before time began, there was the Cube*

Just imagine the rampage bay prime would go on if he found out bee got killed by KSI or Soundwave in the execution scene in Tf3

Whatever version he is, he's still Prime!

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I love your videos you make me joyful when I’m in my darkest hour. Great video keep up the amazing work

I always had that feeling when he took down the Driller we would see more opaf moments from him.

A movie centered on Cybertron would be amazing

Bay's Prime is exactly how he is. A badass Autobot 😎

In terms of who would win in a fight, I'd put my money on Bay Optimus, but it would be a very hard battle for both sides, and Knightverse Optimus CAN win. Here's the biggest reason why i'm betting on Bayverse Prime. Knight-verse Optimus is 18 feet tall. Bayverse Optimus is as you said is a WHOPPING 30 FEET TALL, he's even a full six feet taller than Knightverse Megatron who is confirmed to stand at 24 feet high.

The bay verse Optimus seems like he’s more human by the way he’s adapted to everything that’s happened

Ah yes More transformers videos Keep up the great content man Been a supporter of the channel for a long time

Through out the movies, Prime becomes consistently stronger and definitely deadlier.

You should do “How strong is Bay’s Bumblebee” since Bumblebee is basically the hardcore badass in the franchise

You know I never have looked at Bay optimus weakness but now that Random pointed it out this makes me see optimus in a whole new view thank you

Have always loved Michael Bay's Optimus look since the original Transformers so sweet with the face guard

This is one of the best of Optimus prime Videos Love it!!!

I love the original Bay Optimus Prime. He is by far the best looking version of the character.

I like that he has a conscious that’s what really separates the autobots from the cons

Bay Transformers movies are just a reason to string along a bunch of cool robot fight scenes. The stories don't matter at all, but I have no shame in admitting that the fights in them make the 12 year old in me drop my jaw in amazement.

Thank you for getting Primes height correct! 👏🏻👏🏻

Optimus has created mass genocide across 5 films 😭

Transformers 5: *Exist* Shockwave: die killed by a parachute.

i still love all the transformers no matter what, seeing them on the big screen is always the best

Prime is the man, or Beast of a Transformer. He is one tough bad dude. My Man Prime!! Good video and good points

Michael bay must be stopped You got the touch

its hard to say at this point who is stronger, we have seen Bay Prime kick some serious ass, but to be fair the new Prime did take on like 100 bots, some of them being heavy hitters... hope we see more of Reboot Prime to get a clearer picture. amazing vid as always dude. keep up the great work

RBG your videos always make my day

I'm down for some blue ray, keep up the great vids dude!

Bumblebee technically being a "reboot" doesn't mean that we now have "two" Optimus Prime, because it's still the same Optimus Prime, Bumblebee merely takes place before the first Transformers movie on the same timeline.

I've heard that the flames are because pure red coloring didn't work well with the cameras at the time, idk how true that is though

Not even a fan of transformers or the series. But Optimus Prime has been a hell awesome character to watch and hear. Great warrior indeed.

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He bout destroyed earth for dat Quintussy

I mean, he kills basically anyone in his line of sight that ISN'T an Autobot. He has a whole bunch of weapons he can pull out and has been shown taking down opponents much larger than himself. He's pretty damn strong.

I really like this video! Especially when you talk about solus prime. 👍🏻👍🏻

Haven’t even finished the video but saw the giveaway lol. But in all honesty, your style so far from what I’ve seen and what you’ll be talking about seems like it’ll scratch the itch that Chris McFeely’s The Basics has in brief yet concise analysis of Transformers characters and concepts. Very much looking forward to your content.