Figure Profile
Optimus Prime
Autobot
Class N/A
1984
Details
Full Name
Generation 1 Optimus Prime
Toy Line
Generation 1
Class
N/A
Release Year
1984
Height
6
Length
12
Info
Commander
Alt Modes
- Comercial Truck
Colors
- Red
- Blue
Accessories (13)
| Name | Type | Amount | Description | Color 1 | Color 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ion blaster | Gun | 1 | Large rifle available in thin and thick variants. | ||
| Rocket | Projectile / Missile | 4 | Small launchable missiles from the trailer repair droid launchers. | ||
| Fist | Hand | 2 | Left and right closed fists. Thinner and thicker variants exist with a taller 5mm port to hold the gun in later releases. | ||
| Hose | Other | 1 | Rubber hose to connect the gas nozzle the fuel pump. | ||
| Nozzle | Gun | 1 | Gas dispensing gun nozzle. | ||
| Fuel pump | Other | 1 | Connector for hose. | ||
| Energy Axe | Axe | 1 | Included with the 2003 re-issue only. | ||
| Trailer | Other | 1 | Large box trailer section with repair droid inside. Doubles as combat deck and repair bay. | ||
| Roller | Car | 1 | Small 6 wheeled assistance robot car. Can carry the gun or the Gas nozzle and pump. |
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Releases
| Release | Manner | Retailer | Country | Description | Date | Toyline | Collection |
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Individual
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General Release | General Retail | All | Original release. Running changes to accessories and the rub sign indent. More | 1984 | Generation 1 | |
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Individual
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General Release | General Retail | Japan | Featuring the original Diaclone tooling for roller and the trailer launcher for More | 1984 | Generation 1 | |
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Individual
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General Release | General Retail | Europe | Released by Milton Bradley in mainland Europe, there are 2 versions. The Takara More | 1984 | Generation 1 | |
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Individual
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General Release | General Retail | Italy | GiG release in Italy sported plastic feet and tires rather than die last metal More | 1984 | Generation 1 | |
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Individual
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Exclusive | Mail Order | United States | Available through the "Digital Doom on the Highway to Destruction" offer. Cost More | 1985 | Generation 1 | |
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Individual
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General Release | Mail Order | United States | Limited Edition promotional mail away version from PepsiCo. Trailer included a l More | 1985 | Generation 1 | |
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Convoy VS Megatron
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General Release | General Retail | Japan | Convoy vs Megatron gift set. More | 1985 | Generation 1 | |
Good Bye Convoy
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General Release | General Retail | Japan | Good Bye Convoy gift set. Prime's windows were tinted blue to match the movie. More | 1986 | Generation 1 | |
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Individual
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General Release | General Retail | Europe | Released as "Original Optimus Prime" in the European yellow "Classics" style pac More | 1990 | Classics (Europe 1990) | |
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Individual
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General Release | General Retail | Japan | #01, Convoy. Released for the 15th anniversary celebration Featured slightly m More | 2000 | 15th Anniversary | |
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Individual
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Exclusive | JAFCON | Japan | Convoy Black Version. Exclusively released at the 2000 JAFCON convention all co More | 2000 | 15th Anniversary | |
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Individual
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Exclusive | General Retail | Japan | #01 Convoy Gold Version. Released as a Luck Draw item, only 25 are known to exis More | 2000 | 15th Anniversary | |
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Convoy (Tokubetsu Shiyō)
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General Release | General Retail | Japan | #01. Convoy (Tokubetsu Shiyō) Released as the "2002 New Year Special". Feature More | 2002 | None | |
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Individual
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Exclusive | Toys R' Us | United States | Series I. Features safety modifications that would become standard for Hasbro r More | 2002 | Commemorative Series | |
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Individual
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General Release | General Retail | Japan | #0 Convoy,. Releases in red book style packing. Included new translucent yello More | 2002 | Transformers Collection | |
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Individual
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General Release | General Retail | Japan | Pepsi Convoy. Inspired by the 1985 PepsiCo mail away version. It replaces the bo More | 2005 | None | |
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Individual
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Exclusive | Hasbro Toy Shop | United States | Pepsi Optimus Prime. Pepsi themed Prime using the 2005 Japanese Pepsi convoy tr More | 2007 | None | |
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Individual
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General Release | General Retail | Japan | Convoy Playing iPod Speaker. A white repaint of Optimus Prime (not Ultra Magn More | 2007 | Music Label | |
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Individual
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General Release | General Retail | Japan | #01 Includes the thick version of his gun as seen in the Transformers Collection More | 2007 | Encore | |
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Individual
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General Release | General Retail | Japan | A G1 colored version of the "Convoy-Playing iPod speaker" labeled as "Optimus Pr More | 2008 | Music Label | |
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Individual
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Exclusive | LDH Shop | Japan | Recolor of Music Label "Convoy -playing iPod speaker" release in red and orange. More | 2008 | Music Label | |
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Individual
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General Release | General Retail | All | Released under the 25th Anniversary More than meets the eye banner. The set incl More | 2008 | Universe (Classics cont.) | |
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Individual
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Exclusive | A Bathing Ape | Japan | #01 Convoy Reissue BAPE Ver. A green and green camouflage recolor of G1 prime av More | 2011 | None | |
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G1 & Movie Sōshireikan Set
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General Release | General Retail | Japan | Including only his rifle, and fists, the set includes a trailer he can use, but More | 2011 | None | |
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Individual
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Exclusive | A Bathing Ape | Japan | #01 Convoy Reissue BAPE Ver. BLACK. A gray (not black) and gray (urban) camoufla More | 2012 | None | |
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Individual
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General Release | General Retail | Asia | Released in packaging similar to the Commemorative Series packaging but lacking More | 2012 | Commemorative Series | |
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Individual
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Exclusive | A Bathing Ape | Japan | #01 Convoy Reissue BAPE Ver. RED CAMO. A red and red camouflage recolor of G1 P More | 2013 | None | |
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Individual
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Exclusive | Walmart | United States | Features the long smoke stacks from Japanese releases and the original G1 releas More | 2019 | Vintage | |
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Convoy & Optimus Prime
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Exclusive | Mail Order | Japan | Released by Takara Tony in a set with Studio Series Bumblebee movie Optimus Prim More | 2019 | 35th Anniversary | |
Individual
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Exclusive | Walmart | United States | Cartoon accurate colors that match the other releases (Starscream, Hound, Hot Ro More | 2024 | 40 Years |
Boxsets
| Name | Description | Toy Line | Release Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Convoy VS Megatron | 2 pack featuring the transformers leaders with limited accessories. | Generation 1 | 1985 |
| Good Bye Convoy | 3 pack of Autobots commemorating the death of Optimus Prime / Convoy in the 1986 Transformers: the Movie film.. | Generation 1 | 1986 |
| Convoy (Tokubetsu Shiyō) | 2002 New Year Special boxset. Includes a mouse pad with the Autobot symbol and a set of Autobot logo stickers. | None | 2002 |
| G1 & Movie Sōshireikan Set | Evolution style set with G1 Prime and Dark of thew Moon Deluxe Optimus Prime, as well as an exclusive trailer patterned from the Dark of the Moon movie version. | None | 2011 |
| Convoy & Optimus Prime | Set of G1 Convoy and Studio Series Transformers: Bumblebee movie Optimus Prime. Available as a mail order, each figure was packaged separately | 35th Anniversary | 2019 |
Component Figures
| Name | Part Type | Toy Line | Release Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| No component figures listed. | |||
Mold Uses
| Name | Reuse | Toy Line | Release Year | Sub Groups | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ultra Magnus | Retool | Generation 1 | 1986 | N/A | Repainted white, and using the original Diaclone car carrier Powered Convoy trailer |
| Optimus Prime | Recolor | Generation 2 | 1993 | N/A | Cab retained the red and blue color scheme, bu the trailer was re-cast in all black plastic. Received 2 new spring loaded missile launchers and 2 missiles for them. |