My theory for why Optimus looks different than the others is because Optimus would probably be like Jesus, a birth that confuses others, as I imagine Prime would've been born from the essence of Primus himself, whereas the other primes may not have necessarily been created in his image. Just my head canon though. Optimus Prime's new G1-inspired design in Transformers: Rise of the Beasts also arguably makes him look better than his previous overly stylized iterations because it exhibits a perfect balance between functionality and aesthetic.
Anyhow, do any of you guys do this? Did you notice that in Dark of the Moon, Optimus' abdomen looks different from the way it looks in the first film and Revenge of the Fallen. Here are two pictures to show you the difference: Design used in first two films Design used in Dark of the Moon What's the explanation for this difference? Prime has cycled through many different looks over the years. That's why we're honoring him today in our Many Looks of Optimus prime feature.
How does the younger version of Optimus Prime have almost no extra parts, but the older version suddenly has a windshield on his chest and exhaust pipes on his shoulders? What's going on there? In transformers when Optimus prime arrives on earth he looks like this, but in bumblebee they show him on cyber trim with the blue and red already? Why is this? I am confused. Rassoul Edji was one of the lead VFX designers on Rise of the Beasts, and is responsible for, among other things, the head face and battle mask of Optimus Prime. He took to Twitter to discuss at.
Optimus Prime is who most people think of when they think of Transformers. But there's a lot of things that people just don't know about him. Why does Optimus Prime's robot form look so different than it previously did? It doesn't.
Optimus looks fairly similar to how he does in the previous films. The differences come from him upgrading/downgrading the trucks in which he disguises himself as. Dive into the evolution of Optimus Prime with our comparison videos showcasing the impressions of both the New and Old versions.
Witness the iconic transformations and heroic moments of each.