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This article is about the television series. For the video game, see. For the toys, see. Transformers: Prime Genre / Based on by Developed by Voices of Opening theme 'Transformers: Prime' by Ending theme 'Transformers: Prime' by Brian Tyler Composer(s) Brian Tyler Country of origin United States Original language(s) English No. Of seasons 3 No. Of episodes 65 () Production Executive producer(s) Stephen Davis Running time 21–22 minutes Production company(s) Digitalscape Darby Pop Productions Release Original network Original release November 29, 2010 ( 2010-11-29) – July 26, 2013 ( 2013-07-26) Chronology Followed by (2015) Related shows Official website Transformers: Prime is an American based on the toy franchise by that aired on from November 29, 2010 to July 26, 2013.

The series was followed by a TV movie,, which premiered on October 4, 2013 and concluded the show's story. Transformers: Prime focuses on the heroic that make up 'Team Prime', which consists of,,, and. Throughout their battles, the Autobots are aided by three human children and with their help attempt to protect the Earth from the villainous and their leader. Development of the series began in early 2010 with the announcement that and, screenwriters of the first two live-action films, would be creating the series. Casting began soon after with the announcement that and would reprise their roles as Optimus Prime and Megatron.

According to executive producer, the two characters, along with Bumblebee, were considered 'must-haves' for the series and from that point on, they tried to include characters that would contemplate their personalities 'rather than emulate them'. From the early stages of development, a had been created so that the writer had a basic idea of where the plot was heading. Early in development, it was announced that the first season would consist of 26 episodes; the first five airing as a from November 29 to December 3, 2010; the rest episodes aired from February 11 to October 11, 2011. While the first season was still running, it was announced the show had been renewed for a second season, also consisting of 26 episodes. Contents • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Premise [ ] Setting [ ] Transformers Prime is set in the “Aligned” continuity, taking place after the video games and books –,,,, and. The, led by, operate from a former American military near Jasper,.

The team, also known as Team Prime, initially consists of Optimus,,,,, and, who is killed in the five-part pilot “Darkness Rises”; and later,,, and., the Decepticons’ medical officer, later defects in the television movie finale Predacons Rising. The Autobots also have several human allies – Jack Darby, and later his mother, June Darby, Japanese transfer student Miko Nakadai, computer prodigy Rafael Esquivel, and American government agent William Fowler. The Decepticons, led by, operate from their warship, the Nemesis. Other members include, and his minion, Knock Out,,, the hive led by Hardshell, and his brother, and. Shockwave creates the series’ third Transformers faction, the, consisting of Predaking,, and Darksteel. Other antagonists in the series include, an evil, planet-eating Transformer, whose body serves as the Earth itself; and MECH, a human faction which wishes to create a new world order through cutting edge technology stolen from the Transformer's deceased.

Synopsis [ ] In the season one pilot, “Darkness Rising”, Cliffjumper is murdered by Starscream, and his corpse used by Megatron to test the Dark Energon, to create an army from ’s fallen. The plan fails when the Autobots destroy Megatron’s space bridge, leaving him in a state. He eventually recovers, taking back his leadership from the treacherous Starscream, who later defects to follow his own path. In the series finale, the Autobots and Megatron join forces to prevent the rise of Unicron. Optimus uses the to knock Unicron back into hibernation, but in doing so, loses his memories and regain his pre-war personality of Orion Pax. In season two, Megatron manipulates the amnesiac Optimus into decrypting the Iacon archives, which contain coordinates to Cybertronian relics hidden on Earth.

Jack travels to Cybertron, obtaining Optimus’ memories from Vector Sigma, and restores them to Optimus. The season mostly is based around the hunt for the Iacon relics. Starscream obtains the four Omega Keys, which power the Omega Lock, a device which can reboot the dead Cybertron, and gives them to Megatron in return for clemency. Optimus destroys the Omega Lock, but not before Megatron uses its powers to create a new base, Darkmount, on Earth. The Decepticons then target and destroy the Autobot base, unaware the team escaped before hand using their ground bridge.

The third season, under the subtitle of “Beast Hunters”, begins with the reunification of Team Prime, introducing Ultra Magnus as Optimus’ second-in-command. The Autobots successfully destroy Darkmount. Shockwave arrives on Earth, planning to create an army of Predacons, starting with Predaking. But when Predaking shows intelligence, Megatron has Shockwave terminate his project, pinning its destruction upon the Autobots. Soundwave later kidnaps Ratchet, Megatron forcing him to rebuild the Omega Lock using synthetic Energon. Ratchet informs Predaking of the truth, and he defects. During the battle for the Omega Lock, Bumblebee is shot by Megatron, falling into the synthetic Energon.

However, he survives, gaining a healed voice, and runs Megatron through with the Star Saber, killing the Decepticon leader. The Autobots use the Omega Lock to restore Cybertron and head home victorious.

The series ends with the television movie, Predacons Rising, where the Autobots and remaining Decepticons rebuild Cybertron. Unicron reanimates Megatron, possessing his body, planning to kill Cybertron, actually his brother, using Dark Energon-infected Predacon corpses. Optimus and Wheeljack retrieve the from deep space and return to aid their comrades. Optimus uses the AllSpark’s container to imprison Unicron’s spark. Megatron, disillusioned with the prospect of tyranny, disbands the Decepticons and leaves Cybertron. Optimus reveals he fused the Matrix of Leadership and the AllSpark into one, and must fuse with Primus’ core to restore life to Cybertron.

Bidding farewell to his comrades, Optimus Prime flies into Cybertron’s core to begin a new era for the Transformers. Cast and characters [ ]. Main article: Autobots The series stars Optimus Prime (), who acts as the leader of the. In his fight to protect the Earth, Optimus is aided by Ratchet (), who acts as the teams medic and responsible for sending the team out on various locations using the Groundbridge.

Bulkhead () acts as the teams muscle and heavy lifting. Arcee () can transform into a motorcycle and is considered the team's most agile fighter.

Rounding up the cast is Bumblebee (), who is the team's scout; Bumblebee remains voiceless throughout most of the series due to his voice box having been damaged and has to communicate through beeps. During the first season, the Autobots encounted Wheeljack (), one of Bulkhead's fellow Wreckers. While initially appearing for one episode in season one, the character would play a more important role and join the team in the latter half of season two. During the same season, Smokescreen () also joins the team. During the final season, Ultra Magnus (), who is Optimus' second-in-command, comes to Earth to aid him and the Autobots in defeating the Decepticons.

Decepticons, Breakdown Airachnid Dreadwing Predaking Production [ ] Development [ ] and, co-writers of and its sequel, were announced in early February to be helming a new Transformers series which would be CGI-animated. The title of the series was first announced in February 2010 as Transformers: Prime on ' website. Blues Driver 2 Keeley Mod. Combs also revealed that he would be voicing and that the first season would consist of 26 episodes.

The series' logo was revealed on May 3, 2010. Orci stated that one of the reasons he and Kurtzman decided to come back to the franchise is because when working on the live-action film, there were limitations on how much screentime the could appear on-screen and what type of actions they could perform, stating: There were things we wanted to do in the movies that we just couldn't do and there were character arcs that we wanted to explore with the Transformers that we just couldn't do. We wanted to show more of their mythology and their past and their planet and just hang out with them. You just want to hang out with them! And in the movie, every time you did that, it was very special but it was extremely limited. So there was always another way into the paradigm of what we would have wanted to tell as Transformers stories and this was just a lucky accident that then we got an opportunity to pursue that inspiration - and then find something that obviously we never even thought of for the movies, because it becomes its own thing. On February 4, 2011, when the show's first season resumed airing, it was revealed that the show had been renewed for second season consisting of 26 episodes, similarly to the first.

The season started airing on February 18, 2012. On March 1, 2013, it was revealed that the third season of Transformers: Prime, which premiered a few weeks later on March 22, would be the show's last. During the same month, it was also announced that following the series finale, a TV movie called would air and act as a conclusion to the story. According to vice president Mike Vogel, '[they] knew, from day one, where [they] were going to try to wrap everything up'. Writing [ ] Regarding ideas on the show's themes and inspirations, Orci stated that while were 'about a boy and his cars', the dynamic between the kids and robots in Prime was to be more similar to.

In a similar statement, (Jack Darby) revealed in a November 29, 2010 interview with The Trades that while the show does include main human characters, with their relationships with the Autobots being important, the Autobots are at the foreground. According to, from the beginning they had created a of at least 'three years worth of [storylines]' and that 'the universal need to find or forge a family and a home' was one of the major themes when developing the series. According to, from the early stages of development they wanted to the ensemble of characters small; this was done both for production reasons and to allow deeper characterization and development. The three characters that were considered 'must-haves' for the series were, and. From that point on, they tried to include Autobots and Decepticons that contemplated those characters' personalities, 'rather than duplicate them'.

Regarding inclusion in the main cast, Orci stated that he regretted killing her of in and that Prime gave them 'a chance to do what [they]’ve always wanted to do with her'. According the, the staff wanted to include more than in the series, so that the Autobots would always be at a disatvantage and 'make their job that much harder.' Additionally, when asked about the death of and further characters in the series, he said that 'when [they] kill a character, [they stay dead].' In an interview with, (), when comparing Prime to, said that the writers 'go deeper into the evil side of [Megatron] and what’s driving him.' In a different interview, () said that 'the writing is consistent with that of the original series, though in this new version [.] he has a lot more communication with earthlings, and so he tries to be a little more Earthlike'.

During (NYCC) 2011, numerous details regarding season two were revealed. Regarding Optimus' memory loss and joining the Decepticons, said that they wanted to satisfy fans' expecations 'but take it in unexpected directions. What happens will be pretty unexpected, but pretty organic.' On the revelation that was sealed inside the Earth's core, Kline said that '[they] knew' they had to include him in the series but were initially unsure how. After a writer made the suggestion, they realized Unicron could be included in a way that tied Earth to. He also reaffirmed his comment regarding death in the series, stating that 'anyone can die' and revealed that 'the body count has been upgraded' in season two.

During NYCC 2012, it was revealed that the show would be retitled to Transformers: Prime – Beast Hunters for its third season. In Beast Hunters, the Predacons and Predaking are introduced. By bringing Beasts into the show during the third season, Kline said that this allowed the to further emphasize how Earth and Cybertron are 'brother, or twin, planets'; something they had earlier indicated with Unicron's arc in season one. He called the addition of beasts 'fantastic' as it allowed them to keep shifting allegiances and 'keep the [Autobots and Decepticons] out of balance'. Casting [ ] The first voice actor to be cast in the series was as. Combs revealed this through his personal website on February 4, 2010. On May 17, 2010 it was revealed that, who had originated the role of in and voiced him in the live-action film series, would return as Optimus' voice in Prime.

During on July 8, 2010, it was revealed that would also reprise his role as from the original series. Besides Optimus and Ratchet, further revealed were: Bumblebee, Arcee and Bulkhead. It was also revealed that Starscream and Soundwave would be part of the. On September 8, 2010 the voice actors for the show were revealed. Kline would later reveal that placed high importance in getting Cullen and to reprise their roles as Optimus Prime and respectivelly. () revealed in an interview that during recording for Transformers: Prime, he and the cast are given the scripts and 'a couple of days [.] to figure out where the story is going'.

During 2011, it was revealed that would join the series in season two as Dreadwing. Music [ ] Music in the series was composed. Tyler stated that when he approached to perform the music for the series, they wanted it to be 'cinematic, thematic [and feature] classis scores, similar to.' Live orchestras were used to create the music. A soundtrack was released on March 6, 2012. Transformers Prime (Music from the Animated Series) by Released March 6, 2013 ( 2013-03-06) Length 1: 12: 24 chronology Terra Nova (2012) Terra Nova2012 Transformers (2012) (2013) 2013 Transformers Prime (Music from the Animated Series) No. Title Length 1.

'Transformers Prime' 3:21 2. 'Optimus Prime Returns' 2:07 3. 'One Shall Rise' 2:43 4. 'Dreadwing' 1:41 5.

'In Defense of Humanity' 2:26 6. 'We Have Returned' 4:42 7. 'Relentless Pursuit' 4:36 8. 'This Is Your Home Now' 5:02 9.

'Autobot Stratagum' 2:38 10. 'Battle in the Energon Mine' 3:11 11. 'Proximity Sensors' 2:17 12. 'Cutting It a Bit Close' 1:28 13.

'The Cons Are Back' 4:46 14. 'RC on the Move' 2:02 15. 'Always Welcome' 2:11 16. 'Arachnid' 4:10 17. 'The Space Bridge' 1:29 18.

'Dogfight' 4:52 19. 'Bumblebee' 1:37 20. 'Next Day after School' 1:12 21. 'Cybertron' 1:31 22. 'Megatron on the Move' 2:44 23. 'The Construct' 2:16 24. 'Prime Finale' 4:16 25.

'Transformers Prime End Title' 3:05. Critical response [ ] Eric Goldman of gave season one a 'great' 8.0 out of 10. He praised the show for creating fully formed, relatable characters, well-done action sequences, serious-minded storylines and voice acting, singling out (Optimus Prime), (Ratchet) and () performances; despite this, he criticized Bumblebee's portrayal as.

He concluded he review by stating that the series 'accomplishes its goals, delivering plenty of fun and action, while also incorporating darker and more complex moments that older viewers can appreciate'. Brian Lowry of stated that Transformers: Prime is 'unexpectedly sharp' and better than the movies, adding that the show's CGI animation is well-suited for rendering shiny robots and 'their vehicular alter egos'; he finished the review by stating that while 'there's nothing more than meets the eye here, [.] what does appear is plenty entertaining'.

Ranked Transformers: Prime as #3 on their 'Top 10 Best Transformers Series'. Accolades [ ] Year Award Category Recipient Result Ref. Main article: The official launch date of the toy line is December 1, 2011.

The release date of July 2011 was incorrectly stated during BotCon 2011, but the December 1, 2011 date was later confirmed by the Hasbro Brand Team. Although earlier resources stated that the line would launch on October 1, 2011 or October 11, 2011. Mobile media [ ] Ruckus Mobile Media is to deliver Transformers: Prime innovative storybook for, and (,, ). The app will deliver immersive reading experiences with interactive storytelling including title specific activities, coloring and read-and-record functions.

The app was slated to release in May 2011, but was not released. Books [ ] has released a group of comic books based on Transformers: Prime. A comic book prequel was released on October 13, 2010, in the United States.

Followed by an October 26, 2010, Canadian release date. Adaptations of episodes (usually two episodes per comic book) from the series are currently being released, similar to the comic books. Some Transformers: Prime storybooks are also set for release in April, August and September 2012, in the UK such as Transformers Prime: Official Handbook and Transformers Prime: Meet the Team. Video game [ ]. Main article: A video game developed by and and distributed by released in October 2012.

The game is available for,,, and. Sequel [ ] A sequel called debuted in March 2015. The series features Bumblebee as a police officer and follows his adventures on Earth, trying to catch escaped Decepticon prisoners. Throughout his mission, he's aided by Strongarm, Sideswipe, Grimlock, Fixit, and the humans Denny Clay and his son Russell. Optimus Prime appears in a recurring capacity during the first season as a spirit, before being resurrected in the finale and joining the main cast from season two onwards.

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