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Since early January, a crew at Hokkaido, Japan's Asahikawa Winter Festival has been carving out this 53-foot-tall bust of Optimus Prime peering over a wall. Given all that effort, it will be somewhat depressing to witness him inevitably transform into a grey puddle. More »
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At a recent Nokia event in Hong Kong, Optimus Prime and Starscream showed up to impress telecommunication aficionados with their ability to become Power-Wheels-sized conveyances. Watch as these Transformers become robots only somewhat in disguise. More »
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You don't really think of Optimus Prime as being much of a jokester, but he's actually quite funny in this exclusive clip from Saturday's new episode of Transformers Prime. More »
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Transformers: Prime is the latest computer-animated incarnation of the long-running franchise, executive produced by the writers of the Transformers movies and reuniting the original voices of Optimus Prime and Megatron. After the show's initial five-part miniseries last year, Transformers Prime returns this Friday with the rest of its 26 episode season. We recently got a chance to see Friday's episode as well as hear from executive producers Roberto Orci and Jeff Kline on what lies ahead for the show.

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It looks like the leader of the Autobots has been taking some cues from the Wonder Twins. He's transformed into the form of a giant ice cube. This icebot was built by the Swiss sculptor Atti and Michel de Kok. More »
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If Transformers came out in the 1800s, Bumblebee would become a velocipede, Megatron would turn into General Custer's mustache, and Optimus Prime would transform into a stately locomotive. Check out this anthracite-fueled Optimus by Encline Designs. More »
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Sure, we may know him as the heroic robotic leader of Transformers' Autobots, but at his heart, Optimus Prime really just wishes that we could see the guitar hero within, according to Adam Wolf's wonderful photo series. [Flickr] More »
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Shoppers in the Hong Kong Grand Century Place need never feel fear of Decepticon attack; they have their very own giant Optimus Prime to defend them, as part of a Transformers exhibit. Click through for more pics. More »
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In the glamorous northern hemisphere, things are heating up and we need t-shirts that make us seem as cool as possible. Which is why I absolutely adore this skull-and-crossbones Optimus Prime from Johnny Cupcakes. It's like fashion for people who ride their Harleys to the mall so they can learn more about how the Decepticons came to be so durn mean. At $35, it's kind of pricey, but who can really put a dollar value on badassery? More »
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With the latest Transformers movie crushing its competition at the box office like a bug under heavy robot foot, you may be tempted to hit eBay looking to score some sweet merchandise. Here're some winners you want to look for.
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With Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen hitting screens tomorrow - unless you live in the U.K. or Japan, in which case we're jealous - it's time to brush up on your basic Cybertronian history with our easy refresher course. More »
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When you have Optimus Prime AND Master Chief cheering from the Superdome, is there really any doubt which team is superior? I have to give it to the New Orleans Saints' fans, they've got great taste and a whole lotta free time. They look fantastic. No word yet if Opty will travel to Detroit to take on his foe Calvin Johnson, otherwise known as Megatron, when the Saints play the Lions in December. We're just one T2 silver unitard away from the best fan base ever, full pics below. More »
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Peter Cullen was the voice of Optimus Prime in the 1980s cartoon version of Transformers, which may have given him the chance to rewrite some of the lines from Michael Bay's big-screen take on the character. But just where did Cullen - who also voices Eeyore in Disney's Winnie The Pooh movies - get that authoritative and commanding voice from in the first place? The answer seems to involve both keeping it in the family and also looking back at America's least favorite 20th century war. More »
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Click to viewAdmit it; you've always had a thing for Transformers. It's their come-hither stare, the husk of their metallic voices as they contort themselves into new and exciting positions as they change from machine to... well, another type of machine. But a hot kind of machine, right? I mean, someone must think so - How else to explain the Transformer Yaoi found at the Dream In Pink website? It's Sunday, so maybe I should call this Not Safe For Church instead of Not Safe For Work... Either way, Transformer porn under the jump. More »
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This just in: Michael Bay is messing with your head intentionally. Or, at least, he is if you're one of the people who's been paying attention to the various spoilers and leaks from the second Transformers movie. Because according to Bay, almost all of it is fake, produced by the studios to keep fans guessing. More »
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