Here’s an Optimus hot take
I don’t think the “time to show you the real power of a Prime” line from ROTB fits Optimus and is actually one of my least favorite Optimus quotes. It just doesn’t feel like something the character would say, not even in Bayverse. Unless he does it in IDW (I haven’t read anything from Phase 2 or the 2.0 reboot) or some other comic, to my recollection, Optimus never really pulled his Prime rank on anybody. If anything, it’s something that a bot like Animated Sentinel Prime, DOTM Sentinel Prime or WFC Zeta Prime would say, one of those arrogant type characters. It’s one of the things I love about the character, he does have this high rank, but it’s not something that he’ll ever flaunt, not to his allies or enemies. There’s a sense of humility that he has despite it.
I don’t think the “time to show you the real power of a Prime” line from ROTB fits Optimus and is actually one of my least favorite Optimus quotes. It just doesn’t feel like something the character would say, not even in Bayverse. Unless he does it in IDW (I haven’t read anything from Phase 2 or the 2.0 reboot) or some other comic, to my recollection, Optimus never really pulled his Prime rank on anybody. If anything, it’s something that a bot like Animated Sentinel Prime, DOTM Sentinel Prime or WFC Zeta Prime would say, one of those arrogant type characters. It’s one of the things I love about the character, he does have this high rank, but it’s not something that he’ll ever flaunt, not to his allies or enemies. There’s a sense of humility that he has despite it.