Religion: Transformers religion
Name: Optimus Prime
Other Names: Convoy; Orion Pax
Publisher(s): Dreamwave Productions
First Appearance: (comics) The Transformers #1 (Sep. 1984)
Super? (Has Super Powers/Special Abilities/Technology): Yes
Number of Appearances: 433
Comic Book Appearances: 297
TV, Film Appearances: 130
Video Game, Computer Game Appearances: 6
Teams/Affiliations: Autobots
Race: Transformer
Gender: male
Despite jokes from an episode of the TV series Family Guy and a few other places, Optimus Prime is NOT Jewish. He HAS been shown (in the feature film as well as in comics) to be a fairly religious and orthodox adherent of the Transformers' traditional religion.
"Convoy" and "Orion Pax" are Optimus Prime's names in Japanese.
Suggested links for further research about this character and the character's religious affiliation:
- http://transformers.wikia.com/wiki/Religion
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Optimus_Prime
- http://www.imdb.com/character/ch0003342/
- http://www.comicvine.com/optimus-prime/29-6467/
- http://comicbookdb.com/issue.php?ID=17296