He has been killed and revived numerous times throughout the franchise. Injury to one module is felt by the other two. the combat deck equipped with a versatile mechanic/artillery robot. a spy who operates up to 1200 miles away and 3) Autobot Headquarters. the brain center known as the Commander 2) Roller, the Autobot scout car. Splits into three autonomous modules: 1) Optimus Prime. Fights unceasingly to defeat the Decepticons. Feels his role is the protection of all life, including Earth-life. Optimus Prime is the strongest and most courageous of all Autobots.
Other terms for the Autobots are Autorobots (in Italy), Autoboterna (in Sweden), Kibery (in Ukraine), and Robotrikim (in Israel).
cartoon line, the Autobots were the descendants of a line of robots created as consumer goods by the Quintessons the Decepticons, are descended instead from robots designed as military hardware. They are constantly at war with the Decepticons. Their main leader is Optimus Prime, but other 'Primes' have also commanded the Autobots such as Rodimus Prime. The Autobots (also known as Cybertrons in Japan) are the heroes in the Transformers toyline and related spin-off comics and cartoons.