@Background Pony #6795  
Except they’re related. But we know that the Beast Era cartoons are not a direct sequel to the G1 cartoon because the Beast Era cartoons are in a different continuity with some facets and elements from the G1 Cartoon and the G1 Marvel Comics. Speaking of the Beast Era, Hasbro and Paramount are making a live-action Beast Wars film and probably a live-action Beast Wars film series. And I bet the live-action Beast Era will probably look like the Lion King live-action remake from 2019 because the live-action Beast Era will be photorealistic.

@Scrounge  
You can’t compare Prime to Primal. They’re two completely different bots.

@nerfherder  
They’re convention exclusives from last year based on unreleased toys from Generation 2.
 
The history of Transformers is filled with odd side notes.
 
But there’s actually a less obscure instance of Optimus not having the “iconic look”.
 
 
Though it might not count to some people since it’s Optimus Primal rather than Prime.

@Scrounge  
XD  
well ALMOST always :P  
never seen THOSE before

@nerfherder  
Always?
 

off all the character I have to say optimus is one of the robots who has changed the LEAST  
sure it’s different, but regardless of incarnation, he is ALWAYS INSTANTLY recongnizable

Well, that would explain some things. It especially explains why he’s a main character and yet he dies the most.

@Scrounge  
It is his trailer!

Accurate… But incomplete. Optimus does this a lot. This is a mere fraction of the faces (or faceplates) he’s worn over the years.
 
@Prof.NightJack  
It’s in his trailer. :P

@Reisentanith
 
Would seem that’s the same incarnation as TFPrime!Optimus, if TF Wiki’s got it right…

@Mugen Kagemaru  
Fall of cybertron

Which one is that to the right of Animated!Optimus? Is that Primal?

inb4 the Doctor promotes this theory just to get ponies off his ass.

Are you my mommy?

Lyra a robot is not a time lord stupid

The multiverse is ruined.

Pinkie Pie is a multiversal eldritch abomination. I thought that was obvious.

MIND=BLOWN

@Pwny: Probably. :B

@PwnyPony  
Please you expect Pinkie to be a mere time lord

Does this mean Pinkie Pie is a time lord?  

Well, everyone and their mother is a time lord so why NOT Optimus Prime?

Same voice though.

Yep, he just lost his TARDIS is all.