Optimus Prime quotes from Transformers: Animated

Optimus Prime

The fate of the Earth and Cybertron hang in the balance and all I've got in my command are a bunch of undisciplined, insubordinate MALFUNCTIONS!"

Ratchet

Why do you waste your time with those old history vids.

Optimus Prime

All the great Autobot leaders learn from the past.

Bumblebee

Turbo boosters! Suh-weet!

Optimus Prime

You're not actually thinking of hooking these things up to yourself, are you?

Bumblebee

Oh, of course not! I was gonna ask the doc-bot to do it for me.

Ratchet

Have you got your processor up your exhaust port? These things are untested, incompatible—

Sari

And totally wicked fast!

Sari

Optimus! Check out my costume!

Sari

[Imitating Optimus] Oh, look at me. I'm Optimus Prime. I'm scared of spiders.

Optimus

That's not what I sound like—is it?

Bumblebee

Last chance to join us, Boss Bot.

Optimus

Thanks, but I'll pass. Just be careful out there, all right?

Sari

Don't worry. I'll keep these two out of trouble. [Imitating Optimus] Transform and roll out!

Sari

Couldn't resist.

Bumblebee

Here it comes!

Bulkhead

Swing it! Give it the old Bulkhead treatment, Sari!

Optimus

Why exactly is she swinging at a colorful animal?

Ratchet

Smack it! Smack it already!

Bulkhead

Hold on, Sari, I'll help! I don't even need a bat.

Prowl

This will not end well….

Optimus

We'll have to repair our ship and move the AllSpark off this planet.

Bulkhead

We can't just pick up and go. She'll understand.

Optimus Prime

I'm afraid I don't see the logic in trying to reproduce an image with such primitive tools.

Prowl

I believe it's more about creating something from one's imagination, like this one for instance.

Bulkhead

Actually, that was an accident I had with Ratchet's blow torch.

Ratchet

You ask me, it's all a waste of time. No 'bot ever saved anyone with art.

Sari

And then, they were back to normal, like nothing ever happened. Meanwhile, I'm stuck riding home with no dry clothes and an Autobot whose car mode doesn't have a heater!

Optimus

You showed a lot of courage and ingenuity, Sari. And hopefully, you'll stop...backfiring soon.

Sari

Hel-lo, it's called "sneezing".

Bumblebee

I don't even wanna know what that's called.

Optimus Prime

Do your worst, Megatron. I'll give up the location of the AllSpark!

Megatron

Oh, I don't need you for that, Autobot. The child's key will lead me straight to it.

Optimus Prime

No!

Megatron

You appoint yourself protector of the AllSpark, yet you have no concept of its true power!

Sari

Optimus!

Optimus Prime

You want power!? Have your fill!

Sari

Did you...destroy the AllSpark?

Optimus Prime

More like I dispersed it, which that this Key is now the most powerful Cybertronian artifact in existence. And much too valuable to be left in the hands of mere Autobots. If the AllSpark choose you, it must have had a good reason.

Bumblebee

Yeah. About the AllSpark...funny story. It kinda...

Bulkhead

Blew up.

What!? The AllSpark is destroyed?

Optimus

Not exactly destroyed. More like it's energy was dispersed, at least, I think it was.

Sentinel Prime

I think you've done enough, Optimus! I'll make sure you're tried for high treason for destroying the AllSpark! Now come with me!

Optimus Prime

No!!

Sentinel Prime

That wasn't a request. That's a DIRECT ORDER, Optimus!

Optimus Prime

It's Optimus PRIME. I may be an Elite Guard washout and a glitch-detail flunky, but the last time I checked, you and I still had equal rank. SO, Sentinel PRIME, take your order AND your condescending attitude, and STICK IT IN YOUR HARD DRIVE! You're on MY TURF now!!

Fanzone

I've been after them for weeks. They're part of an underground racing circuit.

Bulkhead

You mean they race in tunnels?

Fanzone

Underground as in illegal. As in they race in the streets and don't care who gets hurt.

Bulkhead

That's not what Sari told me.

Optimus

What purpose does this street race serve?

Fanzone

Eh, what else? They get a couple a' million pay-per-view customers for their pirate broadcasts, then it's "cha-ching cha-ching", big bucks.

Bulkhead

But...I thought we were friends.

Mixmaster

We are friends, Bulky, that's why we ain't gonna hurt you, okay? Long as you hand over whatever bits you got of the...th-...what did he call it again?

Scrapper

Uh, SparkAll? AllSpark, AllSpark.

Optimus

Over my offline body!

Mixmaster

Aghh—you know what? I have had enough of this dipstick-in-the-mud!

Bumblebee

Hey! He's our dipstick!

Ratchet

And nobody pushes him around!