Peter Cullen Optimus Prime Voice Evolution | Transformers Movies (1 - 7)

[@Brandon-McFadden.]

No matter which version Peter Cullen always sounds great as Optimus prime.

[@Delzord]

This is very true!

[@Gamex-Frontiers]

He is Optimus Prime himself. There is no argument to that.

[@vengeance8298]

In ROTB he sounded like AI 😂, he couldn't keep a consistency tone to save his life

[@rusty7984]

This man’s voice and speeches be having 6-7 year olds ready to fight the decepticons

[@NickTasy]

There is a certain deepness to Cullen’s voice in the first movie that was never present in any of the others. That was the perfect version of it. So heavy, sharp, and deep, with a pinch of robotics to it

[@austindenas30]

Agreed

[@JoshJenrayAK47]

I think it had a heavy “truck” tone, like a hint of the deep, low whoosh of the exhaust pipes. Especially when a jake brake is applied.

[@logiprime]

It’s sad because you can tell he’s starting to age. 😢

[@CrankWaved]

Well he was in his 70's when he did the bayverse movies and now he's in his 80's so that's not really that big of a difference I think.

[@redalert923]

Also peter Cullen says he wants to continue playing optimus as long he wants to, no matter what age he is

[@CrankWaved]

@@redalert923 I agree with you. And in the end it's up to Peter to do what he wants.

[@thebatmanofneo-gotham5667]

@@CrankWaved He was actually 66 when he first did the movies.

[@B-SybrZaku-ThendHaloAirsofting]

@@redalert923 it just that he said he wants to do it as long as he can in some interviews meaning as long as he physically can

[@Eva01-jy2qu7pu9r]

The first movie, AOE and ROTB have the best voices in my opinion. Especially when those movies give the most screentime and character to Optimus compared to the other movies.

[@eddys9311]

Is it just me that rotb sounds more badass and menacing

[@Harrydoc02]

​@@eddys9311 definitely different from other movies. I got the feeling it was because he was always pissed off and wanted to go back to cybertron. Though I'd say peters voice is slightly changing to old age. God bless the man.

[@agentzurg3592]

For the ones with the best voice actors and monologues where The First film, DOTM, AOE and ROTB. There Peter Cullen’s speech through Optimus had much more stronger meaning and structure about laws of life.

[@orhandalegend]

@@eddys9311no, he sounds like a dick… which is on character for the movie i guess

[@orhandalegend]

@@Harrydoc02the age in his voice started to show back in TLK, i kinda like his aged voice ngl

[@diamond9030]

"... Ebay" - Optimus Prime (2007)

[@Megatron-1984]

Ebay ❤

[@thatsshane_]

Believe and put your Faith in Jesus Christ’s Death Burial and Resurrection for your Sins and you will be Saved

[@mmrproductions3176]

I love the robotic nature of the 1st film, makes him sound like an actual machine probably my personal favorite. DOTM/AOE Im tied on as my second favorites. I also like ROTB and even in his 80s, Peter Cullen still got it as Optimus Prime.

[@Delzord]

Yeah the first movie with the added sound effect makes the voice feel a little more alien which I think is really good.

[@darkhypergojira]

“Get out of the car……NOW!” Scary and funny at the same time 😂

[@faizihsanibrahim7216]

yeah,its funny when he scream at the human

[@GoofyGordon44]

Optimus’s voice in the first 3 movies is so perfect and just sounds so right to me

[@xbloxlive5454]

Definitely ❤

[@primal1233]

Optimus Prime's voice always sounds awesome

[@xbloxlive5454]

Agreed❤

[@andrewzapata9819]

I like how his voice sounds clear in the 2nd and 3rd movie and after that it slightly got deeper.

[@Randomturtletalk101]

2:09 *"I'm going to turn into a truck now. Birch-ch-ch-cha-church ka-ding-ding-church"*

[@REDscar9000]

0:07 glad they did explain it that early

[@judehinton9733]

If I had Peter Cullens voice I wouldn’t never stfu

[@Gamex-Frontiers]

Neither will I, but I prefer Roger Craig Smith.

[@augossystem]

“We are autonomous robotic organisms from the planet Cybertron.” “But you can call us Autoroboganismtrons for short.”

[@simchinweebryan1249]

Very nostalgic to hear Peter Cullen’s Optimus Prime voice for many years even though he stopped voicing him from 1980s to 2007!

[@HereLiesImran]

Dark Of The Moon was him at his best imo

[@RoyalAspects]

I love how he sounded in ROTF/DOTM

[@Diego5766]

Love tranformers 4 and 5

[@Rosewolf29]

Peter Cullen is Optimus Prime as far as I’m concerned. His brother was the inspiration for the voice and the way he talked, the movies did him dirty.

[@psquiddy0627]

Wish he could get his own solo movie

[@ridermanyt8029]

Probably about his past or something like that

[@sulphurous2656]

Guess it's too late for that now.

[@doyouknowthisguy2380]

it would be nice in a way like the downfall of him pov in age of extinction

[@alobaymar]

1-5: "Sound as real and poetic as you can" Prequels: "Remember that kids show nobody remembers? Copy that. No retakes."

[@michaelhinton8530]

Bumblebee is a reboot, not a prequel (Originally it was, but the Last Knight Bombed the Box Office)

[@alobaymar]

I get the soy arguement but it's a prequel until the producer says otherwise.

[@jackab6657]

​@@alobaymar Nobody gives a fuck about Di Bonaventura thinking BB and RotB are prequels. Bumblebee literally screams Reboot all over.

[@alobaymar]

It's "implied" to be a reboot, but it's unconfirmed so until an official answer by executives and producers, which of course don't have the time to explain a franchise for kids over a stupid arguement, the two prewuel films Bumblebee and Rise of The Beasts is part of the movie continuity with the other films.

[@F7PRO37]

The trilogy had the best voice very deep and mechanical never should’ve gotten rid of that part.

[@Baylin99]

I think for the most part he’s managed to stay pretty consistent which is admirable. I think his voice moreso changes with the tone of whatever situation he’s in

[@Delzord]

💫 Which of the 7 voice versions of Optimus Prime did you enjoy the most? I personally enjoyed the first Transformers (2007) voice which has a little extra robotic tone to it. That tone seemed to return for Rise Of The Beasts and seems to be a major improvement on Transformers Bumblebee which Peter Cullen has said he wasn't happy with. 🌟Subscribe for more Transformers Movie content: kzbin.info

[@baburik]

the one Peter Cullen did.

[@giovonniiclayton]

I enjoyed his voice the most in AOE we really got a lot of range in emotion and character in that film even tho the movie isn’t objectively the one good thing about Aoe has to be how optimus was handled as a character and voice direction

[@GalvatronStudios]

The entire world will shatter to pieces when Peter Cullen’s time finally comes. I sense it's on the horizon already but let's hope it doesn’t arrive anytime soon.

[@Oc_TheGrunt]

God now side by side you can really tell what Peter meant about what he said with how he had to deliver his lines in bumblebee compared to everything else 😭

[@HoldenMatthews-mb5ry]

My favorite voice line of his is “my name is optimus prime… leave planet earthy alone…”

[@themaster1124]

He sounded more like Garry Chalk in the 1984 Cartoon. But now, You'd think it's not actually Peter Cullen Voicing Optimus Prime.

[@ultimateman3065]

I never forget his voice not even once

[@G1Grimlock94]

Transformers been 40 years

[@ShockwaveFPSStudios]

Bayformers: He’s Optimus Prime Bayformers 2: juvenile, but still Optimus. Bayformers 3: becomes a sociopath Bayformers 4: becomes a psychopath Bayformers 5: becomes an even more evil, evil Autobot. Rise of the Beasts: He’s Optimus Prime

[@CrankWaved]

Agree

[@brooklynbud1138]

Optimus Prime is not a sociopath. This argument is tired and played out

[@ShockwaveFPSStudios]

@@brooklynbud1138He becomes a psychopath in Bayformers 4.

[@brooklynbud1138]

@@ShockwaveFPSStudios Movieverse Optimus is never a psychopath

[@sondernfy]

Bumblebee: He's THE Optimus Prime. Peak, quintessential Prime that somehow survived being jumped by 30 Decepticons.

[@Spider-Sonic_Prime]

Peter Cullen's performance as Optimus Prime is amazing no matter which movie, TV show, video game, etc.

[@G0LDMUS_PRIME]

A really interesting evolution.

[@arcrisgonzaga7324]

Aoe is where prime really showed emotion ngl, Probably why I like that movie so much lol

[@everettparker1313]

This was an Incredible Masterpiece Video For Optimus Prime from The Live Action Transformers Films. Peter Cullen’s Performance will always be Legendary. Bumblebee Film Truly did Peter Cullen Dirty. I Truly Love Peter Cullen’s Voice in Rise of The Beast and I Love That you can hear The Age in Peter Cullen’s Voice and I’m hoping that doesn’t do any De Aging for any future Transformers Movie because Hearing Peter Cullen’s Age in his Voice as Optimus Prime shows how much Peter Cullen is a Veteran Voice Actor.

[@Lili-o7-o4e]

Optimus' voices in ROTB and TFP were the highest level of peak, change my fragging mind.

[@Lili-o7-o4e]

And Jaymotion's voice is spot on to ROTB Op

[@nitroxylictv]

I like how in Bumblebee and Rise of The Beasts he goes back to his G1 style voice.

[@StrykerPrimeProductions]

The first is the best. The robot voice definitely works. ROTB is probably the second best since he sounds gruffer and they kinda brought back the robot sound. ROTF through TLK is about the same so third. And Bumblebee is dead last ESPECIALLY with how they treated him. If someone actually puts his Bumblebee voice in anything other than dead last I will literally fight them

[@Delzord]

I think at some points he does sound a little off in ROTB, like they cut his lines, or put one line together with another which made Prime sound a little less natural at times. I didn't notice it as much with other characters. I feel like they want faster dialogue which Peter doesn't really do with his version of Optimus, he likes to give the character more time which the studio don't seem to want to give. I could be wrong, Peter did say he had a much better experience this time round but it still feels a little Bumblebee in parts because of how the movie was put together.

[@StrykerPrimeProductions]

@@Delzord I’ve heard people say that. I personally didn’t hear any of that with Prime or anyone rather than one line with Scourge when he said “You’re gonna die on this speck of dust.” It sounded very off when he said dust, like Peter Dinklage’s mic got all clogged up

[@swifter-4802]

i love how optimus' voice is more energetic in bumblebee

[@youngcam7972]

Well given the setting that he’s in, it’s understandable why it sounds more energetic.

[@swifter-4802]

yeah your right ​@@youngcam7972

[@TransformersFan2.0]

Watching the transformations is so satisfying I love Optimus Prime Go team Autobots

[@DatBlueVQ]

One thing I never noticed was what looks like sound waves in his mouth coming from his speech in the first 3 movies.

[@danielmathabe9248]

He’s voice in rotb sounds good but is like there’s something stuck in he’s throat at the same one 😂

[@adencreative7897]

To be fair he is old lmao

[@Megatron-1984]

The first three movies are 🔛🔝

[@TransformersFan2.0]

It is so satisfying to watch Im a huge transformers fan Go team Optimus prime

[@kmacwills8709]

“Freedom is your right” 😢

[@Saiyanangel1277]

Bayverse prime voice is the best sounding for me

[@astro8035]

Reallllyyy hot take but I like the sound of his voice in revenge of the fallen. Maybe its because I'm nostalgic but it sounds like 2009 summer.

[@user-lr7jc4re4d]

0:23 get out of the car… NOW!!!

[@agentzurg3592]

For the ones with the best voice actors and monologues where The First film, DOTM, AOE and ROTB. There Peter’s speech through Optimus had much more stronger meaning and structure about laws of life.

[@deadmanexperience724]

1-5 "I am Optimus Prime" Bumblebee & RoTB "Who are you Human"

[@AaronMai]

I think Peter Cullen as Optimus was best in the first movie, and also Transformers Prime the show.

[@rebelxoswald]

ROTB and TF1, especially ROTB since Peter said that was the first one he actually enjoyed doing in a long while.

[@blueherostudios8591]

0:16 When you’re about to get something online.

[@xibecou2b]

I'm SO Miss the Original 2007!!!😢😭 The True Hero Of Justice. NOT Psychopath/Murder!!!

[@user-hy1dk6ey1z]

.....great another one of these guys that don't do research Most if not all of the bayverse kills by optimus prime are completely justififed

[@stephenhobbins4895]

Peter Cullen is the best voice of Optimus Prime from Transformers (2007) to Transformers Rise of the Beasts (2023) Autobots Roll Out! ❤️💙🤖🚚😃😁

[@pedroenrique439]

SUPER PROFISSIONAL 🎉😃😁🤩😎👍👏

[@suzanamarkovic483]

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[@freddyrichards878]

Bumblebee (2018) Optimus sounds amusingly campy.

[@Sabermatrixx]

I know people say his BB and ROTB voice shows his age. Maybe? Thing for me is hes said BB Movie he was to dub over EpicVoiceGuys lines that they did ALL the animating for, so he couldnt do his own inflections. ROTB.... I am not sure of, but it seems his voice was messed with in post production to me. Either way, this man is Optimus Prime until the day he leaves this world.

[@jaycob1830]

love the ROTF voice, AOE is pretty good too. I dont like the ROTB voice much, sounds too choppy

[@Machine_Prime]

Peter is God-given Optimus Prime.

[@SourRobo8364]

Oof, starting to hit home how old he is getting.

[@CorspeWear]

The 1 movie voice was different then the 2 movie

[@Transformers_nerd_stop_motions]

07 is my personal fav

[@PadeJuan]

“Through the World Wide Web” 😂

[@user-kt1jf7mk5i]

His voice seems deeper in the 2007 film.

[@The-Radio-Demon04]

Apparently Chris Hemsworth will voice Optimus Prime in the new Transformers One animated movie

[@agentzurg3592]

No Chris Hemsworth will voice Orion Pax , Optimus’s pre prime identity before he became the Autobot commander.

[@The-Radio-Demon04]

@@agentzurg3592 same thing, kinda

[@julianirwin1173]

They really messed up optimus’s perfect design from bumblebee

[@azaelarce3153]

Peter Cullen is the continue but why it has to be Ron to the continue then Gary Chulk!? Gary Chulk is like Peter Cullen from the first appearance & the continues Fuck Ron my friend of the KZbin said like "and mentioned we have Peter and Gary Chulk acting together and he said we never get that bullshit!" You know who the man like howdy welcome back transformers the game!

[@GoldenPars]

Best voice ayhan kahya.

[@greentoesbstatus4325]

Optimus legit turned into Sentinel in TLK

[@Nahan_Boker94]

The 1st movie voice give my re robotic feels. The noise and echo that he sounds like machine truly feel alien. After TF2 onward he sounds too much like human. They tried again with Bumble bee but not feeo the same.

[@CIorox_BIeach]

Listening to it now, I think ROTB is just edited differently. He shounds more, or less the same.

[@devtgp]

I miss TF1s voices, they definitely tried to make em sound like robots but as the movies went on they removed the filtering more and more

[@BigOSnackary]

I think the bumblebee movie sounds the best to me at least.

[@Frr3ddyFazballzZ]

we also have transformers prime

[@xøCommando]

Honestly part of me wishes they could keep AOE but remake dotm but then I realize how much everyone’s aged and that it may not be a good idea I really wish that would be a possibility or maybe if they could even add scenes to aoe to make us better understand what happened to sam and the others The 5th movie was a cash grab; it was horrific, and the 4th movie was better, but it still lacked many important features that the first three movies had, at least the first and third (I still like Rotf btw I’m just saying since ya know it had no script)

[@KingNirex]

I like 2007’s the best

[@skyblues8785]

I like all except Bumblebee

[@yophuyoph]

also optimus: gimme your face

[@nuggetman4673]

0:20 why does his mouth move like that

[@GlennDillhoffThe3rd]

What if the 8th Transformers movie were to be centered around The Wreckers?

[@StrykerPrimeProductions]

It’s not. It’s a GI Joe crossover

[@ShockwaveFPSStudios]

@@StrykerPrimeProductions oh with the Snake Eyes series, right.

[@StrykerPrimeProductions]

@@ShockwaveFPSStudios As far as I can tell, it will be a new GI Joe universe to because the Snake Eyes movie bombed bad at the box office. But if you’re just asking because you don’t know much about GI Joe than yes its the series with Snake Eyes

[@ShockwaveFPSStudios]

@@StrykerPrimeProductions I mean, Bumblebee and Rise of the Beasts both didn’t perform well at the box office either, and they retain continuity. So maybe the Snake Eyes movie could be in the BeeVerse.

[@StrykerPrimeProductions]

@@ShockwaveFPSStudios Idk. Snake Eyes was supposed to be a reboot after the first two GI Joe movies and while the Bee movie and ROTB broke even at least, Snake Eyes didn’t even come close to making its budget back. It made $40 million on an $80 million dollar budget. So I feel like they’re leaving that movie behind. And Snake Eyes was set in modern times and ROTB is in the 90s so Snake Eyes couldn’t be in the next movie if that’s the case and GI Joe fans will be mad if Snake Eyes isn’t in the movie

[@RadiatedKnight]

E B A Y

[@jerrybildstein5713]

Peter Cullen as Bruce Wayne/Batman Optimus Prime and Batman have Bat Ears!!!!!!!!!

[@99gg-gg99]

Extinction sounded a lil different

[@Crimsxn_K1ra]

peter cullen sadly wasn't the voice of optimus prime from bumblebee movie. they hired a different voice actor.

[@gavichealsomething2169]

Peter was the voice, just not at first Jon Bailey (Epic Voice Guy and Optimus Prime in Combiner Wars) did the voice work first, which the animation is tied to, then Peter was brought in to re-record the lines, something of which he really disliked

[@Crimsxn_K1ra]

@@gavichealsomething2169 oh!! thank you for the info bro.

[@gavichealsomething2169]

@@Crimsxn_K1ra np

[@brooklynbud1138]

The CGI looks better in TF2007, ROTF, and DOTM than Bumblebee and ROTB. Whack

[@web2156]

"Ebay"

[@High.devontion]

“eBay”

[@feaddbear]

"ebay."

[@harisgtrr35]

Tf rotb optimus voice so loud then tf1, tf2 roft and tf dotm

[@SonicFanHedgehog_YT]

3:06 to 3:23 ROTB Optimus’ voice sounded just like the others from the Bayverse movies until later on in the film his voice just got gross and too deep.

[@MYONLYONE-iv7qq]

I agree to this,him having too deep voice is just too weird for me

[@eddys9311]

I kinda like it tho cuz it's sounds more badass and menacing

[@NicoleAmalfi02]

Dude he getting old what do you expect? Deal with it, no matter how much his voice is changing you can still her the 80vibe from it

[@KOPINALEGEND]

Random Optimusrizllermegasigmaskibidiprime lines: -MY NAME IS OPTIMUS PRIME -eBaY -Get out of the caaahhh!! -generalourlincesiscusedinourworldblablablaissixdeceptconszisyear -..... there is no plan. -mY NaMe iS OpTiMus PriMe -Im turning into a truck now!! -I will kill you!!! -IAOP -not cool..

[@MasterGamer-jz4ro]

There is no transformers 6 & 7

[@MarsiB013]

ROTB sounds off.

[@LeviB69]

My least favorite prime voice from Cullen is rotb he sounds less robotic and more like and elderly man

[@Frr3ddyFazballzZ]

ebay

[@CIorox_BIeach]

ROTB Optimus is an asshole 😂

[@aidenstarks4680]

🖕ROTB IS NOT BAYVERSE😡 Bumble bee is not part of the story 3:13

[@scarletfoxfrostnovember3407]

"Ebay"