The BEST Optimus Prime Transformations | Transformers | Paramount Movies

Optimus Prime has the most epic shape shifts effortlessly transitioning from a classic truck to his legendary and powerful Autobot form. We've compiled his best transformation scenes from the Transformers film series here!
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[@Moobeus]

The original Optimus transformation in 07 is one of the most iconic shots in movie history.

[@ilhamhadi8957]

Yeaah, the wirring wheel and the sound of tire scratches & brake so asmr..

[@jaimebarros5893]

Forever.

[@ChaosWolfNinja]

YES! Seeing it for the first time I literally said "Wow!" In the movie theatre.

[@MAYURESH8003]

💯💯💯💯that makes me so Happy from that scene i recognise what's VFX is and makes me see more movies 🫡🫡😘

[@nathancruz9172]

0:11 yep.

[@LuigiG145]

This video is missing the first transformation in Revenge of The Fallen when he parachutes from the plane transforms to chase Demolishor, as well as when he goes from truck to robot mode when Megatron jumps him before the forest battle scene.

[@csani5891]

It's not ALL transformations, It's BEST transformations. Although I do agree, the one when Optimus jumps out of a plane should've been here.

[@zacharymohammedz.s.m.7860]

The plane is actually Stratosphere

[@LRon-ef7ni]

@@csani5891that was also the best one in my opinion.

[@harshsoni6255]

The ending transformation in that film was best 🔥 i was expecting it in first

[@Darklean18]

@@zacharymohammedz.s.m.7860 no that was a military plane, it was not a transformers

[@aaronnathanaelk9973]

1:39 ONE OF THE MOST ICONIC SCENE OF OPTIMUS PRIME. The Transformation that was perfect and holds a place in our heart.

[@TheLordAI]

Megatron!...Priiime!!!!!! Nerd gasm city!!!!😂.

[@TangibleCheese]

It is my favourite too

[@TangibleCheese]

watch it 2 times faster

[@matthewjahnke6956]

Yes!

[@CaptainSoviet666]

​@@TangibleCheesea doom fan?

[@l0rdapophis]

2:32 will forever be my favorite. He wasn't even DONE transforming, but he wanted to get on her SO BAD 🤣

[@Lifeof728]

It also looks like he still partially has wings from his transformation with Jetfire in ROTF.

[@relevant4962]

​@@Lifeof728that's the trailer attached behind him.

[@Eoemnd2024]

When hes mad smokes come out from his body which shows emotions affects optimus primes body also

[@CIorox_BIeach]

Bayverse Prime was so awe inspiring. The cgi was believable back then, and he was huge.

[@AMWZPN]

It’s believable even now. Much better then even the newer releases.

[@PumpkinHoard]

@@AMWZPN I think that is exactly what he/she was implying.

[@AMWZPN]

@@PumpkinHoard I know. I was agreeing with him. My comment wasn’t disagreeing. I just said it holds up to this day, not just only back then. You didn’t have to explain anything.

[@dariusbrock2713]

2:26 I like how his transformation actually sounds angry and aggressive here

[@tonyrodriguez2943]

You’re a legend, Optimus Prime.

[@JorgeEduardoSaldiasRodri-gb3jj]

Damn right, he's the best👍🏻

[@brandonharristsw7516]

I can sound like him

[@PrincessBillaHatcher]

I Agreed with Y'all! Optimus Prime is such a Totally Brave and Strong Autobot Leader and I Love Him So Much!!!!👍🙌👑💪👸💙💋💙💋💙💋💙

[@brandonharristsw7516]

@@PrincessBillaHatcher yep and I can sound like him

[@PrincessBillaHatcher]

And I Know Paramount did an Incredible Job of Making those Transformers Movies and I Loved Them Alot Forevermore!!!!👍🙌👑💪👸💙💋💙💋💙💋💙

[@Josetamjr]

I remember when I saw Prime transform for the first time in the cinema in 2007, the audience applauded and screamed with emotion, I will never forget it, seeing the autobots in that way was like a dream come true!!!

[@nathancruz9172]

0:08 me too.

[@yeetasked]

most of us were kids that time.

[@lifeisberserk9566]

The one theater experience I really wish I could have witnessed

[@hanss7809]

I was born in 2006 but I feel that if you watched the first Transformes in the cinema at that time it would definitely be very enjoyable, bro 😢

[@TonyG718]

Prime is such a hero. And the CGI is still absurdly amazing today.

[@jamesdo3086]

1:38 is when cinema peaked to be honest

[@JOHLumLums]

ah man seeing the scene where they met with Sam for the first time made me tear up back when 2007 times were still simple, I miss those days. I was in elementary when I first saw this in DVD never gotten a chance to see it in cinemas.

[@LONERANGER14444]

Me Too... 😭 Really Missed That Time😢

[@AznJsn82091]

I saw the film in theaters and I had my mouth open the entire time. It was a cinematic experience I will never forget.

[@XVNRX]

Idk how that wasn’t #1?

[@psy-ende2161]

Same for me as well my dad rented it from block buster when I was 4 1/2 but I remember being in love and wanting more I remember re-watching it over and over and over it was so good

[@victoria9535]

​@@XVNRXikr

[@user-qh2on7mb7j]

It's crazy how the CGI still holds up to this day. 2:26 I like how his transformation actually sounds angry and aggressive here.

[@gabrielcarretero6079]

3:43 This scene it's so amazing

[@blueraccoon1088]

One of my fams knows only the movie and kept calling optimus primus but i corrected her on the lore

[@santiagogodoy1316]

00:50 "have you ever played the hit game among us?"

[@blueraccoon1088]

I know the guy you got that from 😆

[@hellhobbiespro]

3:36 LMAAOOO, HE'S FROM HUUGGEEE THEN SHRINKING INTO A TINY TRUCK

[@WildanAdli-ct8mx]

Mass shifting

[@caballerodelaton22]

I don't want to hate ROTB, but I feel like this was what that movie needed. The transformation of the Autobots in these movies was simply great, the presence that they give to each transformation, you feel goosebumps.

[@dallasmorrow21]

I dragged my parents to the movie theater to see the first Transformers. I was only 7 so they were expecting some cartoon like when they were kids. Needless to say they were quite shell shocked

[@ElliottWong2024]

What did they make of the film?

[@dallasmorrow21]

@@ElliottWong2024 They loved it

[@ElliottWong2024]

@@dallasmorrow21 Great to hear.

[@Stone46988]

Hey back when CGI actually looks good.

[@Moobeus]

The craziest part to me is the first transformation. I literally cannot tell when the truck changes from real to cgi. When it drives up and then the grill starts splitting it is so fucking seamless. It’s one of the reasons I dislike rise of the beasts the CGI in that movie is sooo bad in comparison and the transformers always look like they are lit wrong in comparison to the environment.

[@GalacticDragon05]

@@Moobeusthats called a difference of budget and time.

[@stealthystudios4129]

@@GalacticDragon05idk man ROTB had a pretty decent budget. I think the problem lies in the movie company’s wanting there movies out right way and that causes CGI artist to be rushed. Wish CGI still looked this good.

[@davidaugustofc2574]

@@Moobeus it's when the camera shot changes to front angle again

[@legendarystudioclips6018]

Rotb had some very rough looking cgi

[@BloodJeffrey85]

That first transformation in the theaters with Prime was so awesome.

[@chicken0562]

Over 1,000 moving parts, over 16 years old and it still holds to this day.......nice 😁👌

[@bighand1530]

Looks better than a lot of the stuff the MCU cranks out.

[@lanceforlife5166]

4:04 OPTIMUM PRIDE SOUND EFFECT

[@btc1668]

The last knight not having a single Optimus prime transformation is sinful

[@XVNRX]

Whole movie is garbage

[@bozhidardimitrov3573]

literal dogshit, i refuse it exists

[@btc1668]

@@XVNRX it sure is

[@marcowl5680]

Heard that it was due to the team not being able to figure out how to transform him to his robot mode or truck, it’s understandable

[@arkking552]

@@XVNRX*YES*

[@LRon-ef7ni]

CGI went from photo realistic, with so many complex moving parts to today’s CGI looking video game like with simple transformations

[@gijane2cantwaittoseeyou203]

Some simpletons complained they couldn't distinguish the robots because of their complex designs. The idiot executives at paramount listened to them and now we have the new garbage simple CGI.

[@LRon-ef7ni]

@@gijane2cantwaittoseeyou203 funny thing is that I always felt G1 was hard to distinguish. A lot of the head designs looked similar, they were blocky, and they reused designs to create teams like The Seekers.

[@ryon5174]

@@LRon-ef7niI love G1 but I will have to say this: while it’s not too hard to distinguish G1 characters thanks to their voice and color palettes, what makes it difficult is when the animation team somehow messes up the colors sometimes There are episodes depicting Optimus either with or without a white stripe, and sometimes characters speak with a voice that don’t belong to them But the worst offenders still belong to Rumble and Frenzy because hasbro/Takara can’t decide who is who I will say though that the Bay movies brought us really interesting and iconic designs that by silhouette it’s instantly recognizable - the only real thing I hate about Bay films is how every iteration after the first movie, Bumblebee SOMEHOW has to be a mute

[@LRon-ef7ni]

@@ryon5174 I agree. I can identify more Bayformers than G1. I think people who say Bay designs look the same are just hating it’s not G1. Each iteration of TF has it’s own style where they look consistent with that particular version

[@ryon5174]

@@LRon-ef7ni to be fair - majority of the complaints with Bayformers boils down to post-movie 1 Decepticon designs more than anything People still remember and love Blackout and Barricade, their designs stood out to help with it But Decepticons are usually recycled models afterwards where they’re just a lump of spikes and thorns, as if they’re meant to be cannon fodder akin to Vehicons or any grunts faced in the TF videogames But credit where credit is due, the important characters are strategically designed to stand out, which again, if you turn it to a silhouette, people will definitely still think it’s something from Transformers I still love G1 designs but that’s only because it’s a cartoon and not meant to represent something a bit more real, but Travis Knight’s Optimus Prime seems to handle it well

[@johnmichael2692]

I like all his vehicle modes but Optimus truck form in the first 3 transformers movies was the best one

[@tonyleidyiii1652]

Agree Bayverse designs were the best

[@MTNFUJIDEW]

2:24 I just love how prime isn’t bothered at all when ironhide bumps on his roof

[@tylerrose3633]

Starscream: What kind of energy drink would you like, master? Megatron: 1:56

[@legendarystudioclips6018]

😅😅😂

[@tjeremiah9747]

It's crazy how the CGI still holds up to this day

[@thecunninlynguist]

His Bumblebee appearance on cybertron is perfect

[@TerminatorTheory]

*Yes I'm sure you are obsessed with the bad CGI and animation errors on that Cybertron scene*

[@brandonharristsw7516]

Yep and he still looked the same in transformers rise of the beast

[@brandonharristsw7516]

@@TerminatorTheory it was good

[@BlitzStudiosIsinsideyourhome]

@@TerminatorTheory What animation errors? The cgi was good

[@trent7736]

​@@BlitzStudiosIsinsideyourhomethe models clipped into themselves.

[@mr.e1026]

Ever since I was 10 years old, Optimus Prime has been somewhat of a role model. I'm almost 50 now. In the '80's when the kids' cartoons tried to be aspirational, often with PSA's at the end of them, like He-Man and GI Joe, but there was always some better quality in Optimus Prime. With all the relics humanity will leave behind when our time is finally up, one of them is almost certainly going to be Optimus Prime that is discovered by whatever intelligent species comes after us.

[@roxanamiranda3175]

Nice Transformations of Optimus Prime 👍🤖🚚

[@joesun8853]

This is why Bay verse is the GOAT.. more realistic and looks alien bot organism.. now looks funny they made TF back to a cartoonist look and looks disney robot toy shit happen... i miss bay verse hope he continue TF6 Rise of Unicron...

[@theflysavage4879]

2007-2011 design is best one

[@Deathtrooper-kn7cr]

0:08 que glorioso fue ver esto en el cine cuando tenía 7 años, esa majestuosidad y esa imponencia hicieron que Optimus se volviera mi personaje favorito. Que recuerdos, yo conocí Transformers gracias a la película del 2007

[@incrediblestitches630]

Am I the only one who's always having Chills and goosebumps anytime Optimus prime Transforms ????❤

[@incrediblestitches630]

Optimus prime voice always gives me goosebumps 😂😂❤

[@mikhaelraphaeldungca6383]

In the beginning Optimus was so nice

[@legendarygodzillafans7561]

My Favorite Leader Of The Autobots🥺

[@TheLordAI]

But when they riding down the road & he transformed from that old rusty cab-over into that shiny new Western Star at 3:48 though....so 🔥

[@Flamer997]

From what I heard in the first Transformers movie they worked hard on the Transformers making every piece fit for both car mode and transformed mode to try and make it more believable and Optimus had over 200 pieces to his CGI model.

[@legendarystudioclips6018]

He had WAY MORE than 200 man. Come on

[@sasook]

200? I think it was closer to 10,000

[@foxtrotyt8898]

prime is just iconic thats why hi is the goat

[@xblade_assassin]

i'm not the most knowledgable transformers fan, but these transformations have been nothing, but impressive and realistic from car to robot form and vice versa. also, massive respect to peter cullen for being the voice of optimus prime for many years. mr cullen is a f*cking legend!

[@josephhenderson5800]

Mr. Leader Of The Free Galaxy

[@yakeishabaker5294]

I will never get tired of watching transformers especially the first 1,

[@georget1015]

the sound of the wheels rolling while optimus transforms thats nostalgia.

[@Baqar96TA]

I’m very surprised that the official account missed some transformations.

[@Hikaan_TeKi]

It’s not about ALL the transformation but the best so they didn’t miss any

[@Baqar96TA]

@@Hikaan_TeKi When the video was uploaded it was titled all transformations. Shortly after my comment the video was re-titled to best transformations.

[@Hikaan_TeKi]

@@Baqar96TA oh okay. My bad, I didn’t know the old title of the video

[@Baqar96TA]

@@Hikaan_TeKi Yeah it’s not your fault at all. There was no way for you to know.

[@alexalvarado7397]

I just realized, does Optimus even transform in tf5?

[@Lifeof728]

I don’t think so. Well he does, but off camera.

[@alexalvarado7397]

@@Lifeof728 yet another reason tf5 sucks. I've tried so hard to take off my nostalgia filter for the first three movies to fairly compare them with 4 and 5, 4 is kinda growing on me but 5 just is so bad. It has a few scenes that are actually really good if you were to pull them out of the rest of the movie, but other than that it's just ass

[@PrincessBillaHatcher]

OMG! I Love The Different Style of Optimus Prime in Those Transformers Movies because I Love Both Original and Autobot Knight so Incredible that I Loved It so much Forevermore!!!!👍🙌👑💪👸💙💋💙💋💙💋💙

[@PrincessBillaHatcher]

And in The Future I wanted The Sequel after The Last Knight is Rise of Unicron because Many Transformers Fans like us are being Really Patient to see it happens!!!!👍🙌👑💪👸💙💋💙💋💙💋💙💋💙

[@xg835]

the first ever transformation is amazzzzinggg every time i watch it.. it looks so real too

[@_not.cameraman]

this scenes will never be forgotten❤

[@brandonharristsw7516]

Yep

[@terrenced.1586]

While I love the design in Age of Extinction, I can’t help but wonder where the tires disappear to😂 The first Transformers movie is definitely the best!

[@demonlordlatios25games50]

They disappear inside

[@user-ns6ls3iq9z]

These was the best times of transformers compared to now😢

[@brandonharristsw7516]

What do you mean

[@NCG2004]

The old one have best transform scenes. But the new one has better script and also the transform scenes are great.

[@altoncoker6432]

8/10

[@melazyhamd]

Also you guys missed the scene where he transformers mid air in the opening scene of ROTF and right before the forest fight where megatron jumps on him

[@captainaustraliastudios8241]

Autobots, ROLL OUT!🙌🏻

[@ChrisTX60]

4:22 cmon that should’ve killed them 😂

[@XVNRX]

How did they not include When he transformed in the truck in ROTF???? That was the first time we saw him do that in the whole franchise out of like 3 times HOW WASNT THE FIRST EVER TRANSFORMATION NOT NUMBER 1??????

[@rudrasingh6695]

My favorite part was 1.2.3 there were amazing ❤❤

[@anime_chillzone]

i will miss this so badly...

[@tonyleidyiii1652]

Me too

[@yakeishabaker5294]

I accidentally buck up on the first transformers by accident and decide that i need to watch it over from the start with my big daughter and since then we've watch all of them together over and over and over again

[@spregged7231]

The whirring of the wheels will never stop sounding awesome

[@Godzillaandgodzillajuniorgamin]

Who agrees 2007-2011 /dark of the moon prime looked the best?

[@Godzillaandgodzillajuniorgamin]

Edit: for people who don’t know I mean the original 2007 film, revenge of the fallen, and dark of the moon.

[@EiswolfZero]

The first transformation still gives me goosebumps and makes me wish to see it in personal I'd what people say but bayverse (at least the first two) holds a special place in my heart ❤ Awesome video!

[@betcopropsprints9278]

Probs aa dumb question but why does prime have chains on the back of his cabin during 2:08

[@ryankronenbitter2013]

I think what makes an Optimus prime transformation is the wide shots. When you can see more of the truck and can visibly see where the truck parts are going when turned into a robot , it makes for a better transformation. It adds the believability that the transformer is actually able to turn into that vehicle

[@cfsxdxdfz8092]

I swear every time I watch these movies I don't get bored of it like even if a watch it like 20 times still not boring

[@brandonharristsw7516]

4:40 I noticed they have new pictures that I noticed for awhile

[@EXT0RT98]

Imma watch all 5 films again!

[@alecnichols33]

#8 will always be my favorite. I used to watch it for hours when I was a kid. I just thought it was so cool the way they made it and how his legs came out from the cab and flipped around.

[@FireConvoy215]

I saw a Lady who looked like Megan Fox today. She was stunning. Not too many out there like her. She looked tough like a soldier, but still a beautiful Lady. That can't be manufactured. It's in the code.

[@johanahmed5660]

old is gold when details matters

[@scottlambert2949]

Optimus prime's transformation varies from movie to movie sometimes its fast sometimes its slow

[@Lifeof728]

Depends on his arthritis 😂

[@bjsdemon]

That DOTM transformation will always be a top favorite. Without Ironhide even saying it, the jerkiness with which he changes TELLS you he's pissed. They could have just had him transform, but they went and added emotion to it. Its why I love the movie designs. While only CGI, so much work and detail was put into them to truely bring them to life.

[@panyat]

late 2000's paramount really did a great job at cgi. transformers and iron man 1.

[@jayyogi446]

I just love those brakes application sounds❤️😇

[@MXALOVE]

All I can think about is how absolutely painful this must have been to animate.

[@Vi0letRay]

Im slightly annoued there wasn't any ROTB transformations in there because one of my personal favourites is when (SPOILER) Prime transforms back in to truck mode and Noah is a literal rocket on his back, boosting him away from the space bridge.

[@Lifeof728]

Yeah that was fkn awesome.

[@jparbiter1972]

Number 9 should be in the top 3

[@ghostharlow8962]

I loved everything about that bonecrusher fight scene ugh!

[@NuketheTsarBomba]

Only if they could show the cool transformations from the new movie 😔

[@yakeishabaker5294]

Love this,thank you

[@Greg_Mcpickle]

now this is REAL asmr

[@RoRo55587]

I LOVE the sound from the one where he was driving down the highway and he destroyed the road in Transformers 1

[@kzze3]

3:15 "Sam, theres a big something-" AINT NO WAY

[@tonyleidyiii1652]

I wish Optimus showed a flashback of the ambush He and Sam were in

[@jimhuber]

His transformation to vehicle mode in Rise of the Beasts was amazing, with a modern transformation, which is no less than mind blowing, that also mirrored the transformation of the G1 toy. Gave me chills. Unfortunately the rest of the movie did not…

[@brandonharristsw7516]

Loved it

[@comradeopthomasthehedgehog]

The scene where Optimus Prime switches truck forms on screen is beautiful

[@Jespn-]

Te quiero mucho Optimus Prime

[@tengvue454]

I like to see him transform when his air line breaks on him

[@punnaroothsrimongkolsilp1543]

very very beautiful CG. Love you movies, from your fan in Thailand.

[@sathuelum7654]

Imagine trying to transform these things as toys as a kid. Optimus would've permanently been a truck in my house.

[@tonyleidyiii1652]

Bayverse will always be legendary

[@m_theussz0]

Simply sensational

[@yvonneharrison4091]

I love Optimus Prime... 💘

[@crem444]

for 2007 that looks really really good

[@barbarasutherland8000]

The best part love the transformations especially Optimus Prime his shapes get better and better.🌍👍🌍💯🌍💃🌍🌟🌍👏🌍✌️🌍🥰🌍

[@lifeisberserk9566]

His first transformation is easily the best use of cgi in film and one of the coolest scenes ever made

[@aeaeaeaeaeaeaeaeaeae7283]

“Have you ever played the hit game, among us?”

[@jacoblewis837]

I for the longest time, I thought the only drawback to that first transformation scene in the first film was that Optimus seems like he grew a third wheel on his leg. I’m only just now realizing that’s his knee shifting and locking into place.

[@Prime.1966]

2:24 my Favorite transformation

[@scotttemplin8331]

"I have a melted face, and apparently Micheal Bay thinks that's hot. He's fucked up" -Optimus Prime