Botimus Prime

Botimus Prime is a Zapbots Leaders from the Generation 1 continuity family.

era: 2021 - "I'm like the other guy, just Orange"

Botimus Prime (aka 'Botimus') is the second in command of the Zapbots from Shortstop. His bravery is a constant encouragement to others as he has been victorious in numerous battles and leads the Zapbots with compassion. One of the first Zapbots created, he was specifically designed to lead the next generation of Zapbots into the battlefield.

In the early years, Botimus Prime provided the bridge between the human world and the rebuilding of Gearatron. As a constant protector of Anthony, he would also provide guidance on how to deal with political situations till Anthony became of age and could effectively lead the team on his own.

His Battle Deck provides first aid for wounded soldiers on the battlefield (and is also used for a recreational center from time to time.)

Strong, brave and extremely friendly he has grown into a true leader after taking time to find himself over many years.

Quote: "Protect those who can't protect themselves."
Transformation: White Freightliner WFT-8664T cab over a semi-trailer truck
Weapons: Photon Gun, Missles, 4 Pop Out Guns, Hand Lasers
Special Weapons: Computational Center (Brain)
Shields: Strong 10 Hours
Speed: 130 MPH
Armor: Heavy 11 Inches
Communications: Radio, CB
Target/Tracking: Scanners, Radar, Infer-red
Weakness: If additional components get hurt main components are affected.
Transformer Inspiration: Optimus Prime (duh)
Family: None

Fiction

Original Series

Zapbots the Beginning

Botimus Prime is one of the first Zapbots to be created. He escorts Anthony to a conference when the Earth is attacked by the Junkicons. He also assumes command after Anthony's death.

Hero

Botimus Prime helped lead the attack against the Sun Monsters.

The Next Generation

Botimus Prime along with the rest of the Zapbots led by Anthony are transported to a secret unknown planet where they faced off against The Ghoul Monster. They defend Earth from the Monster when they are dependently transported back with it.

The Return

Botimus Prime along with the rest of the Zapbots led by Shortstop investigated the depths of Gearatron to discover its ancient secret. They used this to prep Gearatron to transform into a robot to defend against the Sun Monsters.

Unicron Returns

Botimus Prime led an attack against Secretish when Unicron attacked Gearatron. He was captured and was about to be destroyed along with Boaty when Shortstop reappeared and stopped Secretish's evil plans.

The Escape

Botimus Prime is second in command on the bridge of Fortress Misslemax and helps Anthony rescue his friends.

Rebooted

Botimus Prime takes an away team to investigate the location of the secret Nonocons base in Detriot.

The Boys Town

Botimus Prime helped lead the troops into battle against the Gongos. He provided cover for Pliers to escape with Alert who was badly damaged. He also leads the team to rescue Anthony from the secret Nazi town.

The Yellow Planet

Botimus Prime along with Pliers come to the rescue of a Planetary Conference from an attack from the Gongos. He assumed command when Anthony goes on vacation with his friend David.

Reality

Botimus Prime provides transport for Matt as he goes in search of Anthony's old High School friends Bill T. and Matt R. He then shows up to help defend against a Gongo attack.

Back in Time

During a beta test of Timetravel's abilities and Anthony's command absence, Botimus Prime investigates problems surrounding harassment from the crew toward Tiremarks's alternate personality preference. After Tiremarks is attacked but unknown civilian Zapbots, he proceeds to track them down and arrest them giving him his first test of leadership.

Planet G

While Anthony is stranded on a strange planet Botimus Prime in command of Fortress Misslemax deals with attempts to try and rescue him. Through the ordeal, they bring some cosmic dust onboard when morphs into a Dinosaur after Scan begins to play with the specimen. Botimus Prime works to track down and disable the Dinosaurs with Vision and the Protectors.

Robot Trek

Botimus Prime helps drive the crew to fight against the Nonocons when they attack Fortress Misslemax. When Shortstop goes missing he proceeds to hold the Nonocons at bay when they hold the ship hostage.

Robot Trek II

While Anthony is recovering from battle Botimus Prime assumes command and deals with Ambassador Tonta as she puts the Fortress Misslemax crew on trial.

Robot Trek III

Botimus Prime fights with the Nonocons as they try to snare the Ancient Zapbot device.

Robot Trek IV

Botimus Prime joins Shortstop as they go to search for a way to recover Boaty's body and bring him back to life.

Robot Trek V

Botimus Prime along with the remaining Zapbots travel back in time to get the codes to stop the Ancient Zapbot device. He joins Shortstop's team to steal the codes from the Ancient Zapbots, Bridge, Knife and Lighting.

The Wrath of Sliphead

Botimus Prime and Shortstop lead an away-party to investigate Sliphead's lair both in New York and the North Pole.

The Boys Town 2

Botimus Prime kills a nazi by literally slamming his foot on him. It's most bodacious!

Back in Time 2

Botimus Prime assumed command while Anthony and his friends went with Timetravel back to Earth's ancient past to help save his ancestor from being destroyed. He also helped to bring Carry-On out of his mental depression, once again proving his leadership.

Mystery

Botimus Prime helped to lead the investigation of the mysterious explosions around Fortress Misslemax.

Epilogue

Botimus Prime and Shortstop went down to a strange planet's surface to discover a lost human boy. He also helped to rally the troops when Fortress Misslemax is trapped within a frozen wormhole.

The Fall and Rebirth of Gearatron

Botimus Prime along with Shortstop lead the attack on Jumi against the Nonocons. Unfortunately, they had to retreat and head back to Gearatron to stop Kilter from destroying the planet.

Behind the Scenes

During the Transformers pilot, there was an orange truck that was scanned for Optimus. I always thought it would be funny if that was a Zapbot named Botimus Prime. Funny years later I see this name being used on various websites as it's pretty obvious someone else would come up with the same idea for the name. When I first started writing him I had him very grumpy and depressed as he represented that side of my personality. And then as time went on, he became a strong leader. I mostly dropped this 'grumpy' idea in the rewrites, but it still is a coming-of-age story for him.

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