Editing Nemesis Prime (G1)

{{disambig3|Nemesis Prime}}
{{disambig2|the evil, sentient Optimus Prime clone|the mindless remote-control clone|Optimus Prime clone}}
{{picsneeded|2008 fiction}}
:''Nemesis Prime is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Generation One]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:AltNemesisPrimeArt.jpg|thumb|right|300px]]

'''Nemesis Prime''' is the dark mirror of [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], a [[Cloning|clone]] of the [[Autobot]] leader imbued with many of his abilities but lacking all moral restraint.

:''Japanese name:'' '''Black Convoy'''

==Fiction==
===''Alternators'' toy bio===
[[Dr. Arkeville]] spent years personally constructing Nemesis Prime piece by stolen piece, hiding his handiwork from both [[Concurrence]] agents and the Decepticons.  Designed to be the ultimate military commander, he had arguably the mightiest [[Binaltech]] Transformer body ever constructed, but it remained without a life-force.  Dr. Arkeville planned to acquire one by tapping into an amazingly powerful extra-spatial source that the Autobot Translink Project had uncovered.  It is unknown whether this final step ever came to fruition.<ref>[http://tformers.com/article.php?sid=6142 Nemesis Prime's ''Alternators'' bio.]  This was not on the toy's packaging, but rather distributed online to Transformers news sites to promote the figure's availability at San Diego Comic-Con.  It was later confirmed to be the work of [[Hasbro]] copywriter Forest Lee.{{fact}}</ref>

{{note|This is the only known ''[[Alternators]]'' fiction.  While it is clearly based on the ''[[Binaltech]]'' storyline, borrowing elements with no precedent in English-language canon, it differs from ''Binaltech's'' "Black Convoy" bio in some details and may be considered a separate continuity.}}

===''Binaltech'' toy bios===
Dr. Arkeville, seeking to create an evil leader greater than [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]], used a subspace impulse cloner to duplicate Optimus Prime (with a snazzy black-and-teal paint job).  It is unknown if Arkeville was aware of the [[Optimus Prime clone]] previously created by Megatron, but in any case the doctor's approach was somewhat different, as he wanted a sentient being, not a remote-controlled [[drone]].  To this end, Arkeville twisted Prime's imported essence to evil with a rewriting program, but the clone still lacked life.  He experimented with a subspace linkup to channel a life force, but the operation was interrupted:  A time warp suddenly appeared and produced a mysterious orb which touched the clone body, causing the clone to both activate and vanish.

Meanwhile, on [[Dinobot Island (G1)|Dinobot Island]], the Autobots were enacting [[Operation: Distant Thunder]] to undo [[Ravage]]'s temporal damage.  The Autobots had just send a drone into the past with the intent of restoring the timeline and erasing their own wayward branch.  But instead of seeing a clean reversion to the "proper" timeline, the Autobots watched in dismay as events remained unchanged and warp holes erupted across the planet.  At that moment, Arkeville's clone appeared before them, extending his hands as an orb of light engulfed first the island, then the entire world.  The warp holes were extinguished, and the clone announced that both the original timeline and this branch had been saved.  The Autobots' warning to the past had preserved the original timeline, and the [[spark]] that had possessed the Prime-clone had used both the power within itself and the power of the time warp to preserve the variant branch.  The Autobots continued questioning this "Black Optimus," who explained that he was a spark who had been sent back in time from the distant future by one known as the [[Rodimus Prime#Binaltech|Protector]].  His mission was to preserve the Binaltechs, who would bring about the [[Alternity]], a "great existence" involving beings who would ensure prosperity and protection across the multiverse. 

Suddenly, the clone's core AI asserted itself, and he began taunting the Autobots, even manifesting a Decepticon symbol on his body.  Using what remained of the Protector's power, the clone rejected his foreign spark and formed a warp portal back to Arkeville's lab.  Reduced to an automated state, the clone still was able to leap through the portal to its creator.  There, the doctor initiated another subspace translink experiment, this one succeeding in connecting the clone to an ancient, evil, greedy life force.  At last, Arkeville's creation became Nemesis Prime.<ref>''Binaltech'' Black Convoy's toy pack-in bio in the [http://www.fantofan.jp/photo%20gallery/binartech/bt-17/story.jpg original Japanese] and in [http://www.fantofan.jp/photo%20gallery/binartech/bt-17/bt-17.jpg fan-translated English.]</ref>

What happened to Dr. Arkeville after that is unknown, but soon after activation, Nemesis Prime began to make his move.  The confrontation with [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] inevitably happened, but it was halted before more than insults could be exchanged.  For [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] had accomplished [[Large switch|his mission]], and Megatron was frozen before the battle could actually start; every Transformer who hadn't undergone a Binaltech conversion was instantly deactivated.  Nemesis Prime calmly seized the opportunity to take power, ordering [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] to gather as many Decepticon bodies as possible.  Seeing the logic in this order, Shockwave complied.  Nemesis Prime sat on Megatron's throne and plotted future moves.{{fact}}

===''Universe Classic Series'' toy bio===
Nemesis Prime was the product of a mad plan by [[Straxus (G1)|Straxus]], who put a lowly, unknown warrior through an excruciating rebuilding process, tortuously reforging him into the very image of Optimus Prime.  Through forcible data uploads and brainwashing, the Decepticon was imbued with memories and skills culled from many sources, giving him much of Optimus Prime's knowledge and combat algorithms.  This, however, cost him not just his sense of identity, but also any framework with which to process this knowledge.  His creator having since perished, Nemesis Prime became a threat to all, skulking in the dark parts of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] and targeting both Autobots and Decepticons in his murderous insanity.<ref>[http://www.hasbrotoyshop.com/ProductsByBrand.htm?BR=496&ST=SO&ID=22380&PG=1 ''Universe Classic Series'' Nemesis Prime's on-package bio]</ref>

==Toys==
===Alternators===
* '''Nemesis Prime''' (2006)
**''Alternators ID number:'' '''24'''
**''Accessories:'' Engine/blaster

[[Image:AltNemesisPrime_toy.jpg|thumb|left|200px|In Australia, I'm a shelf-warmer.]]

: Nemesis Prime is a [[black repaint|black]] [[redeco]] of ''[[Alternators]]/[[Kiss Players]]'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] with red translucent windows and blue paint detail.  Like Optimus, he transforms into a Dodge Ram SRT-10 at 1:24 scale, with opening doors, hood, and tailgate, plus an open passenger compartment. His engine transforms into a handgun.  

: He was initially sold [[exclusive]]ly at San Diego Comic-Con 2006 and limitedly at Hasbro Toy Shop, selling out roughly an hour after its 2pm sales debut. Prior to that, he was released in large quantities at regular retail in various Asian countries, becoming a [[shelfwarmer]] there, ironically.

: Later, he was offered in Australia through online stores. A few weeks later he showed up in massive numbers in the Australian retail store Toy World for half the price.

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===Binaltech===
* '''Black Convoy''' (2007)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''BT-17'''
**''Accessories:'' Engine/blaster

[[Image:BTBlackConvoy_toy.jpg|thumb|right|200px|I am the evil clone of an evil clone! How do you beat this?]]

: Black Convoy is the first ''Binaltech'' release since [[Skids]] in early 2006, and was available exclusively in Japan at the winter Wonder Festival in 2007. His plastic colours are slightly different from Nemesis Prime's, with grey plastic replacing the black on his shins, waist, shoulders and forearms. In addition, Nemesis Prime's windows are tinted red, but Black Convoy's windows are completely clear. His paint deco is based upon ''Kiss Players'' Convoy's, arranged in the same patterns but using teal, and he has vacuum-metallized wheels and front grill. Perhaps the most important differences are that he has die-cast metal parts, and most of his truck body panels are coated in gloss black paint.

: Perhaps due to cost-cutting, this toy was released in the large bubble-on-a-tray packaging also used in the ''Alternators'' line. However, he came with no character or packaging art.

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===Titanium Series===
* '''Nemesis Prime''' (3" Cybertron Heroes)
**''Accessories:'' Ion Blaster, display stand
:Had it been released, this toy would have been a repaint of [[Optimus Prime (G1) toys#Titanium|''War Within'' Optimus Prime]].  His unpublished bio described a character much like the ''Universe'' version mentioned above, but without reference to Straxus or any type of origin story.  As a redeco of a War Within toy, this Nemesis would presumably - but not necessarily - have been part of the [[Dreamwave]] comics continuity, 
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===Universe (2008)===
[[Image:Nemesisprimesdcc08.jpg|thumb|right|200px|[[Straxus (G1)|Straxus]] died before he could finish my trailer.]]
*'''Nemesis Prime''' (Voyager, 2008)
**''Accessories:'' 2 smokestacks/"Stellar Convertor Cannon", wind vane/"Disruptor Cannon"

: A San Diego Comic Con 2008 [[exclusive]] and part of the Classics Series of the 2008 ''[[Universe (2008)|Universe]]'', Nemesis Prime is a redeco of ''[[Classics (2006)|Classics]]'' Optimus Prime, transforming into a modern cab-over style truck of made up model, dominated by a large aero fairing on his roof. He was not designed to pull a trailer, and subsequently does not come with one.

:In robot mode, his aero fairing transforms into a large "Disruptor Cannon", and his smokestacks transform into a smaller "Stellar Convertor Cannon". Additionally, both can combine together to form a back-mounted shoulder weapon.

: This mold was also used to make ''Classics'' [[Ultra Magnus (G1)#Classics 2|Ultra Magnus]] and the evil "[[Shattered Glass]]" [[Optimus Prime (Shattered Glass)|Optimus Prime]]. In fact, counting the ''Henkei! Henkei!'' [[redeco|redecos]], this is the '''sixth''' version of this mold released within two years. You milk those [[completist|completists]], [[HasTak|Hastakomy]], you milk 'em ''good''...


===Masterpiece===

*'''Black Convoy''' (2010)
**Japanese ID number: MP-01B
**''Accessories'': Ion Blaster, Autobot Matrix of Leadership, Megatron (gun mode), Energon Axe, cardboard trailer

:Black Convoy is a [[Black repaint|black]] [[redeco]] of Optimus Prime

==Notes==
*[[Forest Lee|The author of Nemesis Prime's ''Alternators'' bio]] has said that the "extra-spatial source" that Arkeville tapped into was actually a pocket dimension that served as [[Unicron]]'s power battery—and that Unicron gave Arkeville exactly what he wanted, in the form of a [[spark]] fragment from Unicron's [[Nemesis Prime (Universe 2003)|own attempt at cloning an Optimus Prime]].{{fact}}

*Nemesis Prime's ''Universe'' bio seems directly inspired by the Marvel UK "[[Two Megatrons!|Two Megatrons]]" storyline, which revealed that Straxus had rebuilt a "hapless trooper" into a Megatron clone, complete with copied brain patterns.  Unlike Nemesis Prime, however, this clone became a repository for Straxus' consciousness after Straxus' botched attempt to invade the original Megatron's mind.

==External links==
* [http://www.tfu.info/2006/Decepticon/NemesisPrime/nemesisprime.htm Nemesis Prime at TFU.info]

==References==
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[[Category:Alternators]]
[[Category:Classics characters]]
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[[Category:Evil clones]]
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