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[[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 Bio distributed to Transformers news sites]. This information was not included on Nemesis Prime's packaging, but was distributed online to promote the figure's availability at San Diego Comic-Con. It was later confirmed to be the work of [[Hasbro]] copywriter [[Forest Lee]], who indicated the "extra-spatial source" that Arkeville tapped into was actually a pocket dimension that serves 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]]. This is the only ''Alternators'' story info ever released, and it references several elements of its Japanese counterpart, ''Binaltech,'' which appear nowhere else in English-language continuity.</ref> |
[[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 Bio distributed to Transformers news sites]. This information was not included on Nemesis Prime's packaging, but was distributed online to promote the figure's availability at San Diego Comic-Con. It was later confirmed to be the work of [[Hasbro]] copywriter [[Forest Lee]], who indicated the "extra-spatial source" that Arkeville tapped into was actually a pocket dimension that serves 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]]. This is the only ''Alternators'' story info ever released, and it references several elements of its Japanese counterpart, ''Binaltech,'' which appear nowhere else in English-language continuity.</ref> |
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Dr. Arkeville was creating a black Optimus clone to replace [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]], and function as a new and better [[Decepticon]] leader, when he was interrupted. A glowing orb, a [[spark]], emerged from a mysterious time warp and used the black painted Optimus Binaltech body as a host. He repaired the time rifts caused by "[[Operation: Distant Thunder]]" and reported to the Autobots that their efforts to restore the original past had succeeded, '''but''' his efforts had preserved THIS timeline as well. Black Optimus was animated by a spark sent back in time from the distant future by one known as the [[Rodimus Prime#Binaltech|Protector]], a future hero of their newly created dimension, who said the Binaltech timeline had to be preserved as it would lead to the creation of a great force for good in the whole multiverse, something known as the [[Alternity]]. |
Dr. Arkeville was creating a black Optimus clone to replace [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]], and function as a new and better [[Decepticon]] leader, when he was interrupted. A glowing orb, a [[spark]], emerged from a mysterious time warp and used the black painted Optimus Binaltech body as a host. He repaired the time rifts caused by "[[Operation: Distant Thunder]]" and reported to the Autobots that their efforts to restore the original past had succeeded, '''but''' his efforts had preserved THIS timeline as well. Black Optimus was animated by a spark sent back in time from the distant future by one known as the [[Rodimus Prime#Binaltech|Protector]], a future hero of their newly created dimension, who said the Binaltech timeline had to be preserved as it would lead to the creation of a great force for good in the whole multiverse, something known as the [[Alternity]]. |
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What he did to Dr. Arkeville after that is unknown, but soon after activation, Nemesis Prime began to make his move, and the confrontation between him and [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] inevitably happened. But insult exchange was the only thing that occurred, for [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] had accomplished [[Large switch|his mission]] and Megatron was frozen just before the battle could actually start; every Decepticon (and Autobot) who hadn't undergone a Binaltech conversion was now deactivated. Nevertheless, Nemesis Prime, faced with the unexpected turn of events, didn't lose his temper and seized the opportunity to take power. He ordered [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] to gather as many Decepticon bodies as possible. Seeing the logic in this order, Shockwave complied, and plotting his future moves, Nemesis Prime seated on Megatron's throne. |
What he did to Dr. Arkeville after that is unknown, but soon after activation, Nemesis Prime began to make his move, and the confrontation between him and [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] inevitably happened. But insult exchange was the only thing that occurred, for [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] had accomplished [[Large switch|his mission]] and Megatron was frozen just before the battle could actually start; every Decepticon (and Autobot) who hadn't undergone a Binaltech conversion was now deactivated. Nevertheless, Nemesis Prime, faced with the unexpected turn of events, didn't lose his temper and seized the opportunity to take power. He ordered [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] to gather as many Decepticon bodies as possible. Seeing the logic in this order, Shockwave complied, and plotting his future moves, Nemesis Prime seated on Megatron's throne. |
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Nemesis Prime was the product of a mad plan by [[Straxus]], who put a lowly, unknown Decepticon 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>Nemesis Prime's on-package bio</ref> |
Nemesis Prime was the product of a mad plan by [[Straxus]], who put a lowly, unknown Decepticon 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>Nemesis Prime's on-package bio</ref> |
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* '''Nemesis Prime''' (3" Cybertron Heroes) |
* '''Nemesis Prime''' (3" Cybertron Heroes) |
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**''Accessories:'' Ion Blaster, display stand |
**''Accessories:'' Ion Blaster, display stand |
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| − | :Had it been released, this toy would have been a repaint of [[Optimus Prime (G1) toys#Titanium|''War Within'' Optimus Prime]]. |
+ | :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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- Nemesis Prime is a Decepticon from the Generation 1 continuity family.
I AM SERPENTOR, AND THIS, I COMMAND!
Nemesis Prime is the dark mirror of Optimus Prime, a clone of the Autobot leader imbued with many of his abilities but lacking all moral restraint.
- Japanese name: Black Convoy
Fiction
Cartoon continuity
Alternators online 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.[1]
Binaltech toy pack-in bios
Dr. Arkeville was creating a black Optimus clone to replace Megatron, and function as a new and better Decepticon leader, when he was interrupted. A glowing orb, a spark, emerged from a mysterious time warp and used the black painted Optimus Binaltech body as a host. He repaired the time rifts caused by "Operation: Distant Thunder" and reported to the Autobots that their efforts to restore the original past had succeeded, but his efforts had preserved THIS timeline as well. Black Optimus was animated by a spark sent back in time from the distant future by one known as the Protector, a future hero of their newly created dimension, who said the Binaltech timeline had to be preserved as it would lead to the creation of a great force for good in the whole multiverse, something known as the Alternity.
But then the black Optimus rejected the unnamed spark within him and returned to Dr. Arkeville under AI control. There the doctor finished connecting him to an ancient and evil life force.
What he did to Dr. Arkeville after that is unknown, but soon after activation, Nemesis Prime began to make his move, and the confrontation between him and Megatron inevitably happened. But insult exchange was the only thing that occurred, for Mirage had accomplished his mission and Megatron was frozen just before the battle could actually start; every Decepticon (and Autobot) who hadn't undergone a Binaltech conversion was now deactivated. Nevertheless, Nemesis Prime, faced with the unexpected turn of events, didn't lose his temper and seized the opportunity to take power. He ordered Shockwave to gather as many Decepticon bodies as possible. Seeing the logic in this order, Shockwave complied, and plotting his future moves, Nemesis Prime seated on Megatron's throne.
Marvel Comics continuity
Universe Classic Series on-package bio
Nemesis Prime was the product of a mad plan by Straxus, who put a lowly, unknown Decepticon 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 and targeting both Autobots and Decepticons in his murderous insanity.[2]
Toys
Alternators
- Nemesis Prime (2006)
- Alternators ID number: 24
In Australia, I'm a shelf-warmer.
- Nemesis Prime is a black redeco of Alternators/Kiss Players 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 exclusively 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.
Binaltech
- Black Convoy (2007)
- Japanese ID number: BT-17
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, with grey replacing the black his shins, waist, shoulders and forearms; where Nemesis Prime had clear red windows, Black Convoy has normal clear windows. His paint deco is based upon Kiss Players Convoy's, arranged in the same patterns using teal, and has vacuum-metallized wheels and front grill. And finally, perhaps his most important difference is 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.
Titanium Series
- Nemesis Prime (3" Cybertron Heroes)
- Accessories: Ion Blaster, display stand
- Had it been released, this toy would have been a repaint of 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,
 Proceed on your way to oblivion. |
Universe (2008)
- 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, Nemesis Prime is a redeco of 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 ion blaster, and his smokestacks transform into a smaller blaster. Additionally, both can combine together to form a back-mounted shoulder weapon.
- This mold was also used to make Classics Ultra Magnus and the evil "Shattered Glass" Optimus Prime.
References
- ↑ Bio distributed to Transformers news sites. This information was not included on Nemesis Prime's packaging, but was distributed online to promote the figure's availability at San Diego Comic-Con. It was later confirmed to be the work of Hasbro copywriter Forest Lee, who indicated the "extra-spatial source" that Arkeville tapped into was actually a pocket dimension that serves as Unicron's power battery—and that Unicron gave Arkeville exactly what he wanted, in the form of a Spark fragment from Unicron's own attempt at cloning an Optimus Prime. This is the only Alternators story info ever released, and it references several elements of its Japanese counterpart, Binaltech, which appear nowhere else in English-language continuity.
- ↑ Nemesis Prime's on-package bio