Optimus Prime Cosplay
// DATABASE ACCESS: MISSION CITY ARCHIVES (2007)
Before the sequels, before the dinosaur robots, and before the moon conspiracies, there was just a boy and his car. The original Michael Bay Transformers (2007) set the standard for live-action mecha cinema.
This film gave us the iconic voice of Peter Cullen returning as Optimus Prime, delivering lines that have since become legendary ("Freedom is the right of all sentient beings"). It also introduced the terrifying aggression of the Decepticons and the comedic chaos of the Witwicky family.
Below is the complete, categorized transcript of the most memorable quotes from the event that started the war on Earth.
// SEQUENCE: ORIGINS
Context: The opening narration that sets the stage for the entire franchise, explaining the history of the All Spark (The Cube).
Optimus Prime: "Before time began, there was... the Cube. We know not where it comes from, only that it holds the power to create worlds and fill them with life. That is how our race was born. For a time we lived in harmony, but like all great power, some wanted it for good... others for evil. And so, began the war. A war that ravaged our planet until it was consumed by death. And the Cube was lost to the far reaches of space. We scattered across the galaxy, hoping to find it and rebuild our home. Searching every star, every world. And just when all hope seemed lost, message of a new discovery drew us to an unknown planet called... Earth. But we were already too late."// SEQUENCE: AUTOBOT ARRIVAL
Context: The Autobots land on Earth and introduce themselves to Sam Witwicky and Mikaela Banes in an alleyway.
Optimus Prime: "Are you Samuel James Witwicky, descendant of Archibald Witwicky?"
Mikaela: "They know your name!"
Sam Witwicky: "Yeah."
Optimus Prime: "My name is Optimus Prime. We are Autonomous Robotic Organisms from the planet Cybertron."
Ratchet: "But you can call us 'Autobots', for short."
Mikaela: "They know your name!"
Sam Witwicky: "Yeah."
Optimus Prime: "My name is Optimus Prime. We are Autonomous Robotic Organisms from the planet Cybertron."
Ratchet: "But you can call us 'Autobots', for short."
Optimus Prime: "My first lieutenant. Designation: Jazz."
Jazz: [Does a somersault] "What's crackin' little bitches? This looks like a cool place to kick it!"
Jazz: [Does a somersault] "What's crackin' little bitches? This looks like a cool place to kick it!"
Optimus Prime: "My weapons specialist: Ironhide."
Ironhide: [Drawing his guns] "You feelin' lucky, punk?"
Optimus Prime: "Easy, Ironhide..."
Ironhide: [Retracts guns] "Just kidding. I just wanted to show him my cannons."
Ironhide: [Drawing his guns] "You feelin' lucky, punk?"
Optimus Prime: "Easy, Ironhide..."
Ironhide: [Retracts guns] "Just kidding. I just wanted to show him my cannons."
Optimus Prime: "Our medical officer: Ratchet."
Ratchet: [Sniffing the air] "The boy's pheromone levels suggest he wants to mate with the female."
[Sam and Mikaela look visibly uncomfortable]
Ratchet: [Sniffing the air] "The boy's pheromone levels suggest he wants to mate with the female."
[Sam and Mikaela look visibly uncomfortable]
// SEQUENCE: A BOY AND HIS CAR
Context: Sam discovers his Camaro is alive and builds a bond with Bumblebee.
Bobby Bolivia: "A driver don't pick the cars. Mmm-mm. Cars pick the driver. It's a mystical bond between man and machine."
Sam Witwicky: [Looking up at Bumblebee] "Can you talk?"
Bumblebee: [Through radio] "XM Satellite One... Digital Cable brings you... Columbia Broadcasting System..."
Sam Witwicky: "So you talk through the radio?"
Bumblebee: [Clapping hands] "Thank you, you're beautiful! You're wonderful, you're wonderful."
Bumblebee: [Through radio] "XM Satellite One... Digital Cable brings you... Columbia Broadcasting System..."
Sam Witwicky: "So you talk through the radio?"
Bumblebee: [Clapping hands] "Thank you, you're beautiful! You're wonderful, you're wonderful."
Bumblebee: [Radio] "Message from Starfleet, Captain... Throughout the inanimate vastness of space... And angels will rain down like visitors from Heaven! Hallelujah!"
Mikaela: "Visitors from heaven... so you're, like, an alien?"
[Bumblebee points a finger at her and nods, then transforms into a 2008 Camaro]
Bumblebee: "Any more questions you want to ask?"
Mikaela: "Visitors from heaven... so you're, like, an alien?"
[Bumblebee points a finger at her and nods, then transforms into a 2008 Camaro]
Bumblebee: "Any more questions you want to ask?"
Sam Witwicky: "Fifty years from now, when you're looking back at your life, don't you want to be able to say you had the guts to get in the car?"
// SEQUENCE: WITWICKY FAMILY CHAOS
Context: The Autobots try to hide in Sam's backyard, leading to chaos with his parents.
Optimus Prime: [Steps on garden fountain] "Oops. Sorry, my bad."
Ironhide: "You have a rodent infestation."
Sam Witwicky: "A what?"
Ironhide: [Aiming cannons at Mojo the dog] "Shall I terminate?"
Sam Witwicky: "No! No! This is a chihuahua. We love chihuahuas."
Ironhide: "He's leaked lubricants all over my foot! Hmmph! Bad Mojo! Ugh, my foot's gonna rust..."
Sam Witwicky: "A what?"
Ironhide: [Aiming cannons at Mojo the dog] "Shall I terminate?"
Sam Witwicky: "No! No! This is a chihuahua. We love chihuahuas."
Ironhide: "He's leaked lubricants all over my foot! Hmmph! Bad Mojo! Ugh, my foot's gonna rust..."
Ironhide: "The parents are very irritating..."
Ratchet: "Yeah, yeah, yeah..."
Ironhide: "Can I take them out?"
Optimus Prime: "Ironhide, you know we don't harm humans! What is with you?"
Ironhide: "Well, I'm just saying we could. It's an option."
Ratchet: "Yeah, yeah, yeah..."
Ironhide: "Can I take them out?"
Optimus Prime: "Ironhide, you know we don't harm humans! What is with you?"
Ironhide: "Well, I'm just saying we could. It's an option."
Judy Witwicky: [Barging into room] "Oh, for Pete's sakes! You are so defensive! Were you... masturbating?"
Sam Witwicky: "No, I don't masturbate!"
Judy Witwicky: "I mean, you don't have to call it that word... you can call it Sam's happy time or... my special alone time..."
Sam Witwicky: "Mom, you can't come in and..."
Ron Witwicky: "Zip it, okay? That's a father-and-son thing."
Sam Witwicky: "No, I don't masturbate!"
Judy Witwicky: "I mean, you don't have to call it that word... you can call it Sam's happy time or... my special alone time..."
Sam Witwicky: "Mom, you can't come in and..."
Ron Witwicky: "Zip it, okay? That's a father-and-son thing."
// SEQUENCE: DECEPTICON THREAT
Context: The Decepticons hunt for the All Spark and the glasses imprinted with its location.
Barricade: "Are you username: LadiesMan217?"
Sam Witwicky: "I don't know what you're talking about!"
Barricade: [Transforming into police robot] "ARE YOU USERNAME: LADIESMAN217? Where is the eBay item 21153? WHERE ARE THE GLASSES?"
Sam Witwicky: "I don't know what you're talking about!"
Barricade: [Transforming into police robot] "ARE YOU USERNAME: LADIESMAN217? Where is the eBay item 21153? WHERE ARE THE GLASSES?"
[Police Car Detail] Written on the side of Barricade is the slogan: "To punish and enslave" (a twist on the LAPD "To protect and serve").
Megatron: "Humans don't deserve to live!"
Optimus Prime: "They deserve to choose for themselves!"
Megatron: "Then you will die with them! JOIN THEM IN EXTINCTION!"
Optimus Prime: "They deserve to choose for themselves!"
Megatron: "Then you will die with them! JOIN THEM IN EXTINCTION!"
Starscream: "I live to serve you, Lord Megatron..."
Megatron: "Where is the Cube?"
Starscream: "The humans have taken it!"
Megatron: "You fail me yet again, Starscream... GET THEM!"
Megatron: "Where is the Cube?"
Starscream: "The humans have taken it!"
Megatron: "You fail me yet again, Starscream... GET THEM!"
Jazz: "Is that all you got, Megatron?"
Megatron: "Come here, you little cretin!"
Jazz: "You want a piece of me? You want a piece?"
Megatron: "No, I want TWO!"
[Megatron rips Jazz in half]
Megatron: "Come here, you little cretin!"
Jazz: "You want a piece of me? You want a piece?"
Megatron: "No, I want TWO!"
[Megatron rips Jazz in half]
// SEQUENCE: MILITARY & SECTOR 7
Context: The human military and the secret organization Sector 7 (led by Agent Simmons) deal with the alien threat.
Captain Lennox: [Under fire] "I need a credit card! Epps, where's your wallet?"
Epps: "Pocket!"
Lennox: "Which pocket?"
Epps: "MY BACK POCKET!"
Lennox: "You got like ten back pockets!"
Epps: "LEFT CHEEK! LEFT CHEEK! LEFT CHEEK!"
Epps: "Pocket!"
Lennox: "Which pocket?"
Epps: "MY BACK POCKET!"
Lennox: "You got like ten back pockets!"
Epps: "LEFT CHEEK! LEFT CHEEK! LEFT CHEEK!"
Operator: "Sir, the attitude is not going to speed things up any bit at all."
Lennox: "I'm in the middle of a war! This is friggin' ridiculous! I DON'T HAVE A CREDIT CARD!"
Lennox: "I'm in the middle of a war! This is friggin' ridiculous! I DON'T HAVE A CREDIT CARD!"
Agent Simmons: "Last night at the station, you told the officer your car transformed. Enlighten me."
Sam Witwicky: "Well, here's what I said... my car had been stolen... but it's fine now because it's back!"
Mikaela: "Well, not by itself."
Sam Witwicky: "Well, no."
Mikaela: "Because cars don't do that because that would be crazy."
Sam Witwicky: "Well, here's what I said... my car had been stolen... but it's fine now because it's back!"
Mikaela: "Well, not by itself."
Sam Witwicky: "Well, no."
Mikaela: "Because cars don't do that because that would be crazy."
Sheriff: "You eyeballing my piece, 50 Cent? You wanna go? Make something happen."
Sam Witwicky: [Whispers] "Are you on drugs?"
Sam Witwicky: [Whispers] "Are you on drugs?"
Optimus Prime: [To Simmons] "Taking the children was a bad move. Autobots, relieve them of their weapons!"
Bumblebee: [Urinates lubricant on Simmons]
Optimus Prime: "Bumblebee, stop lubricating the man!"
Optimus Prime: "Bumblebee, stop lubricating the man!"
// SEQUENCE: THE WISDOM OF PRIME
Context: Optimus Prime defines the Autobot philosophy and the stakes of the war.
Optimus Prime: "Freedom is the right of all sentient beings."
Optimus Prime: "We cannot let the humans pay for our mistakes. We must destroy the Cube. If all else fails, I will unite it with the spark in my chest."
Ratchet: "That's suicide!"
Optimus Prime: "A necessary sacrifice to bring peace to this planet."
Ratchet: "That's suicide!"
Optimus Prime: "A necessary sacrifice to bring peace to this planet."
Optimus Prime: "Sam... you risked your life to protect the Cube."
Sam Witwicky: "No sacrifice, no victory."
Sam Witwicky: "No sacrifice, no victory."
Optimus Prime: [To Megatron] "One shall stand, one shall fall!"
Optimus Prime: [Looking at Megatron's destroyed body] "You left me no choice, brother."
// SEQUENCE: MESSAGE TO THE STARS
Context: The film's famous ending monologue, where Optimus invites other Autobots to come to Earth.
Optimus Prime: "With the All Spark gone, we cannot return life to our planet. But fate has yielded its own reward: a new world to call home. We live among its people now, hiding in plain sight, but watching over them in secret, waiting... protecting. I have witnessed their capacity for courage, and though we are worlds apart, like us, there's more to them than meets the eye. I am Optimus Prime, and I send this message to any surviving Autobots taking refuge among the stars: We are here. We are waiting."
