Cybertronian Database

spanglyspace:

actual-optimusprime:

firewallofstanix:

mycarhasasecret:

brushido-cat:

mycarhasasecret:

Let me get this straight. Before TFA Ultra Magnus gained any rank of any kind his name was just Ultra?

Probably Ultra Prime

Prime is a rank, though.

// That makes sense though, like calling Sentinel ‘Magnus’ instead of Prime when he takes Ultra’s place. Before that, he was Sentinel Minor (as heard in Autoboot Camp), but as far as we know, that could also be a rank. …What were all these guys’ names before the military…?

Actually don’t quote me on this but most bots in tfa according to lore don’t have a “designation” (name) before they come of age or do something remarkable.

Kup was the one who gave Sentinel his name because he was “superior” and he names Optimus because he was super optimistic and Elita because she was vain and elite.

Also Sentinel was the one who named Bulkhead and Bumblebee as a joke because he thought they were to weak to be elite guards.

So they don’t have names or designations before that I think they are adressed as their forged frame numbers until they become unique and do their own thing.

So yes- his name is just Ultra lol

And, um, to add onto this, Arcee doesn’t appear to actually have a name?? She introduces herself by a super long serial number then says that the class can shorten it to RC.

But, uh, Ratchet does have a name and he was around at the same time as her so make of that what you will.