Optimus Prime may be known as the heroic leader of the Autobots in the Transformers franchise, but his early days involved a lot that fans don't know.

Optimus Prime's red, white and blue color scheme matched the truck stop's and Optimus Prime is a truck, making it a serendipitous fit. He saw a statue online, purchased it — "it wasn't cheap ...

Known for usually transforming into a semi-truck or fire truck ... the ultimate form of G1 Optimus Prime, and it's the best ...

Considering how many times we've seen this Lego Icons set sell out recently, we wouldn't be surprised to see this 2-in-1 build--Lego Optimus Prime can quickly switch between mech and truck modes ...