Nemesis Prime | Transformers War for Cybertron

Nemesis Prime is one of the secondary antagonists of the Transformers: War for Cybertron trilogy. He is the future version of Optimus Prime where he will become a herald of Unicron and turn evil, ending up exactly like Galvatron, plotting against him in order to regain freedom. In his quest to bring the Allspark back to Cybertron, Optimus Prime ended up being killed by Megatron and the Allspark ended up disappearing. That wasn't the end of Optimus, however, as Unicron then brings him back to life in the form and name of Nemesis Prime but completely devoid of what once made him Optimus. After the Autobots and Decepticons died out, Nemesis and Galvatron, as Unicron's Heralds fought against their descendants, the Maximals and Predacons. After the two factions travelled back to prehistoric Earth, they both initially believed Optimus to be Nemesis. The leader of the Predacons, Megatron II, had recovered a Golden Disc containing the memories of the original Megatron and to whom he wanted to entrust it in order to change the future but without his knowledge, Galvatron and Nemesis had voluntarily let him take the disc.

Unlike Optimus, Nemesis is brutal, insensitive, and devoid of compassion. Although he admits to being the property of Unicron, he cannot stand being his slave and is willing to do anything to destroy it, even if it means sacrificing the second chance to restore Cybertron.

He openly despises who he once was, calling him a weakling. Nemesis also considers Megatron a weakling even though as Optimus he was like brothers. He is however Galvatron's perfect partner, presumably because they both want to break free from Unicron. Nemesis lacks Optimus' attachment to his fellow Autobots, making him have no qualms about killing them. He also didn't retain Optimus' feelings for Elita One, trying to prey on her during her ghostly appearance.

Origin: He is resurrected or created as a fallen hero devoid of compassion, often tied to dark cosmic forces like Unicron. Role: He acts as an obsessed villain whose main goals involve confronting Optimus Prime and altering the fate of Cybertron. Traits: He wields the same physical power and abilities as Optimus Prime but completely lacks moral restraint. His entire frame and helm is being black with grey joints with the small headlights being a teal blue as lights, red for his optics and windows.

Nemesis Prime has went back to the past. Not to destroy or do anything. Yet.

But to see the life he remembered. The life he, oh so foolishly, destroyed.