The world of transformers has always been famous. The leader of the Autobots, Optimus Prime, and the bright yellow Transformer, Bumblebee, are the franchise’s stars. But there’s a commotion that these two are related to each other. Is that true?
Some sources say Prime is the father of a sparkling boy but is that sparkling boy Bumblebee?
Who is Optimus Prime?
Optimus Prime is one of the strongest transformers from the franchise, Transformer. He is also known as the leader of the Autobots in the world. Optimus Prime is also known by the name “Orion Pox.”
Optimus Prime is a Cybertronian, a species of robot originating from the planet Cybertron that later changed into robotic bodies. They are like aliens to human beings because they are “Transformers”; they can transform into different robotic bodies.
Optimus Prime is the protagonist of the franchise. He is known for having solid morals and for being the leader of Autobots, a group of transformers that were made to fight against Decepticons. Optimus is known for having outstanding leadership and for being a great protagonist.
He is often portrayed as the franchise’s hero, who always gets into an intense battle with Megatron, the leader of the Decepticon. Megatron wants to rule his species with brute force, while Optimus intends to prevent that from happening.
Optimus Prime is an excellent leader with great decision-making skills and always performs as a true leader, searches for various tactics, and analyzes the situation for his team. He always believes in justice and wants others to move on that order. He wants to build a peaceful environment with the humans without seeking any kind of gain from them.
He is known for getting transformed on his red and blue truck. Well, even you know this part, so let’s move on and get a brief description of Bumblebee.
Who is Bumblebee?
Bumblebee is another vital member of the franchise Transformers. He is a member of the Autobots that Optimus Prime leads. He is one of the loyal members of the Autobots who can even give his life if it is needed to defeat the Decepticons.
Bumblebee has a yellow appearance. He looks like a small helpless yellow robot in the franchise. In the live-action movies, Bumblebee has a cool appearance, looks like one of the coolest characters in the film, and transforms into Chevrolet Camaro. Still, the original vehicle design of this Transformer was a classic European Type 1 Volkswagen Beetle.
Bumblebee has tried to sacrifice multiple times for the Autobots, he is always determined to do the best for the team and constantly puts his life in danger. Because of such heroic behaviors, Bumblebee is known as the “little brother” of the Autobots.
Bumblebee is a dependent and strong warrior of the heroic group, Autobots. He is smaller in size than the other members of the group, especially Optimus Prime; utilizing his small body, he also works as a messenger and spy for the team.
He is a strong member of the Autobots who is always determined to adapt and understand his situation. In the franchise, he was a weak and small yellow car, but later, he got reconstructed into a much stronger and more mature version, in his new form Goldbug.
Who is Bumblebee’s father?
The answer to this question is very much complicated but easy at the same time. We don’t know. There isn’t a single clue or any kind of sign that tells us more about the birth of the Bumblebee or about his parents.
But aside from that, The IDW comics introduced someone who had created robots. Although he is not an actual parent of the robots or has any kind of relationship, he performs as a foster program for the robots.
In the comics, Transformers: Galaxies #6. they revealed a new character, Shutter, who acted as a mentor of Bumblebee. There isn’t much information about Shutter, so it’s hard to tell who he is and what kind of relationship he has with Bumblebee.
Without jumping to any conclusions, it’s possible that he was just acting as a side character. But there is something that has raised this main commotion. Let’s see why people think that Bumblebee is Optimus Prime’s son.
How did Optimus Prime meet Bumblebee?
Optimus Prime and Bumblebee don’t have any kind of relationship with each other, but there was an event that tells us about how Prime met Bumblebee and adopted him. That’s how the father and son commotion got started. So, how did Optimus encounter the baby Bumblebee? Let’s hop into our magical bus and travel back to unravel the secret behind this.
One day Optimus Prime was on his way home, on his doorstep, he found something sparkling. When he looks at it closely, he finds a bright yellow Cybertronian. It was a mech-baby boy. The baby was inside a pod, when Optimus picked the baby up, he found a note inside that pod.
“To whoever finds our sparkling, please know that we left him to save him from the cosmic rust that killed his parents. Take good care of our baby boy for us and raise him into a good mech with love.”
The latter had that much information; there wasn’t anything written on who was the person that left behind the mech-boy or any signs of the incidents. When he looked at the sparkling boy, he was crying. Prime felt for that boy and showed his sympathy for the boy who had lost his parents because of the cosmic runt.
He held the bright yellow boy to his arm, and the boy spoke to him as a little boy does with his father, this melted the heart of Optimus Prime, and he said, “It’s okay. You‘re safe now. I’m here for you and will raise and keep you safe, just as Alpha Trion did for me when my parents perished. Shhh.”
He calmly put the baby Bumblebee to sleep and took him inside their house. Elita was shocked to see a baby in the arms of Prime. When he told him the baby was left on their doorsteps, he looked at his wife, hoping that she would accept the baby.
Elita agreed to do so. They gave the sparkling baby an oil bath, fed him, and checked his health if he was all okay. They studied him as a birth parent would do. After hours of okay taking care of the mecha-boy, they became exhausted. They needed to get recharged, so they put the little baby inside its pot.
Just when they were about to recharge, the baby started to cry. Optimus woke and went to check on the baby. He tried to comfort the baby and tried to calm him. Prime knew that the baby was crying because he was missing his mom and dad.
Optimus realized that they still hadn’t given the baby a name. When he looked at the baby, it was a bright yellow, and he wanted to name the mecha-boy according to his appearance. Then Optimus said,”I will name you….Bumblebee.”
When the baby heard his name, he giggled as if he liked the name that Prime gave him. Bumblebee went calm and rested his shoulder on Prime’s chest. Prime started to get filled with emotions. He was filled with tears and started remembering how his parents sacrificed their lives for him.
They decided to adopt Bumblebee before producing their own children. Then Prime said “You will be my pride and joy, Bumblebee. And I will always be with you as you grow older. I love you…my little one.”
That’s how Prime met Bumblebee and became his foster child. Bumblebee isn’t Prime’s child, but they are no less than a father and son. This is one of the wholesome stories of Optimus Prime and Bumblebee. How they met and how Prime decided to foster the lost child melts the heart of every person.
