So I had a thought the other day, and it turned into a doodle.
Optimus was given an assignment after taking down Megatron. But what he got was a betrayal from Ultra Magnus himself, and a long stay at a secret Elite Guard Science lab. There he endures countless tests, all of which done on his processor in order to achieve the perfect soldier: one that doesn’t question or challenge orders like Optimus was one to do. But instead of making the perfect soldier, they released a new enemy: Optimus himself.
So imagine— Optimus has often been one to keep his emotions in check, be very patient, bite his tongue when Sentinel gives him shit, and overall hides his rage and frustration as much as possible. So what happens when all that pent up anger is locked away, and then accidentally let loose?
You get a Nemesis Prime— an alternate personality to Optimus that likes to take over and wreak some well deserved revenge and havoc on the Autobots that have wronged him.
This AU was basically an idea for a story that involved Optimus having all that pent up anger and rage from the years of being dragged through the dirt released via his alternate personality Nemesis Prime— and he escapes from the lane thanks to Megatron, who escaped Autobot captivity soon after Optimus was sent to the lab. And from there, Megatron learns about Nemesis and realizes that this little bot that took him down is full of so much rage that he doesn’t know how to control it. So Megatron is the one to show him how to use his new found ability to its highest potential— and possibly learning a little thing about himself as well, especially when he starts getting rather close to Optimus.
Don’t think I would have time to write this, but, eh— we’ll see. One day. Also, I keep imagining Nemesis sounding like BW Megs cause its David Kaye, and you cant go wrong with that— sassy, suave, chaotic, and definitely not gonna take ANYONE’S shit.
