Transformers One poster teases a clash between Megatron and Optimus Prime: Exploring how the friends became enemies

Transformers One is set to release in theatres on September 20, 2024, and it will tell us the origin stories behind Optimus Prime and Megatron when they were known as Orion Pax and D-16. The film will be the first fully CGI animated Transformers release and will also take place on Cybertron.

The core part of Transformers One is showcasing the friendship between Optimus Prime and Megatron. The film will heavily explore how the two came to be enemies which also gave birth to the war between Decepticons and Autobots and eventually led to the fall of Cybertron.

In a new 4DX poster for the upcoming film, we get our first tease of Megatron and Optimus Prime fighting each other. It will certainly be interesting to look at how the two friends turned into enemies in the source material. To think it all happened due to Megatron being jealous of Optimus' lineage as a Prime!

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How did Optimus Prime and Megatron become enemies?

In the source material for Transformers, Optimus Prime and Megatron originally began their lives as friends who quickly turned into brothers when they were still known as Orion Pax and Megatronus. They bonded on account of the struggles they had faced on Cybertron and became brothers in arms as well. However, while everything was fine for a while, things would all soon change course.

Orion Pax and Megatronus would rule over Cybertron together, but the latter would always be jealous of Pax for having Sentinel Prime's blessing. The two would later go on to have different views on how they saw the world which would lead to disagreements with each other, and things finally took a turn for the worse when it was revealed that Orion was a Prime himself.

This led to him becoming Optimus Prime and gaining Sentinel Prime's favor, which further angered Megatronus. He was later corrupted by the Fallen, and adopted the name Megatron while waging war on Cybertron. This effectively began the age-old feud between the Decepticons and Autobots and eventually led to the fall of Cybertron.

Things would only worsen once their war reached Earth. As Megatron believed that peace could only be achieved through tyranny, seeing Optimus' love for humanity only made his hate for him grow.

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What is Transformers One about?

While it's unclear whether Transformers One will primarily be adapting this story, fans can still expect some shades of it to be seen in the film. Transformers One is directed by Josh Cooley and the film's official synopsis as per Paramount reads as follows:

TRANSFORMERS ONE is the untold origin story of OPTIMUS PRIME and MEGATRON, better known as sworn enemies, but once were friends bonded like brothers who changed the fate of Cybertron forever. In the first-ever fully CG-animated TRANSFORMERS movie, TRANSFORMERS ONE features a star-studded voice cast, including Chris Hemsworth, Brian Tyree Henry, Scarlett Johansson, Keegan-Michael Key, Steve Buscemi with Laurence Fishburne, and Jon Hamm.

The film will feature the voices of Chris Hemsworth as Orion Pax/Optimus Prime and Brian Tyree Henry as D-16/Megatron. They will also be joined by Keegan-Michael Key as Bumblee, Jon Hamm as Sentinel Prime, and more.

Transformers One releases in theatres on September 20, 2024.