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Sentinel Prime hails from an older time when Cybertron was the galaxy's crown jewel and the Transformer race was full of promise and potential. The only known remaining Prime, he personified what a leader should be: wise, compassionate, and a more than worthy warrior. Revered by both Autobot and Decepticon, few would dare stand against his shield and Primax Blade.

But when Sentinel was presumably lost forever aboard the Ark, Optimus Prime, his hand-picked successor, was left to fill his void. The loss of Sentinel signaled the end of Cybertron's golden age, and the planet spiraled deeper into war. Some who recall Sentinel's reign bitterly remember when Transformers were masters of their fate, rather than scattered to the stars and living as exiles. Above all, Sentinel Prime is a staunch patriot. He loves his home planet with all of his Spark and will do anything—even go to extremes—to protect it.

Contents

• 1 Fiction
  • 1.1 Movies
    • 1.1.1 Revenge of the Fallen film
    • 1.1.2 Dark of the Moon film
    • 1.1.3 Age of Extinction film
  • 1.2 IDW movie comics
  • 1.3 Titan movie comics
  • 1.4 Mega-Mouth
  • 1.5 BeCool shorts
  • 1.6 Kre-O cartoon
  • 1.7 Timelines
  • 1.8 Ask Vector Prime
• 2 Games
  • 2.1 Transformers: Dark of the Moon mobile game
  • 2.2 Cyberverse Battle Builder
  • 2.3 Kreon Chaos
  • 2.4 Bot Shots Battle Game!
  • 2.5 Angry Birds Transformers
• 3 Toys
  • 3.1 Dark of the Moon
    • 3.1.1 Cyberverse
    • 3.1.2 Voyager Class toys
    • 3.1.3 Leader Class toys
  • 3.2 Kre-O
  • 3.3 Bot Shots
  • 3.4 BeCool
  • 3.5 Movie Edition
  • 3.6 Studio Series
• 4 Merchandise
  • 4.1 Speed Stars
    • 4.1.1 Mini Changers
  • 4.2 Thrilling 30
  • 4.3 Prime 1 Studio
• 5 Notes
  • 5.1 Foreign names
• 6 References

Fiction

Movies

The five movies are the primary component of the live-action movie continuity family. Their events should be taken as canon for all other pieces of fiction listed below, unless otherwise specified.

Revenge of the Fallen film

When Sam Witwicky launched into a rambling lecture on the nature of space and time while in a trance brought on by the knowledge of the AllSpark entering his mind, he recalled an "expedition" led by Sentinel Prime which took "fourteen galactic convergences" to get "an echo." Revenge of the Fallen

Dark of the Moon film

Sentinel just can't get to sleep without his security pillar.

Long ago, Sentinel Prime was the leader of the Autobots before Optimus Prime during the war on Cybertron. But as the conflict dragged on, with no end in sight, Sentinel found himself forced to make a drastic choice: a secret alliance with Megatron. Believing that it was only through the sacrifice of another world that Cybertron could be restored, Sentinel developed teleportational space bridge technology to transport resources across interstellar distances—but, knowing that Optimus would never condone his course of action, Sentinel kept his plans a secret, claiming the bridge was a means of transporting troops into battle. Sentinel's intention was to depart for the chosen planet—Earth—and meet Megatron there later, but during the battle that erupted around the departure of Sentinel's ship the Ark, the vessel was damaged and sent spiralling off into the depths of space, presumed lost forever. The war was left to continue with none save Megatron aware of Sentinel's treachery.

In 1961, the Ark crashed on Earth's moon. The impact was detected by NASA, triggering the space race of the 1960s and leading to the United States of America's eventual first trip to the moon in 1969, which was secretly an attempt to inspect the crashed alien ship. However, before Apollo 11 got there, a team of Decepticons led by Soundwave, who had tracked the vessel, removed the majority of the space bridge pillars from the ship to keep them out of human hands. The NASA astronauts found no trace of them, nor of Sentinel himself, safely sealed in the ship's crash vault with five remaining pillars.

"Sorry Optimus, I don't want it. Because when I kill someone, I want them to stay dead."

In the present day, a mission to Chernobyl resulted in Optimus Prime's Autobots discovery of a piece of the Ark, which had been recovered by a later Russian moon mission. Demanding information from new National Security Director Charlotte Mearing, Optimus learned that the ship was on the moon, and subsequently traveled there with Ratchet to find and retrieve Sentinel Prime. Taking his mentor's body back to Earth, Optimus revived him with the Matrix of Leadership, and Sentinel awoke in a crazed rage, briefly attacking Optimus before coming to his senses. Sentinel explained the space bridge to the Autobots and humans, lamenting the seeming loss of the pillars that the Decepticons had stolen, and took an immediate dislike to Mearing when she ordered the few remaining pillars taken into custody. Optimus proceeded to give Sentinel a tour of Earth, which led the old Autobot to marvel at the beauty and the life of the planet, after which Optimus offered Sentinel the Matrix back. Sentinel turned it down, feeling unable to lead on a planet he did not know, and telling Optimus that he was now his teacher, rather than his protege.

Give me your face!

Discovering evidence that the Decepticons held the missing pillars, the Autobots' young human ally Sam Witwicky believed that the villains would soon be coming after Sentinel Prime, since only he could activate the technology. Several Autobots escorted Sentinel Prime back to NEST headquarters, fending off a team of Decepticons along the way, but once they had arrived at their destination, Sentinel allowed his facade to drop. Knowing that all was in readiness, he revealed his centuries-long alliance with Megatron by slaying Ironhide with his Cosmic Rust cannon, tearing NEST headquarters apart to reclaim the pillars, and departing to meet his Decepticon co-conspirators at the Lincoln Memorial. There, Sentinel opened a small space bridge portal above, through which Decepticon troops in waiting on the moon poured. Optimus Prime arrived and pleaded with Sentinel to stop, but Sentinel refused, leading to a battle between the two. Sentinel overpowered his former pupil, but spared his life.

Sentinel and his new hobo friend.

Sentinel proceeded to deceive the United Nations, claiming that he and the Decepticons would harmlessly take the resources they needed from Earth and depart with no further bloodshed if Optimus and his "Autobot rebels" were exiled from the planet. The humans wasted no time in agreeing, and the Xantium was launched with Earth's remaining eleven Autobots inside... whereupon Starscream blew the shuttle to bits. With their primary opponents now believed obliterated, the Decepticons set about conquering the city of Chicago and positioning pillars in strategic locations around the world. Megatron gloated over the success of their partnership, but Sentinel was quick to violently and physically remind him that he was working with Megatron, not for him.

With the pillars in place, Sentinel activated the space bridge, opening a huge portal above the Earth through which Cybertron itself began to materialize. Earth was not without defenders, however: Optimus and the Autobots had, in fact, staged their deaths, and had arrived in Chicago to stop Sentinel's plot. Optimus shot out the control pillar, deactivating the bridge, leading a furious Sentinel to engage him in battle once more. Unlike their last bout, Optimus held his own, leading Sentinel to call upon Decepticon fighter ships to fire on his ex-apprentice, while he broke off to fight his way through the other Autobots in an attempt to escape. NEST soldiers destroyed the ships, allowing Optimus to pursue Sentinel and re-engage him, but this time, Sentinel took the upper hand when he severed one of Optimus's arms.

Do you really want to hurt me? Do you really want to make me cry?

Just before Sentinel could deliver the killing blow, however, he came under attack from Megatron, who, thanks to the goading of Sam's girlfriend Carly Spencer, had realized the threat Sentinel posed to his leadership and had decided to once again take his rightful place at the top of the command chain. At the same time, the other Autobots destroyed the reactivated control pillar, thus destroying the space bridge and apparently Cybertron with it. Though Megatron's attack on Sentinel saved Optimus's life, the Autobot leader refused Megatron's offer of a truce and killed his eternal foe, leaving Optimus and the now-badly-damaged Sentinel alone once more. Sentinel abandoned his pride; he pleaded with Optimus for mercy, claiming all he ever wanted was the survival of their race. Optimus countered that Sentinel hadn't betrayed the Autobots, but rather himself, and as his treacherous mentor howled at the ruination of his plans, Optimus unceremoniously executed Sentinel Prime with Megatron's fusion shotgun. Dark of the Moon

Age of Extinction film

He didn't get to live long and prosper quite as much as Leonard, but we'll give him points for trying.

After the battle of Chicago, Sentinel's head was recovered by Joshua Joyce's KSI to be used to help manufacture their own Transformers. Brains personally worked on it along with the remains of other fallen Transformers. Five years later, Sentinel himself was listed as "deceased" by the CIA taskforce, Cemetery Wind.[1] Age of Extinction

IDW movie comics

"That word is fart."

Sentinel Prime was a direct descendant of the first Cybertronian, Primus, and was believed to be the last of the Primes. He told tales to his much younger Cybertronian brethren of how the Dynasty of Primes had called upon a legendary artifact, the star-powered AllSpark, to give life to their world. But the AllSpark had been lost to history, and their world had tumbled through the cosmos without a star to orbit for eons. Sentinel Prime had plans to rectify this, and he gathered followers who believed in his path to a new age of life on Cybertron. With the help of Optimus, Megatron, and their legions, they searched the planet for the legendary artifact and a way to power it. However, there were the Thetacons, a tribe of separatist Transformers who disbelieved in Sentinel Prime's vision, and warred against him and his followers. This conflict ended when, with the help of Wheeljack, a sun to orbit was brought to Cybertron, and the AllSpark discovered and energized.

"Hey, a body! Buff, tanned... yeah, this is mine alright."

Though Sentinel Prime had finally returned the forgotten concept of "freedom" back to Cybertron, he felt he no longer had a part in its path to the future. He was old and tired, and spoke in confidence to Optimus, believing that young Autobot was also part of the Prime lineage and requesting that he take on the mantle of leadership. Though Optimus was too humble to accept, not believing Sentinel's claims about his heritage, Megatron overheard their conversation and became jealous of his "brother." Foundation #1 Sentinel formulated another plan for Cybertron's future: it would be governed by Optimus's Science Division and Megatron's Defense Force. By having Optimus investigate the remains of the Primes' civilization, it would encourage him to believe in his lineage. Foundation #2

Alas, after two generations of successful shared leadership, Megatron fell under the sway of The Fallen, and reshaped his Defense Force as the Decepticons, declaring war on Cybertron. Sentinel Prime was at the archaeological dig in Simfur when the first strike took place, and was quick to opt for a technique of self-preservation, rather than attempting to save the Science Division's work. Optimus soon arrived to fend the Decepticons off, and revealed that his studies had proven the truth of Sentinel's words: he was indeed a descendant of the Primes. He did not believe that this made him a born leader, but Sentinel impressed upon Optimus the necessity that he take up command of the Autobots, that Cybertron might be saved from Megatron's destructive ambitions.

"Jim... I am, and forever shall be, your friend."

As time passed, and the war rolled on with no signs of stopping, Sentinel Prime was forced to make a deal with Megatron to seek out another planet whose resources they can exploit to restore their homeworld. The chosen planet was the resting place of the Primes' Star Harvester. Sentinel recreated the Primes' lost space bridge technology, fashioning hundreds of pillars that would form a bridge large enough to teleport Cybertron itself across the cosmos Dark of the Moon Dark of the Moon #3 Sentinel then invented a mysterious "torch" that he promised would end the war. Foundation #3 The torch had to be brought into contact with the AllSpark to be activated, so the Autobots launched an attack on the Simfur temple to carry out this action while Sentinel stood by with a spacecraft, the Ark, to await delivery of the active torch. Elita One soon returned with the torch, at which point Sentinel instructed Wheeljack to take the second Ark and collect the remaining Autobots from Tyger Pax, while he himself headed to Simfur to collect Optimus's forces. Upon arrival at Simfur, however, Sentinel's Ark was attacked by Starscream, and was consumed by a huge explosion, leaving all present to believe it, Sentinel, and all aboard had been destroyed. Foundation #4

In actuality, Sentinel's Ark had not been vaporized as believed: it had been teleported away by the space bridge technology it was outfitted with. With all hands knocked into stasis by the explosion, the ship automatically jinked through space and time on a series of random space bridge jumps, until at last, its sensors locked on to the energy of the AllSpark, which had since been ejected from Cybertron and had crash-landed on the planet Earth. On its penultimate jump, the Ark crossed paths with the Decepticon ship Nemesis, which had departed Cybertron just as the war was beginning, and was now also following the AllSpark's trail. The Ark materialized from its jump into the same physical space as the Nemesis, crippling both ships beyond repair; the Ark made one final bridge jump, reappearing in the immediate vicinity of Earth in 1962, where it crashed violently onto Earth's Moon. All the Autobots aboard perished save for Sentinel himself, who was in the crash vault and remained slumbering in stasis. Convergence chapter 1

Titan movie comics

Sentinel was a direct descendant of Primus, the first Cybertronian, and one of the last surviving Primes. With a firm but just hand, he ruled the Autobots before the war. During the war, he named Optimus his successor before departing on a mission into deep space, only for his ship to be shot down by enemy fire...

But his Ark merely crashed somewhere near Earth in 1962, a fragment of it landing in Fiesole, Italy. When a human discovered it in 2011, Starscream and Soundwave tried to prevent the Autobots from getting that fragment and finding their way to the lost Ark. The Autobots finding Sentinel was not an option for Starscream and the concept unnerved him... Apparently, the fragment had the power to make martyrs of the good and bad alike. Fight for Fiesole

Mega-Mouth

A Megatron that hailed from another universe claimed that he attacked Sentinel. Mega-Mouth #1

BeCool shorts

Firetruck (消防車 Shōbōsha) was part of the audience of Quiz! BeCool. The Story of Quiz! BeCool He also headed a fire brigade that attempted to rescue Yellow Sports Car from a burning building, only for the "emergency" to have been part of a movie. The Story of the Fire Brigade Dispatch!

Kre-O cartoon

Sentinel Prime was rescued from the Moon by Optimus, but then turned all evil and stuff. Take Us Through the Movies

Sentinel Prime was in the audience of a tag battle pitting Optimus Prime and Bumblebee against Megatron and Starscream. Last Bot Standing He was in the audience of a dance competition too. Bot Stars

Sentinel was also part of a crowd that waited at the finish line of a race between Optimus, Bumblebee, and Megatron. He cheered for Bumblebee as he finished the race, though it turned out Optimus had already won the competition. The Big Race

Timelines

In one reality, Megatron suddenly shifted position during the Battle of Chicago and thus took advantage of his mysteriously good luck to kill both Optimus Prime and Sentinel Prime. Eventually, though, a new Prime arose, Rodimus Prime. BotCon 2015 Megatron profile card

Ask Vector Prime

In Tyran 609.23-PX Kappa, Megatron, rather than Optimus Prime, defeated The Fallen. Megatron went on to gather his army and wage a successful campaign against the Autobots and NEST on Earth. Falling for baited clues that Soundwave left for Sam Witwicky, Optimus Prime took the Xantium to the Moon. Backed into a desperate corner by the Decepticon offensive, Optimus revived Sentinel Prime right on the lunar surface. With Sentinel's aid, Megatron defeated and captured Optimus. With the aid of collaborationist humans, Megatron used space bridge technology to bring Cybertron to Earth orbit, and under Dylan Gould's leadership, humans were put to work strip-mining Earth for resources to rebuild Cybertron.

All of this changed when Lockdown arrived. The bounty hunter demanded that Optimus be handed over to him. Megatron and Sentinel both refused, the former out of pride and the latter out of loyalty. Lockdown then offered a protomatter seed to Sentinel in exchange for Optimus. While Sentinel was sorely tempted, Optimus used the opportunity to reignite Sentinel's sense of justice. Sentinel proceeded to pretend to hand over Optimus, ambush and defeat Lockdown, and capture Lockdown's ship. Allying themselves with the legendary Dinobots, Optimus and Sentinel waged a long guerilla campaign against Megatron and the Decepticons, eventually restoring freedom to Earth and revitalizing Cybertron with the seed. Ask Vector Prime, 2015/07/22

In Tyran 208.28 Gamma, Sentinel Prime's true colors were exposed in part by Strafe. Ask Vector Prime, 2015/08/21

Games

Transformers: Dark of the Moon mobile game

The Game Full of Death and Suffering...!

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Cyberverse Battle Builder

Sentinel Prime joined the rest of the Autobots in combating the Decepticons on battlefields on Earth, the Earth's Moon and on Cybertron. Sometimes there were many of him! Cyberverse Battle Builder

Kreon Chaos

Sentinel Prime met with Optimus after Bumblebee had been taken captive in the Autobots' mission to retrieve the Optimus Prime Kre-O kit parts from within Decepticon headquarters. He specialized in defense, and could hold out his shield to either block enemy fire or provide a platform for his fellow Autobots to jump onto, gaining them access to hard-to-reach places. Eventually, the Autobots managed to infiltrate the Decepticons' base, and retrieved the kit parts, which were assembled by Ratchet into a colossal Optimus Prime. Kreon Chaos

The Game Full of Death and Suffering...!

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Bot Shots Battle Game!

Sentinel Prime participated in numerous one-on-one matches against other Autobots and Decepticons, using his fists, his sword, or his gun to defeat his opponents. Sometimes, he even faced off against himself! Bot Shots Battle Game!

Angry Birds Transformers

Sentinel Prime appears as one of the first unlockable characters. He is portrayed by Terence. Angry Birds Transformers

Toys

Dark of the Moon

Cyberverse

Prime 3:16!

• Sentinel Prime (Cyberverse Commander, 2011)
  • Series 1
  • Number: 002
  • Japanese ID number: CV05
  • Accessories: Primax blade, shield/fire truck roof

• Known designers: Joe Kyde (Hasbro), Hisao Nishimoto (TakaraTomy)

• More information on Cyberverse Commander Sentinel Prime at TFU.info

Welcome to Sunnyside!

• Dark Sentinel Prime (Cyberverse Commander, 2011)
  • Series 1
  • Number: 010
  • Accessories: Primax blade, shield

• Known designers: Joe Kyde (Hasbro)

• More information on Dark Sentinel Prime at TFU.info

• Autobot Ark with Roller and Bonus Value Sentinel Prime (Cyberverse Playset, 2011)
  • Accessories: Primax blade, shield/fire truck roof

Voyager Class toys

There's no fire? There will be!

• Sentinel Prime (MechTech Voyager, 2011)
  • Japanese Name: Cannon Sentinel Prime
  • Japanese Release Date: '2011-08-13
  • Japanese ID number: DA20
  • Accessories: MechTech Boom Lift/Fusion cannon

• Known designers: Joe Kyde (Hasbro)

• More information on Voyager Sentinel Prime at TFU.info

In case you wanted him in trailer-esque colors.

• Tritanium Sentinel Prime (MechTech Voyager, 2012)
  • Accessories: MechTech Boom Lift/Fusion cannon

Leader Class toys

Live-action hyper goldfish!

• Sentinel Prime (MechTech Leader, 2011)
  • Japanese ID number: DA02
  • Accessories: Primax Blade, MechTech Shield/Bladed Blaster

• Known designers: Eric Siebenaler (Hasbro), Hisashi Yuki (TakaraTomy), Emiliano Santalucia (concept artist)

• More information on Leader Sentinel Prime at TFU.info

• Leader Class Sentinel Prime and Bonus Value Deluxe Class Nitro Bumblebee (Unreleased two-pack)
  • Accessories: Primax Blade, MechTech Shield/Bladed Blaster

Proceed on your way to oblivion.
This item has been canceled, with no current plans for release.

Kre-O

• Sentinel Prime (2011)
  • Set number: 30687
  • Pieces: 386
  • Kreons: Sentinel Prime, Soundwave, Thundercracker, Fire Chief

• More information on Sentinel Prime at TFU.info

• Galvatron Factory Battle (Kre-O set, 2014)
  • Set number: A6952
  • Pieces: 388
  • Kreons: Bumblebee, KSI Worker (lab worker), KSI Worker (security), Dr. Littleman, Optimus Prime, Vehicon

Bot Shots

• Sentinel Prime (2012)
  • Series: 1
  • Number: Super Bot 001

• Known designers: Hisao Nishimoto (TakaraTomy)

• Fist strength: 980
• Blaster strength: 630
• Sword strength: 190

• More information on Super Bot Sentinel Prime at TFU.info

• Sentinel Prime / Prowl / Bumblebee (2012)
  • Series: 1
  • Number: BP002
    • Fist strength: 360
    • Blaster strength: 485
    • Sword strength: 775

• More information on three-pack Sentinel Prime at TFU.info

BeCool

• Firetruck (Sentinel Prime) (2012)
  • ID number: B07

Movie Edition

• Sentinel Prime (Tiny Turbo Changers, 2018)
  • Series: 3
  • Bag code: D

Studio Series

I found my sword, but where is my shield?!

• Sentinel Prime (Voyager Class, 2020)
  • Movie: Dark of the Moon
  • Hasbro ID number: 61
  • TakaraTomy ID number: SS-49
  • TakaraTomy release date: April 25, 2020
  • Accessories: Primax Blade, Firehose, "Battle of Chicago" backdrop (1st version)

Merchandise

Speed Stars

Mini Changers

"You were trying eat the last cheesy puff!"

• Stealth Force Bumblebee & Sentinel Prime (2011)

Well, that's not how I remember it.

• Stealth Force Sideswipe & Sentinel Prime (2011)

Thrilling 30

• Sentinel Prime (Collectible Figurine, 2014)
  • Series / Number: 1 / #15
  • Accessories: Collector's base

• Collectible Figurines (5-pack, 2014)
  • Series: 1
  • Accessories: 5 collector's bases

Prime 1 Studio

• Sentinel Prime (2020)
  • Movie: Dark of the Moon
  • ID number: MMTFM-23 / 23EXS (exclusive)
  • Accessories: Base, Cosmic Rust Blaster (exclusive), Control Pillar (exclusive)

Notes

Jim, you left me on Genesis. Why did you do that?

Sentinel Prime is great. He's great...I can't tell you anything else, other than he's great.Michael Bay[2]

• In an early draft of Transformers, time stops as Sam Witwicky falls down the building Megatron smashed, and Sentinel appears to him via the AllSpark. Sentinel would've clarified the history of the war and the relationship between Optimus and Megatron (expanding on their history as siblings) and given him a clue to defeating Megatron with the Cube.[3]
• An early working name for Sentinel Prime for Dark of the Moon was Ultra Magnus.[4][5]
• In the debut trailer for the film Dark of the Moon, Sentinel Prime is seen in a gold and silver color scheme. This shot was redone for the movie proper, and he consistently appears red throughout the film, though the uncorrected trailer footage was still used for the menu on the home video release of the film.
• The Rosenbauer Panther fire truck cast as Sentinel Prime was entirely repainted specifically for the film, at a cost of thousands of dollars; real-world aircraft fire-fighting vehicles are required by FAA regulations to have a much lighter color scheme.[6] It was repainted and given to a different airport, where it remained active. At some point it ended up in use at the Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station.[7][8]
• In Dark of the Moon, Sentinel Prime says "The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few." Leonard Nimoy said the same line in the 1982 film Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan as Spock, in one of several Star Trek references in the movie.
• Sentinel Prime was physically modeled after Sean Connery.[9]
• Walmart had exclusive retailer rights to use Sentinel Prime in their signage and marketing as part of their "Power of the Primes" campaign.[10]
• Attinger's playing card of Sentinel Prime was barely visible in Age of Extinction. It wasn't until a prop auction for the Transformers film series held in 2019 that a clearer view of the card was shown.[11]

Foreign names

• Japanese: Sentinel Prime (センチネルプライム Senchineru Puraimu)
• Hungarian: Őrszem Fővezér ("Prime Leader Sentinel")
• Mandarin: Yùtiāndí (御天敌)
• Portuguese: Sentinela Prime (Brazil, Revenge of the Fallen only)

References

1. ↑ File:AOE-Kill-Cards-Set-2.jpg
2. ↑ Interview at MTV
3. ↑ Blog post from Ken Christiansen.
4. ↑ Dark of the Moon Call Sheets! at Til All Are Mine blog.
5. ↑ joshnizzi.com
6. ↑ Rosenbauer America press release, June 28, 2011
7. ↑ [1]
8. ↑ [2]
9. ↑ VFXWorld article on Dark of the Moon.
10. ↑ "The Power of Partnership." Walmart World Jun. 2011: 13
11. ↑ Transformers: The Auction by Profiles in History

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