Optimus being the thirteenth prime is pretty rad but also consider.
Rodimus prime being the reincarnation of the thirteenth rather than being Optimus.
For me it would have been a fun twist of thirteenth’s real personality of being a rebellious young soul rather then being a cinnamon roll uniter. For me I want thirteen to be a youngest of prime being the fact that he was the last to be born.
Like the 13th embodies the next generation of new cybertronians to have in their growth. But also their fiery ambitions of what they desire in the future and seeking adventures across the universe.
He explores the universe and having all sorts of adventures and probably aiding people along the way by traveling with his powers. He travels like a blazing shooting star across the universe.
Plus we can play around with the fire power idea that ties of him being the burning light of the matrix when he died. Diving into Cybertron’s core as the core unleashed powerful burst of pure energy throughout Cybertron and possibly giving cybertronian outliner powers. Granting many cybertronians the strength and determination that needed to drive away the quintessons once on for all.
Ok so what I’m really talking about is that 13th would be like a Prometheus and Sun Wukong to the cybertronians. Like a young sun god, the last child of primus that Ushered a golden age that lasted for a long time until the rise of functionlism happened and drastically changed the image of 13th as a gentle uniter through their propaganda.
But little did knew…13th will return a long time later as Hot Rod…with no memories so he can start again…to become that lost light that travel universe again with the friends that he made along the way. To explore and see what this new era shall bring him and be the burning light.
After all…
He was the Sun before it was cool
