24-03-2003 21:55									#1
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http://www.wkyc.com/news/news_fullstory.asp?id=3828
CUYAHOGA FALLS -- A member of Ohio's 5694th National Guard Unit in Mansfield legally changed his name to a Transformers toy.

Optimus Prime is heading out to the Middle East with his guard unit on Wednesday to provide fire protection for airfields under combat.


"On Sunday, we were awarded as the best firefighting unit in the Army National Guard in the entire country," said Prime. "That was a big moment for us."


Prime took his name from the leader of the Autobots Transformers, which were popular toys and a children's cartoon in the 1980s.


He legally changed his name on his 30th birthday and now it's on everything from his driver's licence, to his military ID, to his uniform.


"They razzed me for three months to no end," said Prime. "They really dug into me about it."


"I got a letter from a general at the Pentagon when the name change went through and he says it was great to have the employ of the commander of the Autobots in the National Guard."


Prime says the toy actually filled a void in his life when it came out.


"My dad passed away the year before and I didn't have anybody really around, so I really latched onto him when i was a kid," he said.

	24-03-2003 21:58									#2
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Wow....this is....interesting.....I want to be called G.I. Joe.....no..........HE-Man!!!

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	24-03-2003 21:58									#3
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Me Grimlock!

	24-03-2003 22:13									#4
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Anybody else reading the new Dreamwave work? So far it seems equal to Simon Furman's run on the property.

	24-03-2003 22:53									#5
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Those Iraqis better watch out when our soldiers start changing into self-firing trucks .

	24-03-2003 23:05									#6
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quote: Originally posted by DinoDoc Anybody else reading the new Dreamwave work? So far it seems equal to Simon Furman's run on the property.

Doesn't he have some role in the production himself?

	24-03-2003 23:08									#7
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	24-03-2003 23:09									#8
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can I be skeletor? I always thought he was the coolest bad guy.

	24-03-2003 23:36									#9
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I was always partial to Optimus Prime's second-in-command, Prowl. But then Prowl was gunned down by the Decepticons during their ambush on that starship in the movie.

Sigh.

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	25-03-2003 02:11									#10
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quote: Originally posted by Gibsie Doesn't he have some role in the production himself?

I think that he's working on a few of the titles. Do you know where I would be able to pick up any collections of his UK run?

	25-03-2003 03:36									#11
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Hmm, well your best bet would be to buy those being sold at Amazon. I'm sure you've already tried that though... it seems most of the really good UK-only collections have only been released in the UK at the moment, so maybe you could order from the UK version of the site?

	25-03-2003 04:02									#12
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When I grow up I want to be Optimus Prime too.

	25-03-2003 05:05									#13
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The Pentagon general certainly has a sense of humor

	25-03-2003 07:25									#14
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ROLLLLL OUT!!!!

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quote: Originally posted by DinoDoc Me Grimlock!

I am not surprised

	25-03-2003 08:22									#16
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I love the Dreamwave site - I've grabbed so many Wallpapers from there it's not even funny.

Optimus is such a bad ass.