That’s right, the leader of the Auto­bots. The free­dom fighter for the pop­u­lar 80s car­toon series is a mem­ber of Ohio’s 5694th National Guard Unit. What? You think I’m crazy, don’t you? Well, read below buddy.

Accord­ing to ywkc.com; “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.

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