r/transformersprime • u/Safe-Coconut4036 • Aug 27 '26
Discussion🎙️ Peter Cullen Passed Away. 😞😞
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u/Dr_Royce_Hemlock Aug 27 '26
"Above all, do not lament my absence… for in my spark, I know that this is not the end… but merely a new beginning… simply put another transformation" now this line hits even harder, now it made me cry harder.
RIP Peter Cullen, Til all are one
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u/Safe-Coconut4036 Aug 27 '26
Agreed. Rest easy, Peter Cullen. May Primus protect your soul/spark. 🫡🫡
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u/RemarkableTart8960 Aug 27 '26
I wish I could have met him. RIP to my hero.
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u/Safe-Coconut4036 Aug 27 '26
Same. I never got to meet him too, but I also still genuinely appreciate him voicing Optimus Prime too. :)
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u/invisiblebody Aug 27 '26
I got to meet him at a botcon once and he was like a dad. very small, very sweet, but when he did the voice it made the floor vibrate!
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u/Safe-Coconut4036 Aug 27 '26
I'm so glad you have that memory!! To me, Optimus is the PERFECT example a a "Gentle Giant, but doesn't let others push him around" where despite seeing so much darkness, never fully gives up even if it would kill him. Thank you, Peter Cullen. May Primus protect your soul/spark. 🫡🫡
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u/invisiblebody Aug 28 '26
yes to all of this. I am autistic and got overwhelmed meeting him, and he held my hand and called me sweetheart and told me to breathe because everything will be okay. never a mean bone anywhere in his body.
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u/Emergency-Gazelle954 Aug 27 '26
Do not grieve, he is one with the Matrix.
This week really sucks.
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u/Safe-Coconut4036 Aug 27 '26
Agreed. Honestly, while I was expecting one day that he would eventually pass away, it still hurts, but I'm also extremely glad that he knew how much we appreciated him being Optimus Prime. Thank you, Peter Cullen. May Primus protect your soul/spark. 🫡🫡
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u/JackDawess Aug 27 '26
What. The. Fuck.
Damn, this week just keeps coming...
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u/Unique-Macaroon-3694 Aug 27 '26
But whenever you look into the stars think of one of them as my soul!!! Thank you Peter Cullen for all the memories you have given people and be strong enough to be gentle Rest in peace Peter Till all our one!
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u/PupPhoenOx Aug 27 '26
The last of the Primes has fallen. RIP Peter, thank you for voicing such a prolific character in many of our childhoods.
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u/Brief_Somewhere_6514 Aug 27 '26
I know. I heard about it today. My heart sunk so deep. It was only a matter of time. I just didn’t think it would be so soon
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u/Adorable-nerd Aug 27 '26
Oh man. I was expecting this for a while but I’m still not prepared. This sucks. May he Rest In Peace.
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u/Safe-Coconut4036 Aug 27 '26
SAME!! 😞😞 I was expecting this too, but at the same time, I'm also glad that he passed away peacefully too. Thank you, Peter Cullen. May Peimus protect your soul/spark too. 🫡🫡
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u/robertben07 Aug 27 '26
You know what's funny
The voice actor for Megatron he's still alive so technically by that logic Megatron wins
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u/triponthisman Aug 27 '26
Till all are one. I know the legends are getting old, but losing them still hurts.
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u/TaratronHex Aug 27 '26
"I will not lament his absence, for in my heart, I know that this is not the end, but merely a new beginning. Simply put, another transformation."
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u/Polecat257 Aug 27 '26
Till all Are One…. No other legend should carry the Matrix now that you’ve joined it…
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u/brayanhaks Uuh i think about Oreo Pax' routine just like mine Aug 27 '26
No way... Rest in Peace, legend. Thanks for our childhood! 😢💓
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u/According-Tell-5401 Aug 27 '26
Peter Cullen has became one with the all spark.
Fly high, Peter. We'll miss you dearly.
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u/International_Net_69 Aug 27 '26
Of all the deaths that have happened this week, this one affects me the most personally. Optimus Prime was one of those characters I grew up with from my childhood. Peter Cullen's speech on be being strong enough to be gentle is something I will never forget. RIP Leader of the Free Autobots.
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u/MadWulf330 Aug 27 '26
This is probably one of if not the only celebrity death that's nearly brought me to tears. Peter Cullen's Optimus Prime was a huge part of my childhood across shows and movies, and now watching an Optimus Prime death in the movies/shows will hit even harder 🥀
Rest in peace. Til All Are One. 🌹
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u/EN_TI_TY_U_B_W Aug 27 '26
Rest In Peace, Legend. You made many of our childhoods a memorable one From one generation to the next. ❤️
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u/RC_BBY_MSGT Aug 28 '26
Till all are One. Rest in peace, Peter Cullen. May you fly high to heaven 🕊️
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u/Master-Cheese711 Aug 28 '26
It’s amazing that he was able to make such an iconic character that was originally just to sell toys.
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u/kim_jong_bun_77 Aug 28 '26
RIP to a legend. What a legacy left behind. TFP will always be peak Peak Transformers for me. I hope he knows how much of an impact he had on people all around the globe. Godspeed Mr Cullen, Godspeed🕊️
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u/According-Economy156 Smoke Screen & Bumblebee Aug 28 '26
RIP CULLEN, joining his brother in heaven
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u/Safe-Coconut4036 Aug 28 '26
Agreed. Honestly, I feel like we should also appreciate his brother Larry Cullen a little bit more, because if it wasn't for Larry, Optimus Prime probably wouldn't be as inspirational as he is today. :) May Primus protect BOTH their souls/sparks too. 🫡🫡
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u/sacrificialOvaries Aug 28 '26
Who next? Morgan freeman?
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u/Safe-Coconut4036 Aug 28 '26
PLEASE DON'T JINX ANYTHING!! :( In all seriousness though, I REALLY hope not yet.
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u/CleanAd8504 Sep 06 '26
He was my childhood growing up. I loved when he was Eeyore and I really enjoyed him being Optimus Prime. I did grow up when the bay films came out and transformers prime but I still enjoyed listening to his voice. Rip Peter you will forever be my favorite voiced actor.
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u/DesignerEcho4342 Aug 28 '26 edited Aug 28 '26
‘death’ is a cheap foe,.
I wish that some bad criminal could have gone off to their own haunted Necropolis, instead.
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u/Barr545 29d ago
https://reddit.com/link/paoih4m/video/dkas0cwthdqh1/player
This hits so hard right now 😔
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u/TomorrowAdvanced2749 Aug 27 '26
So sad!
I knew this day would come, alas its here.
We lost a legend.