I don't think Optimus should die. I watched the Transformers movie once, and I would never watch it again, and the main reason why is that Optimus died in that movie. Rotimus Prime became their leader, but I never thought he was that great because Optimus is and always will be my favorite. Optimus was, and is, the main reason why I watched the cartoons, the original movie, and the latest movie. And Peter Cullen has always been Optimus's voice, and I think that was a great decision, then and now, his voice is perfect for Optimus. When I was younger, and even now as an adult, that I can hear the strength, leadership, and honor in Optimus's voice. And if Peter Cullen ever has the oppurtunity to read this, I just want to say, thankyou. I have always enjoyed listening to you portray Optimus Prime.
I know that the Transformers aren't real, but they are my favorate fictional charactors and series, and Optimus Prime will always be my favorite of them. And I hope they don't kill off my hero in any of the new Transformers movies. Maybe at the most he might get banged up from battle pretty bad, but not die. Because I know I won't watch Transformers 2, or any new movies in the future, or buy the DVDs if he does.
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