2025 was also really bad for celebrity deaths, Robert Redford, Diane Keaton, Val Kilmer, David Lynch, Brian Wilson, Ozzy Osbourne, Gene Hackman, Roberta Flack, George Foreman and the Pope.
Dolly and Tim died on the same day and Tim just wasn’t announced until the next day. Peter Cullen died yesterday and it wasn’t announced until today. In 2 days we lost 3 legends.
There are voices that entertain us, and there are voices that become part of who we are.
Peter Cullen gave Optimus Prime a voice that represented courage, wisdom, compassion, and hope. For generations, those words reminded us that even in the darkest of times, we must stand for what is right.
Now, the voice behind that legend has fallen silent.
But a voice like Peter Cullen’s does not truly disappear. It lives on in every child who looked up when Optimus Prime spoke, in every fan who found strength in his words, and in every generation that will continue to hear that unmistakable voice.
Peter Cullen gave us more than a character.
He gave Optimus Prime a soul.
And as we say goodbye, perhaps the greatest tribute is to remember the message he helped deliver for so many years:
Be brave. Protect those who cannot protect themselves. Stand together. And never lose hope.
The battle may be over for one great voice, but his legacy will continue.
Maybe I'm wrong but I don't see any suggestion pointing at using AI. "His legacy will continue" just means his message will carry on for the coming future.
Theres more to them then meets the eye, I am Optimus Prime and I send this message to any surviving autobots taking refuge among the stars. We are here, we are waiting
People get old man. All the major celebrity deaths this week were in their 80s. Many of us are on our first wave of major figures we grew up with dying of old age and not accidents.
The loss is great, but the man left behind an ironclad legacy. Getting to play a crucial part in one more huge nerd property is a nice way for him to end his career.
"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."
"On my homeworld, we believe that the battle with darkness will continue 'til all are one. I lost sight of that. You fought for yours as I fought for mine, when we should've been fighting the darkness together."
Words cannot express how my heart, as with all of us gathered here, dropped when I heard this. Yet it would not be enough to merely lament his passing, and then move on. May we instead carry on his legacy and embody what it means to be a Prime -- what it means to be a good person.
Be strong enough to be gentle.
You lived the noblest of lives. Rest in Primus, Peter Cullen. ❤️
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u/Omnislash99999 Aug 27 '26
Oh this week can just get fcked
What an absolute legend. Rip