Official name? Optimus Prime

For the uninitiated, Optimus Prime is a fictional character from the Transformers cartoon series. By far one my favorite animated hero’s while growing up. Apparently, there were bigger fans of the character than I could have ever imagined.

Optimus Prime (born 1971) is a U.S. Army Ohio National Guard firefighter who had his name legally changed to Optimus Prime in May of 2001, on his 30th birthday. He claims to have done this because the fictional character of the same name, from the Transformers, was like a father figure when he was growing up. The name appears on his driver’s license, military ID, and uniform.

This may sound tacky to some, but I am almost jealous. Mind you not everyone can pull of the name Optimus Prime. Read more about Optimus Prime on Wikipedia [via]