There are some who think of us not being truly alive, yes. Though they have other, fairer reasons to despise our species.

[ Megatron looks down at Elthree with a thoughtful, grim expression. ]

I told you of my revolution. That revolution grew into a civil war which spiraled across our galaxy. Organics were caught in the crossfire, both because of negligence on our part and simply because they happened to exist on planets which had energy reserves we required.

[ This part is strange to admit aloud. ]

Civilizations were exterminated merely for standing in our way. We Cybertronians became seen as a threat to everything we touched as our war spanned millions of years--in the time that we had fought our war, whole civilizations rose, flourished and collapsed without our interference. Others, as I said, were exterminated. In fact, I myself used to look down on organic life as something inferior to mechanisms. I didn't even hate them--I merely saw them as pests. Insects to be swatted aside for the greater good of the Cybertronian species.

[ His optics dim as he seems to lose himself in memories. ]

I wish I had realized sooner how precious life is. All life.