They call us arrogant.
And they'd be right, because out there, in the battlefield, it's the only way to survive.
Half the battle is fought in the mind. We know we're the best, we act like the best, and we make sure everyone else knows that we're the best too. When the Decepticons see us coming, we know that they know we are the best. By the time the first punch is thrown, we've already won, easy.
So yeah, you'd be right in calling us arrogant. Because if we want to live, we have to be. It's that simple.
They say that I am emotionless.
They are correct, for that is how I must be.
My task is to take a situation, an objective and the available resources, then produce a battle plan that will generate the desired results. To be effective, I must maintain my objectivity. The best way to do so is to suppress my emotions to the point where they will not impair my judgement. I cannot afford to make decisions based on personal feelings, because it will affect the outcome of the mission, and that cannot happen.
I am emotionless, but deliberately and justifiably so.
They accuse me of being paranoid.
They would be too if they knew half of what I do.
Every weak spot, every fail point, every potential gap and blindspot is known to me. As the only Autobot here with my expertise, I must be ever vigilant. A moment's inattention is all that it would take for a single weakness to be exploited, and it would all be my fault.
Therefore I must maintain readiness, even in the very face of ridicule for my over-anxiousness. I will not shirk my duty.
Because if anyone else knows what I know, they would be just as paranoid as me.
They say that I am courageous.
Well, they're dead wrong.
Every time that I send a unit into battle, I am terrified of loosing one of my Autobots. Every time I must make a decision, I am afraid that it is the wrong choice. Each day, I live in fear.
But for the sake of the warriors that I have been chosen to lead, I must swallow my fears and face each challenge as it comes.
A very wise human once said that bravery is being the only one who knows you're afraid, and he is absolutely correct.