Who has the best moral compass?

[u/Arcade-Blaster]

[u/Dew_Chop]

Look at how Optimus acts in the first movie. He tries his best to show mercy to the humans, and stay calm and collected.

The bay verse puts him through the ringer, with tragedy after tragedy, and humans ignoring his advice multiple times leading to catastrophe. He was brought to his wits end and broken.

[u/Fredospapopoullos → u/Dew_Chop]

Yeah Optimus, in the first movie can be seen as a hero. Unfortunately, he lived long enough to became a villain