Quotes / Mechanical Lifeforms

"Many millions of years ago, life existed... But not life as we know it today. Intelligent robots that could think and feel inhabited the cities..."

— Victor Carolli, Opening Narration from the first episode of The Transformers

Cheetor: So what are we? Robots or animals?
Optimus: Both... and neither.

— Beast Machines

Miko: Robots who get dizzy?
Raf: Robots with emotions!
Jack: Robots... who can die.

— Transformers: Prime, "Darkness Rising"

"Gotta wonder... If God made us in His image, who made him?"

— Epps (on the subject of Optimus Prime), Transformers: Revenge of The Fallen

"Organics do not choose to fear us. It is a function of your hardware."

— Legion, Mass Effect 2

"Good work! You are a credit to all slow-thinking carbon-based lifeforms."

— The Grox, Spore

Rotating solar-powered homes and drive-through automarkets had given way to chemurgic agrifactories and shiny automated farms without flies or manure, where electric sheep dreamed of androids and stainless steel rats committed shameless acts of larceny.

— Plan 7 of 9 from Outer Space

"Is that some sort of… specialized Knightmare….? No, its far too maneuverable. (Beat) That's definitely not a Knightmare! It has a face… it's own eyes move and shift with the battle! That thing… it's alive!"

— Lelouch as he watches Bumblebee fight the Lancelot: Code Prime

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