[The question flattens him a little and he seems mildly unnerved.]

The war?

Well. It started mostly due to political unrest. The Decepticons were more of a revolutionary group to start. I used to be aligned with them and associate with them on larger scale but. That was before they let their ideals get ahead of their morals.

They, over the course of what eventually escalated into a war, became more brutal and warped and eventually lost sight of their original intent.

The Autobots tried to stop them... I became an Autobot after I woke from my sleep. They agreed more with my morals.