User blog comment:Jopjopjop/Volume 18 Spoilers/@comment-67.176.158.104-20140622031630/@comment-4829046-20140622032437

"preservation of their race as a whole would take higher priority than their maintaining their pride."

You haven't seen Ben 10 Alien Force have you? =P Actually, there are plenty of instances of that in anime as well, where pride overrules being practical about these matters.