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I put it under spoiler tags just to be safe a bit longer for those who are still catching up.

Originally Posted by Tenzen12

Spoiler for 2.1 Trailblaze Mission:

Quite dissapointed with Sam reveal. It completely destroy their no-nonesnse weapon of mass destruction appeal. Feels like everything we knew about Sam was lie and truth is not even that appealing in comparison.

Spoiler for 2.1 Trailblaze Mission:

I guess I personally feel the total opposite -- the "no-nonsense weapon of mass destruction," to me, isn't as interesting/appealing to me as the concept of wearing Sam sort of like a "mask" -- a weapon that exists only to kill, a slave to destiny, but there's a person inside who wishes they could break free but can't. To me it makes them more multi-layered, and brings it much closer to the core narrative themes of this story arc. And, well, the pilot inside the mech is a very recurring theme in all mecha anime (and tokusatsu like Kamen Rider), which I think this is pretty clearly an homage to. They already started the argument even here that "no-nonsense weapon" is indeed who Firefly is (as was hinted in some dialog in 2.0), but they've shown she's also not just that. I assume coming to terms with whether she has "the right" to basically have a life outside her duty, especially given all she's done (all she's killed) and the role she was born into + condition, might be part of her character development here.

But yeah, obviously it's just a matter of opinion/preference. Certainly it makes sense to me that some would like the concept of Sam just being Sam and like them for that.