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Originally Posted by Chaos2Frozen
That's fine and all, but do they really need such a weak-willed character to do all that?
I'm not asking for an ultimate badass hero, but I don't think it's necessary to have the second coming of Shinji after we've gone so long without one all these years.
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Actually, there have been many worse characters since then (Kouichi from Kurogane no Linebarrels and Shinn from Gundam Seed Destiny comes to mind). Shu's weak-willed is more to do with his uncertainty. Everything is crashing around him, and he does not know what is right or what to believe. When he does fight, you see him extremely determined and strong willed. However, that is very fragile. (btw, weak-willed characters abound in anime. Ex. Ganta from Deadman Wonderland). Every time he is betrayed, he loses his will. I know it might not be idealistic, but it just makes him more human.
I think what the creators are trying to do is make a character that is more realistic to the community, in which he can be related to. At the same time, I think they want to show the errors in thinking that way, and hopefully, an answer to get out of it.