The Way Asuka Was Written Is So Odd To Me Because Since Most Of The Time In Lore He’s Depicted Somewhat

the way asuka was written is so odd to me because since most of the time in lore he’s depicted somewhat sympathetically. not in the missing link but his later appearances in x2 and side black drama cd make it clear that the crusades and/or the destruction of humanity was never his goal. he’s even horrified of i-no’s apathy. he’s been established as a misunderstood mad scientist who slammed into the stem to military industrial complex pipeline. academia amirite. but at same time the way they try to make him more sympathetic in xrd just frustrates me. putting sol and aria under without their informed consent seems a little contrived. and trying to almost completely absolve him of blame in strive by having a “that man” 2: electric boogaloo is even more contrived. and also really fucked up. i love happy chaos as a character but it’s unfortunate that his existence can be chalked up as a way to absolve asuka. at least for now. strive’s story is still ongoing.

i dunno i think that man as gung-ho scientist too preoccupied on whether or not he could, he couldn’t stop and think if he should seems better as a concept but gets all muddied once we get in the nitty gritty details

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