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** There's also his relationship with Julieta. While she certainly views him as a father figure, does Rustal truly reciprocate and see her as a daughter, or does he only keep her around because of her piloting skills and to use her as a political pawn? Does he truly want her to become the next leader of Gjallarhorn, and if so is it just to secure his political legacy?
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* Rustal - A corrupt Gjallarhorn Lord who uses every method to secure his position and power, including committing war crimes and manipulating his subordinates with his charisma? A KnightTemplar who determined to keep Gjallarhorn on top no matter the atrocities he has to commit? Or a WellIntentionedExtremist who's desperately trying to stop [=McGillis=] from taking over Gjallarhorn and possibly running the Post-Disaster society in a MightMakesRight principle, where [[TheSocialDarwinist the strongest people lord over the weak with brute force]]? [[spoiler:While [[PetTheDog his actions in the finale]] seem to support the latter, it could just as easily be viewed as PragmaticVillainy on his behalf.]]
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* Rustal - A corrupt Gjallarhorn Lord who uses every method to secure his position and power, including committing war crimes and manipulating his subordinates with his charisma? A KnightTemplar who determined to keep Gjallarhorn on top no matter the atrocities he has to commit? Or a WellIntentionedExtremist who's desperately trying to stop [=McGillis=] from taking over Gjallarhorn and possibly running the Post-Disaster society in a MightMakesRight principle, where [[TheSocialDarwinist the strongest people lord over the weak with brute force]]? [[spoiler:While [[PetTheDog force]]?
** Rustal's reason for picking a fight with Tekkadan is also open to interpretation. Was it simply because they chose to ally with [=McGillis=], his political rival? Or was it because they played a major role in exposing Gjallarhorn's corruption and discrediting the organization, and thus were obstacles to his goal of getting Gjallarhorn its authority and legitimacy back?
** Then there's [[spoiler:his actions in thefinale]] seem to support the latter, it finale, which could be a case of PetTheDog but could just as easily be viewed as PragmaticVillainy on his behalf.behalf. Was reforming Gjallarhorn his plan all along, or did he simply seize an opportunity to claim power for himself and implement some surface level reforms to [[VillainWithGoodPublicity buy himself good publicity]].]]
** Rustal's reason for picking a fight with Tekkadan is also open to interpretation. Was it simply because they chose to ally with [=McGillis=], his political rival? Or was it because they played a major role in exposing Gjallarhorn's corruption and discrediting the organization, and thus were obstacles to his goal of getting Gjallarhorn its authority and legitimacy back?
** Then there's [[spoiler:his actions in the
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* Carta Issue - Either she's an IneffectualSympatheticVillain who wants to restore her honor after being humilitated or an ruthless and obnoxious soldier who's willing to go over red tape just to get what she wants. Depending how you really felt about her, [[spoiler:you could either find her death as [[AlasPoorVillain pitiful]] or [[KarmicDeath deserving]]]].
* Atra - Does she want Kudelia and herself to be Mikazuki's harem because [[LoveTriangle Kudelia is too much competition for her]] and she thinks she'd never win, or because she deeply cares about the both of them? Does she love Kudelia as a friend or as much as she loves Mikazuki?
* Rustal - A corrupt Gjallarhorn Lord who uses every method to secure his position and power, including committing war crimes and manipulating his subordinates with his charisma? Or a WellIntentionedExtremist who's desperately trying to stop [=McGillis=] from taking over Gjallarhorn and possibly running the Post-Disaster society in a MightMakesRight principle, where [[TheSocialDarwinist the strongest people lord over the weak with brute force]]? [[spoiler:While [[PetTheDog his actions in the finale]] seem to support the latter, it could just as easily be viewed as PragmaticVillainy on his behalf.]]
* Iok - When his men were getting killed by the Mobile Armor Hashmal, were his tears out of a genuine sadness for their deaths or the inner realization that he's an awful commander, leading him to [[NeverMyFault refuse any blame]] later on.
* Atra - Does she want Kudelia and herself to be Mikazuki's harem because [[LoveTriangle Kudelia is too much competition for her]] and she thinks she'd never win, or because she deeply cares about the both of them? Does she love Kudelia as a friend or as much as she loves Mikazuki?
* Rustal - A corrupt Gjallarhorn Lord who uses every method to secure his position and power, including committing war crimes and manipulating his subordinates with his charisma? Or a WellIntentionedExtremist who's desperately trying to stop [=McGillis=] from taking over Gjallarhorn and possibly running the Post-Disaster society in a MightMakesRight principle, where [[TheSocialDarwinist the strongest people lord over the weak with brute force]]? [[spoiler:While [[PetTheDog his actions in the finale]] seem to support the latter, it could just as easily be viewed as PragmaticVillainy on his behalf.]]
* Iok - When his men were getting killed by the Mobile Armor Hashmal, were his tears out of a genuine sadness for their deaths or the inner realization that he's an awful commander, leading him to [[NeverMyFault refuse any blame]] later on.
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** There's also his motives for reforming Gjallarhorn. Is his true goal to reform Gjallarhorn into an extreme meritocracy? Does he seek to take it a step forward and govern society under a radical SocialDarwinist principle? Or is he a self-serving tyrant using his reforms as an excuse to become Gjallarhorn's autocratic ruler?
** His decision to knowingly send Carta [[spoiler:to her death against Tekkadan]] is also open to several interpretations. Did he simply not consider trying to get her on his side, or did he believe that Carta was a liability due to her incompetence and enmity with Tekkadan (who he was actively trying to recruit) and did so to get her out of the way?
** When he's confronted in #44 by [[spoiler:Almiria pointing a knife at him and welcomes her to kill him, is he doing so just to manipulate her into dropping the knife? Or was he truly willing to allow her to kill him if it pleased her?]]
* Carta Issue - Either she's an IneffectualSympatheticVillain who wants to restore her honor after beinghumilitated humiliated or an ruthless and obnoxious soldier who's willing to go over red tape just to get what she wants. Depending how you really felt about her, [[spoiler:you could either find her death as [[AlasPoorVillain pitiful]] or [[KarmicDeath deserving]]]].
* Atra - Does she want Kudelia and herself to be Mikazuki's harem because [[LoveTriangle Kudelia is too much competition for her]] and she thinks she'd never win, or because she deeply cares about the both of them? Does she love Kudelia as a friend or as much as she lovesMikazuki?
Mikazuki? Similar questions apply to Kudelia in regards to Atra as well.
* Rustal - A corrupt Gjallarhorn Lord who uses every method to secure his position and power, including committing war crimes and manipulating his subordinates with his charisma? A KnightTemplar who determined to keep Gjallarhorn on top no matter the atrocities he has to commit? Or a WellIntentionedExtremist who's desperately trying to stop [=McGillis=] from taking over Gjallarhorn and possibly running the Post-Disaster society in a MightMakesRight principle, where [[TheSocialDarwinist the strongest people lord over the weak with brute force]]? [[spoiler:While [[PetTheDog his actions in the finale]] seem to support the latter, it could just as easily be viewed as PragmaticVillainy on his behalf.]]
* Iok - When his men were getting killed by the Mobile Armor Hashmal, were his tears out of a genuine sadness for their deaths or a sign of his inability to cope with the inner realization that he's an awful commander, leading him to [[NeverMyFault refuse any blame]] lateron.on?
** His decision to knowingly send Carta [[spoiler:to her death against Tekkadan]] is also open to several interpretations. Did he simply not consider trying to get her on his side, or did he believe that Carta was a liability due to her incompetence and enmity with Tekkadan (who he was actively trying to recruit) and did so to get her out of the way?
** When he's confronted in #44 by [[spoiler:Almiria pointing a knife at him and welcomes her to kill him, is he doing so just to manipulate her into dropping the knife? Or was he truly willing to allow her to kill him if it pleased her?]]
* Carta Issue - Either she's an IneffectualSympatheticVillain who wants to restore her honor after being
* Atra - Does she want Kudelia and herself to be Mikazuki's harem because [[LoveTriangle Kudelia is too much competition for her]] and she thinks she'd never win, or because she deeply cares about the both of them? Does she love Kudelia as a friend or as much as she loves
* Rustal - A corrupt Gjallarhorn Lord who uses every method to secure his position and power, including committing war crimes and manipulating his subordinates with his charisma? A KnightTemplar who determined to keep Gjallarhorn on top no matter the atrocities he has to commit? Or a WellIntentionedExtremist who's desperately trying to stop [=McGillis=] from taking over Gjallarhorn and possibly running the Post-Disaster society in a MightMakesRight principle, where [[TheSocialDarwinist the strongest people lord over the weak with brute force]]? [[spoiler:While [[PetTheDog his actions in the finale]] seem to support the latter, it could just as easily be viewed as PragmaticVillainy on his behalf.]]
* Iok - When his men were getting killed by the Mobile Armor Hashmal, were his tears out of a genuine sadness for their deaths or a sign of his inability to cope with the inner realization that he's an awful commander, leading him to [[NeverMyFault refuse any blame]] later
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* Rustal - A corrupt Gjallarhorn Lord who uses every method to secure his position and power, including committing war crimes and manipulating his subordinates with his charisma? Or a WellIntentionedExtremist who's desperately trying to stop [=McGillis=] from taking over Gjallarhorn and possibly running the Post-Disaster society in a MightMakesRight principle, where [[TheSocialDarwinist the strongest people lord over the weak with brute force]]? [[spoiler:While [[PetTheDog his actions in the finale]] seem to support the latter, it could just as easily be viewed as PragmaticVillainy on his behalf.]]]]
* Iok - When his men were getting killed by the Mobile Armor Hashmal, were his tears out of a genuine sadness for their deaths or the inner realization that he's an awful commander, leading him to [[NeverMyFault refuse any blame]] later on.
* Iok - When his men were getting killed by the Mobile Armor Hashmal, were his tears out of a genuine sadness for their deaths or the inner realization that he's an awful commander, leading him to [[NeverMyFault refuse any blame]] later on.
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* Atra - Does she want Kudelia and herself to be Mikazuki's harem because [[LoveTriangle Kudelia is too much competition for her]] and she thinks she'd never win, or because she deeply cares about the both of them? Does she love Kudelia as a friend or [[BiTheWay as much as she loves Mikazuki]]?Mikazuki?
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* Gaelio - [[spoiler: When he finally [[ItsPersonal decides to kill Mikazuki]] for what he did to Carta, he keeps Mika away from Ein when the latter was brutalizing the rest of the Tekkadan members. Does Gaelio want to go for the killing blow on his own? Or is he going for a RevengeByProxy by having Ein slaughter every last one of Mika's friends, [[ForcedToWatch forcing Mika to watch them dying before him, one by one]]?]] Gaelio is aware of Gjallarhorn's corruption and wants to reform it but ''he does not do anything about it'' despite being a member of the Seven Stars families [[spoiler:and in Season 2, he willingly sides with Rustal Elion who represents the ugly side of the organization]]. Either he's unable to reform due to his over-reliance on friendship and loyalty to his family or [[spoiler:that his revenge on [=McGillis=] blinded him, making unable to see the true picture]].
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* Gaelio - [[spoiler: When he finally [[ItsPersonal decides to kill Mikazuki]] for what he did to Carta, he keeps Mika away from Ein when the latter was brutalizing the rest of the Tekkadan members. Does Gaelio want to go for the killing blow on his own? Or is he going for a RevengeByProxy by having Ein slaughter every last one of Mika's friends, [[ForcedToWatch forcing Mika to watch them dying before him, one by one]]?]] Gaelio is aware of Gjallarhorn's corruption and wants to reform it but ''he does not do anything about it'' despite being a member of the Seven Stars families [[spoiler:and in Season 2, he willingly sides with Rustal Elion who represents the ugly side of the organization]]. Either he's unable to reform due to his over-reliance on friendship and loyalty to his family or [[spoiler:that his [[spoiler:his revenge on [=McGillis=] blinded him, making unable to see the true picture]].
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* Mikazuki - Reluctant soldier who only fights to protect his friends and wants to be more than just a soldier vs. bloodthirsty sociopath who uses his so-called friends as an outlet for his violent urges. [[spoiler: When he's about to land the final blow to Carta and the latter is reduced to crying for help, Mika reacts with shock when she says [=McGillis=]' name. Was he surprised by her mention of [=McGillis=]' name? Or was it a genuine "MyGodWhatHaveIDone" moment?]] Additionally, there's the utterly ruthless way he kills Lt. Crank in the middle of his dramatic FinalSpeech. Is he simply being the cold ConsummateProfessional he was trained to be as a mercenary, or is it an expression of ''contempt''? Crank, after all, is a pseudo-KnightInShiningArmor with an expensive HumongousMecha that few normal combatants could even touch, whereas before getting the Barbatos, Mikazuki has been relegated to piloting what amounts to a futuristic Technical with little armor. Up until this point, Crank has had the luxury of being able to take his time in combat, while for Mikazuki one slip up meant death, thus the grandiose speechifying typical of ''Gundam'' characters could come off as a rather extravagant demonstration of privilege. Mikazuki being offended by this would be pretty consistent with his comments to Kudelia about inequality in the first episode.
* Gundam Barbatos - Is it merely a weapon? Or is it secretly a sentient being? When first activated it allowed Mika to be able to recognize its name on the monitor despite the fact at the time he was illiterate. [[spoiler: When Mika is killing Carta, it appears to be shedding tears [[note]]They were fighting in a snowy tundra had melted part of the field in battle so it could be artistic environmental effects [[/note]], and when Mika needs insight and power when dealing with Ein, the Barbatos granted Mika the techniques he needed to use the katana.]] [[spoiler: Following the fight with Hashmal it seems that the latter is the more correct interpretation.]]
** With the introduction of [[spoiler: Gundam Bael, it very much looks like some, if not all, Gundam Units have the souls of former pilots trapped within them, possibly making this a case of AndIMustScream.]]
* Orga - Is he willing to crush whoever blocking his way? Or is Mika pushing him to this conclusion by force?
* Gaelio - [[spoiler: When he finally [[ItsPersonal decides to kill Mikazuki]] for what he did to Carta, he keeps Mika away from Ein when the latter was brutalizing the rest of the Tekkadan members. Does Gaelio want to go for the killing blow on his own? Or is he going for a RevengeByProxy by having Ein slaughter every last one of Mika's friends, [[ForcedToWatch forcing Mika to watch them dying before him, one by one]]?]] Gaelio is aware of Gjallarhorn's corruption and wants to reform it but ''he does not do anything about it'' despite being a member of the Seven Stars families [[spoiler:and in Season 2, he willingly sides with Rustal Elion who represents the ugly side of the organization]]. Either he's unable to reform due to his over-reliance on friendship and loyalty to his family or [[spoiler:that his revenge on [=McGillis=] blinded him, making unable to see the true picture]].
* Ein - An annoying officer who can't let go of Crank's memory and psychotic monster for going after our heroes in later episodes? Or a tragic man who's unfortunate circumstances in life has pushed him to do what he did?
* [=McGillis=] - Is he truly a [[LackOfEmpathy ruthless]] ManipulativeBastard who gleefully [[ChronicBackstabbingDisorder betrays his friends]], is he [[JerkassWoobie secretly lying to himself and withstanding the sadness]] on the loss of friendship and trust, or is he a mix of both of these and a [[ManChild never really grew up because of his experiences]]? Those in-universe arguing for the former [[UnreliableExpositor can't be said to be unbiased about it]].
* Carta Issue - Either she's an IneffectualSympatheticVillain who wants to restore her honor after being humilitated or an ruthless and obnoxious soldier who's willing to go over red tape just to get what she wants. Depending how you really felt about her, [[spoiler:you could either find her death as [[AlasPoorVillain pitiful]] or [[KarmicDeath deserving]]]].
* Atra - Does she want Kudelia and herself to be Mikazuki's harem because [[LoveTriangle Kudelia is too much competition for her]] and she thinks she'd never win, or because she deeply cares about the both of them? Does she love Kudelia as a friend or [[BiTheWay as much as she loves Mikazuki]]?
* Rustal - A corrupt Gjallarhorn Lord who uses every method to secure his position and power, including committing war crimes and manipulating his subordinates with his charisma? Or a WellIntentionedExtremist who's desperately trying to stop [=McGillis=] from taking over Gjallarhorn and possibly running the Post-Disaster society in a MightMakesRight principle, where [[TheSocialDarwinist the strongest people lord over the weak with brute force]]? [[spoiler:While [[PetTheDog his actions in the finale]] seem to support the latter, it could just as easily be viewed as PragmaticVillainy on his behalf.]]
* Mikazuki - Reluctant soldier who only fights to protect his friends and wants to be more than just a soldier vs. bloodthirsty sociopath who uses his so-called friends as an outlet for his violent urges. [[spoiler: When he's about to land the final blow to Carta and the latter is reduced to crying for help, Mika reacts with shock when she says [=McGillis=]' name. Was he surprised by her mention of [=McGillis=]' name? Or was it a genuine "MyGodWhatHaveIDone" moment?]] Additionally, there's the utterly ruthless way he kills Lt. Crank in the middle of his dramatic FinalSpeech. Is he simply being the cold ConsummateProfessional he was trained to be as a mercenary, or is it an expression of ''contempt''? Crank, after all, is a pseudo-KnightInShiningArmor with an expensive HumongousMecha that few normal combatants could even touch, whereas before getting the Barbatos, Mikazuki has been relegated to piloting what amounts to a futuristic Technical with little armor. Up until this point, Crank has had the luxury of being able to take his time in combat, while for Mikazuki one slip up meant death, thus the grandiose speechifying typical of ''Gundam'' characters could come off as a rather extravagant demonstration of privilege. Mikazuki being offended by this would be pretty consistent with his comments to Kudelia about inequality in the first episode.
* Gundam Barbatos - Is it merely a weapon? Or is it secretly a sentient being? When first activated it allowed Mika to be able to recognize its name on the monitor despite the fact at the time he was illiterate. [[spoiler: When Mika is killing Carta, it appears to be shedding tears [[note]]They were fighting in a snowy tundra had melted part of the field in battle so it could be artistic environmental effects [[/note]], and when Mika needs insight and power when dealing with Ein, the Barbatos granted Mika the techniques he needed to use the katana.]] [[spoiler: Following the fight with Hashmal it seems that the latter is the more correct interpretation.]]
** With the introduction of [[spoiler: Gundam Bael, it very much looks like some, if not all, Gundam Units have the souls of former pilots trapped within them, possibly making this a case of AndIMustScream.]]
* Orga - Is he willing to crush whoever blocking his way? Or is Mika pushing him to this conclusion by force?
* Gaelio - [[spoiler: When he finally [[ItsPersonal decides to kill Mikazuki]] for what he did to Carta, he keeps Mika away from Ein when the latter was brutalizing the rest of the Tekkadan members. Does Gaelio want to go for the killing blow on his own? Or is he going for a RevengeByProxy by having Ein slaughter every last one of Mika's friends, [[ForcedToWatch forcing Mika to watch them dying before him, one by one]]?]] Gaelio is aware of Gjallarhorn's corruption and wants to reform it but ''he does not do anything about it'' despite being a member of the Seven Stars families [[spoiler:and in Season 2, he willingly sides with Rustal Elion who represents the ugly side of the organization]]. Either he's unable to reform due to his over-reliance on friendship and loyalty to his family or [[spoiler:that his revenge on [=McGillis=] blinded him, making unable to see the true picture]].
* Ein - An annoying officer who can't let go of Crank's memory and psychotic monster for going after our heroes in later episodes? Or a tragic man who's unfortunate circumstances in life has pushed him to do what he did?
* [=McGillis=] - Is he truly a [[LackOfEmpathy ruthless]] ManipulativeBastard who gleefully [[ChronicBackstabbingDisorder betrays his friends]], is he [[JerkassWoobie secretly lying to himself and withstanding the sadness]] on the loss of friendship and trust, or is he a mix of both of these and a [[ManChild never really grew up because of his experiences]]? Those in-universe arguing for the former [[UnreliableExpositor can't be said to be unbiased about it]].
* Carta Issue - Either she's an IneffectualSympatheticVillain who wants to restore her honor after being humilitated or an ruthless and obnoxious soldier who's willing to go over red tape just to get what she wants. Depending how you really felt about her, [[spoiler:you could either find her death as [[AlasPoorVillain pitiful]] or [[KarmicDeath deserving]]]].
* Atra - Does she want Kudelia and herself to be Mikazuki's harem because [[LoveTriangle Kudelia is too much competition for her]] and she thinks she'd never win, or because she deeply cares about the both of them? Does she love Kudelia as a friend or [[BiTheWay as much as she loves Mikazuki]]?
* Rustal - A corrupt Gjallarhorn Lord who uses every method to secure his position and power, including committing war crimes and manipulating his subordinates with his charisma? Or a WellIntentionedExtremist who's desperately trying to stop [=McGillis=] from taking over Gjallarhorn and possibly running the Post-Disaster society in a MightMakesRight principle, where [[TheSocialDarwinist the strongest people lord over the weak with brute force]]? [[spoiler:While [[PetTheDog his actions in the finale]] seem to support the latter, it could just as easily be viewed as PragmaticVillainy on his behalf.]]
