Quote (GodlySOB @ 14 Oct 2011 19:23)
He didn't do anything special. Not hard to cut something with a sword. Soldiers didn't expect for a kid to have a magic sword. Since bullets were deflected melee combat would be next best choice against an easy looking target.
Using missiles would be a waste and could be used in situations that required it. And yes mechas would explode theoretically. Do you know how complex it is to make a robotic arm that's fully functional? Now make an arm mecha size and be controlled by a pilot. All the gases, electrical components and sparks would ignite.
Given the situation it is realistic to hesitate to kill unarmed when there are armed people around. A soldier's first priority is to first eliminate threats first and deal with prisoners second.
Also what show would have any main character die in the first episode?
TL;DR - You're fucking retarded.
Shu was pulling a sword out of a girls chest (why he wasnt shot during that is beyond me as well), and deflected bullets with that. The soldiers sure didnt expect it to be special, oh well, why not.
In a time where instant gene tests are available, they put flammable gases into their mechas? They obviously do in the anime, so ok, Ill give you that.
There were no threats around anymore. The soldiers were told to kill her anyway. Even if they were hesitating, 10secs of a boy charging towards them is a little much.
Ye, its not a main char when she dies in the first ep. They couldve covered her with one of their own mechas for example, to give Shu enough time.
Gotta admit that those are only minor naggings, its a show where magic swords are pulled out of the chest of a long forgotten childhood friend after all. Calling me retarded because your opinion of the first ep isnt the same as mine is a little childish, dont you think?