> ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Dr. Core" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Zeta My Way was Re: [gundam] SPOILER: Story changes was ... > Date: Wed, 8 Mar 2006 18:07:33 -0500 > > > Boaz MyTurnASpace wrote: > > Looking back at all the defections in Zeta, you'll see that they are NOT by > > moral choices. > > Yep, you are exactly right, and here is the deep divergence between > your and my interpretations. > > > Except for Emma, all defections start with a internal/selfish motivation... > > his treatment by the Titans/Jarid; ... > > the lack of attention from Char ... > > her love to Camille... > > ... puppy love? > > Well fine, personal relationship issues and vendetta do come into play > in a war. A love-crazed person or one who feel mistreated/betrayed > may take a course of action that seem irrational or wrong, but they > don't switch allegiance (sacrifice their own lives in some cases) to > the enemy movement. > > A heartbroken man in 1940s Japan may steal a gun and shoot his dream > girl and/or her boyfriend/parents/classmates and/or himself, but he > wouldn't be flying an escort mission for Enola Gay to nuke his home > country, right? >
Maybe, maybe not. Here in the US, the name Benedict Arnold is universally associated with the word 'Traitor'. And yet he was someone who was able to win a number of battles as a commander in the Colonial Army during the US Revolutionary War. Unfortunately, the story goes that he fell in love with the daughter of a Tory (British loyalist), and ended up attempting (and failing) to help the British seize West Point. So yes, that sort of thing can happen in the 'real world'. In a situation like Zeta, I think it's a little more likely than it is in the World War 2 example you provide. There aren't any national boundaries between the two sides, and the series doesn't emphasize any real cultural differences. So it's possible for someone who's not fanatical about their side to have second thoughts if presented with a big enough temptation. The question is, how big of a temptation would be required in order to bring the individual around? Now whether or not all of the defectors should automatically be assigned mobile suits is another question entirely. If Four had successfully defected, she probably should have been sent into therapy in a location that Camille could visit whenever he was on shore leave (not that the writers would have ever done such a thing; it's just the most realistic solution to her situation). Reccoa's strengths are frequently shown to be in areas other than mobile suit piloting (since she spends so much of her time on the AEUG side spying), so once again assigning her to a mobile suit probably wasn't the best use of resources. But we're talking about anime logic here, so of course she promptly ends up in Scirroco's old suit. junior -- _______________________________________________ Search for businesses by name, location, or phone number. -Lycos Yellow Pages http://r.lycos.com/r/yp_emailfooter/http://yellowpages.lycos.com/default.asp?SRC=lycos10 -------------------------------------------------- The Gundam Mailing List MK-II [email protected] Archives: http://www.gundam.com/gml Help: Email [EMAIL PROTECTED] with this in the BODY: help list
