>>6413322Really, I feel like we get more of that impression from Dynamic Pro series than we do Gundam (moreso the 'insane' than the 'moe')
>>6413257To this end, let's look at some of the examples of pacifists within Tomino's world, shall we?
None of his leads are, that's for damn sure. Closest you get is Kamille saying "Violence isn't the answer" right after Wong kicks the piss out of him.
Perhaps the most prominent is Cameron Bloom, who is depicted as a weak-willed coward whose moment of redemption comes in CCA when he provides Londo Bell with nukes, fully aware he'll probably be punished by the Side 6 government for it.
Next comes the double-team of Shakti Kareen and Maria Pia Armonia, the former of which, in her attempts to make people stop fighting, causes the deaths of many, including Shrike Team members, and the latter is used as a political pawn by others in the Zanscare government to justify one of the most bloodsoaked regimes in all of the UC history.
The thing is, Tomino has never given any indication he favors pacifism. Quite the opposite really, he seems to see it as just as problematic as those who actively desire conflict. If anything, his view seems to be more that war is a necessary evil. Not something one enjoys, but something that, sometimes, has to be done and finished as quickly and cleanly as possible.
>>6413190Fancy that, the more mainstream appeal a show has, the better it sells.
