She refuses to just let the situation bring her down and cower in fear, and it really is just amazing and shows why she was so lauded as a commander in the first place. And last but not least, she even stays behind to fight against the Soviet agent sent to silence her squadron in order to protect her family/comrades too.
Her decision to destroy the laser class with the remains of her battalion a demonstration of her will to protect the country she fights for and the absolute defense line vital to humanity’s overall survival. Her sending of Yuuya back to the base emphasizes her attempt to ensure that at least someone can survive who can make a big difference in the future.
But at the same time, there’s also a subtle commentary weaved in about the resilience of the human spirit too, as Latrova ultimately stays resolute despite the grim scenario, opting to make the most of what she can of the situation, and if not, to make the most of their deaths.
It’s just that kind of world in Muv-Luv, and this situation really just emphasizes how dire things can be in a world facing extinction. To top it off, Latrova also reminds Yuuya that he himself has a task to accomplish, and it just emphasizes the unfair responsibilities thrown onto Eishi (especially commanders) in the battlefield, who must often decide between the mission (and the fate of humanity as a whole) and the lives of their comrades/family. But as he finds out, things just aren’t that simple as disobeying orders when you disagree with them, as Latrova shows how despite the orders, there’s only so much she can do when its the lives of her family and comrades at stake. Shifting back to the episode, it’s here where Latrova finally accepts that her and her battalion have been sacrificed, something hammered in especially by Yuuya’s dialogue. Also, I’d like to also mention that the Takemikazuchi in episode seems to actually be blue, not purple, indicating a relation in family, but not the actual shogun itself. Notably, the bluray versions of the first two episodes seem to have also fixed some of the inconsistencies here as well and added quite a bit more detail to some of the more grotesque, but censored scenes. Add in the tactics involving the fact they never fire on other BETA, and we’re finally also getting a glimpse into some of the actual tactics being actively used to combat each particular class and the BETA in general on a battlefield too. The exposure time necessary to bore through TSF’s and the bombers were drastically different from the first few episodes and it just restores the laser class as an amazing threat on top of the already ridiculous forces the BETA possess. And gosh darn did that have me jumpin’ in my seat, especially since they seemed to have put some extra effort in making the laser class representative of their visual novel (source) counterparts. At this point, there’s just scarcely any words to describe what I was feeling really, because we saw this coming the second the episode started (and the second the bombers were launched), but damn, seeing the Zhar Battalion bombed to death by their own comrades… that just gets the emotions goin’.Īmazingly, the Battalion end up being saved by the BETA, as the laser class make their triumphant reappearance, trashing everything flying above building height in a matter of minutes. And it’s all good… until you realize they’re going to take you out with the base too. The bombers start coming in hot, droppin’ em bombs like some insane World War II flick (the amount of budget that must’ve went into that scene, holy crap).
#MUV LUV ALTERNATIVE BETA FULL#
Things start looking up for just a moment, but keeping true to Muv-Luv’s philosophy, Murphy’s Law kicks into full blast, and well… I wouldn’t have it any other way. But like with her, there’s a guardian angel waiting on the wings in the form of Commander Latrova, as the Zhar Battalion swoops in to save “ the idiot busy playing around with the BETA“. With everything on the brink though, things look just as grim as they did for Yui a few episodes back. Continuing right off from last week, we have Yuuya making his last stand against the BETA.
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