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Originally Posted by Fish Sandwich

I really adore that moment between Aruto and Jin in episode 16. It's a great hero bit for Aruto, taking that space out to mourn the necessity of fighting and all that (and more specifically to him, reinforcing just how deeply he cares for Humagears), but for Jin especially, I think it's *such* a critical moment for a character who's right up there with Izu for how central he is to Zero-One's whole Learning theme. The guy is the final boss of the first arc, and he doesn't even know why besides that someone he cares about told him to. It's such a great showdown to cap off the show's initial stretch, and I still vividly remember both how surprised I was that it did end up being Jin in that spot, as well as how pleasant a surprise it turned out to be.

Yeah, that was for sure a really nice spin on things. It also helps too that Jin acts like a child because, well, he is one. Really helps to get one of the main messages across.

Also, yeah, Shining Assault Hopper! It's a suit that I think looks alot better in motion than sitting still. And the thematics of what it represents and how it comes about during the climax really sold it too me. While I still overall like Shining Hopper just a bit better, I can easily see why Shining Assault would get just as much love if not more.