[Suzu]

I'd say it was a kinda good episode, but still far from of the awesomeness we had in some earlier episodes of the show, like the movie character-episode or Yayoi's first transformation. Though it seems things are speeding up again.
Also, I loved everyone's reaction to Torin's death with everyone speaking their minds- except for Daigo, who had a pretty weak comment on this. I mean, if my dad killed my mentor, I'd completely freak out. Actually, Ian's reaction was much more of how Daigo should've been like in that scene....

[Dr Kain]

Yeah, but it's Daigo, the man who has no faults as he does everything with perfection. He can't even lose a battle right.

[Sentai]

Daigo was in complete shock. Hoe else was he going to react?

[Matrixbeast]

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Daigo was in complete shock. Hoe else was he going to react?

With an emotion.

[Sentai]

All this Daigo-Hate really makes no sense to me. He shows emotion, he has flaws, he just gets over it and gets back to buisness. That's who he is. When Torin died he was in complete shock. That kind of shock kind of stops you from dropping to your knees and weeping uncontrolably. Besides, that's not who he is. He is what he is. He stood up, brushed himself off, and knows he has a job to do. Beat sense into his Father and stop Deboss.

[Suzu]

Who said I'd hate him? I like Daigo, I've never complained about him before. I just thought that in Daigo's position, a reaction like Ian's would seem more natural to me. Ian didn't drop to his knees weeping either, but he did was Daigo usually did when he was upset so far....

[Sentai]

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Originally Posted by Suzu

Who said I'd hate him? I like Daigo, I've never complained about him before.

Not you, Suzu.

[Suzu]

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Originally Posted by Sentai

Not you, Suzu.

Thanks ;_;

[Sentai]

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Originally Posted by Suzu

Thanks ;_;

You're good, Suzu. Didn't mean to make it sound like it was directed at you.

[Matrixbeast]

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Originally Posted by Sentai

All this Daigo-Hate really makes no sense to me. He shows emotion, he has flaws, he just gets over it and gets back to buisness. That's who he is. When Torin died he was in complete shock. That kind of shock kind of stops you from dropping to your knees and weeping uncontrolably. Besides, that's not who he is. He is what he is. He stood up, brushed himself off, and knows he has a job to do. Beat sense into his Father and stop Deboss.

And you explained the problem with the second sentence.
A hero who "Just gets over it and gets back to business" is a hero with no connection. You don't get a sense that Daigo is ever emotionally hurt because Daigo "Just gets over it" so quickly that it's never an issue.

And no, that doesn't make him deeper. His smile doesn't mask anything. He's always eternally fine with things.

Ian losing his cool facade, breaking down and weeping over the loss of a leader, a mentor, a friend, and an ally is emotional growth. Daigo standing with resolve is not because that's what he's always done. Daigo has never changed. He's not grown as a leader, he's not grown as a team mate, and, worst of all, he's not grown as a character. Daigo "Is what he is," and that's an unsympathetic, infallible titan who spouts "Bureivu" constantly and acts like that's what makes a character.

The Daigo hate is because he's an immovable statue in terms of character. He's literally perfect as stated by the series, and when explicitly stated that his only character flaw is that he's held back because he's too perfect for his team, then there's a problem.

Amy has her conflicting lifestyles. Nossan has his sister and niece to care for and worry over. Ian has his goal of revenge against Aigaron. Souji has a laundry list of character, including his family issues as well as his inferiority complex against a better swordsman. Utchy has his resentment over losing his former King in battle.
But Daigo? Father issues? Nope. Daigo is fine with his father abandoning him. Any personal issues with Deboss? Nope. He's just fighting because it's bureivu. Feelings of weakness? Nope. Daigo knows he's better than everyone. Feelings of powerlessness? Nope. Daigo gets everything.

And there's where my Daigo hate comes from. We're forced to follow a character who has no real story or investment in the series in over an entire team with interesting and creative histories.