I haven't had time to do more than glance over your analysis. I copied it onto my hard disc and am going to go through it again when I can really concentrate on it.
But this part:
Many armies have the motto of 'never leave a man behind' – and that's exactly what Trowa is doing in this case. The fact that he leaves Heero in Heavyarms' clutches, as he drives off to safety (not even bothering to stay long enough to cover the mecha with a tarp), tells me that he's operating on a sense that Heero is a comrade, however unknown, and that one doesn't leave a comrade's body on the enemy's battlefield.
Yes. I remember thinking the same thing when I first saw this episode. My first thought was: why aren't they checking whether Heero's still alive. But then I realized that they didn't even remotely believe that anyone could survive that detonation and Trowa's actions were, as you stated, to make sure that not even Heero's body was left in the hands of the enemy.
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Date: 17 Apr 2005 11:27 pm (UTC)But this part:
Yes. I remember thinking the same thing when I first saw this episode. My first thought was: why aren't they checking whether Heero's still alive. But then I realized that they didn't even remotely believe that anyone could survive that detonation and Trowa's actions were, as you stated, to make sure that not even Heero's body was left in the hands of the enemy.