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Bes Jordan: With Bes we first have to immediately talk about one of the things I love about this series, the fact that the Ideon doesn't have a consistent piloting roster. It varies based on who is available and what is needed at the time. The Ideon is made of three separate vessels that combine into one giant robot. Bes, Kasha, and Cosmo pilot them at the beginning, but, Bes is needed to captain the Solo Ship and so he stops being a pilot pretty early on. This is really cool to me for whatever reason.

Bes is a total badass in the early episodes. He is the person with the most military experience and physical combat training and these skills are valuable early on. I think Bes is an amazing captain. One thing about Bes is that there is a group of people on the bridge always, everyone is allowed to offer their own opinion, and Bes often ends up making a decision based on how these discussions play out. He's a lot like Captain Picard from Star Trek: The Next Generation in that regard. if he was also as badass as Kirk when it came to fighting. He stops going on as many direct combat missions because he is needed on the ship the most often, but there is some moments where his skill set comes into play even later in the series.

The unfortunate thing about Bes is that he's too good and far too naive. In some ways this serves to benefit the members of the Solo Ship. I think him accepting Karala and later Gije is a great way to show that understanding between the humans and the Buff Clan is possible. It should have been possible. But he underestimated the hatred and the ignorance of the Buff Clan and didn't put enough serious thought and effort into what would have been required to find true peace. the idea of abandoning the Solo Ship was definitely for the greater good, but he overlooked all of the evil forces out there that were obviously going to try and exploit the Ide for their own gain. Then again he was constantly under pressure, being attacked to the point of exhaustion and sickness. He probably had no real time to sit down and think about these kinds of things. all while being crushed under the immense pressure of trying to keep everyone alive. he always needed to be vigilant. when you're good, and capable, and you're born into a shitty world, you can't rest... if you give up, then you're leaving everyone else to suffer as a result of your inaction. In those circumstances I think he did the best possible.

Karala: Karala is stuck in an unfortunate weird place as a character. She gets some good development early on, and her role in the story is pretty vital. Her relationship with Bes is absolutely pivotal to the central themes of the series. Of all the characters that suffered as a result of the rushed ending and the cancellation of the series, Karala is the major victim. Her scenes in the final episode are just great. I love how badass she becomes as a result of being a mother, but I also wouldn't let this undercut the fact that she's always been competent and clever. Nothing that she does is unexpected. It's just her harnessing her established strengths out of a new necessity to protect herself and her child.

The scene where her father tries to kill her is absolutely nuts. To me that shows the full potential of what this series could have been and we get a glimpse of how the pretty great character of Karala could have been even better. there were so many plot elements and ideas still left to explore. I wanted to see her meet Harulu again. I wanted to see her interact with the Buff Clan and make better attempts at forming peace and understanding between both sides. It almost seems unfair that the Ide dropped her into an unwinnable negotiating position and told her that was her final chance. I guess it's no more unfair than the series getting cancelled.
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Reality seems very harsh
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