GATE: Jieitai Kanochi nite, Kaku Tatakaeri

[shinta|hikari]

I agree with Ryll. That entire scene makes more sense as a demonstration. So in a way, it wasn't senseless killing. Itami was making a statement that if you hurt a Japanese civilian, you are going to get owned, and this is HOW we will own you. All the stupid parts make more sense that way.

But that is exactly how I've seen that scene from the start. I still think it was needless killing because their power is too imbalanced anyway, and that can be demonstrated without that massacre.

3 versus 20 doesn't apply if you have friggin assault rifles vs medieval weapons. That's just a ridiculous analysis as the episode itself shows. Medieval soldiers may be used to death, but they sure aren't used to guns, as shown by every battle thus far. Add to that Jedi psycho girl, and I think those arguing that this was some kind of justified exercise of self-defense need to rewatch the episode. I understand that the interpretation they are asserting "makes sense story-wise or even in terms of realism." Heck, I even understand why you would want to believe that. But that wasn't what happened in this episode.

[KrayZ33]

I just don't see why soldiers would need to unnecessarily put themselves in a more dangerous position only to spare a hostile country's soldier.
As mentioned, she focused on killing armed soldiers that were still standing and relatively close to her.
The dudes that got knocked out by Itami and the soldiers in the far back didn't get hit. they all survived, only the first two rows of enemy soldiers died, the first one lined up to advance on her, the second one might've charged in for all we know. Even if they didn't, who's to say that they wouldn't start throwing their spears.