Gatchaman Crowds Insight Episode 3: Launch

STOP MAKING RUI SUFFER!!!

ENOUGH IS ENOUGH. I KNOW HE MADE A STUPID DECISION BUT GOD DAMMIT. LEAVE HIM ALONE, PLEASE. I’M BEGGING YOU. HE WENT THROUGH ENOUGH PAIN IN THE FIRST SEASON, JUST LEAVE THE KID BE. #PROTECTRUI

A prophecy is sent to the team and of course it means VAPE is going to attack soon. Of course, just who else could it be? Well, Rui is stuck in his little idealistic world and let me tell you, he needs to stop. I know he wants a world where people will evolve and live in harmony with the CROWDS and all of that, but…I guess it’s because I’m more of a realist as well, we have to look at everything and be more practical, so I sided more with Joe and Tsubasa. CROWDS is something people are starting to be against of now. Calling themselves violent pacifists (very contradictory), they’re making it so CROWDS causes trouble and makes people not want to deal with them. You’d think these people would be against the red CROWDS, but there have also been reports of people using the regular blue CROWDS for pranks and acts of violence. Which sucks, but you can’t control the irresponsible people. That’s what Rizumu means when he says CROWDS will hurt humanity. And just like the team predicted, VAPE attacked in the middle of the city.

Tsubasa is left behind, not being able to transform at will so she’d just be in the way. But when she saw Rui bleeding to death she ran through the city and was able to transform to where Rui and Rizumu were. Gelsadra used her emotions power thing and…made some sort of gust of wind that aided Tsubasa to reaching the roof of the building. I still don’t really know what Gelsadra can really do other than go “Gerurururururu!”, so I wonder if she has any other powers.

Rui really believes in people. He really does. He even believed in Rizumu’s ideals and thought him worthy enough that he’d be a great asset to the team. Rui finally got his NOTE back after having it, literally, ripped away from him. AND LOOK WHAT HAPPENS. JUST…LOOK AT THIS. Right when Rui was handing his NOTE to Rizumu I knew something like this was going to happen, I just knew it. I don’t know if and only if he gets his NOTE back, it can be repaired. Or else that might mean he won’t be able to transform anymore. God, I just worry for this kid too much because practically everyone in the damn world hates him and my heart breaks. Rui….Ruuuuuuiiiiiiiiiiiiii….

Also another interesting thing to note. Rui had his NOTE stolen by Berg Katze, and the only way that Rizumu got his note was most likely that his was ripped out from him too. Hajime talks to Katze in her room and asks him about this, and if he knows anyone else that can do what he did. So hmm hmm hmm, maybe more terrifying aliens in the future?