Exactly. She was, to be sure, an interesting character, and I was amazed at the emotional roller coaster ride she took us on. But the "she shows us it's okay to be evil if we had a tragic past" idealization... just no.

yes. gamer babies get mad when people say this but imo also subtext/text of cultural critique/critique of imperialism/critique of 20th century japanese military history/treatment of women in occupied countries written in to her character that flies over the head of a bunch of the audience