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I wouldn't say hate necissarily.Just question the fact he is paranoid and a pilot in one.But a paranoid slicer is always a good thing...right?Right!?

What would paranoia have to do with slicing?

Paranoia is a fear that everyone is out to get you. Which is effective in a combat role, as one is more likely to be cautious in achieving objectives. He may not want to achieve an objective, but he will do it anyway, blaming his death on the fact that his superiors are out to get him.

But slicing? how would paranoia really help that? He's scared his datapad isn't compatable? His spikes are defective?

Yea right...

Doing somthing wrong because it's a trap.Suspecting a set overload might happen.Always checking to see who is beehind him and what they are doing.Always checking everything over and keeping things right.

....yay clone troopers....

You forget paranoia has nothign to do with caution though. It is a fear that someone is out to get you in some way shape or form.

While he may be cautious in a battlefield sense and in a computer setting, he can also be rushed as well. Meaning he won't wait long enough for the shot to be fired (as in reference to your piloting remark) or try to work too fast, because he might be discovered or shot down.

Its a double-edge sword. Either too cautious or not cautious enough. And often times, the two almost negate each other, making the paranoid person cautious when things heat up, and scramble when things are too slow.

Not to mention, paranoia only comes when one is thinking actively. If Theta should say, be caught off guard in the laat and hit the largest field of AA guns, then there's a good chance he's not going to think about who's out to get him, as instinct kicks in.

In that situation, his paranoia will still be there, but due to the fact things are moving too fast, he'll try to stay alive. Turning back would be suicide, because it exposes oneself too much during the turn, and the destination is predictable. Instead, evasive action would instead occur, creating a situation where he would be more useful than someone who is not thinking about survival, and instead only relying on muscle memory. The drive isn't the same.

Another situation where the paranoia would be indirectly for the beneficiary would be in a firefight, where he is in retreat. Paranoia would dictate that retreat would be the best course of action, and thus, he would lead the retreat most effectively, as he would indeed think of survival more than of simply rebuttal. In this case, the urge to find a safe base would be more useful than one simply trying to organize thoughts coherently and attempting to oversee it all, though others may not find it as helpful on cover fire, more would find that their leader isn't a standing target.


But alas, I will not argue the point further. Paranoia is something not looked upon highly. And plus, i designed Theta after two characters: Yossarian, and the mechanic off of 8-bit theater when they had the guest comic.

He's supposed to be an outsider. Though his paranoia isn't from anything that Nospai has talked about yet.

That's true I guess...

oh, he didn't reveal any of those hypothesis. he simply stated that he had them. notice when he concludes that he points out his lack of experience with the subject. he feels he's unqualified to release statements on something he hasn't been trained in.