i really wonder how much of hermann’s personality in uprising was because of his drift with newt, and how much of it was just… his natural personality? there’s definitely the whole factor of him having been under an INSANE amount of pressure in the first movie, which would make anyone cranky, and also most of what we saw was interactions with newt, which showed off his more antagonistic side by default. like, in uprising: his bright smile and positivity at his reunion with newt, “a mission? finally!!!”, him laying waste to the guards in the elevator without a second thought, immediately taking control of the situation and coordinating the final battle in tokyo… it somehow does feel like a natural extension of his characterization from the first movie, despite being so different?