New Fans vs Old Fans after watching Gundam: Requiem for Vengeance

Republic of Zeon declared independence. Principality of Zeon is formed. Zeon declared war on Earth Federation. Zeon deployed G3 Gas on civilians. Zeon used nuclear weapon. Earth Federation devastated. Zeon pressed on the attack on Earth. Earth Federation developed Gundam. Gundam turn the tide of the war.

And you wonder why the Gundam is ruthless. "The white devil." "The cold blooded killer at the controls." As if people forget of Zeon's war crimes on civilians. The Gundam kill combatants in the show, not civilians. You don't expect Gundam to show mercy on combatants do you? Zeon's LeSean said it himself, "The battlefield is no place to debate mercy." Look at what happen to the Gundam in the end when he showed mercy.

As much as I appreciate the show trying to convey the "there are good and bad people on both sides", Zeon had it coming.

The only tragedy is the "good ones" in Zeon have to die for their masters grand ambition to subjugate Earth.

It's like you try to sympathize with NAZI Germany and Imperial Japan for their soldiers dying in combat when they killed many civilians.

Seems like trying to humanize the villains are becoming a new trend in Hollywood now while making the heroes the villains.