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Aldnoah.Zero (TV) (both seasons).

Kamen Rider Gaim, if I'm not mistaken.

But I have another bone (well two actually) with this episode. One is the series of event which over rely on coincidence. The princess come down in a city in japan that by coincidence happen to be the same one that the only survivor of the last attack live in. She then, by coincidence avoid, getting killed and, by coincidence, find herself in the last ship to leave the city which, by coincidence, happen to have the last survivor of the previous attack and, by coincidence, also has the last survivor of the assassination plot. They then, by coincidence, get on the ship with the sister of the best friend of the lieutenant that died in the previous attack. Then they head to the last attack spot, which is by coincidence the closest base to them (are there no other bases in japan?). There they get attack by giant punch lady and they, by coincidence, deflect her punch into the side of the mountain, the perfect spot to open the secret base. And there they find that, by coincidence, there's a giant ship which they somehow already know how to fly and use it's weapon. I'm fine with a few coincidence, but when your plot is entirely directed by it...

I think you may have a problem with using the word "coincidence" too often.

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Why didn't the humans save him? What would they use? They have a battle ship, but did you see lifting cranes? Would they know how to operate them if they did? Their mechs couldn't life the plane, they can barely lift themselves. If Slaine was outside the ship maybe they could get them, but for all we know the ship submerged almost immediately with him inside it. The Vers could easily recover him though, and keep in mind that the waters he sunk in were likely very shallow, being within the artificial harbor created by meteor impact. Probably a couple hundred feet, if that. Vers Kats would have no trouble with that.]

Assuming that any of this is true, it just made Inaho's decision even more idiotic. Thank you again for proving my point. Inaho becomes stupid when the plot demands it for dramatic reasons, and when the plot wants him to be the greatest genius who has ever existed, then that's what he becomes.

We don't know Inaho's motivations, and cannot fully judge his wisdom until it all plays out, but I can think of perfectly good reasons for his actions. Here are few points to keep in mind:
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1. Taking Slaine captive was not a reasonable option. Inaho was riding Slaine's plane, and slaine had his guns aimed at him. Had Inaho made any move to try and force Slaine into complying, Slaine could have shot him, dumped him from altitude, any number of things. It may have been possible to take him in alive, but it would have been extremely risky, at least to himself.

2. Slaine Shot first. Do not forget or minimize this fact. Slaine was the one that pulled the trigger first, with zero overt provocation. Inaho did not threaten him in any way, he just implied that he may be willing to exploit the Princess in some way, and would not say any further. Inaho just responded in kind, and did a better job at it. Why did Slaine miss? Probably because those guns were never intended to be fired point blank and were not aligned properly for that task. Had Inaho not fired back, what could he have done other than just run away?

3. Inaho did not shoot to kill. He shot the right engine, not the crew cabin, which would have killed Slaine instantly. He could have killed Slaine outright, he chose to disable his vehicle instead. He had a reasonable expectation that they would find and rescue him.]

From all of this, I believe the following narrative makes sense: spoiler[He did not trust Slaine, because Slaine is always cagey, but he did not hate Slaine. Slaine was paranoid and tried to kill him, so Inaho disabled his vehicle, allowing himself to get away alive, and giving Slaine a chance at surviving as well, without remaining a threat. Why does this scenario not fit for you?]

for no stated reason

t was stated earlier in the same episode from Inaho's mouth that he thought the "bat" was still an enemy during the middle of the fight with the multi fisted mech, and with Slaine unable to spill out his real thoughts (which is an ongoing issue with Slaine) Slaine was unable to put up a convincing argument for why he should be treated as an ally and not an enemy.

3. spoiler[Why in the world would it benefit Inaho for Slaine to be captured by the very people he just obviously betrayed by helping the terrans? He's likely to be executed, or at the very least tortured for information about the terrans (which is exactly what happened). That is insanely stupid for Inaho. You keep that asset for yourself, you don't give it back to the enemy so they can do something with it.]

And there's also the possibility - which people seem utterly unwilling to accept - that Inaho JUST FREAKIN' MADE A MISTAKE and the writing always intended it to look that way. (Tactical wonder or no, he's still both a teenager and a human and thus eminently fallible.) I had the impression that he was more or less admitting that to the princess in episode 8.