Thread:MMYP999/@comment-27109830-20190720105636/@comment-27109830-20190813004132

Okay. It pits her against Malos (Xenoblade 2).

In terms of similarities, both are machine lifeforms originally meant to save the world after someone inadvertedly caused the end of an era. Despite that objective, both had gone rogue before the story started properly, and are treated as extreme threats despite lacking most of the powers inherent to the YoRHa androids and Aegises. Of course, neither of them stay that way, and they would eventually recover the powers and weaponry that they had lost, albeit at the cost of their "good counterparts" (despite not inherently being evil). Both are also vulgar, crass, aggressive and deeply troubled individuals who wish to die.

The main difference, and what i think makes it interesting, is their motivation and mindset; A2, despite openly being a jerk and borderline racist against the species she's built to destroy, is very firmly an optimist who fights on behalf of what remains of humanity (a point that is eventually proven pointless due to the bleak setting), and remains one of the few characters alive (provided you pick her route). Not to mention the fact that her motivation up until 2B's sacrifice was self-centered. Malos, on the other hand, is extremely nihilistic and seeks to exterminate mankind because he thinks everyone and everything deserves to die, including himself. This mindset eventually gets him killed, whereas most of humanity and the heroes remain untouched. To further drive the point home; A2 went rogue after becoming disillusioned of YoRHa's corruption, with no outside source influencing her decision apart from the incident that cost her her squadmates. Malos, on the other hand, got corrupted by Amalthus' seething hatred towards mankind and the latter's desire to destroy everything.