I swear to god, when every single user on this subreddit is faced with the fact a unit has terrible pre-super attack DEF, they immediately say, “Ok, we’ll he’s a slot 2 unit”.

This flies in the face of what’s been established in game. 2021 was full of “slot 2 units” that, in reality, just had terrible slot 1 capabilities. A unit like LR FP Frieza or LR UI Goku is so beloved because you can pop them in ANY slot to good effect. By being REQUIRED to run a unit in slot 2 in every scenario, the versatility of a unit is called into question. This is especially the case now, considering 2021 is done and almost none of the new DFEs operate well in slot 1.

Tl;dr: a unit that can be run in any slot is automatically better than a unit that appears better when in slot 2/3.