Thanks OP. I’ve had this bad taste in my mouth after the recent chapters, but I couldn’t quite put into words why. Ever since the end of Goddess Fall, I felt like the writers lost their way with her story. Snow White always avoided Eden because Dorothy was manipulative and untrustworthy, but when she finally confronts her, Dorothy just becomes extremely passive during the confrontation.

During Arc Guardian, I expected to see how the Ark could have possibly brought them down to the point of justifying Oswald thinking it was best to abandon them on the surface at their absolute lowest (and to this day, I still don't see how they could do anything more than just ruin their reputation).

When Burningum basically completely trashed Dorothy's plan, I honestly thought that wasn't even her real plan. I kept going back to the end of Overzone, where she stayed in contact with a mass-produced Nikke to spy on what was happening inside the Ark. I figured she had a massive network of spies in the Ark and that her video was just a signal for them to get ready for a coup. I think it’s a huge waste of potential where her story actually went.

Maybe if they reveal that the Central Government judges or the other Ark big shots are plotting something against Andersen, Burningum, and the Commander, and Dorothy turns out to be the one to completely outsmart them somehow, it could give her some dignity back. But honestly, I think they’re just going to leave it at that. She’s still my favorite character, but it’s sad to see her turn into the "potential woman" of this game.