nemeankitten:

So I feel like, in light of the recent upd8, people tend to forget how pragmatic Dave is in combat. Like, y’all are acting like this is something new. Case and point, the AutoHarley

Dave knew that Jack would not hurt Jade, however from an objective standpoint, that move could still be considered fighting dirty by all definitions of the phrase. And I think that a lot of people, in favor of viewing him as some poor innocent cinnamon roll, forget that he’s actually REALLY SMART AND QUICK THINKING IN BATTLE, that’s what happens when you live with a guy like Bro. You learn to make split second choices in the heat of the moment. 

Thus, in combat, Dave is willing to make sacrifices and dirty fight as long as he knows it won’t hurt his friends. He makes an active effort to get all of the body, so even if Dirk’s death is somehow heroic, Jane can still resurrect him, assuring Dirk’s safety just like he was assured of Jade’s years ago.

Put this in contrast to Dirk. 

For all his big talk about the Greater Good, and all the other horseshit he pulled in an attempt to improve his friends, when the chips are down he can’t bring himself to do something that drastic. Even when completely assured of Roxy’s resurrection, he could not bring himself to kill her. I completely and utterly believe that if the roles were swapped, and it was Dave in Dirk’s position, Dirk would not be able to make that desperate move.

tl; dr, Dave is able to make huge decisions and pragmatic moves for the greater good, as long as he’s assured that no one will get hurt or killed in the process. On the other hand, Dirk, by all means the most ruthless of the two, wouldn’t be able to pull it off even assured of their safety, despite inadvertantly hurting others in the past with his less extreme decisions.

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