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Crow is a character who is hated beyond dislike. Personally, I think she's a disappointing character, but I think she played the role of a villain that made the story interesting.

The villain must give trials to the protagonist and provide an opportunity for growth by making them realize the lies they believe in. The villain plays the role of an antithesis, a mirror opposite to the protagonist with the same theme. I think Crow has digested the role of this villain to some extent.

To know more about Crow, you need to understand the world. Outer Rim Setting: After the failure of the orbital elevator raid operation, humanity built an underground ark, and the Outer Rim became the place to dispose of the ark's waste. The Outer Rim is where criminals are exiled, and the environment is different from the Ark. Enter Heaven: An anti-national terrorist organization that claims the human rights of Outer Rim humans. Crow was a Enter Heaven terrorist who was arrested and became a NIKKE, and then became the leader of the Exotic Squad.

The point is that Crow has become a villain that is difficult to accept and understand. Ark Casino Raid: Crow buys weapons with funds and causes terror in the Ark. The real reason was to prevent Enter Heaven from arming, but this put the entire Outer Rim in danger. Crow was the main culprit in the past AFX train terror incident and enjoys chaos itself.

Crow shows a lack of empathy. She tries to incite conflict between NIKKE and humans, the weak and the strong. She sacrifices others for the utopia she dreams of.

Crow tries to transform into a belief-driven villain, but lacks persuasiveness. She talks about the reasons and ideology for the terror, but the reasons and motives are vague. A belief-driven villain must make you understand the reasons and motives for having the ideology and beliefs. Crow takes a stance of forcing choices before explaining the reasons and motives. Even in Crow's character episode, only the reason for hating the Ark is presented, but the decisive motive is not revealed.

In Crow's character episode, the Commander is in charge of Crow's mental care. An incident occurs where Owl's human Jack's daughter is disadvantaged because she is from the Outer Rim. Crow hates herself for being indifferent to the fact that citizens treat NIKKE as consumables. The motive for carrying out the terror while taking care of the Outer Rim people is not clearly presented, so it lacks persuasiveness.

Since I don't understand Crow's reasons and motives, all actions feel forced. After the terror incident, Crow only receives a light punishment of messing with her brain. Viewers who expected exhilaration feel unpleasant. Crow is portrayed as a competent person who solves everything alone, and is regarded as a Mary Sue villain.

Crow used to receive a lot of criticism, but has been re-evaluated over time. Crow's evaluation has changed positively with the appearance of a new villain. Crow played the role of a villain that made the story interesting, and is a reasonably well-made character.