Ali still kicks more ass as an individual pilot than any other in the series. His (stolen) Throne seems to have got lots of upgrades and so it's hard to say how good it actually is compared to other suits, but considering how lean it is it's a safe bet its armour rating is much lower than for most latest generation suits. So, it needs an extraordinary pilot, but probably is far more agile in return.

I'm getting a little worried about Soma/Marie. Is her future role limited to looking pretty in a sad way and wait for Allelujah to return home from missions? She's a super soldier as well, so you would think they could come up with something worthwhile for her to do.