Yeah. I'm looking forward to not hating him. After all, it sucks to watch a show with an annoying main character. It wouldn't even take awfully much: He would just need to develop a more realistic view of the world (rid himself of some of his pacifism) and train with the mecha until he can kick ass. I don't expect him to become a pitiless killing machine but he should be able to disable an enemy without hesitation or he's going to be a liability till the end.