>>3927155The way I see it, she might've gone out of her way to be as ruthless as possible after Reiner tore into her for "caring about Paradisians", in order to prove to both him and herself she hadn't gone soft (that scene took place only a month before). Add onto that the locust crushing flashback. It's possible she tried to dissociate from any potential sentiment towards humans in titan form by forcing herself to view them as bugs, which would make the slaughter much easier. Of course, she ultimately failed on both counts when she spared a familiar face aka Armin.
>Also honestly watching her rip through the scouts was awesomeRight? Her titan form was breathtaking, both in appearance and its perfect precision and efficiency. Truly a force to be reckoned with. High chance she could've solo'd the capture mission too at some point, if not for the Armin blunder.
