Everyone should now be convinced that Shinn is at least as good as Kira if not better. He used impulse to the fullest advantage even though it is not as good as freedom. For those ppl who blames that he won because of his strategy I will say this: When you know you can't win head on, you gotta use your head. It's not all about muscles when it comes to war. It's about strategy. I do admit that Kira is a way better person than Shinn, but I dont think he is suitable to be fighting in a war. If your nice to your enemy, your being cruel to yourself. He might get by the crappy pilots, but when it comes to pilots as good as he is, there's no way he can use the same strategy to win. Especially when impulse can renew it's parts at any time. At a side note though, did anyone notice that freedom's sword stabbed impulse's head at the same time impulse stabbed freedom? I had to watch 2 times to notice that since all the attention was focused on the freedom. And Im sure KIra did not die as many have said. But I don't understand how shinn or kira could have survived that nuclear explosion...