[@King Kindred] Honestly, i sat down and watched all of the cut-scenes on youtube... Maybe it's because i played 2 and DDD first, but i'm gonna be honest, i cannot bring myself to give a shit about Axle as a character. Like, i tried, i really tried, but i could not motivate myself to even slightly care about him. And i should specify, i don't hate him. Because hatred is a feeling and i don't get those for him. He is a non-entity that the game tells me i should be emotionally invested in, rather than giving me a reason to:

Game: "Hey, it's Axle!"
Me: "Oh."
Game: "Aren't you happy he's back!"
Me: "Not really."
Game: "Well you should be."
Me: "Why?"
Game: "... Because this big, epic, fanservicey moment doesn't work unless you care about him."
Me: "But i don't."
Game: "... Hey, it's Axle!"