I think Kaneda was brave and self-sacrificing. He made critical decisions rapidly; there was no time to think of another solution to the heat shield problem. And his self-sacrifice was especially apparent when he made Capa go back, thus saving Capa's life - and the mission. Kaneda was very clear-headed.
But as for whether he could have dealt with Pinbacker, why would he be any more capable than the rest of the crew? None of them knew what they were dealing with until it was too late. Speaking of which, I blame that on Capa. If he'd only taken a few seconds to speak to the others before he went into the observation room - just a quick, "Hey, guys, we've got a stowaway" - the whole plot would have changed.
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DarthRoger (867)
6 years ago
Kaneda was a HORRIBLE ship's captain! His decisions (or rather, his lack of them) ended up costing the lives of everyone and nearly resulted in the mission's failure.
Think about it for a minute. He makes an ill-informed choice to turn over the decision to reroute Icarus 2. That single abdication of responsibility led to all the other catastrophic events. The only person who seem to have any common sense in that moment was Mace, who argued (correctly) that intercepting the Icarus 1 was not their mission but rather saving humanity. And what does freaking Kaneda do? He listens to the counsel of the most unstable person on the ship, the freaking ship psychologist and defers the decision to the ship's physicist. I liked the character of Capa but he should have never been placed in that predicament. Yet again, it all goes back to Kaneda for basically being a fool.
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