I never knew what happened to the second player at the end of the game, but in the end I don't know what's more tragic. Never seeing the other ship as one sacrifices itself, or knowing both Kagari and the Ginkei as well as Shinra and the Ikaruga sacrificed themselves to destroy the Stone-Like to find their own freedom.
Human players that are running for max points also leave this boss alive until the last second. Normally you want to kill bosses fast for the time bonus, but fighting this boss correctly generates so many points so fast from absorbs that it is better than the time bonus.
No offense but do TAS plays satisfy people? It's just not... real? I mean. You can tell the difference in just the way they move. Maybe it's just me, but I have a thing for humanity.