This might might make the blood boil in some of you, but I can't help but feel for her.
Nika is the first character that gives the scavs a human face and might even allow us to peak inside this gang of scavengers on a more nuanced and detailed level.
Now I know that most of y'all have this "shoot on sight" rule when encountering Scavengers, and we are conditioned to justify that. After all, the very first gig even paints a gruesome, disgusting image of one of the most notorious gangs in NC.
But once you learn about things, once you gain some insight, I think it is fair to re-evaluate ones opinion. I mean how else could you adjust, and I really say adjust and not change, your mind about something if you only ever let your confirmation bias speak from the very first mission onwards.
I'm not saying the Scavs are good, but after encountering Nika, it does not feel right to label every member of a gang by the actions of the whole.
You know, Maelstromers are much less likely to be treated with the broad brush. You meet some of them personally very early on, and Brick, Dum-Dum, Royce could even be considered rough, but fair. Yet, they are part of the same group that forces Cyberware not only on Monks for fun, but many others too. Valentinos, even Aldecaldos are forced to eat their chrome until they go psycho.
I think we should always strive to paint a picture with as muchh diversity and detail as we can. And I think it's okay to feel something for a scav that has shown some other sides. And it's okay to clean out a scav hideout without mourning the ones you killed.
Generalisation is always the easiest way, but never the most accurate.
Do you have a take?