Okay, but one thing I never see anyone mentioning is how Gideon comes across as the Big Severe Scary Ninth Nun not just because of the face paint and silent vow and general physique, but also because the poor baby is VERY SOCIALLY AWKWARD.
How is that not a huge mood. Gideon “Oh No I Didn’t Realise You Wanted a Handshake and Now It’s Too Late” Nav. Bursting with natural charisma and yet minus thousand social practice points. She makes friends by fighting with swords and confessing grizzly childhood murders. So socially awkward she comes off as threatening. We deeply empathize.