I wrote a lot about how I feel about this revamp on my
tumblr (which includes the full size for those interested), but it's mostly because I'm mad. I'm mad at the people who said this "looks like a corpse", "looks like a Taiwan knockoff toy", "Subeta did this on purpose to get people to pay 1000 CSC for custom overlays", and that my wife, a talented artist, is an idiot for even thinking about revamping this pet.
Oh, and the person who said "I like the non-hagane escalades better." You are hilarious. She drew them all.
I love this, I think it kept its old look just fine - but I never saw it as fierce, just intelligent and neutral. The shading is divine, Lindsey is amazing, and she in no way deserves the crap she's getting. Are people allowed to dislike this? Absolutely. But that doesn't give them the right to be giant douchewaffles.