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In the last episode of _Violet Evergarden_ , when introducing herself, Violet
paused and had a bit surprised look.

Is it possible that Gilbert is the one she met there in that cottage? Has
there been any statement from the author on this?


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Did Major Gilbert survive?


In the Light Novel the anime is based on,

> he did survive. He woke up before Violet and told everyone to keep it a
> secret from Violet so she could grow as a person beyond being a emotionally-
> stunted loli super soldier while he advanced upwards in the army as part of
> a spec ops team. He made his grand reappearance on the train to save the
> day.

On the other hand, the anime

> left it vague because it's kinda a crap plot motivation. I personally hate
> motivations that boil down to "I'm doing this assholish thing so you don't
> have to suffer/worry, never mind that me being an asshole makes you suffer
> even more".  
>  
>  The anime staff likely thought that letting him come back would weaken
> Violet's character arc.


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