Infi went against all orders she had and even teleported Dawn, who was supposed to be the pilot and thus in controll of the prometheus frame, away. How can that be Crystals fault?
And I'm not "defending my heroine". I'm stating facts.
Isn't this just another justification for a risk you were not willing to take despite the expected pay-offs?
Let's do a little risk vs. gain analysis.
Risk: Annihilation of the local colony (millions of people, including old, infirm and children), possilbe annihilation or enslavement of the entire Human race
Benefit: Knowledge of genetic manipulation, which is outlawed and thus would bring no benefit.
So.... explain to me why the possible annihilation of the Human race and the absolutely unavoidable annihilation of a colony with millions of innocents is an acceptable risk for a very small chance of getting next to useless information.
Also flying a single fighter into corridors the Hertak though completely save because of a massive amount of gunturrets is quite another thing from boarding a ship with thousands of infantry (if they even had enough troopers in range), subdueing the crew and fortify the ship against the inevitable reinforcements that will come in from the surrounding Armageddons.
Your scenario of conquering the Hertak flagship is just plain unrealistic and the risks FAR outweight any possible gain from such an action.
Sorry if those hard facts interfere with your personal witchhunt, though I can't help but wonder how your Crystal bashing is supposed to let the Cyrvans see the good sides in Humanity. I mean would you trust a species that shows it's gratitude by verbally attacking a person who was instrumental in preserving their continued existance (or at least freedom)?