"Mech Cadets" puts identity front and center with a heavy focus on diverse casting and characters whose stories often revolve around their backgrounds rather than personal growth or skill. There are moments where it appears the narrative is shaped to prioritize representation over organic character arcs, which detracts from traditional character development and stakes.

The show places standard family dynamics and traditional values on the sidelines, often substituting them with modern moral messaging. Masculinity is softened, and traditional roles are either absent or play second fiddle to delivering progressive themes. It can come off as a recalibration of classic values to fit current ideological tastes.

Alternative perspectives are mostly missing, and anyone who questions the prevailing groupthink is portrayed narrowly or as an antagonist. The show's worldview is pretty consistent with modern, progressive values, leaving minimal space for genuine ideological conflict or diversity of opinion.