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>Or it could be creator worship too, like these cut ideas are more 'pure' because they're what Tomino originally wanted to happen.
Yes, this happens all the time here. Shows are reduced to the One Solitary Creator (especially when the debate involves either Tomino or Anno), when in fact they're made by a staff, where ideas are pitched in collectively. The Chief Director only has the privilege of last cut, but that's it.
For instance, Tomino didn't personally write most of Victory. The actual screenwriters were working off his "Memo".