Amanda’s death was nothing but a prop to attempt to drive home the impact and loss from the Witness’ invasion. However, it was rushed, easily foreseen, and all-around lacking any kind of impact. It hurt more seeing the original Guardian trio get wiped by the Witness in the opening cutscene. Also, Amanda has been the most annoying character in the series, second only to Cayde, and she took his spot as most annoying when he died. So not only was her death not impactful, but I’m personally glad she’s gone. Next is Hawthorne. Her bird can stay, though.