Yeah that was one possibility. Usually WIP stuff is more obvious, that one felt more like a bug.
This one I'm not too sure if it's supposed to be happening or me not understanding full mechanic at play:
Gal in Annihilator, both hands occupied with non-melee weapons, retaliates with Super Gauntlet anyway.
From what I've gathered it shouldn't be possible. End turn in attached save (7z coz +6MB) to demonstrate.
Situation can be useful unless a weak enemy needs to survive which is the case here. Not the first time it happened too, is just how it is.