And no, you don't get to take Bubbles into the field, she's only controllable in the tutorial. It does a fairly good job of teaching you all the basics - including the fact that you need to manually order your lads to step out when they're in cover to get a better sight picture. Considering that it's one of the main complaints leveled against Phoenix Point - no stepping out if you aim manually - the devs seem to show the ability to learn from the mistakes of others.
