Valheru_84 said:
I think having more troopers tones down the absurdity in a way. The humor in the original version is “Wait a minute. You’re not the one who chases us. We’re supposed to be chasing you. That’s ridiculous”. In the SE, it’s now just, “Aha, reinforcements! The tables have turned!”.That’s not a bad thing, is it?
It is absolutely a bad thing to remove the gag.