diff --git a/analysis/characterization/render_window1_figures.py b/analysis/characterization/render_window1_figures.py
index 967d6a7..4b2d99e 100644
--- a/analysis/characterization/render_window1_figures.py
+++ b/analysis/characterization/render_window1_figures.py
@@ -48,6 +48,8 @@ def fig_b3_apc_vs_hotspot(comp: dict, upper: dict, out: Path) -> None:
     fig, ax = plt.subplots(figsize=(6, 4.5))
     for r in comp["rows"]:
         pol = r["policy"]
+        if pol not in POLICY_ORDER:
+            continue
         ax.scatter(r["apc_ratio"] * 100, r["hotspot_index_ttft_p90"],
                     s=180, color=POLICY_COLOR.get(pol, "gray"), label=pol,
                     edgecolors="black", linewidths=0.5)
@@ -276,9 +278,17 @@ def main() -> None:
     p = argparse.ArgumentParser()
     p.add_argument("--results-dir", type=Path, required=True)
     p.add_argument("--out-dir", type=Path, required=True)
+    p.add_argument("--exclude-policies", default="",
+                   help="Comma-separated policies to drop from per-policy figures")
     args = p.parse_args()
     args.out_dir.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
 
+    excluded = {s.strip() for s in args.exclude_policies.split(",") if s.strip()}
+    if excluded:
+        global POLICY_ORDER
+        POLICY_ORDER = [p for p in POLICY_ORDER if p not in excluded]
+        print(f"excluding policies: {sorted(excluded)} -> kept {POLICY_ORDER}")
+
     comp = _load(args.results_dir, "b3_policy_comparison.json")
     upper = _load(args.results_dir, "apc_upper_w600.json")
     b2 = _load(args.results_dir, "b2_sweep_summary.json")
diff --git a/figs/f4a_apc_loss.png b/figs/f4a_apc_loss.png
index 759d965..ac88870 100644
Binary files a/figs/f4a_apc_loss.png and b/figs/f4a_apc_loss.png differ
diff --git a/figs/f4c_apc_vs_hotspot_tradeoff.png b/figs/f4c_apc_vs_hotspot_tradeoff.png
index 904e9e0..21f5800 100644
Binary files a/figs/f4c_apc_vs_hotspot_tradeoff.png and b/figs/f4c_apc_vs_hotspot_tradeoff.png differ
diff --git a/figs/f4c_per_worker_ttft.png b/figs/f4c_per_worker_ttft.png
index 6a77bd7..9f27466 100644
Binary files a/figs/f4c_per_worker_ttft.png and b/figs/f4c_per_worker_ttft.png differ
diff --git a/figs/f6_e2e_latency_bars.png b/figs/f6_e2e_latency_bars.png
index 5558926..9a4be3a 100644
Binary files a/figs/f6_e2e_latency_bars.png and b/figs/f6_e2e_latency_bars.png differ