Originally posted by: masamuneehs
Originally posted by: SFreedomZGMFx20a
Dude, did u watch the show? I always noted Neo was not a villain, it had some heart. In the first battle between Minerva and Girty Lue he worried about his soldiers, and wasnt happy deceiving Stellar. Thats why i didnt count him as one.
And that makes Neo not a villain? He cared about some subordinates, wasn't happy with what he was going (despite going through with it anyway) "It had some heart" -HE had some heart, so he's not a villain? You my friend have a very narrow conception of what a villain really is.
1. A wicked or evil person; a scoundrel.
2. A dramatic or fictional character who is typically at odds with the hero.
3. (also vln, v-ln) Variant of villein.
4. Something said to be the cause of particular trouble or an evil: poverty, the villain in the increase of crime.
5. Obsolete. A peasant regarded as vile and brutish.
Someone who knows something is wrong and goes through with it is the vilest kind of villain. He may be cool in appearance, be able to manipulate others and trick people into thinkings he's good, but because he's fully aware of what he is doing, the effects those actions have and the harm he inflicts on others, he is a wicked, evil villain.
You probably didn't want to think of Neo as a villain because it was painfully obvious it was Mwu under the mask. And BTW, a commander's worrying about his soldiers shows nothing about his character because #1: You want to keep their morale high. #2: If you don't care about them, you may send them to their deaths and fail the mission later on because you've sustained too many casualties early (exact case in point: first couple fights between Minerva & Girty Lue)
Did you watch the episode before the Destroy rampage? He picks Stellar to do that. He even takes her from Shinn and throws her right back into battle. He lies openly to someone who came to him and asked him to do the right thing, for a change. He laments about hurting Stellar, but never about Auel or Sting. He isn't happy deceiving Stellar, but he uses his relationship with her to stoke her insanity and fears by saying that she must slaughter every "scary thing" that will kill "Neo too?", playing off his affection with her.
And you say this man is not a villain?
Please! Some pithy, two line post that includes an insult at me, a typo, two easily vanquished defenses of the man and your personal opinion won't do the trick.