A better analogy might be that of Kodos the Executioner from an episode of the original Star Trek series: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Conscience_of_the_Ki

A better analogy might be that of Kodos the Executioner from an episode of the original Star Trek series: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Conscience_of_the_King https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Conscience_of_the_King. Guess right and be hailed as saving as many lives as one practically could in the face of disaster; guess wrong and be remembered as a mass murderer. Never thought I'd see it happen in real life. (For Simpsons fans, this character is the one from which Kodos of Kodos & Kang originates.)