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What's your point? Just because not every individual member of the faction is not evil doesn't make the faction not evil.
by bart_spoon 3y ago
What's your point? Just because not every individual member of the faction is not evil doesn't make the faction not evil.
- justrealist 3y ago"humans are the bad guys" is not accurate? But as a stronger statement, I don't think the Imperium is even presented as an evil faction anymore. The Inquisition is the darkest traditional faction, but look at their presentation in something new like Darktide. It's at worst morally comparable to a "grey" protagonist like the Punisher in other media.
- LanceH 3y agoThe empire of man is cruel in its indifference to individuals and humanity's future is certainly grim. But the work is ostensibly being done to preserve the existence of man.
- mrguyorama 3y agoHumanity is "benevolent oppressive facism" (the "oppressive" part is NOT redundant) AT BEST
- kergonath 3y agoIt is not benevolent at all. The rulers have no qualm sacrificing entire stellar systems. There are strong “kill them all, God will know his own” vibes, and the Inquisition is nobody’s idea of the good guys.
- justrealist 3y agoI feel like we're just playing with words here. "In newer 40k media, you are intended to root for humans working on behalf of the Imperium" is a true statement IMO. That makes them "the good guys", even if overall kind of crappy.
- mrguyorama 3y agoDo you mean protagonist? The protagonist is not always the good guy
- kergonath 3y ago> “humans are the bad guys" is not accurate? “Humans are the bad guys” does not imply that all humans are bad. Just that overall they are really not good. So pointing out one archetypal white knight type is not a refutation of the point.
- ilyt 3y agoIt's not accurate. Imperium is bad guys is more accurate. There are humans outside the Imperium too.