Quote Originally Posted by IkaraGreydancer View Post
Idk about you but EW never made me go "oooh mommy". I hold my own opinions about Venat. I don't like all of what she did but I can 100% understand it. I don't need others to call her out on it.

Hell they don't even really call Hermes evil, just misguided. Really liked that you get to tell him we can search for the answer in another life iirc. That to me proves he wasn't suppose to just be this big evil guy painted to be wrong doing. But ofc everyone's interpretation will be different. Killing to get a high (Zenos), killing to restore (Hades) and ending lives to preserve (yes because per my understanding she didn't kill anyone/Venat) are all very different. The what is bad in all 3, it's the why that matters the most and how said person goes about it. Say what you will but it's clear Venat was in deep turmoil about what she did (as was Hermes in truth). I can't say the same for Hades or Zenos. I'm not the biggest Venat fan but I can at least respect the fact she took full responsibility and paid for it with her life.

Call me odd but I think it's cool so many different opinions sparked up from this
I think even Ishikawa states he was 100% in the wrong and pretty evil. Venat did kill people, that isn’t really anything up for debate. She brought illness into the world, dying to young age etc. She created the shards knowing they would be killed. The fact the game itself tries to paint her as just and benevolent and even lets her take credit for shielding the planet is baffling when we know it’s only because of Elidibus and Zodiark that the planet was shielded and kept safe, and neither of them get much credit.