Quote Originally Posted by anhaato View Post
I normally agree with the stuff you post but this is just wrong. Emet never suppressed his emotions. He created Amaurot specifically as an outpouring of his emotions. His downfall was literally his unsuppressed emotions leading him to let us into his hideout and give us the chance to defeat him. Unless you're referring to before the sundering, in which case I don't see how that's relevant.
What I am referring to is his feelings regarding the Rejoinings, and his personal exhaustion and desire and temptation to stop. Emet is characterized as a fundamentally kind-hearted person who does not actually take joy in hurting others (seeing others in pain tends to make him viscerally uncomfortable, actually.) Sometimes he puts on a show as "Solus" to get himself in-character as a crazy madman, but we spend two expansions breaking down that facade and understanding who he actually is behind it. That he was deeply internally conflicted, and often lying to himself to help himself keep going, regarding the Sundered and the Rejoinings, is pretty much flat out text.

That is what I mean about "suppressing his feelings." Emet hates what he feels like he has to do, but he also feels like he has to do it - because of his obligations to his people. A large part of him wishes he could just let it go and rest - but he cannot, because of his obligations to his people. It's part of the complexity of his character that leads him to do seemingly contradictory things - consciously or subconsciously, setting up the circumstances that led to the possibility of his defeat (because he wants out), while simultaneously pushing himself beyond his limits and absolutely giving it his all in the name of fighting for his people (because he also genuinely wants to save them) when actually facing off against the Warrior of Light.

Emet-Selch Is An Extremely Good Character.