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Originally Posted by DMurphy
I agree with all of this, except maybe that it can't be denied that McGillis is the lesser of two evils.
McGillis is an unknown evil, because we don't have a clear idea of what he wants for after his revolution. He might be better than Rustal, he might be worse. All we really know is that he's a different kind of evil.
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Agreed. McGillis being an unknown is the reason why I also used "seems" in my statement. McGillis wants to appear as someone who will bring about positive change with his reforms, but it's really a tool to rally the revolutionaries to his cause: overthrowing the current leadership in Gjallarhorn and his rise to power. If he succeeds, it still remains to be seen whether or not he will implement any reforms and whether they succeed or exacerbate the problem, or if he maintains the status quo, but with himself at the helm, by stalling on the issues.
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Originally Posted by Irenesharda
I kind of agree with this, though, I kind of disagreed with Light since the beginning and always saw the slimy piece of crap that he would become by the end. McGillis I see somewhere between Char, Lelouch, and Light. He's in some middle ground in there among the anti-hero, anti-villain characters. But yes, I agree with everything you said in regard to this being the better of two gray alternatives. One is an unknown middling shade of gray, while the other is so dark that he's teetering on black.
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I agree that McGillis is somewhere in the middle ground right now, but I don't quite agree with throwing Lelouch into the mix. Lelouch's ultimate goal was for the benefit of someone other than himself. He used people as chesspieces, but he never strayed from his goal to achieve a better world for his sister. McGillis isn't really doing this for anyone but himself. My opinion on this would only change if he ends up proving his sincerity somehow, such as sacrificing himself in the end to ensure Gjallarhorn's reform, but so far, I don't see him as the type of person who would do so.
As for Light, I hated Light and sided against him early on as well. Seeing him fail with the realization that he was dying the same death as the humans he thought himself above was beyond satisfying. McGillis on the other hand brings mixed feelings. While McGillis is not as bad as Light, how much of this is due to the limitations of his resources? He didn't use the dainsleif because that would have undermined his position, but with what we know of his character, would he stray just as badly into moral decay or develop such a terrible god complex if he had something as powerful as a death note that he could use without repercussion?
Even as viewers, we have yet to see anything that might resemble his true self as an adult. In all the scenes we've seen of him so far, even in private moments, he has been cool, collected, and suave. I can't see that as anything more than another mask. This one directed towards
us instead of any in-universe character. Yet, to side against him because of these uncertainties would be to side with Rustal, who we can probably agree wouldn't hesitate for a moment given a death note. Damned if you do, maybe damned if you don't.
