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Basically what the title says, I think (I've only played the first three) it's between dahlia or engarde because they just use people as pawns. although i stronly dislike tigre... :zenitora: <<< *kicks* how about you? (manfred von karma ain't to nice either)
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The most evil character I would most likely say
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Dahlia, due to her insane self-interest. Coincidentally, I don't really like her that much, but evil and dislike don't necessarily coincide.


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Probably Matt, Gant, and Dahlia.
:matt: - Come on, this guy is insane to the max.
:gant: - Using countless people for his own gain. Evil!
:chinami: - Do I need to explain?
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Manfred. It's not enough he murdered a man in cold blood because the guy got him a frigging penalty in court, but taking his son in just so he could corrupt him for most of his life?

Sick, sick bastard.
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Matt. He's got the quintessential evil scar.

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Dahlia. I just hate her so much.
I actually love Matt, he's full of smexy ;D

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Dahlia. Hands down.

Some other villains were pretty evil too, but I actually liked them:

:matt: He was amusing at times, I didn't really dislike him.
:gant: He's so happy! How can you not love Gant? Ohh and that signature pause, of course. Gotta love 'im~

Dahlia, however...just no. I couldn't stand her at all. Two seconds on the witness stand and it was clear that she was going to be a pain in the arse. Curse you, Dahlia :chinami:
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I thought there was a topic like this in the Prosecutor's Lounge.

Anyway, from the first three games, Dahlia and Manfred. Not only were they selfish and murderous, they were also petty.

Spoiler: Just because
At least Gant has noble intentions behind his power bid, and Redd did it to cover up his operation, while Matt was getting rid of the competition. Dahlia did what she did mostly for spite, and then to cover up her first crime, and then revenge (more spite). Manfred did it because of a SINGLE MINOR PENALTY.

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Poor Dahlia is always so misunderstood. :pasta:
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Poor Dahlia is always so misunderstood. :pasta:


Care to provide a defense? Just curious.
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Riykon wrote:
Franzise Deauxnim wrote:
Poor Dahlia is always so misunderstood. :pasta:


Care to provide a defense? Just curious.


I can provide a partial one, but not as much as Franzise probably can.

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It's all in the way she was raised. Iris was raised at the temple, where she had people who loved and cared for her. Nobody really cared for Dahlia, leading her to do things to try to get attention and do things for herself. If Dahlia had gone to the temple and Iris left in her place, Iris would be the one everyone hates. Iris even says at one point that she feels sorry for Dahlia.

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Oos wrote:
I can provide a partial one, but not as much as Franzise probably can.

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It's all in the way she was raised. Iris was raised at the temple, where she had people who loved and cared for her. Nobody really cared for Dahlia, leading her to do things to try to get attention and do things for herself. If Dahlia had gone to the temple and Iris left in her place, Iris would be the one everyone hates. Iris even says at one point that she feels sorry for Dahlia.


Before I go on, I want to ask on behalf of curiosity: What is being misunderstood about Dahlia? Background? Motivation? Is she not appreciated enough? Misunderstood is a wide topic.

If I got the basis for misunderstanding wrong, as it is a large topic, most of the below is extraneous and I apologize.

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Correct me if I'm wrong, but I thought that somewhere there was the haughty confession that Dahlia convinced her father to leave Iris at the temple? I can't remember it exactly, so my memory may simply be failing me. Dahlia's personality seems to be more a byproduct of her surroundings, in my opinion -- I think there's a base sort of overwhelming selfishness in her that never toned down. Arguably, everyone might have base selfishness, but Dahlia simply may not have been willing or capable to do much about it.

I understand the tragedies of a background like that, Dahlia really grew up under bad circumstances.

I sort of fail to see how that would justify her actions though. :udgy:
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Riykon wrote:
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Correct me if I'm wrong, but I thought that somewhere there was the haughty confession that Dahlia convinced her father to leave Iris at the temple? I can't remember it exactly, so my memory may simply be failing me. Dahlia's personality seems to be more a byproduct of her surroundings, in my opinion -- I think there's a base sort of overwhelming selfishness in her that never toned down. Arguably, everyone might have base selfishness, but Dahlia simply may not have been willing or capable to do much about it.

I understand the tragedies of a background like that, Dahlia really grew up under bad circumstances.

I sort of fail to see how that would justify her actions though. :udgy:


Spoiler: T&T
Dahlia does say that she convinced her father to leave Iris behind, but also remember that Dahlia lies. Her character is not a trustworthy one. She believes that trust and reliance on another is weakness and even mocks Phoenix for those qualities, she's certainly not going to admit to him that she was hurt when she lost Iris. No father leaves their child behind because their other one tells them unless that had been his intent all along. I don't care how manipulative she is by the time of her first crime. That was after five or six years of emotional abuse from, at the very least, her father. Her father clearly wasn't overly concerned about his kids considering how easily he abandons Iris to a stranger's care, there is no evidence that Morgan attempted to fight for her children (had she protested she would have least been allowed visitation), and we get little clear information about her new family but there is no indication that they really cared. I can't even imagine being so alone in the world. Love is very important particularly to a growing child. Iris was the only one who ever loved her and without her, Dahlia was truly alone in the world. It's possible that Terry actually loved her, but by this time Dahlia was simply too twisted to recognize it. Her first crime was the fake kidnapping which we know was about revenge (and I do believe that this is at least partially true), but if it was simply about getting the gem, why does Dahlia jump from the bridge? It would have been easy to have Terry simply leave with the jewel as a kidnapper would and they would split it later. Terry was completely under Dahlia's control, so she could easily have talked him out of his share rather then risk jumping into a very dangerous river. My theory, jumping allowed Dahlia to escape her own life and start over as Melissa Foster. She gets back at her father for what he did, gets some money to start over, and begins her life again without her father. Everything else spirals out from there, except for Dahlia's final crime which was to kill Maya to get at Mia, but that one was after she believed there was nothing more that could be done to her.

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:chinami: Dahlia because she done so many wrong things from theift to attempt of murder to murder.

:psycho-matt: Matt because he was just out right evil and annoying.
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Mia_Fey wrote:
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Dahlia does say that she convinced her father to leave Iris behind, but also remember that Dahlia lies. Her character is not a trustworthy one. She believes that trust and reliance on another is weakness and even mocks Phoenix for those qualities, she's certainly not going to admit to him that she was hurt when she lost Iris. No father leaves their child behind because their other one tells them unless that had been his intent all along. I don't care how manipulative she is by the time of her first crime. That was after five or six years of emotional abuse from, at the very least, her father. Her father clearly wasn't overly concerned about his kids considering how easily he abandons Iris to a stranger's care, there is no evidence that Morgan attempted to fight for her children (had she protested she would have least been allowed visitation), and we get little clear information about her new family but there is no indication that they really cared. I can't even imagine being so alone in the world. Love is very important particularly to a growing child. Iris was the only one who ever loved her and without her, Dahlia was truly alone in the world. It's possible that Terry actually loved her, but by this time Dahlia was simply too twisted to recognize it. Her first crime was the fake kidnapping which we know was about revenge (and I do believe that this is at least partially true), but if it was simply about getting the gem, why does Dahlia jump from the bridge? It would have been easy to have Terry simply leave with the jewel as a kidnapper would and they would split it later. Terry was completely under Dahlia's control, so she could easily have talked him out of his share rather then risk jumping into a very dangerous river. My theory, jumping allowed Dahlia to escape her own life and start over as Melissa Foster. She gets back at her father for what he did, gets some money to start over, and begins her life again without her father. Everything else spirals out from there, except for Dahlia's final crime which was to kill Maya to get at Mia, but that one was after she believed there was nothing more that could be done to her.


Thanks for humoring me. :garyuu:

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Interesting, that one's life should spiral out of control twice, from the point at which one was raised up until the point at which one attempts to change her own life. You bring up an interesting point when you say that Dahlia tried to start a new life, seeing as she is already twisted in her own emotions by that point, and the only things that she discards are her father and Terry. Dahlia encounters Diego, Dahlia wants to flee from her old life, but finds herself so unable to that spree after spree occurs and then Dahlia's original intentions are masked over forever because Mia Fey got in the way.

I must admit, I never saw it that way before, but I feel as if the intention of founding a new life also could have been secured through not jumping off the bridge as well. It also makes me uncertain about the provisions made for Terry's death, poor guy is smitten, and the random oath to keep one's love eternal doesn't seem to strike such a chord with new life Dahlia, in my opinion. (New Dahlia, haha, it sounds like New Delhi!)

Your justification for the rest of the crimes does work under the new life idea, I just feel as if Terry doesn't fall quite into place. If she committed partial murder by poison, murder, attempted murder, and attempted murder (again from the dead) all to ensure that her new facade be safe... Hm. I figured the first murder of Diego was one more of desperate self-preservation rather than preserving one's identity. Fine line, but I see it. In the end, it's still self-interest regardless of motivation (jewel / new life), starting from Terry's incarceration onwards. Dahlia may be the victim of unfortunate consequence and her life continually catching up to her, but I guess opinions are based off of what a character does when placed in such a situation?


[Spoiler commentary continued here, just because I needed another spoiler tag and you can't do spoilers within spoilers.] It's sort of like
Spoiler: 4-4
:garyuu:; he is a bastard and pretty much evil, regardless of the fact that he was a victim of things to be untold. I like him, though. Dahlia grows a bit on me every now and then.


You did shed some new light on Dahlia, though. Thanks! =D Alas, those victims of circumstance.
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Thanks for humoring me. :garyuu:

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I must admit, I never saw it that way before, but I feel as if the intention of founding a new life also could have been secured through not jumping off the bridge as well. It also makes me uncertain about the provisions made for Terry's death, poor guy is smitten, and the random oath to keep one's love eternal doesn't seem to strike such a chord with new life Dahlia, in my opinion. (New Dahlia, haha, it sounds like New Delhi!)

Your justification for the rest of the crimes does work under the new life idea, I just feel as if Terry doesn't fall quite into place. If she committed partial murder by poison, murder, attempted murder, and attempted murder (again from the dead) all to ensure that her new facade be safe... Hm. I figured the first murder of Diego was one more of desperate self-preservation rather than preserving one's identity. Fine line, but I see it. In the end, it's still self-interest regardless of motivation (jewel / new life), starting from Terry's incarceration onwards. Dahlia may be the victim of unfortunate consequence and her life continually catching up to her, but I guess opinions are based off of what a character does when placed in such a situation?


No problem. :edgy:
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I agree that the circumstances certainly don't excuse Dahlia and I have never attempted to make that argument, but I can understand and feel sorry for her without excusing her. Her actions were selfish and it's clear that she understood perfectly well that her actions were wrong. Dahlia proves that by the lengths she went to cover up her crimes. As far as Terry's situation goes, Dahlia's plan was just being put into motion, so the same formula doesn't apply (unless you decide that by escaping she was protecting herself from more emotional abuse). Everything after this was to cover up that first crime except for her final crime. Tricking him into suicide was to keep him from talking, so that part does fit into the theory that her later crimes were to cover up her first. I found her to be a delightful villain because she's both completely despicable and really sympathetic. Dahlia's just such a fascinating character both to analyze and to write fanfics about (... I am completely shameless. I'll stop now. Promise :) ) She does horrible things and nothing excuses that, but Dahlia's life didn't have to turn out like that. Her fate was entirely avoidable with a different upbringing. On another note, how could she have escaped completely without jumping? From that moment, Dahlia Hawthorne was dead and Melissa Foster born. When the kidnapping was resolved she would have had to return to her home and her father. This allowed her to cut all ties to her family, leave Dahlia behind, and have enough money to start over. Had she simply run away with the gem, her father would have searched probably more for the jewel then for Dahlia, but she still wouldn't have been free of him. Leaving without money and nowhere to go isn't really a valid option and Dahlia's too smart to do something like that. Being fourteen and starting over with no money is a sure way to end up on the street (possibly even ending up dead) rather then actually having a decent life like Dahlia appears to have had after her first crime.

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Yeah! I was gonna say that, too! :knock-knock: Thank you, Mia

Anyway, yeah, that's why I can't go with Dahlia as "most evil."
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She built up a higher body count than the other villians, and I'm certainly not denying she was a terrible person or trying to justify what she did, but escaping a horrible life and self-preservation is a more sympathetic reason to resort to murder than, say, petty revenge (Manfred) or preserving one's public image (Engarde).

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Matt...

hands down..I mean I would call Dahlia most evil but NASTY and evil..that's just him.. :psycho-matt:
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Dahlia Hawthorne sure lives up to her "Final Boss" title, huh?
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Who is the worst? Why, none other than Redd White. Ruling through blackmail and driving so many people to suicide... It's more heinous than anything the others have done. It's one thing to be killed on the spot, but to live with the belief that your life will become a living Hell if you don't keep your blackmailer appeased is in itself living Hell. I would rather die at the hands of Shelly de Killer or be pushed into a live wire than live under the shadow of blackmail to the point of committing suicide.
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The most evil Phoenix Wright character, in my book, has to be Matt Engarde. I mean, look at what he did- He hired an assassin just to bump off his rival. And as far as we know, the only thing Juan Corrida ever did to him was just that: Be his rival. And then, he turns on the very man whom he hired, plotting the perfect blackmail. Why? Out of his own greed.
Then, we have the case of Celeste Inpax. This was a woman who didn't see thought his ruse, and she loved him. And what does he do? Breaks up with her, for no clear reason, leaving her heartbroken. So, trying to put him out of her mind, she falls in love again with- who else?- Juan Corrida. Now, I'm not going to run to Juan's defense- What he did was just as sickening. But, even so, it could have been avoided if it wasn't for Matt. Matt, who- Even from a stand point- could destroy Celeste yet again but telling Juan the truth. A truth that, in which, would scar Juan, and have him ultimately break up with Celeste- Not to mention canceling the wedding, thus leading her to suicide.

All in all, Matt Engarde is a manipulative, selfish bastard that'll do anything to get his way. If it wasn't for the fact that I love manipulative characters, I'd hate this guy's guts.
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I would have said Dahlia.. But you gotta kinda feel sorry for her.

So I'll say.... Joe Darke. He killed one person in a car accident. Killed someone who witnessed the first crime. Killed a kid passing by. And killed a jogger who saw him buryin the bodies... Plus his profile picture kinda scared me.

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I would have said Dahlia.. But you gotta kinda feel sorry for her.

So I'll say.... Joe Darke. He killed one person in a car accident. Killed someone who witnessed the first crime. Killed a kid passing by. And killed a jogger who saw him buryin the bodies... Plus his profile picture kinda scared me.

Not to mention, he probably would have killed Neil if he had the chance.
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Shelley De Killer (because he's a hit man, obviously).
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The most evil Phoenix Wright character, in my book, has to be Matt Engarde. I mean, look at what he did- He hired an assassin just to bump off his rival. And as far as we know, the only thing Juan Corrida ever did to him was just that: Be his rival. And then, he turns on the very man whom he hired, plotting the perfect blackmail. Why? Out of his own greed.
Then, we have the case of Celeste Inpax. This was a woman who didn't see thought his ruse, and she loved him. And what does he do? Breaks up with her, for no clear reason, leaving her heartbroken. So, trying to put him out of her mind, she falls in love again with- who else?- Juan Corrida. Now, I'm not going to run to Juan's defense- What he did was just as sickening. But, even so, it could have been avoided if it wasn't for Matt. Matt, who- Even from a stand point- could destroy Celeste yet again but telling Juan the truth. A truth that, in which, would scar Juan, and have him ultimately break up with Celeste- Not to mention canceling the wedding, thus leading her to suicide.

All in all, Matt Engarde is a manipulative, selfish bastard that'll do anything to get his way. If it wasn't for the fact that I love manipulative characters, I'd hate this guy's guts.

I totally agree. To add to this, he is completely evil to the end of the case--both the prosecutor, the defense lawyer, and possibly even the judge knows that he is guilty, and he flaunts the fact in his behavior.

Not only this, he hires an assassin for a ridiculous amount of money and doesn't even trust him. He spies on his own dirty work, which is pretty dirty in of itself.
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Shelley De Killer (because he's a hit man, obviously).


I actually wouldn't say so o_0 Regardless of the fact that he;s a hitman, he has an honor and trust system. He has to be able to trust his clients in order to pull off what he was hired for. If he doesn't, all the blame lies squarely on their shoulders and he cannot be blamed for any of it. Hence case 2-4.
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Oos wrote:
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Shelley De Killer (because he's a hit man, obviously).


I actually wouldn't say so o_0 Regardless of the fact that he;s a hitman, he has an honor and trust system. He has to be able to trust his clients in order to pull off what he was hired for. If he doesn't, all the blame lies squarely on their shoulders and he cannot be blamed for any of it. Hence case 2-4.


I've got to agree with you there. In terms of fictional assassin's, Shelly's actually a bit of a good guy.
I know he's not an actually hit man, per say, but Joe Darke is much worse than Shelly. Unlike DeKiller, Darke was pretty much a cold blooded killer.
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I actually wouldn't say so o_0 Regardless of the fact that he;s a hitman, he has an honor and trust system. He has to be able to trust his clients in order to pull off what he was hired for. If he doesn't, all the blame lies squarely on their shoulders and he cannot be blamed for any of it. Hence case 2-4.


I'm not sure I agree with you there. Despite the fact that someone pays him to commit the crime, he is still a cold-blooded murderer who has taken countless lives for money. I'm not sure I'd classify him as the most evil character, but he's certainly not even slightly innocent. Being charming doesn't absolve him of his own sins and he is as responsible for his own action as well as his own decisions as any other person.
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:tea: I mean she basically wanted to kill her own niece, Maya, for the sake of making Pearl the next master. Not only that, she actually tried to make Pearl do it by channelling Dahlia. If that's not evil, I don't know what is!
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:tea: I mean she basically wanted to kill her own niece, Maya, for the sake of making Pearl the next master. Not only that, she actually tried to make Pearl do it by channelling Dahlia. If that's not evil, I don't know what is!


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I tend to factor in her intention to make Pearl head of the Kurain Village, even in spite of her own incarceration and thus her inability to benefit directly or really indirectly. The only thing she wants is for Pearl to be in charge, because she honestly feels that her daughter deserves it and is better qualified (which she honestly is). She doesn't even screw over her fellow conspirators, either - she lets them do what they want as long as they help her too.

However, it doesn't excuse that she's willing to conspire with murderers in order to orchestrate mutual assassinations. She's sociopathic and monstrous in her execution, as her plans involve disgracing or killing her own niece; she just has better reasons for it. In the end, Dahlia as much if not more, with much more petty and selfish reasons


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That's also the reason I consider Gant less evil than Dahlia. He did a lot of horrific things in a very opportunistic fashion, and showed no remorse or doubt. However, his goals were also, in the big picture, noble; he hated crime, and felt that he needed to do anything and everything to ensure that criminals were caught and sentenced. To this end, he felt he had to control the entire legal system to as extensive a degree as possible; he took any opportunity to ensure and maintain this control. In some ways, his corruption was due to the flaws in the legal system at the time (the reliance on decisive evidence).

However, he was still callous and downright amoral regarding his execution, what with blackmailing his partner and destroying lives and careers to keep his dominance. He's also subject to his own subjectivity as a member of law enforcement and his association to the prosecution of criminals.

Again, though, better reasons than Dahlia "Kill all the witnesses" Hawethorne (which puts her on a similar footing as Joe Darke, actually).

This is also part of why Gant is my favorite of the GS villians. :gant:

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I tend to factor in her intention to make Pearl head of the Kurain Village, even in spite of her own incarceration and thus her inability to benefit directly or really indirectly. The only thing she wants is for Pearl to be in charge, because she honestly feels that her daughter deserves it and is better qualified (which she honestly is). She doesn't even screw over her fellow conspirators, either - she lets them do what they want as long as they help her too.

However, it doesn't excuse that she's willing to conspire with murderers in order to orchestrate mutual assassinations. She's sociopathic and monstrous in her execution, as her plans involve disgracing or killing her own niece; she just has better reasons for it. In the end, Dahlia as much if not more, with much more petty and selfish reasons


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Morgan wasn't doing it for Pearl's sake though. She did it for herself. Morgan's life fell apart and her reputation was destroyed when Misty was named Master. Mocked by the village, she wanted to take back what she believed was her rightful place in Kurain even if she had to do so indirectly. Morgan planned to use Pearl as a way of showing that her line was still supreme and to take back the position that she believed belonged to her family (and regaining all the respect that she had lost when Misty surpassed her). Her whole plan was about her own selfish need to repair her damaged reputation and take revenge against her sister by harming her sister's daughter. Also, Pearl would never have agreed to anything Morgan did if she had known and never showed any interest in being head of Kurain. Morgan could see that Pearl adored Maya and was completely devoted to her, but dismissed Pearl's feelings for her own selfish reasons. Think about how much Maya's death would have hurt Pearl, particularly in 3-5 where Pearl would have been responsible because she channelled Dahlia. Morgan doesn't think twice about using her young daughter because all that matters to Morgan is that she repairs her damaged reputation. Also, Morgan doesn't seem to give a crap about Dahlia or Iris (She certainly doesn't seem to have fought for them at all. As I said earlier, had she tried at all to keep her children then she would have at least gotten visiting rights) because they didn't have enough spiritual power to be useful to her, which makes her at least partially responsible for how Dahlia turned out.

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He killed Gregory, ruined Yanni Yogy, twisted the Gregory into something that is almost entirely unrecognizable and then tries to ruin him too. By proxy, he also killed Hammond. He twisted Miles and Franziska's way of thinking so much that they began to believe his perfection spiel. All because of a bloody PENALTY to his record.

And how many innocents had he sent to prison/the dealth penalty because of his perfect win record and forged evidence? We don't know, but given that his record is 40 years old... I have suspicions that it's at least the higher end of 3 digits.

There are no words for him, really.
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Morgan wasn't doing it for Pearl's sake though. She did it for herself. Morgan's life fell apart and her reputation was destroyed when Misty was named Master. Mocked by the village, she wanted to take back what she believed was her rightful place in Kurain even if she had to do so indirectly. Morgan planned to use Pearl as a way of showing that her line was still supreme and to take back the position that she believed belonged to her family (and regaining all the respect that she had lost when Misty surpassed her). Her whole plan was about her own selfish need to repair her damaged reputation and take revenge against her sister by harming her sister's daughter. Also, Pearl would never have agreed to anything Morgan did if she had known and never showed any interest in being head of Kurain. Morgan could see that Pearl adored Maya and was completely devoted to her, but dismissed Pearl's feelings for her own selfish reasons. Think about how much Maya's death would have hurt Pearl, particularly in 3-5 where Pearl would have been responsible because she channelled Dahlia. Morgan doesn't think twice about using her young daughter because all that matters to Morgan is that she repairs her damaged reputation. Also, Morgan doesn't seem to give a crap about Dahlia or Iris (She certainly doesn't seem to have fought for them at all. As I said earlier, had she tried at all to keep her children then she would have at least gotten visiting rights) because they didn't have enough spiritual power to be useful to her, which makes her at least partially responsible for how Dahlia turned out.


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I would have agreed with you if she hadn't tried again after going to prison. That probably factored in initially, but at that point, she has absolutely nothing to gain, at all. She's disgraced to the point where she is effectively outcast from the family, and no longer privy to its honour. Her lines at the end of 2-2, plus what she did in 3-5, suggests that she's still dedicated to giving Pearl, as scion to her family name, the power she deserves.

That she ignores Pearl's feelings is callous at best, but is not necessarily an indication of selfishness. Morgan had a very strict and formal view of worth, centered around spiritual power; something that Dahlia and Iris did not have. She covered this in herself with decorum and honorifics, and pushed Pearl because, in Morgan's eyes, she was worthy as head of Kurain - and Maya was not. It's not so much her personal reputation that she seems to be focused on as that of her family, which she does by doing everything to ensure that the only worthy member lives up to her full potential and 'rightful' place.

She's doing what she's doing for the family, it's honour, and Pearl, who she expects to live up to this template. She might gain some satisfaction from putting things 'right'; she might think this will validate her in a moral ground, and possibly revenge for her incarceration and Pearl's marginalization. All indications, however, suggest that she's doing this out of a belief of Pearl's superiority, and Maya's inferiority.

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I actually wouldn't say so o_0 Regardless of the fact that he;s a hitman, he has an honor and trust system. He has to be able to trust his clients in order to pull off what he was hired for. If he doesn't, all the blame lies squarely on their shoulders and he cannot be blamed for any of it. Hence case 2-4.


I'm not sure I agree with you there. Despite the fact that someone pays him to commit the crime, he is still a cold-blooded murderer who has taken countless lives for money. I'm not sure I'd classify him as the most evil character, but he's certainly not even slightly innocent. Being charming doesn't absolve him of his own sins and he is as responsible for his own action as well as his own decisions as any other person.

I... disagree with some of this. As you have stated, he is paid to commit these crimes; It is his livelihood. But think back to what his past must have been like. He's the son of an assain. He's the heir to a whole line of assasians. Leaving the family business could have had violent consequences, and even if it didn't, think about this: His last name is DeKiller. The name DeKiller is famous as the name of a line of assasians. What do you think would happen to him if he ever tried get any other job? He probably wouldn't be convicted of the DeKiller family murders, but it would be very likely that he'd end up spilling the beans about his father. If we can feel sorry for Dahlia, pushed into her life by unfortunate circumstance, then we can surely at least try to understand Mr. DeKiller.

Do you guys think I watch too much Law and Order?

Anyway, back on topic. My choice for the nastiest and most evil villian is definately a tie between Engarde, Manfred, and Morgan. All of these disgusting bastards killed for nothing more than their reputation, or revenge for the ruining of said reputation. That is surely a motive I can never forgive. At least the other villians killed for a half-decent reason! At least they had something to justify their actions other than petty egotisicalness! (Is that a word? Oh well.) I can try and succesfully understand most other villians of the series, except for these three insolent... Damn. There's not even a word for them. I'm sorry if it seems like I'm hating them for no reason, but trust me, when you're me, hating these people makes nothing less than perfect sense.
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I... disagree with some of this. As you have stated, he is paid to commit these crimes; It is his livelihood. But think back to what his past must have been like. He's the son of an assain. He's the heir to a whole line of assasians. Leaving the family business could have had violent consequences, and even if it didn't, think about this: His last name is DeKiller. The name DeKiller is famous as the name of a line of assasians. What do you think would happen to him if he ever tried get any other job? He probably wouldn't be convicted of the DeKiller family murders, but it would be very likely that he'd end up spilling the beans about his father. If we can feel sorry for Dahlia, pushed into her life by unfortunate circumstance, then we can surely at least try to understand Mr. DeKiller.

Do you guys think I watch too much Law and Order?


He could easily have gotten a name change and pulled away from the De Killer line. As long as he had committed no crimes, there shouldn't have been any problems there. Besides, was it really a family thing or was it a matter of the disciple taking on the master's name to continue the tradition that went with it?
Spoiler: 4-4
Like with the Gramaryes.

I can't recall now. He killed repeatedly for money and there really isn't anything to suggest that he had a tough childhood or didn't have a choice. He likes and is very proud of what he does.

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I see your point, but it was still more about her desire to regain her damaged honor then for Pearl's sake. And you're wrong that she had nothing to gain by 3-5. The point was that she wanted to prove her line supreme and by putting Pearl in Maya's place, she would do just that. I'm not saying that she's the most evil character, but she wasn't doing it for any noble reason. She tried to kill Maya for her own selfish reasons and completely disregarded Pearl's feelings.

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I'm pretty sure I remember Shelley saying "Shelley deKiller" is the alias he adopted when he took up the deKiller mantle.
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Karma and Kristoph were pritty bad. Karma killed a guy and took his kid over a penelty, but Kristoph:

-Planned on using fake evidence to cheat and beat his brother in court.

-Killed Drew Misham and attempted to murder his daughter, why? Cus they helped him cheat and he wanted to silence them.

-Got Pheonix to lose his badge because he lost a job to Pheonix because of poker.

-Became Pheonix's "friend" to cover up his crime.

-Killed Zak because he fired him over poker.

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So many evil assholes to chose from, so little time!

Gahhhhhh...

You know what...I think...The Judge!

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....Okay, I got nothin'

I'd have to go with Redd or Enguarde, Not sure which, I mean Matt was more crazy Clearly, but Redd was more sinister in that he knew exactly what he was doing as he was doing it...

Gmm, now how's that for a fan pairing...?

I can't choose, honestly, then you have Manny Von Karma, who's supposed to be a pillar of justice who brings petty vendetta to every case (Um, yeah, way to common in prosecutors in this game) and no doubt got plenty of innocents sentenced to death...Lots of pure evil in Wrightland
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