Katchian is such an interesting villain to me, different in a way from my fascination for Nahan. Where both are products of the flawed aristocracy, the direction they took is different from each other, as Katchian embraced what it means to be a noble among the nobility – power-hungry, backstabbing, and distrustful, topped off with an inflated ego and arrogance, having little care for the common folk.
(If he were raised without the idea of him rising to the top of the Empire put into his head, he probably would've been a normal child ngl)
Katchian, ever since he was a child, was obsessed with living in extravagance and power, as was the case when he became Emperor in TL1 – his tastes in everything from food, decor, and clothing always had to be expensive and gaudy. Seeing him slowly being stripped of any stability he needed in order to usurp the throne as Crown Prince is a downfall befitting for someone like him, like all the villains or antagonists in Turning so far.
But Katchian's is especially satisfying to me because while he is just the puppet for Duke Diarca to use to get to the throne, he's personally responsible for a lot of atrocities and pain towards a ton of people, especially Yuder in TL1.
He developed a nasty personality and mindset that, in the end, doomed him to a slow and painful demise in both his position as Crown Prince, his social status among the nobility, and any credibility he has left with the citizens of the Empire.
I like Katchian a lot as a villain because of the path he took, the person he's become in order to get what he wanted, and how he got his comeuppance at the hands of Kishiar and Yuder – the ones who he had a hand in their suffering. It's only natural that someone like him, who threw any and all morality and goodwill out the window in favor of being Emperor, went through an agonizing defeat perpetuated by Kishiar. Deserved.
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