the real reason why i hope the dark lord from animation vs animator gets a redemption arc is because i completely think that he cannot be blamed for how things went
more under the cut
what makes someone irredeemable? for me its knowingly choosing to be a bad person, to be cruel when kindness is an option
now while yes Dark did murder and did ruin lives, he did not have a choice.
the dark lord had no external forces showing him what morality was, while chosen suffered by alan's hand for like a year he learned what being on the other side of cruelty was. Dark did not, he was created to kill chosen (and is named the dark lord) and not even an hour after being born he was loose on the internet, of course he is going to do terrible things its all he knows!
I would even say Chosen is more at blame then Dark, Chosen was the only one who could have gotten through to dark and helped him not commit terrorism, instead he was a bystander, even helping in an act that he knew was not righteous.
i would like to quote my favorite piece of media about morality to condense the point i am making.
"People improve when they get external love and support. How can we hold it against them when they don't?"-micheal from the good place
I am not saying that Dark should go off scot free, i am saying that he should get the chance to make the choice to be better.
to finish i want to say what i believe to be the best ending for both chosen and Dark. They lose their powers and work together to begin righting their wrongs and helping the people they hurt.
