You know, the more I think about it, Deadheat is a lot like Megatron from the IDW Transformers comics in a lot of ways. both of them used to be noble and good-natured people who wanted to make their worlds a better place alongside their friends. but ended up losing their way due to circumstances out of their control, eventually causing them to turn against their friends and the people they once swore to protect.
OOH interesting comparison!!! i will be honest, i am. not familiar with transformers media really LOL but i can definitely see the comparison from what you've described!! i really do gotta talk about deadheat more, he's very integral to the story...especially because a LOT of the story revolves around what heroism really means. every single character in the cast has their own, totally different view of it. deadheat definitely did want to make the world a better place like you said, but he does also still continue to think this, even within the syndicate! he has for sure lost his way, but a good chunk of his ideals are still intact, interestingly enough...though which ones he might sacrifice, or if he even will, when it comes down to it, is anyone's guess! even his, honestly. man is struggling </3
i Will say that his fallout with miss morph and felix wasn't just on him, though! in wanting to make the world a better place, he had to question whether miss morph and felix are really on his wavelength about heroism, especially morph given her whole celebrity hero brand and persona...the way she views heroism as a business was something deadheat always clashed with her about (very similar to how solarflare clashes with miss morph in the present!). and there are perhaps some other questionable things her and felix may have done while all three of them were heroes...!! he definitely feels let down by their actions. though, obviously, deadheat isn't above making questionable decisions himself...i think he's just much more vocal about it!
