I recently saw some Alastor fans saying that what he craved most was power, and I wanted to share this so everyone would realize that no, he’s not.
Alastor is someone who focuses only on the things he truly likes.
He loves radio and dreamed of becoming a radio host, so he worked hard through his own efforts. He wanted to achieve it through his own abilities, he wanted to become a radio host through by his person.
When he arrived in Hell, all he wanted was to keep enjoying himself. He didn’t really care about power or authority. The proof is that he only asked Rosie for enough power so he wouldn’t be oppressed or tortured, just so he could continue having fun. He never asked to become stronger than anyone else, it was Rosie who said she would make him the most powerful sinner.
Alastor needs power only to continue his enjoyment, the most important thing to him and what he wanted most after arriving in Hell. Joy is the thing he truly wants to create and achieve through himself. He doesn’t care about power or authority, so he doesn’t bother striving to obtain them through his own effort. Those things are merely external byproducts of his real goal.
Alastor doesn't care about power; what he desires is freedom and autonomy.
He wants to do whatever he wants, whatever he likes, without prohibition or hindrance. Alastor always seeks pleasure, always does things spontaneously, he just wants to do whatever he wants and likes without caring about anything else. That's why he wants to have enough power to continue his enjoyment without fear or subservience to anyone.
Exactly! Alastor is a hedonist.
The important thing, about someone who wants power, is asking WHY they want it. Alastor doesn't want it for greed, or to have, or to reign over others- he wants it because being powerless SUCKS. being oppressed and subjugated and helpless SUCKS. And the best way to be free and have fun and enjoy himself and simply live his life is to be so strong no one can hurt him.
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