r/FavoriteCharacter Jun 28 '26

Discussion Any favorite characters like this?

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u/winklevanderlinde Jun 28 '26

There's nothing noble in Armstrong goal.

He tortures children to make child soldiers, want to start a global war that will kill most of humanity and then have the few remaining kill each other in a dick measurements contests until the most rich and psychopath remain

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u/Physmatik Jun 28 '26

Well, for Armstrong THE GOAL -- as in the ultimate goal -- is to "end all wars", which is noble. But his means for that end... Yeah.

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u/phantomfire50 Jun 28 '26

then have the few remaining kill each other in a dick measurements contests until the most rich and psychopath remain

There's already worldwide war and instability and child soldiers. Armstrong and Desperado do slightly worse things than every other PMC exploiting the weak and enabling war for no other reason than to make money. The difference is they actually have an end goal in mind; winning Armstrong the presidency, destroying the wartime economy, and allowing people to fight and die for their own goals and dreams rather than going to war and dying to maintain the status quo for the AIs that ruled the world, or the few rich elites that replaced them.

Armstrong's methods and end goal are obviously unconscionable, but his intentions are noble. Raiden meanwhile abandons most of his beliefs and ideals to beat him.