Aww I like Lelouch and the homunculi (except Gluttony and Sloth, who are just plain creepy since they obviously are
mindless creatures) in FMA :(
While Lelouch is an anti-hero and the homunculi are definitely villains, I do think they deserve our respect, or if not
respect, then at least some sympathy. In Lelouch's case,
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in the end he did everything to save the world and he did show remorse for some of his evil
deeds like murdering Euphie and indirectly causing Shirley's death.
As for the homunculi, I tend to think they are pitiful more than hateful. Envy
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committed suicide because he was mortified when his ultimate
secret: that he was envious of humans, was exposed by Edward
. Greed
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sacrificed himself for his friends
. Pride
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died still not understanding
how he had been defeated
. Wrath
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admitted that he loved humans shortly before his death
. And at the end of the
day, all the homunculi were used as tools by
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.
My point is, not all villains deserve to be despised, because some of them have wonderful character buildup and
development. Like z827 has said, not all killers are unlikable. That's why I don't despise Alucard from
Hellsing, Lucy from Elfen Lied and characters like these.
To me, characters that are worth despising are those who:
1. kill for no reason whatsoever
2. are so shallow and superficial that you just want to punch them in the face
3. are never certain in their decisions and keep torturing themselves over nothing
4. are stupid beyond comprehension
And one more thing. Despise means you look down on someone. It does have a slight difference from
'dislike'.
Sorry for the long post :)