Forum:Imperius as a villain

Alright. Now although Imperius is technically stated a hero, he is a pretty pathetic one, not to mention an angel. I think he is worthy of being declared a villain.

1. He pretty much killed Diablo in Wrath when he was helpless, which goes exactly against normal rules of war, and makes no more than his adversary.

2. He advocated destruction of the entire human race twice, and didn't help humanity at all during their dark days.

3. He didn't allow Tyrael to help, and in the comics after, he singled out Tyrael for being human, instead of recognizing that Tyrael was actually telling the truth.

4. There were several instances during Act IV where he could have helped, but because of his arrogance, he delayed and almost fought the Nephalem, which would have been a fatal blow to Heaven.

5. He didn't care if Malthael would kill off humanity, and only when Malthael attacked Heaven did he intervene and reluctantly.

Let me know if you think Imperius is a villain and what would your reactions be if you got fight him.(Iamthefallencause (talk) 21:31, June 16, 2015 (UTC))


 * Imperius has never been stated to be a hero, but I wouldn't call him a villain. If I had to use labels, it would be "anti-hero." He's ultimately a flawed character, namely his pride and hot-headedness, but hardly an antagonist. Heaven has no reason to help humanity, or even be ingratiated to it, considering that while the nephalem saved Heaven, it's only because of Leah that it came to that. Added to humanity also being a liability, Imperius's actions and thoughts are quite understandable. Heck, even El'druin agreed that Malthael was in the right in seeking to destroy humanity. I like Imperius as a character because he's a flawed one, but he does have Heaven's interests at heart. And while his pride has got in the way at times, it's pride that stems from understandable resentment.


 * As for a boss, I could see him as a boss, but not as an antagonist. In other words, there's implications in RoS that the nephalem has become a darker individual (see the quest log entries), and while it may depend on the rumored karma system for a second expansion, I could see Imperius being a boss, as long as it's used to service a character descent of the nephalem. But as an antagonist, no. I don't see it fitting thematically, and it runs the risk of being similar to Malthael. However, it really depends on what direction the story takes, but I figure that after RoS, the only path is down.--Hawki (talk) 22:53, June 16, 2015 (UTC)

The guy has commited several morally questionable acts, however, and a lot of fans actually wanted to fight Imperius in the first place because they felt he was a villain, hence why I made this forum.(Iamthefallencause (talk) 23:38, June 16, 2015 (UTC))