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** Palicroval: entered the garden of an eleven-year-old while she was naked to propose to her. Married and raped another 14-year-old girl to legitimize his claim to the throne (and as a sort of revenge-by-proxy to her deceased EvilOverlord father). Later decides to kill the boy who ''fixed everything'', and may go through with it. Our BigGood, ladies and gentlemen.
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** Palicroval: entered the garden of an eleven-year-old while she was naked to propose to her. Married and raped another 14-year-old a (different) 12-year-old girl to legitimize his claim to the throne (and as a sort of revenge-by-proxy to her deceased EvilOverlord father). Later decides to kill the boy who ''fixed everything'', and may go through with it. Our BigGood, ladies and gentlemen.
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* AlternateCharacterInterpretation:
** Asineth/Beauty is hailed as an EvilOverlord who [[PoweredByAForsakenChild uses her own children as magic fuel]] to [[TheDarkTimes spread a reign of terror across the world]] and [[DeathOfTheOldGods cast down the gods who run the world]], and [[FateWorseThanDeath wreak immortal vengeance on those who have angered her]]. On paper, that's pretty standard [[GodSaveUsFromTheQueen evil queen]] territory... until you remember that the child was hers ''by rape'' (while she was a teenager), which didn't exactly elicit your typical parent-child bonding for several basic reasons. Her rule - while corrupt and elitist - is pretty standard feudalism enforced by magic (and downright rosy by Evil Overlord standards). The gods she cast down are enigmas, with TheGodsMustBeLazy as the best possible outcome and JerkassGods at worst. And the allegedly biggest victim of her wrath? The one she ESPECIALLY wants to hurt? Why, the man ''who raped her to legitimize his claim to the throne'' (and [[YouKilledMyFather killed her father]], though not even Asineth thought he was [[AssholeVictim much of a loss]]). She punishes him by keeping him under [[SurveillanceAsThePlotDemands magical watch]] and [[EvilIsPetty playing childish pranks, such as giving him the runs at inconvenient times]]. Is she a hero? No. Was killing her baby the right thing? No, understandable circumstances or not. Should she be removed from power? Yep. But is she ''really'' BigBad material?
* Palicroval: entered the garden of an eleven-year-old while she was naked to propose to her. Married and raped another 14-year-old girl to legitimize his claim to the throne (and as a sort of revenge-by-proxy to her deceased EvilOverlord father). Later decides to kill the boy who ''fixed everything'', and may go through with it. Our BigGood, ladies and gentlemen.
* DesignatedHero: All over the place. Praises are sung for several characters regarding their heroism; while several of them are genuinely ''brave'', few of them actually deserve the title of ''good''.
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* AlternateCharacterInterpretation:
** Asineth/Beauty is hailed as an EvilOverlord who [[PoweredByAForsakenChild uses her own children as magic fuel]] to [[TheDarkTimes spread a reign of terror across the world]] and [[DeathOfTheOldGods cast down the gods who run the world]], and [[FateWorseThanDeath wreak immortal vengeance on those who have angered her]]. On paper, that's pretty standard [[GodSaveUsFromTheQueen evil queen]] territory... until you remember that the child was hers ''by rape'' (while she was a teenager), which didn't exactly elicit your typical parent-child bonding for several basic reasons. Her rule - while corrupt and elitist - is pretty standard feudalism enforced by magic (and downright rosy by Evil Overlord standards). The gods she cast down are enigmas, with TheGodsMustBeLazy as the best possible outcome and JerkassGods at worst. And the allegedly biggest victim of her wrath? The one she ESPECIALLY wants to hurt? Why, the man ''who raped her to legitimize his claim to the throne'' (and [[YouKilledMyFather killed her father]], though not even Asineth thought he was [[AssholeVictim much of a loss]]). She punishes him by keeping him under [[SurveillanceAsThePlotDemands magical watch]] and [[EvilIsPetty playing childish pranks, such as giving him the runs at inconvenient times]]. Is she a hero? No. Was killing her baby the right thing? No, understandable circumstances or not. Should she be removed from power? Yep. But is she ''really'' BigBad material?
* Palicroval: entered the garden of an eleven-year-old while she was naked to propose to her. Married and raped another 14-year-old girl to legitimize his claim to the throne (and as a sort of revenge-by-proxy to her deceased EvilOverlord father). Later decides to kill the boy who ''fixed everything'', and may go through with it. Our BigGood, ladies and gentlemen.
* DesignatedHero: All over the place. Praises are sung for several characters regarding their heroism; while several of them are genuinely ''brave'', few of them actually deserve the title of ''good''.
