User blog comment:DivideByZero123/The Real Villian/@comment-31879381-20170629223136

Note: I'm assuming you're talking about the original trilogy. If I'm wrong, please correct me.

I'll try to address all your major points. First, the angels are at least as bad as the monsters as we see throughout the entirety of part 3. Whereas we see plenty of monsters who are less violent, I don't believe we see a single angel besides Mikaela & Lucifina before the Epilogue who ISN'T trying to rape or otherwise harm people.

Second, how does the monsters being selfish equate to deserving death? As FickleArchivist pointed out, Paradox shows plenty of monsters living in harmony with humans without trying to rape Luka. There are lots of evil monsters, sure, but that's the entire point of Luka's fight in Part 2 & 3: to defeat the evil monsters that stand in the way of coexistence.

Third, not all the monsters decide to coexist just because Luka defeated the leaders. The mermaids in Port Natalia and the various monsters of Yamatai Village come to mind, and I'm certain there are other examples.

Finally, the claim that Ilias' idea of genocide was a good idea is just absurd. I know this is a video game so real life morality/logic don't always apply, but wiping a species to extinction, especially one of sentient beings, is about the most heinous act possible. And Ilias' genocide didn't just include monsters, it included humans too. Remember what happened to Luka's hometown when in part 3?

I tink that covers everything. As an Ilias fan, it always kind of bugs me when people make these arguments. No, Ilias is NOT the good guy in the original trilogy (Paradox remains to be seen). Ilias has sympathetic moments, but at her core she's a psychopathic, manipulative, megalomaniacal bitch. And that's what makes her an awesome villain and an entertaining character.