Talk:Goddess Ilias/@comment-179.164.62.125-20130501041303/@comment-93.44.148.168-20130811231729

Well, OP's objections seem to make sense, the problem is that he's using the exact same mentality Lazarus used, that is to say a totalizing mentality that relies on lumping individuals in the two big groups of monsters and humans, and on accepting only a perfect society as a result. The problem is, it doesn't work like that. It never works like that: that's why Ilias is wrong: she wants total control over everything, and that is simply impossible (she is not omnipotent or omniscient, let's remember that), not to mention disrespectful of the fact that both monsters and humans are individuals, different among themselves. The fallacy at the base of this reasonment is that you can't control everything in order to bring about a hypothetical perfection: doing so will only bring further pain. You can, however, try to DO THE DAMN RIGHT THING, like Luka is doing.

Of course, there are many contradictions and plot holes in MGQ, especially in the (theorically non-canon) bad endings: for how much I may love it, I know that MGQ is still an H-Game, which means that sometimes Torotoro simply ignored some inconsistencies in the characterization or some plot holes (like, for example, how Alice simply stood there and watched while Alma ate Luka). Still, I believe that Luka and Alice are rightfully the heroes of this story, as they simply have the healthiest perspective on things and really are fighting for a noble ideal. No monster, not even the Beelzebubs, is evil from the beginning. Everyone has the choice to respect other living beings and avoid to harm them as much as possible, or simply not care about it. And you'll have to deal with that. Ilias just tries to cheat and avoid the issue by ASSUMING DIRECT CONTROL. And we've already seen that it doesn't work.

Whew, I think I probably mixed up my real-world beliefs in this thing. But hey, if a hentai game can make us question ourselves about racism and intolerance, that's a positive thing, right?