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I should say that prospective writers or those interested in evil companions in general should be taking notes from the upcoming Wrath of the Righteous evil companions.

Turns out evil companions are A LOT more compelling when they don't go into stupid chaotic asshole territory, because some should be more cunning than they are, and evil companions ARE allowed to have goals that aren't completely selfish. You should find yourself agreeing with some of what they do or propose in some way, even if it's for reasons you disagree with. The Hellknight in particular is introduced doing something that would be unquestionably evil - BUT given the context of the situation, he definitely saved more lives in that moment than the alternative otherwise. He basically adds a 'practicality above all' viewpoint to the overall WotR companion cast, constantly butting heads with the more idealistic Paladin companion, and mildly calling out everyone else that's in the party for largely personal reasons instead of being wholly dedicated to fighting the demons.

He's probably my most favorite evil companion ever from a writing standpoint, even though I can never really fit him into my main combat party and I generally hate most hellknight-type characters otherwise.

(There’s also another evil companion in the game who is probably my most hated evil character in all of gaming, but that’s because their entire shtick is chaotic asshole that’s probably a professional liar on top of that. Though my hatred of them isn’t because they’re badly written by any means either, because they work to the point where most of the rest of the party dislikes them too.)