Astarion is not just painted as a victim. He has stayed an abuser and a self-serving prick the entire game, even if you get him to turn down replacing Cazador. During the final battle, even if you got him to give up power and be 'altruistic" in his Act 3 quests, he still encourages you to backstab your ally and take control of the nethercrown for yourself.

Quite frankly, the people I see here constantly rationalizing his behavior as that of a victim remind me of the women who write to serial killers in jail as "misunderstood; I can fix him!". Many people live under harrowing conditions and don't choose to inflict them on the rest of the world; that's a choice someone makes and determines what kind of person they've always been.

Last edited by Zenith; 22/08/23 02:43 PM.