With that said I really do love the Emperor as a character overall and especially his performance. I love interacting with him, but Larian building him up as an established character at the expense of the Guardian and their customizing features... urgh.
What do you find compelling about him? Do you think he's well written? Do you identify with him? Or do you just like dealing with a manipulator?
I ask because I've found that most of his fans identify with him in some way.
I don't think he's very well written and the execution was pretty poor across the board. The main plot is the major weakness of the game and the emperor's flaws are the flaws of BG3. Instead of having two distinct paths - as we have with Shadowheart, Gale and Astarian - we have two stories told simultaneously with both bleeding into each other. And not a in good way - he's not complex or nuanced, he's just muddled.
