>>103106165I'm not sure if this is me making a mountain out of a molehill, but it seems like the true meaning of villainy is one of the main themes of the whole show.
The Monarch arches based off pure real hatred, he isn't a poser like everyone else in the guild. Sheila even said that was what she loved most about him, he had the passion that her peers lacked.
Phantom Limb's original motivation was taking the guild back to its roots, a shadowy cabal that secretly controlled the world instead of LARPing costume play for bored billionaires.
The Sovereign made a deal with the Investors and what he wanted most was to burn the whole guild down so he could be free, free from his debts and free to antagonize who he wanted, when he wanted.
The Investors' whole deal was that they were overstepping their bounds, their ilk are only supposed to be guides on the sidelines, but they wanted to get their hands dirty in the main action. Killinger wants to bring out the potential in villains.
And now Red Death is like Phantom Limb in a way, but instead of nostalgia over the Illuminati, he yearns for the days of old-school mustache-twirling villainy.
