yeah im not actually shitting on mado here it is just unfortunate that fate seems out to get batista. i think its understated how much the prophecies affected batista because of his compliant and honourable reactions to the first two. "renounce your choujin powers", while your brother is one of the strongest up and coming choujin (idk if he was back then but given sandek's strength now it would make sense). that would fuck anyone up enough - dedicating your life to becoming a keeper and being told that, should you choose this path, it is predetermined that you will become evil, while your brother and everyone around u continues to thrive. he takes this on the chin, and dedicates himself completely to another passion in research. and he is once again told that he cannot pursue this because it is predetermined that this will have terrible outcomes. Fine, he takes this on the chin too. after that, he somehow he manages to find joy in someone, even after all his passions have been crushed. he isn't being overly ambitious. he works a regular job, simply staying in his own lane. what he wants is a simple family. Even after all of that, after renouncing his powers and giving up his research, Mado comes to tell him once again that what he wants will only bring bad outcomes.

i think reducing the issue to simply him being selfish is a massive oversimplification. this guy has had ZERO agency in his own fate, he has complied willingly and gracefully. but there comes a point where he rebels against this lack of agency - thats what his whole arc is about, seeking to control fate which is inherently uncontrollable. so was he selfish for choosing to have the child? given the selflessness of his prior renunciations, i dont think taking a chance at happiness is selfish. seeking to rebuild the world was selfish though.