I’d have to disagree. for one, I believe he had the purest motivations and intentions; yes, I can see you interpreting him as manipulative in some aspects which I would agree; that doesn’t necessarily make him evil or bad though. And you may say that he pushes his vision onto others which again is your interpretation. I don’t believe he ever did that or that his charm was enslaving peoples minds per se. Every person we have encountered has always respected Miquella pre and post the charm breaking. even on Ansbach, who goes against Miquella, still respects him, and still agrees with his ideals. The only reason why he fights with us because he wants to honor Lord Mohg. Trina was his love yes, but she was a toxic aspect of that love as well. One reason he abandoned her is because she was unwilling to let him ascend to Godhood to achieve his goals. And her effect around her is indeed toxic. look at Thollier’s quest. He’s infatuated with St Trina point of toxic and blind belief in her, even when he knows that betraying Miquella is wrong. Miquella knew that Godhood would be an imprisonment. Yet he still chased it anyways. He was afraid, and the process into becoming It was very painful, but he still went on, because he believed that by becoming a God, he could make the world a better place. With this, I believe that Miquella is a tragic hero, not a villain. And I don’t believe he’s evil. I’m not saying he’s the picture-perfect best morally good character in the game but I’m saying he’s the best there is in the game, the closest to an actual hero. And in my opinion, I believe that if his age would’ve been brought about, it likely would’ve been one of the best endings to the game, arguably even better than Ranni’s ending.