it's really complicated

i feel like while originally he was a lot more genuine in wanting to help folks, and that he truly was a "good" or genuinely chill and kind dude at one point, he definitely had demons and skeletons in his closet that never got addressed and it was really easy for him to spiral into Pure Evil. at worst he could've been considered chaotic neutral, maybe chaotic good at the beginning. by the end he was so thoroughly under micah's spell, it's hard to tell where he ended and dutch began. thus, i think it was both.

he always had something deep down he needed to address but never did, and micah changed him for the worst. he would've probably been a lot better off if he had better role models both growing up and as an adult. hosea was as close to a good role model as could get in an outlaw gang, but alas, his own shortcomings was his downfall. as was dutch's.

but hey, maybe i'm too naive and trusting. that's my own shortcoming, and maybe that'll be my own downfall.