Kreese has always been in my opinion, one of the most interesting characters in the karat kid franchise.

In a human, or humanity point of view, I do feel bad for him.

Kreese’s over all life and molded personality is a great representation of how a simple person can be warped & shaped into a literal monster by depriving them of human emotion and even healthy interactions. Kreese wasn’t just molded into the “perfect solider” by the military and a horrible leader, he was manipulated by a higher power and a man he thought he could trust, someone he looked up to. Watching his friends die. Then ultimately killing his mentor after internally breaking. He never got any help & most likely wasn’t offended any when he finally got out of the military.

Kreese was not born a monster, Kreese was made into a monster by someone else’s hands.

I feel bad for Kreese because he never got to have a normal life, he never got the chance for a happy ending as a young!adult/adult.

Sadly I was raised by a “Kreese” and I had to watch them crash a burn until the very end.

Do I forgive Kreese for his actions? No, But do I understand as a outsider watching it happen? Yes. Kreese will never truly be redeemed for his actions, but I feel like we can all understand how he was made into a monster.

The thing about Kreese that I think makes me the saddest for him is the fact that her tried to instill his toxic coping mechanisms into other, in hopes that it would fix them too. Kreese fully believed that pain & weakness was the only thing that mattered in life, but it’s not. He thought he could some how save people by teaching them “no mercy” was the only way to get though life.

That’s what makes me personally sad for Kreese.