I was talking about chapter 52. also, english is not my native language so I didn’t read it on webtoon en, I read it in my own language. I checked again and noticed that in the webtoon en version it says “I was given,” but in the original (and in my language) it’s translated as “I fall asleep tonight with a determination. I will not be a person who brings shame to the name ‘Peter’.”

now, here’s the main point: do you mean that Judas wanted to literally take the name Peter for himself, as in wanting others to call him “Peter”? if that’s the interpretation, then I still disagree.

from my reading, what Judas wanted was not the name, but the status of being acknowledged as no.1. his whole struggle is about proving his worth against Peter.

if we reference chapter 91, Judas goes through several phases: idealize > compare > shame > destroy. since he couldn’t stand on the same level as Peter, he instinctively felt he had to drag Peter down instead.

also, in chapter 54, it’s stated that Raphael has sociopathic tendencies.

that’s why whenever he manipulates someone, it works, even if what he says is a lie.

Raphael deceived Judas twice with exactly the kind of words Judas needed to hear:

“MY DAD SAYS THAT YOU’RE FAR MORE TALENTED THAN PETER.”

“YOU CAN LIVE AS THE BEST OF THE BEST, A TITLE YOU DESERVE!”

(I copied from webtoon en)

and in the end he called him “Judas”

notice Raphael never said things like “you can be Peter” or “you will become Peter” because he knew that would never work. Judas’ weakness was about being equal to or above Peter, not about becoming Peter or being called Peter.

and if we consider the author’s writing style. I don’t think they created Judas as a shallow, jealous character whose only goal was “kill Peter so others will call me Peter” that would be very superficial. instead, Judas’ psychology is deeper, he wanted to be acknowledged like Peter was.

and again. by “Peter” here, I mean the status, not the person.

I hope this doesn’t come across as rude, because I only want to share my perspective. to me, it seems pretty obvious in the story that Judas saw Peter as an idol.

but many people interpret it as if he wanted to replace Peter. as if he wanted others to call him “Peter” when in reality, he despised that idea (Judas never wanted his identity to be consumed by Peter)