Ankoku Kishi Monogatari ~Yuusha wo Taosu Tameni Maou ni Shoukansaremashita~

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This legend tells the tale of the protagonist, Kuroki summoned to protect the demon king from the hero.

Kuroki, unbeknownst to him, suddenly came to another world. He was summoned by the demon king, Modes. The territory which the demon king overrules was in the midst of being destroyed because of the hero. He had no choice but to bow before Kuroki.

“Please save us, Savior Dono!”

Kuroki nodded, deciding to save the demon king due to an unexpected turn of event.

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Tale of the Dark Knight ~Summoned to Defeat The Hero~
暗黒騎士物語 ~勇者を倒すために魔王に召喚されました~
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entity
June 15, 2019
Status: c40 part1
I just read the latest chapter and I got just really rage induced to the point that I needed to ramble about it

So is this story good? Well, yes it is. But not that good. Honestly for me this story would at really best be either in 10th place or lower, with the three bests, for me, being "summoned slaughterer", "Running away from the hero", and "lv.2 strongest laid back life" (not exactly is this order)

And these three stories get one thing right, each character personalities are good for... more>> each character, the characters that you're supposed to like you like, the ones you're supposed to hate you hate, and so on. But this story, manages to make characters like the protagonist difficult to like

And here is one of the reasons why:

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around chapter 36 or so if I'm not wrong, Regena will be captured by the hero's harem, and when her family asks Kuroki to save, he ask for everyone to leave the room, and he started to think on whether or not he should save her. Like... Why??? If someone is in need of help you don't question yourself whether you should or not help that person. What he did in that chapter literally felt like he said this: "Oh! This person that works for me just got kidnapped, but... Should I call the police? Or should just leave her to the kidnappers?"

And this story, you're supposed to hate the hero, but he never appears for you to actually hate him, you literally forget about his existence, while his harem start to do a lot of stuff that for sure you're going to hate them because they are literally trouble-makers, and especially Shirone, I can't even explain how you're going to hate her, because you will hate her in the end (just look at the editor notes in chapter 40, they're the best resume of what everyone feel about her)

While all the secondary characters are the ones that you'll like more, just because their personalities weren't messed up by the author (like the demon king, all the demons with names revealed, Regena, Kuroki's eventual waifu (she hasn't been worked a lot at the current chapter of this review))

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But in the end the protagonist Kuroki, is also kind of hated, because he's so indecisive in the worst ways, and because he's almost killed by his so called childhood friend (even though she didn't know it was him at the time) and he still worries about what she might think about him (this would be literally the last think a normal person would think about their friend that almost killed them intentionally) when he already got the perfect waifu, it's okay of him having a inferiority complex but those two above unacceptable

And basically this is what I have to ramble about, the story has potential, but the main characters kill it so good that it hurts <<less
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Custardmouse
Custardmouse rated it
May 26, 2019
Status: c36 part2
Incredible story. Great sense of humor, the fantasy world has a solid presence despite the lack of unique features, and there is a sense of tension despite the OP nature of the characters even the Gods are a little nervous about. Some of the mysteries and plots so far have gotten genuinely meaty with unexpected twists and turns.

I hate to use the phrase NTR, cause it's a huge turnoff for me and lots of people, but this novel has the biggest round robin of cucks cuckolding each other you've ever... more>> seen, and since everyone in the story is tr*sh or digging their own grave to some extent, you don't feel really bad about it. Also, everybody has their own redeeming features, no matter how hard their character has been pounded into the villain role at first. While you definitely root for the MC to get his love life together and for the cads to get their just desserts, you get the feeling that this is one of those stories where everybody just might be friends at the end if the misunderstandings could be cleared up.

I will say the MC is not getting NTRed to the extent that he has never dated the girl he's so jealous about and ends up being rather sexually successful in the double edge sword way that anyone gets to have a relationship in this story.

Story score dropped for mediocre but readable translations that could be faster given that the chapters are chopped into chunks combined with dangerous redirects and aggressive paywalling on the home site. <<less
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Hikki
Hikki rated it
March 19, 2019
Status: c71
This novel is a very special one. First of all, it has decent storytelling and hypnotic writing. The author knows how to tell a story and make it interesting, and also how to create tension. He divides each chapter in short POV narrations, in a similar style to Game of Thrones books, if you want a recent and recognizable example.

He usually uses characters for those POV that will give you interesting info and insight about cities, folklore, etc; but he does it in a way that feels natural: ... more>>
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you know Chiyuki would know all of this things about the city because it has been established she's a very curious and studious person. Same goes for Kuroki.

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Thai being said, the novel isnt perfect: it feels it lacks of some emotional core. Now, that doesn't mean it's a bad novel, it just need a little more of that:
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The relationship between kuroki and his childhood friend is a driving force to his character but it feels lacking after 50+ chapters

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The world building and the way heroes, gods and devils act feels very close to greek myths. Gods feel like they could start a war over petty things, and humans indeed feel like inferior, powerless, creatures. Very detailed. Love this aspect of it!

So, its a very cool and well written isekai. It has ecchi and some harem antics. I rly like it.

(This is a recommendation. It has nothing to do with the author or his novel. Do not wait for translated chapters. The team translating this to english is way too slow for a novel of this nature: theres a lot of build up for each arc so you will feel that's lacking in pacing. It would be acceptable if they were translating complete chapters but they divide them in 3-4 parts and they work in a weekly basis. Just use google translate and verify it and cross check it with other MT) <<less
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King Of Noobs
King Of Noobs rated it
January 13, 2024
Status: c131
This story is insanely cringe. It's like it's written by a 50 year old virg*n that has neither touched grass nor communicated with a woman.

MC sees b**bies? Blushes and looks away. Gets a hug from a female? Omg caps screaming what she doing. Doesn't get better even after he has s*x.

if you are looking to lose brain cell or truly have nothing better to do, this is an ok read
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Liguriard
Liguriard rated it
December 6, 2023
Status: c129 part2
Man, I sure hope this MC gets a personality change in the rewrite series, this guy is f***ing naive.

Let me sum the entire part of the story for you

  • sh*t hero goes into trouble
  • MC helps undercover, sh*t hero gets the credit
  • MC "fights" the sh*t hero (it's not even a fight anymore after some repetition, it's just slaughter, except MC is a pu*sy and doesn't have the guts to finish him off)
  • MC get scolded by any women in the series because he's a simp for any girl living
  • Repeat ad infinitum
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Astellar
Astellar rated it
May 30, 2023
Status: --
MC are useless, brainless and gutless.

Hell, I expected at least 1/1o gutsy like Touka or Raoul but wtf, I got a pushover free pass that forgave the hypocrite b*tchy childhood hoe, on top of that, he worries about the bastard who screwed him.

like wtf?

... more>> Again, the setting and concept is interesting but the writings and character buildings ruined everything, as was the case with most jp novels in isekai genre.

Not recommended to read unless you prefer pushover MC. dunno but I got my standard for MC quite high after spent a lot of time read kr novels. and I feel very repulsive with these kind of jp MC who is absolutely useless, clueless, brainless, gutless, indecisive, extremely naïve... a total pushover free pass. <<less
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Sad Immortal
Sad Immortal rated it
April 14, 2023
Status: --
The plot and relationship of the character and my rant

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MC and his childhood friend: MC already try everything to get her back, but she don't have a clue about it and think he is bothering her. MC already given up when he was isekai. Although during the first few arc, the MC are written as still lustful toward her. It change after he bedded Kuna after which he always avoid the childhood friend (probably because she is very annoying and don't listen to reason) MC also think that she sleep with the hero.

The Childhood friend (Shirone) written as a clueless to love affair, but she is the type that always degrade the MC because of her own jealously, chasing the other girl always from the MC (MC actually a little popular as well, but due to her degrading of him, has no self-confident) the worse part is, she did it subconsciously, and she always brag about her time with the hero to the MC to rend his heart even further.

However, despite everything, the MC still wish for her happiness (which is being in the hero harem, which she herself didn't actually want at all)

Kuna think that Shirone is someone that might steal the MC from her, so they act like enemy until the last arc before the redo.

At the end before the redo of the story (i read from MTL) due to the MC help to bring ingredent for the an antidote for her, it led Kuna to think the MC like her (Kuna didn't know about the backstory with the hero, otherwise she would have shove that to Shirone face making her regret even more) but since she didn't know that, she think of Shirone as part of MC love interest, so she actually make friend with her.

Which mean if the plot would have advance and at some point Shirone try to confess, there a chance that the MC would refuse her saying he already move on. But that has a low chance of happening since another character name Rena.

Rena is also written to rend the reader heart due to her allowing her people to think that her child with the MC is her child with the hero instead (this point piss me off the most), and I really wish for the MC to say that he won't recognize the child and thought that Rena use memory manipulation magic on him, because she actually did seal the MC memory as well as hiding the fact that she pregnant, she also plan to use her child as the new hero (which is not bad in itself, but she hidden that fact from the MC) worse of all, she make the kid go live with the hero party.

Overall, Rena should have been punish more for her action (the kid was also a result of her raping the MC, then seal his memory of it), she is also suppose to be the main villain as she plan to kill all the hero party after her plan is complete, but due to that r*pe scene her character change into a heroine instead without any punishment.

So I expect that in the redo, Shirone will also be given leniency as well which would suck consider how she act.

Regene is another heroine of which I have mix feeling, because MC doesn't really like her, and even help her to reunited with her own childhood friend, but she choose to be with the hero party as a way to have communication between MC and them, but she also participate in the or*y event. The MC was under aphrodisiac of Kuna, and force Kuna, Regene, and a few of the demon maid, after which Regene almost die, so the MC make her into his apostle. She become a dragonkin due to the MC having draconic power. Which later she was make to manage the lizardmen who worship dragon and left forgotten after the dungeon arc.

Plus, She also work under Kyouka company which are seem as company control by the hero, so that left a bitter taste as well.

One other heroine is Totone, which is also kind of a forgotten character which only shine for 1 arc.

The hero party:

Reiji, basically a talanted womenizer, he bedded most girl that allow him to, but no forcing any that doesn't. This is also why half of the party is actaully not he women. However, it is written in the wiki that 3 of 7 girl in his party have physical relation with him, which I haven't really find anything indicate it, but :

Sahoko, the hero own childhood who have a child with him

Nao, who walk naked after taking a bath just like Reiji

Rino, which is Reiji cousin, so it would have been in*est relationship

Shirone, Chiyuki, and Kaya are view as the hero wife, and Kyouka is the hero sister, however none of them actually in physical relation with him.

Shirone as said above, is not aware of love affair yet.

Chiyuki doesn't want to because Reiji bed too many girl.

Kaya still a Unkown, but she the maid of Kyouka.

Kyouka actually interested in the MC because she are seem as a useless member until the MC give her a simple advice which change her a lot, so she admire him.

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Overall it a decent story, but also all over the place with the timeline and character design.

an example

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is Shirone which sometimes act like she all over the hero, sometimes, act like she regret what she did to the MC, sometime, act like a yandere over the MC. There is no clear distinction of her character until the end of this novel, hopefully she as a better development in the redo.

I also see rumor of her originally was plan to be in actual relation with the hero, but was change later, but I find no prove of it so far.

Regene are written as having follow the hero party after the arc in her kingdom which is use to rend the MC heart as he think that she also like the hero since she technically also a princess (fallen one), but the plot bend to her being in the MC place during the orge event, but later she is back with the hero party (during her time with them, the hero himself are stuck in a dungeon, so she is only with the female member, and she later manage the lizardmen who live near the dungeon, so she stay there.

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The timeline is also very unclear, as there is barely any clue to keep track of time, and sometime, it skip by half a year, then, another arc, it was already a few years in, and the children already feel like they can already walk and speak.

Overall, I give it five star due to it being one of the few isekai story that have drama which I enjoy.

but objectively, I would say a 3.5-4 star due to many inconsistency. <<less
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DudeComesUp
DudeComesUp rated it
March 8, 2023
Status: raw latest
The main idea of this story is that the author wants to make you hate the Hero team as much as possible by putting their POV in the majority of the story, and when the MC shows up, clear the problem and especially, beat up Reiji and humiliate him as much as possible, that makes the reader satisfy. Even more, the thing about Reiji being simp over Rena but Rena is head over heels in love with the MC... more>>
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, even had a child with him

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Nazamroth
Nazamroth rated it
August 19, 2022
Status: c72
Great tales, likeable main cast, funny antics. Too bad that 3/4 of chapters follow Harem Hero and his gang instead.

I couldnt care much less about that entitled prick and his fanatical self-agrandization, yet here we are. Stopped reading at c72 because our main cast is being relegated to background characters...
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Akshayrauth
Akshayrauth rated it
May 13, 2021
Status: --
If u are looking for an op MC then it's not for u.

Certainty MC is op but all the girls and the glories goes to the hero.

In the first place the hero is as strong as the king of the gods. I mean wtf. He is just summoned from another world and gets op powers comparable to king of gods same goes to MC... It's straight up lame.

... more>> The hero MC's archrival gets all the girls.

There is no face slapping... No revenge... No showing off powers... All these are done by the hero though lol.

  1. It's more of a story about a man who*e hero. Than MC's.
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Rusio2
Rusio2 rated it
May 11, 2021
Status: c68 part2
I hate this novel so much for the authors horrible decisions dude. Luckily for him I somehow am dying to see this one through and wont quit reading regardless of the POV changes to the hero party even though I still feel like gauging my eyes out every time they show up (which it does A LOT).

Its a hit and miss novel for those trying to pick it (I mean look at the reviews lol) so give it a try.
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Elgon
Elgon rated it
January 24, 2021
Status: c60
Frankly I have 0 clue why this novel is rated so low, it definitely should be at least a 4-4.5. Translation is good, worldbuilding is excellent and character relationships are fairly well done, especially when compared with 99% of other novels on the site. Maybe people think there's gonna be NTR but if they bothered reading the story there isn't.

Protagonist is incredibly strong, but has limitations. The way power/ranks/levels etc... is handled in this world is quite well done and isn't your classic godlike isekai shounen invincible op protagonist blowing... more>> his way through everything with 0 repercussions. (I personally feel like the shounen tag is a bit off-putting, it should be seinen imo)

There's a lot more focus on worldbuilding, the effects of these heroes on their surroundings, the relationship between characters as well as descriptions from multiple points of view, which imo really make the story interesting even though the main characters are so strong.

There's some misunderstandings, but for the most part they don't drag along too long and do get resolved in a fairly satisfying way. As a reference, if you liked [Sevens] then you'll probs like this. <<less
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DasMoosey
DasMoosey rated it
November 28, 2020
Status: --
This is hands down absolutely great. Does not get the recognition it deserves. However, the constant switching between the POV is a little annoying but is very tolerable.
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YaBish
YaBish rated it
September 5, 2020
Status: c58pt2
I'm amazed on the high start reviews I'm seeing. MC has all this power but doesn't want to fight back because he knows them (barely except for one person.) Even when he has a reason to fight he doesn't because he has another reason (which I don't even think he does.)

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He's "fighting" against the "heroes" on a mountain but it's actually a one sided beat down because he doesn't legit a lift a finger and I don't even know why.

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And for some reason the author decided to include every POV of every single character in the story (slight exaggeration which is saying something). Like people we don't ever care about. Since he does that the MC is in like 30-40% in the story. Imagine the Last Of Us 2 and you get the picture.

People have different feelings about stories whether it's fun, interesting, boring, etc. This just feels frustrating to read. <<less
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Xadro
Xadro rated it
August 12, 2020
Status: --
MC is typical loser which is difficult to read. Not to mention that only 25-30% of the time we see his POV the rest of the time its about even more unlikable characters.
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ManiacEx
ManiacEx rated it
July 26, 2020
Status: c56 part4
So forget everything you've read in other reviews, on the wiki, or in the novel description. The premise of this story is that romance causes IQs to drop. The more romantic interests/entanglements/rivals, the bigger the drop, but only in relation to the other individuals involved.

Join our lead brick protagonist, his rivals, companions, and friends, as they journey onwards to see who can best misread the mood, miss subtext, and totally fail to understand every relationship they find themselves in.

Also, the story is pretty good too, unless you want anyone in... more>> the story to have a clue about what's going on. <<less
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Funggen
Funggen rated it
July 13, 2020
Status: 64
There are 2 literature that had make me puke :

177013 and ingoshima

But turns out I found the 3rd. I love cheesy bad isekai novel. I'll read a 3* rated novel just to give it a second chance even if it's bad..

But this novel doesn't sit with me here. The author tried to throw away the cliché only to ruin it in the worse case possible...

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seeing as that the MC wouldn't be cared by his childhood friend, he found the possibility of having someone that would care for him. Only to get his childhood friend meddle with his live controlling what he should/shouldn't have for his life. Bi*ch you didn't even care for him seeing him with pity and disgust like that isn't even helping it. She gets her own time to reflect on her POV but she just brush it of like she cared "time to play with ikemen Hero as one of his [wife], while see that ugly MC can't let him have his life let me try to kill his newfound love interest, oh he cried boohoo~ pity him time to leave him with his pig face friend.. I genuinely puked when she brushed of her chance to understand what in the Mc's mind

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Logical
Logical rated it
June 20, 2020
Status: --
this novel had a lot of potential when I first read it... the author is a genius, combining 2 mythologies to create a new one is without a doubt very interesting, and im a sucker for story of gods and heroes. I didn’t even think about such concept before...... BUT if im being honest, his storytelling is shit.... stop putting so many different POV, I dont give a damn about some small fry’s point of view, the MC barely have any screentime because of that and it only spins the... more>> story around in the same area. Moreover I can only see the main character as a shallow pe*vert who is really desperate for some chicks to the point it’s irritating..... please dont waste this potential any further, it was a shame, Really. <<less
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fmma4
fmma4 rated it
June 1, 2020
Status: c195
Ehem what they say this novel really weird.
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Start as normal average after 80 90 becomes good.I understand if you say you dont like MC and hero moron but until MC own so hard hero this novel not that good I understand that after that nope there no way that this novel is bad. MC op but no only op one here Maou stronger than MC but dont wanna fight really. In the end theres not single reason to fight two faction leaders respect each other gods leader and maou they brothers but mothers diffirent but one single goddess and other people who dont like ugly being they want war thats what happens here MC vs hero maou vs goddess but this is not end with MC killing maou or goddess theres other bad guys here who sisters and brothers to maou and maou really god guy sealed own mother dont wanna war while his sibling want war its long story I know you dont like until chapter 80 90 thats normal after that MC improves and develop as MC

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No MC not cuck or simp okay he is just dont care and his emotions really low he is really dark knight in some way he cucks hero while taking goddess that hero wants lol some people really salty with this novel. You know I didnt see pregnant childhood here or I readed wrong I dont know his childhood friend just brainwashed and %100 s*upid but after 150 chapter she start questioning hero and start follow and think MC more and there anohter girl here with hero nothing doing with MC that girls starts to questioning hero and gods like demons really evil ? Hero really ? Good because hero just moron and playboy MC beats him so hard he broke city wall with hero

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Yeah this novel not 5/5 but there no fricking way this novel deserves 1 or 2 that people just haters nothing more if you dont like realistic or diffirent story just read slime or death march where always MC wins MC owns braind death girls yet they cant touch them with bullsh*t reasons yes this novel MC not 5/5 but he is improving he is just normal guy with power he is dont care other things like hero being stronger than him and he care only childhood friend even saying that hero moron dont go that party and you know what he is right hero just moron who dont know anything he spoiled born in rich family with good body handsome face MC beat even in real world but he dont care and I know theres only one girl pregnant here and that just one of braindeath girls come with hero from real world in 195 chapters if I missed sorry but I didnt see that MC childhood friend being even doin s*x with hero she starts to not that care about hero she cares about more MC so I dont know I didnt see that

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I think girls in this novel realistic if you ask why? Well in the reality girls loves handsome and popular mans while in japan novels even you are ugly or average you still can obtain harem so hero handsome cool rich and save lot of girls and that saved girls fall in the love with hero so while MC face not that handsome he is op but he dont show that he is not come from rich family and he is not playboy so he is no chick magnet like hero

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dont listen other reviews just read for your self after 80 90 chapters you gonna see real quality here but its okay to not liking this novel thats your choice.
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Vantonne
Vantonne rated it
May 11, 2020
Status: v51.1
This is one of the worst things I have ever read, and not for the reasons you'd think. I recommend anyone reading this to give this story a big and hard pass. Save yourself the frustration and agony of this reading this pile of garbage.

There's a gap of quality when it comes to the story, and honestly, the author's mistake was focusing way too much on the POVs of characters that are as interesting as watching paint dry. Mainly, the hero and his party. They are f*cking bland as hell,... more>> not to mention unlikable to an absurd degree. Imagine eating bread, but it was soggy and moldy. That's how it feels to slog through these POV chapters. What's more, these parts of the story take 10 chapters too long and it is unbearable.

But, it isn't all gloom and doom.

I don't mind the POV of the side characters though, the characters that aren't the hero and his dumb broad harem, because more often than not, at the very LEAST, they are actually enjoyable and palatable to read.

Chapters that focus more on Kuroki's point of view though, they are gold, relatively speaking. Honestly, it's not really a high bar compared to the mcf*ckface and his on**ole collection. I don't really mind his character, being a pacifist, I see it as him trying to maintain his humanity instead of going mu*derhobo, and he's a genuine dude. <<less
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