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<blockquote data-quote="payn" data-source="post: 8560923" data-attributes="member: 90374">Thats why I just try and keep it simple. Evil doesn't necessitate bad outcomes and Good doesnt ensure it. A single evil action doesn't an evil alignment make, a vis a vis.&nbsp; For me the difference is intent and method. Good characters sometimes kill, but usually try their best to avoid it. They may have their back against a wall and need to choose self defense. They might pre-emptively choose to kill for the best outcome, but this should very rare and extreme. Evil characters see killing as a perfectly reasonable conflict resolution method.&nbsp;&nbsp; For example, a police officer may have to take a life in their line of duty. Its not the purpose of their duty, and they should try and avoid having to do this at all. The punisher defines himself as a murderer; its what he does. There have been some attempts to make The Punisher seem more altruistic. I think those are misguided attempts to make the Punisher fit with super heroes in general. Ultimately, murder is always the Punishers method and you cant really get around that. I think anti-heroes have their place and make stories more interesting than simple white hat vs black hat.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="payn, post: 8560923, member: 90374"] Thats why I just try and keep it simple. Evil doesn't necessitate bad outcomes and Good doesnt ensure it. A single evil action doesn't an evil alignment make, a vis a vis. For me the difference is intent and method. Good characters sometimes kill, but usually try their best to avoid it. They may have their back against a wall and need to choose self defense. They might pre-emptively choose to kill for the best outcome, but this should very rare and extreme. Evil characters see killing as a perfectly reasonable conflict resolution method. For example, a police officer may have to take a life in their line of duty. Its not the purpose of their duty, and they should try and avoid having to do this at all. The punisher defines himself as a murderer; its what he does. There have been some attempts to make The Punisher seem more altruistic. I think those are misguided attempts to make the Punisher fit with super heroes in general. Ultimately, murder is always the Punishers method and you cant really get around that. I think anti-heroes have their place and make stories more interesting than simple white hat vs black hat. [/QUOTE]

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