In flashbacks, Evil Xena varied from a vicious warlord with some strict rules (no killing women and children for instance) to a borderline feral animal quite willing to hurt women and children that Borias could barely keep in check to a treacherous vicious backstapper (Valkyrie Xena for example).
Evil Xena either went through all three evil alignments or would have to be lumped under True Evil since she varied so much.
At the end, Hera was adamant she was not going to let another innocent die. It was more than paying back a favor.
As Balder tried to explain to Hercules, the harsh environment made the Norse gods and their people very different from the Greeks. Judging both societies by the same standards without taking that into account is unfair. Thor made it clear he cared for the Northmen when he sent Hercules to Asgard while he himself went to save the humans from a burning building. At the end, he did not kill that Viking girl an an attempt to get to Loki. To him, Trial by Axe was a good idea and he had yet to see why it wasn't. He did not see why it was a bad law.
For Odin, it is impossible to reconcile the two versions of the character. One is the caring patriarch of a volatile family. The other is a younger, selfish hedonist. The Hercules one is Lawful Good. The Xena one is True Neutral at best.
Finally, I think Ares only wanted order so much as was necessary to maintain the war effort. As he once stated, a hungry soldier is motivated to fight. A starving one cannot lift a sword. Peace would only be a time to rearm for the next war. Most chaotic being would want at least a degree of order and civilization for practicality if nothing else. But yeah Neutral Evil is probably the best.
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LostKiera
8 years ago
Evil Xena either went through all three evil alignments or would have to be lumped under True Evil since she varied so much.
Yes probably would agree there.
At the end, Hera was adamant she was not going to let another innocent die. It was more than paying back a favor.
Fair enough
As Balder tried to explain to Hercules, the harsh environment made the Norse gods and their people very different from the Greeks. Judging both societies by the same standards without taking that into account is unfair. Thor made it clear he cared for the Northmen when he sent Hercules to Asgard while he himself went to save the humans from a burning building. At the end, he did not kill that Viking girl an an attempt to get to Loki. To him, Trial by Axe was a good idea and he had yet to see why it wasn't. He did not see why it was a bad law.
I feel with Thor that saving the humans was out of character for him - he had been affected by Hercules lecturing him and was trying to be a better person than he had been before. So perhaps it could be said that he was a borderline case who Hercules pushed into complete goodness. But then of course that was all undone when Hercules changed time.
For Odin, it is impossible to reconcile the two versions of the character. One is the caring patriarch of a volatile family. The other is a younger, selfish hedonist. The Hercules one is Lawful Good. The Xena one is True Neutral at best.
Yes, probably true.
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