User blog comment:The Crazy Terror/PE Proposal: Ares (DC Extended Universe)/@comment-25075214-20190905003219

I would say no as Ares genuinely believes humanity to be corrupted because of their own free will and that he thinks that getting rid of them would make the world a far more better place, as indicated by his conversation with Diana after he revealed himself to her. Plus, he briefly put his hatred of humanity aside to help fight off Steppenwolf, who is far more monstrous than him. If he hadn't and instead chose to side with Steppenwolf to get rid of humanity, then maybe he would've been Pure Evil.