User blog comment:AdrianC385/Villains that should be added as Pure Evil/@comment-29644557-20180321032754/@comment-29644557-20180323205948

The manga/2009 anime version is the one that qualified, the 2003 anime version changed the story and presented him in a much more sympathetic light. Then there was the 2017 live action film, where I actually agree more with his qualifications since he goes far beyond what he did in the animes/manga.

I just always believed that even if you removed the tier system/heinous standard, there are too many conflicting viewpoints and potential midigating factors. I mean, they reject Syndrome for possibly being tragic, but keep Shou despite the fact that thre are a ton of possible midigating factors? It just doesn't make sense to me. I never agreed with him qualifying, but they've made up their minds, so I won't change them.