Thread:LostGod2000/@comment-27586321-20141203183958/@comment-1762629-20141203230007

Here's my view on it: simply being Hitler does not mean you're a Monster. You have to measure the character and their on-screen deeds, not just the fact that he's Hitler. For example, in the Marvel universe, Hitler himself doesn't count because he's outclassed by the Red Skull. Several other interpretations of him have him played for comedy or otherwise add redeeming traits, and all the other actions they commit within the media itself don't count him, even if it's consistent he had millions die. And besides, if you're measuring his real-life actions, why aren't you measuring his several good traits, too? He was human, after all. He loved dogs; when he ended up poisoning his own dog, he was racked with immense grief. He's had people spared, some of which were Jewish. So unless Hitler proves himself definitively a Monster within the character he's presented with, sure, and I've yet to see a case of that. But if not, well, he doesn't count. He's looked on as a bastard, but there can be no real life Complete Monsters- period- and there's other things that prevent him from counting. To sum, being Hitler is not a baseline. This goes for Satan, too.

As for the Indiana Jones interpretation of him, no, he doesn't count, for the excuse you've listed above and the fact he still pales compared to Toht and Walter.