Board Thread:Clean up Concerns/@comment-366087-20160505210321/@comment-1969141-20160507012316

As the one who created the "Corrupting Influence" category, I do admit that I am strongly against merging it with "Destroyer of Innocence".

"Destroyers of Innocence" implies that something is broken, while "Corrupting Influence" implies that something is twisted. Call me Mr Nitpick, but this is not the same.

Confronted to a DoI, the hero suffers lasting trauma, to the point that they will be forever changed. Their lives will never be the same, but their morality remains intact. They might become jaded and cynical, but still.

A CI brings the worst out of someone, at best their personality will be changed and their moral compass be lowered, at worst they become downright evil.

Also, while DoI more often than not targets the hero or a protagonist, CI can target anyone. The hero, the the villains who were corrupted, but also the average Joe...