Thread:Balthus Dire/@comment-24945605-20140712043935/@comment-27818776-20140712044832

Muntz very clearly had a Freudian Excuse, though. This guy has literally spent years trying to get a bird, so it's understandable as to why he became evil. It's implied that he did kill people in the past. The only problem is that it was offscreen, and Muntz only mentioned it in passing. He does cross the moral event horizon when he attempted to murder Russel, but again, one murder doesn't warrant a monster. Syndrome's excuse doesn't work, because he went onto commit superhero genocide just because one superhero blew him off when he was younger. And again, Syndrome was too far gone to listen to Mr. Incredible's apology.

Overall, this is why Muntz isn't a complete monster. He has a very clear Freudian Excuse, and he never killed anyone onscreen.