Board Thread:Questions and Answers/@comment-29614334-20160813074156

Sooo... I've only been on this site for... mmm... 2 minutes, and, there's something that kind of concerns me. I've seen pages that are entirely devoted to species/races. One such page was for the Sangheili of Halo. And, uh... that doesn't make much sense. Why are there pages for entire species? We... we're talking about a spacefaring population of... probably over 2 billion individuals, in this context.

Not only can you not tell me with a straight face that every single individual in said species is a "villain", but really... can the word "villain" even apply to an entire species?! Isn't such a term meant for individual people, based on their actions/intentions?

A species/race can be described as villainous, but... even then, it's a bit flismy in terms of definition. Usually when a species is described as villainous, it's due to said population happening to have evolved in that manner. Or have been manipulated by outside forces. Neither of which, any species can be blamed for.

Besides, when it comes to the Sangheili... they're not villainous by nature. They tend to have an arrogant attitude toward other species, due to their typical upbringing. But they aren't "evil". Most of what a Sangheili does isn't done with "evil" intent. Whenever a member of their species does something especially violent, it's usually for religious, honorary, or tertiary reasons. And even then... violence is just a part of their culture! They are all trained to fight for honor and distinction from the moment they can walk.

Now, Jul 'Mdama- he can be called a "villain".

Also... I feel as though things tend to be just as problematic when people make pages about random, unidentified "enemies/fodder" from video games. I saw a page about the rank in the Covenant military called "Zealot". Really? You're going to tell me that every individual who has the rank of "Zealot" is a villain? Come off it! 