Thread:Balthus Dire/@comment-7455247-20151215183402/@comment-1969141-20151215190527

And they should not. This is but another example of category abuse. Friends of the Heroes is meant for characters who were genuinely friends with the heroes before turning evil, or who are genuinely friends with the hero despite fighting against one another. The key word being "genuinely".

Palpatine and the others are either "Charismatic Villains" (if the heroes and ESPECIALLY the audience are meant to believe they are allies or nice people), "Master Manipulator" (if they need to be in the heroes' good grace for their plans"), or plain liars...