Thread:AustinDR/@comment-27960787-20170530162110/@comment-2175012-20170531005531

1. Because a CM is meant to be reviled. If they are not taken seriously, then they cannot be a CM. Not necessarily; Knight of Cerebus doesn't automically equal CM. A knight of cerebus is a villain that darkens the mood of their works, making the work in question more dramatic. If they are seen as heinous by the standards of their work, as well as have no redeeming features, then they could be CMs. It simply isn't synonymous with that trope.

2. A moral event horizon is the point at which a villain becomes iredeemable. A single MEH crossing doesn't automatically make the villain a CM by default (unless it stands out as truly heinous in universe). A CM exists above the MEH; it is also possible for a character to seek atonement for their crossing. In all intent and purposes, it is a black mark in the character's history.