Thread:Love Robin/@comment-30634893-20170426112511/@comment-25008763-20170427025756

Akumatization seems like a much quicker version of Dark Side Corruption.

remember in the original Star Wars Luke became more and more "Akumatized" (he grew darker, less Jedi and more Sith, the process was slow but still had the basic idea of a good character being drained of that good and made evil)

Luke resisted it but Palpatine was still trying to brainwash him, Luke was a victim who fought back and Palpatine's style was much slower than the instant effects of Akumatization but the point is what people do when influenced by things that change their personality is not a reflection on themselves.

Hyde is NOT a reflection of Jekyll, despite being all of Jekyll's inner-darkness, we ALL have a Hyde and if unleashed against our will and without our control the actions we commit as "Hyde" are in no way our own.. everyone fantasies about doing horrible things, everyone gets angry or sad or wants to get revenge.. Dark Side Corruption and Akumatization unleash that, the people are victims because while we all have inner evil and may desire a chance to be "Hyde" we almost all regret it when we give in and are horrified at what our "Hyde" side can do.

humans by nature are flawed, if a villain comes along and exploits our inner-darkness to make us worse we're still (usually) the victims - like making a pact with the Devil.. it is the Devil who is truly to blame, since it is the Devil that has the most malignant influence (the people it may trick or corrupt are simply pawns)