Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-29275465-20160826234143/@comment-2175012-20160928114230

In folklore, the Krampus is known to punish children, and in some versions, take them to Hell; so no, Krampus is a necessary evil. Just because he's a demon doesn't mean much; if anything, that suggests he's made of evil as in a living manifestation of Santa's evil. If that's the case, their morality is under serious question (unless it's shown that they could make moral choices). What I'm saying is that they can't do anything other than what their nature demands of them.

For the most part, demons in their respective work are expected to have moral agency, lest be proven otherwise. For example, modern interpretations of demons dictate that they have free will as they willingly chose to follow Satan. Also, Word of God (the director) cannot be used for determing a CM. Often, their depiction of a character is inconspicious to how the character is portrayed in the work.