Thread:BeholderofStuff/@comment-27818776-20160109191733/@comment-26884760-20160109202009

in the show itself it's pretty clear that God is not to blame, Satan : "God messed up, free will is a curse" - maybe he was hinting the free will allowed him to rebel against God in the first place but as Tess (?) rightly pointed out free will is actually a gift.. one so strong even Satan was allowed his freedom to rebel.. he could not stay as an angel but God respected his choice.. that in a way makes Satan in that reality a far greater contender for CM as he was not banished perse so much as willing rejected "good".

Of course that is head-canon but even within show itself he seems to have an understanding of morals and a capability for good, yet willingly rejects it in favor of trying to ruin the work of God's angels on Earth (and even tempting them to fall).. instead of simply being the traditional "embodiment of evil" I'd argue he is an "anti-angel" (capable of free will, only he uses it for his own gain and unlike other angels refuses to admit his own flaws, to the point he sees gifts as a curse)