User blog comment:Magma MK-II/Characters that shouldn't be here, Part 5/@comment-26884760-20160126211428/@comment-26884760-20160127213552

Dredd came from a "morally corrupt" society but he is almost incapable of actual corruption (as in going against his laws "norms") - he's bred to enforce law and is basically a Space Marine in terms of "can never stray from that code" mentality.

He has sometimes defended people the law oppressed however and that's why I feel he's lacking now, he has become more heroic than he was originally but even at his worst Dredd is an anti-hero rather than a villain, especially since his enemies are immeasurably worse than himself.