Originally Posted by
Jikate-Stormrage
I’m not looking to install some conspiracy here but:
His insides hurt when he makes a bad choice. This doesn’t mean the choice was bad or wrong for him. It means that his decision/words/actions do not align with what the Light wants.
The Light wants: we have yet to completely understand what the Light wants. I’m not inferring the Light is evil; but even good entities aren’t above doing questionable things to achieve their goals. Just like the Narru tried to force Illidan to fulfill his prophecy. Or Yrel commuting atrocities to convert all of Draenor.
You can say “but Velens prophecy of Anduin”...a prophecy that did not come to pass. Anduin wasn’t fighting the Void, he was fighting the Burning Legion in the prophecy. The Burning Legion is quite frankly dismantled, and it wasn’t at the hands of Anduin’s Army of Light. More at the hands of a ragtag offensive where the “good” side was a mottled group (alliance, horde, illidari, and the draeni still existing on Argus)
The entire World of Warcraft IP is built upon perspective. The humans were merely protecting their world. The Orcs were merely looking for a world not falling apart (when you look at playable orcs that is). Arthas was a Good character who went too far to protect his people (he knew the culling of strath was bad, but it protected the greater good). Even Sargeras was commiting evil deeds in the name of the greater good. Perspective is everything.
Light/Void: two sides of the very same coin. When a narru dies it turns into a void lord. And vice versa. One controls with whispers, the other controls with emotions/feelings. One could say any attempt to control something else is inherently evil in itself.
Anduin is a good character because he doesn’t always just trusts his feelings. He tries to see the potential in every option. And not all of his decisions are popular nor selfish. That is why he is a good character. Not because he is light infused. More likely, in spite of being Light infused.
Ideals aren’t meant to be all encompassing. You can be a Christian, but you are meant to spread the word. Not force others to capitulate or convert. It’s the ability to believe in something, but not allow it to blind you to the beliefs of others that makes you good. And so I believe that while Anduin is a good natured character; he is not above fallacy, hope, or the errors of youth.
He will question his emotions (Lights influence), and at times make decisions on his logic instead. The three lies could in fact be things he has said in the Lights service. It all comes down to perspective. Even Villains think they are Heroes.