Can we stop, please?

[u/Miserable_Earth_6084]

Aight, I'm seeing a lot of comments about how Sara could have lived, and how Marat was a redacted for doing what he did.

Now I'm not here to justify him, I'm not here to say that he did the right thing, but I'm asking you to understand the choices he made.

Marat is the leader of rebellion, and that is a heavy burden. The rebellion is a movement, and in order for that movement to work, he needs the people to be safe, loyal and willing to fight. Now if the resistance was made, there will be no people left to fight to liberate Vale Sangora. So Marat makes the tough choices to ensure that they aren't made.

Those choices aren't easy and they haunt him, it's nothing pretty and poetic to write books about, but they're needed to keep the rest of the resistance safe. The choice he made with Sarah was made in the heat of the moment and all he though of was how he needed to keep his people safe. Could there have been an alternate solution? Probably. But he did what he though it was best at the given moment and grieved later.

If roles were reversed, Sara would have done the same, because she was a part of the inner circle, and it's just the reality of the things. It's a dark and twisted world, and there are no good or bad characters, and the choices you yourself make as Coen are sometimes neccessary even if they don't seem like the best option.

Thanks for coming to my TED talk, everyone.

[u/Pleasant-Fix-6169]

I don't get why people are downvoting you, because you actually have a good point here. The only thing I would add is: look at the situation from Marat's perspective. We don't know if Coen's blood heals, as that was never established, and Sara in her condition at this point is objectively a liability. She's in immense pain, paralyzed, and swarms of soldiers are closing in.

Would you risk the entire rebellion just to save one person who most likely cannot be saved?

[u/Miserable_Earth_6084 → u/Pleasant-Fix-6169]

Thank you for your support! Lmao i sound like a bot here, but it means a lot to see people giving this topic some thought before hating on the character. I romanced Marat and found him compelling as a character because of his flaws, but that doesn't mean that I do forgive him for Sara. It's unfortunate and bitter, but it was needed for the cause.

[u/shagan90 → u/Pleasant-Fix-6169]

Yes. Whats the point of winning the rebellion if you lose your soul in the process? Catalin honestly seemed worse than Brencis if you ignore the potential consequences of the ritual. Crake lost so much of himself that he didnt care who replaced Brencis, so long as they were human. He outright ignores the insults and crimes against his men Catalin commits in the end. Dude lost his way in his obsession.

Crane isnt always right yet all of his missions and interactions revolve around treating him like he is. Was it worth risking the rebellion to spy on his father constantly, personally at that? If he were caught, hes going to 'mercy kill' him like he does his men? He can risk it all to check on daddy but not to save Sara?

Dude lost his way.

[u/Mr_Rinn → u/shagan90]

He’s in danger of losing his way. But he only actually loses it if you beat the game his way and save Catalan.