Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-50.129.241.31-20130407013257/@comment-13540551-20130727031040

It's very likely that Adam has been deeply personally wronged by the Schnee company--a possible explanation for his wearing the mask. This incident in the past stripped him of his morals and made him obsessed with vengeance, but he still has some human qualities about him. Basically, he's Jet (Avatar: The Last Airbender), V (V for Vendetta), and Josey (The Outlaw Josey Wales) rolled into one.