Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-39492511-20190807174432/@comment-32346149-20190914221556

Their are two sides to the equation when it comes to redemption.

1 - Does the villain want to be redeemed?

2 - Will the heroes accept that redemption?


 * 1) 1 is a problem for most of the villains on this show.  Tyrian, Mercury, Cinder, Watts, and Salem have never even expressed a sign of remorse for their actions.  So it would be wildly out of character for any of them to seek redemption.

Hazel has expressed interest in pacifism and also lament in the past, so redemption is on the table for him. Emerald is definitely also someone with a moral compass, and Neo could well be redeemed because we have no insight into how she really feels about all this (because she doesn't speak).

So those are the only three villains, in my opinion, who could be realistically redeemed at the end of the day.

As for #2, I believe the heroes would accept the redemption of any of the villains except for Cinder. Cinder has done too much personal harm to the heroes. Even if she were to truly feel sorry for her actions, I don't believe they would accept it.

So, here's my list of villains, ordered from most likely to be redeemed, to least likely.

1 - Emerald (Very likely)

2 - Hazel (Likely)

3 - Neo (Plausible)

4 - Salem (Unlikely)

5 - Mercury (Unlikely)

6 - Watts (Very unlikely)

7 - Tyrian (Very unlikely)

8 - Cinder (Virtually impossible)