Talk:James Ironwood/@comment-2602:306:805D:8C10:D95C:C8E5:3755:71C4-20171205183952

I honestly feel like James Ironwood will accidentally become a villain because of several factors:

1. His unwillingness to trust others, which prompts him to take matters into his own hands while demanding others to trust him. Why should people trust Ironwood when he won't trust them back?

2. His paranoia;  he knows about Salem's existence and suspects what she is capable of. His mind could be clouded by fear and he'll take extreme yet amoral measures to ensure Atlas's safety, many of which will harm Atlas as well.

3. His closing the borders of Atlas and the Dust Embargo; while it does drain enemies of fuel, it also drains the other kingdoms as well and they'll need Dust to defend themselves. He's basically leaving the other kingdoms to fend for themselves, offering no help whatsoever. If Atlas is attacked, they will have no allies to aid them either because the other kingdoms will be too weakened or they don't trust Atlas, possibly believing they abandoned them.

4. Only using his own judgment; James has shown at times that he'll disregard the advice of others because he believes that his way is the right way. If he gets worse, he may use his power to take complete control of Atlas and punish those who do not support him.

I don't know if it'll happen, but it's possible. If it did, I think Ironwood wouldn't be a straight up villain; he'd be a person who feels the need to do the wrong things for the right reasons, but they will backfire on him.