BLOODFIRE2

It also helps that in some cases he’s actually sort of right. Or at least has a good way of thinking. His pep-talk to Mike before he turns and him telling Julie he’s giving Deluxe to her when he dies are good examples. Kane’s right in these moments; being a leader does involve making tough decisions that a lot of people won’t like, and the best people to give positions of power are often the ones who don’t want it because they’re more inclined to view it as an actual responsibility than a luxury.

What makes Kane the villain is what he’s willing to do to get what he wants and expand his grip on Detroit (as well as the cyberpunk fascism and total disregard for those he considers beneath him of course).

And his relationship with Julie is especially interesting because you could legit make the argument that Kane loves his daughter more than his own position, and the back and forth between the two make Julie the most interesting character (should have been the protagonist tbh) in the show, and there’s no real way to determine just how exactly Kane would react when he inevitably found out Julie was a Burner. Would he double down and go completely off the deep end, or would the gut punch give him enough of a wake-up call to mellow out?

Hi! We're introducing Important Blue Internet Checkmarks here on Tumblr. They're a steal at $7.99—that's cheaper than some other places, when you consider that you get not one but TWO checkmarks for your blog on web only (for now). Why, you ask? Why not? Nothing matters! ¯\_(ツ)_/¯