i think there is a fair question of like. how much does temple actually believe the shit heās selling. because there is a completely valid interpretation of him where he literally just wants to kill people and was looking for an excuse. or the stronger interpretation of all of this is self serving revenge and heās just hocking justice for sim troopers to get support
but with lines like āpawns kill kingsā and the fact that his goal is to blow up the unsc and his killing of freelancers seems like a side projectā like, clearly he is trying to kill carolina, but if getting revenge for biff is his ultimate or even his main goal wouldnāt the majority of his effort be into going after his killer? like, sure, he wants to get back at the whole system that caused his death, but wouldnāt killing carolina be the denouement there if what he cared about was avenging biff?
heās also just a way more interesting character if heās right. like, season 15 fumbled fucking HARD with its conclusion of the sim troopers stuff but like. the blues and reds fighting against a military who thinks because theyāre less capable their lives are literally less valuable than other soldiers is. straight up compelling and i donāt think bad writing should get to take that away
like, i think temple is a selfish asshole who will, ten times outta ten, choose his own goals over any sort of political ideology. but i still think he has that ideology. just cause a guy is prioritizing murdering people in his basement over his political action doesnāt devalue his political action!
