i hate how watered down people make him or like just.... make him more simple than he is. like this isn't everyone, but a few people.
i feel like people forget that he's literally satan. trying to complete world domination. he wouldn't have feelings or relationships with the alternates because they're just pawns in the end. he wouldn't feel anything for adam because once again, he's just a pawn. and he might just be doing it for vengance to spite God? He might just be doing it for funsies— who knows? Like he's meant to be scary and intimidating and horrific and while the show doesn't do a good job at that, the fandom certainly doesnt either. he's either just this huge edgelord or this disney villain who is misunderstood. or just some random dom daddy or something. he is not any of these he's literally the embodiment of evil.