User blog comment:Cursed warrior 343/Lastius Cerbex/@comment-4867780-20170913222410

Interestingly suble approach with Future Lastius, securing overwhelming power behind the scene yet maintaining a stable and effective organization, and gradually seizing control of the world via legitimate retaliation-based annexion, which owes him expanding empire and excellent PR, as well as a lot of respect and admiration that probably brings just as much if not more nations to join the (apparently ?) honorable winning team.

Although if the defeated aggressors refuse to bend the knee, wouldn't Future Lastius rather wipe out the ruling caste and form a new one from their political opponents, who disagree with their predecessor's warmongering agenda and are eager to join his empire, rather than just destroy the country ?

After all, most wars are started by a handful of decision-makers comfortably sitting in their ivory tower, while the rest of the country follows in line like trained cattle, willfully sent to the slauhterhouse to increase their owner's wealth and prestige.

So terminating a nation for the crime of a dozen people seems excessive, not to mention a colossal waste of human resources and terrible publicity on the international scene, that God-Emperor Lastius would likely prefer to avoid.

Intresting how a resolutely villainous character can make a great conqueror and emperor, it really goes to show how morally grey these roles are, with dark roots that can eventually lead to shinning fruits.