User blog comment:GrandMethuselah67/Neutral 'verse Character Sheet: Emperor Bradley Hargrave/@comment-4867780-20151210082858

I must admit getting a sense of familiarity, but I won't bore you with unwelcome comparisons.

So Bradley's technomagical constructs don't require resources to be created ? Wow ! Combined to how powerful and polyvalent they are, the world's governments clearly never stood a chance, united or not ^ ^;

How powerful are the Wish Machines ? Do they rely on their magical side operate ? What would be the standard wishes from citizens ? Considering the weight of social comparison even in highly blessed circles, I get the feeling unchecked greed and better-than-you syndrome would soon lead to various crazy escalations, which would most likely prove harmful to his society. Did he set countermeasures to prevent wishes from being indirectly misused, or does he handles them on a case-by-case basis ?

(typo : "problems brought on" ; "linked to Bradley" kinda sounds better than "with", but I'm not sure).

How does Terra Ultima assimilate fragments of reality ? Does it bend space or open portals to others ? Is the procedure harmful to the subjects ? Is the city somehow canibalistic in a metaphysical way ?

"Bradley's office was corrupt and plotting against him, but Bradley used his powers to corrupt the traitors of his office into perfect copies of him"

ROFL ! Defeating corruption with even more corruption ? Reminds me of a meme about violence ^ ^

Nice mix of socialist utopia and totalitarian dictatorship, it makes it really hard categorize Bradley in terms of Good and Evil. His approach in making the world a better a place is very similar to Marvel's Doctor Doom, much like the worldwide totalitarian utopia he eventually achieved in various alternate stories.

Somehow, governing reminds me a lot of education, in both cases the authority is torn between doing what they believe is best against their charge's will, or offering them the freedom to make their own choices at the risk of messing up to various extends. Hence why there is ultimately no such a things as an ideal government, at least none we can relate to.

On a different subject, could you tell me what you think about the Selforge Possibility Matrix I recently added on my sheet ? Not pressuring you or anything, I would just be interested in hearing your opinion about it if you don't mind.