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Viren from The Dragon Prince.

Viren is very ambitious, intelligent man with a one-track mind and a means-to-an-end attitude. He is not above using underhanded tactics, relying on trickery and deception to further his goals, often found twisting words and circumstances, faking emotions, or exploiting other creatures for their magic. Although he is an expert in manipulation, his actions are often easily discovered as transparent, which he usually responds to with anger and desire for revenge. He is also easily angered when faced with criticism and disagreements.
Despite his ruthlessness, Viren appears to have a soft spot for his children. However, they are not spared entirely, demonstrated when putting pressure on Claudia to choose between dragon prince's egg and Soren's life, as well as tricking his son into harming the princes for his benefit. To children other than his own, however, and especially young children, he is often quite disrespectful and contemptuous of.
However, he is not without redeeming traits. When Aaravos asks what Viren intends to gain from all his crimes and treachery, he responds that he has no personal interest in power, spoils, or conquest, and that he only wants "humanity to flourish, without a knife at its throat." Aaravos needs to frame conquest before Viren fully submits to that line of thinking. He truly seems to want what he believes is best for Katolis and humanity as a whole and is willing to achieve that prosperity by any means necessary. This shows that despite his atrocities, Viren's motivation is partly selfless. He does however not shy back from going as far as killing people to gain support or sacrificing innocents, as long as he sees them as enemies of humanity.

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Viren from The Dragon Prince.

Viren is very ambitious, intelligent man with a one-track mind and a means-to-an-end attitude. He is not above using underhanded tactics, relying on trickery and deception to further his goals, often found twisting words and circumstances, faking emotions, or exploiting other creatures for their magic. Although he is an expert in manipulation, his actions are often easily discovered as transparent, which he usually responds to with anger and desire for revenge. He is also easily angered when faced with criticism and disagreements.
Despite his ruthlessness, Viren appears to have a soft spot for his children. However, they are not spared entirely, demonstrated when putting pressure on Claudia to choose between dragon prince's egg and Soren's life, as well as tricking his son into harming the princes for his benefit. To children other than his own, however, and especially young children, he is often quite disrespectful and contemptuous of.
However, he is not without redeeming traits. When Aaravos asks what Viren intends to gain from all his crimes and treachery, he responds that he has no personal interest in power, spoils, or conquest, and that he only wants "humanity to flourish, without a knife at its throat." Aaravos needs to frame conquest before Viren fully submits to that line of thinking. He truly seems to want what he believes is best for Katolis and humanity as a whole and is willing to achieve that prosperity by any means necessary. This shows that despite his atrocities, Viren's motivation is partly selfless. He does however not shy back from going as far as killing people to gain support or sacrificing innocents, as long as he sees them as enemies of humanity.