Some Say the Protagonist Is Anti-Human, So Let Me Talk About My Current Thinking

The protagonist is now darkness itself—anti-human, evil. I don't want to make any excuses for him. This is simply the state he's in right now, so I'll portray him accordingly: as bad as he can be, without leaving any room for mercy. This is also part of the protagonist's V-shaped growth curve. He will be confused, he will struggle, and he will seek the truth, but right now he is deeply trapped in the Dark Side, so his actions should be like this.

A character's personality and way of acting will not remain unchanged forever; that is also a defining trait of the characters I write. Of course, I'm not going to write a story with completely broken values. The protagonist will naturally return to the light, but that process is destined to be painful and fraught with struggle. Repeatedly bouncing between light and darkness? At the very least, I would not create a character so shallowly, especially not the protagonist.

And don't compare what the protagonist is doing with Darth Korrat or Revan, because you're comparing one part of his story with the entirety of theirs. I don't want to judge, once Tang Xiao reaches the end of his path, whether he will be stronger or weaker than Revan, Korrat, and the others. All I can tell you is that, at the very least, he will be complete.