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the way the lmk fandom mostly and constantly victimises or babies macaque is so interesting to me. i love the little guy with all my heart, but if we take the events of JTTW into account... yeah. he's not all that innocent?!?!?! he stole the identity of swk and cannibalized one of his resident monkeys??? and yeah, maybe it's not canon in lmk, since the writers tend to change a ton of things from JTTW for the storyline's favor, but he still does shitty things in the show in s1 (picking a fight with MK and for WHAT??? being swk's successor??? i know he had a plan going but it's still not okay to nearly kill poor MK because of his beef with swk he had nothing to do with it) and s2, and most of s3 (and no, not meanwhile he was controlled, before that, ex: being mean to tang for NO REASON AT ALL!! he could've just taken the ring and GO!!!) like he had NO business with MK and i understand his beef with swk but he didn't have to give him insecurities (MK becoming afraid of being too alike swk) (also he randomly attacked him in s2 and used his friends against him to make him MISERABLE!!!) and all that jazz. and yeaaahhh maybe in s3 he was trying to help MK in his own fucked up way (honestly still not sure if he was trying to reactivate MK's powers or just fucking with him but i'm inclined to believe the former) but that doesn't make it any better!!! redemption arc is cool and everything and it's cool that macaque is on okay terms with MK and swk at least but i still think mac owes MK a HUGE apology. maybe swk a little but i can't blame him for going after his ex-friend who willingly killed him and removed his eye i would too!!! shadowpeach is a can of worms that is so messy. all the worms are steamed and rotten in there!!!!!!! but anyway firm believer that macaque isn't evil but not exactly good either he's a secret third thing. like. a neutral asshole