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Space wizard Himmler: he’s not in charge and he’s not even loyal.
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People just think villains in stories are often cool.  They're also not killing real people.  The people who actually think really killers are cool are the psychos who are writing to death row inmates and excitedly following their career. >

We have to remember that everybody loves Darth Vader as a villain when he's literally space wizard Hitler. The character is amazing for how it is designed, but nobody can ever really idolize the character itself or their actions.