Board Thread:Naruto Discussions/@comment-28869806-20150624192710/@comment-734582-20150627134129

BlueLantern1995 wrote: The only problem I have with Kaguya is it wasn't developed enough and didn't have enough foreshadowing. A thing he could have done to solve this is have in the Indra vs Asura clashes a tiny image that could be Black Zetsu. Thus hinting we are missing something rather big. I kinda liked the no-foreshadowing thing, but my problem with Kaguya was that there was pretty much no motive. Madara was disillusioned with the world, as the dream he shared with Hashirama quickly deviated to Hashirama's side. He was left without followers, without a clan. His dream was gone, his pain was still there. He fell into darkness and then dragged Obito with him. Obito largely acted as a substitute Madara, sharing his pains, lost dreams and anger.

Kaguya just completely lacks this. She's suddenly there, mother of the Sage of Six Paths, angry because of chakra bla bla bla. At least with Madara and Obito we learned why exactly they got that way. With Kaguya she just turned powerful, then evil. She then wanted her chakra back. That's all there is to it. The whole idea introduced in Gaiden, that she prepared for a war, adds a bit to her character but otherwise her character is completely absent. She's solely defined by power and an evil motive.

As much as i'm starting to hate flashbacks due to the Anime, i would actually have liked to see a proper flashback to Kaguya's time, she overcoming her fear of eating the fruit by the fear of her enemies, like a Danaerys trying to rule her empire but only creating destruction and enemies. Her power starts to attract others of her original clan who seek her power, leading to the creation of Zetsu and becoming more despotic, and with every attempt to help she sinks deeper into evil.

There's a reason why evil characters like Prince Arthas from Warcraft are so loved. It's because their intentions were good, but in their chase to achieve their goals they lost track of their path. Only when they looked back to see where they ended up, did they realize that they are beyond all redemption. Obito realizes from Naruto just how far he fell, that Naruto's faith in a good world rivals his own faith that this world is a hell. Madara realizes that he gave up hope where Hashirama didn't. They both realize they created their own hell. What they did is something you can at least relate to. Kaguya has none of that.