[2021] Why Silco is my favorite character from Arcane

The thing I loved (and hated) about Arcane is at the end of Act 3 it was very difficult to say I hated Silco. Ultimately, his goal was the same as Vanders, he just went through very reprehensible means. Everything he did, he did for his people (and for Jinx), and he mostly had to take that route because the route that Vander took just wasn't an option for Silco (Vander had charm and strength, Silco just had intimidation and cloak & dagger)

Being able to empathise with a villain is really important. Otherwise, they just come across as Generic Bad Twirling Moustache Dude, which doesn't lend itself to a compelling story and makes you lose your suspension of disbelief.

That's my point. He did really awful things, and at the end of Act 3 you could see why it all made sense in his head, how he justified it to himself. He wasn't someone doing evil things for the sake of evil. Act 3 made me understand his motives a lot more, and it's really hard to be like "well, yeah, he has some valid points" when someone is acting so obviously evilly