Quote Originally Posted by 2323mike View Post
Sure, it is not. But still, it is not a word that springs to mind with "horribly evil." Do you think Redcloak would describe Xykon as a "fool", even though he certainly acts that way many times?
No, for the same reason Redcloak would never scream "Stop flapping your flat-toothed mouth for a minute!" at the real Xykon. Tarquin is Malack's friend, peer, equal and party leader. Xykon is Redcloak's slavemaster and sadistic torturer. There is no comparison here.