! Continuing the villian talk, the morality thing is about what happens to them when you take away a perverted desire, like taking away hunger or lust, you go back to how you felt before the need, satisfied, and facing the consequences of your actions, some like Futaba find fullfilment, the rest find peace and justice.
! The thing about the palaces is that their mere existence justifies their use, they are perverted and distorted desires, a world view that is centered on themselves so much that it alters the way that they observe reality, and project the personality of the shadow (the true unfiltered mind of the person) into a place, so their identity gets examined along the way, and the player gets asked why this guy sees people like mice in their presence, or why do they feel like their home is a series of deathtraps around every corner.
! If instead of naked teenagers in kamoshida's palace they found non-sexualized puppies, just playing around or being pilars they would have reconsidered somewhat their aproach. Or if Madarame was terrorized by a Cognitive Yusuke's mom. Or if we got to see cognitive Haru or Makoto in their family's palaces. We went deep into their soul and found just grime.
! I'm not defending them, but pointing out that what the Phantom Thieves was outside the law, and without context seems like blackmail or brainwashing, from either the masses perspective or the audience's perspective.
! We didn't get to explore non damaging strong desires, the closest was the casino.
Bit confused on the changed scenarios cause yes in those cases they would have a different approach. One such scenario is in the Moon Confidant story line.
! Which resolves itself by only speaking to Mishima's shadow. It's a case that basically depicts that as depending on the situation things can be resolved differently from stealing desires or beating up the shadow selves of people
Important point, vigilantism is not only the punishment, but law enforcement, they are enforcing justice on their targets, the rehabilitation part.
They aren't enforcing the laws though? Also a bit confused on how vigilantism can be about enforcing the law when it kind of breaks it. As for enforcing justice I need your definition for that before I assume something falsely given that justice isn't black and white. My view is the thieves aren't so much enforcing "justice" but rather "empathy" in people with inhuman/demon like desires/views/motivations. The actual justice is always left to the system/public/the perpetrator's own judgement.
As for the outside the law thing I guess I can see that aspect more in a way and where that sentiment comes from although I personally feel like these elements are more about celebrating the rebel spirit that drives people to activism and do something rather than encouraging actual unlawful conduct, hence the whole phantom thieves thing where theatralics and attracting public attention are core things.