User blog comment:EvanDude345rv5/Fairy Tail 355: Finally some Erza fanservice!/@comment-4829046-20131011042327/@comment-4829046-20131013065150

Trust me, the darker aspects of this series is exactly why you should read it. That goes for any series. If a series has dark, psychological tragedy themes it has a much better chance of being good.

True enough that trapping them was a bit off but it still doesn't make him a bad person per se. He may have had a twisted way of accomplishing his dream and was very traitorous but he did have a sense of honor and respect. To me he was more of the mad scientist type, not the greedy, arrogant type like Sugou or the murderous and trigger-happy killer like- oops, that would be a spoiler XD Believe me, the antagonists that appear later on make Kayaba's crime seem like nothing. In fact, I've already forgotten it and maybe that's why I'm not taking it that way. Kayaba is still the smartest character in the series however and only Kirito has the ability to follow through with his research. I have a feeling the final novel will be leading up to the technology in Accel World.