User blog comment:Dragongod00/Zeref evil?/@comment-24784846-20150925004906

Well, a villain doesn't necessarily have to be evil and wicked. Take One Piece for example, Luffy is a *pirate* which is technically makes him the bad guy, but he isn't really evil. The "good guys" like Admiral Akainu (a marine) technically care more about face and pride than the people. - So really, you don't have to be evil to be a villain. As to answer your question, no Zeref isn't really all that evil. I would blame the contradictory curse that contradicts his thoughts.