Why Didn’t Vegapunk Talk About Emeth? | Is Emeth a Symbol of Good and Evil?
Is Emeth a Symbol of Good and Evil?
Robots, in general, are said to follow human commands… While not a robot, but a human weapon, Pacifista and Seraphim also exist to follow human orders… Robots, androids, golems… Artificial beings are meant to receive orders from humans, but they lack good and evil; good and evil are questioned in those who command them. In this sense, Emeth could be seen as a symbol of good and evil.
Vegapunk likely didn’t know that Emeth had self-awareness, but since he researched it, he probably had some expectations regarding its performance. I believe he studied it because he anticipated it would be exceptional, and it was likely proof of an advanced civilization’s existence for Vegapunk… However, the performance of Emeth depends on the humans who command it, determining its good or evil…
In his message, Vegapunk did not specify who was evil or to blame, and he even apologized for his responsibility in creating the Mother Flame… He probably knows the World Government is to blame… I think Vegapunk refrained from mentioning Emeth because he wanted the people to judge good and evil for themselves, without being influenced by anyone. Talking about Emeth would imply that the World Government—or the Celestial Dragons—were up to something, and since the attack 200 years ago seems to have been covered up, Vegapunk talking about it would create a fixed idea that the World Government or Celestial Dragons are evil.
Emeth seemed to be completely on Joy Boy’s side, but when the reason for his attack on Mary Geoise becomes clear, will we readers see Emeth as good or evil—or perhaps a being that transcends good and evil? For humanity’s progress, a new value system that transcends good and evil seems necessary…
This concludes the introduction of this article. Thank you very much for reading until the end!
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