"The degree of civilization in a society can be judged by entering its prisons." - Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Yes this thread has to be made.
Ok what did Creed do? He killed some human GUARDS at a facility he, Mystique and Toad broke into to obtain much-needed information for the developing nation of Krakoa on how to combat its human adversaries. The only reason the nascent Mother Mold got destroyed was DUE TO CREED'S HELP. Also go back and review the actual panels in HoX1, Creed does not seem to be just wantonly murdering civilians or eating people etc. He kills GUARDS while Toad is downloading info, Raven gives him some **** over it but it doesn't sound particularly serious or anything, and Creed semi-heroically offers to be a living sacrifice vs the approaching F4 allowing his compatriots to escape. CREED ACTS AS A HERO HERE. He is performing his duties admirably as a member of Krakoa! Raven was only annoyed with him at all because he drew attention to them. Not some huge ethical scandal over the guards dying.
Fast forward to Creed's "Judgement". Who judges him? MR SINISTER? WTF. Apocalypse? MYSTIQUE HERSELF WHO JUST HAD NO REAL ISSUE WITH WHAT HE DID??? (not to mention if Hickman cared at all about continuity, Raven and Creed just got along very well in the recent Weapon X book lol, they were a buddy-buddy duo there and hilarious together, much how they got depicted in House of X 1)
It's laughable honestly.
Now I know many of you will say "how can you defend Creed he is evil etc etc etc" he wasn't being judged for any of the stuff you are thinking about like his past cannibalism rape and all that. That had nothing to do with it. So ignore it. We're ignoring the other characters histories after all in-universe.
Creed had demonstrated a capacity to work on teams with others ever since AXIS. Now he's thrown under the bus as though he is the SINGULAR evildoer of all Krakoa.
So I ask: why? What is the purpose of this? Is it to preempt what Hickman knew would come his way, accusations of "whitewashing" villainy? By setting this one example of an arbitrary ethical line for Krakoa that Creed fell on the wrong side of? (Not to even mention THAT LAW OF KILL NO HUMAN WAS CREATED AFTER CREED'S ACTIONS... retroactively punishing is good?)
You can't seriously think Creed is such a huge danger to everyone on Krakoa he has to be isolated for their safety. Look at everyone else on Krakoa who are FAR bigger dangers. SELENE, ... just where to even begin. So many. Plus Krakoa is full of powerhouses who can easily defend themselves against Creed who is , all things considered, not a terribly powerful mutant. So that isn't an excuse at all.
Is this a longer game where Moira or someone wants Creed for some reason hidden? Or what is really happening here?
Looking forward to responses, and thanks for reading!
#JusticeForSabretooth