Talk:Dash Gardiner/@comment-686000-20160307210346

I think it's worth mentioning that Dash is not as good a person as this article makes him out to be, and various hints are given throughout the series showing how manipulative and vengeful he can be. For example, when he firsts uses his powers on Killian he automatically decides to remove the evidence instead of checking for a pulse/trying to save his brother. He is not shown grieving the death of his mother and shows little to no remorse for killing Killian. He may have tried to save Killian the second time he almost kills him, but a large part of that was probably because there were too many risks involved if he didn't - everyone knew Killian was back and that he was probably at Fairhaven. He obviously cares a lot less when there are no witnesses. Killian mentions that Dash likes to take people as trophies, which explains his approach to treating the people he claims to care about in the series. This implies that he craves power/status, which explains his radical approach to using his newfound abilities. Finally, lying seems to come unnervingly naturally for him, and he does it ALL the time. That's a major red flag for someone who's supposed to be the "anchor" or the "good son".

While Dash apparently does have a conscience, and he seems to be an OK guy in most normal situations, he seems to be more of a person who shows emotion just because society expects him to. In reality, he doesn't seem to feel much emotion himself and sees morality as more of a formality. Which is why when in extreme situations he becomes a very, very dangerous and potentially malicious individual.