It's less sanity and more humanity. The way I see it, he's warped himself so much from grief, from time travel, and from basically killing himself in the real world so he can move freely through the Mirror World that humanity isn't even a thing with him anymore. Is there something to sympathize with? Yes, his backstory. But he's long past the point where he could be redeemed.
And this is causing himself to fuck himself over because he fails to see what's right in front of him. He fails to understand that someone he doesn't choose as a Rider will constantly involve himself simply because it's the right thing to do and will always convince at least Ren to stop. Why? Because they're both human, and the idea of fighting to the death is so anathema to humanity. He fails to see that Yui will never accept him saving her through killing so many people, and he's blown away every time when she kills herself rather than put up with that. Still doesn't explain this, though.
The real question is why is Ren even alive in that timeline? I mean, unless Kanzaki sent Odin to kill him--dude's got a horrible track record against Rens.
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Date: 2013-09-17 05:22 pm (UTC)And this is causing himself to fuck himself over because he fails to see what's right in front of him. He fails to understand that someone he doesn't choose as a Rider will constantly involve himself simply because it's the right thing to do and will always convince at least Ren to stop. Why? Because they're both human, and the idea of fighting to the death is so anathema to humanity. He fails to see that Yui will never accept him saving her through killing so many people, and he's blown away every time when she kills herself rather than put up with that. Still doesn't explain this, though.
The real question is why is Ren even alive in that timeline? I mean, unless Kanzaki sent Odin to kill him--dude's got a horrible track record against Rens.