User blog comment:Monk the Cat/Monk's Votes/SFW Winter Awards 2016/@comment-7637833-20160111054428/@comment-7637833-20160111225742

(my original post got eaten blah)

...it is? Huh. Didn’t notice that until now. I should probably change it so it sounds more in line with his actual opinion.

Also, bear in mind that Sigma essentially bullied and browbeat his entire race into submitting to his rule, while Serges was loyal right off the bat - despite the crown changing owners, Serges did not hesitate to continue serving his master(s). Even though the rest of his people really hated Sigma, Serges was perfectly happy to carry out the Tyrant’s will, mutinous Dark Creatures or no. Also, villains can have honor while still being malicious and generally unpleasant (refer to his opinion on mortals as “annoying flies”). He’s pretty much a Type 2/3 mix of the Lawful Evil trope: he willfully does what his master commands, while maintaining loyalty and nobility (which sort of gets downplayed as Darksteel).