Sereg said:
No, he does not. He also says that they don't even understand the concept of tricking. As such, he's incapable of having a concept of avoiding it and thus valuing playing fair. We've also seen him tricking on screen. As such, it's literally impossible for him to have such ethics. Even if you have word of God, it's impossible to be accurate as it contradicts on screen events.
Yes, he does. He explicitly says he doesn't treat mankind like cattle and engages them fairly as intelligent beings, compensating them for their sacrifices and respecting their choices.
The point about tricking is very misleading, because he's saying he doesn't understand tricking, but he says he doesn't understand the emotional reaction to it. He's saying he doesn't value forthright honesty with a client and doesn't think hiding details invalidates the consent he acquires. He knows damn well what it is, he just doesn't think it really applies to his own circumstances.
He very clearly lead on Kyouko and knows it.
How he does it is utterly irrelevant. He kills people, therefore he kills people. Therefore, he's perfectly capable of lilling more pople if Madoka refuses to cooperate.
No, it's extremely relevant. His methodology is important, not the end result. He talks to people but he doesn't deliberately restrict their agency.
Irrelevant. Once is not zero times. Besides Madoka refusing to contract after Wally is an extremely extenuating circumstances. Only using isolation fields? Fine. Place every human in a separate isolation field and leave them there to die of thirst unless Madoka contracts.
It took a universe rewrite to make him consider it after something like 100,000 years of frustration and setbacks. I'm not particularly worried.
And he 100% wouldn't do that to the entire human race. If that benefited him he'd of done so already.
We know he's patient and you have zero evidence he would not have escalated later. (lo, oops, there goes your point. Once again, you have zero evidence and I have plenty)
He doesn't HAVE the luxury of patience in Rebellion, he only has one test subject to verify Madoka's existence in all of reality and won't ever receive a second. Homura is a one-time thing.
I mean he talks to potentials and manipulates them with their bonds to friends and families.
Nice goalpost-moving.
And he used it to his advantage, was perfectly capable of improving the situation, but didn't, deliberately made the situation worse and is perfectly capable of making more.
Exactly what could he have done? Bear in mind this idea that Kyubey could call in a drone strike or killsat is entirely fanon; the Incubator AI might not have that capability or authority, period.
It was dug into the wall and this planted. No one else has both the motive and means. It having been a character that was never introduced would be poor storytelling. And that means that your claim that he wouldn't drop witches is an assumption that defies the evidence.
It's literally our only case of a rehatching witch, and thus can't say for sure. What if EP3!Charlotte was a Familiar, and the process of growing up requires turning into a seed form, latching somewhere like a parasite to absorb more despair, and then hatching? We don't know.
Kyubey planting that Grief Seed makes SENSE, but it's shaky enough that I wouldn't use it in this argument as a data point.
There is no proof those differences existed prior to Homura's arrival. If you're talking about Kyuusuke's guitar, out of Universe, that was admitted to be a mistake. In-Universe, all it requires is for Sayaka to make a slightly different wish. "I wish Kyuusuke found a new instrument he could play that he enjoyed as much as the violin" and it fits perfectly. You have no evidence she didn't make that wish. In fact, parsimony makes it more likely.
It was never admitted to be a mistake; it was infact brought up as a point in the Madogatari presentation. And I can't provide wording, I saw this thing over a year ago, but recreations have floated around on the wiki that specifically shows multiple timelines and Homura moving between them.
So take my word for it or call me a liar, but I'd hope that I've demonstrated enough to prove my good faith and trust in this community.
Also, I'm not even going to deign "Sayaka wished Kyousuke played a different instrument" with a response. It's dumb.
Speaking to a single individual is an influence. The fact that he influences our culture is an undeniable, on-screen fact. Which means he's Kyuubeytruthing and that statement means nothing. The latter statement is also Kyuubeytruthing and contains no useful information.
Influencing one person by talking to them is different from reshaping a culture and you know it, Sereg. Kyubey outright refuses to do the latter in Tart Magica even when it benefits him to do so. By his own words, the whole of human history is the result of mankind's wishes, which they refuse to influence, advise, or suggest.
Kyuubey is demonstrated to be poor at threat assessment and sacrificing short term gin for long term sustainability. He'd accept the contract anyway, which would still make me right.
Cool but that's goalpost moving.