The body counts of supervillains weigh heavy on hench's conscience from "summary" of Hench by Natalie Zina Walschots
The hench, that perennial accessory to the villain, occupies a curious position. A hench is not merely an extension of the supervillain's will, a hand to carry out their nefarious deeds. They are not simply a tool or a weapon, wielded at the villain's whim. No, a hench is a thinking, feeling individual, with their own thoughts, desires, and moral compass. And when the body counts of supervillains begin to pile up, the hench is forced to reckon with the weight of those lives taken in the name of their master's ambitions. The hench may find themselves caught in a moral quagmire, torn between loyalty to their employer and the nagging voice of conscience within. They may justify their actions, telling themselves that they are simply following orders, that they are powerless to resist the villain's will. But as the casualties mount, as the suffering caused by their actions becomes harder to ignore, the hench must confront the reality of their complicity in these crimes. The hench may struggle with feelings of guilt and shame, grappling with the knowledge that they have played a part in the destruction wrought by their villainous master. They may question their choices, wonder if there was another path they could have taken, a way to mitigate the harm they have caused. They may wrestle with the knowledge that they have blood on their hands, that they have become accomplices to evil in ways they never imagined. And as the body counts of supervillains continue to rise, the hench must decide where their true loyalties lie. Will they continue to serve a master who shows no regard for the lives they destroy? Or will they find the strength to break free from the chains of villainy, to forge their own path, guided by their own moral compass? The weight of those lives lost may be heavy, but the hench must find a way to carry that burden, to find redemption in a world stained with blood.
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