The protagonist dreams of becoming the Wizard King, who is a kind of general in the army of mages (the Magic Knights). He wants to do this not only to prove that he can rise to the pinnacle of social classes through meritocracy but also to use the acquired power to make the world fairer.
The kingdom is divided into the noble region, the common region, and the forgotten region, where rich, poor, and destitute people live, respectively. So, it can be concluded that the kingdom has failed miserably to be a good kingdom for hundreds of years.
Prejudices of the royalty and nobility towards commoners appear
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Nov 8, 2023
Black Clover: Mahou Tei no Ken
(Anime)
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The villains in this movie all have a point. They were all victims of the ruling class (royalty, nobility) who killed innocent people close to them, like family, friends, and partners. They all tried to change, reform, and revolutionize the kingdom to eliminate class differences, prejudices, poverty, and discrimination, and they all fell victim to betrayal, punishment, imprisonment, and condemnation.
Just like in the series, the heroes need motivation to fight against these villains and maintain the power structures. This is where Black Clover fails miserably. All the antagonists are portrayed as uncontrolled monsters who want to destroy everything, as terrorists, without any judgment of what ... |