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DZAV21 wrote: That awkward moment you realize that Rumple is the only true villain... Killian & Regina just lost there first loves but are redeemed by finding there true ones. TQOD'S just lost what there most beloved possessions. Cora pulled her own heart out. Auntie Vanilla just wanted her sisters love. Zelena,.... Was just bat s@it crazy. Rumple only wants power.

Well, Rumplestiltskin was only trying to save his son in the beginning. In that way, he's not so different from the other villains. I think the only thing that separates him from the others is that he cannot let go of the power he was given, and he's been evil so much longer.