Board Thread:Character Discussion/@comment-34563899-20180202235154/@comment-1916997-20180204163138

Touli2 wrote: CoolDudeAl wrote: I have a really simple argument: Rumple is a villain regardless of if it is because of the Darkness or just his own self, because villain is a simply a term for someone who does bad things, and the word is not interested in the reasoning. Furthurmore, Rumple chose to become the Dark One, because he knew it would give him power. But he knew it was dark magic that gave that power, I mean it turns you into the "dark one" for God's sake. He didn't care that it was dark magic though, and so he should be held responcible for the actions he did as the Dark One.

Not quite. Zozo pretended to be a beggar and told Rumple that if he were to kill the dark one with the dagger he would take his powers. He missed out the part that it would give Rumple dark urges for the rest of his life.

In fact when Rumple does stab Zozo, one of the last things the latter says with their last breaths to Rumple is  "looks like you made a deal you didn't understand".

Well, then Rumple was dumb for not thinking that something called "the dark one" wouldn't have consequences. Point is Rumple didn't care enough to think about what becoming "the dark one" would really mean.