Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-27603417-20151013025006/@comment-26443838-20151013031955

Rainarooo wrote: Rumple's darkness being sucked by Merlin's hat made his heart a blank slate. I don't know what to feel about this. Before, he's already old when he became the Dark One, and his reputation of being a coward in the Ogre Wars, which was established before him being the Dark One, is not heroic at all. Can't they have anybody else pull the sword?

Snow and Charming are not purely good as established in season 4B, so they're out. Regina is obviously not even a candidate if they're aiming for the "purest hero." Arthur was a hero, and he was able to pull the sword out, but it appears he got corrupted while being a king, so he's out. If Snowing were not purely good as established in Season 4B, they would show grief, regrets and shame. They have always been good. Besides it was that unholy brainless oaf Isaac that caused it by setting them up to do it. He pleasure of it, not them. That has not changed them both at all. They went through Glinda's door where only pure hearted people can pass. So they are purely good from the beginning, by making amends for their mistakes, helping others in need by giving them hope, protecting their families and not live in the past.