Sokolov is a good guy?

[TheAlchemist]

WTF i mean the depict him in this game like it was a good person when you rescue him there's a cinematic saying that when he was trapped in the first game he laughed at you, and taught emily things wtf, in the first game you can bribe him or set the rats lose and he ♥♥♥♥♥ his ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ pants beging to you (so much for the laugh) and never he even gets close to Emily in the first game, not to mention he was experimenting on healthy people for a cure, torturing and killing them without remorse in the first game he's at the same level that Kirin Jindosh so what the ♥♥♥♥ ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ is this Arkane don't you know your game or was this done having in mind that people didn't play the first part?

[Radene]

Sokolov has done a lot of things in his life, and for most of it, he has been completely amoral. This is catching up with him now, in his final days.

But unlike Jindosh, he never sought power and control over whole nations.

[The_Squarecrow]

No one said Sokolov was a good guy. An ally, yes, but not a good guy. Dunno where you got that from.

[Knives]

Yeah and the game hints to him not being a good guy. Aside from his rat plague cure, there was the guy who he worked with on whale oil. The man (can't remember his name, but the heart will tell you) discovered the power in the oil and Sokolov took it and used it for weapons. The guy killed himself after that.
He's a terrible person, but he's brilliant and from an Emily/Corvo point of view, he's an ally. He helped Corvo back in the day from intel to the assult on the hound pits pub. He spent time with Emily, educated her, told her dirty jokes, ect. You're also forgetting he's the reason Megan is waiting for you at the ship in the first level. He was investigating rumors and whatnot.
So now that his life is almost over, he's looking back and everything he did is hitting him pretty hard. Depending on your ending, reallly hard.

Now Jindosh... he's a new level of monster. His time at Academy of Natural Philosophy or whatever it was called, he is rumored to have built his version of the Heart you carry. It didn't last long and turned to ash shortly after. His clockwork machines were for sale to anyone with money. The main part that sold me on his need to be deep fried was the part about him loving to watch the light fade from peoples eyes with his machine.
He built a damn machine to destroy his rivals minds. At least Sokolov had a goal in mind when he was hacking his way through people... you know, for science! and less no more rat zombie people. Where's the bloodfly cure? Hmmmm?
So no he's not a good person, but he's always had your back and I feel the low chaos ending for him fits pretty well.

Also, you can kill Sokolov... if he bugs you that much, just take him out before you return to Dunwall. For bonus points you can take out Megan and take her dead body to him and he'll have a break down.

[超高校級のEther]

He must have redeemed himself during his torture by Jindosh
judging by his conversation with Emily in low chaos play through, he disdains killing people. That's a goodness in his character.

[Frosty]

"Good" and "Evil" are subjective and entirely dependent on the viewer's interpretation.

The relatively minor loss of life in pursuit of a potential cure for hundreds of thousands or millions of people affected by the Rat Plague could be seen as worth the cost as it's a pursuit of "Goodness" in trying to help others. Or it can be seen as evil because loss of life is still present regardless of intent. It comes down to how your morals line up or if you're a sheep how the morals of the majority of the group of common individuals have determined to line up (also known as "normal" which is also subjective).

Sokolav is a self-centered, self-serving, scientist; his only care is for himself and his discoveries for the most part. He's not the most empathetic individual nor the most peaceful minded; but he's also not interested in the types of power games the Regent played (his only allegiance to them was to be given resources and scientific autonomy).

So good? eh, probably not. Evil? maybe, maybe not? An ally? Sure, he provided useful information and technology, he secured himself as at the very least a useful tool to be wielded when needed.

[超高校級のEther]

Originally posted by Frosty:

Sokolav is a self-centered, self-serving, scientist; his only care is for himself and his discoveries for the most part.

In my low chaos no kill play through, he said to Emily:
'I came to care a great deal about you' and hugged Emily. He is a nice guy, maybe selfish in dh1 but certainly had changed in DH2. Just like Megan said 'I have changed during the journey with you', maybe you have changed Sokolav as well, for the better.

[Frosty]

Originally posted by Ether:

Originally posted by Frosty:

Sokolav is a self-centered, self-serving, scientist; his only care is for himself and his discoveries for the most part.

In my low chaos no kill play through, he said to Emily:
'I came to care a great deal about you' and hugged Emily. He is a nice guy, maybe selfish in dh1 but certainly had changed in DH2. Just like Megan said 'I have changed during the journey with you', maybe you have changed Sokolav as well, for the better.

Fair point, my comment was more about him in Dishonored 1, I should have clarified that.

[Tenshin51]

Sokolov isn't a good guy but when he gets old and always getting kidnapped, he will be mellow.

Lol he is just tired of this $h1t always being kidnapped and being carried around by a mask guy/gal.