User blog comment:X-Machinist-X/Dishonored random stuff/@comment-17194369-20151012171427/@comment-17194369-20151016183234

My main reason for believing that the Overseers were originally the good guys is actually that it's more interesting if the Abbey changed over time. Also, Tynan Wallace seems like a very vicious man and he could be responsible for the current Overseers being such a crazy bunch.