Talk:The Outsider/@comment-98.30.27.132-20140129053731/@comment-27202257-20140203093930

There's a comment Sokolov makes to Corvo if you interact with him during The Loyalists mission that I think is very astute: "I believe men such as Havelock start with high-minded intentions...But no one is prepared for the sheer seductive influence of being so close to real power."

I think the Outsider is used to seeing his gifts corrupt even the noblest-seeming people, once they are able to realize their desires through force. Delilah wanted to use her natural gifts to rise above the station society had imposed on her. Daud wanted to make a place for himself and other cast-offs of the world when no other home existed for them. Granny Rags wanted to learn. Corvo wanted to save his child and root out the corruption that killed his love and ruined his city. If that's all you knew about these people, you wouldn't think there was anything extreme about their desires. But power corrupts, and the Outsider has undoubtedly seen people become monsters once they have his gift at their disposal to achieve their goals.

I believe that's why he can find Corvo so interesting, and be surprised about Daud's actions: he's so used to seeing corruption and greed consume people that when it doesn't happen, it's a fascinating anamoly.