When I first saw him in a magazine ad back in 92 or 93, I felt he looked like an atypical evil chancellor leading the good king astray. When I finally played the game, I wasn't terribly surprised he was the villain but then again, I can't say there was much in this game that wasn't somewhat predictable. I feel I would have felt the same had I played the original first.

I feel most games have a hard time creating a villain that disguises themselves as a good guy, but to their defense, I'm a paranoid misanthrope who's waiting for the day your mute main character reveals at the end he's actually the evil mastermind.