Quote Originally Posted by Yukimura
Well he's giving the people the easy solution. Just like living underground was the easy solution to the Ganmen problem. If a powerful person offers a mob an easy solution they'll generally just take it without thinking. Rossiu is offering short term safety via running away, while Simon represents the idea of long term safety by facing the danger head on and eliminating it (which involves short term danger). Unfortunately mobs tend to be hill-climbers, only wanting to take paths where every step moves them towards their absolute goal, which in this case would be safety. Therefore they see Rossiu's plan, which only moves them away from danger, as perfect. While Simon, who's plan would lead to more danger is vilified.
Haha, hill-climbing for the win! Dr. Amy would be so proud...

But yeah, now that I'm caught up, seeing how Rossiu and Kinon have changed (well, Rossiu more, since Kinon was mainly scenery before--another great thing they've done with the show in terms of character development) is just so amazing to the point of being surreal.

Although you kind of knew he was going to become like this. Sure, he could ride coattails with the best of them, and when it was out-in-the-wild, survival of the fittest Ganmen vs. Ganmen mentality, he was right there with Simon riding shotgun because there was no time or space to play at politics. But now that things have settled into an ordered civilization, he's gone right back into the way of thinking that he was immersed in at youth. That's why Simon's line about him looking like his old chief in the village was so powerful.

Story-wise, though, I love him because he's so hate-able. Look at all the haterade already being poured on him--it's because he's such a well-written douchenozzle. I guess it's a side effect of wanting to be a writer myself, but I love-love-love a good villain/antagonist that makes you actually hate him rather than see him as an obstacle. Rossiu, in this regard, does not disappoint.