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The Good Cop is a Heretic

Screenshot of Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles, in which a knight is gripping a woman by the hair on a snowy rampart.
Written for Unwinnable, for Issue 198: Final Fantasy x Politics.

This is the system working as intended, however unfortunate the outcome. That the responsibility one has with a name of merit, with nobility, is to make decisions with others' lives in service of a greater justice. A greater good. An appropriate use of authority and power. Because the people with that power are the ones who are allowed to decide what is actually "good," even if it means murdering someone. Even if it's for a bad reason. Even if it's someone you care about. Even if it's unjust.

[Read the rest in Issue 198 of Unwinnable Monthly.]
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Complete work published on April 24, 2026, available at http://www.unwinnable.com. All rights reserved.

Taylor Hidalgo

Taylor Hidalgo

Freelance writer and editor. Word, game, and friend enthusiast. | They/Them