User blog comment:FirstDrellSpectre/My wishlist about Mass Effect: Next/@comment-4452849-20140803144133/@comment-173.58.251.107-20141031191811

Same reason they like Saren or Sovereign, they're a bad guy, and a complete monster at that, but they appeal to the audience because they were designed to do their job well, and not be a knock-off completely evil for a pathetic reason villain who dies immediately. The Joker just wanted to see the world burn, and toy with Batman while he was at it, Saren wanted to save the galaxy, but went about it the wrong way, and Sovereign provided insight into the Reapers and his motives for getting Saren on his side were understandable.