Talk:Deruella/@comment-69.171.178.7-20140821162550/@comment-25035274-20140906144740

Chief God is a title. And it is an individual. It is both at the same time. Similar to how the Demon Lord/Monster Lord is both an individual and a title. Similarly to how Elizabeth the Second has a title(Queen, Your Majesty) but still retains her individuality. Alternately, similarly to how Obama is also "Mr. President." Having a title does not remove individuality.

We do not know the names of either the Demon/Monster Lord or the Chief God. Why? Because KC doesn't want to tell us, for one reason or another.

The Order are not fringe lunatics. They are THE military arm of The Church, which is THE ruling religious body of humanity. Everything they do that we're canonically aware of is 100% condoned by Mother Church. The village burnings, the pogroms, the murder of people who are actually victims of rape? All of those things are completely condoned by the The Church. Which, again, is the single largest, most powerful religion humanity has created. Take everything you know about how vicious the Catholic Church was 500 to 1000 years ago, and apply it to both The Church and The Order in KC's world.

We don't know how large Druella's forces are, in relation to the Maou's army as a whole. It could be the main force, or it could be a relatively small unit(relative in size to the rest of the army). We just don't know. That said, yes. You are correct in that Druella's actions, well meant as they are, completely fly in the face of her mother's goals if you look at them from an outside viewpoint. She is completely misguided in her methods, despite her well-intentioned goals.

You are also correct that the World Guide is written by a Dark Matter who is extremely loyal to the Demon Lord. The Encyclopedia, meanwhile, is written by a "Wandering Scholar"(KC's in-universe alter-ego) who from time to time shows a predjudice against the Order, so it's not an entirely objective work.

That said, until and unless KC writes a work from the POV of the Order, it's all we have to work with, so we don't have a whole lot of choice but to take it at face value. It becomes canonical law, as what ~KC~ says is  the truth ~is the truth~. It's his series, after all.

EDIT: When I say Druella acts in a manner contrary to the Maou's plans, I'm talking more from a PR standpoint than literal. Kuruni's right in that it will result in the DL gaining power faster. My concern is more along  the lines that in her rush to bring her mother's vision to life, she's doing more harm because she inadvertantly gives The Order more PR ammunition.