How do you feel about Albrecht Entrati, post-1999 quests?

Have your views on him changed, and if so in what direction? Do you think we can redeem him, or bring him back to Loid? Do you think he deserves to be redeemed?

My opinion on Albrecht has gone all over the place tbh.

The initial hints about him on the Zariman were intriguing.

Then the recordings around the Cosmic Clock (the requiem words where he talks about his trip in the Bell) made me pretty sympathetic towards him. He reminded me of a tragic cosmic horror protagonist, biting off way more than he could chew.

The Whispers in the Walls quest made him feel even more flawed, but still sympathetic. Loid deserved better, but I still wanted to see them reunited. For closure, if nothing else.

Maxing out the Cavia syndicate made me realise he's way more like the rest of the Orokin than I thought. The ruthlessness and casual cruelty. That said, his laboratory recordings made me reluctant to write him off completely. He has so much self-loathing.

Then after the 1999 quests and KIM chats... JFC. I'm no longer sure if I want us to bring him back to Loid. He's wronged sooo many people, and I think he might be way too damaged by his Orokin upbringing for his redeeming features (love) to shine through.

Then again, he gave Drifter the opportunity to fix things when we stood up to him.

TL;DR he's a complicated bastard, and I'm really interested to see where this leads. I feel like he might not be intending to survive whatever comes next.

EDIT: Lots of great takes here y'all, really enjoying reading them <3