Purity/Power Scale

The equation is simple: the more power you have, the more likely you are to become corrupted.

Exactly as the slidetext said Three Seconds Ago: the more power a character has access to, the higher their chances of losing sight of their virtues. Many roles exemplify this to great effect. Two of these roles are the Goodie-type Hero and Evil King. Whereas the Goodie Hero only wants to help other people for the sake of being a good person, the Evil King cares for nothing that isn't power. He either starts off with moderate power or already has a tremendous amount of it while the Hero might not even have a small group of teammates to command. Power/Purity Scale isn't limited to just individuals, though it usually refers to a single person on either side of the spectrum. Although Evil Incorporations may not directly be able to control the Public, they don't have to in order to succeed in their schemes. They can use some form of mass Mind Control to secretly capture the will of the people and make them do as they command.

Purity/Power Scale is a tool commonly used to emphasize the necessity of staying true to your core values. Whatever it may be that someone holds to importance in life — innocence, friendship, family, humility, or joy — it isn't worth sacrificing those things for their True Treasure. There's hardly any chance of turning back once the corruption of power settles in. The one at the hands of the worse half of this UnTrash is convinced they can do no wrong, and even if they did, there isn't a single force around powerful enough to stop them. The Strongling acts freely, no longer burdened by their morality that would otherwise steer them to healthier choices. Such destructive moves tend to scare others away. Even those close to the Strongling will have a hard time sticking by their side once they begin ruining everybody else's lives with cruelty. The Strongling eventually finds themselves alone, but they hardly care. In case the level of strength they attained so far isn't enough, they'll restlessly hunt for more. Depending on the franchise's medium and genre, this can be gathered using different methods. Franchises in which magic is present will portray the Strongling almost vampirically sucking the magic out of their victims with their own power-leeching spells. Video games may be similar in how the Strongling instead goes for EXP or another comparable measure of power. A Hero up against a Strongling in these situations can find themselves in an uphill battle against a power-crazed maniac ready to go to any lengths to satisfy their bottomless hunger. If they should botch their mission, the Hero won't just be a failure. Their own vitality will be given up to the more resourceful and kill-prone enemy, further increasing the difficulty of taking them down.

Money is heavily tied to power for many reasons. It enables a person to buy goods, afford services, and sustain themselves in their own home. Money lends control over somebody's life and lets them do more than somebody else who has less of it. The tycoon-type roles to be bought in by money's dirty promises are the Boss and Millionaire. They reach their arms out to every last penny they can suck up with their wallet. If there's even a dollar out of reach, they use others as stepping stones to grab it. Bosses and Millionaires are capable of employing Machiavellian schemes to get their pockets fattened with cash without feeling as much as a twinge of guilt.