But he was also mind-controlled during this period, so I think it counts as rape.



And even if it wasn't rape, it's still horrible and depressing because he was made to cheat on his wife, and now that'll remain forever. It can never be undone to him. I really hope he wasn't a virgin and saving himself for Cadence, and he and Cadence at least have had sex before so Chrysalis didn't steal his/their 1st time together.



There's just so much art of him being raped, mind-controlled, made to cheat, cucked, losing to the big bad/dying, way more than any other character, so it just depresses me and makes me actually hate him because of the overwhelming percentage of negative experiences he has. He's become a sore subject for me. Why does the fandom hate him so much if he's supposedly such a beloved, popular character?