In one of my current projects I have a character known as "Cipher". In short: Cipher lives in a world with three factions. The Reavers (Evil), Nobles ("Good"), and the Judges ("Neutral").
Now in reality this is a triumvirate, three factions lead by supreme beings battling it out for supremacy. Cipher is apart of the Judge Faction, who's goal is to appear to remain neutral, but to secretly continue the war between the Reavers and Nobles in order to weaken both sides so that they will be able to spring and defeat them both.
Cipher, with no relations to his Family and has little to no friends, works for his faction as a Operative. He's essentially the James Bond protagonist without the accent. Now, my dilemma is the way readers will take Cipher. I want to display him as a good man at heart, but yet he commits sinister deeds and is a master at manipulation.
I'm concerned that Readers will take Cipher as a Villain for deceiving both factions to gain power for his own. When I don't want the Reader to take Cipher as the Harry Potter and Superman character of justice, doing the best deeds possible and showing restraint. When his job calls for murder, deception, and espionage. So I feel that Cipher fits neither the Hero or Villain. It almost reminds me of the Count of Monte Christo. Where the Protagonist is a hero in his own right for seeking revenge (As it is apart of the Hero Cycle) and a Villain for extracting the revenge with such malice.
His character is almost conflicting with everything he stands for and I'm not sure how to progress from there.
Does anybody know a term that would describe Cipher? Or a Character from another Novel/Movie that might match his intentions and positions?
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