I hate truyde too! Especially after reading the novel
But I can't deny that he has similar vibes to shj
It's mostly the smile for me
And the staggering confidence
But shj is not as greedy as truyde
He's also way more dignified and mostly motivated by curiosity instead of power
I love shj, so I see him in any blonde male character that has power
Sadly truyde still reminds me of shj
SPOILER
.
.
.
.
.
ML severely lacks empathy
He's very driven by instincts and Abel keeps trying to make him more compassionate
Karas only cares for Abel and he's basically horny 24/7 lol
He only does nice things if it helps him be close to Abel (kind of the only reason why he didn't burn the world down)
I wonder if the manhwa will get a ratings change, as the later part of the novel gets more explicit
Regarding truyde
It turns out his family line is cursed to find people who look like the true regas irresistible
They are bound to fall in love with the true regas
That didn't neccessarily happen for truyde with Abel, but he does find him very attractive and tried to r*pe him
He's also into whipping people, so Abel got quite a lot of damage because of truyde, but luckily escaped the situation before it got too far
As with the fight with Karas and the kings heart
The kings heart is gonna collapse
Truyde being the last one standing
He will face the most torture directly by Karas out of all the other people in the kings heart
They and the temple will also be blamed for all the misfortune and drug addiction that has been happening in the kingdom
Truyde will have a truly pathetic ending
Kind of satisfying, because he sees himself as above everyone else
He was also so sure that he had everyone in the palms of his hands, but the one who was actually the mastermind was Karas, as he outsmarted Truyde in every way
Also Karas is incredibly cruel (not out of satisfaction, but because he lacks so many emotions)
Abel stays a smart cinnamon bun till the end
He stays incredibly loyal to Karas and tries to help him however much he can (like the other commanders)
He also misunderstands a lot of Karas intentions as being a nice considerate person which is Uhm.. Not true
But the other commanders also have this misunderstanding with Karas
No one wants to believe Karas is a horndog for a while lol

Truyde is ass, BUT WHY DOES HE HAVE TO LOOK SIMILAR TO SUNG HYUNJEEEE
He also has similar mannerisms, except he's way more pathetic and foolish (also a manwhore)
He deserves his karma ending
But gosh darn it.. I wish he wouldn't remind me of sung hyunje (at least his eye color is different)
That smile is so shj coded