I think it could be considered a bit of both, depending on how you view it; he was desperate to not lose his sister, even if it meant trapping her soul in his body…in that regards, selfish….but at the same time, HE must live with someone else in his body, he could no longer be Fleance’s gladiator, and whilst not ideal, his sister didn’t lose her own life with her childs….so as well, selfless… yeah, as I said, a bit of both really…

I honestly must say that I agree but what of Venus? How will she feel? Would she think this is selfishness on her brother for making her stay alive while in a way taking not only her child away but also himself in the process or is she happy to have the chance to at least have a stronger tying to her brother?

I have to say that, while I agree with Twilight in the idea that it’s a bit of both, I see it more on the selfish side then the selfless. Let me explain why.

While, yes, he is doing his best to protect his sister, it is going to be so much more difficult for her to be stuck inside of a male body, knowing that it will probably cause problems for her and her love. Unless he is bi, there are going to be issues with the fact she will be physically male. I myself know a few transgenders, and it’s horrible to see them tear themselves down and apart from the inside-out, physically and mentally, because of the hell they have to go through being in the wrong body. It’s a horrible fate to be pulled into and, as bad as losing her child is, with this ‘sacrifice’ her brother is making not only will she lose her child, she will also lose her brother, her body and even her love. Possibly even her old friends if she isn’t allowed to tell others what has happened to her…meaning she would also lose her identity.

She will/did lose everything because her brother refuses/refused to let her go. Yes, I completely understand why Theo did what he did. He had every good intention and loving good motive at heart. It’s family. I think all of us would want to give our lives for those we love, however there are some things best left to the fate they have been pulled to or chosen for themselves.

I honestly feel like it was so much more selfish for Theo to ask Fleance to put Venus soul in his body than it was selfless. While it was an act of love, it was more an act of fear from the point I’m seeing. It was rash. It was quick. He didn’t think through all the problems that could happen, merely grabbed onto the one possibility he saw to keep his sister alive. And for what? Sure she would get to live on, live out some kind of life she might be able to pull together. However, once that body dies, she and him will both become entities still having to wait for Judgement Day. She will then be no more safe than she would have been before hand. She would have been in the same position she would have been if Theo had just done what was called for by the law and by fate. In the end, Venus has lost everything that she cared for and loved, including the person that was trying to ‘protect’ her by putting her in his body.

As they say, the road to Hell is paved with good intentions.

Venus is in a position I would NEVER wish upon others…I pity Venus very deeply and feel much sorrow for her…I hope later in the comic she finds some kind of peace and can move forward in whatever life she can create, find a way to be happy and make the best of what she has. For the time being, she is living a Hell we could not possibly understand. A Hell that her brother paved the way for her.

I don’t hate Theo, by any means, but I am slightly upset with him. I feel maybe I wouldn’t be if he had taken longer to think over this decision. If maybe there seemed to be some kind of pause. It’s possible in the next page that Fleance is going to explain all the things that could go wrong, all the stuff that Venus will have to go through and what he will no longer be able to do (which is live his own life). It’s possible it could be explained later in the comic that he explained those things to Theo and then Theo thought about it. However, for now, this is my thoughts on the matter. It could change later on in the comic, of course, as the story goes on. For now, however, I feel this was more selfish than selfless.