I think it's more a point of he was a hard but fair leader. Half the ship left with him during the mutiny, almost certain death, but they went with him anyway. Needless to say he somehow managed to overcome those ridiculous odds.
The rebellion was in the face of wild corruption, the "hiding under the bed" thing was very much a myth, there is no actual proof of that. It was likely a story made up in the moment to destroy his reputation, but nothing about his character and experiences hints that he would have done that.
It was hard times back then, he was a loyal servant to the motherland and didn't compromise his ethics throughout his storied career. Gotta respect that.
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I think it's more a point of he was a hard but fair leader. Half the ship left with him during the mutiny, almost certain death, but they went with him anyway. Needless to say he somehow managed to overcome those ridiculous odds.
The rebellion was in the face of wild corruption, the "hiding under the bed" thing was very much a myth, there is no actual proof of that. It was likely a story made up in the moment to destroy his reputation, but nothing about his character and experiences hints that he would have done that.
It was hard times back then, he was a loyal servant to the motherland and didn't compromise his ethics throughout his storied career. Gotta respect that.