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Okay, okay, im adding stuff. Pretty common story beat. Heroes win because they are fighting for good, villains loose because they are either fighting for selfish reasons or the ends justify the means.
Alastor generally has a different motivation than everyone else. Whether how much he cares or not, it wasn't really his fighting force/drive. You can kinda tell at the end that he is the only one who is not mentally ok at the end.
It was at least intended for story telling. Alastor said "sorry to disappoint that is not where it ends", to me at least this means he does not want to die for others and he hates how he almost did meaning he's not willing to lay his life on the line.
When a story points out specific things "you will only stand a chance if you're out for love" it's always good to keep it in mind going forward even if it is to different characters.
Sir Pentious lost is physical fight, but not his moral or emotional one. We learned that people who go to heaven are often referred to as winners, and story wise, he kinda won (maybe even MVP, proving that sinners can be redeemed) that weirdly enough became his fight.
Okay, normally, I don't do this kind of thing, but I can not get it out of my head.
Carmilla said the best thing to kill an angel with is to fight for what you love. To fight for something you believe in. And that's what the whole gang does.
Charlie fights for her dream
Vaggie fights for Charlie
Angel and Husk fight for their friends
Lucifer fights for his daughter
Sir Pentious DIED for love and friendship
Guess who doesn't win in their fight?
Alastor can not comprehend dying for friends of all things. He was fighting for power he was fighting for freedom, and he lost his fight.