Saturn is one of the most well-written hypocritical frauds I've seen in a while.

[u/sami_newgate]

Despite proclaiming that he is a god, This guy just proves that he is a human every time he appears on screen.

He is so insecure and he needs so bad to prove that he is superior to others, even someone who is a slave like Kuma. Which is contrasted by the other gorousei who are pretty self-confident and don't need to prove anything. He fits the theme of Human contradiction so well, which is the main theme of the arc.

Everything he does gets back at him, He experimented on Ginny but ended up making a mini nika, He ordered the wiping of Kuma's personality but he was still able to protect bonney with willpower alone, and finally he allowed luffy to escape by refusing to destroy Emet.

It is ironic. in Kuma's flashback, He told him that he can't understand why humans always try to do what they are told not to do, But he ends up dying because of disobeying orders and refusing to destroy the robot. It was because of his human need to prove himself that he disobeyed orders just like the people he consider insects. It is poetic.

He is a horrible person but an amazing character. I love him so much.

RIP my fraud king.

[u/Icarus_Sky1]

Saturn is easily one of the most interesting main antagonists for an arc in a long time, if not of all time. Everything you said, his arrogance hiding insecurity, his hypocrisy, and narrow mindedness despite claiming to be part of a bigger picture. Add in he couldn't just be punched down so everyone just had to run from him and the other Elders made for some really interesting combat scenarios. Plus! All the little ways he's affected the story through Kuma, Bonney and Vegapunk.

He may not have had the gravitas of Doflamingo or sheer might of Kaidou, but he is definitely a fantastic antagonist.