What he did was monstrous , there ' s no excusing it . He ' s had a helpless captive beaten to death . There ' s no motivation , no grand plan that justifies such an act . This is the fun part about morally grey characters . Lets say that Ford ' s grand scheme is revealed and it is in fact for the greater good . Did the ends justify the means ? That ' s up to the viewer to decide . You may think not , other may think that yes it was justified . In the end it comes down to the viewer ' s philosophy of ethics . <| sep |> Sure but the last problem with the US prison system is that it is to nice . <| sep |> The engines are probably my biggest complaint , as on paper I really like the ship and yeah internally it looks pretty good . The engines make no sense to me functionally , plus as you say they don ' t fit with Aegis nor the overall design . If CIG can totally redesign the engines and give the ship their upgrade pass it could be really sweet imo .