That feels a bit reductive, don't you think?

So is the way fandom talks about teenage girls as compared to adult men at all times so *shrugs*

I do think the idea of some version of Dirk getting to change and atone would be an effective way to undermine both Dirk's "I have to be the villain" thing and the idea of the Ultimate Self in general, as someone who firmly believes the ultimate self is cope (or the way Dirk presents it is), but part of that is if being a Dirk who is distinct from Ult!Dirk