My read on the situation is the Gotoro Empire is not the aggressor in this situation, so I think Kent is an imperialist. Stardew Valley doesn't give us a glance at the outside world much, but as others have said there isn't any indication that the war is affecting things locally.
Does the game do anything to explain why he's bad?
Every line of dialogue I've seen tries to make him sympathetic
I mean if the US invades China, is every Chinese soldier a irredeemable war criminal? Is this troop worship propaganda or just a character?
My read on the situation is the Gotoro Empire is not the aggressor in this situation, so I think Kent is an imperialist. Stardew Valley doesn't give us a glance at the outside world much, but as others have said there isn't any indication that the war is affecting things locally.
Why would someone write this character?