(Y’know, I just realized something.
I’ve been straying a bit off the path of “IBC being super evil and malevolent”. And I think I know why.
It’s because he’s lost his leverage. Before they were seperated, CB was basically IBC’s ransom. His shield. His leverage. If they wanted to kill him, they’d have to kill CB first. So, he could be as nasty as he wants, and no-one could do anything, because they didn’t want to harm CB. But now that they’re seperated, he has to become tolerable, because he’s now more vulnerable. He can still defend himself, but he has no leverage. He could be killed. So……..yea. Once they merge together again, IBC will become a bit more nasty, but not much. I mean, this entire journey outside of him has influenced him quite a bit.
Good god, I went off on a tangent.)