User blog comment:King Flurry51/Mal and Scarlett:analyzis of their values and vices as villains/@comment-25708675-20140821002819/@comment-24152851-20140821123600

You know, in my idea i think I did consider something similar. Have Mike think he's cured, but for Mal to reemerge again to his shock. Thinking Mike going "But you were erased, I saw you go!" or something like that.

I didnt however consider Mal being the one who caused that in the first place. Very creative I say. However, I think it would be a bit risky to have a complete Mal redo. It would take impossibly brilliant writing to pull that off well, something which is probably beyond the writers. Tell you what though, your idea would make a great fanfic.

One thing though, keep in mind that Mal is the same guy who tied Mike and the personas to chains and carelessly left his tower unguarded, his inflated ego believing they were too terrified to rebel. Such careful, complex planning might be beyond his impulsive sociopathic mind. He would need to undergo a major recharacterisation to pull something like that off. But all the same, great idea.