User blog comment:Jlurocks/Confused/@comment-4651179-20120326015017/@comment-4651179-20120326175006

Magneto's thoughts comes from the way world treated him, also, he wasn't only a mutant, he was a jewish during the WWII. Also, Magneto is fault of the society who labels him as a menace. On the other hand, Xavier comes from a different social status than Erik, maybe if Xavier had been in the middle of a war, lost his family, he would have become Magneto.

But, he can be considered a "bad guy" because he wants to overturn humans as a dominant species, his methods are agressive, because he was treated that way.

Magneto may not be consider a "bad guy" but an antagonist because he's against X-Men's ideals.