while i get where the wolfwood-judas comparison comes from with the tristamp dynamics, i find the accompanying knives-lucifer comparison hollow.

imo wolfwood and knives are 2 different interpretations of judas: one who betrays because he literally must; he has no choice, he is being directed by a higher power; one who doesn't really want to do it but is compelled, and whose betrayal catches jesus off guard. And then the one who jesus has always known would betray him; one who would embrace the divinity of his call to betray, who would if given the chance crucify jesus himself to achieve the desired ends because he loves jesus so deeply and fiercely that who else but himself should get the honor to kill him and bring about the resurrection.