So another huge parallel between Anne and Andrias, is that both of them had parents who expected the world out of their children. Putting huge expectations on their shoulders.
However, While Anne for Better or worse seems to have been a rebellious child pre Amphibia, Andrias always immediatly folded the moment his dad turned his gaze towards him.
Andrias was originally NOT on board with the Core, and probably would have done something to get ridd of it after having become king, or at least not been as subservient to it as his dad was... But becuase his dad became a part of it, he always folded to it’s demands like cheap tissue paper.
Andrias fall as a person can all be traced back to the fact that he never managed to grow a backbone to stand up to his dad, and as such he never was able to grow beyond the teenager he was in his youth, because his dad was always there, always watching over his shoulder, and Andrias simply does not have the moral backbone to ignore him, even when he knows in his heart that what he’s doing is wrong.
Andrias was fine with conquest, but drew the line at genocide... Until his dad told to shut up and do the job. He begged his dad not to take Marcy as his host, because he genuinely liked the girl, but when push came to shove, he folded like he always did.
This isn’t to say that all the blame for Andrias sins can be laid at his Dad’s feet, but it’s important to recognize that it’s here where it all started, and after Leif betrayed him, it just snowballed over the centuries.
Andrias is stuck in limbo.
By contrast, Anne was the opposite.
Anne also was a teenager with a good heart, and with parental expectations, and bad influences, but unlike Andrias, she was put into a position where she became separated from ALL of it, for good or bad. during season 1, Anne lost her parents, and with them both their love, but also their expectations that clashed with who she was. She lost both Sasha and Marcy, and with them their love and support, but also Sasha’s domineering attitude, and having to constantly make sacrifices for Marcy’s sake.
All of that was stripped away from her.
And so, she was able to grow. Able to mature, able to become the best version she could become. Even if she made big and small mistakes along the way.
She refused to shirk her share of blame, because addmitting to your own shortcomings is the only way to truly grow as a person. To take the next step, and become better. And that is the only way to truly take responsibility.
And when she came home, she had grown. Not only in the sense that she had become a much, much more responsible person, but also in the sense that she was ultimately able to be honest with her parents.
And so, she was able to ultimately reach a compromise with them. Not just fold when her parents accused her of being the same irresponsible girl she had always been. She accepted that she made mistakes, and addmited to it, but also was able to just talk to them about the reality of the situation, while in turn showing them that yes, she had grown.
Wheter Andrias might have done something similar with Aldrich is doubtfull, but the important part, is that he did not even try. Andrias knew that genocide was wrong, but he refused to actually stand up for that belief when push came to shove, even if he had all the power to do so as Aldrich’s one and only heir.
There were other paths Andrias could have suggested. He could have argued for a much less brutal conquest and subjugation(which while still evil, would have been INFINTLY less evil than genocide on the entire human race) of Earth, to fold the entire planet into their Empire, Roman style. He could have suggested they instead refocus their expansion into dead planets with plenty of iron, which would be far, far less expensive, if less glorious. Or he could have pointed out that maybe an empire that was built on constant expansion was built on sand, and they needed internal reforms at the core to make their nation last, rather than just endless, mindless expansion.
He suggested none of these. Instead, he folded. Like he always did. Because he never had the opportunity or the social enviornment he needed to grow beyond the boy that was ever fearfull of displeasing his father. His father was king, and his word was law. End of Discussion.
You can pinpoint the moment where Anne surpassed Andrias as a person. And it was right here, at the top of this tower, where she refused to accept those words just because they were spoken by someone she both deeply loved, feared, and respected.