Thoughts
Analysis question: If the count knew that it would take him 16 years to get revenge, would he have still done it?
Yes, absolutely. He
has nothing to live for but revenge. It doesn't matter to him how long it takes, it is his purpose. He sees it as his moral duty.
You can ask me the same thing. If I had known it was going to take 4 years to make OJSE, would I have still done it?
If I know it's going to take more time to fix a bug than the bug will cost people, will I still fix it?
Yes. It's not about me, it's about what the right thing to do is.
I think this is why the count is so appealing even in the face of his flaws; is because his "flaws" are easily written off as him sacrificing for true justice.