Created by Blacklightjack a Moral Scapegoat is a character in fictional media which would generally be regarded as evil, however the story attempts to excuse this behavior because of prior events or experiences like Trauma, personal vendettas etc.
12 step recovery jargon referring to someone new who talks about how great life is, now that they'resober. Usually meaning that the person is out of touch with reality.
The new guy seems pretty happy for a dude who has no job, no money and no family. He must be on a pink cloud.