I like him.
Malik is very different, he knows of the dark side of HERO, dislikes and rejects it, opposes it often, but still is more realistic and open to the fact that some of it is necessary for the greater good.
Elijah on the other hand is hopelessly idealistic, he is naive in a way Malik and even Clark are not, almost childish, he takes their name in the most literal way possible, heroes, as shown in his fight against Eisheth, he did not want to compromise, he wanted to save everyone even if it was hopeless, and in the end in order to achieve the outcome with the least casualties he chose to abandon his pride and call Bernhardt.
He is ''good'', in a kind of pure, uncomprimising way.
I know it's dumb in the grand scheme of things, but I genuinely like having his type of character in a story as dark as this, even if it is only to see them get beaten black and blue by reality, it's a nice contrast, they make the universe seem more diverse.