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Motivation... Phelix Send a noteboard - 22/12/2009 07:33:27 PM
What makes a villain a villain? Human qualities? Lack of? I'm curious to know. Should they have redeeming qualities? Should they just be completely sinister?


I need to understand a villain to like them. A key to my understanding is getting their motives... that's why a deity like The Dark One doesn't make a good villain for me, but Torak was an OK villain.
I was Phelix on wotmania, I will always be Phelix in the "real" world, and now I am Phelix on RAFO.

You will make all kinds of mistakes; but as long as you are generous and true and also fierce you cannot hurt the world or even seriously distress her.- Churchill

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What makes villains appealing to you? Ryan - 21/12/2009 06:17:23 PM 886 Views
Something works only as well as it is written. Jacob - 21/12/2009 06:36:48 PM 744 Views
I'm going for the human side Ryan - 21/12/2009 06:40:47 PM 677 Views
What Jacob said sounds about right... A Deathwatch Guard - 21/12/2009 07:16:12 PM 769 Views
Reasonable cause for being a villain. jh - 21/12/2009 08:19:26 PM 724 Views
Hmmm Camilla - 21/12/2009 08:34:11 PM 684 Views
I've got several villains Ryan - 22/12/2009 05:55:03 AM 782 Views
Intelligence Palatine - 22/12/2009 05:13:05 PM 668 Views
Ah, but a question for you Ryan - 22/12/2009 06:39:04 PM 654 Views
Don't like him. Palatine - 23/12/2009 05:12:57 PM 693 Views
The same thing as with any other character, believability Mark - 22/12/2009 05:43:21 PM 757 Views
I agree Ryan - 22/12/2009 06:35:38 PM 669 Views
Motivation... Phelix - 22/12/2009 07:33:27 PM 867 Views
Amen. everynametaken - 23/12/2009 04:30:37 AM 728 Views
Neither good nor bad. rebelaessedai - 23/12/2009 03:13:22 AM 657 Views
That makes me enjoy a story more. Jaimie in the Song of Ice and Fire series was a great example. *NM* Tashmere - 30/12/2009 03:44:23 AM 317 Views
*NM* rebelaessedai - 31/12/2009 04:20:44 AM 338 Views
Re: What makes villains appealing to you? everynametaken - 23/12/2009 04:24:04 AM 721 Views
Alien and unrelatable villains can be awesome. Gher - 24/12/2009 07:45:15 PM 681 Views
Yeah as for Moridin BlackAdder - 31/12/2009 05:24:35 AM 674 Views
He has a good scene in TGS too. *NM* Gher - 09/01/2010 06:33:26 AM 333 Views
They actions should make sense from their POV *NM* AgentOrange - 24/12/2009 10:31:36 PM 350 Views
Real motivations that make sense Sir Tybalt - 25/12/2009 03:52:07 AM 679 Views
Cool Ryan - 25/12/2009 05:54:40 AM 700 Views
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