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Author: dmeredith | Posted: (6499 days ago) | Previous in thread: 4874 by Kiddalee |
Subject: Help!! Trying to make a characte evil |
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Well, I'll amend your thought to say that is only used EFFECTIVELY as parody these days. There are still a number of weak stories and movies in particular that have really weak villians. Go watch any generic horror movie for example. |
Post nr: 4884 Thread: [3990] |
Author: iippo (The Rater's Guild - Rate writings, kids!) | Posted: (6499 days ago) | Previous in thread: 4883 by dmeredith |
Subject: Help!! Trying to make a characte evil |
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You have a point. There's so many stories where I can't comprehend why the villain is evil (although when done well, an evil for no reason -villain can be the creepiest one). Being powerhungry, or bitter because of something that happened in the past work best for me... And villains who think they're not being evil at all, who can reason so well to themselves that they can justify their evilness, I find those ones to work really well. |
Post nr: 4885 Thread: [3990] |
Author: Kiddalee (I'm here. Bwahahaha!) | Posted: (6498 days ago) | Previous in thread: 4883 by dmeredith |
Subject: Help!! Trying to make a characte evil |
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Go watch any generic horror movie for example. |
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Post nr: 4886 Thread: [3990] |
Author: dmeredith | Posted: (6498 days ago) | Previous in thread: 4885 by Kiddalee |
Subject: Help!! Trying to make a characte evil |
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I think that to be really effective a villian, like any other character, has to feel like a real person. They have to engage the reader on an emotional level, and I think those who accomplish this beyond the "man, I really hate that guy" level are most successful. I mean, look at Dracula. He is an extremely deep villian and ends up being almost sympathetic by the end of the story. |
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Post nr: 4897 Thread: [3990] |
Author: RiddleRose (Anyone still here?) | Posted: (6491 days ago) | Previous in thread: 4886 by dmeredith |
Subject: Help!! Trying to make a characte evil |
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i've always kind of liked dracula... he's so very good. i find that often the most well developed character in a story will be the villain, because the writer wants ot make him/her believable. |