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Post by Valhalla Erikson on May 16, 2024 16:03:57 GMT -6
Does your villain/antagonist know they're doing bad things?
Headmistress Sabine- Yes but she doesn't consider the children she looks after human. More like livestock to be sold. If you ask her she'd tell you she's above such labels.
Commander Redbeard- Yes, for the safety and well-being of his Republic.
Talon- He is aware but willing to sacrifice his morals for revenge.
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Post by saintofm on May 17, 2024 1:41:42 GMT -6
For the most part, my villains do not care. They tend to be from positions of power and privilege while the hero is the underdog, so do not.
Or from a society that encourages their kind of behavior.
The dark elves in my Warhammer fan fic turn original fic, the Dark elves generally don't care, or revel in it. They are mostly what if Rome had a kid with the Dark Elves in D&D's Underdark, so a very might makes right attitude.
A high Elf "Inquisitor" for lack a better word is adversarial mostly because he is paranoid, racist, and takes the worse aspects of doggedly determined for his job in protecting the High Elves.
Warhounds Saga: Takes place hundreds of years in the future when earth finds what they call "Gateways" (Basically Stargates) that allow them to elevate overpopulation, reverse engineer the tech left behind by the alien civilizations that was there, about halfwaay through World War Three (called the Inter World War because all 15 were fighting) kids with super powers that now need schools for this tiny part of the population to learn how to use them. THe main antagonist that will be a problem is Rank Alpha A (different ranks of super powers are based on the Greek Alphebet, with a further 5 levels for ALpha) and sees that his genetics, his prowess in combat and vast powers. He thinks he can get away with what he wants, and as he is what society seems to think is the height of genetic perfection, they let him for the most part. Our Hero would rather be left alone but is going to be forced to take his spot at the top.
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Post by pelwrath on May 26, 2024 23:34:27 GMT -6
In my two Sundowners books the Antagonist-Laurent isn't the villain so much as he's the foil or opposite to the Protagonist-Zephrin. That changes in book 2. It's like cold war USA v Soviet Union, each side thinks it's the good guy.
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Post by RAVENEYE on May 27, 2024 9:38:31 GMT -6
Hmm, the villains I've written seem to have entitlement issues in which they feel they have the right to do what they must to achieve their ends. Also, they are usually in desperate situations that drive them to desperate means to achieve their goals. So conscience is a luxury they can no longer afford.
This is a good question for me to ponder, honestly, because it's forced me to see repeating patterns in my villain creation. Hmm... I probably oughta find ways to break out of that.
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Post by HDSimplicityy on May 27, 2024 10:00:44 GMT -6
Mine does in my space opera novel. Him and his wife. He's actually very smart - an industrious character with useful ideas. But, he uses them in the wrong way (ie: starting a war). His wife shows herself to be.. well... not so useful as the story goes. And he may be a person who does something to change that....
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Post by Alatariel on May 27, 2024 15:08:23 GMT -6
Let's see, from all my WIPs:
My YA Fantasy:
Antagonist thinks he's solving a problem but really he's creating an even bigger issue and he isn't great at taking accountibility.
My Adult Fantasy:
Antagonist knows he's doing something selfish but he doesn't have a choice when it comes to his own survival. He's angry and he's been used and forgotten, he's finally done with it all and his choice ultimately dooms many innocent people.
My Academia Fantasy:
Who is the antagonist? Which side is right and which side is wrong? Is the side the protagonist on in the beginning the right one or the one he chooses at the end? There's a lot of moral grayness and that's the point.
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