⚡🖤🔥 What makes a great villain? 🔥🖤⚡ Rules: Comment to this…
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⚡🖤🔥 What makes a great villain? 🔥🖤⚡
Rules:
Comment to this post with the attributes/characteristics you believe make a villain powerful, memorable, believable, diabolical, etc. These do not need to be in english. Include the name(s) of your favorite villains if you wish. You may copy other people's answers, but duplicates will not be tipped.
Rewards:
I'll tip each new attribute 50,000 millix, up to 500,000 per user. On Saturday, July 1, I'll tip the ten best (imho) attributes 1,000,000 each.
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Rules:
Comment to this post with the attributes/characteristics you believe make a villain powerful, memorable, believable, diabolical, etc. These do not need to be in english. Include the name(s) of your favorite villains if you wish. You may copy other people's answers, but duplicates will not be tipped.
Rewards:
I'll tip each new attribute 50,000 millix, up to 500,000 per user. On Saturday, July 1, I'll tip the ten best (imho) attributes 1,000,000 each.
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#villain #earn
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Complexity. A villain who has a personality, even if not motive, and who isn't just their villainy.
Thanos, Hannibal Lector, Selene Gallio, The Joker, Scar, everyone in The White Lotus.
You're able to relate to or humanize these villains in some way, which makes them that much more intoxicating.
Thanos, Hannibal Lector, Selene Gallio, The Joker, Scar, everyone in The White Lotus.
You're able to relate to or humanize these villains in some way, which makes them that much more intoxicating.
Good one
I have not watched the White Lotus - just read a bit about it. Heh, so everyone on the show is a villain - how fun is that!
I have not watched the White Lotus - just read a bit about it. Heh, so everyone on the show is a villain - how fun is that!
Flaws and Vulnerabilities: Flaws and vulnerabilities humanize a villain, making them more relatable and providing potential weaknesses for the protagonists to exploit.
Any good villain should have an interesting and credible backstory. In addition to creating a deep and more three-dimensional villain, a memorable backstory allows ourselves to identify and even sympathize with the villain.
Ahhh, I think I want to put everyone here on my payroll.
✅Unpredictability: No one can foresee my next move, making me a constant source of uncertainty and fear.
✅Dark Humor: I find amusement in the most twisted and heinous acts, blurring the line between comedy and tragedy.
✅Psychological Manipulation: I excel at exploiting the fears and vulnerabilities of others, using their weaknesses against them.
✅Symbolic Presence: My clown-like appearance and sinister grin strike fear into the hearts of those who encounter me.
✅Enigmatic Origins: The mystery surrounding my past adds an extra layer of intrigue, deepening the fascination with my character.
These attributes make me a captivating and unparalleled force of villainy, leaving an indelible mark on all who witness the chaos I unleash. Embrace the madness, for I am the Joker!
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✅Unpredictability: No one can foresee my next move, making me a constant source of uncertainty and fear.
✅Dark Humor: I find amusement in the most twisted and heinous acts, blurring the line between comedy and tragedy.
✅Psychological Manipulation: I excel at exploiting the fears and vulnerabilities of others, using their weaknesses against them.
✅Symbolic Presence: My clown-like appearance and sinister grin strike fear into the hearts of those who encounter me.
✅Enigmatic Origins: The mystery surrounding my past adds an extra layer of intrigue, deepening the fascination with my character.
These attributes make me a captivating and unparalleled force of villainy, leaving an indelible mark on all who witness the chaos I unleash. Embrace the madness, for I am the Joker!
🃏J
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It's getting pretty hard to come up with new answers and these are solid - i'll tip ++++ Thanks!
Emotional Depth: While villains are often portrayed as evil, giving them moments of vulnerability or internal conflict can make them more believable and human. Exploring their emotions and showing glimpses of their humanity can create a complex dynamic with the audience.
Well said!
what are your favorite examples of this exploration?
what are your favorite examples of this exploration?
Hannibal Lecter (from The Silence of the Lambs): Hannibal Lecter is a highly intelligent and manipulative character who uses his psychological prowess to control others. His calm demeanor and sophisticated nature make him chilling and diabolical.
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Of course Hannibal Lecter! amazing that a guy so confined and constrained could be the one who actually controls the scene and conversations. you are right, psychological! somehow he makes people doubt themselves and draws them to him like *gasp* moths to a flame. what is his secret sauce?
Calm and sophisticated = chilling and diabolical for sure!
Calm and sophisticated = chilling and diabolical for sure!
a Tall and Narrow Opera Hat, set slightly askew, atop a Gaunt shadowy Figure of a man, Hunched over, dressed in a Long Black Coat and dependent upon a wolfheaded Black Walking stick, an evil smile shows his contempt, beneath a spindley Handlebar Mustache. His Gravely voice accented by occassional evil laughter. 😱
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i can see your villain clearly! what does he smell like
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Attributes of a #villain :
Avarice
Duplicitous
Genius (bordering on insanity)
Insincere
Manipulative
Misguided (socially unacceptable behavior)
Nefarious
Scheming
Selfish
Tough
Traumatized
Avarice
Duplicitous
Genius (bordering on insanity)
Insincere
Manipulative
Misguided (socially unacceptable behavior)
Nefarious
Scheming
Selfish
Tough
Traumatized
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Great list
I especially like the Genius bordering on insanity!
Also interesting that you chose Insincere, I wonder if they use a facade of insincerity as a defense mechanism.
I especially like the Genius bordering on insanity!
Also interesting that you chose Insincere, I wonder if they use a facade of insincerity as a defense mechanism.
A truly diabolical villain knows how to make an entrance! Picture the Wicked Witch of the West dramatically melting or Voldemort sneezing and losing his nose. Oops, looks like even the evilest can have awkward moments.
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Fabulous
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Clear morality. ...
A worthy opponent. ...
Compelling backstory. ...
Villains Villains aren’t usually super interested in what other people want or whether they get it. Their primary concern is themselves, and they’re willing to do whatever it takes to get what they want. It doesn’t matter if they hurt someone else’s feelings—it’s their way or the highway.
A worthy opponent. ...
Compelling backstory. ...
Villains Villains aren’t usually super interested in what other people want or whether they get it. Their primary concern is themselves, and they’re willing to do whatever it takes to get what they want. It doesn’t matter if they hurt someone else’s feelings—it’s their way or the highway.
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Clear or clarity! A worthy opponent. Good one, their backstory is compelling. I like your spin on self interest. And 'Their way or the highway' - no compromises. Excellent! ++++++
My favorite viallain:
In Greek mythology, Oizys is the goddess of misery, anxiety, grief, depression, and misfortune!
In Greek mythology, Oizys is the goddess of misery, anxiety, grief, depression, and misfortune!
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Wonderful. The idea that the villain is a mythological based concept, sourced from pain and darkness. Ah, her Roman name is Miseria. Thanks!!
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I'm giving you two ++
and the other for villains poking fun at the hero's cause "Why so serious?"
Thanks!
and the other for villains poking fun at the hero's cause "Why so serious?"
Thanks!
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They need to have blocked opportunity from society. Strain theory suggests this is social pressure is a criminogenic factor for people. I would argue that if you look at lots and lots of real world and phantasy villains this would be supported.
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Dr. Door
He is a villain with ambition, dominant, he will never accept defeat, he is possessive
He is a villain with ambition, dominant, he will never accept defeat, he is possessive
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Villains? Is there a difference between "villians" and "narcissists?" IMHO, there are many shared traits.
1. Grandiose sense of self-importance.
2. Preoccupation with fantasies of unlimited success, power, brilliance, beauty or ideal love.
3. Belief that he or she is special and unique and can only be understood by, or should associate with, other special or high-status people or institutions.
4. Need for excessive admiration.
5. Sense of entitlement.
6. Interpersonally exploitive behavior.
7. Lack of empathy.
8. Envy of others or belief that others are envious of him or her.
9. Demonstration of arrogant and haughty behaviors or attitudes.
10. Excessive focus on others to support their own identity and self-esteem. Outsiders' perception shapes their identity.
11. Self-direction keeps their eyes on the prize that they feel others would prize.
12. Inability to assess the effects of their actions on others.
13. Inability to forge or maintain more than superficial relationships whi are simply a means to feed the ego.
1. Grandiose sense of self-importance.
2. Preoccupation with fantasies of unlimited success, power, brilliance, beauty or ideal love.
3. Belief that he or she is special and unique and can only be understood by, or should associate with, other special or high-status people or institutions.
4. Need for excessive admiration.
5. Sense of entitlement.
6. Interpersonally exploitive behavior.
7. Lack of empathy.
8. Envy of others or belief that others are envious of him or her.
9. Demonstration of arrogant and haughty behaviors or attitudes.
10. Excessive focus on others to support their own identity and self-esteem. Outsiders' perception shapes their identity.
11. Self-direction keeps their eyes on the prize that they feel others would prize.
12. Inability to assess the effects of their actions on others.
13. Inability to forge or maintain more than superficial relationships whi are simply a means to feed the ego.
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Wow. Fascinating to consider that there are so many similarities between a "villain" and "narcissist." You may be on to something here!
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Professor James Moriarty, Sherlock Holmes' nemesis.
• Evil
• Sneaky
• Cowardly
• Egotistical
• Clever
• Hypocritical
• Crazy
• Callous
• Dangerous
• Homicidal
• Ruthless
• Plotting
• Psychopathic
• Sociopathic
• Tortured
• Malicious
• Cruel
• Greedy
• Evil
• Sneaky
• Cowardly
• Egotistical
• Clever
• Hypocritical
• Crazy
• Callous
• Dangerous
• Homicidal
• Ruthless
• Plotting
• Psychopathic
• Sociopathic
• Tortured
• Malicious
• Cruel
• Greedy
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