Lanky_Pomegranate530@midwest.social to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 1 year agoWhat is a story were the main villain actually turned out to be the good guy?message-squaremessage-square201fedilinkarrow-up1168arrow-down15
arrow-up1163arrow-down1message-squareWhat is a story were the main villain actually turned out to be the good guy?Lanky_Pomegranate530@midwest.social to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 1 year agomessage-square201fedilink
minus-squareteawreckslinkfedilinkarrow-up25·1 year agoMore like, the older the character gets, the more they update his backstory to be something the audience can sympathize with. Because a villain for villain’s sake gets old fast.
minus-squareDeceptichum@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoMore like when characters get away from Stan Lee and into the hands of better story tellers they grow. We have Chris Claremont to thank for Mangeto not being generic villain of the week and actually a character who in his own way is fighting injustice.
More like, the older the character gets, the more they update his backstory to be something the audience can sympathize with. Because a villain for villain’s sake gets old fast.
More like when characters get away from Stan Lee and into the hands of better story tellers they grow.
We have Chris Claremont to thank for Mangeto not being generic villain of the week and actually a character who in his own way is fighting injustice.