1. That he doesn't have the self-censorship that should kick in when sometimes the goal really doesn't justify the means. Narrow-mindedness, arrogance.
2. Mainly through his/her actions. My villains are rarely evil people, they just get caught up in their cause, which can be a need to save the world, vengeance, protection of the weak.
3. That the villain acts like he/she does because he/she genuinely believes it's the right thing to do - or that there is a reason for the villain to be villainous. The most believable villain to me is one that is human, with all the good and bad that comes with it. Evil just for the sake of being evil gets tiresome.
4. Kicking of puppies, selfish want of world-domination, villain who has no redeeming qualities, villain surrounded by...oh, you have that one below.
5. I'm guessing it's because if the villains evil deeds are only justifiable to himself, then his/her henchmen would have to be stupid, otherwise what's to stop them from going "Do you really think that drowning those kittens, slaying the old woman and raping her grandchildren was such a good idea?"
6. It's late to think up villains, the only one I can think of right now is Linoge from "storm of the century" and that's not the best example, anyway he was evil, but he did it to set an example and deliberately frighten people into giving him what he wanted.
7. Sauron, for example, evil for the sake of being evil in my opinion.
2. Mainly through his/her actions. My villains are rarely evil people, they just get caught up in their cause, which can be a need to save the world, vengeance, protection of the weak.
3. That the villain acts like he/she does because he/she genuinely believes it's the right thing to do - or that there is a reason for the villain to be villainous. The most believable villain to me is one that is human, with all the good and bad that comes with it. Evil just for the sake of being evil gets tiresome.
4. Kicking of puppies, selfish want of world-domination, villain who has no redeeming qualities, villain surrounded by...oh, you have that one below.
5. I'm guessing it's because if the villains evil deeds are only justifiable to himself, then his/her henchmen would have to be stupid, otherwise what's to stop them from going "Do you really think that drowning those kittens, slaying the old woman and raping her grandchildren was such a good idea?"
6. It's late to think up villains, the only one I can think of right now is Linoge from "storm of the century" and that's not the best example, anyway he was evil, but he did it to set an example and deliberately frighten people into giving him what he wanted.
7. Sauron, for example, evil for the sake of being evil in my opinion.
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