Board Thread:Off Topic/@comment-24534644-20170124093450/@comment-25936766-20170125235926

Gundam Legilis wrote: 1-A tip for writing Card-Carrying Villains is to imagine that what they're doing is a passion for them, and that they feel alive and free doing these things, unrestrained by moral codes. Just like how heroes doing good out of passion is a thing, so too are our villains.

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2-So, what do you think? Do they make for interesting villains? 1-My only evil evil villain is pretty much like that.....but she's batshit insane. The original version is basically a corrupted Phoenix, while the RWBY version is basically a corpse possessed and kept alive by a Grimm (the current RWBY version takes some....jumps regarding what is possible). She's the only villain I've made that is Evil and does Evil for lulz.

The problem I have is making one that is Evil without any redeeming, sympathetic reasons, even if small.

a) Alien Overlord that wants to destroy the planet? Species needs to do so to survive.

b) Necromancer Queen who wants to conquer the world? Reincarnated paladin and hero who wants to end all war.

c) Unrepentant Spirit of Vengeance who kills with no remorse? Actually a death seeker who cannot self-terminate and desperately wants someone to kill him.

And so on. I'd like to make someone who is just Evil, but I can't bring myself to do it sufficiently.

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2-First villain: a bit cliché...

Second villain: Doesn't sound like much of an actual villain. More of a typical....Chauvinistic Egocentric Bad Boss Who Knows How To Get Things Done. The asshole who might be annoying but isn't Evil, though maybe antagonistic.

Third villains: A Michael Bay-ish terrorist and his Roboarsenal? Sounds familiar....