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Uilos:
Most of my antagonists are rarely "villains". Many of them have their motives and many of them believe that what they're doing is the right thing. There are also those who don't care what they do, they have no motive, they do it because it suits them, though to them, there is nothing sinister about it.

also, my main character's normally agree with what the antagonist thinks, but is opposed to the method they are using (normally violence)

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Lord Arioch:

--- Quote from: neurovore on August 31, 2007, 06:15:17 PM ---How are the Joker, Sauron or Voldemort not "evil for the sake of evil" in your view, then ?
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To, the Joker is just in it for fun.  He's just severely warped.  As to the other 2... well, I did say Rarely, didn't I? ;)

Kiriath:
It might have been one of the Jim's-mentor-chain books which said "Make your antagonist more ruthless than your hero." :D

Villains are way more interesting when they're sympathetic or kind of sort of likable. Me and a friend have to mention Hannibal Lector in almost every conversation we have. He's nice... intelligent... friendly... but he eats people! Conniving subtle evil is more... compelling than bloodthirsty demonicism.

But they're all cool. :D

blgarver:
Thanks guys, reading this stuff makes the gears start working, and I think I figured out what's wrong; my villian was just evil because she's evil.  The whole good vs evil because that's what good and evil do, type of thing. 

Well, now I gave her a REASON for doing what she's doing.  And I've done that with the other characters as well, and the rewrite is going to be something with a much more definate direction than this slightly disjointed first draft.  I still like the first draft,  but the characters are going to be much more potent in the next go round.

Lord Arioch:
that's what 1st drafts are for. ;D

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