#Anyone properly motivated can be twisted into the shape of a villain - what lengths are they willing to go to? Who are they willing to hurt

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What makes a villain a villain for you? Idk very broad question no wrong answers to it

I tend to conflate "villain" and "antagonist" - or at least antagonistic, if they're a main character like Charm is haha - someone who impedes others, who seeks to do harm, who is in some way uncontrollable and therefore dangerous. I also tend to like villains that have someone or something to rage against, very Megamind haha - "If there's bad, good will rise up against it."

Villains can be as complex or simplistic as you like, which is very fun! Some villains like to be evil for funsies! Some are tortured! Some don't realize that what they're doing is harmful! Yves is great example of a BBEG who has only good intentions imo (and coincidentally, is also modeled after my own ADHD lol, I have something of a soft spot for dysregulated villains haha)

One of my favourite aspects of the True Villainy AU, and kind of Just Desserts S2 as a whole, is how different types of villains look and move in that world - Charm was seduced by thoughts of revenge that stemmed from loneliness and bitterness, where Kaiein is a manipulative asshole who gets his kicks from causing chaos from the sidelines. Their motivations are very different, but they both do harm, and are both stopped! Villains ✨

#Villains have a lot of wiggle room for what makes them villains I think :) #And there's certainly more shades of grey to explore than the fairly black-and-white villains that I tend to like lol #Charm is pretty black and white - she's a villain until she isn't #It's still hard for her because she ''learned'' all these maladjusted behaviours to get through her life but she keeps trying! #Kaiein is very black and white - literally lol - he's a villain for funsies and has to be defeated rather than recovered #And Yves is quite black and white as well! He doesn't really consider the harm that he does until it's too late! And he still doesn't stop! #I think just about any antagonist Can be a villain depending on the framing - including those trying to stop my villains here #The JD Residents are villains for causing Charm mental anguish - that's why she seeks revenge in the first place! #And again they're the villains for taking away Kaiein's fun toy - you can tell I have little sympathy for him lol #The AGE crew are villains for trying to stop Yves from resurrecting his God and recreating the spiritual Cambrian explosion! #I think what makes a villain a villain is the harm they're willing to cause on the way to their goal #Anyone properly motivated can be twisted into the shape of a villain - what lengths are they willing to go to? Who are they willing to hurt #It's about finding the Hubristic Downfall and digging from there #Villains Are their characters flaws <3 #I feel like I've mentioned it somewhere but I view Charm specifically as being endearingly flawed like a cat lol #Cats can have so many characters flaws that we would find unacceptable in humans but are charming - haha - in a cat #Charm is my self-love by way of cat-ifying my own character flaws <3 It's why I like villainsonas so much!! #They're little guys! Evil little guys <3 I think it's great :D #Just Desserts #Villainsona #AGE #Yves