tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5468546013884694910.post1277957012698749911..comments2024-03-28T08:02:30.691-04:00Comments on The League of Extraordinary Writers: All About EvilAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11431700962951592287noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5468546013884694910.post-39172455379165979482010-09-02T23:21:37.571-04:002010-09-02T23:21:37.571-04:00OK I have to laugh a little, because I left the ro...OK I have to laugh a little, because I left the room in the middle of the post to get a drink, and my mind went to Mockingjay (before you mentioned it) and Pres. Snow.<br /><br />SO when I continued reading laughed because I was totally on the same wave length.Amber Lynaehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16890268873178010212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5468546013884694910.post-4359209967169656052010-08-30T14:47:33.054-04:002010-08-30T14:47:33.054-04:00I agree that the most memorable villains aren'...I agree that the most memorable villains aren't ALL dark.<br />We are all Star Wars geeks in this house and my kids have been all kinds of Star Wars characters for Halloween. But no one's asked to be the Emperor.<br />And agreed on Han (sigh...).Kelly Polarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10968381456100611120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5468546013884694910.post-78552047558477143382010-08-30T13:49:38.920-04:002010-08-30T13:49:38.920-04:00Love this! The best villians are the ones that act...Love this! The best villians are the ones that actually make you feel for them. In the end you don't know whether to hate them or feel sorry for them. (Hugs)IndigoSage Ravenwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17143502548162174269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5468546013884694910.post-79006488157029427452010-08-30T11:10:40.421-04:002010-08-30T11:10:40.421-04:00I believe villians shrouded in secrecy are the sca...I believe villians shrouded in secrecy are the scariest. In the original Star Wars, Darth Vader wears a helmet. You don't know what's hiding underneath that eerie black mask. When it's removed, a pang of sympathy hits you. Don't get me wrong, the obvious villians are scary too; The Emperor, etc. But when there's secrecy involved, it amps up the emotional angst and drama.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5468546013884694910.post-28618577881540576972010-08-30T08:42:39.368-04:002010-08-30T08:42:39.368-04:00I agree that Darth Vader is much more interesting ...I agree that Darth Vader is much more interesting than the Emperor. I would say it's very rare that a kid thinks "I'm going to grow up and oppress the world!" Instead they're normal kids like everyone else. They love their mothers, try to make their fathers proud, and go to school. But somewhere on the path of what leads to "good" or even "normal", they diverge and become "bad". <br /><br />When I'm writing I never create a villain who is simply evil. He has to have a backstory that led him there, even if it is not entirely revealed in the actual story.<br /><br />After all, even the devil has a backstory (one of the most beautiful angels, grew proud, took a third of the angels down with him, etc.). If this biggest of baddies ever has a backstory, then don't our villains need to have one as well?Mandy P.S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02453249544598951624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5468546013884694910.post-65027707332257817282010-08-30T02:37:20.614-04:002010-08-30T02:37:20.614-04:00Complex villains are so much more interesting.Complex villains are so much more interesting.Myrna Fosterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13534358757278599925noreply@blogger.com