[UA] The Villain Archetype (was: various topics)

[Eric Brennan]

----- Original Message -----
From: "Gregory Paul Stolze" <holycrow at mindspring.com>

> Very few people get up and say "Hey, I'm a BAD GUY.  I'm a villain.  I'm
> working for the downfall of everyone!"

    I've been thinking about this--nobody really thinks that they're the bad
guy.  However, a lot of people, when faced with a person counter to their
own beliefs (or in possession of genuinely abhorrent beliefs from most sane
perspectives) believe that the "bad" person has actually "chosen" to be a
bad guy--put conscious effort into being a villain.
    Wouldn't that set of beliefs--that the opposition is a bad guy--create
an Avatar?  The Avatar of the Villain, or the Bad Man (too bad that moniker
is already in use, I suppose.)  You can see the villain tap into it during
"Unbreakable."  Could there be a high level "Villain" out there, setting out
to do the wrong thing because he's on the road to power, the left hand road?
    I mean, there's got to be enough belief in the villain to create an
Avatar for it.
--Eric


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