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

[Nick Wedig]

>> 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.

A: name some historical people as possible avatars.  Someone has to have actually done this sort of thing.

B: to maintain some neutrality of character, make it the "Adversary" and have the Avatar choose a specific group (or ideology, or some such) they're opposed to (and get benefits against, with avatar channels).  That makes works a lot better, I think, and makes it easier to name historical avatars.

Mr. Teapot
Adversary

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