The Anatomy Of Evil: What Makes a Good Villain?

This entry is part 1 in the series Making A Great Villain

I’ve been watching some of my old Stargate: SG1 episodes during the last week, and (as often happens) some of the commentary (in the season 9 extras) sparked an interesting question. The discussion was about the relative merits of Apophis, Baal, and Anubis as villains. This in turn connected in my head with a discussion […]

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Making a Great Villain Part 1 of 3 – The Mastermind

This entry is part 2 in the series Making A Great Villain

A hero is only as good as the villains they fight – but what makes a Villain great? It’s not exactly an easy question to answer, is it? I have three basic answers, for three different kinds of villain – the Mastermind, the Combat Monster, and the Character Villain. The first part of this article […]

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Making a Great Villain Part 2 of 3 – The Combat Monster

This entry is part 3 in the series Making A Great Villain

A hero is only as good as the villains they fight – but what makes a Villain great? It’s not exactly an easy question to answer, is it? I have three basic answers, for three different kinds of villain – the Mastermind, the Combat Monster, and the Character Villain. In this part of the article […]

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Making a Great Villain Part 3 of 3 – the Character Villain

This entry is part 4 in the series Making A Great Villain

A hero is only as good as the villains they fight – but what makes a Villain great? It’s not exactly an easy question to answer, is it? I have three basic answers, for three different kinds of villain – the Mastermind, the Combat Monster, and the Character Villain. the final part of the article […]

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The Scariest Villain

This entry is part 5 in the series Making A Great Villain

Something got me thinking the other day about the villains trilogy that I wrote last year – Part 1 – The Mastermind, Part 2 – The Combat Monster, and Part 3 – the Character Villain and about something that wasn’t included. What makes the scariest villain? Beginning at the Beginning: What is Fear? Wikipedia has […]

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