#villain ask game

[gale-gentlepenguin]

Was the villain right?

A new ask game where I rate the villains backstory, motive, and actions to determine how justified they were using the following rating system. Send a villain (WITH WHERE THEY ARE FROM with image, and include iteration if there are multiple and an image)

Evil and fucking love it | A Whiny psycho | Really Dumb motive | Cool motive still murder | I don’t know enough to rate them | They have a point but they are a dick about it | Road to hell paved with good intentions | They are in the right here | Look if it were me I’d have been So MUCH worse | How are they not the hero? | Yea, I’m routing for the villain.

[chronicallylatetotheparty]

Kat

Evil and fucking love it | A Whinny psycho | Really Dumb motive | Cool motive still murder | I don’t know enough to rate them | They have a point but they are a dick about it | Road to hell paved with good intentions | They are in the right here | Look if it were me I’d have been So MUCH worse | How are they not the hero? | Yea, I’m routing for the villain.

Evil!Kat loves her job and would have overthrown her boss if those pesky little things called morals didn't get in the way.

[infinitysgrace]

Ransik

how the fuck do you know about Ransik???

Evil and fucking love it | A Whinny psycho | Really Dumb motive | Cool motive still murder | I don’t know enough to rate them | They have a point but they are a dick about it | Road to hell paved with good intentions | They are in the right here | Look if it were me I’d have been So MUCH worse | How are they not the hero? | Yea, I’m routing for the villain.

You will never catch me siding with cops ever. If I were from a future where eugenics won and nobody saw a single problem with that, I too would go back in time and burn all that shit to the ground, no mercy and you will never catch me siding with cops ever.

they had to make him ready to kill the mutants he woke up from cryostasis that didn't want to fight for him so he couldn't be in the right

[apieters]

Syndrome, Tamatoa, and Saruman for the Villain asks? :3

@urban-hart here’s your answer.

To save space, I’ll just talk about Tristan L’Hermite (Swashbucklers)/Tristan Martel (Heimar)—they’re basically alternate universe versions of each other. I also know them the best out of all my villains.

SYNDROME: Was there ever a point they could have been a hero?

Yes. In fact, Tristan was a former hero in both universes.

It comes from my beliefs about good and evil—I believe that all people struggle with choosing what is good and what is not, and while everyone fails at some point (for which, like St. Augustine argues, all humans stand in need of forgiveness from God and others), it takes numerous, habitual compromises to make someone what we would conventionally recognize as an evil person. I want this to be the core of Tristan’s story

Tristan Martel (Tristan L’Hermite in Swashbucklers) started out as a very heroic character as a teenager, but in his twenties too many years of war and the class discrimination he experienced made him bitter and hateful toward his oppressors, but he initially conducted himself with honor and courage, even above some of the heroes. But slowly, he kept making more compromises, justifying his outbursts of wrath and cruelty until he became a malevolent war criminal who regularly murdered entire families, including children and infants (in Swashbucklers nobody dies, but he still tortured people in horribly personal ways—for example, crushing a dancer’s feet so she could never dance again). He needs to be a POV character too, so I’m not actually looking forward to writing his chapters—I may have to borrow POV’s from one-shot characters in order not to live too long in his head. And to be honest, he probably wishes he could do the same thing…

TAMATOA: What is your antagonist's theme song? (or playlist)

Tristan L’Hermite specifically: The “Kyrie Eleison” leitmotif from The Hunchback of Norte Dame—it’s canon in Swashbucklers is that it’s literally his voice in the Disney film, mixed in with the choir (BTW he is there in the Disney film, but I’m going to make you all work to find out where he is)

Varian’s lines in “Ready as I’ll Ever Be” from Tangled The Series perfectly articulates both versions of Tristan’s attitude toward themselves—“Believe me, I know/That I’ve sunk pretty low/but whatever I’ve done you deserved…I’m the bad guy, that’s fine—/it’s no fault of mine/and some justice at last will be served…”

There’s a scene set to the Mulan soundtrack for the Tung Shao Pass battle where Tristan charges down a mountainside alone (kind of like Shan Yu) against a whole army and takes out the enemy cannons, rallying his own army to seize the field of battle.

Tristan L’Hermite’s duel with Chris Carnovo (Michael Agrippa in Heimar) was imagined due to a combination of “Coward” from the Interstellar soundtrack and Star Wars’ “Duel of the Fates” and “Battle of the Heroes.”

SARUMAN: Do they cave under the pressure of stronger villains?

No. In fact, he is the most powerful villain alive in his storylines, in terms of raw violence, and he can’t and won’t be controlled. That’s what makes everyone so terrified of Tristan. Even Frollo (Jehan Duval in Heimar), his boss, mostly just aims him at their common enemies and stays out of his way. Other villains who are “more powerful” are only more powerful politically or socially, but Tristan’s only authority is his own iron will and his sword—if anyone tries to fight against him or order him around, he would just kill them and continue with his own projects. Remember, he’s 15th century Darth Vader.

[postalninja]

Gru Lelouch and Zuko for whoever's the villain in vileenas story?

Alright! So, spoilers for Sins of the Father ahead (Vileena is the name that Dominica goes by when she's in hiding in my as yet unfinished AU/spinoff) I'm going to go with Eiydas as the antagonist instead of Miraak, because he's more interesting to me, and more involved in the story. GRU: Does your antagonist have henchmen? Do they like them? Eiydas has followers rather than henchman, given that he is in a position of authority once he becomes Archpriest of the Order of Miraak. But he would have had to gather support before then, so he probably had a group of loyal followers before Dominica was even out of the picture. I'm not sure that anyone particularly likes Eiydas - he's not a very likable guy. But as long as his followers are loyal, he doesn't need them to like him.

LELOUCH: Does your antagonist ever regret their actions? Not in the sense of feeling remorse for them - he's far too arrogant for that. The only regrets he has are due to his failures. The fact that he wasn't able to get Dominica to tell him what he wanted to know when he had her in his grasp, and the fact that she managed to blow up half the temple (and half his face). He's very bitter about her getting the upper hand over him, and that's what he regrets the most.

ZUKO: What do they fear the most? Mediocrity. Like I said, Eiydas is an arrogant bastard, and he totally believes that he deserves to have some sort of special destiny and to be someone important. My partner's headcanon is that he originally came to Solstheim to study under Master Neloth (partner's words were, and I quote "You fuckers in Vvardenfell can suck my balls, I'm gonna study under a real wizard now!") But then when he gets to Solstheim Neloth, being Neloth, is like who the fuck are you, and dismisses him immediately. So he ends up in the Order instead, and he isn't content to be Dominica's subordinate - he wants that Archpriest title for himself, and the perceived glory that it brings.

[avvail]

supervillain x their super oblivious civilian lover

original ask submitted by @save-the-villainous-cat for the ask game!

“Morning, baby,” the civilian yawns wearily as they plod into the kitchen, rubbing their eyes softly. The supervillain turns in a beat, smiles, and then focuses their attention back onto the pans over the stove.

“Good morning, my love,” they answer smoothly, not stopping from flipping over a pancake when they feel arms wrap around their waist and a forehead nuzzle into their back. “Have a good sleep?”

The civilian nods, sighing. “Yeah. I didn’t even feel you come back last night.”

That’s because the supervillain didn’t, but they wouldn’t tell them that, of course. Once the pancake is flipped, they turn and cup their cheeks, kissing their lips softly.

The civilian looks at them and smiles happily, and the supervillain almost wants to drop the breakfast and whisk them right back to bed.

“Another late night at the office?”

The supervillain chuckles, like that’s funny. It is, a little bit. Their lover was too naive for their own good, and the idea that they would be content with an office job was quite amusing.

“Unfortuantly,” they simply respond, and the civilian huffs, like they’re offended themselves.

“They can’t keep doing that, you know,” they pout, eyes fluttering slightly when the supervillain brushes some hair from their face. “Can’t you complain so I get to spend more time with you? You’re always so busy.”

They peel away, reluctantly, and the supervillain sees the playful pout on their lips, smiling to themselves.

“The overtime is criminal,” the supervillain smirks, and the civilian laughs, shuffling away.

“You’re funny.”

The supervillain turns back to the stove, checking on the pancakes. They have some bacon and egg on the go, simply because they feel the need to spoil their lover like there was no tomorrow. They were theirs, after all, all their obliviousness aside. They just didn’t know it.

The civilian hums softly to themselves as they set the table and pour some drinks, and the supervillain relaxes into the tune. It makes them work more efficiently, until they’re dishing up, and letting their eyes linger on their pretty lover easily.

“Wanna eat and watch TV?” The civilian asks, an eager glimmer in their eye. “Unless you have to rush...”

The supervillain was their own boss – it didn’t really matter to them, not when the civilian didn’t even notice their lackluster “office hours”. They kiss their head, herding them into the lounge.

“Go on, then,” they smile, handing them their plate and watching them get comfortable on the couch with a little smile. The supervillain joins them, and they attatch themselves to their side like glue, but the supervillain doesn’t mind. They eat their fill of bacon and an omelette, while their civilian shovels added pancakes into their mouth as well.

Sometime during a programme, the supervillain’s phone rings. The civilian’s head lifts in curiosity, and they answer it. It’s work related, but they don’t leave the room, letting their hand gently card through their lovers hair as a distraction. Not that they needed it.

“Uh huh, and that’ll be ready to use by tomorrow, will it?” They absentmindedly question, their annoyance piqued by the delay of their supplies. “Just don’t fuck up the encryption. It’s sensitive, one wrong move and it’ll be your head, do you understand?”

They end the call, and the civilian shifts, glancing at them with an amused smirk. “Encryptions? Sounds fancy.”

The supervillain laughs. Not because it was funny, but just because the civilian was absolutely clueless. They lean forward, kissing their head, a roaming hand landing on their thigh.

“You know what?” The supervillain drawls. “I think I’ll have today off.”

The civilian frowns softly. “That’s the fifth time in the past two weeks. This is why they’re keeping you late, you know.”

They shut them up with a kiss, and the civilian doesn’t complain. They never do – the supervillain could destroy the city, and their clueless little lover would be by their side every step of the way.

[somewhatidealname]

i love how your springtap is just a literal monster while scraptrap has the vibe of a kid's cartoon villian. if these two saw each other they'd be immensly confused as to how different they are in nature. literal apex predator vs jimmy neutrons grandfather 💀

scraptrap is from the timeline where william retains his braincells

[seraphinitegames]

Is that villain romance going to be Murphy? Can we get an idea on what they are going to be like?

The villain romance in Book Four won't be Murphy. It's a completely new character.

And they will be...intense, lol! Definitely a villain rather than more a morally-ambiguous antagonist like say Falk.

So definitely not a romance for everyone, but certainly something different to try—for both writer and reader, hehe! :D

Thank you so much for the ask! :)

[whump-a-la-mode]

You’ve Heard of Scientist Whumpers, Now Get Ready for Scientist Whumpees!

Whumpee chained to their lab desk, working as the chain clinks with their movements

Whumpee being forced to keep up with ridiculous schedules, Whumper demanding impossible results in impossibly little time

Whumpee being monitored and abused by the guards in their own lab

Whumpee being forced to experiment on their friends

Whumpee sitting alone at night, after they’ve been locked in their cell, stitching up their own wounds

Whumpee working themself to exhaustion until they collapse in their lab, on their feet

Whumpee being held captive in their own lab, now taken over by Whumper

Whumpee being forced to go to conferences, pretending everything is okay, with Whumper by their side the whole time

Maybe Whumpee was once a mad scientist, a danger. Now, they’ve been captured, and the heroes intend on making them work. But, what if the heroes aren’t so nice after all?

Whumpee being beaten and reminded what a monster they are, and that this is the only way they can ever be worth anything to the world

Whumpee being forced to watch as their work is destroyed and they have to start over

Whumpee being too traumatized to ever return to their profession, trembling at the very sight of a beaker

[marrfixated]

I just thought this was funny

[gale-gentlepenguin]

Tai Lung from Kung Fu Panda

Evil and fucking love it | A Whinny psycho | Really Dumb motive | Cool motive still murder | I don’t know enough to rate them | They have a point but they are a dick about it | Road to hell paved with good intentions | They are in the right here | Look if it were me I’d have been So MUCH worse | How are they not the hero? | Yea, I’m routing for the villain.

You can’t tell me Tai Lung wasn’t gaslit since day one.

Shifu basically telling him every day how he would be the dragon warrior. And then Oogway decides when he is all grown up to be like “Nah”

Oogway couldn’t have told the boy maybe he wouldn’t be the warrior earlier? Or Shifu could have not mentioned being the dragon warrior at all?

Tai lung even said he pushed himself so hard to make Shifu proud of him.

Like it’s tragic!

Also imagine all those years of training to find out the scroll is empty, and your ass beat by a panda that is conveniently the PERFECT counter to you.

Like damn, Tai Lung was angry and vicious but he never actually killed anyone as far as we saw. Really think about that. Even escaping prison he didn’t kill anyone, not the furious five, not even Shifu.

[ilikekidsshows]

Felix

The “Was the villain right?” ask game

The Moral Standards are so low we need to start digging to find them | Evil and fucking love it | A Whinny psycho | Really Dumb motive | Cool motive still murder | I don’t know enough to rate them | They have a point but they are a dick about it | Road to hell paved with good intentions | They are in the right here | Look if it were me I’d have been So MUCH worse | How are they not the hero? | Yea, I’m routing for the villain.

Look, they change Félix's motivations so many times on the show, and every time he comes across as a selfish asshole even as they try to change his motives to be more sympathetic.

Trying to screw over Adrien's life because his abused cousin (who he knows is abused) didn't come to his dad's funeral and robbing his uncle because of inheritance drama, and being willing to team up with a supervillain to accomplish said robbery. Straight up villain, fully respectable, if a somewhat dumb motive.

And yet, in his next appearance, he gives up the ring he went through so much effort to get and stopped trying to get them, because his new motive is to get a Miraculous instead. And yet, when he got access to almost all the Miraculouses, he gave them up to his uncle to get a specific one with the power to make and unmake slaves.

After that he's supposedly a human rights activist for the slave race he got power over, except that he's totally okay with slavery when it's the kwamis getting handed around like property. So, add the bonus category of "The Moral Standards are so low we need to start digging to find them" for the slavery.

Also, suddenly he's also interested in "protecting Adrien", when he's never ever had Adrien's best interest in mind, even when launching a scheme that was supposedly all about protecting Adrien.

Then he becomes a simp and is supposedly not a villain anymore.

It's just obvious that, while the original show had some idea about what to do with Félix, the retooled seasons are just giving him whatever characterization is convenient for the episode he's in.

[chronicallylatetotheparty]

astronema

Wolfy I barely started In Space lmao. Anyway:

Evil and fucking love it | A Whinny psycho | Really Dumb motive | Cool motive still murder | I don’t know enough to rate them | They have a point but they are a dick about it | Road to hell paved with good intentions | They are in the right here | Look if it were me I’d have been So MUCH worse | How are they not the hero? | Yea, I’m routing for the villain.

[infinitysgrace]

The Devil

I personally hate him | Evil and fucking love it | A Whinny psycho | Really Dumb motive | Cool motive still murder | I don’t know enough to rate them | They have a point but they are a dick about it | Road to hell paved with good intentions | They are in the right here | Look if it were me I’d have been So MUCH worse | How are they not the hero? | Yea, I’m routing for the villain

nah man fuck him

[chitinleg]

"Mister Bashir, what a pleasure it is to finally meet you."

Julian, why in god's name would you invite him to play the villain?

[sanguineships]

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