Which Side are you On?

[Lil' Lavery]

Villain any day. Think about it, without villains, there would be no "heroes" (in the way we are talking about anyway). The good guys need us to prove how tough and good they are. And half the time they aint that tough. Take for instance Qui-Gon in Episode I, Mace Windu in III, or Obi Wan in IV. And the hero doesnt always win either, take a good deal of horror movies to demonstrate that. And even if the hero wins, the villains usually come back. If I'm a horror movie villain all it takes is a small body part of me surviving and usually I can come back for the sequel! And sometimes Ill even get to visit space!

[Ian Curtis]

There should definitely be a heros best friend catergory. Like the friar in Van Helsing. Becuase the generally helpless best friend always figures out something in the last second to save the hero from impending doom.

[Jaine Perotti]

hmm... it depends on my mood.

But right now, I would say that I am definitely in the mood to be a villain.

It probably suits my personality better - I generally go against the grain of what is expected of people, not to mention that I have quite the temper when I get upset, as some of my friends can attest to. I have a slight edge to my personality - I am not the type of person who can just walk away from a situation and brush off all the bad feelings... they tend to stick around for a while. I guess most villains are the same way. Generally, they have had some kind of a wrong done to them, and they are holding a grudge for that reason. Usually they are not necessarily bad people, but rather, they are misunderstood people who have made mistakes. When I was little, I remember that I would usually relate to the villain more than I would relate to the hero (you know, in Disney movies and such). I hated the conventional, stereotypical "happy endings" - they were all the same, and it was too predictable for me. I guess rooting for the villain has been a part of my personality because I used to feel that a "happy ending" would never be something that I would experience personally, and it would be nice to have the troubled character come out on top instead. It seems kind of selfish or mean of me to think that way, but if you think about it, it isn't selfish at all. I just feel that I relate more to the "underdog", since the villain usually does not obtain victory. I would like to see the one who never wins come out on top, because typically, I am the one who loses in the many struggles that constitute my life. Its not that I don't care about people - I care alot about many people. But when it comes to those personal struggles, I find that I am often the one taking the atypical, unconventional stance (just as villains do).

Kinda depressing almost, isn't it?

-- Jaine

[richardp]

I think that the hero would be better since they are the first to get the cool stuff (come on the Jedi had the lightsaber before the villains). As for those that want to be evil than you will lose sooner or later. (Lil' Lavery I think that you "visit" in space won't be the way you wanted.......)

[Lil' Lavery]

Originally Posted by richardp

I think that the hero would be better since they are the first to get the cool stuff (come on the Jedi had the lightsaber before the villains). As for those that want to be evil than you will lose sooner or later. (Lil' Lavery I think that you "visit" in space won't be the way you wanted.......)

lol, I was just taking a shot at "Jason X".

Originally Posted by BurningQuestion

I generally go against the grain of what is expected of people, not to mention that I have quite the temper when I get upset, as some of my friends can attest to. I have a slight edge to my personality - I am not the type of person who can just walk away from a situation and brush off all the bad feelings... they tend to stick around for a while. I guess most villains are the same way. Generally, they have had some kind of a wrong done to them, and they are holding a grudge for that reason. Usually they are not necessarily bad people, but rather, they are misunderstood people who have made mistakes. When I was little, I remember that I would usually relate to the villain more than I would relate to the hero (you know, in Disney movies and such). I hated the conventional, stereotypical "happy endings" - they were all the same, and it was too predictable for me. I guess rooting for the villain has been a part of my personality because I used to feel that a "happy ending" would never be something that I would experience personally, and it would be nice to have the troubled character come out on top instead. It seems kind of selfish or mean of me to think that way, but if you think about it, it isn't selfish at all. I just feel that I relate more to the "underdog", since the villain usually does not obtain victory. I would like to see the one who never wins come out on top, because typically, I am the one who loses in the many struggles that constitute my life. Its not that I don't care about people - I care alot about many people. But when it comes to those personal struggles, I find that I am often the one taking the atypical, unconventional stance (just as villains do).

Sounds almost like your an "anti-hero" instead of a hero. Or for those not to familiar with the terms of modernist/contemporary literature, a hero who seems flawed, and not very hero like at all. Best example I can think of, hobbits. Short, fat, hairy, cowardly, little whiners who somehow find a way to end all evil.

[George A.]

But all the good villians (I know that's oxymoronic, but I had to do it) keep coming back...If you're so evil that you're an arch-enemy of a hero you're set for life...examples: Murdock from MacGuyver, he fell off a mountain blew up, and fell down a mine shaft and kept coming back. Prof Moriarty from the Sherlock Holmes mysteries...on a later note, Doc Ock from Spider-man, Dr. Doom from the Fantastic Four, The Joker from Batman, Lex Luthor from Superman...all of these people keep coming back and we love to hate them. Yeah us villians might be put in jail for a while but we break out and have fun either way!

[EddieMcD]

"What don't you guys seem to get about 'I'm evil'?" -William the Bloody

That's right, I'd lie, cheat, and steal. I'd kick the guy when he's down, and shoot before the questions are asked. Tact is for liars. Why use a ball-peen hammer when a big fricken sledge is available (it's a more efficient expenditure of energy)? What good is genius if you can't invent a death-ray? Chaos is order. Need something blown up? I'm game. The top is the place to be, no matter how you get there. Manipulation is power. Required reading: "Cortez: The First Bilogical Weapon", "The Grass is Always Greener on the Other Side of the Rubicon", "The Roman who Cried Atilla", "Napoleon's Battle Strategies" (though I'd suggest skipping the sequel "How to Invade Russia in the Winter"), and "Tactical Nuke: Oxymoron?". And lets not forget how slimming black is.

One more thing: I'd be doing this all for the good guys. I won't care what methods are taken; if it saves lives and/or gets the job done, it's all good. Now that's moral ambiguity.