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Are antagonists who want to become immortal because they are afraid of death the bad characters?

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Apr 16, 2022 7:03 AM
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Do you find antagonists who want to become immortal because they are afraid of death the bad character? Some of them are afraid once they almost died and they struggle to stay alive and they do anything to get immortal and some of them got nightmares about getting killed by someone and they create clones or robotic versions of themselves to do their tasks while that antagonist sits behind scenes far away. Away from death's clutches.

In my opinion,antagonists whose motivations are to become immortal to escape the death because they are afraid of it are mediocre villains.

What are your thoughts on these kind of antagonists?
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Apr 16, 2022 7:12 AM
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It's more about how they're written than their motivations, you can find a good character with the most idiotic motivation.
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Apr 16, 2022 7:12 AM
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WaifuMaster17 said:
In my opinion,antagonists whose motivations are to become immortal to escape the death because they are afraid of it are mediocre villains.
Well, why do you think so? That would be interesting to know because I see no reason why this specific motivation would inherently make them a mediocre villian. Being afraid of death is a very human thing.
Apr 16, 2022 7:17 AM
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Cowardice is a human emotion. It is definitely a good internal struggle concept to tackle. So as such it makes a good base material
for a villan imo
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Apr 16, 2022 7:45 AM
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mazuchi said:
WaifuMaster17 said:
In my opinion,antagonists whose motivations are to become immortal to escape the death because they are afraid of it are mediocre villains.
Well, why do you think so? That would be interesting to know because I see no reason why this specific motivation would inherently make them a mediocre villian. Being afraid of death is a very human thing.


True,but villains i used as example are NOT HUMAN. Trying to obtain immortality by sacrificing certain kind of people or taking innocent lives isn't humane.

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Apr 16, 2022 7:52 AM
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I think that character trait doesn't mean much when judging if some antagonist is poorly written
Apr 16, 2022 8:14 AM
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It honestly depends on how their actions affect others.
Apr 16, 2022 8:17 AM
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WaifuMaster17 said:
mazuchi said:
Well, why do you think so? That would be interesting to know because I see no reason why this specific motivation would inherently make them a mediocre villian. Being afraid of death is a very human thing.


True,but villains i used as example are NOT HUMAN. Trying to obtain immortality by sacrificing certain kind of people or taking innocent lives isn't humane.
There is a big difference between the adjectives 'human' and 'humane' though. The former is what humans are like, the latter is what we think humans ought to be like. And sacrificing others for their own gain is definitely something humans are capable of.

I'm also confused why you think a villian not being humane is bad. Of course complex antagonists with shades of grey are great, but I don't that was your problem with villians who seek immortality. Or maybe I'm misunderstanding you.

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Apr 18, 2022 7:06 AM
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WaifuMaster17 said:
In my opinion,antagonists whose motivations are to become immortal to escape the death because they are afraid of it are mediocre villains.


I don't believe you ever actually got around to discussing why you think that. Why do you feel they're mediocre?
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