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Dec 2, 2022 11:49 PM
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Him/Her as a main protag didn't fit well and should become the main villian of the show

Mod edit: spelling
ZedlinDec 3, 2022 12:06 AM
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Gintoki Sakata.. Evil gintoki will be a treat to watch..
iruma - kun.. Kudo shinichi..
 

Dec 3, 2022 12:00 AM
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i'll pay to watch naruto become a villain, join akatsuki and fuck shit up.

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Dec 3, 2022 12:02 AM
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Eren yeager -The GOAT. he didn't fit well to be a protag, he was forced to become the antagonist of the series after kissing historia's hand.
He is the most well written, Complex character in all of fiction.
The only character in fiction who is protag and antagonist and still manages to achieve his goals.
ArmonggDec 3, 2022 12:06 AM
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Makoto Itou, well I suppose he really is a villainous in the end...

(do you want me to edit the title to spell antagonist right?)

v No, problem just glad to help.
ZedlinDec 3, 2022 12:07 AM
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Zedlin said:
Makoto Itou, well I suppose he really is a villainous in the end...

(do you want me to edit the title to spell antagonist right?)


sure haha I didn't notice my spelling is incorrect hahaThank you
Dec 3, 2022 12:29 AM
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how has there not been someone mentioning Light Yagami
Dec 3, 2022 12:37 AM
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Saiorno said:
how has there not been someone mentioning Light Yagami


Light yagami was Antagonist/villain of the series from the beginning.
Eren yeager solos.
Dec 3, 2022 12:38 AM
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Armongg said:
Saiorno said:
how has there not been someone mentioning Light Yagami


Light yagami was Antagonist/villain of the series from the beginning.
Eren yeager solos.


well, i guess thats fair enough

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Dec 3, 2022 12:46 AM

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Vegeta if he didn't become good midway through the namek arc.
Dec 3, 2022 1:56 AM

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Just wanna clear up that there's a difference between an antagonist and a villain. You can still be considered a villain towards society, moral standards, or even yourself and still be the protagonist.
Anyway, maybe Lelouch idk.
Dec 3, 2022 2:08 AM

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Hmmmmm antagonis/villain hmm I guess these one would be good:
Sora - No Game No Life
Anos Voldigoad - Misfit of the demon lord...
Tatsuya Shiba - Irregular Highschool
Revy - Black Lagoon
Kusanagi Motoko - Gits
Kelvin - Black Summoner
Kumoko - Spider Isekai
Keda Yoshinobu - Mars Red
Iwatami Naofumi - Shield Hero
Jin Mo-Ri - God of Highschool
Katagiri Yuuichi - Tomodachi Game
Demonheart Leo - Yuusha Yamemasu - Well technically...
Dec 3, 2022 2:57 AM

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Ciel from Black Butler needs to be mentioned here lol.
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Dec 3, 2022 5:13 AM

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It'd be hilarious to watch kazuma as a proper isekaid villain

Dec 3, 2022 3:52 PM

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This is confusing, is the op asking about kind-hearted/morally upstanding protagonists turning evil and becoming villainous antagonists, or the same show but written from the perspective of the original antagonists, thus rendering the original protagonist as the antagonist?

If it's the former, any overpowered character comedy would be fun, like Mob or Kaiki becoming an unstoppable villain. If it's the latter I think any psychodrama would be cool, like if Monster was written with Johan as the protagonist and we follow the story from his perspective, with Tenma as the antagonist on his trails.


Also, btw antagonist is simply the main foe of the protagonist. Light was never the antagonist, he was a villain for sure but he's definitely the protagonist as we follow the story mostly from his perspective and most of the inner monologues are his.

Although, if it's asking specifically regarding protagonists who don't fit well as the main perspective, it'd probably be something like Overlord, where even the show can't keep Ainz as the protagonist sometimes and has to switch perspectives to keep it interesting. Or personally I'd like Kirito as an antagonist, mostly because he's just so bland as a protagonist I'd rather just watch the feeble side characters get some development and be squashed as they try to face the impossible foe who's got 200% plot armour.
Dec 3, 2022 4:10 PM

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crow hogan from yugioh 5ds was originally was supposed to be a bad guy
Dec 3, 2022 5:52 PM

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TsutanaiFuun said:
i'll pay to watch naruto become a villain, join akatsuki and fuck shit up.
basically already a thing his names obito
Dec 3, 2022 6:03 PM
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I'd probably say Ainz Ooal Gown from Overlord. I think the idea of an antagonist who is just completely unstoppable, no matter how many asspulls, how much training, how much power of friendship BS you have, is interesting to me. Maybe it wouldn't be very satisfying to see the characters you've been following for the entire story get struck down by an unbeatable force, but it would certainly be different. Something you don't often see, and that's what makes it interesting to me.
Dec 3, 2022 6:05 PM

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i guess like other mentioned, light yagami and eren yeager. theyre already antagonists, but im talking about if they were genuinely on the bad side, and were just genuinely horrible people. while light and eren did do bad things, and cause many, many problems, they still believed they were in the right. imagine if they used their powers solely to just make peoples lives miserable...sounds interesting.
Dec 3, 2022 6:22 PM
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subahokke said:
i guess like other mentioned, light yagami and eren yeager. theyre already antagonists, but im talking about if they were genuinely on the bad side, and were just genuinely horrible people. while light and eren did do bad things, and cause many, many problems, they still believed they were in the right. imagine if they used their powers solely to just make peoples lives miserable...sounds interesting.
Light Yagami isn't an antagonist though. I guess you could argue that Eren is in the final arc, but Light is the protagonist throughout the entirety of Death Note.

Protagonist and antagonist aren't synonyms for hero and villain. They're completely different words with completely different meanings. The protagonist is the character that the story revolves around (essentially the main character) while the antagonist is the character who directly opposes them.
Dec 3, 2022 6:41 PM

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It seems that some people can't differentiate between protag/antagonist and hero/villain.

Anyway. I always think that DRRR!! will be a better series with different protagonist. Mikado POV bored me so much, Kida will be more interesting as protagonist.
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Dec 3, 2022 8:15 PM

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epowjgpwak said:
TsutanaiFuun said:
i'll pay to watch naruto become a villain, join akatsuki and fuck shit up.
basically already a thing his names obito
but it's not naruto. hit will hit different if naruto does it.

The end of an era. Thank you Wit, Mappa and Isayama.
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Dec 4, 2022 1:20 AM

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The question should probably be, what non-protagonist should be the protagonist. That's because the antagonist is defined by its role contra the protagonist. It doesn't make sense to talk about an antagonist in isolation, and no character is better off as an antagonist; it's just that there might be a more suitable protagonist.

Would L make a better protagonist than Light? No that would be terrible. L's upbringing is not something anyone can relate to. The death note would come off as a bullshit superpower for a villain rather than an interesting "what would you do if you came across the death note?". You'd have to do a lot more development of this secret society that L belongs to, which would throw off the scope of the story.
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TsutanaiFuun said:
i'll pay to watch naruto become a villain, join akatsuki and fuck shit up.

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Dec 4, 2022 3:49 AM

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This guy

Suddenly turning Accel into a protagonist was terrible writing in my opinion.
Dec 25, 2022 8:41 PM

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Light Yagami isn't an antagonist though. I guess you could argue that Eren is in the final arc, but Light is the protagonist throughout the entirety of Death Note.

Protagonist and antagonist aren't synonyms for hero and villain. They're completely different words with completely different meanings. The protagonist is the character that the story revolves around (essentially the main character) while the antagonist is the character who directly opposes them.

Exactly! Thank you for explaining.


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