Questions tagged [villain]
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Is it a problem if the antagonist appears later in the novel?
Is there any problem with presenting the villain only later in the story? Or could that give the impression that he is without action? I intend to introduce him more toward the middle of the plot, since the protagonist is searching for clues to find…
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How to develop the villain's entry?
How do I create the villain's entrance into the story? That is, the first time he appears? I feel like it should be a triumphant entrance, I don't know what he will do when he appears for the first time, I already know his goal and motivation. My…
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How to introduce my villain in the prologue?
I am currently doing a rewrite of my story, starting with the prologue. Now, my prologue exists mainly to introduce the main villain of the story, and I've been working on making some improvements, such as spreading the big bad's description across…
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Are indoctrinated characters villains or victims?
I have a half-animal, half-human hybrid character who gets indoctrinated into a Nazi-like group of other half-animal hybrids who hate humans and want for them to be extinct.
She's a child when this happens and she later becomes the main antagonist…
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How to create a good villain?
I've never created a villain before, and this is the first time I've created a story with a villain. Can someone teach me how to do this? I know the villain's goal and also his motivation, but my villain is weak, I can't even visualize him, much…
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How do I write a lovable villain?
I'm not sure if it's possible but I'm trying to create a villain that is likable and relatable to the audience before the audience realises he's the villain. The story is written from the villains perspective.
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How can I make repetitive behaviour not be annoying?
I am working on a Y.A. fantasy novel. One of the things I like is using little things from real life as inspiration for characters and to group them together. As such, I had a group of villains that work as main antagonists. I wanted to get…
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Stuck on villain's motivation and backstory
My villain is an animal-human chimera who was raised by a human. She will later hate humanity and want it extinct, but I'm unsure what would cause her to want to destroy the entire human race.
She lived with her brothers (also chimeras) and were…
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