tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4145236456769195141.post1171463208595486367..comments2023-09-12T10:19:46.166-04:00Comments on Christina Lee: Make The Bad Guy BADDERChristina Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01799776834213400246noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4145236456769195141.post-10501903561437645882012-04-23T15:03:25.063-04:002012-04-23T15:03:25.063-04:00Okay...call me nutty...and perhaps I am dating mys...Okay...call me nutty...and perhaps I am dating myself...but do you remember Night Court? And Dan Fielding. He was such a sleeze! And yet, underneath it all, he was a good guy. <br /><br />I will go Harry Potter now: Tom Riddle. Poor lost soul. You almost feel sorry for the kid.<br /><br />The Snow Queen in Chronicles of Narnia. She is beautiful yet cunning. <br /><br />How about The Outsiders? Oh whole gang of troubled youth and yet we root for them. I like this game! :)Louriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05477223472789865063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4145236456769195141.post-8499350989920325212012-04-22T11:03:33.638-04:002012-04-22T11:03:33.638-04:00So true. I'm actually pretty consumed with hum...So true. I'm actually pretty consumed with humanizing one of the characters in my current WIP. At first glance he appears to be the big villain, but I'm trying to soften him as I go along while I introduce two more bad guys. There's supposed to be uncertainty as to who the super bad guy really is. That is, there will be if I do my job well.Kim Van Sicklerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04957877837203134260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4145236456769195141.post-63902107005363383732012-04-21T07:44:36.813-04:002012-04-21T07:44:36.813-04:00The Queen from Once Upon a Time. ANY of the baddie...The Queen from Once Upon a Time. ANY of the baddies Supernatural's Dean and Sam bring crashing down.Traci Kenworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07336373871521363649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4145236456769195141.post-30396983796701831612012-04-20T12:37:12.963-04:002012-04-20T12:37:12.963-04:00Oh...I know one!! Tate from American Horror Story....Oh...I know one!! Tate from American Horror Story. Definitely a villian, but another sucker for love :) I personally enjoy complicated characters, even my villains.Maddyhttp://madheartsblog.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4145236456769195141.post-6679981331721061742012-04-20T10:20:23.760-04:002012-04-20T10:20:23.760-04:00I love to write in a scene from the bad guy's ...I love to write in a scene from the bad guy's view. I don't ever use it, but it lets me SEE the world as he/she does. Why is he/she doing these things? Then one I come back, I am building a real character who I love just as much as my hero.<br /><br />Excellent post!Tanya Reimerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00293977395016853814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4145236456769195141.post-73026723539971670222012-04-19T12:05:18.624-04:002012-04-19T12:05:18.624-04:00Voldemort is the best. And Snape (well,kind of, bu...Voldemort is the best. And Snape (well,kind of, but don't want to have any spoilers). Those are two killer baddies.S. L. Hennessyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06514651403542719387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4145236456769195141.post-60013904073256256502012-04-19T12:00:46.752-04:002012-04-19T12:00:46.752-04:00I like when we can kinda see a reason behind the v...I like when we can kinda see a reason behind the villain's behavior so that you sorta care about them in some way.Liz Mayshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13960276167677132860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4145236456769195141.post-57957109381944029322012-04-19T11:25:27.328-04:002012-04-19T11:25:27.328-04:00I'm a big fan of the Thor movie (seriously, Ch...I'm a big fan of the <i>Thor</i> movie (seriously, Chris Hemsworth deserves the bow chicka wow wow too), and I find Loki to be a very sympathetic villain. I <i>understand</i> why he went bad and even feel a little sorry for him. I don't agree with what he does, but I certainly get why he does it. These are the best villains ever. <br /><br />I sat down awhile back and tried to sort out my bad guy's motivations. I felt that by doing this I would take him from being some sinister cardboard cut-out twirling his mustache to somebody that I could at least understand. I think this made him more believable in the end.<br /><br />Great post :)Jaime Morrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03023932422477544525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4145236456769195141.post-36961383509297821272012-04-19T11:14:24.240-04:002012-04-19T11:14:24.240-04:00Liz, snort, right?!?Liz, snort, right?!?Christina Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01799776834213400246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4145236456769195141.post-30742938109834665932012-04-19T09:30:16.743-04:002012-04-19T09:30:16.743-04:00You nailed Klaus. I watch and think--I hate him I ...You nailed Klaus. I watch and think--I hate him I hate him I hate him WAIT I LOVE HIM. No, what was I thinking? I hate him love hate hate hate love.<br /><br />You get the picture.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06754425388806152768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4145236456769195141.post-50969667046414353132012-04-19T09:00:37.966-04:002012-04-19T09:00:37.966-04:00GREAT quote, Stef--thanks!GREAT quote, Stef--thanks!Christina Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01799776834213400246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4145236456769195141.post-60739822336479621982012-04-19T08:38:16.288-04:002012-04-19T08:38:16.288-04:00I love this quote from WRITING THE BREAKOUT NOVEL ...I love this quote from WRITING THE BREAKOUT NOVEL WORKBOOK:<br />"Humanize your villain. Motivate his actions with kindess. Create not passionless cruelty but evil that wears a compassionate face."<br /><br />Even villains need an inner journey! Love your post today, Christina! Great advice.Stefanie Wassnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4145236456769195141.post-81420579155792100322012-04-19T08:26:24.947-04:002012-04-19T08:26:24.947-04:00I agree. Heroes and villains can't be one-dim...I agree. Heroes and villains can't be one-dimensional. We need to see two sides. For some reason, I'm thinking of Darth Vader. All impersonal behind the costume, but then his son comes, and he wants Luke to join him. He saves his life.Theresa Milsteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03477761307315565259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4145236456769195141.post-44016736057377238162012-04-19T08:24:07.576-04:002012-04-19T08:24:07.576-04:00I like a little soft side. It shows a weakness som...I like a little soft side. It shows a weakness something for the reader to connect to. <br />I agree with Stina, I like a protagonist with a little dark side too. Hey, nobody's perfect.Christine Danekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00979611961825725350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4145236456769195141.post-87313549459563365182012-04-19T07:40:13.468-04:002012-04-19T07:40:13.468-04:00I love it when the antagonist has a soft side, jus...I love it when the antagonist has a soft side, just like when the protagonist has a dark side. It makes them more dimensional. :)Stinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11415189347501942340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4145236456769195141.post-75158919367571708482012-04-19T07:34:30.442-04:002012-04-19T07:34:30.442-04:00Not sure who I'd add. You did such a good job....Not sure who I'd add. You did such a good job. But I agree with you, the bad guy shouldn't just be evil. His/her backstory should show us something interesting and complex about him/her as a character. Very few people are pure evil and most have something sadly sympathetic in their background who made them who they are.Natalie Aguirrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03756087804171246660noreply@blogger.com