Wednesday, October 12, 2011

I Want to Be A Super Villain

     I think I would like to be a super villain - in super hero comics. I think many people who work in the super hero genre who create super heroes and super villains approach it in a similar way. Heroes are based off of them personally and people they personally know/know of, and/or they incorporate the traits of people they admire, traits they think are interesting, noble, or ideal. Villains are based off of people they know or know of who the creator feels is faulty or deserving of hatred. Super villains might also be created out convenience or in trying to invent the best opponent for a specific character. But maybe I'm wrong.
    I'm not sure anyone has ever fantasized about being the villain, as I have. I would like to be a intelligent, versitile, and strong, OWN AND RUN MY OWN CITY in an exotic place such as the north pole, the middle of an ocean, or outer space, and I would like to be known for being extremely dangerous. I would do creative (emphasis on creative!) and radical thing and my M/O would maximize efficiency and minimize risk. I would like to be known for personally carrying out my plans from the front and acting and commanding on a whim. I would like to be unpredictable and I would occasionally taunt world governments and the like. I would also be known for my flair.
    I would like to have my own army. It would be highly sophisticated - full of intelligent, skilled and loyal men and/or women; Loyal because they believe in my vision. They would receive training in Ninjutsu, the art of guerrilla warfare, espionage, assassination, and exploiting the weaknesses of the human body. I would also have an elite group of specialized badasses for carrying out jobs that required finesse. My elite group would be very selective and have a reputation for being extremely ruthless, with a cool name like the Godslayers.
    I want to be the villain that makes even the most powerful superheroes gulp at the sound of my name because they know I will never permit any interference with my plans go without mass casualties. I play to win and the heroes know their best chances will always be win-lose. While I apprecate sudden and random catastrophe, my actions all have the ultimate goal of conquering the world - yes, "of course" I would want to conquer the world. I'm not a petty villain who just wants to get rich or have fun. My reasoning is simple: I think I can run Earth better than anyone else, and though I am the deadliest villain, I would make a genuinely good world leader who wants to create a self-sustainng world of peace, love, understanding, harmony, and equality. 
    If I had a symbol it would be something nice that is widely recognizable, like a Heart Shape or a Star Shape. If  made use of color, such as in uniforms, weapons, tools, vehicles, etc, I think I would use black and grey. If I had a gimic or any recognizable, aesthetic themes, I would incorporate black formal attire and swords. My personal guards would be dressed in black cloaks with veiled hoods too resemble the Ghost of Christmas Future and they would carry broad swords. They would walk and stop in step with me wherever I go, and there would always be 8-12 of them, but mostly they serve to intimidate. I'd call them my Deathlords.
    What makes a good villain is a whole dissertation on its own, but at the very least, the villain needs to pose the right conflict.

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