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Posted by chai (heart) @proyearner

you know what’s a really good trope? “the power of friendship” but they’re all VILLAINS. just a bunch of sexy, unhinged, & morally bankrupt characters who would do anything for each other. absolutely unparalleled

1:04 PM, 10/28/21, 4560 Retweets, 938 Quote Tweets, 20,8k Likes

  • @[email protected]
    15•9 hours ago

    Villains are usually better written, more developed characters while the good guys are just good for sake of being good.

    • partial_accumen
      10•8 hours ago

      Isn’t that because there are fewer unambiguous ways to be “good”? Even many people doing “good” could be seen by others as being evil?

      • “I’m saving the forest!” “You’re killing loggers”
      • “No one will every go hungry again!” “You stole every piece of arable land and only grow the food you want to exist”
      • “I’ve saved everyone’s soul. Everyone is going to the happy afterlife when they die!” “Which religion’s afterlife are you calling the ‘happy’ one?”
      • @[email protected]
        1•4 hours ago

        I remember an animated show where the reason why the villain was evil and how they were defeated was because they were aromantic