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  • Eden Anderson replied to the topic Help me make a compelling villain in the forum Story Analysis 7 years, 4 months ago

    @timothy-gullett

    Hey, I don’t think we have met before…infact I didn’t even know you were a part of New Wessex until a few days ago. *hides face in embarrasment*

    Anyway, I am Eden, and it’s nice to meet you! 😀 Glad you are part of this awesome place!

    Great question! (And way to go for being the first person to post something in this section…I was wondering what this section was for.😉 I wasn’t sure what “story analysis” meant…)

    Anyway, I have spent a lot of time thinking about how to develop good villians, as they are one of my favorite types of character to create.

    I think one way to create good villians that are interesting and relatable is to make them seem more human. (I guess that doesn’t really work for a wolf though…🤔) Don’t just have them as some robotic monsters that murder people left and right because they are just “evil”. I really like what @daeus-lamb said about backstory. Explain why your villian is where he is, give him flaws and insecurities and quirks. Help us “feel” that he’s real.

     

    Hopefully that was helpful…I feel like I might have been a little confusing…? *sigh* But I wish you the best of luck!

     

     

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