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Oct 14, 2007 12:38

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fairest1 October 14 2007, 22:47:45 UTC
Depends on the character, I suppose . . . but then you have the characters who just let them get away after doing insanely evil things with no sign of stopping, because they're too gosh-darned good to kill them. There are neccesary evils required to keep society from collapse.

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fairest1 October 14 2007, 23:48:46 UTC
Dammit, why can't there be more characters who are comfortable being in shades of grey? Well, light grey. That is, having no trouble killing someone to prevent them from going on and, say, blowing up a schoolbus full of kids heading to a science fair who would otherwise grow up, go to medical school, and develop a serum that would cure cancer? Or something.

Hell, I even root for Hank Scorpio, that guy from the Simpsons who's like a competent Bond villain -- after the Bond lookalike escaped from the death laser, he just had his guards shoot him.

Note to self: Ignore people who encourage me to read InuYasha.

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empererpenguin October 15 2007, 06:12:51 UTC
How about "Wait don't kill him we can use him as spare parts." or "Wait I need someone to test unspeakably painfull invention X on."

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dancing_moon October 15 2007, 15:51:02 UTC
Well, I'm fairly certain that's what Agatha would say ^_^

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reconditarmonia October 17 2007, 00:48:59 UTC
The yelling to stop I find annoying. But the not wanting to kill the villain can work in those situations where the hero/ine has been previously involved, either romantically or platonically, with the villain. If you're going to have him/her kill the villain after that, you damn well need to show me some character change.

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fairest1 October 17 2007, 16:01:07 UTC
If they make the decision beforehand and plan a workable solution, that's fine. And if the heroine's been in love with the villain, I think that's another kettle of fish entirely. An awesome kettle of fish.

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longlongwaytogo November 10 2007, 11:15:45 UTC
Well I think stopping your loved one from committing murder is a good thing...

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fairest1 November 13 2007, 02:16:40 UTC
It's not murder; it's self-defense. The cases I'm thinking of, it's a battle situation with the villain actively trying to kill the hero up until the hero gets the upper hand.

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hikari318 December 17 2009, 21:14:38 UTC
It can still be considered murder, it depends on the characters' views on the question.

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philstar22 March 21 2008, 04:45:53 UTC
So much word, especially since it is always a woman who does this.

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