Hi everyone! I have an idea I kind of wanted to toss around. If you have any feedback, or ideas and opinions, I'll graciously accept them
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I like the idea behind your story idea! I love, love, love flawed characters -- there are not enough "super power" books with 3-dimensional characters or plots. I think the villain who had begun with strong ideals and then falls victim to corruption is relatable. Are you thinking of writing a parallel story line between the "hero" and the "villain"? How will their stories interconnect?
What comes to mind when hear this story is that perhaps the villain is misunderstood somehow? Perhaps his efforts to at first do good are perceived as negative? Remember the people who were against Batman at one point because they thought his intrusiveness was meant for evil rather than good? Batman never succumbed to such misunderstandings, but not everyone is that strong.
I have this image stuck in my head that the "hero" I mentioned disagrees with how his comrades ultimately decide to deal with the "villain", among other things. Though they only have the best intentions, the man feels like they are abusing their powers and have lost sight of what they should have represented in the first place
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I think you have a good theme that most people can relate to. Fear is something we can all relate with, and it often turns us into different people if we allow it to control us. I would love to see a "bad guy" that I sympathize with -- someone I root for. If you manage that, I think you would have something really different, not on the market. I like the idea of friends turning enemies, but that is somewhat common. If you can put a more human twist on the story, however, I think you'd have something special.
Thank you for all of your input! I really really appreciate it. I'm going to brainstorm some more about that, and see what I can come up with. I'll come back when I've come up with something new. I look forward to anymore critique you can offer as I go!
I want the villain the show what happens all of those stresses culminate and break us. A man or woman whose ideals may have once been noble, but the anger and corruption that has plagued them has driven them down a path of violence, and self-destruction to obtain a reality they see as ideal.
Here's a suggestion to get your villain character started. Go to this list of heroes and pick one or two that appeal to you. What did that person do that made them a hero? How could that be twisted? Frex, MLK preached peaceful dissent; what if he had become disillusioned, if the assassination attempt had only wounded him but killed his beloved son? What if he had a superpower to .... I dunno, make people love him. How could that be twisted?
You could use the actual hero's personality or, one thing I do, is base the character on one of the Myers-Briggs personality types. Give the villain a back story, write up some scenarios of how he would react to different things.
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What comes to mind when hear this story is that perhaps the villain is misunderstood somehow? Perhaps his efforts to at first do good are perceived as negative? Remember the people who were against Batman at one point because they thought his intrusiveness was meant for evil rather than good? Batman never succumbed to such misunderstandings, but not everyone is that strong.
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Here's a suggestion to get your villain character started. Go to this list of heroes and pick one or two that appeal to you. What did that person do that made them a hero? How could that be twisted? Frex, MLK preached peaceful dissent; what if he had become disillusioned, if the assassination attempt had only wounded him but killed his beloved son? What if he had a superpower to .... I dunno, make people love him. How could that be twisted?
You could use the actual hero's personality or, one thing I do, is base the character on one of the Myers-Briggs personality types. Give the villain a back story, write up some scenarios of how he would react to different things.
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