Just as the title says. I'm currently trying to flesh out my big baddie and having a tough job doing it. I need me some inspiration. Does your story have a villain? Is it a person, is it themselves, or is it some vague idea that they're fighting against? How did you come up with your villain besides wanting him/her to go against your hero?
Or, just plainly tell me about your story's big baddie. I would love to be enlightened.
I haven't decided if there is a big baddie in my story, or not.
I mean, there are antagonists in it, but I wouldn't call them baddies per se. Well, maybe they could be considered bad, but they have motivations for being that way - not that such motivations excuse their actions.
There is a group that some of the main characters will fight against, but that's not because the group is bad - but just because they are on a different side. I really don't know if I'm making sense...
orz
I have some considerations on having the main protagonist fall down a path of being bad, however I intend for them to be redeemed. Although, that particular character arc will be in more than one story since it wouldn't fit into one.
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For the characters that most people would likely deem as bad, I wanted to present a dysfunctional family in a noble rank setting - showing the succession struggles and plots that happened throughout our own history. However, I'd say the main driving factor for those characters is pure, sadistic greed and lack of care towards others - along with a large prejudice towards certain things. Saying that, I am contemplating having at least one of the truly awful characters having slight redemption near the end, but not really a positive redemption...
Ah, I don't really think I've given clear and concise answers/explanations, but I don't want to say anymore on what I'm writing...
orz
For advice, I'd say make sure your villain - if you intend on there being an actual villain - should have some, if not all, of these qualities:
- Motivation that makes sense with regards to the setting and lore of the story
- Relationships with other characters - be them like-minded, enemies, subordinates\superiors, familial, or romantic
- Character growth
- No out of character interactions between the villain and protagonist - if there are any
Don't know if any of this helped, or made sense, but I hope you manage to end up with a villain you're happy with.
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