starsmidnight
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Long story short, I was watching an anime (won’t tell the title since it’ll probably be spoilers) where the true antagonist was hidden and completely unmentioned until the very end. In that whole space of time, the anime made it seem like another party was the villain.
I get that it’s probably for the “shock” factor like “Oh wow! I would have never guessed the TRUE villain is that one all along” (LITERALLY! Because there was no mention of the villain’s existence period!) thus becoming kinda a redemption arc for the “villain” (“He wasn’t the bad guy at all!”). But yea anyways, what do you guys think? Do you like it? Do you dislike it? Do you think creators themselves should implement this “hidden antagonist” trope? Or do you prefer it if the antagonist is exposed from the start?
I get that it’s probably for the “shock” factor like “Oh wow! I would have never guessed the TRUE villain is that one all along” (LITERALLY! Because there was no mention of the villain’s existence period!) thus becoming kinda a redemption arc for the “villain” (“He wasn’t the bad guy at all!”). But yea anyways, what do you guys think? Do you like it? Do you dislike it? Do you think creators themselves should implement this “hidden antagonist” trope? Or do you prefer it if the antagonist is exposed from the start?