Darkfantasy
Inkling
I've been noting this for a while but don't really understand it. Maybe it's just the stuff I read and watch, but it seems like the most horrible or dislikable characters seem to be everyone's favourite character.
As a kid I liked The Worst Witch books and TV show and everyone seemed to prefer the strict, scary Miss Hardbroom over the sweet, kind Miss Cackle. Even I did as a child. In Once Upon a Time, people like villains seemed to have a bigger fan base than the hero's, especially Rumple and Regina. I'm not saying they didn't have anyone that disliked them, but more people did than didn't. Same with a lot of books and movies.
Straight out villains being popular I can understand. They are often active and do interesting things. But you'll have a character, who isn't evil, just not all that nice and everyone likes them when they were created to be hated. Why is that do you think?
As a kid I liked The Worst Witch books and TV show and everyone seemed to prefer the strict, scary Miss Hardbroom over the sweet, kind Miss Cackle. Even I did as a child. In Once Upon a Time, people like villains seemed to have a bigger fan base than the hero's, especially Rumple and Regina. I'm not saying they didn't have anyone that disliked them, but more people did than didn't. Same with a lot of books and movies.
Straight out villains being popular I can understand. They are often active and do interesting things. But you'll have a character, who isn't evil, just not all that nice and everyone likes them when they were created to be hated. Why is that do you think?