Saigonnus
Auror
Hey everyone, just curious as to what you think the most common mistakes are that villains in literature or movies make? I don't know if this has been discussed before but I thought perhaps others could give thier input on what NOT to do for a villain.
I always found it amusing when this supposedly supremely confident and masterful villain fails to kill some person that could potentially come back to defeat them. They may leave them for dead or just don't check to make sure they've really killed them. Being unable to kill them for whatever reason is one thing, but when they simply choose to let that person live eventually spells certain doom for them.
Another one I find silly is when the villain has a known flaw or defect, maybe a deficiency in their character or personality (especially a well-known one to others) and they do nothing to fix or protect against this defect that could easily be exploited by anyone at all with the will to do so and eventually spells their doom.
I always found it amusing when this supposedly supremely confident and masterful villain fails to kill some person that could potentially come back to defeat them. They may leave them for dead or just don't check to make sure they've really killed them. Being unable to kill them for whatever reason is one thing, but when they simply choose to let that person live eventually spells certain doom for them.
Another one I find silly is when the villain has a known flaw or defect, maybe a deficiency in their character or personality (especially a well-known one to others) and they do nothing to fix or protect against this defect that could easily be exploited by anyone at all with the will to do so and eventually spells their doom.