Villain Things I Want To See More Of

Villain things I want to see more of

Actually funny. Not making jokes at other people's expense, not the butt of the joke, just villains that have absurd senses of humour and top-notch intentional comedic timing,

CHARISMA!!! Please, can we have more charming villains, villains that can sway a crowd, villains that get away with things because their too polite, too well-spoken, too funny to possibly to evil.

Respected. Villains whose villainous deeds have led them to success and made them widely respected members of society. To be clear, this isn't respected person who is secretly evil. No. I mean, the bad things they've done are the reason they're respected.

Let them win. Let them win because their plan succeeded. Not because the protagonists fucked up, not by pure luck. Let them earn their victories.

Supporters! Lots of them. The more powerful your villain is, the more supporters they are going to need. If the evil king is unpopular with everyone he's not going to stay king for long. He needs allies, lots of them, especially if he's a tyrant.

Knows how to play the game. Manipulative villains who say whatever they have to to get their way, chose their allies and enemies carefully, bribe and blackmail, play the victim, the hero, or even the innocent when it suits them. Make it hard for your protagonists to convince anyone they are a villain at all.

Cold Steel. Give me villains that don't get angry easy, that laugh things off, that kill because it's efficient and for no other reason.

Clever and creative. Strategists who always have a trick up their sleeve and problem solvers with personal flare.

Show other characters reacting with fear. Nothing rams home how terrifying a villain is quite like watching other powerful characters fall to their knees--fast--when they walk in the room.

Irredeemable despite their tragic backstories. For the love of god people, tragic backstories do not justify a villain's actions. You can have empathy for what they've endured while still expecting them to take responsibility for what they've become.

Unconventionally attractive. Take this however you want. I, for one, would like to see more tortured bad boys who aren't white and shredded. But also, villains whose attractiveness lies in how they talk, their body language and facial expressions, and their outfits. Why do y'all think smirking is such a popular word??

Love. Let them love their spouses, their children, their friends. Not in an abusive way either. Let them have healthy relationships with their still living wives, daughters, sons, comrades in arms etc.

Kind. Give me villains who tip well, who put their own garbage away even though the servants could do it, who remember their henchmen's names, who are good with kids, who donate to charity and not just for the tax incentives

Writing Year in Review

2022

Goals

Daily Words: 200

Yearly Words: 73,000

Daily Time: 15 minutes

Yearly Time: 91 hours 15 minutes

[Complete]

Final Statistics

Daily Average Words: 315

Yearly Total Words: 118,914

Daily Time Spent: 21 minutes

Yearly Time Spent: 131 hours 4 minutes

Posted: 57,504

Author's Note: Oh boy!  What a year it has been!  I have so much to say, but I'll try to keep this as brief as possible.  I've learned and grown so much as a writer over the course of this year!  This is the first whole year I've actively written and kept track- in detail- of everything I worked on, how long I worked on it, and what projects I finished and when!

I'm so happy and grateful for everyone who supported me, talked with me, and joined me on this crazy adventure!  From the experiment to sharing ideas to fun interactions and making jokes, I'm thankful for it all and will look back on it fondly!

Here's to another year! 🥂

(Monthly breakdown under the cut)

January

Word Count: 7,569

Time spent: 6 hours 56 minutes

WIPs: How an Angel Gets Its Wings, Ozpin's Case Files

Completed

How an Angel Gets Its Wings: Ch. 13

Ozpin’s Case Files: Police interview

Ozpin’s Case Files: Adam's Return

Ozpin’s Case Files: Qrow goes back to school

Ozpin’s Case Files: Ren and Nora's Intake

February

Word Count: 4,803

Time spent: 5 hours 34 minutes

WIPs: How an Angel Gets Its Wings, Ozpin's Case Files, Prompts

Completed

How an Angel Gets Its Wings: Ch. 14

Ozpin’s Case Files: Schnee's Exit Interview

Ozpin’s Case Files: Salem's Return

Prompt: Library, cold rainy day, cuddles

Prompt: "I love every minute spent with you."

March

Word Count: 9,237

Time spent: 8 hours 43 minutes

WIPs: How an Angel Gets Its Wings, A Man of Misfortune, Ozpin's Case Files

Completed

A Man of Misfortune

Ozpin’s Case Files: Qrow Meets Salem

April

Word Count: 9,640

Time spent: 16 hours 20 minutes

WIPs: How an Angel Gets Its Wings, Ozpin's Case Files, Ozqrow Week 2022

Completed

How an Angel Gets Its Wings: Ch. 15

Ozpin’s Case Files: Raven's Return

Ozpin’s Case Files: Qrow's Apology

The Trial of Ezra Ozpin

May

Word Count: 10,430

Time spent: 9 hours 22 minutes

WIPs: Ozqrow Week 2022, Ozpin's Case Files

Completed

Ozqrow Week 2022: Day 4: Beach Episode

Ozqrow Week 2022: Day 2: Corruption

Ozqrow Week 2022: Day 5: Dancing

Ozpin’s Case Files: Qrow moves in

June

Word Count: 11,118

Time spent: 10 hours 56 minutes

WIPs: Ozqrow Week 2022, Beacon of Hope

Completed

Ozqrow Week 2022: Day 1: Death

Ozqrow Week 2022: Day 3: Pirates

Ozqrow Week 2022: Day 6: Festivals

Ozqrow Week 2022: Day 7: Free Day

July

Word Count: 5,852

Time spent: 6 hours 13 minutes

WIPs: Beacon of Hope

Completed

Beacon of Hope: Ch. 2

August

Word Count: 11,267

Time spent: 9 hours 34 minutes

WIPs: Beacon of Hope, Prompt, Ozqrow Week 2022, Build What You Cannot Find

Completed

Prompt: Qrow with minor injuries

Ozqrow Week 2022: Day 1 (again): Rebirth

Build What You Cannot Find: Ch. 4

September

Word Count: 8,6,79

Time spent: 9 hours 10 minutes

WIPs: How an Angel Gets Its Wings, Build What You Cannot Find

Completed

Build What You Cannot Find: Ch. 5

How an Angel Gets Its Wings: Ch. 16

October

Word Count: 14,822

Time spent: 17 hours 5 minutes

WIPs: Home is Where Your Light Shines Brightest

Completed

Home is Where Your Light Shines Brightest: Ch. 4 (outline)

Home is Where Your Light Shines Brightest: Ch. 3 (outline)

Home is Where Your Light Shines Brightest: Ch. 2 (outline)

Home is Where Your Light Shines Brightest: Ch. 1 (outline)

November

Word Count: 16,314

Time spent: 23 hours 16 minutes

WIPs: Home is Where Your Light Shines Brightest, Prompt, Ozqrow Secret Santa 2022

Completed

Prompt: "I chose to love you..."

Ozqrow Secret Santa 2022: Qrow knitting socks for Oz

Home is Where Your Light Shines Brightest: Ch. 6 (outline)

Home is Where Your Light Shines Brightest: Ch. 5 (outline)

December

Word Count: 9,183

Time spent: 7 hours 55 minutes

WIPs: Home is Where Your Light Shines Brightest, Poem

Completed

Home is Where Your Light Shines Brightest: Ch. 8 (outline)

Home is Where Your Light Shines Brightest: Ch. 7 (outline)

Poem: The Legacy of the Poem Tree

one of my favorite tropes is when your group of main characters has been split up for questioning and they’re all answering the same questions in a neatly-spliced montage

Is this a problem?