tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3554125151787997248.post8241309665315030253..comments2024-02-02T23:22:33.356-08:00Comments on From Sarah, With Joy: 5 Traits of Seriously Despicable VillainsSarah Allenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01185278849400551014noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3554125151787997248.post-11429520473176373682014-10-16T10:25:07.372-07:002014-10-16T10:25:07.372-07:00Oh absolutely. Glad you agree, hopefully this brai...Oh absolutely. Glad you agree, hopefully this brainstorming will help me with writing villains in the future :)Sarah Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01185278849400551014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3554125151787997248.post-42912323603037794582014-10-16T10:24:38.689-07:002014-10-16T10:24:38.689-07:00Glad you agree :D And yes, it really was an incred...Glad you agree :D And yes, it really was an incredible film. This movie plus Galaxy Quest and now The Way, Way Back have confirmed Sam Rockwell's place on my list of not just underrated, but all-time great actors.Sarah Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01185278849400551014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3554125151787997248.post-40370640824198789312014-10-16T05:10:27.341-07:002014-10-16T05:10:27.341-07:00This is a great list! And I think lack of remorse ...This is a great list! And I think lack of remorse is probably the biggest sign of a TRUE villain.Nina Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05498476430955493398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3554125151787997248.post-4922662240895986122014-10-15T22:53:32.722-07:002014-10-15T22:53:32.722-07:00What a great list of traits! The Green Mile was su...What a great list of traits! The Green Mile was such an outstanding movie filled with its fair share of despicable characters. Sam Rockwell's Wild Bill was a shining example.<br /><br />JulieEmpty Nest Insiderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10074223969046687064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3554125151787997248.post-43019035889286273442014-10-15T13:35:26.626-07:002014-10-15T13:35:26.626-07:00Thank you!! I appreciate it, hopefully this is hel...Thank you!! I appreciate it, hopefully this is helpful :)Sarah Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01185278849400551014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3554125151787997248.post-73589121734064583212014-10-15T01:50:57.246-07:002014-10-15T01:50:57.246-07:00Amazing way to look at a villain's traits with...Amazing way to look at a villain's traits without actually being a villain! New Release Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16578691797654868865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3554125151787997248.post-77199740494974899262014-10-14T14:49:21.409-07:002014-10-14T14:49:21.409-07:00*shiver* yes. Percy. *more shiver*. He was complet...*shiver* yes. Percy. *more shiver*. He was completely awful. King really does these guys well, doesn't he? That guard definitely makes this list too.Sarah Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01185278849400551014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3554125151787997248.post-21000438670286818412014-10-14T14:48:41.968-07:002014-10-14T14:48:41.968-07:00Me too!!! Which is why I have a hard time writing ...Me too!!! Which is why I have a hard time writing truly evil villains. They typically end up coming across like those anti-heroes. So this post was me trying to think of ways to write really, really despicable characters should I ever need to :)Sarah Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01185278849400551014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3554125151787997248.post-68441880755447682392014-10-14T14:47:53.117-07:002014-10-14T14:47:53.117-07:00Ugh, yes, she is atrocious. No falsely positive fa...Ugh, yes, she is atrocious. No falsely positive facade can hide her true terribleness :) Sarah Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01185278849400551014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3554125151787997248.post-25036331116618515742014-10-14T14:11:10.075-07:002014-10-14T14:11:10.075-07:00Now I didn't like the villain you chose in the...Now I didn't like the villain you chose in the Greenmile either, but I also thought the mean guard gave him a run for his money. He was even scarier because he was lose to do as he pleased. That one made me sick to my stomach. <br /><br /><a href="http://emaginette.wordpress.com" rel="nofollow"> Anna from Shout with Emaginette</a>emaginettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03324981140248692448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3554125151787997248.post-74907843158663851582014-10-14T12:02:28.040-07:002014-10-14T12:02:28.040-07:00I always love anti-heros. Truly and deeply. Yes, t...I always love anti-heros. Truly and deeply. Yes, there are people who appear evil, but no matter how bad they are, there's a shred of humanity somewhere, and it needs to come out at some point. The best villains in my opinion are the ones you cheer on while hating what they're doing to the protagonist. Crystal Collierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03912469552483168148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3554125151787997248.post-25301578117281957192014-10-14T11:58:29.092-07:002014-10-14T11:58:29.092-07:00Great list of traits! The villain who I hate the m...Great list of traits! The villain who I hate the most is Umbridge from the Harry Potter series. Not even her cute cat plates could redeem her. LOL!Cherie Reichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16663147386014122939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3554125151787997248.post-33397104313900615462014-10-14T10:16:53.277-07:002014-10-14T10:16:53.277-07:00Yeah, I'm hoping I can use things like this if...Yeah, I'm hoping I can use things like this if I very want to create someone really despicable. I haven't tried to that extreme thus far, but I may.Sarah Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01185278849400551014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3554125151787997248.post-91084170711274338602014-10-14T10:16:12.799-07:002014-10-14T10:16:12.799-07:00I keep meaning to read that one. Isn't it terr...I keep meaning to read that one. Isn't it terrible that I haven't? Yeah, it's terrible.Sarah Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01185278849400551014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3554125151787997248.post-16771640503240421362014-10-14T10:15:57.514-07:002014-10-14T10:15:57.514-07:00Oooh, those are good ones. Especially Joffrey from...Oooh, those are good ones. Especially Joffrey from what I've heard...Sarah Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01185278849400551014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3554125151787997248.post-30173572019272722722014-10-13T20:06:19.026-07:002014-10-13T20:06:19.026-07:00Great traits. I'm gonna have to keep this in m...Great traits. I'm gonna have to keep this in mind when I plan my next villain. The racism issue really ticks me off, so it makes great villains for me. It's one of the driving forces behind my current main villain.R. A. Meenanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14250828348872453976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3554125151787997248.post-32762016529005604882014-10-13T19:16:32.990-07:002014-10-13T19:16:32.990-07:00Frank Herbert did very well with his main villain ...Frank Herbert did very well with his main villain in Dune, I think, making him a gluttonous pedophile.Patrick Stahlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09690555802232025818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3554125151787997248.post-54954714887458068902014-10-13T16:45:09.000-07:002014-10-13T16:45:09.000-07:00Fantastic list! A few of the villains I really des...Fantastic list! A few of the villains I really despised are Jagang (Sword of Truth series), Negan (The Walking Dead graphic novels), and Joffrey Baratheon (Game of Thrones).Christine Rainshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08263694662585963900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3554125151787997248.post-20005436401621558452014-10-13T14:29:00.731-07:002014-10-13T14:29:00.731-07:00Mwa ha, great choices!! Anthony Hopkins was in tha...Mwa ha, great choices!! Anthony Hopkins was in that movie for I think a total of just 17 minutes and yet he still managed to be one of the greatest film villains of all time. Just goes to show how memorable true villainy can be.Sarah Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01185278849400551014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3554125151787997248.post-67816288665301170452014-10-13T14:27:58.055-07:002014-10-13T14:27:58.055-07:00Ugh, exactly! That was one of the worst things abo...Ugh, exactly! That was one of the worst things about Umbridge from Harry Potter. And I'm definitely on the Pollyanna end of the spectrum, so I know how that goes :)Sarah Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01185278849400551014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3554125151787997248.post-66606670125536924452014-10-13T14:18:09.041-07:002014-10-13T14:18:09.041-07:00Great list! I would add Hannibal Lecter, Lord Vold...Great list! I would add Hannibal Lecter, Lord Voldemort, Iago, and Nurse Ratched just for fun!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3554125151787997248.post-91595041612859306342014-10-13T14:11:56.844-07:002014-10-13T14:11:56.844-07:00You came up with a super list. Any one of those th...You came up with a super list. Any one of those things would be enough to make me dislike a character. Another one that gets me is the evil-doer who hides behind a friendly facade and smile. People who only pretend to be kind and trustworthy punch ragged holes in my trusting Pollyanna nature.Susan Flett Swiderskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09425315552148200073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3554125151787997248.post-27671687993459020782014-10-13T12:57:26.945-07:002014-10-13T12:57:26.945-07:00Definitely. I feel like that's a huge sign tha...Definitely. I feel like that's a huge sign that they themselves don't empathize with other people, which takes them out of the realm of sympathy for us as an audience.Sarah Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01185278849400551014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3554125151787997248.post-65467076109868047972014-10-13T10:45:57.308-07:002014-10-13T10:45:57.308-07:00Lack of remorse is a big one. We see it in real cr...Lack of remorse is a big one. We see it in real criminals often.Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3554125151787997248.post-26415203954296048442014-10-13T09:17:12.807-07:002014-10-13T09:17:12.807-07:00I super, super loved Criminal Minds as well. Espec...I super, super loved Criminal Minds as well. Especially Mandy Patinkin, which is what started me watching in the first place. It was very interesting and engaging, but eventually I just decided I needed a break. I hadn't thought of it in that sense of giving ourselves permission to write awful characters, but that's a good way to think about it!Sarah Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01185278849400551014noreply@blogger.com