Why Do So Many Villains Suck?

Why Do So Many Villains Suck?

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Don’t get me wrong, there are a myriad of examples of fantastic villains that have been conjured up throughout the years, but let’s face it, for every Lady Macbeth or Captain Ahab, there is a King Galbatorix or a President Snow to match them. For every complex, multi-faceted antagonist, there is a bland, one-dimensional baddie who does wrong simple for its own sake. We see it time and time again, and it’s not just exclusive to literature. Why did Emperor Palpatine in Star Wars want to take over the galaxy? Why did the xenomorph in Alien want to kill everyone on the Nostromo? …