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Post by » ѕнαdσω ⚔️ on Jun 17, 2017 22:31:42 GMT -5
Darebák; means villain in Czech
are you villain enough? Hello my minions, and welcome to the scariest class you will ever encounter in the 2017 season. I am your host, Shadowface, author of the Clans of the Valley Warrior Cats Fan-Fiction Series, and over the course of this class I will be teaching you how to create and develop a strong villain character. Imagining a villain takes courage. It forces you to look into the deepest, darkest parts of your heart where your selfish, impulsive, and murderous rage lies. You will have to imagine not taking the moral high ground, and actually killing off a character or two. Or all of them. You will learn how to bring out the monster under your skin and bring about a whole new kind of justice from the opposite side of the light. You are not expected to become evil by the end of this course, but you will learn how to think with evil intentions. It is key to be able to walk in the same footsteps as your villain, because if you can’t, then your story will be doomed long before it ever translates on paper. Take time to ponder your choices. Should you include such an intimidating villain in your story? Or should you let your hero take all the spotlight? But the most important question you need to answer before you begin this course is… are you villain enough?
villain classes so far Lecture I: The Villain is Important
Lecture II: The Villain is Still Human
Lecture III: The Villain Wants to be the Good Guy
Lecture IV: The Villain Needs a Reason Why
villain prompt contest for October
Hello! To make the most of our time together, I have decided to combine this lecture thread with a prompt contest! This is going to go until November 1st and winners will be decided on November 2nd (if possible). Prizes will range from banners to reviews depending on how much time I got on my hands. Heck, I might even just give you a cameo in one of my stories. Why not? This is how it will work: You are to do as many of these prompts as you can! ( There will only be 13 ) I will judge based on relevance to the prompt, creativity, and if you have included your villain character in a thought provoking way. You MUST have a villain character for these prompts. If he/she is not present in every single one of your entries, I will not count them. :'P This is the true challenge. Can you make a villain who I enjoy to read about? You may use these lectures to your advantage when writing these prompts!THE PROMPTS
1. Who You Fear
2. Don't Let Me Drown
3. Burning
4. Blood Sacrifice
5. Rising from the Ashes
6. The Wolf
7. Night Hunter
8. Much too Late
9. Snake
10. Against the Current
11. Eve of the Dead
12. What is Right, What is Mine
13. Slave to the Light
villain checklist
To make sure you stay on track and have something to look back on, here is a simple checklist for you to go over as you are creating your villain. These are simply guidelines to help make a villain that has depth and meaning instead of a flat, two-dimensional character.
Your Villain believes they are doing the right thing
Your Villain challenges your Protagonist on all levels (physical, mental, emotional, ect.)
Your Villain is a worthy opponent to your Protagonist
Your Villain was not always evil
Your Villain has similar qualities to your Protagonist
Your Villain is envious of your Protagonist
Your Villain has their moments of kindness
You Villain has moments of true ruthlessness & mercilessness
Your Villain is smart and/or experienced
Your Villain is relatable & believable
quotes from famous villains
"Villainy is but a matter of perspective." - Magneto from X-Men
"I might as well ask you if all those vodka martinis ever silence the screams of all the men you've killed... or if you find forgiveness in the arms of all those willing women... for all the dead ones you failed to protect." - Janus from GoldenEye
"Then he and I stand the same. Each believes himself the hero, the other villain. It is for history to decide who is mistaken. Until such a day, we shall play our parts upon fortune's stage." - Crassus from Spartacus
"I've been at the mercy of men just following orders. Never again." - Young Magneto from X-Men: Origins
"I'm not a comic book villain. Do you seriously think I would explain my master stroke to you if there were even the slightest possibility you could affect the outcome? I triggered it 35 minutes ago." - Adrian Veidt/Ozymandias from Watchmen
"Don't talk like you're one of them! You're not, even if you'd like to be. To them you're just a freak, like me. They need you right now, but when they don't, they'll cast you out—like a leper. See, their morals, their "code"…it's a bad joke, dropped at the first sign of trouble. They're only as good as the world allows them to be. I'll show you, when the chips are down, these—ah—"civilised people"? They'll eat each other. See, I'm not a monster. I'm just ahead of the curve." - Joker from Batman: The Dark Night
"Life, which you so nobly serve, comes from destruction, disorder and chaos. Take this empty glass. Here it is, peaceful, serene and boring. But if it is destroyed... Look at all these little things. So busy now. Notice how each one is useful. What a lovely ballet ensues, so full of form and color. Now, think about all those people that created them. Technicians, engineers, hundreds of people who'll be able to feed their children tonight so those children can grow up big and strong and have little teeny weeny children of their own, and so on and so forth. Thus, adding to the great chain... of life. You see, Father, by creating a little destruction, I'm actually encouraging life. In reality, you and I are in the same business. Cheers." - Zorg from The Fifth Element
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Post by » ѕнαdσω ⚔️ on Jun 17, 2017 22:32:15 GMT -5
lecture i: the villain is important The villain, whether you like it or not, is just as important as your hero or protagonist. Without a well-developed villain, a story will fall flat and fail to draw readers into its central conflict. Think of both the antagonist and protagonist as different sides of the same coin. They are both made of the same material and are essentially carved by the same hands, but they are both facing different directions, destined to never see eye-to-eye but always existing side by side. This ideology for a villain is quickly overlooked because much of your energy will be poured into only one side of the coin: the protagonist’s point of view. You are expected to expend all of your resources into developing them and making them believable and relatable since your audience will be spending the most time with them. If you are really well practiced, you will have developed side plots and unique personalities for your minor characters as well. But your villain is not a minor character. They should never be. For conflict to arise, you need the villain on the other side to bring balance, and how can they, if they aren’t as developed as your protagonist? Your villain should be worthy of your protagonist. When I say “worthy” I mean they should bring justice to the story that your protagonist has, and create a mirror for your main character to look into. What do they see, when they look into the eyes of the antagonist? Is it pure evil? Then your mirror is skewed. Your coin is not balanced. Here is the trick; the big secret to making your villain worthy. When your hero looks into the villains eyes, they should see themselves. They should see what could have been. They should see the consequences of their actions had they chosen differently. The villain should also see what might have been when looking at your hero, which is why the villain will usually feel personal jealousy toward the protagonist. Do not just conjure up a dark, evil character to be your villain. Make them real, make them tangible, and make them worthy of both your story, and your antagonist. By doing this, you will have a much more rewarding and richer story for it. Final Comments & Checklist
Making a villain is a journey. They should feel like another one of your small children running amuck in your story. Take extra special care of them, because they are broken, and defeated, and just as hungry for vengeance as your hero. If you find yourself still struggling with bringing your villain to life, here is a checklist to see if you are on the right track! Writing the villain should feel just as fun and/or complex as writing your protagonist Your readers should enjoy reading about the villain just as much as they enjoy reading about the protagonist You and your readers should feel a different presence when reading about your villain versus reading about your protagonist You should be able to tell the life story of your villain in detail just as you can recite the life story of your protagonist in detail The Challenge Write a complete character profile of your protagonist if they became the villain. What choices would they have made to put them on this different path? What morals would they have sacrificed? What other characters would they have sacrificed for their goal? Include a name, appearance, history, and their goal. Think of how all these things could change.
lecture ii: the villain is still 'human' Well, this seems like it’s going to be the exact same lecture as last week. WRONG. That’s exactly what a human would think. Jumping to conclusions before the discovery is actually made and an observation is turned into “fact.” “Fact” being the observation made from a certain point of view. Everyone’s “facts” could be different. Do you think the sun is actually yellow? To a color blind person, it would be something different like red or green or blue. To a different animal, it might be colorless, or white. They might never see the sun and think a sun might never exist. Or, this observer might live in a totally different world and have a blue sun or a red sun and filter light completely differently…but that’s a lecture for another time. Just because you are creating a villain who is supposed to scare or intimidate or challenge (or all of the above) your protagonist, doesn’t mean they share the same “facts”. They are unique, even if they see themselves in the hero or heroine. With a mirror comes the realization of imperfections. A crooked nose. Too big eyes. An old scar under the nose. A ‘human’ story written on the literal skin of the villain. Genetics, history, and beliefs: the three pillars of character. Sure, there is more than three things that make up a strong character, or in this case, a strong villain, but I like to think of these three things as the ones you MUST have. Genetics is probably the hardest pillar to accomplish. This requires thought into the villain’s parentage. Who was the villain’s biological parents? What did they look like? What might they have passed on to their offspring? Of course, you are not expected to think of parents first and then child. In this case, your villain will be developed first, so you need to think backwards. Get creative. Why does your villain like the smell of blood? Why does your villain vomit at the sight of flowers? Why does your villain have extra-long claws? Why do they always see red? Why are they always angry or depressed? Genetics can explain some of these quite easily and bring depth and reality to your villain. Genetics ground your characters into their world and bring ‘human’ strengths and faults. History, on the other hand, is quite simple. How was your villain raised? Where were they born? How were they born? Did they have siblings? Did their biological parents raise them? Did they have a happy childhood? Were they loved or shunned? Questions like these stir up conflict inside of your villain and will determine the path they will take. Beliefs are not so easy, but they don’t require as much thought as genetics do. Beliefs will help mold the villain’s morals and the way they see the world. First, you might want t establish if there is, at all, a main religion in your story. Does your villain follow this religion? Are they strict or passive? Or do they simply not believe in anything? As in, they believe that the world and what everyone around them believes is of no concern to them. That in itself is a belief. No character cannot have a belief. Study them. Get to know them. What suits best, and what makes sense with their genetics and history? Final Comments & Checklist
This week is a short lecture because you will need all the time you can get to figure out your villain’s three pillars. Below will be a checklist for you to look back on to make sure you have everything down. First Pillar: Genetics – Do they have a mental illness? Do they have an acute or long term disease? Do they have a genetic anomaly like colorblindness or pigment loss? The possibilities are endless. Be simple or be complex. Whatever fits your villain and your world. Second Pillar: History – Your villain is being interviewed by a government agency. Think of all the personal questions they will need to ask. Where were you born? What was your childhood like? Ect. Third Pillar: Beliefs – What does your villain believe in? Is their a religion that they follow or are they 'faithless'? The Challenge
This one is easy, and hopefully entertaining. You will be watching a music video called SIAMÉS - "The Wolf" by SIAMESTV. It’s a simple way to get into the mindset of the imperfect human with flaws and demons that hunt them. Remember, just because your villain has the job as the antagonist doesn’t mean they don’t have their own challenges to overcome.
lecture iii: the villain wants to be the good guy
This lecture is going to focus on the type of villain who wants to be the good guy. The envious one with the right mindset and goals, but the wrong approaches. They do not understand boundaries or rules. They do what they must, even if it goes against everything their own people believe. This, is the wolf in sheep’s clothes.
They appear perfectly normal. They act normal. They fit into the society. But when things go awry, they go to extremes. They are not afraid to get their hands dirty. Whether it be greed or ignorance, they are a predator beneath the skin just waiting for the excuse to be unleashed.
And when they are unleashed, they can be the most vicious kind of villain. You would think this would be the psychotic villain, the one who doesn’t fit into society. That is not necessarily the case, at least in my opinion. These villains carry the human spirit. They are not monsters. But their human spirit can be corrupted, twisted into a gross version. Their revenge becomes personal instead of a fulfillment of their darkest desires. Justice becomes cruel punishment, long and drawn out to exact their own kind of vengeance outside of societies rules. Almost like an anti-hero, except there is already a character filling the ‘hero’ role.
Then they feel remorse. Why did they do this? Clearly, it is wrong, due to the reactions of everyone around them. It’s not considered normal to chase down such defenseless prey, even if it is in your way. It’s not right to push your way through, hurting those around you in the process. Even if they think they are doing it for the right reasons, it still doesn’t excuse the damage they have done.
Villains don’t have to be evil. They can just be misunderstood. They see things differently. So they react differently. Their motives are the same, but the paths they take are skewed and wind away into darkness.
Final Comments & Checklist
Did this lecture speak to you and the villain you want to create? If so, this might be the path you want to take. Remember, this villain is human. They feel just like you and I. But they react to situations differently in an extreme way.
Does your villain feel remorse?
Does your villain fit into his or her society/culture?
Does your villain lash out unpredictably?
Dos your villain choose violence over discussion?
Are your villain’s motives personal?
The Challenge
Write a short blurb or poem about your villain’s feelings. Try to include their motives/personal thoughts about why they do what they do. Also, if you want some music or lyrics to help stir the pot, check out “Break a Little” by Kirsten. Is it relevant? Who knows? It’s an amazing song, and maybe your villain might be one due to heartbreak. LISTEN TO IT. IT'S FIRE!! <33333333333
lecture iv: the villain needs a reason why So we have established that the villain is a human (at least most of them are). They have flaws, they have goals and they have strengths and weaknesses.
But what makes this flawed “human” turn evil?
This, boys and girls, is what I like to call a “catalyst”: a person or thing that triggers an event.
Your villain needs a reason to become the villain. They are not born to hurt others. They are a living breathing thing with an environment around them that determines their experiences.
Environment can be a catalyst on its own. Maybe your villain never had enough to eat. Maybe your villain was born in the middle of a war. Maybe your villain’s life just…sucked. This caused your villain to be resentful, hateful and unforgiving. And like your protagonist, they wanted to change this way of life, but they had very different ideas for how to make that happen.
But, a villain doesn’t always have to come from a harsh environment. They can grow up happy. They can grow up healthy. But, one catalyst can change all of that.
A catalyst can be anything. Another character, a big event, a catastrophe, a sudden illness…so many possible pit falls. Once again, think of your protagonist, and think of what would put them over the edge. This is what you need for your villain. ( Or what would work the best ).
Maybe their lover betrayed them. Maybe their home was destroyed by outsiders. Maybe their younger sibling or child became terminally ill.
Sadness, pain, regret and anger fester. This festering leads to a permanent change in their thought process that can no longer be compromised with. They start on their path of villainy.
Your villain needs a reason why they are the villain, or else they fall flat against your protagonist. Give your readers a real fight! A real struggle between good and evil. Make them think and ponder whose side is really worth fighting for.
Final Comments and Checklist
No person is born evil. No person is born good…but we are all born innocent. Yet when darkness touches us, that innocence becomes stained, and that stain will spread. Given long enough, the innocent are set upon a path of vengeance, and would give up their very souls to complete their path. Death…will no longer make them quiver.
Does your villain have a catalyst? What is it?
What was your villain’s environment prior to becoming “evil”?
How did your villain develop from the catalyst? How did they fall?
Give this song a listen. It is the theme song for my villain in “Curse”, but you may use it for your own villain if it fits. “Vengeance" by Zack Hemsey
lecture v: the villain is you Coming Soon! |
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Post by » ѕнαdσω ⚔️ on Jun 17, 2017 22:49:29 GMT -5
Alright it is safe to post. x'D I'll be getting more layout stuff up and functional and then this Tuesday I'll be posting the introduction and a checklist that you can use to see how you are doing with your villain. This class will not have due dates. It is a come when you want and leave when you want policy. I am here to deliver lectures and you are here to take notes and ask questions. I may include some exercises if people are interested! Credit for the super awesome HTML goes to, once again, the amazing ~Sapphire~ ;; Make sure to check out her thread! |
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Post by Dingoleap on Jun 17, 2017 22:59:11 GMT -5
Claims first post! boy, I'm excited for this!
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Post by Mosspool on Jun 18, 2017 10:30:06 GMT -5
Looks great! I'll add it to the main page once I'm on my laptop.
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Non-binary
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transed my gender 👍
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Post by eph 💕 on Jun 18, 2017 10:33:33 GMT -5
i can tell this is going to be great; i'm definitely going to be keeping an eye on this one!
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Post by » ѕнαdσω ⚔️ on Jun 18, 2017 10:41:33 GMT -5
Yes! :'D I might post the introduction and checklist early because why not. The schedule is there mostly to keep me on track.
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Post by » ѕнαdσω ⚔️ on Jun 18, 2017 11:14:46 GMT -5
Alright I shuffled a few things around. I moved the first lecture to this week and bumped the rest of them as well. <3
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Post by » ѕнαdσω ⚔️ on Jun 18, 2017 14:48:50 GMT -5
YES THE CHECKLISTS. THERE WILL BE MORE.
Lol, thanks tues. :'3
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Post by Dingoleap on Jun 18, 2017 15:40:03 GMT -5
OOoh, I like this checklist. So far though, I can only check about half of them off XD
TIME FOR SOME CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT!
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Post by » ѕнαdσω ⚔️ on Jun 18, 2017 18:21:45 GMT -5
You can think of the checklist as "guidelines" rather than strict "rules". There are some special circumstances which I will talk about in later lectures. :'3
CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT IS KEY, MY FRIEND.
And there is always room for improvement. (':
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Post by » ѕнαdσω ⚔️ on Jun 18, 2017 18:23:06 GMT -5
Oooh, I will also be adding a section for inspiring quotes. <3333
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Post by Mᴏᴏɴ - - on Jun 18, 2017 19:12:52 GMT -5
» ѕнαdσω ⚔️ ;; !!! I'll be keep tabs on this. It looks really helpful!
( Also, the lyrics in your status! Love that song. <3 )
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Post by » ѕнαdσω ⚔️ on Jun 18, 2017 20:15:20 GMT -5
Hey Moon!!
I hope it will be! I want to see more awesome villains out there.
Ey! Your the first person to comment on that <3 Thank you. I've been listening to the entire track a lot lately.
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Post by » ѕнαdσω ⚔️ on Jun 19, 2017 18:06:35 GMT -5
I've added some quotes from a few great villains in a couple of movies. Hopefully this will help with inspiration for your own villains!
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Post by » ѕнαdσω ⚔️ on Jun 20, 2017 14:43:30 GMT -5
Posting the lecture now!
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Post by » ѕнαdσω ⚔️ on Jun 20, 2017 17:31:25 GMT -5
The challenges won't be mandatory by the way. There are just exercises that I feel will best help you better understand the lecture and let you discover your own villain character.
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Post by Dingoleap on Jun 20, 2017 19:54:04 GMT -5
Woah, great first lecture, Shadow! I have to say, the fact that the protagonist should see themselves in their villain was really eye-opening. I've realised what's been missing from my villains!
I really need to work on the Westward villain. Really, there are two identifiable 'bad guys' - the main villain and a kind of henchman type guy. I suppose it's because I prefer to focus on the inner conflicts of my characters since I find it makes for a more complex plotline. While it works for the majority of the storyline, it definitely needs a concrete villain. At the moment, I have my villain and a Henchman type character, but they both need to undergo some pretty drastic redevelopment after this! Actually, Henchman Guy is pretty ok, but my villain needs some work.
My other story, Razor's Edge, is much more character driven and focusses on my favourite subject - internal conflict. What I like about this particular story is that there is no villain, as such, but each character has antagonistic qualities, so depending on your perspective, the 'hero' could be anyone.
Take, for example, the main character, Swift. She fully believes that her actions are right, and the actions of all others are wrong. On the flip side, we have Silver and Maelstrom, who believe that their actions are the right ones and that Swift's actions are not. Each character fully believes that they are right, but an objective perspective can recognise that neither group is entirely right, yet neither is entirely wrong. Each character exists in a morally grey zone.
I can't do that for Westward. While there's enough internal conflict (really, Nefertiti just blames herself for a lot) there needs to be someone to hate. Considering that Tigerlily gets murdered, I need a villain readers will really hate.
Time for my favourite pastime - character development.
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Post by » ѕнαdσω ⚔️ on Jun 20, 2017 20:10:06 GMT -5
Thank you, Dingo! I'm glad it has helped you. (':
Honestly the "villain" is just a title. No matter which POV you look at, that character will believe what they are doing is 'right'. Of course, this is excluding things like mental illness that can blur those lines of right and wrong in a completely different way. Also, sometimes a character can know they are doing bad things but they enjoy it too much to stop.
And that need for blame/someone for the readers to hate is a good way to look at it, but I would encourage you to think "what kind of character would Nefertiti hate? What kind of personality could challenge hers on a moral level?" And I know you have talked about Tigerlilly's death. Is she murdered by this villain? If that's the case, you could also ask yourself what kind of character could trick Tigerlilly? Did she trust him? Did she know he had bad intentions and tried to stop him alone?
Razor's Edge sounds incredibly interesting! :'O
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Post by Dingoleap on Jun 20, 2017 20:19:59 GMT -5
Thank you, Dingo! I'm glad it has helped you. (': Honestly the "villain" is just a title. No matter which POV you look at, that character will believe what they are doing is 'right'. Of course, this is excluding things like mental illness that can blur those lines of right and wrong in a completely different way. Also, sometimes a character can know they are doing bad things but they enjoy it too much to stop. And that need for blame/someone for the readers to hate is a good way to look at it, but I would encourage you to think "what kind of character would Nefertiti hate? What kind of personality could challenge hers on a moral level?" And I know you have talked about Tigerlilly's death. Is she murdered by this villain? If that's the case, you could also ask yourself what kind of character could trick Tigerlilly? Did she trust him? Did she know he had bad intentions and tried to stop him alone? Razor's Edge sounds incredibly interesting! :'O  Yes, it's interesting to look at things beyond the obvious revenge-based reasons. One thing I realised reading this, too, was just how easily Nefertiti could have become the villain. She struggles enough with her heritage as it is, and honestly, without the influence of certain key characters, she could have ended up walking a very dark path. Unfortunately I can't reveal too much about the circumstances of Tigerlily's death without spoiling the story, but yes, she is murdered by the villain, and yes, she knew he bad bad intentions and fully eve lived that her actions in response to that were the only path that would lead to a good outcome, to say the least. Ehe, I'm glad you like the sound of it! Once the school year is over for me, I'll be able to give it the attention it deserves, but it basically involves war, betrayal, a conspiracy and a lot of morally ambiguous actions. |
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Post by » ѕнαdσω ⚔️ on Jun 20, 2017 20:38:11 GMT -5
Revenge-based villains are just used so much, even though they can be the most fun to write. Justice is a very juicy concept. x'D
That's good that you see that! It means you have developed her well, and it also means you can create a very realistic villain for your story.
Of course you can't, I understand. ^^' I don't want spoilers. I'm super excited to read it all when you are ready to share! And wow, Tigerlilly sounds like a pure, brave soul. It will help the readers get behind Nefertiti's goal to find who did it.
AHHHHHHHHHH EVERYTHING I COULD WANT AND MORE
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Post by Dingoleap on Jun 20, 2017 21:45:08 GMT -5
Yeah, its a pretty overused concept. I have a vague idea I'm playing with at the moment, but it'd like to see if I can put a more unique twist on it before I commit to anything.
Her personality means she could have gone any way (and after Tigerlily's death, we see her start to succumb to that darker side of her a little bit), so she's very interesting, albeit difficult, to write. Gah, I'm really excited to work on my villains now!
She is too pure for this world. I've always considered her to be brave in a very quiet way, especially when compared to the rest of her family. If fate had been kinder to her, she would have gone on to accomplish great things. There is so much she could have been, which is part of the reason why Nefertiti takes her death so hard.
AH YES ITS GOING TO BE SO AMAZING
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Post by kinkajou on Jun 20, 2017 22:32:15 GMT -5
Ok this isn't really for the challenge I guess, but I just want to know what you think of it I have this super long series in my head that I've never written down, and I'm pretty proud of the villain from the second series, so here's her whole story Flowerfur - A fluffy russet she-cat with blue eyes
Kit
Flowerkit was the oldest in her litter. Her younger sisters were named Ivykit and Gingerkit. She loved them, and always supported and encouraged them, even when Gingerkit decided she wanted to be a medicine cat (something most kits look down upon). Flowerkit wanted to be leader, since she was always the ‘leader’ of her siblings.
Apprentice
Flowerpaw was a fast learner and soon became a very good fighter and hunter. Ivypaw wasn’t as good, so Flowerpaw often helped her. When Gingerpaw got overwhelmed with the amount of pressure on her, Flowerpaw talked and played with her to calm her down. Then one night she got a dream from an old leader named Cinderstar. She received a prophecy, “Only a flower can save us from the poison ivy and ginger.” Flowerpaw was not dumb (unlike canon cats) so she figured out what it meant right away. But she didn’t know what to think. Were her sisters actually evil? Would she have to kill them to save the Clan? She became distant to them and no longer helped them. She missed them, but she couldn’t interact with cats that would soon be her enemies. She knew she would hesitate to attack them even if she needed to, but that would change if she could force herself to stop thinking of them as her littermates.
Warrior
A few weeks after being made a warrior, Flowerfur got another dream from Cinderstar. She told her there was soon to be another danger, Ivylight’s kit. She would have to stop both of them before it’s too late. But what was she supposed to do? Kill her pregnant sister? Cinderstar told her if the kit was raised by someone good, like Flowerfur, it could turn out good as well. Flowerfur was troubled the next few days. What was she supposed to do? The idea came to her when a kit died, it was just too sick and Gingerleaf couldn’t save it. She told the leader that Ivylight poisoned the kit while Gingerleaf was out collecting herbs for it. The leader believed her, and Ivylight was exiled. Her mate, Swiftwind, went with her, so they could still raise the kit together. Flowerfur waited a couple moons, then set out to find them. She eventually came across the den they were living in. She attacked, killed Swiftwind and broke one of Ivylight’s legs. She brought Frostkit back to them Clan. Later she got her final dream from Cinderstar, warning that even though Ivylight and Frostkit were taken care of, Gingerleaf still remained. At this point Flowerfur had stopped caring about her sisters, putting her faith fully in the prophecy. The next night she went out and covered herself with fox scent (you can just guess how…), then snuck into Gingerleaf’s den and killed her. The next day she claimed a fox killed her, then Flowerfur killed it. They believed her. A moon or two later, she heard the elders telling a scary story to the kits. The story was about a leader from a long time ago named Cinderstar, who was evil and now lived in the dark forest. Flowerfur realized her prophecy was fake and made up by Cinderstar, but at first she didn’t want to accept it. Thinking it over, she regretted her actions more and more. She came clean about what she did, and exiled herself and never returned. Ivylight was welcomed back to the Clan and was reunited with Frostkit.
Loner
Flower (she dropped her suffix because she believed she didn’t deserve the title of a warrior) spent the rest of her life in deep regret. She mostly kept to herself, but helped other cats when they needed it to try to make up for what she did. She never did forgive herself though.
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Post by Dingoleap on Jun 22, 2017 16:16:46 GMT -5
GUESS WHO HAD WAY TOO MUCH FUN REDESIGNING HER VILLAIN
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Post by Dingoleap on Jun 23, 2017 20:11:50 GMT -5
So I won't be completing the challenge by writing it, but I've decided to draw my hero as my villain.
This is going to be fun XD
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Post by » ѕнαdσω ⚔️ on Jun 23, 2017 21:12:08 GMT -5
kinkajou - I really appreciate the unique take you went with for your villain. She herself wasn't evil, just misguided and tricked. Flower is a great villain. She's got a lot of potential. Dingoleap - Sounds amazing! x'D
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Post by » ѕнαdσω ⚔️ on Jun 27, 2017 21:14:57 GMT -5
LECTURE IS GOING UP!!
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Post by » ѕнαdσω ⚔️ on Jun 27, 2017 21:28:58 GMT -5
*brushes hands*
Done! :'D I hope you guys like the challenge this week.
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Post by Dingoleap on Jun 27, 2017 23:07:49 GMT -5
Great lecture, Shadow! I might have to dump all the background info I'm generating here, now... I've been having way too much fun with characterising my villain - I decided to actually switch the characters I had set aside for 'villain' and 'henchman', considering I actually liked the character I had created for 'henchman' better, not to mention his family tree add something interesting to the plot line...
Ah, so much to do, so much to do...
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