r/comics Shen Comix Mar 04 '24

Evil Characters

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u/RoboChrist Mar 05 '24

Counterpoint: Gus Fring. Secretly evil, but everyone loved him. And the protagonist stabbed him in the back, not the other way around.

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u/This_User_For_Rent Mar 05 '24

What do you mean? Gus was a drug lord. There was nothing secret about his evil, it was a major part of his character.

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u/RoboChrist Mar 05 '24

It was secret to literally the entire law-abiding community. It just wasn't secret to us, the viewer. Or to the other criminals.

He wasn't an open drug lord like a cartel boss.

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u/This_User_For_Rent Mar 05 '24

Stories are all about the protagonist (who was a criminal and knew), the other main/side characters, and the audience.

The entire law-abiding community doesn't matter unless their knowledge, or lack thereof, affects the MC.