67. The Distorted Character Qualities of Villains - Part 3

THE STORYTELLER’S MISSION WITH ZENA DELL LOWE

EPISODE 67 – The Distorted Character Qualities of Villains - Part 3

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EPISODE DESCRIPTION – 

For the last two weeks, we've been reviewing the 21 character qualities that apply to heroes (from episode 57) and began applying them to villains, since these same traits often apply to villains though in slightly twisted ways.  Today, we look at traits 11-15 from that list, applying each to villains.  

Trait number 11: Villains are willing to do the hard thing, and sometimes they take pleasure in it. (By hard thing, I mean stuff that would cause a hero to struggle emotionally with the morality of a thing, like "killing" someone even if that person is evil.)

Trait number 12: Villains show no remorse when they mess up or fail, even if others have been hurt by it.

Trait number 13: Villains are fearless - which is why the pose such a threat to the hero.

Trait number 14: Villains are flawless, meaning that they are seemingly impenetrable or unbeatable. They have no (or few) weaknesses to exploit.

Trait number 15: Villains don't change. They are set in their ways. Unwavering.

UP NEXT – Next week, we’ll finish up this series on heroic character qualities as applied to villains by looking at the bonus material from episode 57.  

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