https://writing.codidact.com/categories/1/tags/202.rssNew Posts Tagged 'antagonist' - WritingWriting - Codidact2020-04-03T14:39:59Zhttps://writing.codidact.com/posts/37548Averting Always Chaotic EvilSystemhttps://writing.codidact.com/users/-12019-07-31T10:58:41Z2020-04-03T14:39:59Z<p><a href="https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/AlwaysChaoticEvil" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Always Chaotic Evil</a> denotes an entire species in a fictional setting as outright evil - no m...https://writing.codidact.com/posts/38077Introducing evil characters before the evil deeds take placeYukang Jianghttps://writing.codidact.com/users/78032019-08-28T04:10:34Z2020-03-25T10:33:17Z<p>Is it possible to introduce evil characters (be identified as evil) before the action (the crimes committed by the characters) takes place?</p>
https://writing.codidact.com/posts/37756Can a fight scene, component-wise, be too complex and complicated?A. Kvålehttps://writing.codidact.com/users/60602019-08-10T20:46:05Z2020-02-29T12:31:19Z<p>Okay, there is some preliminary information for you to be able to answer this question: There is a sword of great power, a McGuffin, and a <em>destined one</em> who wields it. The <em>destined o...https://writing.codidact.com/posts/34505Is a lawful good "antagonist" effective?weakdna says reinstate monicahttps://writing.codidact.com/users/68432019-03-13T15:23:20Z2020-01-14T02:35:30Z<p>In my post-apocalyptic novel, my protagonist is not necessarily "good", and although the antagonist is an honest and kind person, my protagonist perceives her as "evil". My antagonist is the le...https://writing.codidact.com/posts/36947Can a successful book series let the bad guy win?icefirehttps://writing.codidact.com/users/48142019-06-26T21:00:22Z2019-12-13T15:32:55Z<p>I have a five book series and I have plotted them all out. The main bad guy wins in the end. My problem with this is my girlfriend keeps telling me that bad guys winning will make readers upset ...https://writing.codidact.com/posts/37634Is it uncompelling to continue the story with lower stakes?A. Kvålehttps://writing.codidact.com/users/60602019-08-04T11:40:15Z2019-12-13T12:00:48Z<p>A big piece of criticism I've seen directed at the last season of <em>Game of Thrones</em> was the fact that</p>
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<p> they killed the Night King before the finale,...https://writing.codidact.com/posts/33436How soon is too soon for a redemption arc?weakdna says reinstate monicahttps://writing.codidact.com/users/68432019-02-13T15:59:35Z2019-12-13T12:00:47Z<p>My character, Day, is the son of a dictator and the director of state-sanctioned and sponsored torture of mutated humans, one of whom is my MC. He killed his own sister to prove to his father t...https://writing.codidact.com/posts/28102Hate to love, love to hateFoxElementalhttps://writing.codidact.com/users/61852018-05-06T00:03:26Z2019-12-13T12:00:46Z<p>I was reviewing my first draft and realized:</p>
<p><em>I need a better antagonist.</em></p>
<p>I have a flat, unspecified, weak organization with a stereotypically evil guy who are absolutely...https://writing.codidact.com/posts/23116How to make "Joffrey like" characters for a "kick that son of a bitch " momentMephistopheleshttps://writing.codidact.com/users/35842017-08-22T20:14:49Z2019-12-13T12:00:45Z<p>We know what I'm talking about. The feeling when the legal side of a story doesn't bothers us too much because we want to see <a href="http://gameofthrones.wikia.com/wiki/Joffrey_Baratheon" rel=...https://writing.codidact.com/posts/16837How to write a strong villain who isn't really present?Kataihttps://writing.codidact.com/users/41392016-04-01T10:05:14Z2019-12-13T12:00:35Z<p>I've been working on a quite large story for a while now, but going through my drafts I noticed one weakness: My villains are very underdeveloped / weakly characterized.</p>
<p>I'll try to <em>...https://writing.codidact.com/posts/8704Antagonist motivation helpAlec McLeodhttps://writing.codidact.com/users/22192013-09-24T04:22:03Z2019-12-13T12:00:18Z<p>My (A)ntagonist (or antagonizing force) in my novel causes a nuclear disaster in a remote nuclear facility. I've decided on certain circumstantial plot points, such as the post-disaster coping o...https://writing.codidact.com/posts/5779Sympathetic portrayal of an evil protagonist with good motivationsBorgelhttps://writing.codidact.com/users/14862012-05-04T10:04:06Z2019-12-13T12:00:08Z<p>I'm contemplating writing about a character with good motivations whose actions would be considered evil.
In short the story would be about a necromancer killing an entire nation so that he can ...https://writing.codidact.com/posts/3254Can a book be written without an antagonist?Michaelhttps://writing.codidact.com/users/8692011-05-27T14:38:38Z2019-12-13T11:59:57Z<p>I have had this thought running through my head and wondered what your thoughts were on it. Can a book, a story I should say, be written without an antagonist or antagonistic theme? I have an ...https://writing.codidact.com/posts/30272Should I let my hero die with the villain?Vítor Carvalhohttps://writing.codidact.com/users/65992018-08-20T23:10:04Z2019-12-13T11:56:47Z<p>I'm writing my own fantasy novel and the way I want it to end is with the villain showing his humanity to the hero, begging for mercy, and when the hero is about to spare him the villains stabs ...https://writing.codidact.com/posts/29815How can I defeat a 'force of nature villain' without killing him?Gabriel Paivahttps://writing.codidact.com/users/65402018-07-26T02:31:59Z2019-12-13T11:56:47Z<p>In my story, I have found myself in somewhat of a pickle: Although the hero is more than powerful enough to defeat a villain (which is your typical 'Dark Lord’) I don't think my protagonist is r...https://writing.codidact.com/posts/22544How could a paragon character be an antagonist?user289661https://writing.codidact.com/users/48102017-07-12T22:48:57Z2019-12-13T11:56:46Z<p>I want to write a story featuring two main characters--Al and Bob. </p>
<p>In the beginning, Al, the paragon, will be a kind, friendly, competent and well-liked, whereas Bob, the protagonist, i...https://writing.codidact.com/posts/32355Conflict and antagonist in a certain subtype of erotic novelsSystemhttps://writing.codidact.com/users/-12018-12-26T19:56:46Z2019-12-13T09:04:47Z<p>In <a href="https://writing.stackexchange.com/a/40330/34178">his answer</a> to <a href="https://writing.stackexchange.com/questions/40327/narrative-arc-in-erotica">my previous question</a>, @Sta...https://writing.codidact.com/posts/26889How unadvisable is it to flip the protagonist into a villain?Adi219https://writing.codidact.com/users/57632018-03-13T15:51:20Z2019-12-12T23:01:21Z<p>Essentially, I have a protagonist who I set up as a 'main' good guy in one of my series. However, in my final series, I intend to make him turn to the dark side and oppose my other protagonists ...https://writing.codidact.com/posts/24064Protagonist Joining the Group of the AntagonistSeanchaíhttps://writing.codidact.com/users/55302017-10-25T05:31:51Z2019-12-12T23:01:18Z<p>In my novel, I intend to have the protagonist eventually join the group that killed his family and of his antagonist, and this will set the plot for a more massive arc of what I hope will be mul...https://writing.codidact.com/posts/33422How to write characters who hate when you don't understand it?Cherrieyhttps://writing.codidact.com/users/3902019-02-13T14:10:07Z2019-12-12T21:57:34Z<p>I hadn't thought about it before, but today I came across a writing prompt that involved hate. My mind kept running up against walls. It's not a skill I have ever worked at fostering. I can't th...https://writing.codidact.com/posts/28217How to write a Complete Monster?Systemhttps://writing.codidact.com/users/-12018-05-11T02:12:58Z2019-12-12T21:57:21Z<p>For those of you who are unfamiliar with TV Tropes lingo, a <a href="http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/CompleteMonster" rel="noreferrer">Complete Monster</a> is the worst kind of villai...https://writing.codidact.com/posts/36175Plot twist where the antagonist winsJesticulatorhttps://writing.codidact.com/users/75262019-05-24T03:48:27Z2019-12-12T20:06:07Z<p>I’m putting together this story and its formative stages are almost complete. However, I am genuinely interested as to how the ending would appear to the reader. </p>
<p>My protagonist is a ski...https://writing.codidact.com/posts/25607How to perpetuate the plot-driving riddle without frustrating the reader?Systemhttps://writing.codidact.com/users/-12018-01-21T07:41:54Z2019-12-12T20:06:05Z<p>Usually, at the end of a crime, thriller, horror, fantasy, science fiction, or other action genre novel, the identity of the antagonist is uncovered and the riddle that drives the plot is resolv...https://writing.codidact.com/posts/37118What's it called when the bad guy gets eaten?Ashhttps://writing.codidact.com/users/26322019-07-07T12:44:07Z2019-12-08T12:24:08Z<p>Is there a specific name for the plot device in which the story's "Big Bad" has a cunning plan to use some monstrous being to further their diabolical machinations. This may be something summone...https://writing.codidact.com/posts/36200What if neither the protagonist nor antagonist wins?Jesticulatorhttps://writing.codidact.com/users/75262019-05-24T21:35:30Z2019-12-08T11:58:51Z<p>This may seem like an awkward scenario for a story's ending. My plot revolves around a constant struggle of the protagonist against the antagonist's forces, and eventually the antagonist himself...https://writing.codidact.com/posts/34035How to turn an antagonist into a protagonist?Xilpexhttps://writing.codidact.com/users/72252019-03-03T06:34:46Z2019-12-08T11:06:57Z<p>In a piece I am writing, I want to turn an antagonist into a protagonist. I know that numerous ways to accomplish this are somewhere out there, but none of the help with a smooth transformation....https://writing.codidact.com/posts/31853Creating an incompetent antagonistBelgabadhttps://writing.codidact.com/users/62632018-11-21T15:51:19Z2019-12-08T10:14:15Z<p>I'm in the early stages of developing a fantasy story. At a high level, it involves the tried-and-true, if cliched, plot line of "Scrappy group of rebels fights for liberation against the oppres...https://writing.codidact.com/posts/28287Antagonist lacks motivation - where do I find it?Karmahttps://writing.codidact.com/users/62982018-05-16T07:44:38Z2019-12-08T08:49:44Z<p>My triller has an Antagonist who is classified as a sociopath and narcissist. He becomes infatuated with my MC who is an Ex-Army sergeant making a living in close protection services. He sees th...https://writing.codidact.com/posts/28121How to make the villain's motives understandable if his logic is flawed?Yuuzahttps://writing.codidact.com/users/34802018-05-07T02:11:56Z2019-12-08T08:45:50Z<p>In a story I'm writing, the villain has his motives for his attitudes.<br>
However, he is very mentally disturbed, which makes the logic of his motives be kind of illogic to other people (includ...https://writing.codidact.com/posts/22117I have a weak motivation for a god character! How Do I Make It a Stronger Motivation?Dany Willhttps://writing.codidact.com/users/51162017-06-14T16:59:15Z2019-12-08T06:38:16Z<p>Okay, so I have a weak motivation for a god character whose son (whom he tried to prevent his birth) seems like he is an apt tool to be used for a plot that will only be brought into fruition ab...https://writing.codidact.com/posts/21398What makes a personified force of nature?Hanilucashttps://writing.codidact.com/users/50812017-05-03T11:39:55Z2019-12-08T06:25:28Z<p>You guys may have heard this term before. I often see critics talking about it in some Studio Ghibli's movies where the reviewers say that the antagonist is the force of nature itself.</p>
<p>B...https://writing.codidact.com/posts/18381Antagonist that remains unknownSystemhttps://writing.codidact.com/users/-12016-09-04T12:06:44Z2019-12-08T05:33:46Z<p>In genre fiction, the antagonist is usually either known throughout the book or revealed before the end, so that protagonist and antagonist can battle it out during climax.</p>
<p>What I am won...https://writing.codidact.com/posts/16213How to write a scene where the villain meets the protagonist?DarkYagamihttps://writing.codidact.com/users/39272016-02-04T21:13:55Z2019-12-08T05:01:08Z<p>The villain was, like the protagonist, a child soldier/mercenary, who served with him. The villain was captured, tortured, and snapped. He feels a burning hatred for the protagonist, believing t...https://writing.codidact.com/posts/16070What to avoid when writing a villain?DarkYagamihttps://writing.codidact.com/users/39272016-01-26T21:02:07Z2019-12-08T04:59:10Z<p>The villain so far has only appeared in two chapters. However now he's making a return in a chapter which is mostly about him, his actions and his past. Now. What are mistakes I should avoid whe...https://writing.codidact.com/posts/13123How can I make believable motivations for antagonists?Keychain1https://writing.codidact.com/users/30752015-05-10T18:47:56Z2019-12-08T04:14:46Z<p>I am writing a book. However, I can't quite wrap my head around making my character do bad things, while still making their actions and/or motivations for their actions believable. </p>
<p>Here...