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Q&A A villain that doesn't even know the hero's existence?

In the story I'm writing, the villain is a tyrant who is taking over control of the world (a very small one, with only two continents) as he pleases. The hero and many other people are affected by ...

5 answers  ·  posted 8y ago by Yuuza‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T05:37:06Z (almost 5 years ago)
Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/q/24711
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#2: Initial revision by user avatar Yuuza‭ · 2019-12-08T05:37:06Z (almost 5 years ago)
In the story I'm writing, the villain is a tyrant who is taking over control of the world (a very small one, with only two continents) as he pleases. The hero and many other people are affected by his actions, besides many other sub problems he is causing. But then the hero rises and head to the villain to put an end to all his tyranny.

So the hero knows the villain (at least basic things like name and behavior), however, the villain doesn't even know that the hero exists, and then all of a sudden the hero appears before him saying that he'll be destroyed and such.

I've read that its best when the hero and villain already know each other, so that the final encounter has more depth.

But can a conflict where the hero is unknown by the villain still have depth?

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2016-09-22T01:42:38Z (about 8 years ago)
Original score: 5