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Q&A The protagonist can't defeat the antagonist without the antagonist being stupid

What should I do if my story's plot is built around the antagonist being extremely strong, and by the end it's clear that the protagonist cannot possibly defeat the antagonist, unless the antagonis...

10 answers  ·  posted 7y ago by clickbait‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T06:14:44Z (almost 5 years ago)
Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/q/27224
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License URL: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/
#2: Initial revision by user avatar clickbait‭ · 2019-12-08T06:14:44Z (almost 5 years ago)
What should I do if my story's plot is built around the antagonist being extremely strong, and by the end it's clear that the protagonist cannot possibly defeat the antagonist, unless the antagonist makes a stupid mistake in the "final battle" (or the protagonist magically gets super strong)? Is rewriting the entire story (so the antagonist is weaker and the plot is changed to compensate for that) the only solution?

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2017-03-19T19:19:06Z (over 7 years ago)
Original score: 69