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Q&A How unadvisable is it to flip the protagonist into a villain?

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 (fr...

4 answers  ·  posted 6y ago by Adi219‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T08:17:29Z (almost 5 years ago)
Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/q/34250
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#2: Initial revision by user avatar Adi219‭ · 2019-12-08T08:17:29Z (almost 5 years ago)
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 (from my other series).

**My question:**

Should I avoid turning my protagonist into an antagonist? Are there any foreseeable problems with this? Will this be a problem for readers? Any tips or tricks to handle this?

Thanks!

EDIT (in response to comments and answers):

I should've mentioned this before, but it's clear in his series that the protagonist-turned-antagonist is very devious, and he has had hostile intentions previously towards the protagonists of the other series.

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2018-03-13T15:51:20Z (over 6 years ago)
Original score: 42