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Q. Have you ever wanted a villain to win at the end of a story? If so, which one?
I honestly don't know if I have ever rooted for a villain. If I ever have, it would be because:
A: The hero is bad. Whether it's because s/he is to Mary Sue/Gary Stu, or a total snob, or the author just didn't write him/her to well.
B: I feel bad for the villain. Maybe because s/he became a villain due to some deeply scarring back story (Phineas and Ferb, anyone;)), or the villain is still good but sort of persuaded to become evil.
Ooh, ooh, ooh! Writing that made me think of two cases! One: PERCY JACKSON AND THE OLYMPIANS. When Luke starts to regain control of his body when he has Kronos in him, I want so much for him to be the good guy (of course, Percabeth must prevail!).
Two: Okay, this one isn't a book, but a movie. Who, when watching the last STAR WARS (technically the third one made, but still the last in the saga) doesn't want Darth Vader to be good? Is it just me? Am I the only STAR WARS lover here?
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I'm right with ya there on the Star Wars. It was the ONLY thing I could come up with! :) I feel like we just bonded...
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Hi there, new follower here! Great answers! I love Star Wars, although I was ok with Vader turning good. I like redemption stories :)
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Good choices! Evil Vader is much cooler lol
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I've only read the first book in the Percy Jackson series, but I did enjoy reading about Luke's character.
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Great examples! I couldn't think of anything!
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A great answer!
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Good point! When the mc is annoying I do feel like rooting for the baddie.
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Sash feels bad for the villain a lot!
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Haha what about Despicable Me :)) It's not a book, but I love the villain/main character in it :)
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I didn't even think of Star Wars! Good choice though, one a similar (but totally not) line mine was Wile E. Coyote. I just felt so sorry for him and his constant failure!
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Its a really really hard one to answer right?? I know I struggled lol
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I can't think of any book where I wanted the villain to win. But in Catching Fire I really was hoping for Katniss to meet her demise simply because she was irritating me with her indecisiveness. But I am still head over heels for Peeta.
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Lol ikr? I rooted for Darth the whole time and was screaming for him to stay on the good side. But, alas, he didn't :(
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I agree with you about Darth Vader. Just knew he'd end up being a good guy. Wasn't it amazing how you could see his goodness through his mask when the Emperor was trying to kill Luke?
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