#Villain backstory

[princess-ibri]

So I started making a thing for real...

Since making these I've figured out a better way to do dialouge boxes so future ones will be better xD

I thought for a bit I'd wait till I was all done with this to publish it, but I am an impatient creature who likes interaction, so I'll just publish it in batches (so might be a while between updates as I have The Wicked Prince comic here and my Dracula sequal over on my main blog to do as well)

But hope ya'll enjoy this little offering!

[enchantingepics]

Story Prompt 62

There lurked a villain, cunning and shrouded in darkness as he ruled his domain with an iron fist. But little did he know, a plan brewed in the mind of one who sought to outwit him.

The protagonist, a figure of mystery themselves, had ventured into the villain's realm with a daring resolve. Their aim: to infiltrate the villain's inner circle, to become his confidant, his right hand. It was a dangerous game, one where the line between ally and adversary blurred with each passing moment.

As days turned into weeks, the protagonist gained the villain's trust, weaving their way into the intricate web of deceit that surrounded him. Yet, amidst the shadows and deception, an unexpected twist emerged.

The villain, drawn to the protagonist's charm and cunning, began to make advances. His words dripped with honeyed promises, tempting the protagonist with power and riches beyond imagination. But with each sweet whisper, the protagonist felt the weight of their conscience grow heavier.

Caught between the allure of darkness and the flicker of their own morality, the protagonist faced a choice. Would they succumb to the seductive whispers of the villain, embracing the path of darkness laid before them? Or would they steel their resolve, confronting the villain and putting an end to his reign of terror once and for all?

In the dimly lit chamber where the villain held court, the protagonist stood face to face with their nemesis. The air crackled with tension as the two locked eyes, each silently daring the other to make the first move.

"You've played your part well," the villain remarked, his voice smooth as silk. "But now, it's time to choose. Will you stand by my side, or will you fall at my feet?"

The protagonist hesitated, torn between duty and desire. But in the end, they knew what had to be done.

[estellaedgewater]

Day 31 of writing until I finish my book

~ we love a juicy traumatic backstory

[arwenkenobi48]

An Interview With Doctor Hypnos

“So, tell me, Doctor, how does it feel to be one of the most powerful supervillains in the world?” The woman giving the interview enquired. “I must admit, it is quite admirable that you managed to conquer an entire city, starting with its superheroes, in just a matter of weeks.”

“Conquer? Conquer is a strong word,” Doctor Hypnos murmured, observing the journalist from behind his mask. “And it’s one I don’t entirely agree with. I much prefer the term ‘subjugate’. A conquest implies the use of brutal forces, whereas I prefer to use more subtle, persuasive methods of taking control.”

“Of course, you have this entire modus operandi in which you use hypnosis to control and expand your slave army.” The journalist continued. “Can you tell me a little bit about how you came to adopt this method?” “It all started a few months ago, when I worked at a dentist’s clinic,” Doctor Hypnos replied. “My profession expanded beyond oral surgery and general dentistry, however. I am also highly skilled in the field of administering local and general anaesthetics.”

He reminisced on the days of old as he continued. “One day, while I was preparing one of my patients to have his wisdom teeth removed, he told me as the anaesthetic knocked him out that I have beautiful eyes. Something about that…stirred something inside me, so to speak.” “Interesting…” the journalist murmured, writing in her notebook. “But I’m curious, Doctor, if that’s what made you choose the path of hypnosis, why do you hide your identity behind a plague doctor’s mask and a dark cloak?”

“This mask is specially made and if I were to fill a room with sleeping gas, I could remain completely conscious while my patients passed out,” Hypnos replied. “I understand the reasoning, Doctor, but that doesn’t exactly answer my question,” she replied. “If it’s not too much to ask, would you be so kind as to remove your mask just for a moment?”

“I’m afraid I cannot do that,” Doctor Hypnos replied. “Besides, you can see my eyes already.” The lenses of his mask began swirling with psychedelic spirals. “Look deep into my eyes…” The journalist was entranced in an instant. “That’s right, my dear, look deep into my eyes…” the villain purred. “Now, listen carefully. I want to ask you a few questions now and you will answer them all truthfully, isn’t that right?”

“Yes, Doctor Hypnos,” the mesmerised journalist replied, the spirals reflected in her eyes. “This interview, it was all a ploy to trick me into revealing my identity, was it not?” “Yes, Doctor Hypnos.” The villain chuckled softly. “I thought as much. Just what were you going to do once you’d discovered it? Turn me in to the authorities?” “Yes, Doctor Hypnos, that was my intent.”

“I see…” Hypnos murmured. “Well, you’re not going to do that now, are you? You’re going to keep this entire interview top secret and never reveal it to anyone. Even if you do somehow awaken from this spell, all memories of this interview will be complete erased from your memory. Do you understand, my dear?” “Yes, Doctor Hypnos.” The journalist replied. “I listen and obey.”

Hypnos smirked behind his mask as he caressed her cheek. “Good girl…” he purred in his soft, velvety voice. “I’ll take those notes, if you don’t mind.” “I don’t mind, Doctor Hypnos.” The journalist replied, handing over her notebook, which the villain promptly rid of all the notes she’d made during the interview. “Now, you’ll go about your day as normal. But if anyone asks about our encounter, you will simply tell them you were busy at the office, understood?” “Yes, Doctor Hypnos.” “That’s precisely what you will believe as well. Don’t you fret about your alibi not holding up. My slaves have made sure that your employers and colleagues will back you up.” Hypnos smiled. “Run along now. We shall meet again, my new slave.” The journalist saluted and smiled, standing to attention. “Yes, Doctor Hypnos.” And with that, she left and carried on with her day as if nothing had happened.

As soon as he knew nobody else could see him, Doctor Hypnos removed his mask and wiped the sweat from his brow. “Phew…” he sighed, brushing a loose lock of light brown hair away from his sky-blue eyes. “That was a near thing.” He rested his dimpled chin on his hand and tapped one finger against his cheek, debating what to do next. He looked at his reflection in the lenses of his mask. A man who was only halfway through his thirties, one who had a 5 o’clock shadow, looked back at him.

“What have you got yourself into, Hiram?” He asked himself. Everything had happened so quickly. It seemed only yesterday that he was just an ordinary man like anyone else. Now here he was, practically with the world in his hands. It was overwhelming, it was astounding. It was fantastic. “Something wonderful.” He answered he own internal question. He smiled and donned his mask once again. Those citizens weren’t going to brainwash themselves.

[clownqueenofprom]

I made up a Backstory for Lady Bone Demon

I think we all knew I would get to this point some day.

In Jttw, demons are typically animals brought back as demons, for example the Black Wind Demon, a bear. As a human skeleton demon, it’s incredibly likely that LBD was a human before she came back as a demon.

With this in mind, how did she die? LBD despises war, pain and famine of all kind, so I assume she might have died on a war front and, while I don’t think she retained memories from her life as a human, she still subconsciously hated wars.

Her body when she was the ivory lady was probably her own body, which she woke up inside of because it’s technically her corpse. The demon itself is within her skeleton, but that doesn’t mean her old body can’t be an accessory 🥳 fashion first, get ya look right

She just randomly woke up on one of those carts with all the corpses on it and was hella confused

So I feel like as a demon, she kind of became some Good Samaritan, since she looked human everyone was just cool with it. She was a seamstress and you can’t convince me otherwise. She would fashion clothes for the homeless and give fruits to travelers coming through whichever town she found herself in.

I mean she’s a little older than SWK at this point I feel like, she’s doing nice things to hold onto her sanity at the sight of the world crumbling and rebuilding itself again and again and again in a ruthless cycle 🧡

In JTTW, she was 110% just trying to poison Tripitaka and the gang so that she could eat him, but I need something to reinforce her hatred and lack of faith in the world so we’re switching that up a little.

She’s just doing her thing, giving fruits and vegetables from her garden (bc she has a damn garden. She’s giving garden.) to every traveler passing by and the monk and the boys happen to be one of them.

At this point she’s grateful to them because what they’re doing could help end a lot of conflicts and she doesn’t like conflicts 🥰

Wukong recognizes her as a demon and kind of misunderstands, thinking she’s trying to poison them.

So yeah he responds with violence.

Yeah so that was how she discovered she could take her mfing skin off when she had to wiggle out of it to save herself from being pummeled into bone cartilage

you best believe SWK got his ass kicked out of the group for beating up some random ass lady who he absolutely convinced was trying to kill them 💀

but dw they let him back in when they needed protection from the yellow something demon

They buried her damn corpse so she had to go underground to get back inside it, and then dig her way out of the grave.

And the night after all that is the first time she has ✨ the dream ✨

Where she sees herself destroying the world.

She brushes that off as just a nightmare yet, but then she starts having different bad dreams, of things like plagues and wars and you know… people dying

And damn, those start COMING TRUE??

She tries her best to change them, but nothings working??

Ooh, here’s an idea! What if she becomes and advisor and guides their emperor into being a better person?

HOO BOY DOES THAT MAKE THINGS WORSE

The emperor is the worst, why 💀 She becomes besties with the mayor, at the point the war chief, who the emperor just loves to overwork the hell out of

And she’s constantly getting precognitive dreams and changing them has proven to be impossible so that sucks

And I feel like she’s just on the last threads of her sanity when that one dream she had where she destroyed says “hey what if you just killed them all” in her sleep

And then BOOM

They’re in the middle of a crisis the very next day. She’s 100% prepared to ignore that dream because she’s still in the “the future is what you make it” phase but then as she’s talking to the emperor about handing the crisis, just imagine him doing the cruelest possible thing in that situation and that’s what he did bc i can’t think of anything

And that’s it, that is IT

This goofy mf is dead. His ass is grass.

And then she’s like “y’know what. I have tried to fix the world and these dreams have just been constantly telling me that it can’t be fixed. Let’s torch the earth, screw the environment”

But then Tripitaka and the boys come together to stop her 😒

So she peeps Macaque’s decaying corpse and decides he has some potential

SHE WAS WRONG

I assume in that box, her destiny talk was just her way of not losing her shit trying to get out

“Yup, this is all for destiny. I’ma get out of her one day, I’m a survivor, I’m not gon give up”

Every second spent being pissed at Macaque’s goofy ass

I imagine she was super nice to him fr, she was looking for FRIENDS but his trust issues really said “stop ✋🏽 You violated the law”

Presumably, her body rotted away when she was locked up because she was IN IT when she was first imprisoned, but when she was freed there was nothing but bones?? 🤨

And now she’s gotten free and

She is not very happy 🧡

because like Tripitaka said “I’m locking you up until you learn the error of your ways” because he saw that her intentions were good, but like

you know damn well he wasn’t actually gonna free her. There would have been better ways of changing her mind then locking her away and you know it 💀

what were you gonna do fr fr just show up every now and again to check on her and then leave like “Oop, nope, you haven’t learned your lesson looks like you need a little more time in your box, I’ll be back in fifty years, don’t go anywhere now teehee 🤭”

🖕🏾🖕🏾🖕🏾🖕🏾

[bambi-eyes444]

God didn’t give me the power to click my fingers for a reason. He knew the power I’d posses if I was able to. I’d be ominously clicking them with a little wrist flick in the corner of a dim lit bar, in a trench coat and fedora pulled over my eyes, while jazz music played in the background before breaking out in song. I’d be clicking and clacking all the way from birth, through life, to death, and up to heaven or down to hell. But God knew. And that will forever be my most pitiful downfall and villain arc

[robin-writes-and-such]

One of my cats

(I don’t play favourites but she’s my favourite <3)

[dragonbadgerbooks]

“Come here, baby sister," she whispered, and despite the terror twisting inside Levana's stomach, her feet obeyed. "I want to show you something.”

[excaliburssword]

Are there any villain characters you wish had some redemption in SGE? If so who would they be? And which characters do you wish had more backstory explained in the books? I feel there are some villain back stories, and others, that needed more explanation

I think that this is my favourite question just because I can talk about one of my favourite characters.

I really wish that Rhian had some redemption, and I had really high expectations after he had that conversation with Sophie before he died.

So far as we know, he wanted to become king just so he could "rid the Woods from evil once and for all", so that everyone could live in peace. I'm not trying to say that his plans excuse the ways he treated Sophie and her friends after his reign, but I think that he had the right mindset in order to be king, and was truly good in the end. He just didn't perform his capabilities in the right way.

Then again, everyone is the villain in someone else's story.

I really wish Soman had given us a detailed backstory of the Arbed boys (Rhian, Japeth, Kei, and Aric).

I just find it so interesting about how their friendships, betrayals and loyalties fell into place when they all went to school together, especially how Rhian might've reacted towards Japeth and Aric being so close.

I really hope that Soman does give us a story one day though, because if it were a book, I would finish it in one sitting.

Ty for the question! <3

[nugget--daddy]

It can show the scary truth that they used to be normal. That anyone and everyone can become one with just a nudge in a different direction. And show the horrors of humanity. What the villain character went through doesn't make their actions okay the back story is to show what twisted them, not to justify taking over the world, murder, harm, or any other of the atrocities they commit

why is explaining a villains sad backstory always taken as an effort toward excusing their actions. why does the conversation need to involve the question of excusing anything rather than just making their present behavior way more interesting by complicating their feelings or their motivations. why is acknowledging complicated feelings or motivations taken as apologism in and of itself. why is everyone so incredibly boring

[princess-ibri]

Second Villainess Song thing! This time with young Lady Tremaine (Lenore in my backstory) and her Wicked FairyGodfather, Franco DiFortunato! First time I heard this song I couldnt help but think it sounded like an evil version of Bibbity Bobbity Boo xD

(The D'DEW in context apparently stands for "The Dark Dark Evil Way" )

And here's the song!

Next will be Queen Grimhilde!

[anris-resurrection]

w̷͎̭͐̈̀h̷̖̯͗̚y̵͇̬̩̰̐͑̌̅͌ ̵͎̫̟̰͍̿͒ d̴͖̒̅̈́i̸̗̙̞̔͐̚d̷̛̟̬̥̄ ̵̳̜̔ ỹ̶͉̂̀ỏ̵̹̗͎̭ȕ̴̪ ̷̡̯̟̞̾̐̑͛̈́ d̸̺̲̞̈ǒ̵̩̮͜ͅ ̴̙̺̔͜ i̴̠̜̙̹͛t̷̨͔̜̳́͆̈́ͅ ?̶̫͌̓̌̓̌

[myheroanalysis]

Catch the F*ck Up: MHA Chapter 407

Hey y'all! Join Nicole and Fern as they discuss the latest manga update for My Hero Academia/Boku no Hero Academia: Chapter 407, "An Exceptional Child". Want more? Check out our website, myheroanalysis.com. Thanks for listening!

Episode link

[skyeknight-hyperfixations]

ERRATUM: Okay, so maybe not Dreamworks as a whole. But yeah, a particular seems to have beef with it :D

The movie trailer.

[teh-inggris]

pvp civ nation...... this aint much but pls take my contribution for this series bc im going insane i love hate this man so much get him out of my head

[fluffyjex]

The despair of drying off after a shower and realizing you forgot to wash an area