#theres more examples but my brain is a slushee rn

[tiptoethewordsgo]

can we bring back the dumb villain trope in media plz

im tired of these overpowered villains with super depressing backstories who the fandom feels bad for (even though they’ve committed more crimes than eric cartman) or villains who get redeemed halfway through the show because the creators got bored .

wheres the villains with a billion henchmen they secretly adore, villains who consistently lose and get beaten up by the main characters every episode and instead of giving up they just continue to make up the most stupid inventions to beat them . villains who have been fighting the main character for so long to the point where they are basically frenemies who fight purely for the sake of routine. villains who loudly tell the hero’s their evil plan because they’re way proud of it and want to show off

i dont want 5 episodes of the villain trying to explain to the protagonist that they actually aren’t a bad guy and are just super misunderstood i need villains who know their evil and get super offended when someone dares suggest anything different or get jealous when the mc finds a new arch nemesis who’s way eviler than them .

like yea having well written villains who are angry at society or whatever is cool but what about the episodes where the mc and villain reluctantly have to work together to fight off a greater evil and realize they are actually a great team but they both pretend to be disgusted with each-other when caught by the side characters laughing .

what about the episodes where the hero and villain abandon their duties to compete against each other in something just for bragging rights (like a race, or hotdog eating contest— opening up restaurants and seeing who’s more popular. even better when the mc opens up their shop simply because the villain did so first and they want to fuck with them) .

wheres the villains who are just completely obsessed with the main character and the main character who’s equally obsessed with the villain ( not that they’d ever admit it, ew. )

and dont get me wrong i LOVE a good backstory but its so much funner when instead of the backstory redeeming the villain its so stupid you can’t help but laugh . or when they DO have a really sad backstory and the protagonist is like “damn i know a real good therapist but unfortunately i still have to beat ur ass”

( i doubt many ppl will see these but plz give recommendations for shows with villains like this 💔 i am DYING over here . )