Spoilers for Soul Eater, Naruto, and Fullmetal Alchemist…kinda…moreso for FMA.
Let’s talk villains; specifically, examples of how to and how not to do a villain.
Let’s talk with the do not. Ok, Medusa from Soul Eater.
One of the main villains for most series, she is what TV Tropes would call, Complete Monster. Why does she do what she does? Heck if anyone knows. Power, dominance, for the evulz, Medusa has no motivation or depth to her character, and neither does her sister Arachne. They both serve no purpose but to simply be there for an antagonist for the heroes. This becomes one of Soul Eater’s bigger faults as far as character development.
In an odd example, an inferior series in the same genre managed to one up it in this way. Yes, it’s the whipping boy of the shounen genre, Naruto. If the series does one thing right, Read more »
