Evil is a point of view

[adisastergay]

Good or bad?

Where does your character fall on the spectrum? More specifically, where does your character THINK they fall on the spectrum? After all, everyone thinks they're the hero of their own story.

We as viewers/readers might be able to clearly tell that this unrepentant murderer is the bad guy, but they might not think so. Maybe they think they're justified? On the flip-side, maybe your absolute, hard-working do-gooder still believes they're not doing good enough. It's all about perspective, and how characters view themselves.

• No blank top-levels.
• "Are you good or bad?"
  
  • That's what characters are being asked.
  • Their answer? You tell us!

Comments

Gustave | Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 | OTA

[viensapresmoi]

Aren't most people good? We're all in this mess together after all.

[chainletter]

Don't tell me you really believe that. Most people are just out for themselves, man.

[viensapresmoi]

I do. My people wouldn't have survived this long if it wasn't so.

Collin Morris 🌧️ Collinlock16 (Oneshef) 🌧️ OTA

[rain_eternal]

Fuck if I know, man. I'm just some guy trying to live my life, I don't think I'm good or bad.

Dantalion | Ars Goetia | OTA

[pinke]

Bad, babydoll! That's the only way to get the good stuff!

alexiel (angel sanctuary)

[againstgod]

Bad.

[doesnthavetowin]

You consider yourself 'bad'? [He kept his voice neutral.] Do you consider that different than 'evil'?

[againstgod]

Mm.
I consider myself a wicked woman.

[she sounds a little amused.]

Many died at my hands.
I started a war, Juste. [her reasons matters little in how she holds herself accountable.]
When someone forgets the number of lives they extinguished, they mustn't introduce themselves as righteous.

[doesnthavetowin]

That's right.

[He recalled her saying that once before now that she said it again.]

For your brother? Or was that only one part of it?

[He's guessing, trying to remember what else she told him during their conversations. What he truly knew was that she was far beyond what he normally had to deal with in his world.]

Tess Mercer | Smallville

[havenomercy]

I have questionable morals, but I do everything in the name of good.

Matt Murdock | MCU |OTA

[thedevilsworkisneverdone]

I try every day to be a good man.

esther moreau / original / ota

[57times]

[ Dryly; ]

A winning combination of both.

Rose Winters | Resident Evil 8+

[yramesor]

I ask myself this question pretty much every day.
I feel like just deciding isn't enough? If I'm pushed far enough, or all my other options are taken away - would I be able to stick to my good intentions?
I think that the fact that I don't know the answer to that is kind of answer enough.

Alastor | Hazbin Hotel

[deeryme]

[ Dour: ] I'm a saint.

Juste Belmont | Castlevania: Nocturne | OTA

[doesnthavetowin]

Good.

[Was he perfect? Heavens, no. He knew his faults. But on the spectrum of good vs evil he knew where he stood. The same place all his family did: good.]

sotha sil | the elder scrolls (eso/morrowind)

[mainspringeverwound]

It depends on who's telling the tale.

Eris | Sinbad | OTA

[23fnordkallisti]

The worst of the worst.

rowena mcleod | spn

[blackgrimoire]

Boring. We may as well be talking about the weather like two little old biddies. Ask me something interesting.

[barn_owl]

Spells or potions?