gay n thirsty (![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
silkysox) wrote in ![[community profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/community.png)
bakerstreet2017-09-19 05:57 pm
silkysox) wrote in bakerstreet2017-09-19 05:57 pm
Entry tags:
let's be bad guys
VILLAINOUS AU MEME
Ever wondered what your character would be like if the moral balance was flipped? Here’s an opportunity to explore their darker sides.
- Post toplevels with information about your character’s villain!AU.
- Canonically villainous or antihero characters also welcome to post.
- Use the motivations and scenarios below if they’re helpful; go wild otherwise.
- Reply to others. Et voilà!
*******
motivations.
A. LOVE. Perhaps the life of someone you love was hanging in the balance and you made a deal with the devil to save them. Or perhaps the person you love was the one who enticed you to the dark side to begin with…
B. REVENGE. Something was done to you that you can never forgive. They took something that was precious to you; they twisted you beyond repair. Now you’re hellbent on getting them back and you’ll stop at nothing to do it.
C. CURIOSITY. You just wanted to know. To know the limits of what was possible: science or magic or simply the truth. But what you discovered set you down a path you couldn’t turn back from.
D. COERCION. You never wanted this, but your hand was forced. Someone or something had a degree of control over you that you couldn’t deny, and you had no choice but to take the actions that damned you.
E. POWER. You’ve wrenched it from the grasps of others. Perhaps even for a reason that you convinced yourself was right, at first: to save people, or achieve some other idealistic goal. But now that you’re in charge, things are getting out of control.
F. PRAGMATISM. It’s nothing personal. Perhaps amassing riches is all you’ve always been interested in. Or perhaps becoming a villain was merely the easiest way to survive. In any case, you’re only doing what makes sense.
G. ANARCHY. Well, why not? Fuck this shit. You’ve finally become disillusioned with the false, corrupt morals and laws of society, and the only path of action left to you is to bring the whole system crashing down around our ears.
H. OTHER. In the world we live in, there sure are a hell of a lot of reasons why someone might decide to make less-than-ethical choices.
*******
scenarios.
1. BETRAYAL. This is it. The moment where you reveal your true alignment. Perhaps you’re finally showing your long-hidden nature as a turncoat, or perhaps this is just the latest in a long line of decisions that led you here. Either way, the people around you are sure to react strongly..
2. DOUBT. Do you ever have your doubts about the path you’ve taken? There are things you’ve had to do that you might wish hadn’t been necessary. Who do you talk to when these thoughts haunt you? What strengthens your resolve?
3. CONFRONTATION. You’re face to face with someone you used to know. Someone from before. Are they your enemy now? Your prisoner? A former friend, a former lover? What are you going to say when they call you out on your crimes?
4. JUSTICE. Karma has finally come back to bite you in the ass. It’s time to pay up. The good guys have captured you, or you’re about to be punished for your crimes, or maybe you just finally realized the full consequences of your actions. Are you unrepentant, or is that a hint of regret we see?
5. REDEMPTION. All things come full circle, but you certainly burned some bridges along the way. What can you do to prove you’ve given up villainy? What awaits you when you finally manage to regain the trust of those you betrayed?
6. HOT SEXY VILLAINOUS LUST AND SHIPPING. Please. Everyone knows bad guys do it better.
7. OTHER. If you’re going to be a villain, at least be a creative one.
Page 1 of 4