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The reason villains are typically more interesting than heroes in fiction is very simple. Heroes in most mainstream American art obey the law and uphold the status quo. If you want more interesting good guys, you need to start writing heroes who blow up pipelines and kill ICE agents.
— Gretchen Felker-Martin 🍉 (@scumbelievable.bsky.social) 2025-02-19T15:54:56.946Z
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He almost has a point. The "We can't kill, killing makes us like them!" trope was played out 20 years ago. Give me a hero who curb stomps a rowdy villain.
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