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<blockquote data-quote="haakon1" data-source="post: 6705393" data-attributes="member: 25619">I would avoid &quot;corruption&quot; (personal gain as a motivation for the evil ruler).&nbsp; Look to actual politics and history for rulers who are loved by some, but hated by others.&nbsp; This gives the possibility of a &quot;grey&quot; villain, where the enemy are not necessarily evil at all, and any case has more complex motives than the &quot;evil because they're evil&quot; trope we see too much of.Some ideas:- The Revolutionary. Loved by those who believe in the cause/have been freed, hated by those who back the ancien regime/have lost their wealth and power.- The Lincoln.&nbsp; Morale crusader to some, blood enemy to those whose evil was overthrown. - The Milosevic.&nbsp; Crusader for the power of his ethnicity, by any means necessary, to keep those other neighbors down.- The Lee Kwan Yew.&nbsp; He knows better, and rules with an iron fist for the good of the people (really).&nbsp; But, if you cross him, well . . . you don't want to do that.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="haakon1, post: 6705393, member: 25619"] I would avoid "corruption" (personal gain as a motivation for the evil ruler). Look to actual politics and history for rulers who are loved by some, but hated by others. This gives the possibility of a "grey" villain, where the enemy are not necessarily evil at all, and any case has more complex motives than the "evil because they're evil" trope we see too much of. Some ideas: - The Revolutionary. Loved by those who believe in the cause/have been freed, hated by those who back the ancien regime/have lost their wealth and power. - The Lincoln. Morale crusader to some, blood enemy to those whose evil was overthrown. - The Milosevic. Crusader for the power of his ethnicity, by any means necessary, to keep those other neighbors down. - The Lee Kwan Yew. He knows better, and rules with an iron fist for the good of the people (really). But, if you cross him, well . . . you don't want to do that. [/QUOTE]

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