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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Kai Lord" data-source="post: 431378" data-attributes="member: 3570">Re: Two bits (four and a half bits canadian)Hmm, I don't see how rape or the killing of a child compromises a villain's level of power, forcefullness, or level to which they are dangerous.  In the instance of rape, the very nature of the crime is "forceful."And villains being villains, sometimes the hero's death isn't good enough.  The murder of the Paladin's son is obviously a worse fate for him than if he died in noble combat with his foe, and a particularly evil villain might choose to go that route.Sometimes villains just decide to "get medieval" on heroes or those the heroes are attached to and commit unspeakable atrocities because they hate them, pure and simple.  That's why they're villains, and not just guys who have differing taste in music.When you get right down to it, any villain a hero can face is going to have aspects that compromise the aspects of villainy you listed.  Why is the resolved and committed Lawful Evil commander advancing his troops into the lands of the good, if not to give himself a level of power he didn't possess in his heart, on his own?  He's basically raping a country, or a continent.Is that man truly powerful?  He's trying to dominate an entire culture by force, which is exactly what a man does to a woman he rapes.  I'd have to say that the disciplined and evil army general is every bit a pest to be exterminated; in fact I believe he fits that particular analogy even better than the rapist, because the commanding officer's determined, well-organized invasion force become as ants or termites to the heroes' humble picnics and cabins.Compare the films Aliens and Predator.  One movie showcased creatures that killed and raped men, women, and children, while the other featured a monster that obeyed a strict honor system a part of which was a code against killing anyone who wasn't armed.  Nevertheless, both were credible foils for the heroes.</blockquote>

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