Ah but he is, he's just fooling us all....Mega.exe wrote:XD for a second I thought you meant Naolean Dynamite and I was like he isn't evil!
USSRGirl wrote:Hey I liked Iago. :: Smacks Kokoro :: I thought he was a bit too mild mannered though.
Kokoro Daisuke wrote::3 Iago from Shakespeare's Othello.
uc pseudonym wrote:What precisely qualifies one villain as more evil than another? Certain most of us agree that the guy who wants to blow up the world is more evil than a bully who wants to steal the protagonist's cookies. But otherwise, how do we judge? The most sin they personally do? How much damage they cause? How much pain and suffering comes as a result of their actions? Plus, how many villains are there that want to destroy everything and how do you compare them?
I find some of this interesting to think about. For example, consider this: is it more evil to want to destroy the world or to enslave it? Destroying the world, presuming it is done quickly, causes massive death but relatively little suffering. But enslaving the world would lead to generations upon generations of pain.
In any case, I think that depending on the criteria there are a variety of different villains who rank near the top. There are plenty that want to destroy everything and have often already wiped out alternate universes.
Animus Seed wrote:In the original Stoker novel, Stoker paints him in every way as an anti-Christ figure. (Note Renfield, the anti-Baptist preparing his way.)
Also, I submit the scene from the movie Van Helsing, in which Dracula, upon being informed of the death of one of his brides, says, "Don't worry, I'll find a new bride!"
In between Stoker and Hollywood, Coppola's Dracula opens with the historical Tepes cursing God, desecrating a church as a crucifix weeps. He becomes a beast in every way, violating Lucy and Mina.
(Indeed, Dracula's evil works outwardly, corrupting Coppola's film as a whole]
I like the movie, but I can agree with you there.In Elizabeth Kostova's The Historian, Dracula doesn't show up for, like, 600 pages and still manages to cast his shadow over the entire novel.
That book was awesome. Funny how so few people like it.His evil is such that, while it should be obvious to all, it is instead ignored or even glorified. Note that in almost every modern telling of the Dracula-mythos, Tepes becomes the hero. (Kostova is unique in this; it's what makes her novel so good.) That's the reason for all the remakes and movies, after all; not because the story needs to be told again (Stoker's version is just fine!) but because "Dracula is soooo cool! He totally pwns the s0xx0rz off Frankunstine!!!!111!!"
mitsuki lover wrote:Dracula the fictional character versus Vlad the historical ruler you mean?
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