You know, it's just occurred to me that I think "cypher" villains(not a Matrix reference)are perhaps something I don't approve of in fiction
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Replying to @BootlegGirl
What I mean by cypher is best exemplified by Ledger's Joker, and watching a much more sensical version of the character on Gotham brought>
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Replying to @BootlegGirl
> this to mind. Like, we had the guy who wanted to be the joker and so he shot up the sequel to that movie. The idea of inexplicability >
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Replying to @BootlegGirl
> is seductive.But I'm pretty sure real evil people are defined not by their mental illnesses or their crimes but by their choice to do evil
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Replying to @BootlegGirl
And the older I get, the more I think that "there's no good and evil, just shades of grey"is really a recipe for scapegoating and oppression
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Replying to @BootlegGirl
@BootlegGirl The more accurate soundbyte for writing villains is "Every villain is the hero of their own story"2 replies 3 retweets 10 likes -
Replying to @AmyDentata
Ledger's Joker bothers me because he spawned an army of real world admirers you don't see for, say, Kylo Ren
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Replying to @BootlegGirl
@BootlegGirl@AmyDentata Kylo Ren has a personality that exists, is even common. Joker more aspirational, fantastic, like Tyler Durden.1 reply 1 retweet 2 likes -
Replying to @Sarcasmorator
@BootlegGirl@AmyDentata "Yeah, screw the rules, do whatever you want!" Missing the point of both characters.1 reply 1 retweet 1 like -
Replying to @Sarcasmorator
@BootlegGirl@AmyDentata Joker in particular goes on about not being a schemer when his plans are *extremely* meticulous. He's a liar.8 replies 1 retweet 3 likes
@Sarcasmorator @BootlegGirl @AmyDentata Joker's a troll, and like all trolls his thing is going "U mad?" when he himself is obviously mad
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Replying to @arthur_affect
@arthur_affect@Sarcasmorator@BootlegGirl@AmyDentata Joker's attitude would be way more interesting attached to a sovereign citizen type,1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@arthur_affect@Sarcasmorator@BootlegGirl@AmyDentata one with a following -- and whose sense of everything is a joke coming from the irony1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes - Show replies
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