• Jomega@lemmy.world
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    3 months ago

    Trying to change the status quo

    Super villains are usually trying to take over the world or rob banks and shit. That’s like saying Jeffery Dahmer was just trying to have a snack.

    • phar@lemmy.ml
      1·
      3 months ago

      I went through all the comments here and I can’t find where someone said an example of the super villain just trying to change the status quo. Yet lots of arguing back and forth.

      • Klear@lemmy.world
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        3 months ago

        Anarky in Arkham Origins. No idea if he’s the same in the comics, and he still used shitty methods to achieve his goals, but the game does give him the space for a very long monologue explaining his position after he’s defeated, if you’re interested in what he’s got to say. Other villains in the game would get fist in the face.

    • Semjaza@lemmynsfw.com
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      3 months ago

      Off the top of my head the villain in one of the Iron Man films was opposed to US war crimes and imperialism, New New Spider Man 1 had the Vulture as a villain whose deal was Stark and the wealthy were screwing people over.

      In Batman Begins 3 Bane is a pastiche of anarchism/anti-capital ideas until revealed that that’s a play by Talia.

      Well intentioned extremist is a pretty common villain trope in general.

      • stephen01king@lemmy.zipEnglish
        1·
        3 months ago

        Vulture was a victim, but he responded by selling alien tech weapons to criminals. His response has nothing to do with changing the status quo.

  • finitebanjo@lemmy.world
    1·
    3 months ago

    Yeah, sure, Doctor Octavius was creating a revolutionary nearly infinite source of power.

    In the middle of fucking Manhattan in the form of an all consuming Miniature Sun.