I don't think that ever villain character HAS to be the antagonist Light Yagami from Death Note is the protagonist, and he's certainly the bad guy of the story
That is very true! Thank you for sharing your thoughts! I think the term "villain" is subjective. Since Light is the protagonist, we see the story through his eyes, making him the "hero." In that sense all of the "good guys" aka Police, L, etc are written as the antagonists/villains standing in Lights way. But you are very true!
@@MonitorComics you said yourself that a villain is defined by his selfish and immoral actions, by the literal definition, which kind of undermines that statement by your own words. Another good example btw would also be the MCU Thanos, who the protagonist of Infinity War, while being the vilain throughout.
Isn't Light considered an Anti-Hero or something along those lines? Like he does bad things for a just cause which seem dutiful in the eyes of himself and us the viewers, but in the eyes of the "antagonists" Light is a threat to society that must be apprehended no matter the costs. Idk
@@thomasyang2632 But Light kills innocent people too with no care at all to the consequences. He believes himself to be a god so he thinks all actions he does are just. That has to be a villain, an anti-hero would not attack the innocent and think of themselves like that.
Sometimes it's okay to have a generic villain who's more of a force of nature, not every character needs a complex backstory beyond their role unless the plot absolutely requires it. Villains like muscular simply enjoy killing people because it's what gives them joy in life, whereas Stain does what he does because he thinks it's his duty to purge Hero Sociaty of fake Hero Celebs and create a stronger generation of heroes worthy of the title Hero.
@@MonitorComics I'm still debating whether my main villain should have a backstory or not, one that's kinda along the lines of "the path to hell is lined with good intentions". But I don't think it fits with the theme of everything that's wrong with humanity that he's supposed to embody.
@@zeroanimation3956 that’s where your wrong if the villain is one of those “I kill just cause I can” they can be very memorable. It’s about how they are put in the story. If that villain in question is not well written when it comes to dialogue or doesn’t do anything to make them feared then they’ll be goofy and forgotten. If the villain who just likes to kill does some crazy shit and can make people (readers or viewers) have goosebumps and make them recognize them as a treat to the protagonist then they’ll be memorable. Memorable for being a challenge, for being a struggle for the protagonist, for being a feared villain to everyone in the story. It’s harder to do then villains with a strong backstory or good motives but it is not impossible.
MHA has some of my favorite villians. I love when the team of villians actually get along with one another, a well rounded team is always more threatening than the typical messy ones. I also like how Shiggy's journey was written. It was very similar to the heroes journey but for a Villain. The characters being self aware of their own issues even if they don't handle it in a healthy way makes an outcome where they're redeemed more believable.
i know right! at the beginning he felt like a generic villain, destroying things bc he simply enjoys it and bc he's so angry with the world all the time, it seemed like he hated heroes in general bc he is the villain but over time he grew into that villainous leader role his master set him up for. I remember the exact moment I thought to myself this showed. When Shigaraki took Overhaul's bullets and decayed his arm, telling him he's the one who will lead the villains, mocking his now powerless state and even throwing his ideals in his face that someone who hates quirks as much as he does shouldnt have one then, like that was brutal! I felt shivers and thought to myself "Yep this is how you build up a villain"
Some villains should be complex, and some should be simple. A simple villain would be like frieza, who doesnt have a very complex backstory or motivation. In your opinion, though, does a final villain *have* to be complex? i dont want my final villain to seem like a terribly written character compared to my other villain characters.
Thank you for taking the time to share your thoughts. I think it all comes down to personal preference. Some readers like final villains to be hyped up the entire series and expect a big payoff, think of someone like Fire Lord Ozai from ATLA. However, a final villain who is just evil for the hell of it might also be interesting because of how unexpected it is. Both could be done well so I dont think there's a wrong answer. Best of luck!
Yea frieza doesnt have a compelling backstory or whatever but hes been foreshadowed extremely well. We see him in bits and pieces reference by nappa and vegeta who literallt almost killed goku. Its the buildup that made frieza such a good villain and also the pure malice frieza had.
I feel like the final villain should be a complex because once the series is over it allows the viewer and/or reader continue to think about the series. It can make them question the ending more, create theories, and decide whether or not that villain was in the right or wrong and ultimately allowing the person to open up to whole new way of thinking
The problem that too many current villains have is that they’re all trying to be David Xanatos. They’re all trying to be smarter than the story they’re in, and there’s a _very_ thin line between having a palatable mastermind, and having characters the story repeatedly bullshits its way into trying to say planned for everything all along (IE your Xehanorts). But yeah, villains don’t have to be complex to be good. Are they significant to the story, have they earned their place as the antagonist, do they demonstrate their right to it and do they provide the protagonists with challenges meaningful towards the core of the story. All long as you’ve hit all those, they don’t have to be twiddling their fingers in the shadows waiting for everything to line up so they can scream “ALL OF THIS WAS MY DESIGN”.
One of my fav antagonists in recent times is Makima, the way she just takes the spotlight at times with the things she does it's kinda hard to explain, but she's very intriguing and surprisingly she is probably one out handful of female villains that even exist, and even less soo ones that I really enjoy, she's just very intimidating and just her precense only is frightening, it's pretty interesting that we weren't given much of a backstory for her
Congrats on 30K Monitor! I feel like villains are just as important as the (hero for lack of better word) of a story because they’re one of the main components of a story. Personally for me, depending on how well-written they are it can really be a make or break moment for the story. As always, your videos are consistently helpful and inspiring to me.
Great points here, i always believe a villain should be given just as much care as the protagonist in a story. Also good job on 30K, ill be waiting for that challenge.
One thing that I'd like to add is that there are certain villains who are motivated by greed and obsession to the point where they are no longer themselves. Creed from Black Cat is a prime example of it. His motivation was an obsession with Train Heartnet, the protag of the series, because of his ability to kill his targets during his time as an assassin.
yea basically the concept that you are shaped by the power you're given, which is shown in fma and especially in mha. like how all for one power allows him to take whatever he wants shigarakis allows him to destroy everything musculars allows him to kill whoever he wants alchemy in fma is a product of knowledge, so it gives people a false sense of controlling nature, to the extent that they believe they can do everything like God , and sometimes i think overhaul from mha takes that concept as well since hes portrayed as Buddha like crazy in the series, and also believes he can destroy and rebuild all of society as he pleases
I’m glad you talked about over powering villains, as I have this one villain named Hunter and he is extremely powerful and it took armies to take him down due to his ability of regeneration and a amulet which works as his main source of power. The way the heroes of the story beat him were to sever his connection with the amulet and try to outwork his regeneration. I saw what you said and I hope this didn’t count as dumb luck as it took many people wailing on him for hours and many deaths for his abilities to stop working.
Nah that sounds awesome! Thank you for taking the time to share! It kind of reminds me of how the powers worked for the villain in Shangchi and the Ten Rings. In the sense that the villain is beatable without their magic item. I don't think it sounds like dumb luck! Best of luck with your story!
@@MonitorComics also I just watched the world building video and his amulet actually has backstory of the whole continent as before much like in Naruto there were clans who stayed to themselves and fought, but after countries started to form they started to buy the allegiance of those clans to form their nations. Before splitting up and going to their new nations these clans decided to use one of these very powerful gems call a Selgala that could store the will of a person. They used this gem to store the power of each clan into it and make the Amulet of Kaimodia which was meant to unite the clans and nations as their powers were now one. It’s purpose was to give someone from a clan without power or someone with problems powers to bring justice and unity to the land.
Also one more thing on Hunter, he was born into a clan known as the Oravians which were created by the goddess of the world Selga to eradicate any clans that in the future would use their power in ways to basically rule the continent. So the Oravians were very powerful with enhanced strength, flight, durability, small regeneration like if left alone they could heal from a sword slash in like 30 minutes, and they lived for 1000 years. But Hunter wasn’t born with any of these powers what do ever and was diagnosed to die at the age of 70 the average life spam for other clans. Due to this fact his was bullied all his adolescence, but once he met the woman of his dreams this drove him to find the amulet so he could live with her for the entirety of her life. Once he found it the power overwhelmed him and drove him to use it to use his powers for his own personal greed and pleasure like many had did to him. Later in life he took over one of the nations claiming kingship, leading to a political change in the world.
Monitor Comics honestly I think your the GOAT for advising people on how to make noteworthy manga, comics, short story novel, etc. Your advises been helping me make my short story novel a lot like how to make a great power system, protagonist, and even the recent one how to make a great villain are helping make my ideas better and more organized. Thanks a bunch and keep up the good work
I really appreciate you taking the time to share all of that feedback Joseph! I'm super glad my videos could help! I appreciate your support and wish you the best of luck with your short story novel!!
The Millenium Earl in D.Gray-Man is definitely one of the best written antagonists. So much depth, layers, and profound actions. A shame the manga doesn’t update more frequently.
Great video again!!! I appreciate that you distinguish between villains and antagonists because it is very frustrating how often the two get used as synonyms when they really aren't. Villains are evil characters not the character that is in direct opposition to the main character. My favourite villain character is Iago from Othello, he would be utterly destroyed by most anime villains but his charisma allows the protagonists to think that he is on their side and helping them whilst he is busy plotting their downfall, which is uncommon for the villain to do. Most villains and heroes know that they are fighting against each other. Shou Tucker and Umbridge are also admirable for how hateable they are, they mightn't be the SUPER EVIL SUPREME LORDS OF DARKNESS in their series but for both series they would easily be the most hated and that is a great feat for a character as fans will love murders and characters who do some of the most 'evil' things.
I'm happy to hear you enjoyed the video! Lago is a great choice! Thank you for taking the time to elaborate and share your thoughts! Your points about Lago's actions as a villain being uncommon were really interesting!
Awesome tips! Thank you for the great video 🙏 My first graphic novel comes out in the next couple months, but I'm still learning the craft slow and steady! This is awesome advice :)
Thank you for taking the time to leave a nice comment Keilan! I really appreciate it! Super excited to hear about your first graphic novel! Please keep us updated when it releases!!
You brought up a lot of very interesting perspectives on what you think makes a great villain but to me the thing that makes a great villain is one thing only, you need to give the villain a sense of weight/presence to them. (this can be done through varied methods like shear power, how active they are in the story/there presence, backstory etc.) like personally I don't feel you always need to give your villains tragic backstories or view themselves as the hero of the stories to make them a good villain, look at Michael Myers he has no reason for why he kills nor thinks he's the hero for his actions and that lack of reason is what makes them a terrifying/memorable villain. Same goes for the classic Disney villains they're mostly one dimensionally evil but they are some of the most remembered villains out there, why, because they have weight to them. this can even help make villains who only show up in the latter half of the story be memorable even with less time to develop, like gozer from ghostbusters, they only appeared at the end but they built up their presence and when they say they're here to destroy them, they simply just ask "are you a god?" I feel like with the number of memorable villains that don't always follow the same rules in terms of backstory, morality, sympathy, etc. all that matters for a villain is making it feel like they have weight/importance to the story.
You make some GREAT points! Thanks for taking the time to add on to the discussion! I completely agree! There are exceptions to every rule and tip, so I hope my viewers know these 5 tips aren't the ONLY tips. You mention some great points that I would highlight if I made another video with 5 more tips. There's SO MANY ways to create memorable characters as you said!
Yeah that is always a problem for me to. The best I could say about that is make their goals and personality clear and have them go through things that challenge that. Have the only solution to those challenges be ones that lead them to darkness. Start small and let it build up till they are a villain. You could do it differently if you want there are definitely other strategies to that. I’m just saying the way I do it. Hope it helps. If it doesn’t then idk look it up lol
@@stevenmark4407 personally what I did was that his aim was simply just to heal himself with a special item, but since he's gone mad, the others refuse to trust him and what he will do. This of course, antagonizes them for him cuz he's gone nuts, and drives him further down insanity, doing all this crazy shit just to heal his body.
@@cocktail-musicmore8530 think of any reason why he wants to heal this body so bad. Also make it so that no one actually wants to help him because of the damage in his body. Let's say it's caused by an unknown curse or something like that that made other people noped so normally without any help, he will go nuts while figuring out everything himself
when starting writing such character , try putting a question in front of that character ( subtly or openly ) ofc have them choose the morally correct option first but with a subtle doubt and then add a trigger point this is the easiest way to execute in theory but still tough to do while writing for some idea try understanding obito and kakashi from naruto , one deviated to being a villian and one just accepted what happened and moved on in life
I think my favourite villain in anime and manga has got to be Shinobu Sensui from Yu Yu Hakusho created by one of my favourite manga authors Yoshihiro Togashi. He makes an appearance in the third story arc called Chapter Black, and is my favourite arc in the series. He’s probably one of the best written villains / antagonists in Shonen manga history, he’s quite overpowered in fighting abilities and has an interesting justifiable backstory to his character, and he also has multiple personalities, that makes his character even more complex. Yu Yu Hakusho is definitely worth your investment when it comes to villains and well written antagonists. As there’s two main villains in this series, Toguro and Shinobu Sensui both are well written as antagonists. Toguro is also interesting to talk about, and is similar to Sensui in terms of fighting power, but is arguably more stronger than Sensui due to his physical strength and abilities. Feel free to check out Yu Yu Hakusho in your free time.
Thank you for the nice comment Sidney! I can definitely add redemption arcs to the list of upcoming video topics! I actually have videos revolving around Character Arcs and Character Development that may be able to help until then! Thanks again!
People get it wrong about Griffith with the Band of the Hawk. The *only* bad thing he had ever done was what he ultimately did to Casca, and it was only to use her to get back at Guts for the one and only time he was ever beaten at anything. The rest of the Hawks wanted to elevate Griffith with everything they had, little did they know that Griffith was chosen by causality to grant that very wish. What makes Guts and Griffith's relationship so fascinating is that if Guts were to have never entered the picture, Griffith would have gone down as the greatest hero the world had ever known, with nothing to legitimately tarnish his name. Instead, he becomes an antagonist due to his ultimately fragile ego at having been upstaged by the only man who was better than him at any one thing, and importantly, refused to submit to him. That would not be tolerated. Not to say the guy in this video did this, but a lot of people seem to skim through Golden Age and miss vital details that make the eclipse as horrific as it is. It's way worse, and in some ways better (for the characters involved), than people make it out to be.
I had an idea for a villain character that at least to me sounds mildly interesting. I'm not gonna go into many details because it's kind of a complicated setup, but essentially, the villain of this story played an enormous part in making the hero what he is now, and more than fighting him he just wants him to see the world as he does. This guy, long story short, has become immortal and provided with some degree of supernatural power about one century prior to the start of the story, and of course he's become the classic "corrupted by power" kinda guy, he believes his immortality is a gift from what he calls "the Divinity", and that he and all his fellow immortals embody its will, and that his job is to kill the unworthy and yadda yadda yadda clichéd god complex shit. Though he's not really trying to get himself known or to rule the world, he just lives his immortal life in the shadows of society killing criminals and other assholes. As simple as that. Then he kills the protagonist and his friends after mistaking them for members of a drug cartel. Now again, not going into details, the protagonist (and his other friends too but that's not important now) becomes immortal too, fueled by the desire of finding his killer and stop him because yeah, he's still a mass murderer who kills people I guess. And the villain, instead of trying to fight back, is intrigued by the hero. He's the first guy he killed in over a century who had the potential to become an immortal, and that became an immortal just to fight him. So, instead of being this unreachable, extremely powerful final boss, he tries to befriend the hero. He tries to be approachable and helpful to him, he wants to help him live his new life and tries to convert him to his point of view on life and on the people around them, he truly wants the hero to see what he sees. He wants an ally, and a friend. The hero is initially confused, since the guy he wants to stop so badly is just so open and within his reach, and has no idea of what to do. He recognizes that guy is doing good in his own distorted way, but he knows deep down that he's still killing people out of a subjective idea of righteousness. Then he starts killing his allies, and that's where shit hits the fan. So, yeah. Just wanted to share. Probably won't ever do anything with this concept but yeah
Johan Liebert has to be one of the best villains imo. He hardly makes an appearance but you can sense the danger when his name is just being spun out there.
I like Blackbeard but as of right now Akainu is THE best One Piece villain. Hes just too fucking good. He literally achieved everything he set out to do at Marineford. Without him the Marines would have taken a fat L.
Another eye opening video I really love the advice you give as it's clear and easy to understand. I have an idea for your next video "How to build good lure" like how the Sage of Six paths was built up or how Sukuna and Kenjaku from JJK are built up it seems basic but I think having lure could elevate a series
muzan is biggest piece of dogcrap , kokshibo , akaza , rui are way better even gyutaro was more terrifying than muzan , he had to be fkin epic with a good backstory but what we got was fkin red white spitten up tobacoo , just look at the final bosses of other anime villian groups , chrollo from phantom troupe , pain from akatsuki , muzan was underwhelming
4:50 I was pretty sure it was heavily implied in the Manga and outright shown in the Anime that the first "talking" chimera Shou Tucker gave the State was made from his wife after she threatened to leave him.
I had such a fun time making my group of villains in the last saga arcs so much. I love them so I made thire backstory prequel sieres on how they become where they are in the main story
As always, you explained the topic of the video realy well. Now i know how to make my villains and antagonists become even better in my story. Also i've got an idea for the next video. It is "how long should chapters be". I have trouble thinking of how many pages or how long should my chapters be so that would be great video for me and probably the rest of the audience as well.
Thank you so much for the positive feedback I really appreciate it! Happy to hear this video could help! I will definitely add that video suggestion to the list of upcoming topics!
Some of my favorite villains in animanga are 1. Johan liebert (monster) 2. Meruem (hunter hunter) I like meruem more as a charecter than how well he fits the role of a villain but either way hes good at both of those things. 3. Friend (20th century boys) 4. Garou (one punch man) 5. Ougi oshino (monogatari) 6. Bondrewd (made in abyss) 7. Makima (chainsaw man) I havent read berserk, steel ball run and a lot of other series yet so I'm sure this list is bound to change soon Anyway great video! Though I was offended at the choices you picked to call iconic villains lol. Griffith and frieza fair, but muzan and mob s2 villain I dont agree with. Though I think mob psycho is a great show, mogami would be the much better choice as a best villain pick from the show imo. Well coming to demon slayer I dont think it has a single villain or even character I'd call great or iconic.
Thank you for taking the time to leave a comment! Those are some great choices! Especially the villains from Made in Abyss, Chainsaw Man, and Monogatari!! To your point about Mugen, I agree. A big majority of my viewers are shonen fanboys though so I had to throw them a bone and ride the hype train haha
I am so happy you mentioned my hero academia brcause the shiw has so.e great villains w great designs and backstories also mha gets ignored a lot in these type of vids
Madara from Naruto kinda checks out on this list. But still. I've always wanted to see a great strong villian with a sense of honor. Good vid bro. Excellent pointers. I only have one disgreement, just one.......... Shou Tucker! Of all the villians, OF ALL!.... Why that trash?
Congratulation's on thirty thousand! I Your videos are really helpful and I hope you continue to grow! Edit: Could you also make a video on how to draw backgrounds?
Thank you for taking the time to leave a nice comment Zalichat! I really appreciate it! I will definitely add your video suggestion to the list of upcoming video topics!
I named Protagonist of my manga Kai Tokiyomi, I haven't released it yet, names for some other characters are Akiyo Takamune, Shinji Kuroha, Tsui wagner, etc. Guys do u like it?
This was an interesting video, I really like watching these sort of things. I do have a few thoughts on the tips. Specifically how they aren’t tips for villains in general, but for a very specific type of villain. Let me explain This is trying to craft a villain that could be seen as a hero from even the readers view. A way to see the current hero if things were even slightly off. It’s creating a mirror to what could be. Strong sense of morality and a compelling backstory aren’t necessarily traits of a good villain. Sometimes an extremely solid villain is their simplicity. For example in Invincible Omniman doesn’t have an extremely complex backstory. His sense of morality is unknown most of the time and even when revealed is simple. He’s not expanded on at all. The thing that makes him so compelling is the personal connection and constant presence. He flipped once so now people are on the edge of their seat to when he’ll flip again. He’s compelling cause he’s a mystery in his own right. I definitely have a few tips on villains but they’d also be for a very specific type of villain. That’s the thing with the villains though, many of them aren’t universal. Like sometimes a good villain doesn’t have a constant presence. So when they do show up it’s a big oh shit moment. Think of Muzan from Demon Slayer. Then there’s villains that do especially well when their morals are awful. You can’t relate with them, but you can understand them. Sometimes a good villain is predictable so you can see the next steps coming. When their actions aren’t random but still remain a threat it keeps your focus on them to divert attention from other things. They could be the fog that hides a mystery in plain sight. Edit: One example is Yoshikage Kira from Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure. He’s a dude with a simple goal, he’ll do anything to achieve it and that simplicity makes him predictable. If he’s in a certain situation you know how he’ll act. You can’t emphasize with him, because his morals are just so far removed, but there is an understanding. Anyhow, that’s all I got for now. The video definitely covered some really good points. I also saw a few other comments about villain types so I didn’t want to breach too much in already charted territory
@@MonitorComics I went ahead and added an edit cause I just realized I never mentioned an example for that second type. Yoshikage Kira is definitely one of my favorite villains. Thanks for reading through this stuff.
I feel like the League of Villains from My Hero Academia all have well thought out reasons why they became villains. They are my favorite villain group from an anime
4:12 You really dont. What makes a villain work is charisma. They need to be chrasmatic. They dont need to relatible nor gray. Dio from Jjba, Jack Horner from Poost in boost, Vilgax and Kevin from Ben10 (2004), Malware snd Khyber from Ben10 OV are perfect example of this. They all pure evil. But we love them, because their charisma makes them amazing.
I actually have a planned villain and he his multiple names, Boris, Kalytero Filos, Servant, Underling, and Young Diablo. Boris is a God who had dark and evil thoughts and was on the verge of becoming a maniac because of his father the god of the world neglecting him and making him feel like a bug but the apprentice of the god of the world befriends him and the thoughts start to clear up, but one day his ( I forgot to mention that his name is Theos) falls in love with a goddess and Boris becomes Jealous of him so he starts to get darker thoughts and the day that Theo's comes back The Devil (Diablo) takes Boris and convinces him that nobody in heaven wants him anymore so Boris becomes a demon and trains under Diablo soon becoming a skilled persuader and hypnotist. So Boris goes to Earth to possess 12,560 victims for over 120 years and returns back to hell stronger and smarter .After all of that he his recruited into the leagues of the strongest demons and is placed as Sergeant Major. In one of Boris's lives he possesses a young Russian warrior ( ill post the warrior stuff in the protagonist video) named Borris Fyodor Lov who grew up to be the worst serial killer in Russia and had over a million bodies including his wife and almost all his kids. After that mission Borris honed his skill even more and unlocked a technique name demon's flame which game him fire manipulation and body temperature ability's. He would soon team up with an Earth man Kingsley Cortez Wuyts Who had a special ability to control time given from the gods not knowing what this boy would grow up to be. Borris eventually learns about Kingsley's Grandkids on a planet called Awklohomus which the youngest twin Earless Lov was the most powerful one gaining Russian warrior powers and Light and Dark matter manipulation. Earless was tracking them down in order to kill both of them but Kingsley ended up fighting Earl and Died but Borris went back to hell to gather up his team of demons and murder all of them but with a bunch of sacrificing Earl and everyone on the planet killed Borris and his recruit of demons.
There are of course exceptions to "every villain character is an antagonist". Take Megamind or Villainous for instance. Or a more arguable example, Avengers: Infinity War OR a more obscure example: the Russian campaign of Empire Earth, during most of which you control a political party that eventually conquers the country and becomes Novaya Russia. But its leader, Grigor Stoyanovich, has become somewhat of a dictator (complete with ominous-looking police force and military: the Black Robes), and even chose his robot bodyguard as his successor upon growing old. After continuing to conquer the world and then seeing that Grigor II doesn't care about the countless innocent lives Novaya Russia would end when taking over the US, his second-in-command Gral. Molotov carries out a plan to go back in time with the help of a badass American chick named Molly, in order to tell human Grigor what future awaits him and humanity, but even after defeating Novaya Russia (who had beaten Molotov to arriving with Grigor) he finds out Grigor was okay with the idea of all that conquest and killing from the very beginning (quote: "Do you think I'd have done any less myself, had I lived longer?"), which leaves Molotov with no choice but to kill him
Super glad to hear that! The competition is going to happen! I just have to make the advertisements for social media and reach out to some guest judges! It'll be announced soon!
If you don't mind, could you make a video of how to portray mental disorders in a accurate manor? My main character is autistic and I want him to represent the autism community accurately without any stereotypes. I've done some research online, but I'm not 100% confident about it. It would be great help but You don't have to of course!
LOL There are MANY great stories with villains as their protagonists. Some most notable being Death Note, Code Geass, and Attack On TItan (more recently.) Due to time constraints, I couldn't talk about EVERY kind of villain, but there are definitely some great ones that don't follow this advice. Hopefully that helps!
@@MonitorComics Sure I like villains who are cold calculating, smart and don't succumb to their own hype or clout. Someone , where it's not their over confidence that leads to their downfall
I plan to soon! I'm honestly not sure how many people would be interested in that though since art is subjective and their are WAYY better art teachers than me haha
@@MonitorComics thanks but I don’t think aot is very good. I’m trying to make it such that there’s 3 main characters who all turn against each other and become villains to each other rather than just villains/heroes in general
Not necessarily! Sometimes the villain is just someone that the mc is tasked with dealing with. For example Ganon from The Legend of Zelda. He doesn't share any direct connection with Link, but Link is still tasked with stopping him
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On which site are you making your manga? And is it free?
@@kenderbabeliano1086 I am published with the brand Saturday AM. My manga is free yes. You can find it on the website pilotmanga.com
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I don't think that ever villain character HAS to be the antagonist
Light Yagami from Death Note is the protagonist, and he's certainly the bad guy of the story
That is very true! Thank you for sharing your thoughts! I think the term "villain" is subjective. Since Light is the protagonist, we see the story through his eyes, making him the "hero." In that sense all of the "good guys" aka Police, L, etc are written as the antagonists/villains standing in Lights way. But you are very true!
@@MonitorComics you said yourself that a villain is defined by his selfish and immoral actions, by the literal definition, which kind of undermines that statement by your own words.
Another good example btw would also be the MCU Thanos, who the protagonist of Infinity War, while being the vilain throughout.
Isn't Light considered an Anti-Hero or something along those lines? Like he does bad things for a just cause which seem dutiful in the eyes of himself and us the viewers, but in the eyes of the "antagonists" Light is a threat to society that must be apprehended no matter the costs. Idk
Thomas Yang nah that dude is a straight up villain ever since he killed that innocent couple
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But Light kills innocent people too with no care at all to the consequences. He believes himself to be a god so he thinks all actions he does are just.
That has to be a villain, an anti-hero would not attack the innocent and think of themselves like that.
Sometimes it's okay to have a generic villain who's more of a force of nature, not every character needs a complex backstory beyond their role unless the plot absolutely requires it. Villains like muscular simply enjoy killing people because it's what gives them joy in life, whereas Stain does what he does because he thinks it's his duty to purge Hero Sociaty of fake Hero Celebs and create a stronger generation of heroes worthy of the title Hero.
Very good point! Thank you for taking the time to share your thoughts! You are absolutely correct!
@@MonitorComics I'm still debating whether my main villain should have a backstory or not, one that's kinda along the lines of "the path to hell is lined with good intentions". But I don't think it fits with the theme of everything that's wrong with humanity that he's supposed to embody.
@@CreativeWM_Personal I been trying to figure out the same thing for my villains
villain like "I'm killing people because I can" that not really memorable, you can still make it but as fooder for hero.
@@zeroanimation3956 that’s where your wrong if the villain is one of those “I kill just cause I can” they can be very memorable. It’s about how they are put in the story. If that villain in question is not well written when it comes to dialogue or doesn’t do anything to make them feared then they’ll be goofy and forgotten. If the villain who just likes to kill does some crazy shit and can make people (readers or viewers) have goosebumps and make them recognize them as a treat to the protagonist then they’ll be memorable. Memorable for being a challenge, for being a struggle for the protagonist, for being a feared villain to everyone in the story. It’s harder to do then villains with a strong backstory or good motives but it is not impossible.
I feel like twice would be so easy to give a Redemption Arc
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Remember that not every backstory has to be tragic, or make you feel sympathy. Some villains are outright evil and nothing will change that.
……DIO. Cause that mf evil af
MHA has some of my favorite villians. I love when the team of villians actually get along with one another, a well rounded team is always more threatening than the typical messy ones. I also like how Shiggy's journey was written. It was very similar to the heroes journey but for a Villain. The characters being self aware of their own issues even if they don't handle it in a healthy way makes an outcome where they're redeemed more believable.
Very true! Great points! I agree! Thanks for taking the time to share your thoughts and adding onto the discussion!
i know right! at the beginning he felt like a generic villain, destroying things bc he simply enjoys it and bc he's so angry with the world all the time, it seemed like he hated heroes in general bc he is the villain but over time he grew into that villainous leader role his master set him up for.
I remember the exact moment I thought to myself this showed. When Shigaraki took Overhaul's bullets and decayed his arm, telling him he's the one who will lead the villains, mocking his now powerless state and even throwing his ideals in his face that someone who hates quirks as much as he does shouldnt have one then, like that was brutal! I felt shivers and thought to myself "Yep this is how you build up a villain"
Yeah, it's almost sad that such a good way of making villains was introduced in such manga
Some villains should be complex, and some should be simple. A simple villain would be like frieza, who doesnt have a very complex backstory or motivation. In your opinion, though, does a final villain *have* to be complex? i dont want my final villain to seem like a terribly written character compared to my other villain characters.
Thank you for taking the time to share your thoughts. I think it all comes down to personal preference. Some readers like final villains to be hyped up the entire series and expect a big payoff, think of someone like Fire Lord Ozai from ATLA. However, a final villain who is just evil for the hell of it might also be interesting because of how unexpected it is. Both could be done well so I dont think there's a wrong answer. Best of luck!
Doesn't have to be too complex, as long as he is hateable as a character and lovable as a villain, then he's a great villain
Yea frieza doesnt have a compelling backstory or whatever but hes been foreshadowed extremely well. We see him in bits and pieces reference by nappa and vegeta who literallt almost killed goku. Its the buildup that made frieza such a good villain and also the pure malice frieza had.
I feel like the final villain should be a complex because once the series is over it allows the viewer and/or reader continue to think about the series. It can make them question the ending more, create theories, and decide whether or not that villain was in the right or wrong and ultimately allowing the person to open up to whole new way of thinking
The problem that too many current villains have is that they’re all trying to be David Xanatos. They’re all trying to be smarter than the story they’re in, and there’s a _very_ thin line between having a palatable mastermind, and having characters the story repeatedly bullshits its way into trying to say planned for everything all along (IE your Xehanorts). But yeah, villains don’t have to be complex to be good. Are they significant to the story, have they earned their place as the antagonist, do they demonstrate their right to it and do they provide the protagonists with challenges meaningful towards the core of the story. All long as you’ve hit all those, they don’t have to be twiddling their fingers in the shadows waiting for everything to line up so they can scream “ALL OF THIS WAS MY DESIGN”.
“Any villain should have a compelling ans complex backstory.”
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True! There are always exceptions to every tip and rule!
@@MonitorComics also laughs in the most famous villain the joker
One of my fav antagonists in recent times is Makima, the way she just takes the spotlight at times with the things she does it's kinda hard to explain, but she's very intriguing and surprisingly she is probably one out handful of female villains that even exist, and even less soo ones that I really enjoy, she's just very intimidating and just her precense only is frightening, it's pretty interesting that we weren't given much of a backstory for her
Makima is a great choice! Love her too!
Congrats on 30K Monitor! I feel like villains are just as important as the (hero for lack of better word) of a story because they’re one of the main components of a story. Personally for me, depending on how well-written they are it can really be a make or break moment for the story. As always, your videos are consistently helpful and inspiring to me.
Antagonist and protagonists both equally important in my opinion
Thank you so much for taking the time to leave a nice comment Rekter! I really appreciate it! Absolutely agree with your points!
@@Rain-nm1ee True!
I agree with you on that
It’s been a while but I’m happy to see you still succeeding with the whole RUclips thing. Cheers to 30k
Thank you Brian! I really appreciate you stopping by!
Great points here, i always believe a villain should be given just as much care as the protagonist in a story.
Also good job on 30K, ill be waiting for that challenge.
Thank you so much Evan! The challenge announcement is coming soon!
One thing that I'd like to add is that there are certain villains who are motivated by greed and obsession to the point where they are no longer themselves. Creed from Black Cat is a prime example of it. His motivation was an obsession with Train Heartnet, the protag of the series, because of his ability to kill his targets during his time as an assassin.
Very good point! Thank you for taking the time to share your thoughts!
@@MonitorComics Anytime!
yea basically the concept that you are shaped by the power you're given, which is shown in fma and especially in mha.
like how all for one power allows him to take whatever he wants
shigarakis allows him to destroy everything
musculars allows him to kill whoever he wants
alchemy in fma is a product of knowledge, so it gives people a false sense of controlling nature, to the extent that they believe they can do everything like God , and sometimes i think overhaul from mha takes that concept as well since hes portrayed as Buddha like crazy in the series, and also believes he can destroy and rebuild all of society as he pleases
I’m glad you talked about over powering villains, as I have this one villain named Hunter and he is extremely powerful and it took armies to take him down due to his ability of regeneration and a amulet which works as his main source of power. The way the heroes of the story beat him were to sever his connection with the amulet and try to outwork his regeneration. I saw what you said and I hope this didn’t count as dumb luck as it took many people wailing on him for hours and many deaths for his abilities to stop working.
Nah that sounds awesome! Thank you for taking the time to share! It kind of reminds me of how the powers worked for the villain in Shangchi and the Ten Rings. In the sense that the villain is beatable without their magic item. I don't think it sounds like dumb luck! Best of luck with your story!
@@MonitorComics also I just watched the world building video and his amulet actually has backstory of the whole continent as before much like in Naruto there were clans who stayed to themselves and fought, but after countries started to form they started to buy the allegiance of those clans to form their nations. Before splitting up and going to their new nations these clans decided to use one of these very powerful gems call a Selgala that could store the will of a person. They used this gem to store the power of each clan into it and make the Amulet of Kaimodia which was meant to unite the clans and nations as their powers were now one. It’s purpose was to give someone from a clan without power or someone with problems powers to bring justice and unity to the land.
Also one more thing on Hunter, he was born into a clan known as the Oravians which were created by the goddess of the world Selga to eradicate any clans that in the future would use their power in ways to basically rule the continent. So the Oravians were very powerful with enhanced strength, flight, durability, small regeneration like if left alone they could heal from a sword slash in like 30 minutes, and they lived for 1000 years. But Hunter wasn’t born with any of these powers what do ever and was diagnosed to die at the age of 70 the average life spam for other clans. Due to this fact his was bullied all his adolescence, but once he met the woman of his dreams this drove him to find the amulet so he could live with her for the entirety of her life. Once he found it the power overwhelmed him and drove him to use it to use his powers for his own personal greed and pleasure like many had did to him. Later in life he took over one of the nations claiming kingship, leading to a political change in the world.
Sorry for the long messages but your videos and reactions really help a lot
Askin Nakk Le Vaar is another humorous villain. I sometimes forget that he is a villain
That moment when Rickert has dealt more damage to Griffith than Guts
Monitor Comics honestly I think your the GOAT for advising people on how to make noteworthy manga, comics, short story novel, etc. Your advises been helping me make my short story novel a lot like how to make a great power system, protagonist, and even the recent one how to make a great villain are helping make my ideas better and more organized. Thanks a bunch and keep up the good work
I really appreciate you taking the time to share all of that feedback Joseph! I'm super glad my videos could help! I appreciate your support and wish you the best of luck with your short story novel!!
The Millenium Earl in D.Gray-Man is definitely one of the best written antagonists. So much depth, layers, and profound actions. A shame the manga doesn’t update more frequently.
That's a great choice! Thanks for taking the time to share!
great video 🤗...one thing I like thinking about villains is that they are usually proactive versus being reactive like heros normally are
Very true! Thank you for sharing your thoughts Oni!
Dude when twice died i legit cried, Kohie horikoshi rlly made a good character out of him lmao the tips definitely helped!! 👍👍
I hate hawks cuz of twice death
This was very informative, Monitor! Thanks! I always want to create a great villain for my stories! Oh, and Congrats on 30K!
Thank you for stopping by to leave a nice comment Azariah! I really appreciate it! I'm glad the video could help!
Great video again!!!
I appreciate that you distinguish between villains and antagonists because it is very frustrating how often the two get used as synonyms when they really aren't. Villains are evil characters not the character that is in direct opposition to the main character.
My favourite villain character is Iago from Othello, he would be utterly destroyed by most anime villains but his charisma allows the protagonists to think that he is on their side and helping them whilst he is busy plotting their downfall, which is uncommon for the villain to do. Most villains and heroes know that they are fighting against each other. Shou Tucker and Umbridge are also admirable for how hateable they are, they mightn't be the SUPER EVIL SUPREME LORDS OF DARKNESS in their series but for both series they would easily be the most hated and that is a great feat for a character as fans will love murders and characters who do some of the most 'evil' things.
I'm happy to hear you enjoyed the video! Lago is a great choice! Thank you for taking the time to elaborate and share your thoughts! Your points about Lago's actions as a villain being uncommon were really interesting!
Awesome tips! Thank you for the great video 🙏 My first graphic novel comes out in the next couple months, but I'm still learning the craft slow and steady! This is awesome advice :)
Thank you for taking the time to leave a nice comment Keilan! I really appreciate it! Super excited to hear about your first graphic novel! Please keep us updated when it releases!!
Did it come out
You brought up a lot of very interesting perspectives on what you think makes a great villain but to me the thing that makes a great villain is one thing only, you need to give the villain a sense of weight/presence to them. (this can be done through varied methods like shear power, how active they are in the story/there presence, backstory etc.)
like personally I don't feel you always need to give your villains tragic backstories or view themselves as the hero of the stories to make them a good villain, look at Michael Myers he has no reason for why he kills nor thinks he's the hero for his actions and that lack of reason is what makes them a terrifying/memorable villain. Same goes for the classic Disney villains they're mostly one dimensionally evil but they are some of the most remembered villains out there, why, because they have weight to them.
this can even help make villains who only show up in the latter half of the story be memorable even with less time to develop, like gozer from ghostbusters, they only appeared at the end but they built up their presence and when they say they're here to destroy them, they simply just ask "are you a god?"
I feel like with the number of memorable villains that don't always follow the same rules in terms of backstory, morality, sympathy, etc. all that matters for a villain is making it feel like they have weight/importance to the story.
You make some GREAT points! Thanks for taking the time to add on to the discussion! I completely agree! There are exceptions to every rule and tip, so I hope my viewers know these 5 tips aren't the ONLY tips. You mention some great points that I would highlight if I made another video with 5 more tips. There's SO MANY ways to create memorable characters as you said!
How about those types of villains who kinda just "got corrupted" and ended up being evil? I'm personally having a hard time executing it
Yeah that is always a problem for me to. The best I could say about that is make their goals and personality clear and have them go through things that challenge that. Have the only solution to those challenges be ones that lead them to darkness. Start small and let it build up till they are a villain. You could do it differently if you want there are definitely other strategies to that. I’m just saying the way I do it. Hope it helps. If it doesn’t then idk look it up lol
@@stevenmark4407 personally what I did was that his aim was simply just to heal himself with a special item, but since he's gone mad, the others refuse to trust him and what he will do. This of course, antagonizes them for him cuz he's gone nuts, and drives him further down insanity, doing all this crazy shit just to heal his body.
Try and imagine a character and put your shoes in theirs and then try and understand from what his point of view that’s how I view as that
@@cocktail-musicmore8530 think of any reason why he wants to heal this body so bad. Also make it so that no one actually wants to help him because of the damage in his body. Let's say it's caused by an unknown curse or something like that that made other people noped so normally without any help, he will go nuts while figuring out everything himself
when starting writing such character , try putting a question in front of that character ( subtly or openly ) ofc have them choose the morally correct option first but with a subtle doubt and then add a trigger point this is the easiest way to execute in theory but still tough to do while writing for some idea try understanding obito and kakashi from naruto , one deviated to being a villian and one just accepted what happened and moved on in life
I think my favourite villain in anime and manga has got to be Shinobu Sensui from Yu Yu Hakusho created by one of my favourite manga authors Yoshihiro Togashi. He makes an appearance in the third story arc called Chapter Black, and is my favourite arc in the series.
He’s probably one of the best written villains / antagonists in Shonen manga history, he’s quite overpowered in fighting abilities and has an interesting justifiable backstory to his character, and he also has multiple personalities, that makes his character even more complex.
Yu Yu Hakusho is definitely worth your investment when it comes to villains and well written antagonists.
As there’s two main villains in this series, Toguro and Shinobu Sensui
both are well written as antagonists. Toguro is also interesting to talk about, and is similar to Sensui in terms of fighting power, but is arguably more stronger than Sensui due to his physical strength and abilities.
Feel free to check out Yu Yu Hakusho in your free time.
Very good pick! Thank you for taking the time to share your thoughts and elaborating!
@@MonitorComics No problem 👍 Yu Yu Hakusho is worth mentioning as it is one my favourite manga series.
I love this video! It's very informative and insightful! Can you do a video regarding redemption arcs? I've always wanted to write a good one.
Thank you for the nice comment Sidney! I can definitely add redemption arcs to the list of upcoming video topics! I actually have videos revolving around Character Arcs and Character Development that may be able to help until then! Thanks again!
@@MonitorComics Thanks.
Thank you! I cant wait to watch it, I learn a lot from your videos
Super glad to hear that! Thanks for stopping by and leaving a comment Khun!
People get it wrong about Griffith with the Band of the Hawk. The *only* bad thing he had ever done was what he ultimately did to Casca, and it was only to use her to get back at Guts for the one and only time he was ever beaten at anything.
The rest of the Hawks wanted to elevate Griffith with everything they had, little did they know that Griffith was chosen by causality to grant that very wish.
What makes Guts and Griffith's relationship so fascinating is that if Guts were to have never entered the picture, Griffith would have gone down as the greatest hero the world had ever known, with nothing to legitimately tarnish his name. Instead, he becomes an antagonist due to his ultimately fragile ego at having been upstaged by the only man who was better than him at any one thing, and importantly, refused to submit to him. That would not be tolerated.
Not to say the guy in this video did this, but a lot of people seem to skim through Golden Age and miss vital details that make the eclipse as horrific as it is. It's way worse, and in some ways better (for the characters involved), than people make it out to be.
Thank you for taking the time to clarify all of that! I really appreciate it!
I had an idea for a villain character that at least to me sounds mildly interesting.
I'm not gonna go into many details because it's kind of a complicated setup, but essentially, the villain of this story played an enormous part in making the hero what he is now, and more than fighting him he just wants him to see the world as he does. This guy, long story short, has become immortal and provided with some degree of supernatural power about one century prior to the start of the story, and of course he's become the classic "corrupted by power" kinda guy, he believes his immortality is a gift from what he calls "the Divinity", and that he and all his fellow immortals embody its will, and that his job is to kill the unworthy and yadda yadda yadda clichéd god complex shit. Though he's not really trying to get himself known or to rule the world, he just lives his immortal life in the shadows of society killing criminals and other assholes. As simple as that.
Then he kills the protagonist and his friends after mistaking them for members of a drug cartel. Now again, not going into details, the protagonist (and his other friends too but that's not important now) becomes immortal too, fueled by the desire of finding his killer and stop him because yeah, he's still a mass murderer who kills people I guess. And the villain, instead of trying to fight back, is intrigued by the hero. He's the first guy he killed in over a century who had the potential to become an immortal, and that became an immortal just to fight him. So, instead of being this unreachable, extremely powerful final boss, he tries to befriend the hero. He tries to be approachable and helpful to him, he wants to help him live his new life and tries to convert him to his point of view on life and on the people around them, he truly wants the hero to see what he sees. He wants an ally, and a friend. The hero is initially confused, since the guy he wants to stop so badly is just so open and within his reach, and has no idea of what to do. He recognizes that guy is doing good in his own distorted way, but he knows deep down that he's still killing people out of a subjective idea of righteousness.
Then he starts killing his allies, and that's where shit hits the fan.
So, yeah. Just wanted to share. Probably won't ever do anything with this concept but yeah
Just my luck! I was just working on my comic's villain. Thanks for the tips!
Happy to help! Thank you for stopping by and taking the time to leave a comment! Best of luck with your comic!
Johan Liebert has to be one of the best villains imo. He hardly makes an appearance but you can sense the danger when his name is just being spun out there.
I like Blackbeard but as of right now Akainu is THE best One Piece villain. Hes just too fucking good. He literally achieved everything he set out to do at Marineford. Without him the Marines would have taken a fat L.
Great choice! Thanks for taking the time to share your thoughts!
Another eye opening video I really love the advice you give as it's clear and easy to understand. I have an idea for your next video "How to build good lure" like how the Sage of Six paths was built up or how Sukuna and Kenjaku from JJK are built up it seems basic but I think having lure could elevate a series
Thank you for taking the time to leave a nice comment! I will add your suggestion to the list!
Muzan is anything but Iconic. Besides is stylish character design, he's just a basic villain.
Thank you for sharing your thoughts! I’d have to agree sadly. I knew I had to include him in the video for all of the Demon Slayer fans though lol
muzan is biggest piece of dogcrap , kokshibo , akaza , rui are way better even gyutaro was more terrifying than muzan , he had to be fkin epic with a good backstory but what we got was fkin red white spitten up tobacoo , just look at the final bosses of other anime villian groups , chrollo from phantom troupe , pain from akatsuki , muzan was underwhelming
4:50 I was pretty sure it was heavily implied in the Manga and outright shown in the Anime that the first "talking" chimera Shou Tucker gave the State was made from his wife after she threatened to leave him.
I think you are right! When I made this video I think i misremembered that part!
I had such a fun time making my group of villains in the last saga arcs so much.
I love them so I made thire backstory prequel sieres on how they become where they are in the main story
That's awesome! Thank you for taking the time to share!
Monitor really pushing out bangers. Keep up the good work!
Yessir Master Miftah!
As always, you explained the topic of the video realy well. Now i know how to make my villains and antagonists become even better in my story. Also i've got an idea for the next video. It is "how long should chapters be". I have trouble thinking of how many pages or how long should my chapters be so that would be great video for me and probably the rest of the audience as well.
Thank you so much for the positive feedback I really appreciate it! Happy to hear this video could help! I will definitely add that video suggestion to the list of upcoming topics!
Some of my favorite villains in animanga are
1. Johan liebert (monster)
2. Meruem (hunter hunter) I like meruem more as a charecter than how well he fits the role of a villain but either way hes good at both of those things.
3. Friend (20th century boys)
4. Garou (one punch man)
5. Ougi oshino (monogatari)
6. Bondrewd (made in abyss)
7. Makima (chainsaw man)
I havent read berserk, steel ball run and a lot of other series yet so I'm sure this list is bound to change soon
Anyway great video! Though I was offended at the choices you picked to call iconic villains lol. Griffith and frieza fair, but muzan and mob s2 villain I dont agree with. Though I think mob psycho is a great show, mogami would be the much better choice as a best villain pick from the show imo.
Well coming to demon slayer I dont think it has a single villain or even character I'd call great or iconic.
Thank you for taking the time to leave a comment! Those are some great choices! Especially the villains from Made in Abyss, Chainsaw Man, and Monogatari!!
To your point about Mugen, I agree. A big majority of my viewers are shonen fanboys though so I had to throw them a bone and ride the hype train haha
@@MonitorComics fair, lol.
Your tips are honestly really great Iam kinda having trouble writing villains but thanks for this video I really needed this
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Im getting better and better thanks to you.
Great work monitor comics
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Banger content as always 😤😤😤
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This is soooo helpful
I'm glad! Thanks for taking the time to watch!
Thank you so much for these videos! I get so stuck when writing my characters and stories. Subscribeddd🙏🙏
I'm really glad to hear these videos can help! Thank you for taking the time to watch!!
I'm not even writing a mana, and I also don't even read manga, yet I am here for some reason. Either way, great video!
I am so happy you mentioned my hero academia brcause the shiw has so.e great villains w great designs and backstories also mha gets ignored a lot in these type of vids
Donquixote Doflamingo was an amazing villain.
Great Pick!
To be honest I think the most wholesome villains are in my hero academia
True!
@@MonitorComics cap muzan is better
This is useful for me because i already created heroes and villains but i havent started the story yet
But i started with the villain's backstory
That's awesome to hear! Thanks for taking the time to share! Best of luck!
can you make a video on how to make psychological manga?
I'll add it to the list! Thank you for the video suggestion!
I liked how blackbeard was in the thumbnail
I had to appeal to the shonen fanbase somehow haha
Madara from Naruto kinda checks out on this list. But still. I've always wanted to see a great strong villian with a sense of honor.
Good vid bro. Excellent pointers. I only have one disgreement, just one.......... Shou Tucker! Of all the villians, OF ALL!.... Why that trash?
Amazing video as always!
Thank you! I really appreciate it!
This did help don't get me wrong the only issue Is a can't find any videos of how to make the villain the main character.
I like to watch these kinds of videos as I make comics
Yessuh another video
Yessir! Thank you for checking out!
Congratulation's on thirty thousand! I Your videos are really helpful and I hope you continue to grow! Edit: Could you also make a video on how to draw backgrounds?
Thank you for taking the time to leave a nice comment Zalichat! I really appreciate it! I will definitely add your video suggestion to the list of upcoming video topics!
nice video it helped me create the villain (just the plot not fully finished tho) of my manga thank you .😀
That's awesome to hear! Thank you for sharing! I'm glad this video could help!
@@MonitorComics your welcome
I figured out the first villan il make the burning kid
Yoo hooo, he is back with VILLAINS !!!
Yessir!!
Muzan on the thumb on a video about great villains is kinda weird bruh....
Character design he is great. His backstory not so much...
@@fulltimeweeb of the few characters that look cool on KnY, he's one of them, I'll give him that
Had to clickbait the Demon Slayer stans LOL. If you can give me a more clickbaity villain I might replace him with it if it'll get me more views haha
@@MonitorComics just make it Dio or Blackbeard and call it a day
@@MonitorComics LMAO
Keep making vids ! 💯
Of course! Thank you for the support!
Can you do a tutorial on how to find agents for screenwriting anime? Or where to find magain/anime artists for your characters in said anime?
I will add it to the list! Thanks for taking the time to leave a video suggestion!
Broly best back story lol.😂
I know this is really late, but is it okay if my antagonist wants to destroy the world but is still humorous?
Thank you so much for this sir
Of course! Thank you for taking the time to watch it and leaving a comment!
I named Protagonist of my manga Kai Tokiyomi, I haven't released it yet, names for some other characters are Akiyo Takamune, Shinji Kuroha, Tsui wagner, etc. Guys do u like it?
I'm simple man I see aizen sosuke from bleach I click and subscriber 👍💪🔥
LOL that's why he's there! Thank you for the support! Happy to have you!
Lol, SIMP, but me too🤣
Monitor Comics can you make a video about 5 Tips For Writing GREAT Rival Characters In Comics & Manga?
I'll add it to the list! thank you for the suggestion!
Thx man
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But none can be like Johan
That man was the true villain
TRUE
This was an interesting video, I really like watching these sort of things. I do have a few thoughts on the tips. Specifically how they aren’t tips for villains in general, but for a very specific type of villain. Let me explain
This is trying to craft a villain that could be seen as a hero from even the readers view. A way to see the current hero if things were even slightly off. It’s creating a mirror to what could be. Strong sense of morality and a compelling backstory aren’t necessarily traits of a good villain. Sometimes an extremely solid villain is their simplicity.
For example in Invincible Omniman doesn’t have an extremely complex backstory. His sense of morality is unknown most of the time and even when revealed is simple. He’s not expanded on at all. The thing that makes him so compelling is the personal connection and constant presence. He flipped once so now people are on the edge of their seat to when he’ll flip again. He’s compelling cause he’s a mystery in his own right.
I definitely have a few tips on villains but they’d also be for a very specific type of villain. That’s the thing with the villains though, many of them aren’t universal. Like sometimes a good villain doesn’t have a constant presence. So when they do show up it’s a big oh shit moment. Think of Muzan from Demon Slayer.
Then there’s villains that do especially well when their morals are awful. You can’t relate with them, but you can understand them. Sometimes a good villain is predictable so you can see the next steps coming. When their actions aren’t random but still remain a threat it keeps your focus on them to divert attention from other things. They could be the fog that hides a mystery in plain sight.
Edit: One example is Yoshikage Kira from Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure. He’s a dude with a simple goal, he’ll do anything to achieve it and that simplicity makes him predictable. If he’s in a certain situation you know how he’ll act. You can’t emphasize with him, because his morals are just so far removed, but there is an understanding.
Anyhow, that’s all I got for now. The video definitely covered some really good points. I also saw a few other comments about villain types so I didn’t want to breach too much in already charted territory
You made some very great points! That was an interesting read! Thank you for taking the time to share your thoughts and adding onto the discussion!!
@@MonitorComics I went ahead and added an edit cause I just realized I never mentioned an example for that second type. Yoshikage Kira is definitely one of my favorite villains. Thanks for reading through this stuff.
a villian doesnt always have to be heartless and I feel that yeah some villains can be like twice with a sense of humor
I feel like the League of Villains from My Hero Academia all have well thought out reasons why they became villains. They are my favorite villain group from an anime
Thanks for taking the time to check this video out and sharing your thoughts! I agree, the League is a great cast I would die for Twice
Other main villain motives: for true peace
Mine: i just really hated your dad
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You really dont. What makes a villain work is charisma. They need to be chrasmatic. They dont need to relatible nor gray. Dio from Jjba, Jack Horner from Poost in boost, Vilgax and Kevin from Ben10 (2004), Malware snd Khyber from Ben10 OV are perfect example of this. They all pure evil. But we love them, because their charisma makes them amazing.
My favourite villain is Charlotte katakuri. Both strong and compelling
Great choice! Thank you for taking the time to share!
I actually have a planned villain and he his multiple names, Boris, Kalytero Filos, Servant, Underling, and Young Diablo. Boris is a God who had dark and evil thoughts and was on the verge of becoming a maniac because of his father the god of the world neglecting him and making him feel like a bug but the apprentice of the god of the world befriends him and the thoughts start to clear up, but one day his ( I forgot to mention that his name is Theos) falls in love with a goddess and Boris becomes Jealous of him so he starts to get darker thoughts and the day that Theo's comes back The Devil (Diablo) takes Boris and convinces him that nobody in heaven wants him anymore so Boris becomes a demon and trains under Diablo soon becoming a skilled persuader and hypnotist. So Boris goes to Earth to possess 12,560 victims for over 120 years and returns back to hell stronger and smarter .After all of that he his recruited into the leagues of the strongest demons and is placed as Sergeant Major. In one of Boris's lives he possesses a young Russian warrior ( ill post the warrior stuff in the protagonist video) named Borris Fyodor Lov who grew up to be the worst serial killer in Russia and had over a million bodies including his wife and almost all his kids. After that mission Borris honed his skill even more and unlocked a technique name demon's flame which game him fire manipulation and body temperature ability's. He would soon team up with an Earth man Kingsley Cortez Wuyts Who had a special ability to control time given from the gods not knowing what this boy would grow up to be. Borris eventually learns about Kingsley's Grandkids on a planet called Awklohomus which the youngest twin Earless Lov was the most powerful one gaining Russian warrior powers and Light and Dark matter manipulation. Earless was tracking them down in order to kill both of them but Kingsley ended up fighting Earl and Died but Borris went back to hell to gather up his team of demons and murder all of them but with a bunch of sacrificing Earl and everyone on the planet killed Borris and his recruit of demons.
I know this is off topic but your art style reminds me of shaman king 👀
That's the first time i've heard that one, I appreciate it!
Here from Instagram, let's get it Monitor!
Thank you for the support Brandon! Thanks for stopping by!
I don't think that every villian needs a backstory to necessarily be good, it can improve them but it's not always necessary.
Very true! There always exceptions to every rule and tip! There are plenty of great villains without sympathetic backstories like you said!
Thanks for video but had any suggestions for books helping me how can write light novel like the world structures powers etc..
There are of course exceptions to "every villain character is an antagonist". Take Megamind or Villainous for instance. Or a more arguable example, Avengers: Infinity War
OR a more obscure example: the Russian campaign of Empire Earth, during most of which you control a political party that eventually conquers the country and becomes Novaya Russia. But its leader, Grigor Stoyanovich, has become somewhat of a dictator (complete with ominous-looking police force and military: the Black Robes), and even chose his robot bodyguard as his successor upon growing old. After continuing to conquer the world and then seeing that Grigor II doesn't care about the countless innocent lives Novaya Russia would end when taking over the US, his second-in-command Gral. Molotov carries out a plan to go back in time with the help of a badass American chick named Molly, in order to tell human Grigor what future awaits him and humanity, but even after defeating Novaya Russia (who had beaten Molotov to arriving with Grigor) he finds out Grigor was okay with the idea of all that conquest and killing from the very beginning (quote: "Do you think I'd have done any less myself, had I lived longer?"), which leaves Molotov with no choice but to kill him
Very good points! Thanks for taking the time to share!!
Why you did not add aizen
He is the only villain who do not have a backstory
Veeeeeery! Helpful by the way is the competition gonna happen
Super glad to hear that! The competition is going to happen! I just have to make the advertisements for social media and reach out to some guest judges! It'll be announced soon!
@@MonitorComics ho boy then I better get to work
Video Idea: how to make Character deaths in Comics and manga Also congratulations on 30k
Thank you for taking the time to leave a nice comment and leaving a video suggestion! I will add it to my list of upcoming topics!!
I see Teach and Shiggy, I click
That’s why they’re there LOL
2:33 "MUZIN"!!!!???
Funny how I've done most of your tips for the villain of my future manga without watching your video 🤣
That's awesome!
If you don't mind, could you make a video of how to portray mental disorders in a accurate manor? My main character is autistic and I want him to represent the autism community accurately without any stereotypes. I've done some research online, but I'm not 100% confident about it. It would be great help but You don't have to of course!
This is actually a fantastic idea that I would LOVE to talk about! Thank you for the video suggestion! I will DEFINITELY add it to the list!
@@MonitorComics thank you I'm glad that you like it! 😁
When you're main charcter IS the villain
Me: now how would that work
Life: you just dont do it. It's to... different
LOL There are MANY great stories with villains as their protagonists. Some most notable being Death Note, Code Geass, and Attack On TItan (more recently.) Due to time constraints, I couldn't talk about EVERY kind of villain, but there are definitely some great ones that don't follow this advice. Hopefully that helps!
can you make a video tips about costume designs ?
I will add it to my list of upcoming videos! Thank you for the suggestion!
Comic villains : Ra'shal'ghul, Magneto, The Mandarin the joker &, Brainiac
Manga/Anime: Yoshikage Kira, Diavolo, Madara Uchiha, Doflamingo, Crocodile, Chrollo Lucifer, Shinobu Sensui & Younger Toguro
Series: The Master from Doctor. Who
Movie:Agent Smith
Great choices! Thank you for sharing your thoughts! Can I ask what qualities you look for in a good villain?
@@MonitorComics Sure I like villains who are cold calculating, smart and don't succumb to their own hype or clout. Someone , where it's not their over confidence that leads to their downfall
Now I want to make a comic but I'm not patient enough and my drawing sucks 😢
Can you please make a video on how to do Transformations? The MC in my manga has a transformation but I want to know how to make it good.
I will add it to my list of upcoming video topics! Thanks for the suggestion!
@@MonitorComics Thank you.
Do tutorial how to draw
I plan to soon! I'm honestly not sure how many people would be interested in that though since art is subjective and their are WAYY better art teachers than me haha
what if I make my main character the hero and the villain simultaneously?
That could be cool! The series Attack On Titan has proven that that approach could work well!!
@@MonitorComics thanks but I don’t think aot is very good. I’m trying to make it such that there’s 3 main characters who all turn against each other and become villains to each other rather than just villains/heroes in general
Still, I have to ask. Do all villains need to be connected to the main character?
Not necessarily! Sometimes the villain is just someone that the mc is tasked with dealing with. For example Ganon from The Legend of Zelda. He doesn't share any direct connection with Link, but Link is still tasked with stopping him
@@MonitorComics Thanks!
I coulda told ya the 5 tips man
Sorry bro, Squarespace has me bounded by a legal contract, LOL I had to make sure these next 4 videos were bangers so I can get paid the full amount. I also had to submit the videos way in advance too so I didn't have that much time to wait for collabs or edit a video longer than this. We'll definitely collab in the future!