(03-23-2015, 01:21 AM)Zhavi Wrote: Meh, it's my opinion that a vast majority of people tend to make sense, even if purely to themselves, over those who don't (which is why psychology took off the way it did and why good marketing pays off). I guess that's because it's my opinion that 99 times out of 100, characters built who are illogical, irrational or intentionally lacking in understandable motivation are sloppily made, with the onus of that burden being not on the villain, but the creator of the villain.
I think there's a lot of truth to this. A villain doesn't have to make sense to other people, but if they don't make sense to themselves, it's a sign that either the character is batfuck insane (and there's room for that, don't get me wrong) or the character isn't well done.
Manson made sense to himself.
Fromme made sense to herself.
Gotti made sense to himself.
Hitler made sense to himself.
Honestly, if your villain isn't supposed to be just purely loony bin crazy, they should make sense to themselves, too.
