What makes a good vidya antagonist, Yea Forums?
What makes a good vidya antagonist, Yea Forums?
Jacob Thomas
Michael Nelson
charisma
William Hughes
one who's goal is right even if you personally think it's wrong
Grayson Hill
Name 3,74186 games that do this
Robert Reyes
These above all else
Matthew Ortiz
nanomachines
Joseph Mitchell
Depends.
Sometimes a good antagonist can be as simple as someone that is completely insane, if his gimmick is memorable enough, or there's something about his personality that is fun to observe, and his interactions are amusing.
Or, it can be someone that has solid motivations that just happen to be opposite to your goals.
I don't think there's a formula for making someone considered universally a good antagonist.
It's more about context and good execution.
Luis Brown
large breasts
Jaxson Johnson
dey have to actually be the good guy lol
Bentley Robinson
A personal attachment. I don't care if it's just some prick that stole your skateboarding footage or a vampire trying to take over the world, the protagonist (and preferably the viewer/player) needs to have a connection to the antagonist that goes beyond simple good/evil dichotomy.
Oliver Morales
Make them memorable
Connor Sanders
"i can understand your point of view" doesn't mean "you're a good guy".
There's more than just good guys and bad guys.
Dominic Bailey
i can name 2
toukiden 2 and tales of berseria
Josiah Moore
this
Kayden Howard
Someone who's goals you can see eye to eye with, even if you don't always agree with their methods.
Joshua Young
Persistence, cleverness, presentation. Any two of those work and you've got a good one.
Luke Martinez
An autistic fanbase that loves him for no fucking reason.
Colton Bell
wrong pic
Aiden Peterson
My fav FF is 9 but Kefka destroyed the goddamn world. What did Seph do? Kill a prostitute?
Leo Hall
Madness
Justin Hall
This
Even shitty villains like these two can be memorable if they have the right amount of charisma
Jose Nelson
a haram
Lincoln Moore
What made Jack a good villain? That his character was written by Anthony Burch?
Kayden James
Logistically he doesn't do as much. But FF7 builds the things he does do up by getting you familiar with the characters first. Imagine if the game had been about Cyan up to the point where Kefka killed the Domans.
Benjamin Morales
His voice actor
Isaiah Wood
Kefka took advantage of a force-field to kill his boss, then did some redecorating and the world destroyed itself in response. After that he just spent a year making natural disasters because he was bored.
Sephiroth was nearly killed by a random grunt, and then psychically manipulated him and a bunch of other extras into bringing the nuclear button to him while he was in a coma at the North Pole, but never realized he was being manipulated from the start by the father he never knew.
So really, kind of a push.
Grayson Diaz
Motivation.
Camden Hall
Hojo and Jenova were just along for the wild ride.
Andrew Sullivan
Wow Sephiroth did fucking nothing. Low body count as well.
Xavier Russell
Someone who creates engaging conflict.
Jordan Hughes
Real talk, Vergil is one of the most well developed antagonists in modern vidya.
John Lee
How is Virgil an antagonist and not just a dude with daddy issues?