General Plastro

In the field of antagonists, there can be a slippery slope in how effective they can be. In many cases, this can be seen as a case for flanderization and where many people would leave a franchise. This can be seen with Mojo Jojo in both the anime and reboot versions of Power Puff Girls. However, there are particular cases where characters 

That isn’t the case with this week’s video game antagonist.

General Plastro, the commanding General of the Tan Army and Leader of its nation.

                                              Image: armymen.wikia.com

Abilities: Commands the entire Tan Nation

Now General Plastro represents the complete opposite of our last villain, Stahl. While Stahl was a more serious and cunning villain, Plastro is the exact opposite. He first made his debut in 1998 in the game Army Men, the first of many in this franchise. He was used initially more as a figure head then anything and didn’t have any lines. Given the tone of the game, it could be inferred he was a man you wouldn’t want to trifle with. 

However, as the games went on and we saw much more of him, his personality turned to a more comical flare. Plastro is essentially a Card-Carrying Villain. A villain who for all intents and purposes is evil just to be evil or very simple reasons. Plastro of course wants power and to conquer the other color nations, but his schemes tend to reflect that.

Now for a game about war, one might think Plastro doesn’t fit. I would disagree. This is a game about toy army men and while it does play the storyline seriously at points, it still revels in its absurdity. Plastro works because he fits in perfectly with the absurdity and allows the audience to both hate and laugh at him whenever he appears. He is of course, incompetent, but his army and many other notable members of the Tan Army make up for it.  Even then, he isn’t to be trifled with as while his schemes are kind of out there, he knows well enough how to use them.