Hello and welcome, new blog readers. If you have ever
watched a cartoon villain growing up, you have come to the right blog site. I
am sure everyone has watched a cartoon show growing up. I would also hazard a
guess that said show had recurring antagonists. Characters that actively
challenged our heroes and vied for victory. Every show has them because they
are an essential part of a given show. They help set up the tone, adventure, or
eventual moral our heroes must learn.
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Antagonists are the lifeblood of a show. They keep the
protagonist from getting an easy win, an easy life that makes it interesting
from the audience to watch every time the show comes. What sets them apart from
movie villains is that. They are given much less time to formulate plans and
execute them. This is usually 11-22 minutes to actually be a threat, which does
add some challenge for writers to get right. Movie villains usually have over
an hour to get them right, so show villains require more attention. As well,
they usually come into contact with the flowing narrative of the show, such as
the plot or ongoing character progression. That is if the show isn’t just
episodic.
Growing up, amongst my favorite characters of shows was the villains. They were some of the most fun I had watching characters grow up and I honestly would remember them more often then the heroes. This is especially so with the likes of Zim (possibly my favorite antagonists ever) of Invader Zim and other such antagonists. As an avid reader and writer, I believe I'm qualified enough to write about antagonists.
Growing up, amongst my favorite characters of shows was the villains. They were some of the most fun I had watching characters grow up and I honestly would remember them more often then the heroes. This is especially so with the likes of Zim (possibly my favorite antagonists ever) of Invader Zim and other such antagonists. As an avid reader and writer, I believe I'm qualified enough to write about antagonists.
The goal of this blog will be going over recurring
antagonists of these shows. Antagonists that have been able to influence their
shows more then once, so oneshot antagonists will be excluded. As well, I will
not count a villain who had a small cameo/appearance in another episode. This
will only count to antagonists who have had at least two major story
appearances.
I hope you all enjoy these future blogs and have a great
day.
