Uploaded July 2024 | Updated September 2026, 1 day ago

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How can you create villains who will never accept the criticism the heroes throw their way?

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CW: Genocide (42:16 - 48:32), the 2024 US Presidential Election (48:08 - 48:32), and Bill Maher saying stupid things (46:49 - 47:30)

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Chapters:
00:00 - Intro
02:23 - Why Have Uncompromising Villains?
05:06 - Your Villains Can Ignore More Rational Options
07:59 - Your Villains Can Be Uncompromising True Believers
18:42 - Unreasonable Does Not Mean Insane
23:14 - A Word From Our Sponsor
24:37 - Thanos is a Liar
33:42 - Thanos’ Plan Makes No Sense
43:16 - Genocide is Always Wrong, Actually
48:32 - What If Thanos Learned His Lesson?
51:23 - Outro

Thanks to MegaphoneMan for voicing Spider-Man, and LegalKimchi for voicing Sauron (the dinosaur-man)!
MegaphoneMan’s channel: youtube.com/@MegaphoneMan0
LegalKimchi’s channel: youtube.com/@LegalKimchi

Recommended Reading:

Ginny Di: How to make your players stop talking and FIGHT: youtube.com/watch?v=gbdPs5g3qHI

Politics V: Black Panther & The Origins of Executive Power | Running The Game
youtube.com/watch?v=w8xcK69brd8

Council of Geeks: Villain plans don't have to work: youtube.com/watch?v=w48RHwmWScg

Maggie Mae Fish: Bad Dads | DADDIES IN FILM PART 1: youtube.com/watch?v=aJ0nAkXOkMs

Some More News: All The Terrible Arguments Used To Justify Genocide
youtube.com/watch?v=LrGlRax9AiY

How Creators Become Their Villains (Wizards of the Coast, George Lucas, Joss Whedon, J. K. Rowling) youtube.com/watch?v=rXVB39SUfxU

The Wrap: ‘Avengers: Infinity War’ Directors Explain Why Thanos Didn’t Double the Universe’s Resources: thewrap.com/infinity-war-directors-explain-thanos-double-universe-resources

Loopster Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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