Main character finds out he/she is related to the reining monarch
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Main character finds out he/she is related to the villain
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Main character finds out he/she is related to the villain
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Main character find out he/she is the product of a villain and a reigning monarch.
A lot of tropes can appear cheesy, cliche and way over-done. Some are adored by readers while the same are abhorred by readers. Good tropes can be badly written and bad tropes can make amazing stories.Both are kinda cheesy though and would need to be well done to be worth doing.
How do you feel about regular people who have to make decisions and deal with the consequences? Few people look at themselves and say, "Man, I'm a crappy human being." Usually, people justify their actions. I suppose that's where the saying, "Road to hell is paved with good intentions" can come to play. But if your villain appears to do bad things because they have no moral compass, and you later find out they thought they were doing the hard things for the better of the world/kingdom/nation/society... do you then come to like the villain more or hate him?Villains can often be more interesting to me because they're not anchored to the same morals many people share, therefore they're at liberty to do more.
How do you feel about regular people who have to make decisions and deal with the consequences? Few people look at themselves and say, "Man, I'm a crappy human being." Usually, people justify their actions. I suppose that's where the saying, "Road to hell is paved with good intentions" can come to play. But if your villain appears to do bad things because they have no moral compass, and you later find out they thought they were doing the hard things for the better of the world/kingdom/nation/society... do you then come to like the villain more or hate him?
I think it makes people like them more, and I really hope that's somewhat of the consensus, because I have a "villain" (antagonist really) who later in the series becomes a secondary protagonist.But if your villain appears to do bad things because they have no moral compass, and you later find out they thought they were doing the hard things for the better of the world/kingdom/nation/society... do you then come to like the villain more or hate him?