Fun thread
My current WIP has a lot of antagonists. It's a sequel, and there are three interwoven storylines which each have a protagonist and antagonist.
- MC1 tumbles into an alternate reality, and meets one of the antagonists there. I tried to make the readers feel compassion toward him: he's been stuck in this dimension for millennia, and it's not a pleasant dimension either. He's an "accidental" antagonist. To have his own wish fulfilled, of freedom, and of life somewhere else, he'll have to hurt a lot of people.
- MC2 is actually the main antagonist of the story, but she has her own reasons for that. After being betrayed by someone she loved dearly, she took revenge. Now, she's feeling conflicted about it, but there's no way back. She'll have to face the consequences of her actions. Most people will start reading this strongly disliking MC2 based on what happened in the previous book, but my intention by the end of this one is to make them feel conflicted about it as well.
There's also another antagonist introduced in this storyline, but one who's role isn't completely clear yet. As the author, I feel a lot of conflicting emotions toward this antagonist. He tries not to do the wrong thing, but is forced to do so even if he wants to or not. In the end, he wants the same thing we all do - to love, and to be loved - but because of what he is, he can never have that. He's willing to go through great lengths to achieve it though.
- MC3 is the one trying to balance both MC1 and MC2 and basically the entire world. The enemy she fights is a lot more "abstract". The dimension MC1 is in, and our dimension, are collapsing. Demons roam the earth, all hell breaks loose, etc. This is the antagonist of this storyline. It's conceptual and abstract, but fun.
My goal is to switch around the perspective. From the first book, people will come in disliking MC2 and rooting for MC1. At least, that's what I hope.
Then during this book, I hope they can start to root for MC2, the antagonist of the first book, as well.
So basically we have:
- MC1 vs. MC2
- MC1 vs. antagonist in hell dimension
- MC2 vs. antagonist in our dimension
- MC2 vs. MC2 (she's her own worst enemy).
- MC3 vs. apocalypse-like events
I love writing this book