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That the best, most efficient villains are usually very weak compared to their heroic counterparts.
For example,
Black Zetsu. Undeniably weak. Nothing compared to Orochimaru, Pain, Obito, and Madara.
Yet he was the only one at the top. Orochimaru never reached his ultimate goal, and the other three were pawns in Black Zetsu's game. And finally, after 1000 years, after all his lies, his grand plan came to fruition and Kaguya was revived.
The Major, from Hellsing Ultimate. In my eyes, a perfect villain. Bloodthirsty, maniacal, The Major is the leader of Millennium, a group of one thousand vampirized Waffen SS veterans. Nazis. His goal, to obliterate London in a magnificent war.
Mission accomplished.
Another goal, to erase the vampire Alucard from existence. Mission slightly accomplished.
The Joker and Lex Luthor. Quite possibly the most infamous of villains, could be snapped like twigs by Batman and Superman. But, it's their intelligence, cunning, and exploitation of their adversaries' morals that let them see another day. Usually.
A villain doesn't need power to be incredible, and it's always great to see those types of characters.
For example,
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Black Zetsu. Undeniably weak. Nothing compared to Orochimaru, Pain, Obito, and Madara.
Yet he was the only one at the top. Orochimaru never reached his ultimate goal, and the other three were pawns in Black Zetsu's game. And finally, after 1000 years, after all his lies, his grand plan came to fruition and Kaguya was revived.
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The Major, from Hellsing Ultimate. In my eyes, a perfect villain. Bloodthirsty, maniacal, The Major is the leader of Millennium, a group of one thousand vampirized Waffen SS veterans. Nazis. His goal, to obliterate London in a magnificent war.
Another goal, to erase the vampire Alucard from existence. Mission slightly accomplished.
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The Joker and Lex Luthor. Quite possibly the most infamous of villains, could be snapped like twigs by Batman and Superman. But, it's their intelligence, cunning, and exploitation of their adversaries' morals that let them see another day. Usually.
A villain doesn't need power to be incredible, and it's always great to see those types of characters.