Villains only exist because of perspective
It's funny, no? How quick people are to point fingers at others and scream- "Villain!!" After all it is much easier to believe in "Evil people" than to admit the world is a mess of gray that people are too scared to navigate. 'Do Villains exist??'- of course not. They are just people who didn't play by your rules.
Let's take Maedea for an example, To one side, she's the cruel murderous witch who slaughtered her children. But to the other side, she's the woman who abandoned and humiliated Jason, Choosing Vengeance that the patriarchy could not Ignore. Villainess?? Or just a person who refused to die without doing Something. Refused to Die quietly.
And some people might be like "Oh, we already liked her" and what not. So, let's take the example of the Infamous Griffith.
Call him the devil if you like. But will you pretend that you won't sell out your friends too if it meant trading your mud-soaked misery for Power, glory, and Godhood.
What's that? 'You'd never?' Of course! Everyone is a saint until God's hand shows up with a contract.
Here's the Joke: Villains Do Not exist. Not in the way you pretend they do.
Someone else's "monster" is another person's "Savior", "Prophet", or "Idol"
But don't fret it- You will never be the Villain in one story. And that story will belong to you.
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