‘“Hey, 228,” Roxanne called the brainbot that had wanted to destroy her shoes. It flew to her, eyestalk moving from side to side in curiosity. Roxanne held the Barry Manilow cd aloft. 228’s eyestalk focused on the plastic case. “Bowg! Bowg!” “Snack,” Roxanne said, and tossed the cd in the air.’ This is hilarious, and the story is amazing. You’re doing a wonderful job!

Thank you so much! I’m so glad to hear that you enjoyed the gleeful destruction of the Barry Manilow CD! :DD

prokopetz:

Alternatives to villainous redemption arcs:

  • Revealed that villain’s schemes secretly served the greater good, somehow
  • Villain switches teams out of expedience; protagonists overlook the fact that they’re still a huge jerk because they now benefit from it
  • Context or status quo altered so that villain’s previously harmful actions become constructive and useful with no changes on their part
  • It turns out that villain wasn’t actually responsible for the one specific thing the protagonists are trying to stop or get revenge for; everything else they clearly did do conveniently ignored
  • Villain never repents or makes amends for any of the awful stuff they did, but they’re really hot, so no one cares