Re: debated characters.
- Nook: not a villain. A bit amoral, perhaps, as he does force you into debt, but not enough to make him a villain. It's not like he's actively trying to collect it back either. Amoral =/= evil.
- Wheatley: seems like a villain to me (I nommed him), but I guess it could be debatable - technically, the real 'villain' was the mainframe, which simply corrupted GlaDOS/Wheatley into testing. What's you guys' call on it?
- Asch: Absolutely not a villain. He's an anti-hero and is just trying to do the right thing. Sure, he's a bit douchey on the side, but with good reason, and that still doesn't make him anywhere near villainous.
- Kaiba: As I said earlier, not a villain. He's a villain for one season and one episode. Starting from there, he's a straight anti-hero/rival.
- Bad Girl's a villain. Sure, she might not be so different from Travis, but Travis's not exactly a hero himself. Murdering people with baseball bats and taking pleasure/enjoyment from their suffering screams 'villain' to me.
- Gin's a villain. Sure, he was a good guy at heart, but going by the definition, he's more memorable as a villain. His heel/face turn came a few chapters before biting the dust. Spent 99.5% of the story as a villain.
- Zero from 999 is not a villain, for the reasons outlined earlier.
- Light's a villain for sure. Typical example of a villain protagonist.
- Black Knight from FE9-10, on the other hand, is much, much more debatable. I'm still unsure about whether or not I see him as a villain or just misguided. Overall, I'd say he is, but I'd leave that open for debate.
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