Current Events > Do you generally take female villains as seriously as male villains?

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Then again, I suppose it depends on how each is handled, but most people's image of a supervillain is of a male, and most villains tend to be male, anyway.
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yea, makes no difference to me.
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Absolutely. I take women villains more seriously. It's psychologically proven that women hold grudges and stay angrier longer than men. You could see Superman and Lex Luthor just stopping at some point and going "Screw this, I'm tired of fighting with you, want to go grab a beer?"
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I cant say Ive ever seen a realistic female villain that was physically intimidating.

Depends on the situation. Forgot which one, but some cartoon movie has this crazy big beast of a thing with the most feminine voice possible and it just doesnt work for me. Almost like they were trying too hard to please people.

But more often than not I couldnt care less.
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gamer167 posted...

I cant say Ive ever seen a realistic female villain that was physically intimidating.

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if you think women can't be evil, you haven't met many women
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If people take hurricanes with female names less seriously than male names because psychology, I doubt a female villain holds the same weight as a male villain, no matter how progressive you tell yourself you are.
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kerrigan would not work as a male
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That bitch from Fast and Furious 8 was a fucking ...really, I can't post that word?

She was a fucking BIIIIITCH. Every thing she did made me hate her more and I hoped Vin Diesel was going to bash her face in with a sledgehammer.
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Dolores Umbridge is still the best female antagonist lol
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The problem with female villains is they're usually written to just be giant bitches, rather than to be intimidating.
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I don't take male villains seriously

"Look at me I'm a guy and hate others and will destroy them while making money off human suffering"

That's literally every day sorts of things that happen in real life
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krazychao5 posted...

Dolores Umbridge is still the best female antagonist lol

She really liked cats
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BUMP
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the only decent female villains I can think of atm are Azula from Avatar and Hela from Thor.
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Yeah was about to say Hela from Thor.
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BLAKUboy posted...

The problem with female villains is they're usually written to just be giant bitches, rather than to be intimidating.

>doesn't realize he's been programmed to find bitches intimidating
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Touch posted...

Yeah was about to say Hela from Thor.

the tone of that movie made her character less intimidating, IMO
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boxington posted...

yea, makes no difference to me.

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Hela was pretty badass and I took her as seriously as any other non-Thanos threat.

But there's been tons of female villains I grew up with like Maleficent, Ursula, Cruella De Vil, Rita Repulsa, etc and back then, they scared me way more than male villains.
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boxington posted...

Touch posted...

Yeah was about to say Hela from Thor.

the tone of that movie made her character less intimidating, IMO

I guess but she did work on Asgard. Heck, even unlocked Thor couldnt beat her and they had to sacrifice Asgard and pull that stunt with Surtr just to beat her.
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Having grown up with Evil Queens and Maleficents and Ursulas, yeah.
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yeah
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YOUHAVENOHOPE posted...

BLAKUboy posted...

The problem with female villains is they're usually written to just be giant bitches, rather than to be intimidating.

>doesn't realize he's been programmed to find bitches intimidating

woke
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Are there several that are intimidating and cool as fuck? Yes. Are they often implemented well in fiction? No.

That's the fault of writers though. So often they make them more of a bitch than a villain. But this is a problem affecting male villains too, where they make them more of a dick than a villain.
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TIL the Evil Queen in Snow White has a name: Grimhilde.
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boxington posted...

Touch posted...

Yeah was about to say Hela from Thor.

the tone of that movie made her character less intimidating, IMO

i don't any threat at all

i can see the ragnarok miles before with my eyes close
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r4X0r posted...

Absolutely. I take women villains more seriously. It's psychologically proven that women hold grudges and stay angrier longer than men. You could see Superman and Lex Luthor just stopping at some point and going "Screw this, I'm tired of fighting with you, want to go grab a beer?"

That's literally the current action comics plot kinda
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SHODAN is an AI but she identifies as a female and you should scared and awed of her
"How dare you, i-i-i-insect. . "
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Did anyone took Ultimecia seriously in FF8?
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There aren't many main female villains in games I can think of with story relevance. They typically end up being sidekicks to the main villain.

I suppose the ones that stick out the most in memory are Marlow, Queen Zeal, and Maria (BoF3) all of whom I felt we're generally serious.
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Yes Delilah from dishonored was great. I also like how dishonored games have female enemies as well.
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NINExATExSEVEN posted...

Yes Delilah from dishonored was great. I also like how dishonored games have female enemies as well.

I feel like players who didnt play knife of dunwall wont appreciate delilah more.

Plus i like what they did to her in dishonored 2 and i hope it is true (which they never really confirm, but it would be better if it was true) that delilah is really a kaldwin as the propaganda said so she really have legitimate claim to the throne
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Veggeta_EDGE posted...

Did anyone took Ultimecia seriously in FF8?

Everything about FF8 should not be taken seriously. That game is the shittiest joke this species has ever created
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