What Makes a Good Villain? — Intentionally Blank Ep. 166

Brandon Sanderson and Dan Wells sit down to talk about what makes a good character for villain and a design to boot!

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Tier List Placings:
Good Design / Good Character: Gollum, Captain Hook, Starscream (Dan), Darth Vader, Kylo Ren, Dracula, The Joker
Good Design / Flat Character: Sauron, Xenomorph, Big Brother, Voldemort, Boba Feet, Pac-Man Ghost, Cobra Commander, Bowser
Poor Design / Good Character: Professor Moriarty, Flintheart Glomgold, Khan, Starscream (Brandon), Nicol Bolas, Thanos
Poor Design / Flat Character: M.O.D.A.K, Megatron, Shredder,
Skeletor Tier: Skeletor

Chapters
(0:00) - Food Heist!
(3:14) - SNL Villain Conference
(4:35) - The Premise
(5:54) - Gollum
(6:47) - Sauron
(10:36) - Professor Moriarty
(11:42) - M.O.D.O.K.
(13:06) - Alien from Alien
(15:09) - Big Daddy
(16:53) - Captain Hook
(19:31) - Flintheart Glomgold
(21:53) - Khan
(24:01) - Voldemort
(26:25) - Megatron / Starscream
(30:15) - Shredder
(32:47) - Star Wars
(34:53) - Pac-Man Ghosts
(35:21) - Cobra Commander
(36:02) - Skeletor
(36:35) - Bowser
(37:00) - Nicol Bolas
(37:32) - Dracula
(38:53) - Thanos
(40:24) - The Joker
(41:44) - Final Result