4 Video Game Villains Who Were Actually Right | State of the Arc Podcast (www.youtube.com)

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Sometimes the most compelling villains are the ones who correctly identify a real problem: a collapsing society, a broken system, an impossible moral dilemma, or a truth the hero would rather avoid. In this episode, we look at four video game villains who may have been right in their diagnosis—but heinously wrong in their prescription.

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[-] newmou@hexbear.net 19 points 2 months ago

Ah yes the Marvel method to being anti-communist. Have them say inequality is bad and then have them kill a baby for no reason

[-] Flyberius@hexbear.net 10 points 2 months ago

I thought Christian Bales character in love and thunder was peak this.

[-] buckykat@hexbear.net 4 points 2 months ago

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