How To Make The Perfect Antagonist.

[@animeballsdeep]

You are 😍😳🙈

[@TheMaskedMan]

oi chillllll LOL

[@lemxn_ice_tee]

Another legend in the comments❤

[@shiranuiprestonsaga8867]

We all know that Nux is Societies ultimate Antagonist

[@lazarlemajic4926]

@@shiranuiprestonsaga8867 And Masked is our protagonist who will take him down

[@TheMaskedMan]

@@lazarlemajic4926 I accept your challenge, lol. Gintama diss next

[@nightmarishcompositions4536]

The best villains are the ones that feel like the main characters of their own story. Johan is equally the main character as Tenma, Griffith is equally the main character as Guts, etc.

[@pancakecommanderandbowser2279]

Funny valentine

[@gustavwood0064]

adult gon netflix adaptation except All For One, fucker took the show the minute he showed up.

[@parodysam]

Kira Yoshikage.

[@Rekter]

adult gon netflix adaptation Only Stain, but his ranking would be very low compared to someone like Eren. And I mean, like, very low.

[@oggilbdawg]

GustavWood006 the problem with All For One is that as a villain he kinda is lackluster throughout the story and his motives. His entrance is amazing in the anime truly, but it gets overridden the instant that Jeanist is alive. But yes his entrance was legendary, when he was floating over the hero’s he just destroyed acting like Thanos I was amazed

[@shiranuiprestonsaga8867]

The perfect antagonist is one who helps Amplifies the narrative and themes and has a good personality that makes them feel realistic.

[@divineshinobi1791]

Agreed

[@kailus1086]

I feel realism isn't precisely necessary, rather them being grounded in their own story.

[@Kurostyle21]

So Seto Kaiba?

[@TheCrappyZipper]

That's your opinion, my opinion is there are no rules when it comes to story telling.

Sados59 Maxi actually, there’s still no rules when it comes to good storytelling. Yes, there’s a certain criteria writers can choose to abide by, but ultimately; there’s no set way for a writer to make their story. This is why good writers who experiment are often met with critical response or critical failure

[@oliverclothezoff3361]

Step 1: Draw a beautiful woman. Step 2: NO, IS MAN

[@Shush7717]

Haven't read anything this accurate in a while Sesshomaru and jakotsu from inuyasha, orochimaro, embryo from cross ange, sonic from OPM, Shogo Makishima, ferid bathory, zarbon, Envy, muzan's female version lol

[@idrisscherfi9157]

Lol

[@samodkennedy-duncan7112]

adult gon netflix adaptation wtf illumi?

[@killuazoldyck5452]

@@samodkennedy-duncan7112 when I googled hxh characters before watching I thought illumi is a girl too , his dress , face hair looks like that but ok the anime he is introduced as a boy

[@ron5384]

Funny valentine long blond hair male

[@lancejedrickmaniquiz7547]

The greatest villains are those who understands the world, truly.

[@mjolninja9358]

FUNNY V4L3NTIN3 cock

[@GoosebumpsMMA]

I would say it’s a great part, but finally no. I mean every antagonist see the world by his own perspective, you can’t day that one person truly understands the world. Like Schopenhauer said, every one see the world by his perspective, that’s the origin of every conflict in the world. So I would rather say that The greatest villains are those who push their perspective of the world at his paroxysm.

[@jdg6192]

@@GoosebumpsMMA Tell that To Kimblee he observes everything around him even though he's a sociopath he is a realist and respects those who truly stick to their goals good or bad morals

[@bigboi5284]

shut up you are dead lol

[@Gm-ce5kg]

Valentine is the protagonist wtf are you talking about

[@lesmoke2195]

The Perfect antagonist is One Who Has an ability with both the properties of rubber and gum.

[@jialechen5831]

Facts

[@KaizerHuter]

.......Katakuri...?

[@asterbomb9884]

Cevilus hisoka

[@KaizerHuter]

@@asterbomb9884 Oh. ...NAAAH, it's definitely HAS TO be Charlotte Katakuri.

[@lesmoke2195]

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[@dylanaguilar1149]

Johan is my favorite Antagonist of all time he literally gave me fear like no other

[@africanbootyscratcher6171]

That anime was disturbing always thought he would come get me

[@greggaygayakutami1402]

When Katsumata/FURENDO ZA SECONDU first appeared, I thought it wasn't an asspull because I knew that it was easy for someone to also have the same biased incomprehensible ideology as another, He scared me more than Johan holy fucking shit, We get his contrast with Fukubei when he tried to choke Kid Fukubei to death and literally spit on everyone's ideologies and plays with them.

[@fuckk-popandtiktok6027]

@@greggaygayakutami1402 Johan>>

[@greggaygayakutami1402]

@@fuckk-popandtiktok6027 Johan is definitely more mystified

[@fuckk-popandtiktok6027]

@@greggaygayakutami1402 Ok but johan negs fiction

[@jin_raven192]

Me: Are you the protagonist or antagonist? Eren: Yes.

[@x..shane..x7754]

highrobin Meruem: 👁👄👁

[@legendary3952]

highrobin he’s the protagonist you idiot. Protagonist = the main character. They don’t have to be good So what you’re trying to say is Are you the good guy or the bad guy

[@yusufpekin3556]

@@legendary3952 more Like anti hero. In the end He is saving all the eldians. Hes Killing Rest of the world to do so so hes a anti hero

[@MountAverage28]

Kratos and Eren are really nice anti heros

[@aimarlangley4156]

@@legendary3952 woah chill down my guy

[@JuwanBuchanan]

Someone that actually remembers the legend and greatness of Johan Liebert!?

[@yangwenli5131]

Yes

[@greggaygayakutami1402]

There's also Katsumata and of course the Chad Meta Villain BILLY MOTHERFUCKING BAT

[@greggaygayakutami1402]

@@realnegajpeg9935 Yes Thot- I mean Bimbo- I mean Woman of Culture from Part 8(JK)

[@Krishnakumar-wl7ih]

Even people who haven't watched Monster, know Johan Leibert. He is a celebrity among villains.

[@greggaygayakutami1402]

@@Krishnakumar-wl7ih Lunge is also a classic

[@edward9562]

Don’t see Yandare Dev on here. Disliked, unsubbed, reported.

[@Carlosdreamur]

Edward Are you coding son?

[@BrandoPlayz]

Of course I am, dad *wink*

[@christianbarrera3614]

This comment can ruin someone's life, if you dont delete it I'll kill myself.

[@Chironexe]

@@christianbarrera3614 need help?

[@twoclownin]

Damn reported too 😩

[@guilhermemsm6141]

The best anime antagonists always come in the form of a man who thinks he’s in the fight . That gives depth to their characters and give their actions meaning . Which is the reason I love plâncton

[@andrewzinhoquickshot9901]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@allaccordingtoplan5560]

Kaleb Cotton yes

[@melancholygirl7793]

Do you mean in the right?

[@Charlie-yt2iy]

pleinckatone

[@specialknees6798]

I’d say that only really applies to funny valentine when it comes to the examples in this vid. Griffith is aware that what he’s done is evil, and raping Casca for example was done purely out of spite towards Guts. He simply placed his dream above morality and loyalty. Johan on the other hand believes only in destruction and death. Morality isn’t even a part of the equation.

[@mr.challenge8157]

to be an antagonist doesn't need to be a villain. the perfect antagonist is the one who is against protagonist's ideals and show the advantages of his ideals. and most important a great antagonist is the one who can make the reader/public on his side. and make the protagonist the hated person by the reader/public. I will make something like that in my manga

[@AngeryCL]

good luck

[@eduardolapenda7268]

That's literally Funny Valentine

[@aarong8099]

I always thought myself that making the protagonist seem “wrong” was a strong element of a good antagonist

[@bot55p59]

Would read

[@humanperson6568]

Bullshit

[@waspoppin4784]

Meruem is the perfect ANTagonist

[@meyouweaboo1551]

n o

[@apollospyrol7168]

Not even close

[@derekkupu6706]

Its a joke

[@meyouweaboo1551]

@@derekkupu6706 n o

[@caleb3295]

r/woosh

[@TheManOfTomorrow]

I know it's out of the point here, but Dr. Tenma is a really underrated protagonist.

[@nilavsarkar748]

Agreed.✋

[@ameennasar2583]

Exactly

[@unconscious1076]

Also Grimmer is like the best written supporting character ever I literally cried when he died

[@specialknees6798]

@@unconscious1076 fuck I love Grimmer. Every time I got annoyed that Monster was pulling me into some side arcs that I didn’t care about, I became even more invested. God it was a beautiful experience. Grimmer was the most unexpected and most hard hitting example of this.

[@niharshastri3519]

@@specialknees6798 Thats what I love about Monster. Every single side arc with new characters hooked me in and sometimes I felt like "man why are they introducting more characters", but then I read a couple more pages and was instantly hooked in the subplot. I also love how every side character ties into the story so cleanly throughout the manga and none are wasted

[@TheBrew3]

My new and improved top 5 antagonists. 1. Johan 2.Griffith 3. Makishima 4. Major from hellsing 5. Askeladd

[@argun2717]

hisoka is more of an anti hero

[@nitishkumarjurel241]

I like how he makes this big ass list and then just edits Johan at #1 after watching monster

[@lly_09]

I was bout to scroll when I see the Edit, I liked

[@Buccallmann456]

@@nitishkumarjurel241 Damn striaght , my man knows good writing

[@gk7123]

What about pain?

[@doobiewah3363]

Funny Valentine is so perfect he nearly convinced me that he's not the evil one lmao

[@jotaros_dolphins2213]

Except for the fact that he knowingly directed all of america's misfortunes onto the rest of the world, which would cause many deaths if Johnny hadn't stopped him.

[@user-bi5wl1hv6o]

@@cibo889 isn't that love trains ability

[@user-bi5wl1hv6o]

oh okk

[@justajoefoe4394]

Same lol I knew he would die but his word convinced me that he was the

[@xiao.is.stupid]

Araki gave us propaganda

[@lemxn_ice_tee]

I really like how you talked about antagonists. Also can you talk about anti-hero figures in a future video?

[@EmeraldEdge72]

Anti-hero figures have denial, it is a strong trait with them. The other name that they are often called are vigilantes, while that may be true the consistency is that of their denial. Unlike heroes who seek to contain life and villains seek to liberate, another trait is that heroes often need love while villains require Fear/force a dicey understanding but the opposite of love if fear which is force or perceived force. Anti-heroes exist in this gray area where they either care or don't really care at all. For one thing is though they are consistent in chaos or order. A few examples and you do not have to believe me on this are Batman, Punisher, Gatsu, Griffiths, and next to many of batman's villains. The hardest part in classifying them is their actions and how they think. Which can be difficult because many times they have overlapping traits from other categories. Often the Hero themselves is just the main protagonist or main hunter of the story. WAR HERO DESTROY CREATE The bottom two are anti-heroes but are difficult reads when they overlap or are paired with the other two. For example Eren wanted to kill all the titans, and in that moment he would classify as WAR, but he also wants to save humanity so he is also the HERO in the same breath. So he's either going to have to choose one action to destroy or create or at the same time both because as one destroys something they also create at the same time.

[@xchvnge2.071]

@@EmeraldEdge72 A textbook response here

[@nahuelbilliani734]

Well, you can always go to see over sarcastically trope talk about anti-heroes/anti-villains

[@varcbringerv6605]

@@EmeraldEdge72 Goro Akechi, Persona 5

[@seemoore9175]

the best antagonist in all of anime is the mosquito from one punch man

[@greggaygayakutami1402]

The mosquito can easily convince Johan to Kill himself

[@siduxjxhdgzhdjxhxuuxxyhgg1079]

HAHA FUNNY ONE PUNCH MAN MOSKUTO HAHAHAHAHAHAAHAH SO FUNNI HAHAHAHAAHAHAH

[@mareeeeeeeeeeeeeeee]

Askelaad is the main character of Vinland Saga once he comes in and until he dies imo

[@punnoah7686]

Not funny

[@bwnnie]

@@siduxjxhdgzhdjxhxuuxxyhgg1079 holy shit.

[@kartvelianmapping808]

Funny valentine is my fav antagonist. He perfectly explains his actions in a way that you start to doubt if he is the evil one at all

[@johnnyjoestar2510]

He was evil af, Valentine's objective would destroy the world outside the US.

[@kartvelianmapping808]

@@johnnyjoestar2510 yeah but he is so convincing in his villainy. you know he is evil, but he makes it sound like he is not.

[@johnnyjoestar2510]

@@kartvelianmapping808 Yes, he has a lot of charisma

[@eduardolapenda7268]

@@johnnyjoestar2510 Tbh, even tho I wouldn't say it is justified, I completly get what he wants and it does make sense and does not seem insane at all. It was his duty. A president must make his country the best he can, even if he has to step on other people for it, he is the president of the US, not the world, after all. In his point of view, he would fail in his duty by not taking the napkin first. And he truly believes in himself, and that in the end, he would be the good guy, after all, "patriotism is the greatest virtue, since even animals can protect their family, but protecting your own country as an extention of it, is a virtue only of men"

[@johnnyjoestar2510]

@@eduardolapenda7268 But he killed you! I would kill that Funny guy 100 times more for that! What he wanted to do has a name... GENOCIDE!

[@ChuckShadow86]

This is fantastic. I've watched Monster, Naruto, JoJo, and Berserk in the last year and you encapsulated these perfectly. Thanks!!

[@Krkn-lr3nn]

Don't mind me just simplifying things *Dont make them be lazy *Don't make them have severe anger issues *Make sure to treat them as a character not a plot device *Have some backstory *Motivation *Contrast between the protagonists There are the things if you want a human antagonist These are just me what about you?

[@Krkn-lr3nn]

@Sados59 Maxi Sure

[@morgumal]

@Sados59 Maxi But it helps to humanise the villain.

[@Gold.edits44]

@Sados59 Maxi the guy in your profile pic for example

[@Gold.edits44]

@Sados59 Maxi MADARA

[@FlynnMegaTensei]

Demon slayer failed in all of these lmao

[@yusukeplanet7634]

Bro because of you I started Berserk (I’m on the Lost Children arc rn) and it slaps so much

[@Mar-fm4vf]

lmao same i finished the golden age arc a few days ago and i’m on the lost children arc too

[@Skanderbeg99]

Are these the manga? Or the anime? Idk never read manga and I wanna start with Beserk but idk how

[@taiyosketches]

Arber Avdija Manga is much better in my opinion. I personally don’t really like the anime’s and I’ve only come to appreciate them after I finished the manga

[@coolbeans5911]

Lost Children arc is my fave. Such a brilliant manga and the art is just out of this world

[@Mar-fm4vf]

anime doesn’t compare the manga at first i had trouble reading manga cause i thought it was boring asl but if you put like anime osts in the background while reading it helps alot

[@voodooozo3755]

"My actions are utterly unclouded. They are all those of justice."

[@kdot999]

Wada wa koko no konomie etan komninash sagida sageda

[@kdot999]

Voodooozo 37 yeah what yung said

[@saoudfahad1762]

Yessir

[@thabokgwele5268]

Johan Liebert does seem interesting so far. I'm not done with Monster yet.

[@frewtlewps1152]

The entire series is a masterpiece. It feels like when one question is answered, a new question immediately arises from said answer.

[@srslydoatm9251]

Me neither, and I'm really digging the pacing. It starts off as annoying if you aren't interested in slow paced manga, but once you piece things together things get from 1 to 100 real quick and I love it

[@thabokgwele5268]

@Timmy Anzalone That's funny, I just finished episode 44.

[@lowkeyGSD]

Goated manga/anime bro

[@zeinner237]

I am at episode 30 and i am loving the show like johan honestly scares me a little

[@spurkellz]

What makes Griffith terrifying is the fact that he’s written so well, that he unironically convinced people irl that he wasn’t bad. (Idk if this was said so lemme know if it was already). Kentaro Miura, props to you. Wish you were here.

[@demonlord4661]

Johan was one of the best antagonists I’ve seen ( from monster)

[@NataliaNeeSama]

"My heart and actions are utterly unclouded. They are all those of 'Justice'." - Funny Valentine.

[@HK-sw3vi]

Tenma ends up killing nobody in the entire show.

[@Bruh-zi1dw]

True but Johan twisted tenma’s mind and made him a lot more colder, and also Tenma made attempts to kill Johan and he even shot roberto

[@Mufkins]

@@Bruh-zi1dw Yup I never thought tenma would kill someone but at the same time he made tenma a bit colder

[@CoolBoy_2020]

Because Tenma isnt Johan.

[@niharshastri3519]

If Tenma killed someone then Johan would have won since Johans most chilling quote was "the only thing all humans are equal in is death" and if Tenma killed him or another person, it would have reinforced Johans beliefs that one of the purest people he has met can take a life. Thats why he wanted Tenma to shoot him so bad

[@rose-ym9tk]

@@niharshastri3519 yeah that was the whole purpose of johan thats why he kept tenma alive

[@doan4534]

The thumbnail of this video has the greatest anime villains of all time. You got me.

[@lazarlemajic4926]

Bro Gilgamesh from Fate/Zero is such amazing antagonist, you will love him, and Rider and Emiya Kiritsugu

[@shiranuiprestonsaga8867]

Rider the King of Chads

[@hassassinator8858]

Ew Gilgamesh

[@lazarlemajic4926]

@@shiranuiprestonsaga8867 My favorite character from F/Z no question about it

[@blinkonce3934]

Kirei Kotomine is pretty great too^^

[@lazarlemajic4926]

@@blinkonce3934 Bro I just realized I did not write him down next to Gilgamesh haha

[@outgroup]

I see Funny Valentine and I click

[@padmasri1203]

Same lol

[@N_Tertainment7]

Same

[@Raccon_Detective.]

Me too

[@miguelavila7367]

Me too he will always be my favorite jojo villain

[@savamrkalj1869]

Griffith > 😹

[@animusswtor4822]

Psycho-Pass has one of the best antagonists I've seen so far in all of anime in Makishima Shougo

[@reazon3955]

Oh yes...And the paradox truth was that he was right, but was already doomed to fail due to his personality and the whole system. Kinda funny. The real villain of the series always was the Sybil- System and it will be there unless someday we will see an "antagonist" with the same goal as Shougos, but with a different way of doing it. All the new Villains we got after his death just seemed to use the system for their own goals...

[@mau345]

Agreed. Show wasnt as great without him

[@animusswtor4822]

@@mau345 I actually STILL haven't watched a single episode of season 2, I think season 1 has ended perfectly and I wouldn't wanna ruin the experience I've had with this show ^^

[@mau345]

@@animusswtor4822 I skimmed thru it, wasnt memorable plus they didnt include kogami. The movie was good tho

[@Synchro-tq1mo]

The perfect antagonist must be a threat , also his motive and idelogy must be understandable or even relatable some times

[@greggaygayakutami1402]

Johan: *Incomprehensible*

[@azaka3720]

If their ideology is relatable and justifiable ,wouldn't that make them less of a villain and lore of an anti hero who does the wrong actions but with the right goal? For me I prefer pure evil, irredeemable villains with no sad backstory

[@Synchro-tq1mo]

@@azaka3720 Humm I respect that , what I said in the last comment was purely my subjective opinion

[@katie5998]

@@azaka3720 I don't think so. An anti-hero usually takes vicious means to acheive a genuinely good end. Antagonists, because of some warped idealogy, take vicious means to acheive a vicious end. I mean, Thanos committing mass genocide to acheive "peace and prosperity" and yet leaves a culture in social ruination with a fuckton of trauma and issues--at the end of the day, is not an antihero. Sure, he sought to embetter the world, but instead of putting in actual work to help structure society in a meaningful way, he just killed everyone then fucked off and left the remaining few to deal with the backlash of his thoughtless actions. An antihero, on the otherhand, may be more moralistically grey, but they do have some sembalance of a moral compass that allows them to mainly side with good actions. Lisbeth from "Girl With The Dragon Tattoo" is a good example of this. As well as Jude from "Cruel Prince". Both have questionable moral alignments, but ultimately we can say that their end-goal is thoughtful and "good".

[@DecadesApartProductions]

I saw Johan in the thumbnail and I immediately clicked.

[@kurovisuals4272]

Tenma: is accused of murder and is labeled as such Johan: despite looking what most would consider completely normal in looks and intelligence is the actual murderer

[@specialknees6798]

Not even normal. He’s described as beautiful and essentially perfect on top of being incalculably brilliant and persuasive.

[@o.602]

Definitely not normal

[@kurovisuals4272]

@@specialknees6798 yeah I think my point stands

[@specialknees6798]

@@kurovisuals4272 yeah, I mean it does, but to take it even further, he wasn’t just a monster with a normal presentation, but a monster that to most, was perfection itself. Hence the Luciferian symbolism. As the story goes, Lucifer was God’s most beautiful and powerful creation, and also his greatest adversary.

[@o.602]

@@kurovisuals4272 I remember the rich business old man said something about how Johan does everything perfectly, almost assuming he isn't a human. There's also Lunge who claimed in his first impression of Johan - how the man behaved like a devil or demon, for able to hide his own tracks. Definitely not normal at all. Not to mentioned, his appearance (attractiveness) will make him stand out in a crowd of normal people.

[@Grayson-Winchester]

My favorite villains are Johan Libert,Aizen Sosuke, Zeke Yeager, Askeladd, Furuta and Griffith

[@Ribsi]

Is Zeke even an antagonist?

[@Grayson-Winchester]

@@Ribsi yes he is

[@Ribsi]

@@Grayson-Winchester Not really, he's more of a neutral character later on. He has his own plan with Eren. And in the end Eren made himself the antagonist of the final arc, while the whole world tries to stop him. The real antagonist of Aot is Marley in general, there's no single antagonist person at all. Plus Zeke's definitely no villain if you read further in the manga.

[@nopert841]

For me, friend (20th century boy) is the best.

[@Grayson-Winchester]

@@nopert841 I read 20th century boys too and disagree.

[@mgsgamer8340]

“No antagonist is perfect, but it can be the most perfect”

[@freeckotreecko]

Since I finished Monster, to me the top 3 antagonists are: 1. Johan Liebert 2. Hannibal Lecter 3. Makishima Shogo

[@snixkers8936]

The best video to watch at 5 am

[@Charlie-yt2iy]

*Exactly 2am on a Monday when you have 6 essays late and a D in all subjects except English, in which you have an F

[@aizenwitter5494]

I enjoy the mystery of Aizen, like Johan he just looks empty but you know that there is a lot behind that lifeless body. For hundreds of episodes he was able to plan out almost everything. I love how Aizen was always one step ahead and that he was impossible to read

[@yazargx7]

You commenting this was a part of aizen's plan

[@slamchowder4112]

I've been loving Shigaraki from My Hero Academia. Laugh all you want if you've only watched the anime, but you HAVE to read the manga to see why he's become such a great villain. Either that, or wait until season 5 of the anime, because it will cover an arc wherein Shigaraki is essentially the protagonist and the antagonist is the leader of another villain faction. We get to see Shigaraki's "origin" per se, and why he parallels Deku so well. The other members of the League of Villains get time to shine too. Big Phantom Troupe vibes.

[@sayanchakrabortyii9409]

He's good

[@slamchowder4112]

@@fuckk-popandtiktok3388 You clearly don't read the manga, then... You know... the ONE specification I made.

[@slamchowder4112]

@@fuckk-popandtiktok3388 So you ADMIT you haven't read the manga yet you still want to tell me I'm wrong. I avoid the anime community 99% of the time because of 12 year olds like you.

[@foxco83]

And shiggy has pissed of deku too

[@foxco83]

@@fuckk-popandtiktok3388 read the damm manga Shigiraki goes from a man child to a Literal god Or just read the my villian academia arc to see why shiggy is a great villian

[@_Cerb_]

5:48 Man I've rewatched Monster more than twice but Johan's voice and that ending still gives me chills to this day

[@yangwenli5131]

You should read the manga also

[@miuraslover996]

I love the editing, I think Wolf would be proud if he saw this

[@GamesStealth]

Video Title: *How To Make The Perfect Antagonist.* Actual Video: *90% of Guts and Griffith.*

[@fuckyouandyourbullshit69]

*makes sense*

[@gatsu8223]

And that’s what makes masked cool 👍🏼

[@PabloElChefe]

5% Johan, 5% Funny Valentine.

[@Grimgino]

Can you even blame him?

[@soony1319]

@@Grimgino Yes we can Johan and valentine deserves their respect

[@subhajitmalick7406]

My favorite antagonist will always be mereum. The level of impactness his character gives in a short screen time, that's just unmatchable. I think he is one of the very few antagonist who did least violence and terrorise it's opposite with its aura

[@theknoxcrew1040]

Suppose that you were sitting down at this table. The napkins are in front of you, which napkin would you take? The one on your ‘left’? Or the one on your ‘right’? The one on your left side? Or the one on your right side? Usually you would take the one on your left side. That is ‘correct’ too. But in a larger sense on society, that is wrong. Perhaps I could even substitute ‘society’ with the ‘Universe’. The correct answer is that ‘It is determined by the one who takes his or her own napkin first.’ …Yes? If the first one takes the napkin to their right, then there’s no choice but for others to also take the ‘right’ napkin. The same goes for the left. Everyone else will take the napkin to their left, because they have no other option. This is ‘society’… Who are the ones that determine the price of land first? There must have been someone who determined the value of money, first. The size of the rails on a train track? The magnitude of electricity? Laws and Regulations? Who was the first to determine these things? Did we all do it, because this is a Republic? Or was it Arbitrary? NO! The one who took the napkin first determined all of these things! The rules of this world are determined by that same principle of ‘right or left?’! In a Society like this table, a state of equilibrium, once one makes the first move, everyone must follow! In every era, this World has been operating by this napkin principle. And the one who ‘takes the napkin first’ must be someone who is respected by all. It’s not that anyone can fulfill this role… Those that are despotic or unworthy will be scorned. And those are the ‘losers’. In the case of this table, the ‘eldest’ or the ‘Master of the party’ will take the napkin first… Because everyone ‘respects’ those individuals

[@allenalphonse4962]

The only KZbinr i saw that was talking about Griffith like someone neutral that actually enjoyed the Masterpiece Of Berserk! And not some grown ass Fanboiist. Respect and ofc subscribed.

[@jays3652]

Great video! I'm so happy that you talked about Valentine and Johan. They are two of my favorite villains in all of manga/anime, and they don't get nearly as much attention or praise as they deserve. I also am a big fan of the "anti-villain" archetype that you sort of brought up, when the antagonists have noble intentions in mind (that happen to be morally grey).

[@ohbenbeckman1089]

Monster is such a masterpiece Johan is the perfect antagonist

[@killuazoldyck5452]

Kinda , if they gave a understandable reason for a doctor needs to investigate a serial killer that would be so good

[@friend1704]

@@killuazoldyck5452 but they dis

[@justsomeguywithoverlylarge4158]

The best antagonist is one that starts with speed and ends with wagon.

[@bartigerstewie2758]

He's not an antagonist. Just fanservice

[@aaryadeshmukh8262]

@@bartigerstewie2758 its a meme

[@spike3823]

For me : 1- funny valentine 2- Griffith 3- yoshikage kira 4- bondrewd 5- Johan liebert 6- light yagami 7- pucci 8- Billy bat 9- The friend 10- utsuro

[@komil8636]

Light isn't an antagonist tho

[@lauralaura4362]

lights protagonist but also the villain i would say

[@MindtalesAtYT]

Mine is; 1- Funny Valentine 2- Diavolo Una 3- Yoshikage Kira 4- DIO (part 3) 5- Pucci 6- Diego Brando 7- Kars 8- "The head doctor" 9- Dio Brando (part 1) 10- ur mom lmao

[@whyfi8760]

Light is the protagonist. Antagonist does not equal villain.

[@bruh5073]

Light isn't an antagonist. He is the protagonist lol

[@ghostmoth8617]

Funny Valentine is an amazing villan

[@ManSeekingMeaning]

"If the conflict is underwhelming or dealt with poorly.." *shows Muzan* Ouch. Burn.

[@TobyKBTY]

Bro just from the thumbnail alone I could tell this was gonna be fire. Perfect selection.

[@bigboi5284]

doojyaan~

[@willson8146]

"DATI DEEZ DON DATO CHEEP"

[@birbman5976]

@H_Mom3nt no one gives a shit

[@birbman5976]

@H_Mom3nt and?

[@JohnnyJoez]

For me a good antagonist is one who can be terrifying, but in a way, relatable As many ppl say, the antagonist and the protagonist are two sides of the same coin So having a protagonist that can feel human, that can feel like something or someone who in a way, could exist in the real world, makes it almost perfect Take Kira Yoshikage for example, he's just a normal man who just wants to live a quiet life But one single flaw makes him the bad guy, his weird fetish for severed hands That shows us that everyone is just one slip away from becoming an antagonist themselves, one single bad day can make you the " villain "

[@justaguywithagoodphoto4801]

@@fuckk-popandtiktok3388 demon slayer is a great anime it could rival jojo and naruto but not surpass em

[@justaguywithagoodphoto4801]

@@fuckk-popandtiktok3388 although manga MHA has some surprises coming so it might change

[@argun2717]

@@justaguywithagoodphoto4801 whoa whoa whoa whoa whoa whoa wait a min demon slayer cld rival jojo and naruto??what are you on right now?

[@justaguywithagoodphoto4801]

@@argun2717 just wait for the movie, season 2 and maybe 3

[@rookeyji5177]

@@justaguywithagoodphoto4801 even not factorig demon slayere absolutely dogshit ending it could not co pare to jojo or naruto(not shippuden)

[@Sappysappster]

The thing is an antagonists doesnt always have to be this deep and morally grey person like you said. They can just be evil but well written enough to be evil (i.e Madara, Doflamingo, Frieza, e.t.c) That's all I wanted to add on. This video is extremely well made!

[@GoosebumpsMMA]

Tornike Tvalchrelidze lol he was isn’t wrong. Madara was corrupt but just like doffy

[@DB-ie4vj]

That’s why Pitou vs Gon was so amazing normally the antagonist would want to destroy and the protagonist would want to protect but it was flipped

[@damienellison5222]

The perfect antagonist is the friends we made along the way

[@epichal4883]

Yeah, Friend from 20th Century Boys lol

[@luongmaihunggia]

That's a fucking brilliant idea. Imagine an antagonist who used to be friend with the protagonist but turned to villainy because of the protagonist. That would make for an interesting dynamic.

[@olido6687]

@@luongmaihunggia That would be interesting as well

[@lly_09]

I see Johan, I click

[@plat626]

Very cool, Masked

[@yarielrobles9003]

Small suggestion: make the volume of the intro and other sounds match the volume of your voice. Having an intro noticeably louder than your voice can dissuade people, especially those with sensitive hearing, from watching the video

[@Brutalizer1337]

my top 3 antagonist is johan, FV, griffith i'm no joking when i saw the thumbnail it felt so weird haha your videos are great, keep it up !

[@sefatsilverlake3816]

Makishima Shogo from Psycho Pass is another great example of all these points.

[@deavin4293]

Agree

[@herculean616]

The best villains I think are the ones who would sacrifice the whole world for one dream then a hero who would sacrifice a dream for the whole world.

[@Westiver_]

That's literally Johan and Tenma

[@ryandelmundo4965]

That's grffith also

[@cosmicspacething3474]

11:42 This is why the elites are in my opinion some of Superman’s best antagonists. While most of them are underdeveloped as individual characters besides the leader, they dominate Superman not by power, but by social status. Their method of just killing the bad guys with no remorse makes the population start to root for them over Superman, and tensions between them escalate as they try to solve the same problems. Sure Superman could easily kill them, and he almost does, but he’s challenged to win, and be pacifistic to show the world that the elites aren’t in the right.

[@goldenage1000]

For me one way to tell you have a good character is when people question their motives. Take Askeladd for example, many people think he is an Antagonist when really he is just a bad person and in some cases he is the protagonist.

[@surajkarki3511]

Can you tell more how he is a protagonist I'm curious

[@goldenage1000]

@@surajkarki3511 I don't mean to say that he is more of an protagonist than Thorfinn (which is why I said "in some cases") but in parts of the prologue, especially towards the end of it, he is the main focus where as Thorfinn is somewhere in the background.

[@apollospyrol7168]

@@goldenage1000 your using the wrong words theres no way gor askeladd to be a protagonist

[@dorkknight7225]

After seeing comments like these, I doubt my understanding on the concept of protagonist and antagonist.

[@katie5998]

@@dorkknight7225 Simple explination is: Protagonist-Main Character Antagonist-Opposing force Protagonists don't need to techincally be "good" and the antagonist doesn't need to be "bad". I will say this person's use of the word is incorrect, although the point they're making is sensible and valid. There can be multiple protagonists (or, more promptly, secondary protagonists) but usually the story revolves around one person.

[@meltedbutterson846]

"see what I did there"-He's the kind of guy you'd call a monster otherwise XD.

[@TheBlueFang]

FINALLY I've been waiting for this, this is gonna be great

[@ravioli_826]

A good antagonist doesn’t give the hero something to do, they give the hero something to be.

[@Supermateo97]

Incredible video! I love video essays, so I'd like if you did more in the future. Only one point: Doflamingo didn't directly make Luffy achieve 4th Gear. Luffy was capable of doing it since the time skip, but he likely didn't want to use it until the right moment (knowing the risk). Doflamingo was that moment. I love that the Strawhats were so strong after the timeskip that they were kinda just breezing through the Fishman and Punk Hazard arcs, and then Dressrosa hit, and that's when they realized the _actual_ level of the New World.

[@donovandavis7398]

You forget, Araki himself is an antagonist

[@vovabars1234]

The ultimate dog killer

[@artifextalas1499]

Because he keeps killing zeppeli-like characters?

[@CEREAL_KILO]

@@vovabars1234 🤣😂

[@samg131]

Funny Valentine, Johan, and Griffith are my top 3 villains! Great video.

[@willsonjohn9179]

Try pain arch in Naruto . Pain just changed my view on wars

[@Ciaramae7]

Madera from Naruto and zukos dad sorry I forgot his name but and freiza and my number favorite antagonist is makima from chainsaw man those are my 4 favorite antagonists

[@CK......]

You should do a breakdown/review of Monster.

[@yangwenli5131]

Yes

[@ry5o]

A great antagonist is if they feel like an actual person with realistic emotions that absurdity change who they are, as a example Griffith. Griffith was a simple knight with a band of people but his intentions was to simply gain power for whatever means necessary, this led him to become a fucking human raping demon that torments Guts for satisfaction due to Guts was being praised and was a better leader than Griffith. I think that’s an amazing example. Edit- the complexity of the character and how they can change the element/atmosphere of the story when he’s in the picture.

[@ifisawyourreplyiwillanswerback]

It’s not so complicated tbh, just one guy being aggressively jealous of the other. 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@jeffneinenstein5923]

11:43-12:04 Alright, I’m just gonna say that GOOD GUY SUPERMAN is not boring. Superman’s main conflict stems from his origin and who he is. His body may be alien, but his mind and soul are human, which leads to some very interesting dynamics. The issue is, most writers don’t take advantage of this, and write the same old boring stuff. If you want an example of a good Superman series, please read All-Star Superman and Superman: Red Son!

[@GolumTR]

What I’m getting is that there are two steps to making a great villain: 1. Putting in the work of creating in depth characterization, rooting their actions in meaningfully explored philosophy truly inspected even if it is morally wrong. 2. Making them so fucking hot, oh my god 🥵

[@bewithangely]

Antagonist without any goals, and nothing to lose is one of the most terrifying

[@ramager]

I have such a big problem with making antagonists. I keep growing to love them, so then I make them more loveable and then I end up redeeming them.

[@enternamehere8566]

I think Aizen is a Pretty Amazing Antagonist

[@Mepphy99]

Is an Ok antagonist but he falls flat in how much he can read and create situations in which he Is the winner I know he Is described as super intelligent but like ... It doesn't fell 100% right

[@scnojohnson9645]

@@Mepphy99 fax, that’s my biggest flaw with him. He’s made out to be a perfect man basically. That’s why I think itachi being incorrect on how the aftermath of his death would turn out gave depth to his character. Even geniuses can’t predict everything

[@Mepphy99]

@@scnojohnson9645 yeah, Bleach had this problem with the super villain of the serie. At least he was enjoyable tho Contrary to Yatch

[@YhwachTheAlmighty]

Aizen and Yhwach are the goats.

[@YhwachTheAlmighty]

@@Mepphy99 Aizen and Yhwach are the goats. Aizen is my fav antagonist honestly. I dont understand the super villain of the series argument, makes no sense as the villains benefit the aspects of the story like no other imo. Perfect antagonists imo.

[@jimmyrustles358]

Pucci: Literally kills the entire cast of his part in order to bring a peace of mind for the entirety of humanity based on his warped ideologies that stem from horrific coincidences that occurred early in his life, causing him to fall from grace as a priest and progressively become more antitheistic in his thoughts and actions. His character forcing us to ponder, that if something is fated to happen, do we at all need to accept any responsibility? Funny Valentine: rapes kids, loses to a cripple flicking fingernails at him, hahah america go brrrr

[@OGrupxe]

Part 8 villain: Non-existant

[@pretty7995]

deltaRed U haven read it have u?

[@bruh5073]

Also Pucci: Unknowingly orders the KKK on his own brother and sister and gets slapped by a 11 year old.

[@REX-ml8dd]

pucci is mid

[@ronramen5827]

Yet Pucci failed at killing a little boy. Sure, two Joestars sacrificed their lives for him, but still. Pucci could control gravity to such a wide and precise scale that he could reset the universe, but he got his soul erased to some O2. The main cast even got to lead better lives smh what a fool, checkmate, Catholics, shouldn't believe in God or the past 40 something years get irreversibly changed. At least it's only the past 40 years.

[@The-One-Eyed-Grim-Reaper]

Masked Man : Good Villains Have A Goal Johan Liebert : I Want To be The Last Person Alive💀💀💀

[@jorisdelben8145]

Rachel from Tower of God really encompasses the opening quote. The only thing she has going for her is her goal. She has nothing but a goal and even with nothing she still is one of the most intriguing antagonists I've seen. But Kira Yoshikage is still my man.

[@thechosenone8332]

You know you wrote an excellent antagonist when people root for them more than the protagonist

[@Annihilation_Studios]

No I think that means you made a bad protagonist

[@miuraslover996]

12:29 😂the subtle Demon Slayer diss! Loved it.

[@ariesvalliant760]

Yeah demon moon 3, 2, and 1 all heat but muzan was not

[@mjolninja9358]

Never really got the Hype of Demon Slayer, Tried it but I was already ready to give it up at episode 2 but I just TRIED a little more but in the end I gave up at episode 7. I really don’t get the hype.

[@FlynnMegaTensei]

Muzan was a very trash villain I don't know how ppl could sympathize for him

[@yangwenli5131]

@@infnite.6938 same bro instead of reading demon slayer , I should've reread vagabond or berserk

[@yangwenli5131]

@@FlynnMegaTensei not only sympathisising he was a trash villain tbh

[@KalleVilenius]

For me, the best villain is Blackbeard from One Piece. Driven by what he wants rather than just being an obstacle for the hero? Absolutely. His introduction? He gets three, first with us learning his name and the awful things he's done, then we're introduced to a character who looks and acts like a comedic side-character but has the complete opposite tastes to the hero, establishing him as a foil. And finally the third introduction where the name and reputation are added to the person we've met. Pushing the narrative? So far his impact on the world has been much bigger than that of the heroes. Yes sir, I do like Blackbeard.

[@killuazoldyck5662]

Loved both Johan and Meruem ♥️

[@fishconnoisseur]

Step 1: Be blonde Step 2: Be evil but understandable (optional)

[@rjmusic3251]

Bondrewd from Made In Abyss is an underrated antagonist.

[@ultomato7127]

Fr

[@fairywww]

YES my favourite

[@devine8023]

Please please please do a what makes the perfect protagonist video I genuinely find these videos super useful for the book I'm writing

[@deavin4293]

He made one but it was only for Shonen protagonist so if you're not doing Shonen I think you got to find someone else that did that

[@GGMguy]

The perfect antagonist is one who wants to live a quiet life

[@dkjaeger1065]

Me:"Are you an antagonist ?" Eren:"Well yes but acutally no"

[@GoosebumpsMMA]

He currently his

[@ascended313]

Reverse Flash no he isn’t, he’s a protagonist. There is a difference between a villainous protagonist and an antagonist.

[@Juan_Laurino]

​@@ascended313 He is not the protagonist anymore, we don't see his point of view, we follow his story but he is not the protagonist anymore

[@ascended313]

Juan Laurinø he is, just because we intentionally don’t see his POV rn doesn’t mean he suddenly isn’t the protagonist.

[@GoosebumpsMMA]

• Dragon_Flame _ right now he is an antagonist. We don’t see him since chapter 123 (except 130) and we follow Mikasa & co trying to stop him. He is the ultimate threat of the manga so I guess we can say that he is an antagonist.

[@xxmonsterxx2530]

johan ofc , he's almost turn tenma to committed murder the most human character in Anime

[@saoudfahad1762]

I wouldn’t call him evil I just got tired of him manipulating people like I get it but damn and I lost it when he strays disguising him self sorry but he isn’t that human but ofc he is def more human than most anime villains

[@tamarantulasweb943]

Great video about antagonists! This is probably the only video on antagonists mentioning superman instead of the joker :D (valid point, though!)

[@jojomojofofo]

I agree with a lot of what your saying…… accept the part about Superman. When you have a character like Superman, you don’t just challenge his power. That’s what most writers usually go for, showing off his feats of strength and power, but it makes the story kinda devoid of emotion and weight. So you don’t just challenge his power…. you challenge his morals and ideals. Antagonists like Lex, Darksied, Braniac, etc. constantly do this and try break his character and see it the way they do. That’s what makes great Superman stories, so when characters that are equal to his power finally show up, it’s that much more satisfying. Btw I’m kinda tired of evil Superman. It’s kinda gotten stale for me since it’s so overused.

[@ShamsunNahar-nf1ty]

Okay I wanna read all of these mangas now lol. The ones that I'v read from this are already my favorite

[@iconofsin5368]

Title:How to Make the Perfect Antagonist Raoh(Ken-oh) and Kaioh from Hokuto No Ken:*Ahem*

[@theblackswordsman1998]

Well actually at the final arc ,Raoh isnt really Antagonist but instead the second confused protagonist

[@snkosen9798]

idk bout kaioh but raoh is lit

[@iconofsin5368]

@@snkosen9798 Kaioh is just more evil Raoh ,both are epic

[@epichal4883]

I haven't gotten to Kaioh yet but I'll give Raoh some credit, he has one of the best introductions I've seen in a while. Also a badass design, badass horse, badass backstory, pretty much a badass all around lol.

[@TripleDDD204]

Really liked Raoh but Kaioh was just a rehash that wasn’t needed

[@solidsnake9898]

1) They should feel like a threat 2) Make them interesting and/or entertaining to watch

[@edwardthorne2108]

If you think Bondrewd is an unstoppable force in the manga, in my opinion the anime personifies that even more. I highly recommend watching the anime, especially the new movie that recently came out.

[@austinpowers3659]

I love your analysis videos it makes me a better writer and viewer of media