04-13-2021, 07:56 PM
I think the clearest examples are actually comic book villains. Batman has a lot of villains so we will look at 4 of them and compare.
Joker- Chaotic psychopath. His only goal is to prove to the world that order is an illusion. He has an utter disregard for the lives and wellbeing of not only his followers, people who love him (Harley Quinn), and innocent bystanders, but also himself. Batman's archenemy and they can be seen as polar opposites. While Batman is the Dark Knight he is also the world's greatest detective and uses logic and reason to find perpetrators and the evidence needed to lock them up in Arkham prison. He refuses to kill, often to own detriment.
Mr. Freeze- This villain was a renowned scientist and researcher in medicine and cryogenics. His wife became inflicted with an incurable disease. He cryogenically froze her to allow himself time to cure her and revive her. His research and obsession has caused him to cause damage to others and even partially freeze himself so as to prolong his own life to be with his wife whenever she can be cured. He will do anything to cure his wife and make any minuscule progress in curing her. This includes hurting other intentionally or unintentionally. Batman is deeply sympathetic of his anguish and has tried to get Mr. Freeze to act more rationally many times to no avail.
Mr Zsasz- He is a serial killer who murders for his own enjoyment. Not much to say here other than he is a sadist who likes to mark his victims.
Poison Ivy- She is a botanist who believes plants are being destroyed by human activities. Her mission is to save the plants and she is an eco-terrorist. Despite this she has functioned both as an ally and enemy of Batman, while he understands her, he does not agree with her methods.
As you can see comics are full of villians who have good intentions. They desire something most people would consider as good or worthwhile but their means are what causes pain and suffering. This is a common feature of american comics at least thru the 90s.
Joker- Chaotic psychopath. His only goal is to prove to the world that order is an illusion. He has an utter disregard for the lives and wellbeing of not only his followers, people who love him (Harley Quinn), and innocent bystanders, but also himself. Batman's archenemy and they can be seen as polar opposites. While Batman is the Dark Knight he is also the world's greatest detective and uses logic and reason to find perpetrators and the evidence needed to lock them up in Arkham prison. He refuses to kill, often to own detriment.
Mr. Freeze- This villain was a renowned scientist and researcher in medicine and cryogenics. His wife became inflicted with an incurable disease. He cryogenically froze her to allow himself time to cure her and revive her. His research and obsession has caused him to cause damage to others and even partially freeze himself so as to prolong his own life to be with his wife whenever she can be cured. He will do anything to cure his wife and make any minuscule progress in curing her. This includes hurting other intentionally or unintentionally. Batman is deeply sympathetic of his anguish and has tried to get Mr. Freeze to act more rationally many times to no avail.
Mr Zsasz- He is a serial killer who murders for his own enjoyment. Not much to say here other than he is a sadist who likes to mark his victims.
Poison Ivy- She is a botanist who believes plants are being destroyed by human activities. Her mission is to save the plants and she is an eco-terrorist. Despite this she has functioned both as an ally and enemy of Batman, while he understands her, he does not agree with her methods.
As you can see comics are full of villians who have good intentions. They desire something most people would consider as good or worthwhile but their means are what causes pain and suffering. This is a common feature of american comics at least thru the 90s.
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