Villains are the Necessary Evil

When you’re reading a comic book or watching a superhero movie, ask yourself this question: “Are Villains the necessary evil?”  A man named Dan Ward wrote an article named “Villains- the necessary evil?”, which explains why all good superheroes need a villain in their life. In this article, he writes about the differences between villains and how they all have strengths and weaknesses.  A man named Frank B. Shutts said, “One very important ingredient of success is a good, wide-awake, persistent, tireless enemy.” Ward argues that the heroes use the weaknesses of the villains to better themselves, and I agree because the villains are what make them both stronger and smarter. how Ward names a group of villains such as Darth Vader or Lex Luther the “Evil Geniuses.” These types of villains always have “Evil Plans”; therefore, in order to defeat these types of villains, the superheroes are going to have to think harder than usual and outside-of-the-box.  Then there are the villains he calls “The Destructive Monsters,” whose goals are to destroy everything in sight. So you might be thinking, how does a destroyer help a superhero? Well, these kind of villains are actually very easy to outsmart, but they take both patience and creativity.  Then, Wards last group is called the “Criminally Incompetent.” These villains might be fairly dumb, but they do everything that they can to gain control.  I think that these villains can be the hardest to defeat, because it is almost impossible for the hero to guess what the villain is going to do next.  By having a villain, the hero gains character traits that he necessarily wouldn't pick up by helping the common people with their struggles.  Also, villains almost give the heroes a push when they are battling against each other.  I am sure that Wonder Woman thinks about what she has to lose if this villains defeats her, so she does her absolute best. This post is interesting because Ward is able to connect villains who don't even “exist in the same universe” together in a way to categorize them.  Because Ward is a specialist in studying tactics of wars here on earth, he knows a great deal on how “enemies” work and the differences between them.  He is able to connect the strengths and weaknesses of real-life enemies to the villains in comics and other stories effectively.