Subject: Aren't the Sues the villains, though?
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Posted on: 2019-03-28 18:17:00 UTC

And more generally, all badfic? True, it's more PvE than PvP, but it counts.

This wouldn't be the first time someone attempted to introduce a Big Bad to the universe, but IMO, it doesn't work very well. If it's not an Emergency that drags in half of HQ whether we like it or not, it's aggrandizement for the few agents whom the villain sets up to be the Big Heroes, and that can be more irritating than entertaining without just the right balance of gravitas and humor. What makes your agents so special that the villain is picking on them, you know? Where are the DES and DIA, who ought to be dealing with this sort of thing?

I think Artemis and friends almost pulled it off with the Red Sue, way way back in the day. Some of the agents involved were DIA, which helped. But IIRC, the arc was never finished, which is always a potential pitfall.

I'll admit that a card-carrying, monologuing, mustache-twirling sort of villain sounds like it could be fun, though, if other people wanted to play on an opt-in basis and it didn't end up being a power trip for a couple agents singled out to be Big Heroes. There are questions that would need answers, too, about how he knows about the PPC, how did he ever become an agent and/or go rogue without being found out and stopped if he's prone to expositing his evil plans, how does he keep getting away from the agents to strike again, etc. The short answer to all of those might be "comedic hijinks," but a long answer would be required at some point. {= )

As always, I advise newcomers to start small, with a regular pair of agents doing regular sorts of missions, to establish your characters and also yourself, as a writer and a community member. It really helps to build a solid foundation first if you want to go on to do bigger things later. {= )

~Neshomeh

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