Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-43281069-20190806112332/@comment-37117761-20200122012533

LeahCCinnamon wrote: "For the most part the villains have the same problem as a lot of the other aspects of this season: they have great concepts, but the concepts are underutilized, thus causing them to come off as lackluster."

Dang, excuse me for being bitter, but which season actually has well executed villains that are themed well with the season, with the writing concept executed harmonically? Am really interested in your thoughts! I can't say that any season has a perfect track record with its villains, but a lot of them have so many good villains that it makes up for the few villains they have.


 * The villains of Fresh weren't fruit-themed or dancing themed, but they were still interesting due to being from an Orwellian dystopia. Eas had an interesting redemption arc, Westar and Soular had memorable personalities, Northa was downright creepy, and Moebius had a great plot twist. The only lackluster villain of Fresh was Klein, and since he didn't have a big role anyway, it didn't matter.


 * The villains of Heartcatch are also interesting. The trio at the beginning has a good dynamic going between them, and all three are vibrant and full of personality even before we find out why they're villains. Dark Pretty Cure is awesome, and her relationship to Cure Moonlight becomes a downright tear-jerker at the end. Professor Sabaku also has a great plot twist and a tear-jerking ending. Dune is the only one who doesn't get a reason why he's evil, but he makes up for it due to just how much of a psychopath he is.


 * As some people have said above, the villains of Smile are interesting for the most part. The trio starts out bland, but when they comedically interact with one another and the people around them, they start becoming very memorable. And Joker... well, he's the best villain in the entire franchise. He may not have anything to do with fairy tales, but he's so freaking creepy that it doesn't matter. The only villains who were bland were Emperor Pierrot (who was a generic Big Bad), Bad End Sunny, Bad End March, and Bad End Beauty.


 * HUGtto! has three bad villains (Gelos, JinJin, and Takumi) and one villain who is just lackluster in my opinion (Bicine. He's fine, but the yandere archetype has been done better). Although we don't find out why most of them joined George Kurai, it's really cool how each villain represents a different generation, and most of them have some really memorable moments. Take, for example, the heartwarming fight with Charaleet in which he realizes that he does have a future after all; Papple being figuratively driven to suicide when the person she loves most in the world cheats on her; Listol's fight with Harry and his backstory being revealed in episode 39; Dr. Traum's relationship with Ruru; and all of the really powerful chats George Kurai had with Nono Hana. HUGtto! was far from perfect, but its villains were some of the best parts of the show.