Isn't Viktor supposed to be the misunderstood "villain" archetype?

ModAcademy Kayn·Dec 8, 2016·6 votes·563 views

So why is everyone complaining about him seeming like a villain from other people's perspectives?

8 Comments

JunkοDec 8, 20165 votes

There is nothing to misunderstand about murdering people and using their brains to create mindless robot minions that follow his every command. You are just being a generic evil overlord with no positive things about you.

ModAcademy KaynDec 8, 20163 votes

Who said he murdered anyone? There were body parts yeah, but Zaun is full of people who are poor, desperate for a new chance, or just way too into machines.

TyrekGoldenspearDec 8, 20164 votes

Except you don't know he murdered them.

There is a cult very willing to offer themselves up for him to upgrade.

VeraskaDec 8, 20163 votes

I always thought the misunderstood villain thing was just people imprinting their ideas and headcannons onto him, nothing in his VO makes him sound anything other then diabolical or mad

RalanrDec 8, 20161 votes

That's probably the closest to the truth honestly. But I like to speculate otherwise.

TyrekGoldenspearDec 8, 20162 votes

Let's not mention his laugh everytime he uses his deathray.

I think it sounds cool, and I have no issue with him being a villain.

I suspect it's becuase my favorite skin is Creator Viktor.

ModAcademy KaynDec 8, 20162 votes

Yeah, that is actually very true... regardless of that though, people are getting upset that their "Misunderstood Villain" archtype is being misunderstood, when they see that as his head cannon.

ModKnightsKemplarDec 8, 20161 votes

Because they were emotionally attached to the old Viktor's lore and story details.

I am baffled in the same way that you are. We haven't even seen his new lore and people are acting like it's a knife in their heart. Fairly over-dramatic if you ask me. I, too, have been very critical of the direction that stories I liked took (Inheritance Saga, anyone?), but never to the point that I ranted about it on the internet trying to get the author to "listen" to me and make changes.

More than anything, a bad story is an opportunity to learn about the art of storytelling, not a desperate attempt to try to re-write someone else's canon.