Whats the difference between a villian and a super villian?

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dynastystar Jun 21, 2019 @ 11:42am

what makes a villian "super"? I'm just curious what the criteria is that makes the difference as plenty of people seem to use the term "super villian"? I thought the criteria would be that the villian has superpowers, but alot of people refer to characters with super powers as villians more often than not, where as Somebody like the Joker(who as far as I know, doesn't have any superpowers, just goons and things that can produced).

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76561199232962720 Aug 24, 2024 @ 2:17pm

Originally posted by Blargo:
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apathy Aug 24, 2024 @ 2:20pm

Originally posted by Aduro:
PRESENTATION!

Loved that film.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H7RkiOck8u4

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AdahnGorion Aug 24, 2024 @ 2:22pm

Nothing. They are both fantasy

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abcd Aug 24, 2024 @ 2:28pm

super villains bully other villains, too.

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Swarmfly Aug 24, 2024 @ 2:31pm

A villian has a gun, while a supervillian has two.

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apathy Aug 24, 2024 @ 2:32pm

Originally posted by AdahnGorion:
Nothing. They are both fantasy

You sure about that?

There have been plenty of villains in history. Mao, Hilter, and Calliou.

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AdahnGorion Aug 24, 2024 @ 2:34pm

Originally posted by apathy:
Originally posted by AdahnGorion:
Nothing. They are both fantasy
You sure about that?

There have been plenty of villains in history. Mao, Hilter, and Calliou.

Those are mere people.

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abcd Aug 24, 2024 @ 2:40pm

yeah true villainy is an aesthetic consideration at odds with the perceptual norms of statecraft and powermongering. a villain is seen as such, and continues to persist unabated. mao, hitler, and the bald one are seen as heroes to many. this is not true villainy.

then, as the villain is a step above and beyond simple moral and ethical corruption, the elevation of evil to an art, a super villain must be as unto a saint of evil.

satan is a supervillain. baalzebub is a supervillain. The Adversary is a supervillain, and also literally God talking to himself using a hand puppet.

the next step up is godhood.

Last edited by abcd; Aug 24, 2024 @ 2:42pm

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vkobe Aug 24, 2024 @ 2:41pm

Originally posted by dynastystar:
what makes a villian "super"? I'm just curious what the criteria is that makes the difference as plenty of people seem to use the term "super villian"? I thought the criteria would be that the villian has superpowers, but alot of people refer to characters with super powers as villians more often than not, where as Somebody like the Joker(who as far as I know, doesn't have any superpowers, just goons and things that can produced).

normal police and military cant neutralize them

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L1qu1dator Aug 24, 2024 @ 2:42pm

Uhh super villain has super powers?
And a villain is just a guy with too much money.

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apathy Aug 24, 2024 @ 2:44pm

Originally posted by AdahnGorion:
Originally posted by apathy:
You sure about that?

There have been plenty of villains in history. Mao, Hilter, and Calliou.
Those are mere people.

Well technically the last one is a cartoon, but his evil transcends all.

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