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Have I ever liked a villain more than the hero?

You obviously don’t know me, do you?

I have ALWAYS carried a torch for the one who stands apart from the rest! The underdog. One with a laughter that gives me the heebie-jeebies.

From Ajit as Din Dayal mouthing Saara sheher mujhe Lion ke naamse jaantha hai through Pran as Sher Khan promising Yaari hai imaan mera, yaar meri zindagi to Dhanush as the gangster Kokki Kumar introducing himself En peru Kumaru…Kokki Kumaru to Tom Hiddleston’s I am Loki, of Asgard, and I am burdened with glorious purpose; my heart beats for all of them as they never do for a boring bleh-inducing hero.

A villain to me is someone who knows themselves as clear as light, however dark their intentions might seem to be. Someone who knows what they want and is willing to die for it, needs to be applauded, no?

How many of us can say that about ourselves, eh?

The fact that they somehow seem to know that a good stylist can make or break their mojo is a bonus to my roving eye; impeccably dressed as they all are!

Ask me and I would crown anyone with enough moxie to question society and it’s archaic structures, establishment and it’s rigid rules, humanity and it’s burgeoning quest for more that is destroying Earth, even question God for that matter without any fear in their hearts, a villain.

The outsider. The lone wolf. The one who fights wars no one else dare wage. And wins…atleast some of the times the utterly conventional bleh goes for a blah break.

Do I have a favorite? Nah…

But two interesting characters that are not talked about enough come to my mind who fulfill this criteria and win my love unconditionally. Loopy Lulu is on their team of Righteous Rebels against Oppression forever!

One is from a book. The other from an OTT series adapted from a book.

1 : Dr. Bertrand Zobrist: A genius geneticist from Dan Brown’s Inferno.

The One who was willing to die to free some space and make Earth a better place…with fewer people ofcourse.

Believing the Earth’s burgeoning population to be on the brink of destroying the planet, Zobrist creates a highly contagious viral vector he calls “Inferno” to selectively cause sterility to a third of the population thus culling the global population growth to a more stable level. Well, now you know who Thanos is based on. Zobrist is the brain behind the all brawn Thanos.

Genius indeed. Was he wrong? I don’t think so.

I don’t know why people thought Dan lost the plot in this book. This book is by far his only book with a real world solution that could actually work. Lost symbols and Holy Grails are all fine yet futile. What the heck am I going to do with all this symbology once I turn the last page!

I am Team Earth if there ever comes a day a war is waged between humanity and Earth. I want Earth to win. At the cost of all humanity to be erased off of it? Ofcourse YES! Without a doubt. I am not sorry I love the planet more than humanity.

If people aren’t willing to do something about overpopulation on their own…somebody has to rise up and make their choice for them. Even if it is by force. If you can’t zip it, let somebody zip it for you, kiddo!

I LOVED Zobrist’s theory. I find it admirable that he created that virus and let it choose anyone it wanted to affect randomly.

Sad that he killed himself though. He deserved to live after that bold and ballzy act.

Handover the Nobel to him already! Posthumously is fine!

2 : Anthony J Crowley: The Demon (fallen angel) from Good Omens

Played by David Tennant (dishy as hell!), Crowley is also the snake that tempted Eve to eat the apple. Did I tell you he is a shape shifter too?Ofcourse he is.

Friends with an angel Aziraphale, Crowley loves plants (although they seem terrified by him) and lives in a sleek and sexy black Bentley with a mind of it’s own. The car itself deserves a crown of it’s own!

The only one to question God about the inherent flaws of creation and the Universe, humanity, free will, injustice and what have you…only to be exiled. A demon who actually loves humans and wants to give them a chance, hellbent( pun intended) on saving humanity from armegeddon!

Gay and in love with his best friend, the bumbling classically good angel. What’s not to love?

Going against type, he hated all creatures from Hell. His famous Oh, the toxic bureaucracy of the damned still leaves me in splits.

When finally God (hat tip! It’s a black woman) does give him a ear and a choice, he chooses complete annihilation of the Universe thus giving a fresh start to all of humanity. A new beginning to the Universe at the cost of all life; thus his life and his love’s sacrifice too.

Even the angel hesitates for a moment. He’s addicted to food, books…all things Earthside and his angelic being. Unwilling to let go of his comforts for the greater good. Wanting to choose their togetherness over a sacrifice.

Can you beat that? Could anyone be more…good? Oxymoronish…I know.

Crowley is a classic villain per definition of a demon. But he is the one possessing all the qualities that describe GOOD. In the battle between the good and the bad, he teams with the truth.

Alone. Cast out. Homeless.

Guiltfree. Pure unadulterated fun.

Never letting anything get to him.

Hozzatt for a classic hero…err villain…err I am sorry, I am all in knots now.

Suffice to say my villains are the blur living in the crossroads — the in-betweeners. Going beyond conventional choices. Neither leaders nor followers. They are a league of their own. They look you straight in the eye, straighten your collar and question where you stand.

And to me, that’s all that matters.

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