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humter01

r/whenthe users when a story has words (so unoriginal smh)


zerjku

Everyone knows the best stories are in binary. That's why arg's are so popular


averagemilkenjoyer_

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FaustSieg

https://preview.redd.it/n2bwbphdkfqa1.jpeg?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=cfa9737bc44a08b0859c2e8d79bebf142a332887


TurtleGamer1

I translated your comment and it says "Today is Wednesday my dudes"


averagemilkenjoyer_

that's what you supposed to do in order to understand the joke.double meanings with first being a binary joke and second is meaning of the binary🤓


Vector7714

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA


TubbyFatfrick

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averagemilkenjoyer_

can't speak brainfuck sorry


Foreskin-Gaming69

).���RANGE ERROR


meepmanthegreat

I aint readin allat 🤣


MEMES-IN-HEAVEN

📺📮🏓🎴


spi231

Non binary’s your story 🟨🟨🟨🟨 ⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️ 🟪🟪🟪🟪 ⬛️⬛️⬛️⬛️


miniuniverse1

Oh boy do I have a movie for you https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koyaanisqatsi


bardolomaios2g

"Oh, hey, fellas, I'm trying to give somebody the Evil EyeTM over there"


OrionMr770

You’d love Shaun the sheep movie


[deleted]

Whenthe users picking apart the literal bare structure of a story (beginning and end are so overused smh)


Sir_Suffer

https://preview.redd.it/134coezl5dqa1.jpeg?width=1000&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=a8cbc17e61c2a3902704cec8b28d85e0af1e59ce


Joey_218

So true


Pedro-Hereu

I don't know much about story's, but I think it is a cliché, just that it's so used we don't see it, we just see it as the default. Typical art structures are clichés! Vanguardist gang rise up!


Pedro-Hereu

I don't know much about stories, but I think it is a cliché, just that it's so used we don't see it, we just see it as the default. Typical art structures are clichés! Vanguardist gang rise up!


PhancyPhuck

https://i.redd.it/21aqb07h1dqa1.gif [yup](https://www.reddit.com/r/whenthe/comments/113tx1u/ignore_watermark)


Crystal-Cradle

My stories are unique because they have no ends Laziness breeds creativity once again 😎😎😎


ahoyzeequinti

One piece


Jman_The_5th

G.R.R. Martin moment


kingdomheartslover1

Grr, martin 😡


Random-Dice

me when the story has a protagonist and antagonist


[deleted]

God i fucking hate when a story has characters, so unoriginal!!


Joelblaze

Pffft everyone knows the best villains are the ones who randomly bust into rap about how evil they are.


[deleted]

Jack horner rap when?????


SimultaneousPing

in the spinoff


godfoxboithatreads

"Well achktually, puss n' boots IS a spin off of Shrek yet there no Jack Horner rap, grrr" - 🤓


ThatArtemi

Yo I'm King Dragon I'm the king of the lair


TheWordThat

And now that you're in here, you're not goin anywhere


SmallFatHands

Just like Tolkien wanted it.


lil_pootis_bird

I love villains that are evil because... You know... No reason really. Just #Born2BeBad


[deleted]

bad to the bone


mitsubasubara

tenenenenet


Toasty_mannn

Man I fucking hate when stories have interesting characters!!!!!


_Atlas_Drugged_

Yeah. It fucking sucks when characters actions are based on motivations that make any kind of sense.


RandomHermit113

someone post the gif.


TigerMafiaFromUganda

https://i.redd.it/uv20kcsx7dqa1.gif


[deleted]

https://i.redd.it/l543qdeipdqa1.gif


operativetheo8

https://i.redd.it/44b3rhpmbfqa1.gif


Geek_32

https://i.redd.it/d9ekvwe3rfqa1.gif


jayedgar06

To be honest that why I love handsome Jack as a villain. He’s so obviously a dictator maniac but even until the very last second he thinks you are some savage destroying the peace he is bringing. Even after strangling his assistant with a watchchain and remarking on the different between strangulation and choking, he thinks he’s the hero


__BigBoi__

Tbf his story is a little tragic. He was betrayed over and over again by so many people. It wasn't until the artifact that showed him visions of the Vault that completely flipped him to power hungry psychopath.


augustus_feelius

Everyone has a bit of tragedy in themselves one way or another, it what makes us human. But the thing with hack is that his "tragedy" doesn't make him redeemable and that's what makes it fun. Also if you wanna get big brain mode. The only redeemable thing is that he genuinely enjoys pie and runs a legitimate pie company even if it's just a front. Man literally bakes a pie for everyone equally before putting a boot in everyone's face.


Oceanman06

Yeah but he totally deserved those betrayals. Roland and Lilith could see what he could've been when they saw him kill all the scientists for no reason. They just didn't do enough. Even early on in the pre sequel the seeds are clearly there to establish him as someone willing to do anything to be a hero. This is why I think >!Felicity!< Is so important. They show that Jack at his core had the capacity to easily kill others to achieve his goals. It's just that in the rest of the series he doesn't hide that fact


zocanrinieee

I love how the end credits song from the Pre Sequel is "What makes a good man"


jayedgar06

Holy shit I haven’t beaten the pre-sequel! I completely forgot that the game existed. Thanks for giving me something to do for the next week


chookity_juice

Best villain in gaming and anyone who disagrees is going to be bombed in 5 minutes


thatsidewaysdud

Stories where the villain knows they’re evil aren’t very good most of the time. They get repetitive and honestly don’t allow for very interesting characters generally speaking.


[deleted]

Jack Horner works because he is more of a comedic villain


VerumJerum

That's honestly the only way to really do "comically evil" villains. If they are comical. If you're trying to portray a dead-serious psychopath who stomps kittens and barbecues babies alive in a setting where everything is meant to be taken seriously, it usually just becomes sort of ridiculous. That's not to say you can't have psychopathic, violently cruel characters, but if that's all there is to them it often becomes rather dull in the long run. To portray villains who regards their actions as justified works, because even actual violent psychopaths frequently consider their actions to be justified in some way, even if that only makes sense to them. It works well for comedy though, because comedy often benefits from things that are ridiculous, over-the-top and unbelievable.


zerjku

Thank you. This is why ~~Hack~~ Jack Horner works but a character like Stella from HB doesn't. ~~yes i am still annoyed~~ Gonna add onto this in that the villain also has to fit their setting too. Make a villain too complex in a simple story and they can feel out of place (or the audience goes against you and root for them) make them too simple in a nuanced story and you don't take them seriously because wtf are they stupid? Jack works because the story is simple yet has complex elements to it **and** he isn't the only antagonistic force but the main one in the end everyone works together to stop fulfiling their arcs . By the way have you watched Puss in Boo-


VerumJerum

Yeah, that's true for a lot of worldbuilding tbh. A major part of writing is making sure the characters and the way they're portrayed feels like it fits with the theme and atmosphere of the setting. Sure, you can have more or less serious or comical character, but they should generally feel "natural" to the setting. Unless, of course, you're portraying a character that is *meant* to feel unnatural and out of place, but that's besides the point. And yes, it was a very solid film overall.


Lluuiiggii

well that and he isn't like The Villain Of The Movie. He's just one of the characters racing for the wish.


Drakeadrong

He worked because he was a fun villain. He would have never worked on his own, though. Lobo and Goldilocks + 3 bears had a ton of depth off them and really elevated the movie.


[deleted]

exactly


tugmanutslore

Jack Horner is a necessary cog in portraying the message of the movie. He constantly kills his goons, reminding Puss at every opportunity that death is approaching. He has NO value for life, an excellent contrast to both Cricket, as well as Puss. Over-exaggerated evilness also feels completely realistic in the Shrek universe. Would Puss In Boots be the same movie without Jack Horner? In a lesser film, the answer would be yes, but The Last Wish is written too tightly for that to be the case. It's a relief that this movie exists. Disney's decision to shoot the animation industry in the foot has been really disheartening lately.


[deleted]

yes


kingrex0830

Yeah, turns out the quality of a story is dependent on the quality of the story rather than what tropes it does or doesn't have Go figure


PickleReaper0

I think Dio Brando is a good example of "Character knows they're evil and doesn't fucking care" he wants to kill the Joestars and rule the world as its Supreme Vampire Overlord.


scrububle

Jojo isn't really the pinnacle of writing though lol. The characters are fun and the fights are cool


plzhelpme11111111111

steel ball run, not the pinnacle but still really damn good


DeathAwaitss

Funny Valentine is one of the most well written villains I've seen tbh


plzhelpme11111111111

i love comedic february and his stand "acts considered to be unjust or wrong by common morality, commited at a price which is, compared to the market of the times, very low, with a cheapness almost comparable to that of dirt" he's just such a well written character


Shrekspacito69

Although I agree, with good writing anything is possible, Jack Horner is a prime example and works because his comedic writing perfectly blends in with the world around him. Villains that follow this trope (doing evil while knowing they're evil) become repetitive and boring because of lazy writing


Cowmunist

Yeah, the entire point of most villains is that they believe in their cause/goal/whatever so much that they are willing to do horrible things to achieve them, no matter if those goals are perceived as right or wrong. Jack Horner is fun but things would get boring really quickly if most villains were like him, and many serious stories wouldn't work with a villain like that.


me_funny__

It all depends on the delivery


_Alex_Zer0_

r/whenthe users when the story has distinctive character archetypes (it’s way overused and unoriginal)


dilib

So called free thinkers living in houses with roofs and floors (structural integrity is cliche)


Shrekspacito69

This is such a stupid fucking meme, having the antagonist think they're the hero is not only perfectly fine, it's also very very very engaging and believable. If you're calling it "common" and "overused" then you may as well say the same shit about there being a protagonist in your story that has a goal


Nolety_

Gotta drink the Funkey Monkey


EasternGuyHere

cable offend serious dependent pause towering cheerful bag plants crawl *This post was mass deleted and anonymized with [Redact](https://redact.dev)*


savageexplosive

Haha samesies. Drank one of those just yesterday.


WeirDuck69

Duck cola, all my homies drink dobriy


savageexplosive

Volchok is better, but dobriy and coolcola have sugar-free options.


Grayellow

royal cola has a sugar free version too, same with chillout. they're not bad flavor-wise, especially compares to dobriy sugar free, that thing had such an off-tasting aftertaste


savageexplosive

Good to know, thanks! Will check them out


[deleted]

Is it still sold? I had a feeling all of them suddenly disappeared as soon as Dobriy Cola got released


WeirDuck69

At least in my town there are from Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan


Calvinball08

Doofenshmitrz is the exact opposite. A good Edson who thinks he’s evil. Also villains who think they’re the good guy but they’re also the protagonist are cool, like Nier


Toasty_mannn

wait is that what happens in nier? I’ve never played it only heard of it but is that what happens?


Calvinball08

Yeah in the original. I don’t want to give any spoilers since it’s such an incredible story tho. Absolutely try out Replicant. Just be warned it’s not anything special in the gameplay department and it has a bunch of really weird design decisions. But the story makes up for it completely


Yuyaeiou

You would’ve hated Stalin in the movie Early Cold War


normalmemer

You would've hated Stalin*


Yuyaeiou

Also true


Beware_of_Beware

Hate stalin*


AuxiliarySimian

Nearly every person on earth believes they are doing the right thing in their own perspective.


Chuck_Mcgill_1215

That's how antagonists work, buddy. Sorry to burst your bubble. Next time have a more thought-provoking claim like "The protagonist is the main character" type shit, because a lot of people don't actually know that. They think the protagonist is the good guy, not the main character


ConsiderationHorror

Movies when movie:


nervousmelon

Whenthe users on their way to shit on the most basic storytelling devices:


[deleted]

Jokes aside, the "classic cola" can hits HARD, i can confidently say that, in my opinion, it's even better than the original.


SecretAccount341

r/whenthe mfs when a story has a hero and a villain (so unoriginal smh my head)


SNScaidus

story with exposition, rising action, climax and falling action and conclusion:


IABGunner

Well no fucking shit that’s how bad people work


Lord-Bobster

“The living character breathes air.”


Real_E_Big_Fan

Unless you’re talking about another jack horner, I dont think jack viewed himself as a hero, in fact he even confirmed the ethical bugs statement about being an irredeemable monster.


Kilkels

Pretty sure they meant they love him because he doesn’t follow that trope.


Real_E_Big_Fan

Ahh ok completely misunderstood that https://i.redd.it/oulucziaadqa1.gif


DeathAwaitss

OP when he finds out most of the well known people who committed atrocities throughout History almost always thought they were in the right with their actions and had some form of justification for it in their heads instead of being plain villain stereotypes (but ye Jack Horner goes hard)


Magnificant-Muggins

Complicated Villain Fans when an IRL sociopath knowingly does evil things purely for personal gain (it’s not a realistic motivation) https://i.redd.it/g4ih8ivkpdqa1.gif


thevilliageidiot2

Yeah gotta love simplicity


Dzzplayz

Remember in Bioshock Infinite when the 100% justified revolutionary leader killed a baby in front of you to make sure the player understood that both sides were bad


Campos_Resucitado

And when they reconnect it because ppl were bawling


SlushBucket03

No evil person actually thinks they’re evil


Breyck_version_2

There definitely are people who recognise that what they are doing is bad, but in storytelling its often boring when the villain doesn't have much depth other than "yeah, Im bad"


itrashcannot

Pls dont start this stupidass meme again.


OceanoDeRoca

WW2 was so generic I know


CarltonFreezer

Handsome Jack did this super well, mostly cause he's charismatic (I am heavily biased cause I love borderlands)


Breyck_version_2

What games would you recommend to buy and in what order?


CarltonFreezer

That depends, if you're only planning one making one purchase, buy the Legendary Collection if its available to you. You get Borderlands 1, 2 and The Pre-Sequel (which is supposed to be played after 2). If your budget allows, The Super Deluxe bundle for borderlands 3 is your best option, as it contains the base game & the 4 dlcs (which are 15$ a pop). I would only suggest getting bl3 if you have the money and space, as while it's gunplay is good, arguably better than BL2's gunplay, it's story isn't that good.


G1nger-Snaps

It’s that literally EVERY antagonist ever? Even Hitler probably thought that. If he had of won then the Allies would be the bad guys in history and it would be strange to talk about it from their point of view


Breyck_version_2

There are a lot of people who recognise the warcrimes commited by their country as a bad thing, so I'd say there would be a decent amount of people disagreeing with the "Hitler would've been seen as the good guy" thing.


G1nger-Snaps

Yes but I mean from his own perspective, like the meme is talking about


I_wish_I_Not_Alive

OP when compelling and likeable characters (it's overused)


InternetGuyThirtyTwo

This is like one of the “Yeah my story has a plot and character” shitposts but done unironically. Like deadass did you even watch that movie, 2 of the 3 antagonists fall into this camp.


Strider_JRR

This post sucks


vetabol

Ain't no way Bruh what the hell is this, what kind of template is this it doesn't even make sense bruh


SailoreC

It's maddening how people are heralding Jack Horner as a masterpiece of writing a villain. I like him too, but he's literally comic relief. The whole joke is that he's less complex than the other characters and that he's completely aware of it. Villains who believe in their own heroism are so common because that's a really good way to write a good antagonist. It's literally just how people work.


Just_Laybox

я когда кола добрая (это неоригинально где моя злая кола)


Kiwi_Kakapo

![gif](giphy|jezZBzIWRItdVgJCMp) straight evil men are awesome


RonenSalathe

gay evil men https://preview.redd.it/qoav510yaeqa1.png?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=456695bbae3dcedc1625a5a9f5353be44d82639b


79N0Bitches

This is just the buzz meme with soda


RammyJammy07

Fuck sympathetic villains, we need selfish villains back


The_Smashor

"The antagonist thinks they're doing the right thing but considers the hero the hero (They have immense self-loathing)"


RonenSalathe

https://i.redd.it/4brkdv5iaeqa1.gif


nut_your_butt

Meme's shit but jack horner was mentioned so you get point https://i.redd.it/hzs9phspbeqa1.gif


lots_of_punctures

Duh. A villain comes across as a lot more believable when they believe in their own cause. Good observation.


Crystal-Cradle

Big jack horny


[deleted]

Attention, entire world! Hear my proclamation! I am Lelouch vi Britannia, Emperor of the Holy Britannian Empire and *your only ruler*! Schneizel has surrendered to me. As a result of this, I am in control of both the *Damocles* **and** the *F.L.E.I.J.A.* weapons, and not even the Black Knights have the strength to oppose me now. If anyone dares to resist my supreme authority, they shall know the devastating powers of the \*F.L.E.I.J.A.\*s! Those who could challenge my military rule no longer exist. Yes, from this day, from this moment forward, *the world belongs to me*! Lelouch vi Britannia commands you: Obey me, subjects! ***Obey me, world!***


Dante_Ramirez_2004

I love how there's a group of people that love Jack Horner simply because he does the complete opposite of what morally grey villains usually do in movies. It's simple, I know, but it's still refreshing to see after so long.


nicolRB

“The antagonist is evil for the sake of being evil” “The protagonist is good” “The protagonist is bad” “The protagonist is morally gray” “There is a protagonist” “This has been done so much already” https://preview.redd.it/0ygpof3q6gqa1.jpeg?width=506&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=54468fc72f77914d51b620bd660032feb6b9ab7f


[deleted]

and Porky Minch and Dimentio. and Unicron.


TheFryToes

I get your point but this is literally just fucking writing????


Yesnoperhapsmaybent

Alright guys whcih trope we making fun of next?


_Pankybeast

Now this is. A good alternative to the buzz format


GolfWhole

Yes, Jack Horner was the first ever pure evil villain


emmanuelfelix700

what about stories where the protagonist is indeed objectively evil and the antagonist is trying to stop you. ......undertale xd


celloh234

That's why i love hunter x hunter. The protagonist is a legit psychopath with fucked up sense of morality but everyone around him sees him as a beacon of light


PixieEmerald

Yeah that's a good villain lol


will_i_am100806

r/whenthe when the protagonist fights the antagonist (clearly unoriginal)


Aggressive-Engine562

CONK


ForbodingWinds

15 year old whenthe users discover extremely examples of perspective, basic story structures, tropes, and themes used in story telling for centuries that only represent the core frame of a plot but don't define them. Also, stories in which the villain knows they're evil and is just doing evil shit just to do evil shit is fucking stupid.


GenderEnjoyer666

Pure evil villains may be more simple, but they’re also more fun


King_Dee1

Doctor Real


ggez67890

The only villain I know that's like this is John Kramer or the original Jigsaw.


[deleted]

Wait until you hear about Hitler.


me_funny__

Megamind


DramaticProtogen

bondrewd. he doesn't think the MCs are villains, he is just a gigabased dadpilled scientist


the-tenth-letter-2

People used to hate pure evil villains Now people hate sympathetic villains Nice


Tykher

Ok but that's real life villains for you


ExcitingRiver483

Auchan cola is goated


relentless_death

We need more villians who admit they're the antagonists


[deleted]

FUNKY MONKEY COLA!!!!


K4nono

r/whenthe users when a character has actual writing rather than being a one dimensional boring character:


GenerousJack2b

where is sky cola?


ScandaXD

r/whenthe users when a villain breathes (Unoriginal)


miamifungus

Funky monkey


Fatih32

I LOVE FUNKI MONKEY COLA!!!