I made this repair shop before, knowing something was wrong with this trope. Problem was that I couldn't pinpoint it exactly. But know, I've realized what is wrong.
We seem to have two definitions of The Heavy here: villain who is taking the most direct action in the story and in the most conflict with the protagonists, and the villain who has the most influence over the plot as a whole, whether directly or indirectly.
It's kind of a problem since those two definitions, while they can overlap, can also be at two opposite sides of the spectrum. We should pick one or the other. The description implies the former definition, but many people are putting down examples the belong to the latter definition. There needs to be a solution here, but I don't have one at the moment, so I need help.
I made this repair shop before, knowing something was wrong with this trope. Problem was that I couldn't pinpoint it exactly. But know, I've realized what is wrong.
We seem to have two definitions of The Heavy here: villain who is taking the most direct action in the story and in the most conflict with the protagonists, and the villain who has the most influence over the plot as a whole, whether directly or indirectly.
It's kind of a problem since those two definitions, while they can overlap, can also be at two opposite sides of the spectrum. We should pick one or the other. The description implies the former definition, but many people are putting down examples the belong to the latter definition. There needs to be a solution here, but I don't have one at the moment, so I need help.