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Welcome to the Complete Monster proposal thread! This is the thread where new Complete Monster examples are vetted, approved, and written up. If you're looking for the general cleanup thread (for cuts, rewrites, expansions, and the like), please go here

Important: Before suggesting any new examples, please read the Frequently Asked Questions and Common Requests List; if you have any questions, the odds are high they are answered there. Additionally, please check here for the earliest date a work can be discussed (usually two weeks from the U.S. release date) and whether the work has already been reserved by another user.

Here is how the process works:

    Process 

  1. If you have a candidate to propose, you can simply come right in and propose them! If the character's run is brief, such as a single issue of a comic book, then a simple summary of their actions and any potential redeeming qualities will be enough; for longer-running candidates, an effortpost (EP) might be helpful for organizing the proposal. An EP is not outright required, but please be mindful that if a post becomes too clunky and unorganized, it can be very hard for other people to follow.

  2. After the proposal, there will be a 72-hour discussion and voting period, where people may ask questions and vote on the candidate. The number of upvotes must outnumber the downvotes by at least five for the character to be considered "approved".

  3. Three days after the proposal has been made, if the character has been approved, you may post the writeup (the text to be posted on the trope page itself) on the thread and send it to the drafts page. Your candidate will soon be added to the CM subpage. If the work has a page, you should add your candidate to the relevant YMMV page. Voila! It's that simple!

Outside of this process, we do have a few ground rules:

    Ground Rules 

  1. To keep the thread moving at a reasonable pace, there are some restrictions on when a proposal can be made. There should only be a maximum of four EPs posted both per page and per hour to ensure that nothing gets lost in the shuffle; additionally, each individual troper should only be proposing or writing up characters from a maximum of three works at a time (from initial proposals to end of their voting period). If your proposal would fall outside of either of these guidelines, we'd like to ask you to please wait until they would fit within; feel free to type them up on an outside document, and then when the time comes, you can just copy, paste, and post!

  2. No plagiarism of any kind. This is a very serious matter site-wide, as the website could get in actual legal trouble over this; as a result, this can very quickly lead to mod intervention. This can take many different forms:
    1. Direct plagiarism, i.e. wholesale copying. This is not only the easiest to find, but is also the most likely to warrant quick moderator intervention. To be clear, quoting in some places is perfectly acceptable, but it has to be very clear you're quoting from something else and it cannot be anything longer than a sentence or two - if you're quoting an entire work summary from Wikipedia, no one is going to believe you've actually consumed the work, so even if you cite your source, your candidate will be downvoted anyway.
    2. Self-plagiarism. Even if you can prove that you wrote the same text in both places, the site itself can't contain any of the duplicated text. If you already wrote something once before, it's not too hard to write it a second time.
    3. Using another site's work as a template for a proposal. Just because you don't copy and paste something directly doesn't mean it's any harder to detect if you're basing parts or all of your proposal on text someone else wrote. To be clear, this doesn't violate site rules and won't lead to mod intervention, but just like if you directly plagiarize, no one will believe you've consumed the work if you're clearly basing your proposal on something else. This thread largely operates on the honor system, and tweaking someone else's work to pass it off as your own is one of the fastest ways to lose trust.

  3. Don't delete an EP unless you intend to swiftly repost it. We know that there are reasons why you might want to delete an EP, especially if it's being downvoted - rejection is hard, even in a low-stakes environment like this. However, deleting it renders the current discussion null and void, makes it impossible to reference the discussion in the future and can confuse tropers who didn't read it before the deletion. If the issue is temporary (such as formatting problems or a post getting overlooked as the thread moves on), then deleting and quickly reposting the EP is a valid option, but to fully retract an EP, please use the [[strike:]] markup instead.

  4. Votes must be for specific candidates, meaning no blanket voting (i.e. "yes to everyone I missed").

  5. If you are the first person to downvote a candidate, please provide an explanation of why when you do so. We're here for discussions above all, and a hit-and-run downvote doesn't facilitate anything.

  6. 'If a work is already reserved by another user , please don't comment on the work or any potential characters worth discussion before the discussion date. We know how exciting it is when a work has a keeper that you're waiting to talk about, but it's not fair to the person who reserved the work who is just as excited to lead the discussion to see the discussion getting spoiled before they get to do it. On the other hand, if the reservation only has one name attached, shoot them a PM - they may be down for a collaboration, which will get you in on the fun as well!

  7. Please keep the thread on-topic. While discussing the trope is fun and we encourage people to enjoy it, questions like "who's your favorite CM" are off-topic and can lead to thumps. That's the kind of question to take to people's PMs if they're willing. Similarly, while we encourage friendliness and familiarity with other users, posts should always have some kind of thread-relevant purpose; for instance, if you want to wish someone a happy birthday, feel free to, but if it's the only thing in the post, it's off-topic and needs something else alongside it. Again, though, while we strive for a friendly atmosphere, this is not Facebook; life updates are fun, but unless they have some kind of impact on your thread participation, please do not bring it here - we have Yack Fest for that.

  8. Please refrain from asking anything along the lines of "How Did We Miss This One?" In almost every case, the answer is simply "No one thought about it before". This Is a Wiki where everyone has different interests, and the fact that people missed a particular candidate, even one that seems like a textbook example of a trope or a character who is particularly iconic in pop culture, means absolutely nothing. The question is disruptive, has a simple and consistent answer, and provides nothing to any discussion.

  9. If you are suspended from parts of the website, it is still possible to participate!
    1. For users who are suspended from editing the wiki, you still have full access to this thread. You can propose candidates and write them up with no issues whatsoever; while you will have to ask someone else to post the entry to the relevant pages once it is done, all write-ups are considered thread-approved - as in, done by consensus - and thus doing so does not violate any rules regarding meatpuppeting.
    2. If you are suspended from the forums, your participation is limited but not impossible. It is still possible for a forum-suspended user to assist in creating the write-up for a character who has already been approved; as previously mentioned, write-ups are inherently considered a consensus-based edit and thus not tied to any one particular user. However, you can not assist in the proposal of a character; as a proposal is based around the forum rather than the wiki, doing so with a forum suspension qualifies as meatpuppeting.

  10. Please keep all discussions "in-house".
    1. What other wikis use for CM equivalents is irrelevant here.
    2. Please be wary of using other wikis, Fandom or otherwise, as sources of information. They are just as fallible as a site like Wikipedia in regards to accuracy because they can be edited by any user, just as this site can.
    3. Do not attempt to force a communication with an author in an attempt to gather evidence or settle a debate; besides the fact that this is a YMMV trope and thus author intent has variable weight depending on the circumstance, doing so may cross the line into drama exportation, which is prohibited site-wide.

If you would like to use an EP for your candidate, here's the general format. This format does not have to be followed exactly, but these are the main topics that need to be covered:

    Effortpost Template 

What is the work?

This is a brief summary of the work you're going to discuss. We don't need a full plot summary here, just however much we need to understand going into the discussion — it can even be as simple as quoting the summary on the work's page.

Who is the candidate and what have they done?

This is essentially the character's biography — who they are, their story, the crimes they commit, and, preferably (though not required), what happens to the candidate at the end. It does not have to include every single thing they ever do — for some villains, we'd be here all day if that was the case — but it should include the highlights of their journey.

Any redeeming qualities? Freudian Excuse?

This is where any potential redeeming characteristics or tragic backstory should be discussed. Do they have a tragic past? Do they show that Even Evil Has Standards or Even Evil Has Loved Ones? Maybe a Pet the Dog moment or two? This is where these should be discussed in full. Not every potential redeeming moment is a clear-cut disqualifier, but we should hear of any potential issues to ensure the character is discussed in full.

Are they bad enough?

A Complete Monster has to be particularly vile by the standard of the work they appear in. Therefore, you should look at what the character does compared to similar characters in the same work. This takes into account things like:

  • Their resource level (a human Serial Killer can't stand up to an alien Omnicidal Maniac, but they can be bad by the standard of other human serial killers)
  • The amount of time they have to work with (such as a one-shot character versus long-running antagonists)
  • The quantity vs. quality of their crimes compared to others (someone with a lower victim count but far more visceral and personal crimes could be considered as equally bad overall as someone with a higher body count but less horror involved)

Essentially, this section is an analysis of the kinds of villainy shown in the work and an explanation of why this particular character's villainy stands out within it.

Final verdict?

This is where you post your final conclusion on the character in question. You can continue elaborating on your reasons or even just say a simple "yes" or "no"; at this point, we've heard everything we need to hear.


IMPORTANT NOTICE: This thread tackles very serious and dark matters on a daily basis. We will be discussing things like murder, rape, torture, human trafficking, crimes against children, and in particularly dark cases, several of these issues at the same time. We keep a lighthearted air, but all candidates carry the general assumption that these are awful individuals committing disgusting crimes. We ask that if you participate, you do so with the requisite seriousness such dark topics require; exclamations of how gross something is, whether serious or sarcastic, are disrespectful to the topics at hand, and if you cannot handle such topics, please do not participate.

And that's everything you need to know. Welcome to the thread!


Edited by Mrph1 on Jul 12th 2024 at 3:13:36 PM

EmperorGeode from A Galaxy far, far away Since: Oct, 2022 Relationship Status: On the prowl
YorkobeShounen Since: Dec, 2022
#22702: Aug 9th 2023 at 7:31:54 AM

Fireball I can’t see your commet for some reason, did something happen?

Fireball246 Since: Jan, 2023
#22703: Aug 9th 2023 at 7:40:22 AM

[up] Sorry, I was just trying to think about my vote/decision while editing.

Edited by Fireball246 on Aug 9th 2023 at 7:41:05 AM

YorkobeShounen Since: Dec, 2022
#22704: Aug 9th 2023 at 7:42:15 AM

Honestly his realtionship with his father isn’t really elaborated on in that short story and it really doesn’t have anything to do with his present actions although I assume you disagree on that

GamerBoy18 Since: Apr, 2022
MermaidEyes15 Since: Dec, 2021 Relationship Status: He makes me feel like I have a heart
#22706: Aug 9th 2023 at 8:23:57 AM

Gonna go with a [tup] from Scourge

TheLaurelCrownedRaven Since: Apr, 2022 Relationship Status: One Is The Loneliest Number
#22708: Aug 9th 2023 at 8:36:15 AM

Here’s Wendigo’s writeup:

War of Remnant: A RWBY Anthology: Wendigo is the first of Salem’s followers, and one of the most sadistic. Originally a human before being transformed into a Grimm by Salem, Wendigo leads his forces in slaughtering villages throughout the centuries, with both Nora Valkyrie and Li Ren losing their parents to his spree. When Ren and Nora escape, Wendigo, intent on finishing what he started, arrives at an orphanage in Mistral while hunting them and butchers everyone inside, children included. When Summer Rose, Ruby’s mother, attempted to stop him from causing further destruction, Wendigo murdered her in front of her old lover, Raven Branwen, then left Raven alive solely to suffer. Mockingly revealing his role in Summer’s death to Ruby, Wendigo later massacres every huntsman in Mistral alongside Hazel Rainart, feeding his victims the remains of their families after he forces them to watch him cutting them to pieces. After this results in one of his victims being Driven to Suicide, Wendigo drops off the rest of the bodies for Qrow Branwen, a friend of the victim, to find, leaving behind a note to rub it in Qrow’s face.

Edited by TheLaurelCrownedRaven on Aug 9th 2023 at 3:36:56 PM

TheLivingDrawing Lucas the Dreamer from The Town of Clayton Since: Apr, 2019 Relationship Status: Yes, I'm alone, but I'm alone and free
Lucas the Dreamer
#22709: Aug 9th 2023 at 8:41:02 AM

This quote for Persona 5: Masayoshi Shido is just Character Shilling.

Futaba Sakura: If he's been behind all of those mental shutdowns... Doesn't that mean all the weird accidents from these past few years were his fault? Like, that subway accident back in April...

Makoto Niijima: Now that you mention it, that accident lost the Minister of Transport his job...

Ann Takamaki: Wait... Are you trying to say that Shido caused that accident? But it's the subway! Does he not care at all about innocent lives!?

Yusuke Kitagawa: This man seems to be truly unbelievable...

Futaba Sakura: Supposedly there are still tons of victims from that in the hospital even now.

Yusuke Kitagawa: Masayoshi Shido... How many has he killed over the years?

Haru Okumura: How could we ever understand what goes on in the mind of such a horrible man...?

The Phantom Thieves on Masayoshi Shido, Persona 5

Can I suggest the replacement here?

Edited by TheLivingDrawing on Aug 9th 2023 at 11:41:20 AM

Once Upon A Time.
G-Editor The 47th President Since: Mar, 2015 Relationship Status: Above such petty unnecessities
The 47th President
#22710: Aug 9th 2023 at 8:43:42 AM

I’m fine giving a [tup] To Scourge for now

My sandbox of EPs and other stuff
TheLivingDrawing Lucas the Dreamer from The Town of Clayton Since: Apr, 2019 Relationship Status: Yes, I'm alone, but I'm alone and free
Lucas the Dreamer
#22711: Aug 9th 2023 at 8:48:03 AM

Suggested replacement:

Masayoshi Shido: Small sacrifices are inescapable for those wishing to be powerful, competent leaders. How would you ever reach your destination if you stopped to count every ant you crushed on the road?

Haru Okumera: Are you saying the people you killed deserved to die?

Ann Takameki: He’s totally insane…

Once Upon A Time.
STARCRUSHER99 The Moron from one of my unhealthy obsessions (Captain) Relationship Status: Showing feelings of an almost human nature
The Moron
#22712: Aug 9th 2023 at 8:57:20 AM

Scourge sounds like a [tdown] from everything I’m seeing

Riley1sCool Since: Dec, 2014
#22713: Aug 9th 2023 at 8:57:59 AM

No to Scourge. He explicitly has a complex relationship with his father and the fact he killed him that leans too strongly toward being a sympathetic trait.

YorkobeShounen Since: Dec, 2022
#22714: Aug 9th 2023 at 9:04:36 AM

I don’t understand your argument. How is killing his father a sympathetic trait?

MermaidEyes15 Since: Dec, 2021 Relationship Status: He makes me feel like I have a heart
#22715: Aug 9th 2023 at 9:04:40 AM

[up] [up]Apologies but I’m not seeing that argument, it doesn’t make much sense. Can you elaborate?

Edited by MermaidEyes15 on Aug 9th 2023 at 12:04:49 PM

miraculous Goku Black (Apprentice)
Goku Black
#22716: Aug 9th 2023 at 9:07:30 AM

Uh checking this panel of him crying. That doesn't really look like sore loser tears. He seems genuinely devastated.

"That's right mortal. By channeling my divine rage into power, I have forged a new instrument in which to destroy you."
G-Editor The 47th President Since: Mar, 2015 Relationship Status: Above such petty unnecessities
The 47th President
#22717: Aug 9th 2023 at 9:08:00 AM

Okay switching to a [tdown] For Scourge then

My sandbox of EPs and other stuff
Agentofchaos A God Am I from Somewhere in the Universe Since: Dec, 2021
YorkobeShounen Since: Dec, 2022
#22719: Aug 9th 2023 at 9:09:11 AM

You didn’t post the entire story though

EmperorGeode from A Galaxy far, far away Since: Oct, 2022 Relationship Status: On the prowl
#22720: Aug 9th 2023 at 9:09:23 AM

Yeah Looks like Scourge is [tdown] after all.

Edited by EmperorGeode on Aug 9th 2023 at 9:10:38 AM

ForgoLight The Ultimate Lifeform Since: Oct, 2022 Relationship Status: In Lesbians with you
MermaidEyes15 Since: Dec, 2021 Relationship Status: He makes me feel like I have a heart
#22722: Aug 9th 2023 at 9:15:00 AM

Here’s the context to the scene in order:

Here

Here

Here

And Here

Riley1sCool Since: Dec, 2014
#22723: Aug 9th 2023 at 9:15:22 AM

Yeah, that's what I'm saying— he's genuinely in tears at that stage and I definitely think it matters when discussing the character.

DoodSlayer136 It's Him from SAGE (Snick Amateur Game Expo) (Experienced, Not Yet Jaded) Relationship Status: Shipping fictional characters
It's Him
#22724: Aug 9th 2023 at 9:17:13 AM

[tdown] to Scourge (Also going "that argument doesn't make any sense" instead of actually offering a counterpoint isn't a good sign).

YorkobeShounen Since: Dec, 2022
#22725: Aug 9th 2023 at 9:18:16 AM

I’m wasn’t trying to counter it. I was asking for clarification


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