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openCan a Villain Protagonist be a Complete Monster?
Yes.
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Light Yagami of Death Note has a Complete Monster entry, so yes.
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Here are the rules for Complete Monster for reference:
What is a Complete Monster?
A Complete Monster is the most awful villain in a story, with no positive attributes (including redemption or motives) whatsoever. This character must possess all of the following traits. Read further on for additional detail.
- They must be an individual: groups cannot collectively qualify, even if individual members do.
- They must commit, or attempt to commit, heinous actions, both objectively and by the standards of the setting.
- Their actions must be visible to the audience, either directly or via their results.
- Their actions must be irredeemable by the standards of the work.
- They must be as heinous as they could be given their resources; they hold nothing back.
- They must be exceptional: that is, they must stand out compared to other characters in the work and/or genre.
- They must express no remorse or regret for their actions. They must not seek redemption, and they must not demonstrate love, caring, or compassion.
- They must possess agency: that is, they are capable of exercising moral choice.
- They must not have a backstory or moral justification that the audience sympathizes with sufficiently to excuse their actions.
- They must have defined motives that allow the audience to understand why they are acting as they do.
I also believe that they have to be okayed by the Complete Monster Clean-Up thread
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^Yeah, all CM candidates have to go through the thread.
Yes, "Not Important" from Hatred is another Villain Protagonist CM (in fact he's the page image for Monster.Video Games).
Edited by rjd1922 Keet cleanup