Well, here is the checklist from the CompleteMonster page:
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Well, here is the checklist from the CompleteMonster page (All five need to be met):
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* The character must personally commit actions that are truly heinous by the standards of the story, which makes no attempt to gloss these over or present them in a positive light. Offstage Villainy doesn\'t count; the story has to show the actions, not imply them. Actions that become inconsequential through Negative Continuity don\'t count either. A Complete Monster is implied to have crossed the Moral Event Horizon either during the story or long before it, but a character can cross the Moral Event Horizon without necessarily being a Complete Monster.
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* The character must personally commit actions that are truly heinous by the standards of the story, which makes no attempt to gloss these over or present them in a positive light. OffstageVillainy doesn\\\'t count; the story has to show the actions, not imply them. Actions that become inconsequential through Negative Continuity don\\\'t count either. A CompleteMonster is implied to have crossed the MoralEventHorizon either during the story or long before it, but a character can cross the MoralEventHorizon without necessarily being a CompleteMonster.
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* The character\'s terribleness must be played seriously at all times, evoking fear, revulsion and/or hatred from the other characters in the story. If there are other villains around who aren\'t this trope, they are afraid of/dislike this person, too — Even Evil Has Standards, after all (and in particularly disturbing stories with particularly evil villains, even lesser Complete Monsters may fear such a character). If they\'re Played for Laughs, the character is usually just Evilly Affable at worst, but can still be one if done right. If the character is not taken seriously at all, they fail to qualify.
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* The character\\\'s terribleness must be played seriously at all times, evoking fear, revulsion and/or hatred from the other characters in the story. If there are other villains around who aren\\\'t this trope, they are afraid of/dislike this person, too — EvenEvilHasStandards, after all (and in particularly disturbing stories with particularly evil villains, even lesser Complete Monsters may fear such a character). If they\\\'re PlayedForLaughs, the character is usually just EvillyAffable at worst, but can still be one if done right. If the character is not taken seriously at all, they fail to qualify.
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* There is no adequate justification or Freudian Excuse to balance out the misdeeds. That is to say, while there may be a sad backstory present, it must in no way be able to excuse the heinous evil deeds the character commits.
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* There is no adequate justification or FreudianExcuse to balance out the misdeeds. That is to say, while there may be a sad backstory present, it must in no way be able to excuse the heinous evil deeds the character commits.
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* Most importantly, the character must have no chance of redemption, at least not without being considered a Karma Houdini. The only way the story could come to anything resembling a Happy Ending is a Karmic Death, a Fate Worse than Death or at the very least removal from the story. A Heel Face Turn, even of the Redemption Equals Death variety, is out of the question, and nobody would believe it if it happened.
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* Most importantly, the character must have no chance of redemption, at least not without being considered a Karma Houdini. The only way the story could come to anything resembling a Happy Ending is a KarmicDeath, a FateWorseThanDeath or at the very least removal from the story. A HeelFaceTurn, even of the RedemptionEqualsDeath variety, is out of the question, and nobody would believe it if it happened.
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1.) Maybe. Quite a bit of the Legendaries (especially Lugia) think that what Ho-oh is doing is horrendous. Quite a bit of Ho-oh\\\'s actions are shown and he is clearly shown to have crossed the MoralEventHorizon. But then again, a few Legendaries agree with what he is doing.
2.) Holy shit, \\\'\\\'\\\'yes\\\'\\\'\\\'! Ho-oh\\\'s actions are \\\'\\\'never\\\'\\\' played for laughs.
3.) Yes. Ho-oh saw and experienced the negative side of humanity but really, \\\'\\\'genocide\\\'\\\' as a punishment?
4.) This is where it gets \\\'\\\'very\\\'\\\' tough. Ho-oh \\\'\\\'wants\\\'\\\' to make the world a better place for pokémon. But he shows \\\'\\\'zero\\\'\\\' regret for any of his actions.
