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This is going to be an odd character theme to bring up because Bob hasn’t shown up in the series yet. The character’s name isn’t even Bob. I’ve hinted at Bob because Bob holds a special place among the villains. This one is special even among all of the characters and most of the ones that I’ve created for other series. It’s only one theme that brings Bob such specialness and it’s the one I’m going to mention. All other themes are minor compared to the big one.
THE MONSTER
Up until Bob, all of my villains had some redeemable quality. The Lich has a sense of loyalty and the Hellfire Elf grew a sense of competition that bordered on honor. The main villain has developed some interesting positive attributes as I write his scenes. Some times it’s hard to believe he’s the ancient darkness that the heroes are destined to destroy.
Then Bob appeared and messed up the plan. Bob was supposed to grow into full evil, but Bob stepped right into the darkness. This character is vile, disgusting, cruel, deranged, and an all around monster. So, a big theme of Bob is to see what happens to someone that lives a life of pure evil. I really can’t wait to kill this character off, but I need Bob for a certain amount of time. Bob pushes the heroes to new levels of fear, courage, pain, and whatever else they need. It’s already been pointed out that if they can’t beat Bob then the more benevolent main villain would be too much.
Another part of this theme is how the other villains work with Bob. They hate and fear Bob nearly as much as the heroes. So, they grow from simply being around this monster. I really look forward to seeing what happens to the villain power structure when Bob is no more. If anyone thinks this is a spoiler then wait until you meet Bob. You’ll see that such a creature cannot be left alive.
Legends of Windemere 
It’s so hard to take him seriously when his name is… Bob… Can’t wait to read about him though! (And find out his real name)
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Yeah. I couldn’t think of any other alias on the fly. Though now people might not have any idea who this character is even when he/she shows up. 😀
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I think you need a Bob now and then.
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Very true. Now I wonder what happens if I ever have a character named Bob. 🙂
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You won’t cause it will have an x in the name somewhere.
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Bob-X? X-Bob? I do have a Bob slated for a future series, but he’s not like this one.
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no more like BXob
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I’m still not sure how to say that out loud. Think I sprained my tongue.
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BOX OB
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I don’t know, I find a great deal of humor in a vile creature, also known as BOB. I can’t wait to see what his name is when is fully unveiled.
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I promise it won’t be comical like Bob. I think. Depends on your definition of a funny name.
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Hmnurrrrr hnurr hnur hnurrrr Bob. He sounds splendidly horrible, but because he’s called Bob also quite funny. As you pointed out it goes to show how much comedic value there is in the name Bob.
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I know. I’m unsure if I should regret hiding him behind the name Bob or not. He isn’t comedic at all, so I kind of feel like I’m tricking people. Then again, this post will probably be forgotten by the time he appears in his true nastiness. That’s book 5, which is later this year.
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Villains are SO interesting to me. No matter how many of them I write, I just love them. It’s kind of weird because of the whole ‘redeemable’ thing, and really exploring what even counts as that (I think it’s subjective, in a way). Then there are the rare ones who really are . . . no reason, just horrible. I love all of them, as long as I can make sense of what they’re doing.
That’s just for writing. When it comes to reading, it’s not a love-to-hate experience, it’s always just ‘GAAAAH I HATE YOU’…
I think if there was ever a book where I was forced to actually stop and REALLY think about the villain, it would be totally different. Maybe I’m reading in the wrong genres or something because I haven’t found one yet.
(This is strictly talking about villain-villains, not the bad-good-bad guys.)
Sorry for rambling on your comments. And sorry for apologizing for the five millionth (exaggeration) time on your comments.
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I think there’s always a reason for a villain to be horrible. Might not be a good reason, but they have some driving force that pushes them to evil. I tend to like a variety of villains when I’m reading. Depends on my mood. Sometimes I like the irredeemable monster and other times I prefer the cunning mastermind with skewed morals.
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