This picture inspired me as I browsed DeviantArt.com because my protagonist happened to be a fiery female who is more on the chaotic side rather than the good and innocent side. This made me think about all of the well received villains and fun heroes, even large names in history and they all had something in common. That would be they had a passion and love for theatrics. Not because of any practical reason but because they loved the thrill of shocking or causing their audiences to faint, poop their pants in fright, or just stare at them in awe. The Joker from Batman: The Dark Knight is a good example. His chaotic tendencies and unpredictability has garnered him a reputation as a fantastic villain, not just in that movie but in the general comic world. Micheal Weston from FX's hit series Burn Notice is an ex-spy who uses his skills to help normal civilians with problems that can't be normally fixed by simply calling the police. He uses personas and disguises throughout his misadventures and makes sure to shock and awe the villains in order to succeed. Some people may think or say that, "this would never happen in real life." This is untrue and when it does happen it is profound to the world. Edward Teach, also popularly known as Captain Blackbeard, was a pirate during the golden age of piracy of the late 17th century. He used long-fused smoke trails and stuck them in his beard, not fearing that the embers would cause his beard to catch fire. He used this to make him look like demon who just walked onto your ship and was ready to make you suffer. This was a real world example of how theatrics caused a ripple across the world. Here is a clip from a video game called Assassin's Creed Black Flag where you play as a pirate and one of your best buds is none other than Edward Teach. In this his fire tendrils are from his hat instead of his beard but stories change over history so who knows the historical accuracy of this. The theatrics are all that matter.
The theatrics are what matter in life, they are what makes people stick out in life. Whether it's for a good reason or a bad one, that is all up to you.
WOW!!! your article really made me want to read a tid bit of your novel. I like the way you showed balance between chaotic and good. I know that from multiple video games that it is a fine line and it should not be crossed back and forth, but it is easy to walk the line.
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