Heroes are supposed to be right… right? But what happens when villains surpass the heroes? What happens when the societies that heroes defend are the ones that create villains? What happens… when the villain is right?

Let's look at Tai Lung, Spiderman 2099, Silco, Grendel, and more to investigate the world of villains, antagonists, and antihero motivations...

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Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
1:33 When the Hero Sins (Puss in Boots)
4:31 When the Villain Grieves (Castlevania)
7:10 Tai Lung's Injustice (Kung Fu Panda)
9:46 Societal Rage (Arcane)
12:46 Everyday Evil (Phineas & Ferb)
15:30 Fallen Hero (Spiderverse)
18:14 The Answers...
20:03 Goodbye Grendel



Media Shown: Adventure Time, SpiderMan: Across the Spiderverse, Jujutsu Kaisen, Aladdin, Kung Fu Panda, Mulan, Arcane, Grendel Grendel Grendel, Beowulf (Movie 2007), Castlevania (TV Series 2017), The Princess and the Frog, Puss in Boots: The Last Wish. Scott Pilgrim Takes Off, Phineas and Ferb, Smiling Friends, Moana, Milo Murphy’s Law, Beowulf: Return to the Shieldlands (TV Show 2016), Black Panther, Undertale

Additional Media:
PBS Monstrum Grim Reaper Image https://www.pbs.org/video/themacabre...

Jenny Jinya, Loving Reaper https://lovingreaper.com/media_galler...

TedEd, “The myth of Sisyphus” animation    • The myth of Sisyphus  Alex Gendler  

Empty Home Image by upklyak on Freepik https://www.freepik.com/freevector/b...

Paper background images by freepik and rawpixel.com www.freepik.com

Grendel by John Gardner

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♫Music Used: Overture “Coriolan” op. 62 by Beethoven, Sinister by Anno Domini Beats, Danse Macabre by Camille SaintSaëns, Air on a GString by Johann Bach, Alone by Emmit Fenn

Additional Music and Sounds:
Renmants of a Distant World Main menu theme, Reflective District Ambience 05, Stealth Theme 01, and Action 01 are composed by One Man Symphony onemansymphony.bandcamp.com

25th Hour and Ludwig’s Lullabye Composed by Philip Milman https://pmmusic.pro/

The Fellowship by Purple Planet Music https://www.purpleplanet.com/tracks/...

Sound Effects by Pixabay https://pixabay.com//?utm_source=link...



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