>>Don't underestimate the fact that Kraken and the Marionettes are two of the largest employers of supervillains anywhere. Kraken deliberately recruits disaffected youth; the Marionettes will protect superkids if nobody else is. They offer generous pay and benefits. They are frankly a better deal than many soups are capable of finding in legal employment. They just aren't terribly concerned with laws made by other people.<<
Ah yes, the "ethical villain" trope. Folks who try not to hurt people (unless they deserve it) but have little use for "morality" laws.
such favor smuggling, gambling, some sorts of prostitution, some sorts of drug trafficking, etc.
Compare and contrast with the sort of "lawful stupid" "heroes" that are always enforcing laws, no matter how stupid/bad.
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Re: Thoughts
Date: 2017-07-27 07:40 am (UTC)Ah yes, the "ethical villain" trope. Folks who try not to hurt people (unless they deserve it) but have little use for "morality" laws.
such favor smuggling, gambling, some sorts of prostitution, some sorts of drug trafficking, etc.
Compare and contrast with the sort of "lawful stupid" "heroes" that are always enforcing laws, no matter how stupid/bad.