Thread:Joshuamccray 2.0/@comment-33119148-20190829154349/@comment-4708882-20190829162817

Take Zim several plans were pretty stupid and he's seen as incompetent by characters in-universe including his race and Gaz, in some he's a threat but often easy to foul, similar with Plankton who regularly is foiled easily, isn't considered an actual threat a lot of the time and those similar to Bebop and Rocksteady to get a general tone. Now compare that to Pure Evil characters like your example Vilgax who's committed serious crimes and taken seriously in-universe as someone who could and does nearly succeed, similar with Utrom Shredder who regularly mutilated and even killed characters, taken seriously, killed millions at bare minimum and almost wins regularly.