User blog:Sirin of the Void/PE Proposal - Selena Izard (The House With A Clock In Its Walls)


 * Original: https://villains.fandom.com/f/p/3179493162221867739

Character's Traits
She definitely has a personality, and used her dark magic to torture her servants when she was alive, and was in a relationship with Issac (not that she enjoyed that relationship.

Heinous Standards
Let's see, she's had several failed killing attempts, killed Hammerhandle and tried to torture Lewis (a child) and force him to follow her commands. Not only that, she attempted to start the apocalypse just for the heck of using her black magic and having a hatred of the world itself. All without showing a speck of remorse.

Moral Event Horizon
I'm not sure when she did it exactly, but she killed Hammerhandle for a Hand of Glory, and tried to hurt everyone Lewis loved which I think are both MEH moments.

Individual Capability
Oh yeah, Selena does NOT mess around. She kills any servants who fail her, or she dislikes. Held Jonathan and Florence hostage and tried to kill Lewis as well. Plus she and Issac managed to create a doomsday, world-threating clock that nearly wiped out all of humanity. To say you don't want to mess with her is an understatement.

Moral Agency
The woman is completely aware she's a heartless monster, but she doesn't care in the least.

No Groups
Check, Selena is a individual

No Redeeming Qualities​​​​​​
Definitely. Aside from the previous ruthless acts I mentioned earlier, she also doesn't show any care or love for her own husband Issac, dismissing him and insulting him, and calling him "worthless".

No Sympathy​​​​​​
Look at the other examples, and you'll see what I mean.

Screen Time
Book: We get to fully experience and see her wickedness in action, so we know how despicable see is.

2018 film: Pretty much the same as the novel, but it's just as scary, if not scarier.

The Worst
Technically, yes. Even though Issac Izard was the real main villain of the novel and film, since he created the Doomsday clock in the first place, Selena was the one who did the manipulation, and delivered the most damage, to the heroes, and the other people around her. Plus Issac's actions were offscreen, disqualifying him from the category. So the way I see it, Selena is the real monster of the story.

Story Type
A Dark Fantasy Novel. A perfect place for despicable villains.