Thread:Jester of chaos/@comment-24859393-20180201220944/@comment-29644557-20180211020930

Alright, I guess I best explain myself... he was always a tragic character, but learning about how despicable he was prior to his curse (hunting immorally, hitting old women, beating a horse, and corruptly taxing people), kidnapping an innocent old man, and keeping a woman against her will all seemed pretty evil. I don't see how he's much different from Megamind or Felonious Gru, as all are villainous protagonists that redeem themsellves midway or at the end of the film. Sure, Megamind and Gru were more outright with their villainy, but it is still the same basic scenario. When a story is literally a tale of redemption, the character must have started evil to redeem themselves. I probably wouldn't have included the Beast if I thought he spent more time as a hero, but due to the large number of prequels and midquels, there is actually more media of him as a villain/anti-villain than there is of him as a full hero.