Board Thread:Clean up Concerns/@comment-31349030-20170311023448/@comment-2245864-20170928205120

AustinDR wrote: No what? It's fine that the audience laughs. It's meant to be played seriously in universe, but it's sujective to the viewer.

no to him not qualifying as a CM - when a character says a joke or acts comedic and we laugh it doesn't disqualify them because they are still a threat and their actions are not funny in-universe.

my examples came from Joker in animated Batman who went around Gotham dressed as Batman and fought crime, it was hilariously twisted for the audience as we laugh at Joker basically "trolling" Gotham and Batman but despite his hilarious lines he was NOT actually funny in-universe at all.. since he drugged Batman with Joker venom (to reverse the roles) and his style of vigilanteism was to Joker gas criminals for minor offences.. the audience can laugh a little at the crazed image of Joker dressing up as Batman and acting serious (while Batman is laughing) but in-universe NO ONE is finding Joker funny (except Joker).

same as how some scenes with Pennywise in the original IT are funny to watch because of his mannerisms, doesn't change the fact he's a horrific monster.

my evil overlord example is based on the infamous Aku ordering a henchman scene, he is depicted as too silly to count - even though he was meant to be serious it just wasn't possible because of the absurdity of the scene he was put in.