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What are your favorite negative character arcs?

A negative character arc is one where the protagonist gets worse over time rather than better. They might or might not turn for the better in the end, but the majority of the time is spent on a negative descent.

A well-done example would be Frodo. The ring wears him down through the course of the story.

An example that should have been good but wasn’t executed as well as it should have been, would be Anakin in the Star Wars prequel.
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jasonb · 45w
Knockout Ned in City of God
notmandatory · 45w
The Dude
The Beave · 45w
The Blues Brothers. Doing all the wrong things for an naively idealistic, childish reason. All with one of the best soundtracks ever put together.
Dakota · 45w
Eren Jaeger in Attack on Titan.
Lew☦️ · 45w
Walter White Wendy (Ozarks)
Betelgeuse · 45w
I have three picks for this category. First one is obviously Khaleesi Daenerys from a naive little girl to nephew f***. One of the most hated character. More than that, Shakespeare's Macbeth. Then there is this protagonist in the Malayalam language movie - Joji Panachel. You can draw a parallel b...
Ludibrium · 45w
Dr. Seth Brundle
crrdlx · 45w
Captain Ahab
crany 👽🧡🗿 · 45w
Nicolas Cage's character in Leaving Las Vegas
Brunswick · 45w
Michael Corleone
Ripmore Von Trapp · 45w
The characters in Breaking Bad.
MyOldKyHodl · 45w
Harvey Dent, the dark knight.
JG · 45w
The Anakin story arc in the confines of the prequel movies I'd say was disappointing and feels rushed, but it was much more fleshed out in the Clone Wars series. It's totally worth a watch.
someone · 45w
Saul Goodman?
Kaizen · 45w
Thanos had a great arc. Being consumed by his idea, willing to kill his own daughter and half of life in the universe, and believing he’s doing the right thing.
Kyle · 45w
Danny McBride in “this is the end”
Kyle · 45w
Cerci from GOT. She’s terrible the whole time but gets worse
bellsov · 45w
Sounds like the opposite of the hero's journey
jamw · 45w
Jack Torrance in The Shining.
cloud fodder · 45w
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Josh L-J, CPA · 45w
Frank Underwood through POTUS
Lys · 45w
Richard Hatch
Moontaigne · 45w
Walter White, Breaking Bad
CalleCrowbar · 45w
Louis Creed in Pet Sematary is a good candidate!
Hi, it's Me · 45w
In the book series of The expanse - Inspector Miller, defenitely fits like a glove in that definition
gladstein · 45w
We may never know but I am assuming the BOOK version of Daenerys is amazing. Much more slow and subtle transformation from hero to totalitarian
Jamesy227 · 45w
Craig wright
Hoshi · 45w
rastlin (dragon lance) arthas (warcraft) donald trump (usa)
9sirtom5 · 45w
Charlie Gordon, Flowers for Algernon is interesting one. He actually manages both positive and negative arc in one story.
Bewlay · 45w
As a generalist in America the hero normally comes through ala Disney, in Europe he/she may or may not ala Brothers Grimm, in Eastern Europe/ Russia the arc is relentlessly negative, no one has any redeeming qualities, life is short and brutal, everyone dies
Bewlay · 45w
I’ve also seen a rise in dystopian novels where you NEED anti heroes - art imitating art me hears “…in the near future in LA …”
Kevin Ravens₿erg ⚡️ ☁️ · 45w
Walking Dead has some brutal ones, where main characters end up as the zombies attacking the living.
Bitcoin and Space · 45w
The pigs in Animal Farm
Sammytwofingers · 45w
are we all suffering from confirmation bias? - i sometimes listen to eurodollar uni and find myself thinking if bitcoin does not go higher… and save advice lyn?
Pre · 45w
Walter off of Breaking Bad gets into a hole and keeps digging. He's getting better and better at being bad.
JustLetMeBe · 45w
Dan Held
Zen<3lofi · 45w
the character of Nao Yasutani in <A Tale for the Time Being>, by Ruth Ozeki. This book helped make Zen/Buddhism approachable and understandable for me. Nao, and her dad, both wanted to commit suicide… then her great-grandma, a Zen Buddhist nun was dying, and left a message… Ruth, the narrato...
roya ୨୧ · 45w
Cruella! The prequel was very underrated, but showcased the native character arc perfectly.
Glumj · 45w
Paul walker in fast and the furious. But benjamin button it.
Sooly⚡️سولي 🇱🇧🇧🇪🇦🇪🇦🇴 · 45w
Walter White 🙃
Pastafari 🍝 · 45w
Michael Saylor