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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 · 65w
Knockout Ned in City of God
notmandatory · 65w
The Dude
The Beave · 65w
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 · 65w
Eren Jaeger in Attack on Titan.
Lew☦️ · 65w
Walter White Wendy (Ozarks)
Betelgeuse · 65w
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 · 65w
Dr. Seth Brundle
crrdlx · 65w
Captain Ahab
crany 👽🧡🗿 · 65w
Nicolas Cage's character in Leaving Las Vegas
Brunswick · 65w
Michael Corleone
Ripmore Von Trapp · 65w
The characters in Breaking Bad.
MyOldKyHodl · 65w
Harvey Dent, the dark knight.
JG · 65w
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 · 65w
Saul Goodman?
Kaizen · 65w
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 · 65w
Danny McBride in “this is the end”
Kyle · 65w
Cerci from GOT. She’s terrible the whole time but gets worse
bellsov · 65w
Sounds like the opposite of the hero's journey
jamw · 65w
Jack Torrance in The Shining.
cloud fodder · 65w
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Josh L-J, CPA · 65w
Frank Underwood through POTUS
Lys · 65w
Richard Hatch
Moontaigne · 65w
Walter White, Breaking Bad
CalleCrowbar · 65w
Louis Creed in Pet Sematary is a good candidate!
Hi, it's Me · 65w
In the book series of The expanse - Inspector Miller, defenitely fits like a glove in that definition
gladstein · 65w
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 · 65w
Craig wright
Hoshi · 65w
rastlin (dragon lance) arthas (warcraft) donald trump (usa)
9sirtom5 · 65w
Charlie Gordon, Flowers for Algernon is interesting one. He actually manages both positive and negative arc in one story.
Bewlay · 65w
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 · 65w
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 ⚡️ ☁️ · 65w
Walking Dead has some brutal ones, where main characters end up as the zombies attacking the living.
BitcoinAndSpace2 · 65w
The pigs in Animal Farm
Sammytwofingers · 65w
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 · 65w
Walter off of Breaking Bad gets into a hole and keeps digging. He's getting better and better at being bad.
JustLetMeBe · 65w
Dan Held
Zen<3lofi · 65w
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 · 65w
Cruella! The prequel was very underrated, but showcased the native character arc perfectly.
Glumj · 65w
Paul walker in fast and the furious. But benjamin button it.
Sooly⚡️سولي 🇱🇧🇧🇪🇦🇪🇦🇴 · 65w
Walter White 🙃
nobody · 64w
Michael Saylor