6th September 2004, 12:35 PM
Khan was created in eugenics experiments. His only motive is that he was created and designed to be what he was. Also, he did have the motive of revenge.
Simple, yeah. But much more than Palpatine. Here's a news flash: Most people who are 'evil' aren't so just for the sake of it. They have motives, goals, and they usually try to justify themselves. Hitler didn't kill Jews just because it was a bad thing to do. He had his own reasons and motives. Hitler is a deeper villain than Palpatine.
Also, Star Trek has no central villain of importance like Palpatine, using a twice-occurring character is not a valid comparison. There are many Star Trek villains that are as basic and boring as Palpatine, but many of them appear only once or twice in the series, whereas Palpatine is basically the strongest impetus to the entire Star Wars universe.
Palpatine is like Ganondorf. Both want power and domination, but not for any specific reason, they are not working towards any goal. They both just want all the power in the world, basically just so they can say they do. They are poorly-developed.
Simple, yeah. But much more than Palpatine. Here's a news flash: Most people who are 'evil' aren't so just for the sake of it. They have motives, goals, and they usually try to justify themselves. Hitler didn't kill Jews just because it was a bad thing to do. He had his own reasons and motives. Hitler is a deeper villain than Palpatine.
Also, Star Trek has no central villain of importance like Palpatine, using a twice-occurring character is not a valid comparison. There are many Star Trek villains that are as basic and boring as Palpatine, but many of them appear only once or twice in the series, whereas Palpatine is basically the strongest impetus to the entire Star Wars universe.
Palpatine is like Ganondorf. Both want power and domination, but not for any specific reason, they are not working towards any goal. They both just want all the power in the world, basically just so they can say they do. They are poorly-developed.
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