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Villains of animation, from Disney to Arcane: the first villains we saw as children, analysed with grown-up criminology.
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Differential anticipationThe supplier of evil: five villains who don’t do harm, they sell itMonsieur D’Arque agrees to lock Maurice in an asylum for a bag of coins. He doesn’t hate him: he sells a signature. How guilty is the one who only sells?Read →StigmaGwi-Ma: the demon that feeds on shame and the economy of stigmaGwi-Ma doesn't invent anyone's shame: he finds it already branded and offers to hide it in exchange for the soul. Why does hiding the mark make it heavier?Read →LabelingPrejudice turned into power: Milton Lynxley, the villain of Zootopia 2Behind his respectable façade, the Lynxley patriarch conspires to keep reptiles out of the city. He doesn't fear them: he needs them kept out.Read →Moral disengagementOmni-Man, the good father preparing a genocideHe flew faster than anyone, smiled on magazine covers and was there for his son. And for years he had been preparing Earth to hand it over to an empire.Read →Class conflictSilco wants a nation for Zaun, and he builds it on a drugZaun is exploited and poisoned, and Silco is right to say so. What he lacks is any excuse for flooding his own people with Shimmer.Read →Antisocial personality disorderBill Cipher and impossible deals: the psychology of the con artistGravity Falls' triangular demon doesn't break down doors: he offers what you need, and by the time you shake his hand the fine print has devoured you.Read →