After-Action Villain Analysis: Difference between revisions

{{quote|''"[Burns] became consumed by greed, he'd steal from anyone . . .<br />

''and when he tried to steal our sunlight, he crossed the line from everyday villainy into [[Cartoonish Supervillainy|cartoonish supervillainy]]!"'' |'''Smithers''',<ref>after mistakenly believing himself to be the one who shot Burns</ref>, ''[[The Simpsons]]'', "Who Shot Mr. Burns, Part 2"}}

{{quote|''"He learned almost too late that [[This Thing You Call Love|man is a feeling creature]], and because of it, the [[Humans Are Special|greatest in the universe]]..."''|''[[It Conquered the World]]'', via '''''[[MST3KMystery Science Theater 3000]]'''''}}

This is when either an enemy of a major villain, or maybe a minion who [[Heel Face Turn|turned against them]], explains to others the nature of their [[Conflict]], typically when the [[Action Film, Quiet Drama Scene|villain is not around]], likely after the villain has either been [[Villain Exit Stage Left|defeated]] or is at least [[We Will Meet Again|temporarily]] out of power. An alternative title for this, "explaining the villain explains the conflict," refers to the notion that explaining what happened makes the actions of the villain's enemy or former rival more understandable.

Note that this is not a [[Motive Rant]]; the tone of the conversation will be very calm and gentle despite the subject matter, as indicated by many of the examples...

* ''[[Bleach (Manga)|Bleach]]'' has Ichigo deliver one about Aizen.

* Perhaps most famously (if lamely) in the [[Alfred Hitchcock]] film, ''[[Psycho (Film)|Psycho]]''.

{{quote| '''Simba''': Scar couldn't let go of his hate, and in the end, it destroyed him. <br />

'''Kovu''': ... I've never heard the story of Scar that way. He truly was a killer. <br />

* ''[[Troy]]'': The Trojan priest says this when they find the beach abandoned. ([[Trojan Horse|It's a Trap]].)

{{quote| Plague! Don't get too close, my lord.<br />

'''King Priam:''' What happened here?<br />

They desecrated the temple of the gods, and Apollo desecrated their flesh.<br />

* Chuckles the Clown does this in ''[[Toy Story (franchise)|Toy Story]]'' 3 to explain Lotso's turn to evil.

* ''[[Monk (TV)|Monk]]''. [[Catch Phrase|"Here's how it happened."]]

* ''[[It Conquered the World]].'' "He learned almost too late that man is a feeling creature, and because of it, the greatest in the universe..." A catchphrase of ''[[Mystery Science Theater 3000 (TV)|Mystery Science Theater 3000]]''.

* In the postgame in [[Pokémon Diamond and Pearl (Video Game)|Pokemon Platinum]], you come across an old man who explains why Cyrus was after a world without emotion. Of course, the old man (probably) doesn't know that you're the one who defeated Cyrus, or even that you ever met him. He's just a [[Cry for Thethe Devil|grieving grandfather]] who blames himself for his grandson turning out [[Knight Templar|like that]].

* Subverted towards the end of ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (Video Game)|The Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time]]'': After Link defeats Ganondorf's first form, Zelda's [[Crystal Prison]] slowly moves towards the roof and dissipates, and Zelda looks at {{spoiler|Ganondorf's body and says ''"Ganondorf, pitiful man. Without a strong, righteous mind, he could not control the power of the gods."'' Then they realize the place is collapsing, that Ganondorf is using his "last breath" to bury Link and Zelda in the remains of the castle... of course, after they escape, it turns out Link has to fight another of Ganondorf's forms, confirming that Zelda's earlier line isn't really an AFTER action villain analysis}}.

* ''[[The Simpsons (Animationanimation)|The Simpsons]]'' episode "Who Shot Mr. Burns", quoted above.

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