Plot Irrelevant Villain: Difference between revisions

The problem? Joe isn't actually essential to the narrative and isn't particularly interesting, either. Where a serious villain would [[Kick the Dog]] to inspire an emotional reaction, this guy barely manages to [[Poke the Poodle]]. He'll dash onscreen every so often, twirl his moustache in a [[Jerkass]] manner, and then leave with little fanfare.

 

 

While the easiest way to sum up this trope is "useless character", that's more objective as what's going on here. For example, Oogie Boogie from ''[[The Nightmare Before Christmas]]'', awesome though he may be, is motivated purely by [[For the Evulz]], causes trouble only after the [[Denouement]], and has little if anything to do with the main plot of how Halloweentown takes over Christmas.

 

This trope can possibly go in line with [[Designated Villain]]. If he's there to provide someone to boo because the main problem is too cool to hate or a morally neutral problem (a runaway train, an earthquake) it's a [[Hate Sink]]. Compare with [[Breakout Villain]] and [[Orcus On His Throne]]. When it's an entire unwholesome class of characters who don't seem to do of the dirty deeds of their profession, it's [[The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything]].

 

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