Bebi: Villain or Heroic Sociopath?

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Bebi: Villain or Heroic Sociopath?

Post by Shineman » Mon Jun 20, 2011 3:59 pm

As the title states.

Bebi's reason was wanting to destroy the Saiyans for killing off his race, however, he went insane while doing so. Do you think Bebi is a Heroic Sociopath or just plain out a Villain?
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Re: Bebi: Villain or Heroic Sociopath?

Post by Savage68 » Mon Jun 20, 2011 4:06 pm

The best villains are the ones with warped senses of justice that in actuality are senses of selfish vengeance. But they're villains nonetheless. Baby falls into that category.
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Re: Bebi: Villain or Heroic Sociopath?

Post by kaialone » Mon Jun 20, 2011 4:17 pm

I thought Baby was an idiot.If he hated his name so much why didnt he just change it :P ?
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Re: Bebi: Villain or Heroic Sociopath?

Post by Fionordequester » Mon Jun 20, 2011 4:19 pm

Isn't a Heroic Sociapath basically just an insane murderer who just happens to be on the heroes side, and could turn on them at any moment where it happens to be convenient to do so? That's the impression I got from T.V. tropes.

In any case, I vote "flat out villain", for the way he just tossed Bulma aside as he tried to flee the planet after losing to Goku. At least with him killing his people, you could argue that it was his Oozaru senses that were making him insane.
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Re: Bebi: Villain or Heroic Sociopath?

Post by Herms » Mon Jun 20, 2011 4:42 pm

Well, he never does anything remotely heroic, so I don't see how he could be a heroic anything.
Fionordequester wrote:Isn't a Heroic Sociapath basically just an insane murderer who just happens to be on the heroes side, and could turn on them at any moment where it happens to be convenient to do so? That's the impression I got from T.V. tropes.
"Sociopath" isn't equivalent to "insane murderer", just as "indigestion" isn't equivalent to having one of those alien babies burst out of your chest.
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Re: Bebi: Villain or Heroic Sociopath?

Post by SSJ4_Zankuto » Mon Jun 20, 2011 6:21 pm

He's definitely a villain for wanting to rule the universe and force people to be tuffles just like a puppet on strings.
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Re: Bebi: Villain or Heroic Sociopath?

Post by Fionordequester » Mon Jun 20, 2011 8:05 pm

"Sociopath" isn't equivalent to "insane murderer", just as "indigestion" isn't equivalent to having one of those alien babies burst out of your chest.
I never implied that. I was just saying, that's the picture I had in my mind after reading T.V. Tropes.
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Re: Bebi: Villain or Heroic Sociopath?

Post by ending sun » Tue Jun 21, 2011 7:25 am

Total villain. He took and control of and planned to rule over all Earthlings, who had nothing to do with what the Saiyans' crimes.
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