How can you tell if your favourite character is, in fact, a manipulative bastard?

I recently finished reading The Monogram Murders by Sophie Hannah. If you don't know, this is Sophie Hannah taking on the continuation...

We likely get the narrative concept of the mentor from the Greek mythological character called, surprise surprise, Mentor.

It’s difficult to say where this trope originated from, given, as far as I can see, it’s been part of Western culture since literature began

If you're interested in character alignments, Moist is perhaps the best example of a Chaotic Natural character.

When all is said and done, there is a lot about Vetinari that seems scarily inhuman (in a good way).

IT IS THE THINGS YOU BELIEVE WHICH MAKE YOU HUMAN. GOOD THINGS AND BAD THINGS, IT’S ALL THE SAME. Hogfather, Terry Pratchett When one...

Granny Weatherwax was not an advertisement for witchcraft. Oh, she was one of the best at it, no doubt about that. At a certain kind,...

Pratchett's go-to figure in the series for law and order. If Vimes agrees, we can usually be assured that it's the just option.

Here’s my list of five signs that you're dealing with a clichéd bad guy...

If there's something Umbrella Academy fans can agree, it's that Luther is one of the most disliked characters. It's true.

Tony Stark is the best-drawn character in the entire Marvel Cinematic Universe.

Did you know that all the Hargreeves siblings are a deadly sin? But they're also a virtue. I heard a rumour you'll like this post...

Q is both a character and the name of a fictional race in Star Trek and he's the embodiment of Authur C. Clark's Third Law.

The Return of the Obra Dinn - an Insurance Adventure with Minimal Colour.

With great power comes great responsibility. Light Yagami from Death Note runs with this philosophy with tremendous fervour, however,...

The central theme of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde is duality and it's one of the most famous examples of the explorations of this theme.

It's a trope as old as time. Why did Sauron, Doctor Doom, Pinky and the Brain and Audrey II want to take over the world? Well, because...

It seems anyone who gets within Daenery's orbit falls in love and I'm tired of it.

Alright, don't panic. We can figure this out together. Let's start at the beginning.