Seduced In The Dark, By J. Roberts

She says “We learn to make moral judgments by examining the characters of men and woman who act morally. The test of moral activity, as opposed to self-serving actions happens to coincide with heroism.” This quote is also really great at explaining how morality and heroes go together and why the portrayal of heroes is stereotyped, because of how American culture views morality. Even how people portray heroes in video games is the same as in the media. Characters who are not human are still portrayed and possess the same heroic qualities as human characters. Spyro is a game released in 1999 about a purple dragon who has to save all the stolen dragon baby eggs from the evil villain. Even with characters not being human, the way heroes are portrayed
They are mostly portrayed as evil, old, ugly, crazy, has some type of weapons and power, not very intelligent, and consumed with hatred, and a need for revenge. Or they're doing something they feel is for the greater good, and have no other choice but to hurt anyone that gets in their way. Villains also hate the good guy and are quite often depicted as a victim of circumstance. One really great quote that does a great job of explaining why villains are portrayed as a victim of circumstance is from “Seduced In The Dark” by “C.J. Roberts” he says “Monsters aren't born, they're made.” A really great example of a villain that is a victim of circumstance in video games is Shaun from “Fallout 4.” Shaun was stolen from his parents that were in cryogenic sleep, awoken by a group of people that was hired by scientists and was ripped from his mother's arms, who was then killed because she wouldn't let go of her baby. Shaun was then used for his pure DNA that wasn't affected by radiation and taught to do terrible things to people in the name of science for the greater good, with the goal of saving the human race. Another example of villains in TV shows that are portrayed as victims of circumstance is the mountain men from the TV show “The