Richard has won.

[Ori Klein]

Sorry BM.
But after seeing this (http://archive.lfgcomic.com/lfg0043.gif), this (http://archive.lfgcomic.com/lfg0044.gif) and then, finally, this (http://archive.lfgcomic.com/lfg0045.gif), well...I just feel that I don't see how there's a way for you to possibly be able to 1up it.
You just can't.

I'm sorry, but random cruel acts of evil of such magnitude are not easily mitigated.

[greed]

This comes pretty close to a versus thread which is a nono, other than the one in Forum Games. (http://forum.nuklearpower.com/showthread.php?t=20535)

Also BM does more evil before breakfast than Richard ever has.

[POS Industries]

Seriously, how does a blatant rip off of a character top the original? Not that BM's the most uniquely unique guy to ever be unique, but the character has existed within the realm of RPG-parody webcomicry long enough to be fairly iconic within the genre.

Richard's funny and all, but the inspiration is pretty obvious.

[Mashirosen]

I think this should probably go in the generic comics folder or whatever we're calling it now, so.

[Demetrius]

I'm sorry but when BM killed his clone with the power of sheer evil he ascended a platform previously unreached, and unreachable.

[Kurosen]

Sorry BM.
But after seeing this (http://archive.lfgcomic.com/lfg0043.gif), this (http://archive.lfgcomic.com/lfg0044.gif) and then, finally, this (http://archive.lfgcomic.com/lfg0045.gif), well...I just feel that I don't see how there's a way for you to possibly be able to 1up it.
You just can't.

I'm sorry, but random cruel acts of evil of such magnitude are not easily mitigated.

Are you serious? Black Mage has done worse in the last 15 comics, nevermind the other 830.

[Ugainius]

And BM will always be remembered as the guy who took over hell

[Mirai Gen]

Richard just has that perchance for saying the wrong thing at the perfectly appropriate moment. Black Mage's done way better than Richard multiple times.

Besides, it's only like fifty comics for LFG so far. Maybe he'll run out of steam.

EDIT: Also, there's a certain thing about "I Was Here First" as far as evil characters in fantasy go.

BROTHER'S COUSIN'S EDIT: Like, this, for example. (http://www.nuklearpower.com/daily.php?date=060112)

[Kurosen]

Best evil moment evar (http://www.nuklearpower.com/daily.php?date=060713).

[Mirai Gen]

I dunno, it's your story and all, but the idea of just cutting out of a conversation to say, "Oh, well, you know, sacrificing children to dark gods is just something I do on my offtime" is pretty high on my evil-o-meter.

Having said thus, Black Mage's contrived story of F-22 Eagles and Godzilla is pretty evil too. Close tie?

[greed]

Personally I think the revelation that he's uncomfortable peeing unless he's hurting somebody is the top of the evilness scale. I mean that's not just evil, that's genuinely disturbing.

I'm sorry but when BM killed his clone with the power of sheer evil he ascended a platform previously unreached, and unreachable.

Let's not forget what he did to the corpse afterwards. "Hmm, I haven't made self love an abomination yet"

[Fenris]

Having said thus, Black Mage's contrived story of F-22 Eagles and Godzilla is pretty evil too. Close tie?
And wanting to do it on top of all these dead people is just everyday drudgery?

[42PETUNIAS]

Richard hasn't come even close to doing abominations on a large scale. Yes, he's done some evil stuff, but most of it is just showy and humourous, none coming close to actually disturbing. I find Sohmer is a little too showy with his style.

[Melfice]

I dunno, it's your story and all, but the idea of just cutting out of a conversation to say, "Oh, well, you know, sacrificing children to dark gods is just something I do on my offtime" is pretty high on my evil-o-meter.

Having said thus, Black Mage's contrived story of F-22 Eagles and Godzilla is pretty evil too. Close tie?

Only ONE F-16 Fighting Falcon, actually, but it's evil none-the-less!

[Khael!]

Black Mage and Richard strike me as old buddies from the same mage academy. Different ways of being evil, same talent. Why compare?

[Seeker]

For my money, it doesn't get more evil than the liberal use of a spell the sucks love out of the universe (http://www.nuklearpower.com/daily.php?date=041209) and that was aquired through the sacrifice of 9 orphan children which is discussed in the completely off-hand way that Mirai Gen mentioned.

[bluestarultor]

I think they're just written a bit differently. First off, this Richard guy seems to be paired with a guy more like RM than Fighter. That leads to a different dynamic. Sure, he does random acts of cruelty, but he seems to do it more out of offhand psychotic whims or to prove his evilness than actually practicing self-secure evil. BM performs evil as a way of life and out of disproportionate rage.

[Lord of Joshelplex]

Let's not forget what he did to the corpse afterwards. "Hmm, I haven't made self love an abomination yet"

That more or less tops the evilness chart in my book, that is just pure horror right there.

[Daimo Mac, The Blue Light of Hope]

I think they're just written a bit differently. First off, this Richard guy seems to be paired with a guy more like RM than Fighter. That leads to a different dynamic. Sure, he does random acts of cruelty, but he seems to do it more out of offhand psychotic whims or to prove his evilness than actually practicing self-secure evil. BM performs evil as a way of life and out of disproportionate rage.


BM's level of evil is clearly overcompensation for something else.

[42PETUNIAS]

BM's level of evil is clearly overcompensation for something else.
Well, more like several things, but yes.

[Deck Knight]

Gotta be honest, I read over the Looking for Group Comics and Richard just doesn't have the same sort of soul as BM. Sure, 8Bit has had more time for character development, but BM does not exist simply to indiscriminately kill everything.

BM also has notable character flaws, whereas Richard's portrayal thus far contains no actual weaknesses. Shamans stop his magic? kills them with physical combat. To be sure, this is like BM's stabbity death scenes, but BM does all of those under cover of darkness.

As far as evil, again we have the number of comics thing, but even still BM's atrocities are generally more evil, but BM also moderates his evil. He does not need to be killing something in every single comic. Even his snark is topical depending on the stupidity of the other light warriors.

Basically what it boils down to is Richard is little more than a device for indiscriminate derision and destruction. You could literally replace him with a recurring wrecking ball on whatever he's killing and you get the same effect. Brian might laugh about the one-dimensionality of his characters, but Richard is almost no-dimensional.

[Eldezar]

You could literally replace him with a recurring wrecking ball on whatever he's killing and you get the same effect.


And chance I could use this for my own story I have been working on? I think it will fit right in with Russian Roulette, zeppelin edition and tying the cats together by their tails and throwing them over a clothesline.

[Tiako]

The thing is, that Richard mocks Sword of Truth, which is such an excellent thing to do that he can't be that evil.

[Deck Knight]

And chance I could use this for my own story I have been working on? I think it will fit right in with Russian Roulette, zeppelin edition and tying the cats together by their tails and throwing them over a clothesline.

I'm pretty sure the cartoon wrecking ball gag isn't copyrighted (ask Wile. E. Coyote), so use away.

[BitVyper]

As far as irredeemably evil characters go, I prefer the likes of BM and Belkar to Richard.

[dumbclown]

I love them both. BM probably more of a favourite. I mean he didn't only just sacrifice the nine orphaned children just for fun. He is more evil then Richard at the moment. Richard does come across as more cruel. A petty sort of cruel.