Really? 'cause I'm pretty sure even in the original trilogy the rebels comment on the old republic.
There's also the rampant racism, the slavery, the genocide, and the religious oppression. Which the rebels were all very much against, so one has a pretty good look at their policies--or at least the ones that conflicted with the empire.
And, again, touching on all the mass murder and whatnot--how can you call a government that kills and/or enslaves it's own people harmonious?
Seriously, the Empire may have been stable, but they made the nazi party look like flowers, rainbows, and sunshine. With glitter.
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Originally Posted by noncon
It's much easier to tack on a sad story to the villain's past or make him spout broken philosophy to make the audience like him.
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Broken philosophy and/or tacked on sad story? Sounds to me like you don't hate justifiable villains so much as poorly written villains.
If said philosophy is broken or they're just emo, then they're just plain poorly written and it wouldn't have mattered if the writers had gone for the evil just because route. Well, except that the evil just because route would have been even lamer with said writing skills.
P.S. Even Kefka isn't evil just to be evil. He's described quite clearly as having been driven insane by complications with the first magitech infusions. Probably from a combination of pain and magical pollution in his mind at a very young age.
In other words--he has a tacked on sad story, but I don't think anyone here is really gonna tell me he's a poor villain?
The Joker, as well, has a variety of 'sad stories' attached to his background. Driven insane by being dropped in acid bath. Dead wife and child, followed by dropping himself in an acid bath. Wife kidnapped and killed to force him into committing a crime. Etc. etc.
Basically, any villain one would ever see as 'well written' either HAS a sob story tacked onto their origin, or is justifiable. Or both.
Just because a lot of justifiable villains are shittily written is no excuse to go after the whole group.