It’s even more ridiculous when he explains to the villain why he lost. Like, bro, don’t give him that information, what if he survives this?
It can however be subverted when villain actually does learn from it. In Rokujouma, one of antagonists was a corrupt CEO with a bunch of mercenaries in cutting edge mechas. Protagonist party defeated him and gave him a whole lecture on “you lost because you don’t have any trust with your allies”. They were right, because they disrupted enemy cooperation with bluff and other tactics, so mercenaries didn’t fight well.
However, that antagonist later came back with a whole party of named characters and was like “So, that reason you told me about… we worked on it and fixed the issue”. Defeating a whole squad of antagonists that have their own nakama power was much harder.
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Works the opposite way, too. Aside from exposition for the audience, why would an enemy reveal to the hero how their powers work?
Sadism, mind games, confidence, honor/pride, and lying. I accept those as answers, but not every villain expresses those qualities enough for me to accept it for *them*.
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It’s even more ridiculous when he explains to the villain why he lost. Like, bro, don’t give him that information, what if he survives this?
It can however be subverted when villain actually does learn from it. In Rokujouma, one of antagonists was a corrupt CEO with a bunch of mercenaries in cutting edge mechas. Protagonist party defeated him and gave him a whole lecture on “you lost because you don’t have any trust with your allies”. They were right, because they disrupted enemy cooperation with bluff and other tactics, so mercenaries didn’t fight well.
However, that antagonist later came back with a whole party of named characters and was like “So, that reason you told me about… we worked on it and fixed the issue”. Defeating a whole squad of antagonists that have their own nakama power was much harder.
Works the opposite way, too. Aside from exposition for the audience, why would an enemy reveal to the hero how their powers work?
Sadism, mind games, confidence, honor/pride, and lying. I accept those as answers, but not every villain expresses those qualities enough for me to accept it for *them*.