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What are your favorite negative character arcs?

A negative character arc is one where the protagonist gets worse over time rather than better. They might or might not turn for the better in the end, but the majority of the time is spent on a negative descent.

A well-done example would be Frodo. The ring wears him down through the course of the story.

An example that should have been good but wasn’t executed as well as it should have been, would be Anakin in the Star Wars prequel.
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Betelgeuse 8mo ago

I have three picks for this category.

First one is obviously Khaleesi Daenerys from a naive little girl to nephew f***. One of the most hated character.

More than that, Shakespeare's Macbeth. Then there is this protagonist in the Malayalam language movie - Joji Panachel. You can draw a parallel between Macbeth and Joji. Both driven by jealousy, greed and guilt. They both have a fitting fall. If you are ok with watching a malayalam movie with subtitle, I would say, you should try it. Worth the time.

Available on PrimeVideo... https://watch.amazon.com/detail?gti=amzn1.dv.gti.1abc43fe-9a80-f520-78e5-ddf5d955977a&territory=US&ref_=share_mac_movie&r=web

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