A character term that defines villains who are too relatable and/or sound too good, and therefore need to do something
cartoonishly evil so as to establish that they are in fact "The Bad Guy". That way the audience is told that should not identify with their goals.
Based off of Michael B. Jordan's portrayal of Killmonger in both
Black Panther and
Black Panther Wakanda Forever.
Producer: "OK so great movie, test screenings are
through the roof, but we need to do some re-shoots..."
Writer: "What? why?"
Producer: "Test audiences identified too much with
the villain and not with Capitalist Paragon-man...we need a scene where
the villain blows up some puppies or something...you know, make em into a real Killmonger... that way audiences don't get any funny ideas about the status-quo."