the evil genius- jack peeples
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ARCHETYPAL PROJECT: THE EVIL GENIUS
Jack Peeples
What is the Archetype?
It is an clever scheming man/woman with intricate plots
They typically are evil beyond reason and have a lack of understanding of human emotions
Hubris is common, leading them to reveal their plots to their enemies in confidence, sometimes leading to their downfall
They also often have a difficult childhood
Marduk
Marduk is a Sumerian god He led a battle with the “new gods”
against the “old gods” according to the poem Enuma Elish
Lord Voldemort
He is very clever and had a difficult childhood
He hid his evil when he was young through being polite and clever
He eventually used his evil to steal the Elder Wand, murder tons of people, and almost kill Harry several times
Hansel and Gretel
The old witch is an example of an evil genius
She builds her house from candy and tempts the children inside, knowing they would like candy
She then, if the plan had worked out, would have eaten them
Plankton
Plankton constantly has devious plans to destroy the Krusty Krab
In the SpongeBob Square pants movie, he initiates a plot where he turns the entire town into his own personal zombies
Prometheus
Though not consider a villain to humanity, he is a villain to the Gods
He first tricks Zeus into choosing a poor offering, just to be superior, and stole fire from him because he felt Zeus shouldn’t keep it to himself
Lex Luthor
Superman’s arch rival He doesn’t have any
super powers but is wealthy and intelligent, using his inventive powers to try and destroy the world
His plans typically involve killing superman, typically as a stepping stone to world domination
Stromboli
This man runs a carnival and trick Pinocchio into joining him and then locks him up, to use for profit
sources
http://www.ancient-mythology.com/mesopotamian/marduk.php
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lex_Luthor http://listverse.com/2009/06/09/top-10-most-evil-disney-vi
llains/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinocchio http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prometheus http://spongebob.wikia.com/wiki/Sheldon_J._Plankton http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hansel_and_Gretel http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marduk http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lord_Voldemort