Everyone has to have a favorite and this is mine
Mar 15, 2024 20:55:20 GMT -8
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Post by ruben on Mar 15, 2024 20:55:20 GMT -8
Maybe it's because I was introduced to the Silver Surfer before the others, but he's my favorite. He was Stan Lee's favorite as well.
He's powerful. One would think too powerful, because what villain could ever threaten him? The answer is Mephisto. Some villains are simply bad, sometimes all bad, with little to no motivation as to what makes them bad. But not Mephisto! He could destroy anyone and any thing with but a thought. Yet with virtually limitless powerful he continuously hungers for the Surfer's soul and he's not going to get it. Why is that? Remember, before the Surfer was the Surfer he was Norrin Radd from Zenn-La a planet that experienced a golden age of intellectual and technological grandeur stretching back before the longest memory. The Surfer's character is above reproach and that frustrates Mephisto to no end. In a way, one is tempted to feel sorry for Mephisto. With all his power, mere mortals have a power over him by simply choosing good over evil. It's one thing to be frustrated from being powerless, which we all do one time or another. But to have nearly limitless power and have it do you no good, that's much worse. Usually, Mephisto is in agony when he can't get what he wants. Usually. But when people sell themselves to Mephisto's lavish rewards merely for short term gains, that's when Mephisto flourishes, and yes that's when he wins.
Try as I might, I can't think of a villain that appeals to me more than Mephisto. He's complex because he's simultaneously all bad yet tragic as well. He's powerful yet frustrated when he can't get what he really wants: The Surfer's soul. He has the souls of countless pathetic individuals but his hunger never seems to be satisfied.
He's powerful. One would think too powerful, because what villain could ever threaten him? The answer is Mephisto. Some villains are simply bad, sometimes all bad, with little to no motivation as to what makes them bad. But not Mephisto! He could destroy anyone and any thing with but a thought. Yet with virtually limitless powerful he continuously hungers for the Surfer's soul and he's not going to get it. Why is that? Remember, before the Surfer was the Surfer he was Norrin Radd from Zenn-La a planet that experienced a golden age of intellectual and technological grandeur stretching back before the longest memory. The Surfer's character is above reproach and that frustrates Mephisto to no end. In a way, one is tempted to feel sorry for Mephisto. With all his power, mere mortals have a power over him by simply choosing good over evil. It's one thing to be frustrated from being powerless, which we all do one time or another. But to have nearly limitless power and have it do you no good, that's much worse. Usually, Mephisto is in agony when he can't get what he wants. Usually. But when people sell themselves to Mephisto's lavish rewards merely for short term gains, that's when Mephisto flourishes, and yes that's when he wins.
Try as I might, I can't think of a villain that appeals to me more than Mephisto. He's complex because he's simultaneously all bad yet tragic as well. He's powerful yet frustrated when he can't get what he really wants: The Surfer's soul. He has the souls of countless pathetic individuals but his hunger never seems to be satisfied.
