Reframe a Villain as the Hero of Their Own Story

Every villain thinks they're the reasonable one, and the good ones make you half-agree. This writes a 200-word pitch for the story from the villain's side: their goal, their obstacles, what they sacrifice, what they think justifies it. Then it steps back and shows what the flip exposes about the original story's moral blind spots.

Take the character {VILLAIN_NAME} from {TITLE} and reframe their entire story arc as if they were the protagonist. Write a 200-word pitch for their version of the story: what is their goal, who are the obstacles in their way, what do they sacrifice, and what do they believe justifies their actions? Then step back and explain what this reframing reveals about the original narrative. Does it expose any moral blind spots in how the story is told? Does it make the 'hero' look less heroic? Use this as a lens to critique the storytelling assumptions baked into the original.