No More Good, No More Evil

At last.

When the concepts of good and evil are not present in a story. The story of a good Hero fighting an evil Villain is one that has been reiterated countless times for millennia. This ancient formula in storytelling has lost its effectiveness in the eyes of the modern audience who desires something greater. That isn't to say that good-and-evil stories have been made obsolete. Writers who lack innovative imagination will spew out the same vapid content the world has since the dawn of man. If a creator wants to leave an impression on their audience, they'll have to reform the modes of fiction at large that have been stagnant for generations.

The very beginning of No More Good, No More Evil stems from the Hero and Villain, the two most central characters in a franchise. The most unimaginative stories portray the Hero as a do-gooder who has to fight the wicked Villain because Good's Gotta Good. If the Hero is partnered up with others, they'll all have the same basic motive as their probable leader. Meanwhile, the Villain cooks up a boring plan like World Domination, Kill The World, or Destroy All because Evil's Gotta Evil. Today, creators are gradually beginning to drop this age-old layout for their stories in favor of more entertaining ideas. One of the methods of updating the Hero and Villain is tackling their end goals and ways of reaching them. Starting with the star of the franchise, the Hero should stray from the traditional definition of "good" and "heroic". It could be that they're selfish, inept, systematic, or even occasionally ethically questionable. If they have friends, the Hero could be careless or cold enough to direct them into danger. With the Villain, their position of antagonist may only be due to how they're in confrontation with the leading protagonist. A So-Called Villain is the kind of antagonist to not have any "evil" intentions against the world. Their actions inconveniently harm the people around them, which can come off as deliberate to those not close to them. They may not show remorse for how they've hurt others, but this can be due to how they were unaware of the consequences of their ways.