Thread:Davin111/@comment-29707934-20170214220316/@comment-29707934-20170224212234

Well, that really depends on the universe. If a universe isn't capable of "travelling to the void" and can only repel some bots send to gather resources, than destroying them is unnecessary. The corporation seems to advanced to be threatened by almost any other universe. It would make sense to have such a weapon, but more as an insurance policy. There would be nearly no reason to use it, unless the universe has some superweapon of its own. Anyway, I would certainly have the weapon take a long time to recharge. That can also be used for drama.

Stacy being only verbally abusive is a good thing. Who in their right mind falls in love with someone who physically assaults them for no reason after all? The MC wanting to have a family also makes sense given his backstory. I would make them considerably older than 13-14 though, something like 17-19 or at the very least 16. Running away from home and taking on a Empire as a young teen is a bit weird. Serious romance also makes no sense when they are only 14.

Well, everyone has their own taste. Want I meant with to be able to empathize with (and I already said in my previous response) is that their has to be a reason. Go to any list of great villains (by a serious institute, not just someone's or some random sites personal top 10) and you will see that great villains aren't "shallow" characters. A famous list is AFI's (American Film Institute) 100 Years... 100 heroes and villains list. Ranked firstis Hannibal Lecter, Darth Vader is 3rd. Let's take Hannibal Lecter for example. While he is a vile serial killer and cannibal and no one in their right mind can sympathize with his character, he's also complex and has a very twisted reasons for his actions. That's what makes him an interesting character. Nobody would care if he just killed "for the evulz" or was a run of the mill pyschopath. The reasons and goals of the villain don't necessary have to understandable. Hannibal Lecter is an irredeemable monster, but also a great villain. Characters that do things without an explanation other than "they are evil" just aren't that interesting. Also, while you are entitled to your own opinion, it's a fact that more complex villains with a reason aren't used in childrens stories. It's also a fact that villains that "just are evil" without any further reasoning are used almost exclusively used in stories for children and teenagers. The VS and Western Europe aren't that different, especially when you look at literature.

Note: All of this is coming from someone who has a vey, very cynical outlook on humanity in general. Not that I necessary dislike individuals I meet though. However, your cynical outlook can be used to create a more interesting villain. Just make Stacy's mother a greedy, egotistical hypocrite who claims to care for her daughter and other but only truely cares about herself in the end. And maybe about how she appears to the outside world. You can make her a projection for the flaws you see in humanity. While that makes her evil, it also makes her complex because her flaws a rooted in those of humanity.