Is the Fixer really a villain?
The recent story, Chi Master - Case of the Faux Fixer raised some queries about the villainous credentials of the Fixer. Is he really a villain or just some cheap, unemployed actor that Victory Girl passes off as a villain. Is he a truly diabolical villain pretending to be inept so as to deceive our naive blonde superheroine, or is he an inept villain being portrayed as diabolical by our devious blonde superheroine for her own amusement?
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TL:DR for the sake of DA
He is a villain, she is a superheroine, they are each other’s arch-nemesis and their relationship status is ‘It’s complicated.’
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That’s not enough, gimme more! (for the DAVerse)
Fine! I had a concept for a villain. To sum him up, he’s a nerdy equivalent of the traditional gentleman thief.
He's a high-tech illegal weapons developer and manufacturer
He is more interested in developing high-tech weapons than taking over the world or levelling cities. His two favourite drivers / motivations are:
So why doesn't anyone know about him?
He sells his weapons to villains. This means he’s more likely to sell a Zapatron 3.0 to a gangster than actually use it on a heroine himself. He himself is never on the scene of the crime and if for some reason he does need to pull off a job, it’s usually through intermediaries. Since he almost never directly interacts with superheroines, he is generally unknown outside of the villainous circle.
So, there's nothing stopping him from asking himself the question, "How would I defeat said villain?" or selling weapons to heroes?
Well, no one on the legal side of things wants to work with him. (0.2 Partners)
But he’s still a nerd
He is a strong believer of ‘Discretion is the better part of valour’, and in his case, he’s the epitome of discretion. If things don’t go according to plan, or in a surprise confrontation, he is more likely to flee the scene than to engage any opponent. (Chi Master - Case of the Faux Fixer)
And a gentleman
As the gentleman villain, if on the odd chance a hapless heroine does fall into his lap, he thinks it’s important to get consent before indulging in the charms of a superheroine. Since he has a scientific bend of mind, he believes that consent has to be explicit rather than implicit. For the sake of speed, he’ll permit verbal consent rather than have the heroine fill up and sign a consent form. Unfortunately, if they pass out before they can give it, he’ll probably leave them right where he “found” them and carry on with whatever activity he was doing before he was rudely interrupted. He is also likely to make sure he leaves them out of sight, rather than, say, toss their shapely rear in a dumpster (it’ll really mess their hair).
A villain is only as good as his heroine
More recently however, the other reason he avoids other superheroines is because he has an arch-nemesis who is well aware of this weakness of his and will therefore seek ways to antagonise him about it at every opportunity. Also, according to his arch-nemesis, now that he has one, he cannot go around freely antagonizing other superheroines as that would dilute their arch-nemesis status.
The scheming heroine
On the other hand, we have Victory Girl. She’s an invincible superheroine. After six years of active superheroing, she’s more or less run out of villains. They usually just prefer to move to another city and face other heroes who are not as annoying as she can be (Just ask poor Mauve Bulk who she successfully 'convinced' to go on the straight and narrow). Now imagine her surprise when she finds out there’s a well-known villain (in the villainous circles) like the Fixer who's been in the business for years but has spent said years actively avoiding her. Now, how does a heroine convince a villain who avoids her to to give her some attention? She hires the Fixer to teach Victory Girl a lesson. And thus begins their ‘it’s complicated’ relationship (The Session).
You scratch my back, I scratch yours
Since Victory Girl freely gives consent, he is free to have his fun. Still, he insists it has to be informed consent much to her chagrin since she likes to be surprised. More importantly for him, she can handle anything he can throw at her. On the other hand, she has access to a villain on demand (unless he’s travelling) whenever she’s in the mood. (Prologue: Test Subject 001)
For you, good sir / ma’am, I recommend following the on-going story on how such a singular tale came to pass. There, you will journey through six years of backstory, where you can witness the evolution of two characters, complex (IMHO) world building, as well as science speak to possibly make you regret the decision, but most importantly, why a superheroine and a villain make for such strange bedfellows. (The VictoryVerse)
Most of these points are sprinkled throughout the stories I've told and some points will appear in stories I haven't told yet.
He's a high-tech illegal weapons developer and manufacturer
He is more interested in developing high-tech weapons than taking over the world or levelling cities. His two favourite drivers / motivations are:
- He'll observe a superheroine and ask himself the question, “How would I defeat said superheroine.” (This is for DA, remember?)
- He loves reading up on scientific advancements and then asking himself the question, "How could I weaponise this?"
So why doesn't anyone know about him?
He sells his weapons to villains. This means he’s more likely to sell a Zapatron 3.0 to a gangster than actually use it on a heroine himself. He himself is never on the scene of the crime and if for some reason he does need to pull off a job, it’s usually through intermediaries. Since he almost never directly interacts with superheroines, he is generally unknown outside of the villainous circle.
So, there's nothing stopping him from asking himself the question, "How would I defeat said villain?" or selling weapons to heroes?
Well, no one on the legal side of things wants to work with him. (0.2 Partners)
But he’s still a nerd
He is a strong believer of ‘Discretion is the better part of valour’, and in his case, he’s the epitome of discretion. If things don’t go according to plan, or in a surprise confrontation, he is more likely to flee the scene than to engage any opponent. (Chi Master - Case of the Faux Fixer)
And a gentleman
As the gentleman villain, if on the odd chance a hapless heroine does fall into his lap, he thinks it’s important to get consent before indulging in the charms of a superheroine. Since he has a scientific bend of mind, he believes that consent has to be explicit rather than implicit. For the sake of speed, he’ll permit verbal consent rather than have the heroine fill up and sign a consent form. Unfortunately, if they pass out before they can give it, he’ll probably leave them right where he “found” them and carry on with whatever activity he was doing before he was rudely interrupted. He is also likely to make sure he leaves them out of sight, rather than, say, toss their shapely rear in a dumpster (it’ll really mess their hair).
A villain is only as good as his heroine
More recently however, the other reason he avoids other superheroines is because he has an arch-nemesis who is well aware of this weakness of his and will therefore seek ways to antagonise him about it at every opportunity. Also, according to his arch-nemesis, now that he has one, he cannot go around freely antagonizing other superheroines as that would dilute their arch-nemesis status.
The scheming heroine
On the other hand, we have Victory Girl. She’s an invincible superheroine. After six years of active superheroing, she’s more or less run out of villains. They usually just prefer to move to another city and face other heroes who are not as annoying as she can be (Just ask poor Mauve Bulk who she successfully 'convinced' to go on the straight and narrow). Now imagine her surprise when she finds out there’s a well-known villain (in the villainous circles) like the Fixer who's been in the business for years but has spent said years actively avoiding her. Now, how does a heroine convince a villain who avoids her to to give her some attention? She hires the Fixer to teach Victory Girl a lesson. And thus begins their ‘it’s complicated’ relationship (The Session).
You scratch my back, I scratch yours
Since Victory Girl freely gives consent, he is free to have his fun. Still, he insists it has to be informed consent much to her chagrin since she likes to be surprised. More importantly for him, she can handle anything he can throw at her. On the other hand, she has access to a villain on demand (unless he’s travelling) whenever she’s in the mood. (Prologue: Test Subject 001)
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But that doesn’t make any sense! Why go to a villain? Doesn’t that constitute aiding and abetting? Won’t that make her an accessory? Why risk her heroic career for some kinky fun?! And what's to prevent his weapons from falling into the really wrong hands? (Welcome to the VictoryVerse)
You sir / ma’am, are clearly more discerning than the average bear. It is indeed easier sometimes, to suspend one’s disbelief over flying superheroines than it is over the legal and moral implications of a heroine canoodling with a villain.
For you, good sir / ma’am, I recommend following the on-going story on how such a singular tale came to pass. There, you will journey through six years of backstory, where you can witness the evolution of two characters, complex (IMHO) world building, as well as science speak to possibly make you regret the decision, but most importantly, why a superheroine and a villain make for such strange bedfellows. (The VictoryVerse)
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This is part of a series I'm working on where I try to make sense of what I'm up to and hopefully in the process, you can make sense of it too!Most of these points are sprinkled throughout the stories I've told and some points will appear in stories I haven't told yet.
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