2writeis2life
Since: Jan, 2001
Nov 9th 2011 at 8:54:44 AM
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Question: does this trope apply to any villain whose parents happen not to be married? Or does at least one of the villain's parents have to be a noble or other high-status individual? Because the various pages dealing with the trope are rather contradictory on that point.
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callsignecho
Since: Oct, 2009
Nov 11th 2011 at 8:18:11 AM
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Only villains who are evil because of their bastardy count. To be real textbook example, he should have Royal Blood, but it's more important that he is The Resenter.
Did you have a particular example in mind?
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2writeis2life
Since: Jan, 2001
Nov 14th 2011 at 4:37:16 PM
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No, I was just confused about the different ways in which the trope is used.
In Tweeny Witches, Atelia fell in love with a human against the law of the witches, and the two are referred to as wife and husband. I wonder if the ban on Interspecies Romance makes Lennon their illegitimate child because my dictionaries say an legitimate child is birn to parents who are legally married to each other.