LilDicky – The Antagonist
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LilDicky – The Antagonist
Johnny Storm: In the void, you're either food for Alioth or you work for her.
Deadpool: Go on, Johnny.
Johnny Storm: And I'll tell you who 'her' is: Cassandra Nova. A megalomaniacal, psychotic asshole. A finger licking dead-inside pixie slab of third rate dime-store nut-milk. And I'll tell you what she can do.
Deadpool: I'm listening.
Johnny Storm: She
... See moreHis inconsistency. His inability to finish anything. His sudden terrifying feelings that nothing he did mattered. His realizations that what went on in the outside world had more substance than anything in his life.
Lydia Davis • The Collected Stories of Lydia Davis
The antagonist is the person who is most heavily invested in achieving the same external goal.
Libbie Hawker • Take Off Your Pants!
The antagonist is thus the thing or person the protagonist must vanquish to achieve their goal.