https://www.isegoria.net/2011/02/what-if-the-villains-were-actually-the-good-guys/ From the ancient Greek for equality in freedom of speech; an eclectic mix of thoughts, large and small Fri, 24 Apr 2026 06:10:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.6.1 https://www.isegoria.net/2011/02/what-if-the-villains-were-actually-the-good-guys/comment-page-1/#comment-128947 Isegoria Fri, 25 Feb 2011 02:48:11 +0000 http://www.isegoria.net/?p=23821#comment-128947 The Darth Side looks promising. (And The Ring-Bearer is thought-provoking, if not particularly literary.)

]]> https://www.isegoria.net/2011/02/what-if-the-villains-were-actually-the-good-guys/comment-page-1/#comment-126504 XJ Mon, 21 Feb 2011 03:47:13 +0000 http://www.isegoria.net/?p=23821#comment-126504 And then there’s Michael Aquino, author of, among other things, a Tolkien fanfic arguing that Morgoth and Sauron were the good guys, and a Star Wars fanfic suggesting that Darth Vader and Palpatine were galactic Lincolns fighting for a unified political order against misguided rebels.

]]> https://www.isegoria.net/2011/02/what-if-the-villains-were-actually-the-good-guys/comment-page-1/#comment-126254 Johnny Abacus Sun, 20 Feb 2011 19:23:41 +0000 http://www.isegoria.net/?p=23821#comment-126254 This is missing some of my absolute favorites:

• The Darth Side (Star Wars IV-VI)
  
• A Study in Emerald (Sherlock Holmes) — not quite the same thing but very entertaining nonetheless

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