09-06-2007, 03:41 AM
Cute hyperbole is a slippery slope: it's fun going one way, but once it's started you're fucked.
Obviously, the limitations of the character translate into the effectiveness of their role in a given plot. What puts Kefka over the Joker is that he could actually be as evil, insane, and sadistic as he wanted to be without worrying about backlash. He wasn't fighting to dominate this foes because they were already defeated, but he didn't stop because his goal was to bring an End to All Things and he had the ability to do so.
I only mention this because the blog you quoted pegged Joker as the greatest villain, if not character, of all time, which is obviously not true.
Obviously, the limitations of the character translate into the effectiveness of their role in a given plot. What puts Kefka over the Joker is that he could actually be as evil, insane, and sadistic as he wanted to be without worrying about backlash. He wasn't fighting to dominate this foes because they were already defeated, but he didn't stop because his goal was to bring an End to All Things and he had the ability to do so.
I only mention this because the blog you quoted pegged Joker as the greatest villain, if not character, of all time, which is obviously not true.

