Does my laugh sound evil?
(zzzzzzzzzooooom!) Yes, you're right, you two rapscallions, words do not literally make sounds. They're cold and quiet (figuratively). We can hear the typed laugh of an evil villain no better than the grating guffaw of a slack-jawed yokel. But we do our best to humanize the experience of typing by approximating those sounds with fun devices like onamotapoeia. (Bzzzzt!) Ahhhhhhhhhhh ha ha ha ha ha!
Does it sound right to have a villain code-named "Gunhappy"?
Yes, just don’t make it a wacky Deadpool pastiche.
Which name do you like the best for my villain?
I see people saying it doesn’t matter right now, and that is true for them.I write fan fiction and sometimes you have to create a new villain (or antagonist as the terms aren’t mutually exclusive) for the story to work. My writing processes is to have all of the universe laid out before me and make reasonable leaps when needed to make sure I can “see” everything all once.This includes names as they have a very symbolic meaning to the character(s). Now as to which name I would pick is Dyrovicus as having a “Ne-” in the name is too simple connotation wise. It depends on what you are trying to do for them so some things have to taken in account.Origin and Motivation- I listing these in order that I perceive importance but it might be different for others so your choice. So why are they doing the task, what is their mission, what is their end game, and why do they want that. All of this is important for building the character and the name.Their Interaction with the Main- How did they meet, why are they opposing, what is their relationship, and how do they interact with each other.Mythology, Culture, and History- Do you know of any tropes that correlate with the antagonist, What similarities is there to the stuff that happened in either other fictions or history.Personality- What does the antagonist act like around people or by themselves.After you take these into account then you have a good baseline for deciding on what to do with the villain and what to name them.
My kid sounds like an evil villain when he laughs, how can I fix it?
You “fix it” by embracing it. He is a one of a kind individual, completely unique, just like his laugh. When he laughs, laugh with him. He is perfect just the way he is.Edit: When I was a child, my father was constantly pointing out what was wrong with me, what I needed to change about myself, how I wasn’t good enough. This emotional trauma he caused has stuck with me through adulthood. I now have extremely poor self-esteem, to the point that I actually hate myself most days. My point is, if you try to “fix” your kid, there is a good chance you will end up causing him significant emotional distress that could potentially stick with him his entire life. That’s why you should love him and embrace him just the way he is.
Sound or Music based DC superheros and villains?
Dazzler (Marvel) and Vibe (DC) are both music-based. Klaw (Marvel) is living solidified sound. (don't ask me how that works, lol) Banshee and Siryn (both Marvel) have sonic cries like Canary. Black Bolt (also Marvel) has a voice so powerful he can flatten cities with a whisper; at full volume his voice will crack planets. Sonar (aka Captain Sonar) is a DC villain that uses sound-based gadgets. Pied Piper is another DC sound-gadget type villain, specializing in mind control. Scream Queen (DC) is the Crime Syndicate version of Black Canary. and finally, not sure if it counts, but DareDevil's "sonar" sense ...?
How to make a villain likeable?
I think the following things make a villain likable: 1) The villain's motive makes sense, even if it does not exactly justify the person's actions. If the main character's family was murdered, say, by the police and he took revenge against the police because he found them a corrupt force, this would make sense, even if he did do something terrible. 2) The villain's arch-nemesis, who would ordinarily be the protagonist, is either a jerk in many ways or the side he represents is often actually bad. Using the example of the villain who kills bad policemen because he believes the police force corrupt, the "good guy" could be a bad cop himself or an extremely arrogant detective, or he could be well-respected by the villain and the police force itself is simply painted as bad. 3) The villain must be a dynamic and complex character who has the capacity and the choice to do good. As in any story, the villain should be changed in the end somehow. He might not be a good guy, but something should stir him or give him doubt. Perhaps he gets what he wanted but in the end finds it empty and not worthwhile. The characteristics you have sound fine, but if he's missing those three things, I don't know if it will work so well.
Does my story sound like Alice in Wonderland?
I really don't want it to (I don't want to make a rip-off.) I asked this question earlier, but I messed it up, so I think I confused the person who answered it. Anyway, it's about reality falling apart thanks to my villain. By falling apart, I mean the world is like a funhouse (not literally - I mean that as a simile!) My character, who is a girl, has to fix the world by putting everything back together again.
Evil/Dark Female Names for Villain?
I'm not talking about names that come from dark characters, such as Malificent or Wednesday or Lilith. I'm talking about names that actually sound dark and evil, names that sound like they come from someone terrifying and sadistic. They don't have to be names from 21st century, and they don't even really have to be names. They can be a combo of letters that just sound like names. Anything, I'll take anything. Give me lists!
Which name should I use for my fantasy villain?
I’d have to know more about your world, your character to really answer. It’s not so much the name, but the actions of a villain that strike terror into reader-hearts. Going on sound alone, Nevicus is probably the better name. It’s more subtle, more “normal.” Dredsein (which sounds like “dread sign” to me) reminds me of Dresden from Butcher’s Dresden Files and is heavy handed. Sometimes, villain names can have a “soft” sound to keep people off balance, such as “Mormalithe Falconsbane,” a wizard from Mercedes Lackey’s Valdemar series. It’s mellifluous, and once you see him in action, you dread that name! Find a baby-name book, and pick a few names (ignoring meaning). The meaning of names would not be the same in your world as they are in ours. Play with them. Change spellings. Change sounds. Figure how the names might work into a language or culture. Consider: how is this villain a perversion of the culture from which he came? What incidents in his life led him to take the steps he does? Develop the character and the name will come.