Sometimes it seems like some cartoon villains have very weak or nonsensical motives for being bad. I think one of the worst examples of this is Captain Planet. Sure, some of the bad guys had a profit motive but there were others who just seemed to enjoy wrecking the environment for giggles. Their plans seemed like they would be super expensive and of no benefit even to the villains.
Others have some vague plan, like capturing a mystical doo-dad or finding out a secret. And then there are rarer ones where the villains actually have motives that make sense. I guess Magneto wanted to make things better for his kind in X-Men, for example.
So, what are some good examples of nearly nonsensical villain behavior and motivations? What are some examples of well thought out motivations? Either single episode appearances or overall villain series arcs would make good additions to the discussion.
Also, which do you prefer? Bad just to be bad or bad for a reason that makes sense?
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