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Originally Posted by Tk3997
The statistical evidence of this is overwhelming: mature liberal democracies will not fight other democracies. This is why the vast majority of examples in which a democratic nation is a villain will involve either A. a small rouge faction or B. a coup or something that renders it autocratic. Since after all if they’re invading or attacking an autocratic state it’s rather hard to paint them as evil in comparison to the guys in charge.
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A Freudian slip?
Sorry.
I have to agree that in most cases, people want to play benevolent characters. For instance, I once read an RPG player's walkthrough site intro, and how he would never again play the 'evil' side, because it made him feel like a jerk. I'd like to think that this can be generalised, but I know that some play the 'evil' side purely so they can be jerks without any real life consequences.