[quote=@Ultimate Spidey]
[@Master Bruce][@Lord Wraith]

I had a couple of questions about playing villains.

1) Can I assume villains should be treated as legacy characters?
Example - If I was interested in playing as the Green Goblin I would have to converse if the Spider-Man player (Master Bruce) before typing up a CS?

2) Are there restrictions placed on villain PCs?
 Are certain villains off-limits (Thanos, Adam Warlock, Darkseid)?
 Can a player turn a villain into a hero?
 Can a player turn a hero into a villain?
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1) In the above example the villain would be considered legacy. However I do believe if a villain is applied for before the hero character, the hero becomes the legacy.

2) Game/World altering events would definitely need GM collaboration, likewise probably not best to be wiping out whole cities. I think approaching a villain in terms of plotting is more or less the same as a hero just different goals and struggles.

As for the last two points, those are both an easy yes. I'm currently writing a Deathstroke before his descent into supervillainy. But if you just want to take a villain character and make then into a hero, I think the most recent treatment of Harley, Ivy or Caitlin Snow shows it can be done well.

Likewise going the other way, plenty of heroic characters have been done as villains.