What Is Magnificent Bastard?
4.5BRAINROT SCOREMagnificent Bastard A TV Tropes label for a villain or morally gray character who is clever, charismatic and always a step ahead, so that audiences enjoy watching the scheming even while opposing it. Fans use it to praise a character's style and competence rather than their morality.
Origin:Trope name from the TV Tropes wiki, which Wikipedia says was founded in 2004. A 2009 Semantic Universe article titled "From Mary Sue to Magnificent Bastards" about the site is cited by Wikipedia. No dated first use of the phrase was found.
First Seen:Unknown (TV Tropes trope name; no dated first use found)
Peak Era:2010s
Aura Impact:+1 Aura (Using It Correctly In Context)
EXAMPLE USAGE
""Every scene with the chancellor is a Magnificent Bastard moment: he loses nothing and smiles through all of it.""
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