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And frankly - one big failing of the show writing in general in regards to villains was a inability of writing a backstory that didn't serve as a excuse for their actions. Because of that, a villain getting a backstory, as flimsy as it was (\*coughStarlightcoughGarblecough\*) was pretty much a guarantee of redemption. ~%The only exception to this was Tirek (briefly) in The Ending of The End, but that idea was taken from the comics, so it doesn't count.~%

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And frankly - one big failing of the show writing in general in regards to villains was a inability of writing a backstory that didn't serve as a excuse for their actions. Because of that, a villain getting a backstory, as flimsy as it was (*coughStarlightcoughGarblecough*) was pretty much a guarantee of redemption. ~The only exception to this was Tirek (briefly) in The Ending of The End, but that idea was taken from the comics, so it doesn't count.~

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And frankly - one big failing of the show writing in general in regards to villains was a inability of writing a backstory that didn't serve as a excuse for their actions. Becuause of that, a villain getting a backstory was pretty much a guarantee of redemption. ~The only exception to this was Tirek (briefly) in The Ending of The End, but that idea was taken from the comics, so it doesn't count.~

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And frankly - one big failing of the show writing in general in regards to villains was a inability of writing a backstory that didn't serve as a excuse for their actions. Becuase of that, a villain getting a backstory was pretty much a guarantee of redemption. ~The only exception to this was Tirek (briefly) in The Ending of The End, but that idea was taken from the comics, so it doesn't count.~