Editing Villains (section)

==Risks==
Worse than Heroes or Rogues as villains are not inherently collaborative.<ref name="23.4">“I used to be a supervillain,” I said.<br>[...]<br>“No, let’s be fair,” I said.  “Being a villain’s an option.”<br>[...]<br>“Now you fight other villains, who want to steal the money you just got.  Roll.”<br><br>“I’m a bad guy, I’m not fighting them!”<br><br>“Bad guys fight villains ''and'' heroes,” I said.  “But you can give up the money if you want to run.”<br>[...]<br>“Okay,” I said, clapping my hands.  “Villains, raise your hands.”<br><br>They did.<br><br>“If you’re dead, maimed or in jail, lower your hands.”<br><br>More than half of them did.<br><br>“Heroes, raise your hands if you’re okay.”<br><br>Most of the other kids raised their hands.<br><br>“Sophie chose to be a rogue,” Fox-mask said, “She’s been in one fight, but she came out okay.”<br><br>“You’re screwing the villains,” Ned said.  “It’s not ''really'' one fight after another.”<br>[...]<br>“Being a villain is hard,” Mrs. Yamada said.<br>[...]<br>“One in twenty might make it in the long run,” I said.  “If they’re lucky, if they’re good, if they have friends they can count on.”<br><br>“Pat yourself on the back a little more,” Reynard said, a little sarcastic.  The girl in blue elbowed him.<br>[...]<br>“I’m being a little harsh,” I said, “But this is it.  It sounds dumb, but being a cape means beating the odds, again and again.  If you’re a villain?  The reward is pretty damn good, but the risk is bigger.  You saw how few villains actually survived intact.  Even then, a lot of them lost their money, or got hurt.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/01 Excerpt] from [[Drone 23.4]]</ref> 

A Villains name is their brand, as such anyone claiming the name would have to defend it from challengers. Further other capes can have grudges against those who use a name they hate.<ref name="R1">When a villain dies, their name is up for grabs, but if it's just taken without a second thought, then has a way of maintaining bad reps and picking up old rivalries with few of the benefits. That guy who always wanted to stomp Tailspin's ass might get some cathartic release from beating down Tailspin II. Sometimes very stupid villains take a name that's already taken, causing headaches for everyone involved, and invite beatdowns & contests over the name.<br><br>Heroes are far more likely to simply ask for permission to use a name. Unicorn III passed her name on to [[Unicorn IV]], for example. - [https://redd.it/4l1s5w Wildbow on Reddit]</ref>