Jonasen, P.K. Schmitt, D.P. Crysel, L. Webster, G.D. Li, N.P. (2012) ‘The Antihero in Popular Culture: Life History Theory and The Dark Triad Personality Traits’ Review of General Psychology, Vol 16, No. 2, p192-p199, American Psychological Association.
I found the psychological breakdown of the dark triad of character traits not only fascinating but incredibly useful in my understanding of character development and creating compelling protagonists and villains. By mixing at varying degrees the traits of Psychopathy, Narcissism and Machiavellianism you create a spectrum of character flaws that enable you not only to create a terrifying villain but also an equally threatening hero such as James Bond or The Batman. Yet this text also goes into the possibility that this dark triad of traits may having something to do with high testosterone of such characters and their high intelligence literally setting them apart from normal society thereby creating this Machiavellian outlook where they feel entitled to manipulate others. A very useful and fascinating read.
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