Killmonger

A character term that defines villains who are too relatable and/or sound too good, and therefore need to do something cartoonishly evil so as to establish that they are in fact "The Bad Guy". That way the audience is told that should not identify with their goals.

Based off of Michael B. Jordan's portrayal of Killmonger in both Black Panther and Black Panther Wakanda Forever.

Producer: "OK so great movie, test screenings are through the roof, but we need to do some re-shoots..."

Writer: "What? why?"

Producer: "Test audiences identified too much with the villain and not with Capitalist Paragon-man...we need a scene where the villain blows up some puppies or something...you know, make em into a real Killmonger... that way audiences don't get any funny ideas about the status-quo."