Fictional Psychopaths
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ITT: No one has a fucking clue what a psychopath is, and people think a sociopath is something different, and then people disagree with me before checking any sources.
'Sociopath' is a colloquial term and its division from 'Psychopath' has never been decided, as the distinction is made, mostly, by the inferences people draw from comparing 'socio' to 'psycho'. 'Psychopath' is the word used in Psychology, and 'Sociopathy' has no actual definition. Likewise, there are many variants of Psychopathy; some of which include what we commonly think of as Sociopathy.
Also, I wanted to add Don Draper, but he does cry in a few scenes, so I'll go with Reaver from the Fable series.
'Sociopath' is a colloquial term and its division from 'Psychopath' has never been decided, as the distinction is made, mostly, by the inferences people draw from comparing 'socio' to 'psycho'. 'Psychopath' is the word used in Psychology, and 'Sociopathy' has no actual definition. Likewise, there are many variants of Psychopathy; some of which include what we commonly think of as Sociopathy.
Also, I wanted to add Don Draper, but he does cry in a few scenes, so I'll go with Reaver from the Fable series.
It got to be the Joker for me. At the end of the day all he want is to make the Batman laugh and he is like a brickwall.
For me it would have to be Dexter Morgan, the TV shows adaptation of him though. From about the 3rd book in the series the books Dexter was far too confused with himself and sullen to Rita and far too soft.
Another couple are Jim Keats from the finial series of Ashes to Ashes, and Tony Soprano at a push.
Another couple are Jim Keats from the finial series of Ashes to Ashes, and Tony Soprano at a push.
And psychopaths who don't necessarily kill people but just don't have regard for them like Cosmo Kramer; one of my favorite psychopaths.Khanht Cope said:
But in the spirit of the thing I would have to say Patrick Bateman and Dexter Morgan.
Alex "The Large" DeLarge from A Clockwork Orange (might technically count as a sociopath tho, but oh well).
Rorscach (vigilante psychopath, as defined by Alan Moore in an interview)
Peter Riviera from Neuromancer. He's into doing Speedballs (heroin+cocaine), gets a sexual thrill from betraying people, is a good looking suave ************, and can generate holgrams/hallucinations of whatever he wants (i.e. giant floating sperm in someone's drink, boils and pustules on a guy's face, an eldritch abomination for distracting cops, scorpion injecting into his vein instead of his other arm with a syringe, children with knives for teeth eating a dead body, etc.)
Rorscach (vigilante psychopath, as defined by Alan Moore in an interview)
Peter Riviera from Neuromancer. He's into doing Speedballs (heroin+cocaine), gets a sexual thrill from betraying people, is a good looking suave ************, and can generate holgrams/hallucinations of whatever he wants (i.e. giant floating sperm in someone's drink, boils and pustules on a guy's face, an eldritch abomination for distracting cops, scorpion injecting into his vein instead of his other arm with a syringe, children with knives for teeth eating a dead body, etc.)
I hate dexter, the guy is a blatant ripe off of Serial Killer X [http://condemned.wikia.com/wiki/Leland_Vanhorn]. Coincidentally, SKX [http://condemned.wikia.com/wiki/Leland_Vanhorn] is my favorite one. Talk about little fish getting eaten by the bigger fish, this guy doesn't go after innocent defenseless people, he goes after other serial killers. The guy is seriously bad news.Fleetfiend said:
However there is a second guy I heard about.... Johan Liebert.
Holy crap, how could I forget about him? Gah, I've got to use that one. Thank you.Pseudoboss said:
Isn't that, to an extent, what Dexter is doing as well?Helmholtz Watson said:
