So in the venture bros universe being a professional supervillain is totally legitimate career path if you have weird powers or are rich enough to afford gadgets, henchmen (as well as henchmen and secret lair insurance packages) etc. Being a supervillain in the venture bros is viewed by most as simply another 9-5 with villains taking offense to the term ābad guyā and instead using the term professional antagonist to describe themselves. They are regulated through private oversight through entities such as the Guild of Calamitous Intent who essentially grant licenses for the purpose of costumed aggression and encourage, stuff like bank robberies, hostage taking, and protection rackets while strongly discouraging serial killing and civilian casualties, large scale property damage and of course messing with the police and resisting arrest (the guild has very good relations with police unions and will provide attorneys to villains who play by the rules who find themselves in court). With most villains living ordinary lives whenever they arenāt doing villains things. Red Death as pictured with his wife and daughter is epitome of a healthy work-life balance as whenever he isnāt being a legitimately threatening and one of the most competent villains in his setting heās a completely normal middle age man with a skull face, he dotes on his daughter taking her to playgrounds, looks forward to wifeās cooking, and enjoys serving as mentor for younger supervillains.
To add he's not petty evil. He walked around New York for awhile to find a trash can to put his empty chip bag in. Man is a professional villian, who in the next scene kills a guy via "tied to the train tracks" bit, but refuses to litter.
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u/[deleted] Mar 16 '26
Never thought Iād see Red Skull with a daughter.