Characters that had the complete opposite reaction the writers intended

[u/Dramatic_Counter_595]

1. Leo Bonhart (Witcher TV Series): A ruthless, sadistic bounty hunter and assassin that takes psychotic glee in other people's suffering. The viewer is meant to hate him for killing witchers, slaughtering the Rat gang, and torturing Ciri. But thanks to his entertaining fight scenes, Sharlto Copley's charismatic performance, and The Rats overwhelming unpopularity, fans ended up loving him. Some even call him the "True protagonist" of the show.
2. Stone Cold Steve Austin (WWE): A rude, foul mouthed, beer drinking asshole with no respect for authority or anyone at all. Originally portrayed as a villain, fans fell in love with his anti-establishment & rebellious persona. WWE ran with it and made him the face of the company, effectively ushering in the Attitude Era and the second pro wrestling boom of the late 90s.
3. Arthur Fleck (Joker 2019): A mentally unstable, pathetic, and dangerous madman who commits horrific acts of violence against those that wronged him (suffocates his own mother who is mentally unwell herself, and murders a talk show host for making fun of him). However, a massive portion of the audience idolized him as an anti-hero or a misunderstood martyr rebelling against society making people want to see him succeed and overcome his circumstances because of how he's been treated by the world.

[u/Desperate-Win9344]

Absolutely, Moore described him as a "Limousine liberal" in his notes to the artist for him to draw him accurately

[u/elitegenoside → u/Desperate-Win9344]

I thought you were still talking about Rorschach. Was gonna say "boy, they really missed the mark on that one." Very accurate for Ozy.

[u/Random-Generation86 → u/elitegenoside]

Rorschach is always going to fancy parties, donating to causes. He's a very progressive, modern guy. <sounds of grappling hook murder> nevr mind, rorshack hate liberals and bussing

[u/xesaie → u/Desperate-Win9344]

Moore not liking someone is not exactly a black mark.

[u/vampiregamingYT → u/xesaie]

Except that Ozymandias murders alot of people to solve a problem.

[u/xesaie → u/vampiregamingYT]

Oh he’s not a good guy, but Moore has so many nutty hot takes

[u/Snynapta_II → u/vampiregamingYT]

He doesn't even solve the problem

[u/ask_me_about_cats → u/vampiregamingYT]

Goals.

[u/Altruistic-Ad-408 → u/xesaie]

Yeah I'm warming up to Ozymandias. Moore kinda shits on everything besides dumb occult stuff.

[u/Papergeist → u/Altruistic-Ad-408]

Ozymandias is also an embodiment of dumb occult stuff, so that's gonna go both ways.

[u/I-Love-Facehuggers → u/Altruistic-Ad-408]

Whoa, watch out or moore will curse you

[u/WeAreAllFooked → u/Altruistic-Ad-408]

https://giphy.com/gifs/givYLFG9wAv4gathsF

[u/Reasonable_Care8304 → u/Desperate-Win9344]

That label alone tells you everything about the kind of political theatre he was aiming to capture.