Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-3481504-20160502003842/@comment-24674051-20160502181113

Haven't seen Buffy, so I don't understand the reference.

But, if I understand what you want, you want something like Jafar from "Aladdin", who was incredibly powerful (he had phenominal cosmic powers by the end of the movie), and practically unbeatable. Except that Aladdin outwitted him, and made him look really foolish in the end (Don't get me wrong, I loved Aladdin). That scenerio might work well for a 2 hour movie, or even a "Villain of the week" episodic tv show. But it does not flow as well for a serial tv series. (That's just my opinion).

Having insane power actually makes it very difficult to develop any kind of character. There is no way for the audience to really become invested in the character. It is boring (just my opinion),  If Hades was insanely powerful, you would not see him. Because if you did, it would be over in 5 minutes. All you'd see in the manipulations of the protagonists trying to find a way to defeat him. and when they do find the way to defeat the "villain", it's over in 5 minutes the other way. In either case, the audience is not invested whatsoever in the villain.