Board Thread:Theories and Speculation/@comment-25093611-20160322113057/@comment-734582-20160324162944

Earth 2 Superman wrote: While strength is a requirement for a villain More than anything it's motivation, and selling that motivation to the viewer.

Orochimaru is a great character because of his motivation, but he's not final villain material because his motivation is simply to gain power. It's not even world domination or anything, all he wants is knowledge, and for humanity to advance (the whole wind metaphor). Even his motivations for conquering Konoha were pretty OK.

Madara's a great villain because we see why he's that way. He lost all hope that the world can change and so wants to change it forcibly.

Obito himself lost his way, but all he cared about was Rin. he didn't truly want the dream or Madara's plan, simply the power to be reunited with her