- "Look at this. We could have rebuilt Krypton on this planet, but you chose the humans over us. I exist only to protect Krypton. That is the soul purpose for which I was born. And every action I take, no matter how violent, or how cruel, is for the greater good...of my people. And now... I have no people. My soul, that is what you have taken, from me!"
- ― General Zod to Kal-El/Superman. (Man of Steel)
- "I've done things I'm not proud of, Vanessa. I've hurt people, and I'm going to hurt more. It's impossible to avoid for what I'm trying to do. But I take no pleasure in it... in cruelty. But this city isn't a caterpillar. It doesn't spin a cocoon and wake up a butterfly. A city crumbles and fades. It needs to die before it can be reborn."
- ― Wilson Fisk (Marvel Cinematic Universe)
The archetype of an Anti-Villain. Opposite to Anti-Hero.
Also Called
- Noble Demon
- Well Intentioned Extremist
Properties
The user is an anti-villain. They do their evil deeds for a genuinely noble cause or a cause they view as noble. They may do their deeds for the welfare of others or something good, but their methods may not be moral per say. They don't do what they do just because they want to. They prove to be better than just an outright villain because they are willing to do things like siding with their opposing force (True Hero, etc.). They may also be able to reform their ways much more easily than true villains. They may stick to their ways feeling it's for the greater good.
Associated Powers
- Crime Inducement
- Crime Mastery
- Criminology Intuition
- Peak Human/Enhanced/Supernatural/Absolute Combat
- Supernatural Condition
- Rage-Based Abilities
- Inner Darkness Externalization
Relationships
- Archetype:Avenger
- Anti-villains may be perpetrating their deeds due to some quest for vengeance.
- Archetype:Prisoner
- Anti-villains are often criminals who may have spent time incarcerated.
- Archetype:Rebel
- Anti-villains operate outside of society's conventions for their goals.
- Archetype:Villain
- Anti-villains, though possessing potentially virtuous goals, may still engage in nefarious deeds.
Example Characters
- Sasha Waybright (Amphibia)
- Andrea Beaumont (Batman: The Animated Series)
- Charmcaster (Ben 10 series)
- Robert Callaghan/Yokai (Big Hero 6)
- Momakase (Big Hero 6: The Series)
- Snowman (Courage the Cowardly Dog)
- Dr. Reginald Bushroot (Darkwing Duck)
- Ra's Al-Ghul (DC Comics)
- Victor Fries/Mr. Freeze (DC Comics)
- Teth-Adam/Black Adam (DC Comics)
- Adrian Veidt/Ozymandias (DC Comics)
- Gary (FAITH: The Unholy Trinity)
- Greed (Fullmetal Alchemist)
- Kratos (God of War)
- Yūma Chiaki (History's Strongest Disciple Kenichi)
- Ikki Takeda (History's Strongest Disciple Kenichi)
- Satsuki Kiryuin (Kill la Kill)
- Bennet du Paris/Exodus (Marvel Comics)
- Max Eisenhardt/Magneto (Marvel Comics)
- Namor McKenzie/Namor the Sub-Mariner (Marvel Comics)
- Milliardo Peacecraft/Zechs Merquise (Mobile Suit Gundam Wing)
- Chizome Akaguro/Hero-Killer Stain (My Hero Academia)
- Fizzlepop Berrytwist/Tempest Shadow (My Little Pony series)
- Sonata Dusk (My Little Pony series)
- SCP-049 - Plague Doctor (SCP Foundation)
- Various Characters (Kingdom)
- Slender Man (Slender Man Mythos)
- Crona (Soul Eater)
- Chouji Suitengu (Speed Grapher)
- The Many (System Shock 2)
- Thanos (Marvel Cinematic Universe)
Gallery
With his wife suffering from a disease that had no cure, Victor Fries/Mr. Freeze (DCAU/Batman: The Animated Series) tried to save her life with a cryogenic device to keep her alive, but was assaulted by a corrupt employer and CEO named Ferris Boyle, who aggressively and callously, assaulted him into destroying the cryosleep machine in the process. Overcome with both sadness and anger for what happened, he started to go onto a path of vengeance against the same person who almost killed him in the first place, as well as for indirectly killing his wife.
Magneto (Marvel Comics) is a Jew during WWII & a Homo-Superior/Mutant making victim to the worst treatment humanity can offer. This is lead him down a dark path but ultimately wants his people (Homo-Superiors/Mutants) safe.