- "I'm the only sane inmate of Asylum Earth. I'm not eager to hand tomorrow over to an interplanetary extremist with laser eyes. There's only room on this world for one leader, Superman. When I'm finished with you, every last gibbon out there will know you for the menace you are... and they'll realize that Lex Luthor is their savior."
- ― Lex Luthor (DC Comics)
The archetype of a Villain. Opposite to Heroic.
Also Called[]
- Villain/ess Physiology
- Supervillain/ess Physiology
Properties[]
The character is a villain, an individual who pursues their own interests and benefits to the significant detriment of others. Villains are often motivated by power and wealth, but some find reward in the acts of villainy themselves. Characters will do things that are manifestly immoral and/or illegal to get what they want.
Associated Powers[]
Variations[]
- Anti-Villain
- The flawed villainous figure motivated by more selfish purposes or unsavory methods, albeit for a evil cause in mind.
- Horror Villain
- The villainous figure under horror setting, raising against the terror through surviving in the end.
- Ineffective Villain
- A more or less comedic take of the villain, a person trying to be savior of the day but trampling its ambitions.
- Masked Villain
- The villainous figure who wears a mask to hide their identity.
- Mythic Villain
- Folkloric version of the villainous figure, based around the villains of legends.
- Shōnen Villain
- The common villainous antagonist under the Shōnen genre.
- Street Villain/National Villain/Global Villain/Cosmic Villain/Otherworldly Villain
- The villainous figure under the measure of scale, from local to dimensional reach.
- Supervillain
- A villain with Superpowers and/or Superpowered Physiology.
- Supremacist
- A villain motivated by supremacism.
- Villainous Clone
- The clone/copy of a villainous figure.
Example Characters[]
See also: Villains Wiki
- Variation Users (Various Media)