Villains Wiki:Types of Villains A-C

An alphabetical listing of villains by type.


 * Anarchist: A villian who seeks to destroy order and install chaos.
 * Alien: An extraterrestrial villain or a villain not from the planet on which the story takes place.
 * Amoral: A villain that does not abide by the rules of "good" or "evil". A "neutral" villain.
 * Animal Villain: A villain who is an animal, anthropomorphic or otherwise. (Note: animal villains are not creature villains.)
 * Anti–Hero: A character that is the hero of the story but does not possess the typical "heroic" qualities. Anti-heroes will murder, steal and can be generally immoral.
 * Anti-Villain: A character who is in opposition to the protagonist or hero of the story but possesses hero qualities. Anti-villians generally have the sympathy of the audience.
 * Archenemy: A villain who serves as the primary enemy to a specific hero.
 * Artificial Intelligence: Artificially created villains that are not necessarily robots or cyborgs.
 * Assassin: A warrior who is hired (generally by the main villain) to kill specific targets (generally the hero).
 * Barbarian: A violent warrior who relies on physical force and not generally not on technology to conquer peoples and other lands.
 * Big Bad: The most powerful and important villain of all in the story, who most or all of the other antagonists work for. Note that the category is restricted to franchises with many villains.
 * Bigger Bads: A villain considered to be more powerful than the Big Bad, but usually an antagonist that is unimportant to the main story. Often serves as an unseen character or is revealed at the very end of the story.
 * Brute: A villain with exceptional and/or superhuman levels of physical strength.
 * Business Villain: A villain who uses immoral or criminal methods to further their own business.
 * Cartoon Villain: A villain starred in the cartoon shows and cartoon movies.
 * Cataclysm: A villain who causes an apocalyptic event that destroys most of the world; and usually seeks to destroy the entire world. (Not to be confused with a Planet Destroyer.)
 * Comedic Villain: A villain who commits funny misdeeds or is otherwise played for laughs. Generally not a serious threat to the hero.
 * Complete Monster: The worst kind of villain. Beings of pure evil without the slightest redeeming qualities.
 * Corrupt Official: Villains that are evil teachers, politics, professors, or business men or in another position of authority.
 * Coward: A villain who often runs away from the hero in times of conflict but will present themselves when there is no danger.
 * Creature: A non–humanoid villain with sub–human intelligence, such as a predatory animal.