User blog comment:Grimlord31/What's the difference between a central antagonist, a main antagonist and a primary antagonist?/@comment-30634893-20191221031308

I think I'll take a stab at explaining this too. Because, admittedly, it is pretty confusing.

The main antagonist, obviously, is the driving force of evil who opposes the heroes and thus creates the main conflict in the story, often having the most influence either through their own actions (ex: Tai Lung, Spinel, most slasher villains, etc) or by performing their acts of villainy through other villains (ex: Dr. Claw via M.A.D., video game villains like Bowser and Dr. Eggman, etc). A central antagonist, however--like Valkerone said--drives the plot of a story despite not being the true evil at hand. A good example I can think of would be General Scales from Star Fox Adventures, who sets off most of the game's events through his scheme to conquer all of Sauria with the Krazoa Spirits; however, he is dwarfed by Andross towards the end of the game as the bigger threat, as it is revealed that the former was actually using him for his own goals.

So, that's my explanation of things, if it means anything.