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though I can say this - not all villains are victims of society in fiction.. that's actually a fairly modern addition to villainy, for a very long time villains were just seen as evil creatures who didn't have tragic backstories or reasons other than being horrible human beings.. this trend only started to die away recently because humans as a whole are becoming much more questioning about morality and ethics, so want to have deconstruct the original "cackling evil-doing" of villains as well as the traditional "always does good" hero.