“ | Listen, I'm what you might call a collector. If someone wants it, I like to think I've got it. And if I don't have it... I'll get it. | „ |
~ The Penguin to Batman. |
“ | We can shout as loud as we want, but money always shouts louder. | „ |
~ Emira Blight on her mother Odalia's greed. |
Villains who are infamous for their greed, whether it be for material wealth or some other tangible goal (with the exception of power since that is more fitting to a power-hungry villain). These villains can be singled out by a hankering for what is inessential or more of what they already have much of. Greedy villains simply cannot get enough and will always seek new ways to get more of their favored item, as well as keeping all of it for themselves. Fred C. Dobbs is a perfect example of this.
A particular example of a greedy villain is the gold digger, a person (most often a woman) who only dates or marries a wealthy partner for the sole purpose of getting and exploiting that partner's money and resources.
Note that not all greedy villains can be true villains except on certain occasions, depending on their outcomes. Some (otherwise most) greedy villains can be fully redeemed, even if their true nature remains but their motives have significantly toned down. Examples include Greed from Full Metal Alchemist, who was previously a villain but had soon joined the good side and, despite having lied to Ling in order to escape the host body, deep inside, he has longed for a friend and even succeeded in turning Father into a decayed state before ceasing to exist.
They are also the evil counterpart of Selfless heroes.
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- Alfred Inglethorp
- Alfred Stryker
- Alfrid Lickspittle
- Algolian Volka
- Ali (Transformers)
- Alice (Harvest Moon: Hero of Leaf Valley)
- Alice (Pilgrim)
- Alice Cunningham
- Alice Diamond
- Alice Ribbons
- Alien (Spring Breakers)
- Alien Fruit Monster
- Alien Nackle
- Alien Pig
- Alien Rice Weevils
- Alien Shaplay
- Alighiero Alighieri
- Alisha Whitley
- Alison DiLaurentis (Literary)
- Alistair Beldingford
- Alistair Harper
- Alistair Krei
- Alistair Patton
- Alistair Ryle
- Alita Tiala
- Allan (Tintin Film)
- Allan Thompson
- Allen (The Walking Dead)
- Allen Marks
- Alliance for Popular Resistance
- Allied States of America
- Allison (The Babysitter)
- Allison Carr
- Allistair Tenpenny
- Allomere
- Ally Moore
- Alma Reynard
- Almec
- Almighty Tallests
- Alonzo (Sift Heads)
- Alonzo Fineski
- Alonzo Harris
- Alonzo Hawk
- Aloysius Minch
- Aloysius Minch (Novelization)
- Aloysius O'Hare
- Aloysius Pig
- Alpha Richter
- Alphonse LaFleur
- Alternate Reality Mr. Krabs
- Alternate Timeline Benjamin Krupp
- Alternate Timeline Melvin Sneedly
- Alva (Pokémon)
- Alyona Ivanovna
- Amadum
- Amanda (Rule of Rose)
- Amanda Killman
- Amanda O'Reilly
- Amanda Waller (Arkhamverse)
- Amanda Waller (DC Extended Universe)
- Amanda Woodward
- Amaterasu Corporation
- Amazing Rope Guy
- Amber Sheridan
- Amber Von Tussle
- Amberfuce
- Amelia Chase
- Amelia von Butch
- Amemiya
- Ami Sakurai
- Amin Damoola
- Amir Blumenfeld
- Ammonia Pine
- Amoeba Boys
- Amos Thorpe
- Amos Voll
- Ample Grime
- Amy (Total Drama)
- Amy Elliot-Dunne
- Amy Hardwood
- Ana Spelunky
- Anacondy
- Anago
- Analyst One and Analyst Two
- Anastasia Tremaine
- Anatoli Knyazev (DC Extended Universe)
- Anatoly Cherdenko
- Anatoly Dubinin
- AnCap
- Ancelotti Family
- Ancestral Witches
- Ancient King OOO
- Anders Benoit
- Anders Muller
- Anderson Robotics
- Anderson Schultz
- Andre (Grimm Gelumcaedus)
- Andre (Kong: The Animated Series)
- Andre DiMera
- Andre LeBlanc
- Andre Olivieri
- Andrea Dean
- Andrea Fleming
- Andrealphus
- Andrei Puscus
- Andrei Sator
- Andrei Strasser
- Andrew (The Walking Dead)
- Andrew Baumer
- Andrew C. Thornton II
- Andrew Cunanan (American Crime Story)
- Andrew Diggle
- Andrew Dorn
- Andrew Morris
- Andrew Ryan
- Andrew Withrow
- Andries Martiens
- Android 18
- Andronikos Revel
- Andros
- Andvari
- Andy (Rent-A-Pal)
- Andy Connors
- Andy Hamilton
- Andy Hunter
- Andy Zhen
- Angel (Kingsman)
- Angel Eyes
- Angel Hudson
- Angel Perez
- Angel-Face
- Angela Feld
- Angela Flores
- Angela Franklin
- Angelica Pickles
- Angelika Santibañez
- Angeline Dilworth
- Angelo Bronte
- Angelo Palazzi
- Angie (RoboCop)
- Anglar Emperor
- Angle Man
- Angostura (Moomin)
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- Angry Kid
- Angry Rabbit
- Angus MacNamouse
- Angus Martin
- Angus Oldfield
- Angèle Blanche
- Animal Masked Assailants
- Aniter
- Ann Shapland
- Anna Boudreau
- Anna Sprengel
- Anna Walsh
- Annabel
- Annabelle Loren
- Anne Foreman
- Anne Gillette
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- Anne Meredith
- Anne Morisot
- Annias
- Annie Palmer
- Annie Scrambler
- Annihilation Wave
- Annihilus (Marvel)
- Announcer (Battle for Dream Island)
- Ante Nora
- Anthony (The Strangler of Blackmoor Castle)
- Anthony Broccoli
- Anthony Cooper
- Anthony Damon
- Anthony Harker
- Anthony Martinez
- Anthony Pohlmann
- Anthony the Weasel
- Anti Guy
- Antipholus of Ephesus
- Antoine Gottvalles
- Antoine Sartain
- Anton Arcane
- Anton Bartok
- Anton Chigurh
- Anton Karabine
- Anton Mogart
- Anton Petrov (Law & Order)
- Anton Vanko (Marvel Cinematic Universe)
- Anton Verloc
- Anton Veruca
- Anton Vogel
- Antonio Lopez De Santa Anna
- Antonio Mancini
- Antonio Pope
- Antonio Quintana
- Antono Refa
- Antrax
- Ants (Garfield)
- Antwan Hovachelik