“ | What am I talking about? What am I TALKING ABOUT?! I'm talking about your goldarn security, Hogarth! While you're snoozing in your little jammies back in Washington, we're wide awake and worried. Why? Because everyone wants what we have, Hogarth. EVERYONE! You think this metal man is fun, but who built it? The Russians? The Chinese? Martians? Canadians? I DON'T CARE! All I know is, we didn't build it, and that's reason enough to assume the worst and blow it to Kingdom Come! Now, you are going to tell me about this thing, you are going to lead me to it, and we are going to DESTROY it before it DESTROYS us! | „ |
~ Kent Mansley ranting to Hogarth about the Iron Giant's whereabouts. |
“ | That is not what magic does. That's just your fear. Fear is what can't be trusted. | „ |
~ Elsa denouncing King Runeard for letting his fear of magic consume his mind and mold him into a ruthless tyrant. |
Paranoid Villains are very common villains who are fueled by a deep fear of being harmed or weakened by others/someone and therefore, it is hard for them to trust others. This type of evildoer is very common in mythology, embodied in individuals like Cronus and Herod, who are willing to commit terrible atrocities to try and prevent what they see as an impending doom (they almost always fail).
Basically, a villain who lives in fear of being defeated by a particular hero, prophecy or, in some cases, even another villain and utilizes extreme methods to try and prevent their own doom (ironically often causing said doom) can be added to this category.
Many paranoid villains also suffer from paranoid personality disorder, which oftenly related to antisocial personality disorder. Therefore, this category can be an alternative for villains who aren't psychopaths, but show similar symptoms (e.g. Drej Queen Susquehana and King Stefan).
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