“ | Darth Vader: Obi-Wan never told you what happened to your father. Luke Skywalker: He told me enough! He told me you killed him! Darth Vader: No. I am your father. |
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~ Darth Vader revealing to Luke Skywalker that he is his father, Anakin. |
“ | Scar: What are you going to do? You wouldn't kill your own uncle. Simba: No, Scar. I'm not like you. |
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~ Scar reasoning with his nephew, Simba, despite the fact that Scar killed his own brother, Mufasa |
Villains who are biological relatives of heroes or any major protagonists, such as being parents, siblings, grandparents, ancestors, cousins, children, grandchildren, uncles/aunts, nieces/nephews, descendants, distant relatives, or even clones of heroes.
This is a common trend in fiction in an attempt to add drama and to a lesser extent, irony to the story. Indeed, having to fight a close relative is a source of much inner turmoil to the hero who cannot reconcile their quest and familial ties. Often, this results in the villain attempting to turn the hero over to their side, though this can fail, especially when the hero meets the criteria of Pure Good. Other times, the opposite will occur and the hero will attempt to turn the villain back to their side, which can eventually lead to redemption. (The perfect example, of course, is Darth Vader). However, some hero-related villains can be Pure Evil if they have no affection and feeling of love towards the heroes while meeting all the criteria (e.g. Scar, Ego, Shao Kahn, Henry Evans, High Priestess, Ozai, Rip Blazkowicz, Emperor Belos, Unalaq, and Light Yagami).
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- Varian
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- Varun Prabhakar
- The Vault of Horror Villains
- Vaylin
- Vayne Solidor
- Vecna (Stranger Things)
- Veda Pierce Forrester
- Veer Bahaddur
- Vegeta
- Velkan Valerious
- Vellian Crowler
- Venger
- Venna
- Venom (2010 Marvel Animated Universe)
- Venomous Drool
- Vera Cosgrove
- Vera Cruz
- Vera Whitefern
- Vergil (Devil May Cry)
- Vergil (DmC)
- Verna Sawyer
- Verne
- Vernon Schillinger
- Veronica Harrington
- Verstael Besithia
- Verussa Bloodstone
- Verzeus the Evil
- Vexus
- Vexus' Nanobot
- Veyle
- Vhagar
- Vicki Donovan
- Vickie Guerrero
- Vicky (The Fairly OddParents)
- Victarion Greyjoy
- Victim (Animator vs. Animation)
- Victor (Undead Unluck)
- Victor Cassadine
- Victor Kresnik
- Victor Marquez
- Victor Newman
- Victor Vega
- Victoria Aguirre
- Victoria Argent
- Victoria Breaux
- Victoria Harper
- Victoria Jones
- Victoria Kord (DC Extended Universe)
- Victoria Montenegro de la Vega
- Vierna Do'Urden
- Vigarde
- Viggo Tarasov
- Viktor (Underworld)
- Vince McMahon
- Vincent (DC Comics)
- Vincent Corleone
- Vincent Nightray
- Vincenzo Cilli
- Vinnie Wolf
- Vinsmoke Family
- Vinsmoke Ichiji
- Vinsmoke Judge
- Vinsmoke Niji
- Vinsmoke Yonji
- Viola Swamp
- Virgil (Supernatural)
- Virginia Creel
- Viru Sahastrabuddhe
- Viscount Mabrey
- Visenya Targaryen
- Viserion
- Viserys Targaryen
- Vita
- Vitale
- Vitani
- Vito Corleone
- Vito Spatafore
- Vivian Tribeca
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- Void (Sonic the Hedgehog)
- Void Dark
- Void Knight
- Void Queen
- Void Termina
- Volcan
- Volibear
- Volo
- Volt Catfish
- Voltan (Hawk the Slayer)
- Voltbots
- Dr. Von Reichter
- Vulcan (Marvel)
- Vulture (Wings of Fire)
- Waddle Doos
- Wade Hebert
- Wainwright Montgomery Burns
- Wakana Sonozaki
- User:Wakicats
- Walder Frey
- Waldondo del Mundo
- Walhart
- Wall Eye
- Walnut
- Walt, Larry and Igner
- Walter and Helga Willoughby
- Walter Hardy
- Waluigi
- Wang Liu Mei
- Wang Xifeng
- Wario
- Warren Ampersand
- Warren Kincaid
- Warrior Unit
- Waylon Smithers
- Wayne Cramp
- Weather Report
- Wei Cheng
- Wellington Wetworth Junior
- Wendy Byrde
- Wendy Spector
- Wes Gardner
- Wes Mantooth
- Whalen Frey
- Whisp
- White Baby
- White Diamond
- White Dino Ranger Clone
- White Dragon (DC Extended Universe)
- White Queen (Christina Henry's Alice)
- White Queen (Date A Live)
- White Room
- Wicked Witch of the East (Oz)
- Wights
- Wikileaks
- Wile E. Coyote
- Wilfred Butler
- Wilfred James
- Wilfred Tipton
- Will Savage
- Willard Russell
- Willem Viceroy
- William Afton (Films)
- William Afton (Five Nights at Freddy's)
- William Barber
- William Birkin (Resident Evil)
- William Birkin (Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City)
- William Foster
- William Smith (A Haunting)
- Agent William Stryker Sr.
- William von Oberstein
- William Weatherall Wilkins
- Willow (Piggy)
- Willy Jack Pickens
- Wilson Arch
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- Winnie-the-Pooh (Twisted Childhood Universe)
- Winnowill
- Winter (Planet of the Apes)
- Winter LeMarchand
- Wiseman (Kamen Rider)
- Wizeman
- Wo Fat
- Wolf (Don't Eat the Neighbours)
- Wolf (Mega Man Star Force)
- Wolf (Nu Pogodi)
- Wolf (Payday)
- Wolf Pack
- Wolfgang (Skylanders)
- Wolfy Kids
- Wolzard
- Woodcutter's Wife (Hansel & Gretel)
- Wrath (FMA 2003)
- Wrath (Fullmetal Alchemist)
- Wreck-It Ralph (Arcade Game)
- Wu Kong
- Wu Lee
- Wyatt Halliwell (Dark Future)