TAKE NOTE OF THIS! (VILLAINS)

DISCLAIMER - I am no storytelling guru, and I am no god of literature either. I claim no ability to instill in you the ability to create a better villain, I merely provide this in the hopes of inspiring one.

I grow weary of the villian searching for ultimate power to destroy the world - thus I propose you use THIS (da na na naaaa!) to flesh your villains out more. THIS WILL BE FOURTY PERCENT OF YOUR GRADE, KIDS.

Hope it helps:

* Archenemy â€" The principal enemy of the hero. The reason why the particular villain stands out more than the rest varies; they may be the hero's strongest enemy, be the complete antithesis to the hero, have strong connections with their hero's past, pose the greatest threat, have caused the hero a great deal of suffering or loss, or may be the most recurring villain. Examples of Archenemy:
o The Bad One
o Bowser from Mario
o Jamie Berry (True Badman comics) from Gets it out on cam for Lauren

* Dark Lord â€" a villain of near-omnipotence in his realm, who seeks to utterly dominate the world; he is often depicted as a diabolical force, and may, indeed, be more a force than a personality, and often personifies evil itself. The effects of his rule often assert malign effects on the land as well as his subjects. Besides his usual magical abilities, he often controls great armies. Most Dark Lords are male, except in parody. Example of popular Dark Lords:
o Darth Vader
o Sauron
o Lord Voldemort
o Chaos (Warhammer)
o Emperor Palpatine
o Jadis, the White Witch
o The Source of All Evil
o Arawn - Death Lord
o Arthas Menethil, AKA The Lich King
o Myotismon from Digimon
o Badside
o Xehanort
o Ozai
o Bad One
o The Vizier from Prince of Persia Trilogy
o Ganon from the Legend of Zelda
o Anubis from Stargate SG-1

* Evil twin â€" a character which is identical or almost identical to the hero, but is evil instead of good. Examples of Evil Twin:
o Venom
o Wario
o Liquid Snake from the Metal Gear (series)
o Lore
o Shadow the Hedgehog
o Reverse Flash
o Kaine
o Justice Lords

* Femme fatale â€" a beautiful, seductive but ultimately villainous woman who uses the malign power of her sexuality in order to ensnare the hapless hero into danger. Examples of femme fatale:
o Sarah Kerrigan
o Catwoman
o Delilah
o Poison Ivy
o Brides of Dracula
o Xenia Onatopp (GoldenEye)
o The Seer
o Black Widow
o Enchantress
o Queen La-From The Return of Tarzan

* Mad scientist â€" a scientist-villain or villain-scientist, a figure who represents the dangers of science in the wrong hands or abused for harmful purposes. Can easily be confused with Evil Genius. Examples of Mad scientists:
o Julius No
o Davros
o Doctor Octopus
o Professor Hojo
o Professor Ivo
o Lizard

* Supervillain â€" a villain who displays special powers, skills or equipment powerful enough to be a typically serious challenge to a superhero. Like the superhero, the supervillain will often utilize colorful costumes and gimmicks that make them easily recognizable to readers. Example of supervillain:
o Green Goblin
o Sylar
o Mysterio
o Vlad Plasmius
o Ernst Stavro Blofeld from the James Bond books and films

* Tragic villain â€" a character who, although acting for primarily "evil" or selfish goals, is either not in full control of their actions or emotions, therefore the reader or viewer can sympathize for them. These villains can face a crisis of conscience in which they submit to doing evil. These villains often have confused morals believing that they are doing good when in fact they are doing evil. Examples of these include:
o Gollum in The Lord of the Rings
o Mr. Freeze
o Norman Bates in the movie Psycho
o Jericho in the comic book series The New Teen Titans
o Anakin Skywalker in the movie Star Wars III: Revenge of the Sith
o Doctor Doom
o Big Boss in the Metal Gear Solid series
o Davy Jones
o Illidan Stormrage
o Murtagh from the Inheritance Cycle
o Mr. Glass from Unbreakable
o Mithos Yggdrasil from Tales of Symphonia
o Dhaos from Tales of Phantasia

* Trickster â€" often more of an annoying nuisance than a fearsome or dangerous enemy, a trickster may take many forms, from a con man to a mischievous imp. Adventures with trickster type villains tend to be light and comedic and the hero typically finds a way to defeat them non-violently. Sometimes there may be a lesson learned from the trickster, even if unintentional. Examples include:
o The Joker (can range from nuisance to deadly from time to time).
o Mister Mxyzptlk
o The Trickster from Supernatural
o Peeves the Poltergeist from Harry Potter
o Loki
o Q from Star Trek the Next Generation.

* Lackey, henchman, minion, or toady â€" a minor villain who takes orders. Examples include:
o Oddjob
o Crabbe and Goyle
o Bill O'reilly
o Rush Limbaugh
o Toad
o Harley Quinn
o Pain and Panic

* Secondary Villain â€" Often not very evil or competent. They are usually not as smart as they think they are and often are not ruthless enough to harm or murder. They are typically motivated by greed or vanity and are often not taken very seriously as a threat. They are not always criminals and sometimes may be guilty of nothing more than trying to win by cheating. They may serve as placeholders until the true villain appears. They may also reform and join the hero as comic relief characters. Examples include:
o Team Rocket in Pokémon
o Harry Mudd and most of the Ferengi villains from Star Trek
o Draco Malfoy in the Harry Potter canon
o Meddling Monk from Doctor Who
o Funky Flashman from DC comics
o Dick Dastardly and Muttley
o Eric Cartman

* Alternately, secondary villains may be the 'right hand man' for a powerful villain. Evil being what it is, loyalty is often in question and the character will likely attempt to take power for themself if the opportunity arises. Examples include:
o Starscream from Transformers
o Redcloak from Order of the Stick
o Count Dooku and Darth Maul from Star Wars
o Dolores Umbridge in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
o Dimentio from Super Paper Mario

* Evil Nature sometimes villains are forces of nature whose instinct is evil. Examples would be:
o Galactus
o Godzilla
o Abomination
o Virus
o Kerchak-From Tarzan of the Apes

Also copy pasted this to wikipedia.

Bold is for badass.

Dude, ODDJOB beats Vader. ;)