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They don’t elicit the same “visceral” response in a reader as a personified villain.

Your story’s antagonist can be a force.īe careful with abstract villains. The villain can be a setting, a society, or even the protagonist’s self.

The villain is not embodied in physical form. The term “human” can extend to anthropomorphized animals, aliens, etc.Ī villain can be abstract. He or she is a person (or a collection of persons) that prevents your protagonist from achieving his goal. For the sake of simplicity, let’s divide villains into two types: human and abstract.Ī villain can be human (or have human qualities). Different Types of Villainsĭepending on who you ask, there are countless different types of villains. From the eyes of your chosen protagonist, the other protagonist becomes villain. You as the writer choose to follow one of protagonists. Think of it this way: you have two stories headed by two protagonists that just so happen to intertwine. The villain stops being the obligatory bad guy, and becomes the opposing force on a collision course with your protagonist. Writing the villain with the consciousness that he is actively involved as the hero of his own story will make your villain more realistic, interesting, and compelling. So, let’s talk about how to create a multi-dimensional villain that’s worthy of your story. They may do horrible things, but they also have tender moments (even if it’s tucked into their backstory). The most fearsome, formidable foes are round characters living out their own lives.

Moments of relatability that make the villain vulnerable and tragicĬreating an all evil, all of the time character will fall flat.

Motivations that the reader can understand.

To create a convincing villain, your villain must have the following: Coyote’s perspective, he was hungry and this roadrunner was evidently the only morsel of food in the desert.

As a carnivorous animal, it was in his nature to be in direct conflict with his prey.

He was a coyote, a killer in ruthless pursuit, a villain. Sure, he was the villain, but he was also relatable. He was surrounded by a palpable desperation and motivated by an unrelenting pride- both of which I could understand and relate to on a visceral level. That crazy coyote never gave up and was obviously pegged as the villain.Īlthough I got the sneaky suspicion that the audience was supposed to hate the coyote, I just couldn’t. My first foray into villainy was Saturday morning cartoons, specifically those darn Wile E.