Who should my villain be?

A worthy opponent. A great villain should be a strong and worthy adversary to your hero. They shouldn’t be weak and easily beaten, nor should they be so powerful that they can only be defeated by random chance.

What are some character motivations?

Character motivation is the reason behind a character’s behaviors and actions in a given scene or throughout a story. Motivations are intrinsic needs: they might be external needs and relate to survival, but they might also be psychological or existential needs, such as love or professional achievement.

What are the five most important traits of a villain?

5 Characteristics of an Epic Villain

• Powerful. Great villains are staggeringly powerful.
• Intelligent. Effective villains are intelligent.
• Immoral. True villains are immoral.
• Wounded. Memorable villains are usually wounded individuals.
• Determined.
• Other Characteristics.

What qualities do villains have?

Villain Characteristics Checklist:

• He’s convinced he’s the good guy.
• He has many likeable qualities.
• He’s a worthy enough opponent to make your hero look good.
• You (and your reader) like when he’s on stage.
• He’s clever and accomplished enough that people must lend him begrudging respect.
• He can’t be a fool or a bumbler.

How do you become a real villain?

Villain Characteristics Checklist:

1. He’s convinced he’s the good guy.
2. He has many likeable qualities.
3. He’s a worthy enough opponent to make your hero look good.
4. You (and your reader) like when he’s on stage.
5. He’s clever and accomplished enough that people must lend him begrudging respect.
6. He can’t be a fool or a bumbler.

What are female villains called?

A female villain is sometimes called a villainess. Random House Unabridged Dictionary defines villain as “a cruelly malicious person who is involved in or devoted to wickedness or crime; scoundrel; or a character in a play, novel, or the like, who constitutes an important evil agency in the plot”.