evil characters
Wicked fictional figures
Evil characters are fictional villains or antagonists in stories, games, or other narratives—figures who embody wickedness or moral corruption: The movie's evil characters were more interesting than its heroes.
In gaming and roleplay contexts, players may choose to play evil characters, adopting morally dark personas: She always rolls evil characters in D&D.
- dark lordEvil supreme antagonist
- serial killerRecurring lone murderer
- NeroTyrannical first-century ruler
- tyrantCruel, absolute ruler
- sociopathOne without conscience
Darth Vader · Hannibal Lecter · Iago · megalomaniac · Vlad the Impaler · Moriarty · arch nemesis · crime boss · Machiavellian · Lady Macbeth · rakshasa · Maleficent · demon · succubus · Ivan the Terrible · Sauron · banshee · djinn
- villainsvillain, antagonists, Darth Vader, Joker, antagonist
moral alignment
evil charactersheroes
Admired courageous figures
heroic characters · protagonists · good guys · saviors · saintly figures