villain role
Story's evil character
A villain role is a part in a story, film, or performance that portrays the antagonist or evildoer.
The term extends to real-life situations where someone takes on an adversarial position: He embraced the villain role in the negotiations.
In professional wrestling, playing the villain role means deliberately drawing audience hostility.
- antagonistOne who opposes another
- nemesisPersistent source of ruin
- arch enemyPrincipal, persistent adversary
- evilProfound moral wickedness
- bad guyAntagonist in stories
mastermind · evil genius · henchman · sinister · wicked · menace · betrayal · double cross · scheming · master plan · lair · diabolical · world domination · revenge · ruthless · treacherous · tragic backstory · origin story
villain rolehero
One admired for courage
protagonist · heroine · leading man · leading lady · main character
villain rolesaint
Canonized holy person
good guy · paragon · noble character · angel · hero
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