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[[File:Ernst_von_Possart_as_Mephistopheles.jpg|thumb|Ernst von Possart as Mephistopheles (no later than 1904).]]A '''villain''' (also known as the "antagonist," "baddie", "bad guy", "heavy" or "black hat") is an "evil" character in a story, whether a historical narrative or, especially, a work of fiction. | [[File:Ernst_von_Possart_as_Mephistopheles.jpg|thumb|Ernst von Possart as Mephistopheles (no later than 1904).]]A '''villain''' (also known as the "antagonist," "baddie", "bad guy", "heavy" or "black hat") is an "evil" character in a story, whether a historical narrative or, especially, a work of fiction. | ||
The villain usually is the antagonist (though can be the protagonist), the character who tends to have a negative effect on other characters. | The villain usually is the antagonist (though can be the protagonist), the character who tends to have a negative effect on other characters. | ||
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<blockquote>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".</blockquote> | <blockquote>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".</blockquote> | ||
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File:Dr._Syntax_stopped_by_highwaymen_Engraving.jpg|thumb|250px|''Doctor Syntax and Highwaymen'', 1813 - Engraving by Thomas Rowlandson. "Doctor Syntax" – a popular literary character of the early nineteenth century – on horseback, stopped by three robbers armed with pistols. | |||
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== Fiction cross-reference == | == Fiction cross-reference == | ||
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* [[:Category:Villains]] | * [[:Category:Villains]] | ||
== External links | == Nonfiction cross-reference == | ||
* [[Criminal (nonfiction)]] | |||
* [[Supervillain (nonfiction)]] | |||
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* [http://wiki.karljones.com/index.php?title=Villain Villain] @ wiki.karljones.com | * [http://wiki.karljones.com/index.php?title=Villain Villain] @ wiki.karljones.com | ||
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Villain Villain] @ Wikipedia | * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Villain Villain] @ Wikipedia | ||
[[Category:Nonfiction (nonfiction)]] | [[Category:Nonfiction (nonfiction)]] | ||
[[Category:Character (nonfiction)]] | [[Category:Character (nonfiction)]] | ||
Revision as of 20:46, 22 June 2016
A villain (also known as the "antagonist," "baddie", "bad guy", "heavy" or "black hat") is an "evil" character in a story, whether a historical narrative or, especially, a work of fiction.
The villain usually is the antagonist (though can be the protagonist), the character who tends to have a negative effect on other characters.
A female villain is occasionally called a villainess (often to differentiate her from a male villain).
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".
In the News
Doctor Syntax and Highwaymen, 1813 - Engraving by Thomas Rowlandson. "Doctor Syntax" – a popular literary character of the early nineteenth century – on horseback, stopped by three robbers armed with pistols.
Fiction cross-reference
Nonfiction cross-reference
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