Archetype:Anti-Villain

The archetype of an **Anti-Villain**. Variations of Villainous. Opposite to Anti-Hero.

### The Archetype of:

The anti-villain, the good intentioned antagonist.

## Also Called

* Noble Demon
* Well Intentioned Extremist
* Anti-Villianess
* The Not-so bad villain
* The honorable villain
* The villain with a lot of reedeming qualities.
* Sympathetic villain

## Properties

The user is an anti-villain. They do their evil deeds for a genuinely noble cause or a cause they view as noble. They may do their deeds for the welfare of others or something good, but their methods may not be moral per say. They don't do what they do just because they want to. They prove to be better than just an outright villain because they are willing to do things like siding with their opposing force (True Hero, etc.). They may also be able to reform their ways much more easily than true villains. They may stick to their ways feeling it's for the greater good.

## Associated Powers

* Aura Manipulation
* Crime Inducement
* Crime Mastery
* Criminology Intuition
* Peak Human/Enhanced/Supernatural/Absolute Combat
* Supernatural Condition
* ***Rage-Based Abilities***
* ***Elemental Manipulation*** (varied)
	+ Inner Darkness
	+ Personal Darkness
* Chi Manipulation
* Ying & Yang Manipulation
* ***Overpowered***

## Relationships

* Avenger
	+ Anti-villains may be perpetrating their deeds due to some quest for vengeance.
* ***Knights Templar***
	+ Anti-villains often have righteous beliefs, that they may fight tooth-and-nail for.
* Prisoner
	+ Anti-villains are often criminals who may have spent time incarcerated.
* Rebel
	+ Anti-villains operate outside of society's conventions for their goals.
* Villain
	+ Anti-villains, though possessing potentially virtuous goals, may still engage in nefarious deeds.
* Warrior

## Example Characters

See Also: Anti Villain

* Equalists (*Avatar: The Legend of Korra*)
	+ Amon
	+ Hiroshi Sato
* Red Lotus members (*Avatar: The Legend of Korra*)
	+ Zaheer
	+ P'li
	+ Ming-Hua
	+ Ghazan
	+ Aiwei
* Kuvira (*Avatar: The Legend of Korra*)
* Andrea Beaumont (*Batman: The Animated Series*)
* Charmcaster (*Ben 10 series*)
* Robert Callaghan/Yokai (*Big Hero 6*)
* Snowman (*Courage the Cowardly Dog*)
* Victor Fries/Mr. Freeze (*DC Comics*)
* Thanos (*Marvel Cinematic Universe*)
* Karai (*Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles*)

## Gallery

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Amon-takes-korras-bending.jpg|Avatar: The Legend of Korra has many good examples of this. Amon and the equalists wanted to end the oppression of non-benders...
Fb18ccd2-af84-439f-9b2d-a7816e2fc65a-kuvira-army.png|And Kuvira (Avater: Legend of Korra) wanted to restore order and reunify the Earth Kingdom.
Mr. Freeze's Tragic Keepsake.jpg|With his wife suffering from a disease that had no cure, Victor Fries/Mr. Freeze (DCAU/Batman: The Animated Series) tried to save her life with a cryogenic device to keep her alive, but was assaulted by his corrupt employer, Ferris Boyle, who destroyed the cryosleep machine in the process. Overcome with both ***sadness*** and ***anger***, Fries started to go onto a path of vengeance against the same person who almost killed him, and indirectly killed his wife.
IDW-One-shot-Karai-oblozhka.jpg|Karai (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)
Poison Ivy Beauty.jpg|Poison Ivy (DC Comics)
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