Tragic villain

A tragic villain is a character, usually an antagonist, that does not truly intend to be a villain. They are perhaps misled or not entirely in control of their feelings and/or actions, or pursuing morally ambiguous logic. This archetype originates as an antithesis to the more classic tragic hero of Aristotelian tragedy which continued into use as a basis for Shakespearean plays. In modern comic books and graphic novels, the character is sometimes referred to as a sympathetic villain.

Tragic Villains in Literature

*Gollum ("The Lord of the Rings")
*Lucius Malfoy ("Harry Potter")
*Light Yagami ("Death Note")
*Count Olaf ("A Series of Unfortunate Events")
*Iago- Othello

Tragic Villains in Television

*Vegeta ("Dragonball Z")

Tragic Villains in Film

*Darth Vader ("Star Wars")
*Davy Jones ("Pirates of the Caribbean")
*Glenn ("Snow Angels")
*Hans Becket ("M") [ [http://www.time.com/time/specials/2007/villains/article/0,28804,1614710_1614709_1614702,00.html Peter Lorre as Hans Beckert - Top 25 Greatest Villains - TIME ] ]
*James Norrington ("Pirates of the Caribbean")
*Penguin ("Batman Returns ")
*Robert Ford ("The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford") [ [http://www.kpho.com/entertainment/14170892/detail.html#- Affleck Embraces 'Coward Robert Ford' - Entertainment News Story - KPHO Phoenix ] ]
*Silas ("Da Vinci Code")
*Travis Bickle ("Taxi Driver")
*Two Face ("The Dark Knight")

Tragic Villains in Video Games

*Giygas ("Mother" and "Earthbound")
*Sephiroth ("Final Fantasy VII")
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*Beauty and the Beast Unit ("")
*Saren Arterious ("Mass Effect")
*Count Bleck ("Super Paper Mario")
*Ganondorf ("")
*Odio ("Live A Live")
*Masked Man ("Mother 3")

References

ee also

*Tragic hero
*Tragedy
*Fatal flaw
*Anti-hero
*Anti-villain