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Craft a villain who's a worthy adversary for your hero — and gives your readers someone to root against.
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Nickname
Ex. Hetta
Gender
Ex. Woman
Age
Ex. 24
Height
Ex. 4’8”
Place of birth
Ex. @City
Occupation
Ex. Supervillain
What do they consider their greatest achievement?
What is your antagonist’s greatest victory or accomplishment?
What is their idea of perfect happiness?
What does your antagonist want most?
What is their current state of mind?
How does your antagonist feel at the start of the story versus the end?
What is their dream job?
What occupation or role does your antagonist thrive in, or wish they had?
What is their most treasured possession?
What is the most valuable or sentimental thing to your antagonist?
Who or what is the greatest love of their life?
Who or what does your antagonist love or care for most?
What is their favorite journey?
What journey or path does your antagonist wish they'd taken?
What is their most marked characteristic?
What trait defines your antagonist above all others?
When and where were they the happiest?
When and where was your antagonist's happiest moment, and what led to it?
What is it that they dislike the most?
What situation or object brings out the antagonist’s worst qualities?
What is their greatest fear?
What is the antagonist desperate to avoid, and what would happen if they failed to avoid it?
What is their greatest extravagance?
What line is your antagonist willing to cross for power or revenge?
Which living person do they despise the most?
Who does your antagonist see as their greatest enemy or rival?
What is their greatest regret?
What event or decision does your antagonist wish they could change?
Which talent would they most like to have?
What skill or ability does your antagonist wish they possessed?
Where would they like to live?
Where does your antagonist dream of ruling or making their mark?
What do they regard as the lowest depth of misery?
What does your antagonist believe is the worst fate they could suffer?
What is the quality they like in a person the most?
What characteristic does the antagonist believe is necessary for success, and how do they seek it in others?
What is the trait they deplore in themselves the most?
What aspect of themselves does your antagonist loathe?
What is the trait they deplore in others the most?
What trait in others does your antagonist detest the most?
What do they value in their friends the most?
What qualities does your antagonist seek in their allies or followers?
Who is their favorite hero of fiction?
Who in myth or legend does your antagonist identify with, and why?
Who are their heroes in real life?
Who does the antagonist believe has achieved greatness, and how does this influence their ambitions?
Which living person do they admire the most?
Who does the antagonist aspire to be more like, and why?
What do they consider the most overrated virtue?
What moral code does your antagonist reject or twist?
On what occasions do they lie?
When does your antagonist lie, and for what purpose?
Which words or phrases do they most overuse?
What expressions does your antagonist frequently use?
If they could change one thing about themselves, what would it be?
What flaw or weakness does the antagonist wish they could eliminate, but ultimately can’t?
What are their favorite names?
What names hold significance or appeal to your antagonist?
How would they like to die?
What does your antagonist envision for their death, or how would they prefer to go out?
If they were to die and come back as a person or thing, what would they like to return as?
If your antagonist were reincarnated, what would they return as?
What is their motto?
What saying best defines your antagonist’s pursuit of their goal?
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