The Predator is a perfect example of "The Fighter". Essentially they are just hunting and killing for trophies, going after only people strong enough to defend themselves.
i would add a category of villains that are more like a force of nature like Galactus, Alduin from Skyrim, Cthulhu or the Nothing from the Neverending Story. You could add Hiveminds like the Zerg too I guess.
Kenpachi when he first shows up in Bleach as a villain is a pure Fighter archetype that brutally forces Ichigo to come to terms with the meaning of strength and the pursuit of power
The Mastermind definitely lends themselves best to a BBEG simply because them pulling the strings makes it so many different small adventures can be connected to form one bigger plan and tie the entire campaign together. Apart from that, I also really love the trope of the Chaser who is completely unrelated to the greater plot and only chases the party because they happened to cross them once and now they have a personal grudge against them. The party I'm DMing for had a run-in with a master thief who got arrested because of them. He's escaped prison and will definitely have another encounter with them.
I think ffx does a great job with the monster (sin) and filling the gaps in a monster story "weaknesses" by using other villains (seymour) to add opposition to the heroes
I think there should be a category for The Organization. This differs from The Group, in that while the Group has a number of individual villains, the Organization is often minions all the way up. In modern fiction, this might be a corporation or a criminal cartel--simply killing the leader doesn't do anything to the org, it's just "Meet the new boss, same as the old boss." In fiction, Hydra is probably one of the best examples--the monster they model themselves after literally cannot be killed by merely cutting off the head. Some terrorist orgs fall into this category, because of their use of 'cells'--because the org operates without a central authority, they can be almost impossible to wipe out completely, and instead, high-profile attempts to wipe them out just cause the others to scatter and regroup. In D&D, cults and secret societies are the best candidate for this sort of villain.
My thoughts on these villains as a writer who only writes villains: Monster: Eh it’s probably not evil just hungry. These are fun to write though. Mastermind: Just amazing what they can do. The Fanatic: Makes a great antagonist The Shadow Mirror: I’ve never written this one but I find it quite interesting. The Villain Group: I love to write villain protagonists making a conspiracy The Authority: These villains can really piss me off. Great antagonists but as an anarchist villain myself, I still just hate them so much. The Unhinged: Me (: The Corrupted: Yeah good never lasts. The Cursed: My thing about this villain is they don’t really deserve to lose that way. The Chaser: I’m gonna write this villain as a protagonist.
I admit, I also like conflicted villains- maybe they could be a fanatic if they didn't sometimes doubt, so maybe the party can talk them down, or maybe a loved one is in the control of the BBEG so they can;t refuse to do their bidding until their loved one is rescued. That works best for minor bosses, though. But for a BBEG you could still get a doubting or reluctant fanatic who gets taken over and corrupted once they try to turn against whatever entity they were in service to, leaving the party with no choice but to kill them to end the threat.
The Predator is a perfect example of "The Fighter". Essentially they are just hunting and killing for trophies, going after only people strong enough to defend themselves.
Llege por el video de sting, y me quede por la gean forma en la que explicas ❤, (aunque estuve todo el rato mirando las subtítulos)
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Outstanding video! Thank you!
i would add a category of villains that are more like a force of nature like Galactus, Alduin from Skyrim, Cthulhu or the Nothing from the Neverending Story. You could add Hiveminds like the Zerg too I guess.
Great video again! Now I'm going to spend the day thinking about who else is in The Fighter category 🤔
Kenpachi when he first shows up in Bleach as a villain is a pure Fighter archetype that brutally forces Ichigo to come to terms with the meaning of strength and the pursuit of power
I came across stingchamaleon31's video and to be honest you gave me a lot of ideas to make better villains. great video. saludos desde mexico!
The Mastermind definitely lends themselves best to a BBEG simply because them pulling the strings makes it so many different small adventures can be connected to form one bigger plan and tie the entire campaign together.
Apart from that, I also really love the trope of the Chaser who is completely unrelated to the greater plot and only chases the party because they happened to cross them once and now they have a personal grudge against them. The party I'm DMing for had a run-in with a master thief who got arrested because of them. He's escaped prison and will definitely have another encounter with them.
I think ffx does a great job with the monster (sin) and filling the gaps in a monster story "weaknesses" by using other villains (seymour) to add opposition to the heroes
10:27 not a villain, but goku absolutely fits this archetype
This video is excellent! How do you not have more subscribers??
Amazing. Please make more 🙏
This is so good! Now I want to write another dnd campaign with all these different villain ideas
I think there should be a category for The Organization. This differs from The Group, in that while the Group has a number of individual villains, the Organization is often minions all the way up. In modern fiction, this might be a corporation or a criminal cartel--simply killing the leader doesn't do anything to the org, it's just "Meet the new boss, same as the old boss." In fiction, Hydra is probably one of the best examples--the monster they model themselves after literally cannot be killed by merely cutting off the head. Some terrorist orgs fall into this category, because of their use of 'cells'--because the org operates without a central authority, they can be almost impossible to wipe out completely, and instead, high-profile attempts to wipe them out just cause the others to scatter and regroup. In D&D, cults and secret societies are the best candidate for this sort of villain.
My thoughts on these villains as a writer who only writes villains:
Monster: Eh it’s probably not evil just hungry. These are fun to write though.
Mastermind: Just amazing what they can do.
The Fanatic: Makes a great antagonist
The Shadow Mirror: I’ve never written this one but I find it quite interesting.
The Villain Group: I love to write villain protagonists making a conspiracy
The Authority: These villains can really piss me off. Great antagonists but as an anarchist villain myself, I still just hate them so much.
The Unhinged: Me (:
The Corrupted: Yeah good never lasts.
The Cursed: My thing about this villain is they don’t really deserve to lose that way.
The Chaser: I’m gonna write this villain as a protagonist.
I admit, I also like conflicted villains- maybe they could be a fanatic if they didn't sometimes doubt, so maybe the party can talk them down, or maybe a loved one is in the control of the BBEG so they can;t refuse to do their bidding until their loved one is rescued. That works best for minor bosses, though. But for a BBEG you could still get a doubting or reluctant fanatic who gets taken over and corrupted once they try to turn against whatever entity they were in service to, leaving the party with no choice but to kill them to end the threat.
Kraven the Hunter and Battlebeast are Fighter villains.
True! I had battlebeast slipped my mind and I hadn’t actually heard of Kraven, looks super cool though
@@theemanual6651 Also Kenpachi Zaraki from Bleach and,a heroic example, Son Goku from Dragon Ball
The fighter- like Zangulus in Slayers, always wanting to fight Gourry.
great video
Epic
For fighter villains just about any of them from Star Trek would work.
The Fighter: Ash Ketchum