
They are the exact inverted opposite of heroic antagonists. Chucky, Michael Myers, Sweet Tooth and Alan Yates). In addition, horror works and exploitative medias often feature purely evil protagonists who are meant to be feared as mascots of their own franchise (e.g. Patrick Bateman, Louis Bloom, Frank Underwood, Light Yagami, Kurt Kunkle, King Richard III, Quentin McNeil and Henry). However, protagonists can still be Pure Evil if they have no redeeming qualities and the surrounding characters are visibly distressed or repulsed by their actions, thus meaning that they meet the criteria (e.g. In addition, protagonists that are villainous usually set the villainy standards in their story. These characters are rarely Pure Evil, because it is very unlikely and odd for a leading character to actually be that evil, due to most protagonists being anti-villains or grey zoned. One example is Chip Hazard from Small Soldiers. Some can be falsely seen as the "protagonist hero" as they are seen on the cover of the movie/book and there for the reader/watcher are being lured to believe that the character is the main hero of the story, while they are in fact the main antagonists. Krabs, The Grinch, Felonius Gru and The Once-Ler. My final thesis is supposed to an analysis of composition and a literary study on A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess focusing on the main character, a. Examples of children's entertainment protagonist villains are: Wario, Megamind, Mr.

Such characters can be found in almost every work of fiction, however, they are quite uncommon in works aimed for children, as these protagonists are usually meant to convey moral values.

Darth Vader, Rex Dangervest, Nolanverse's Two-Face) Also, former protagonists who became antagonists (usually due to a tragic event in their life) can also be included, given that they played a large part in the story, even if they no longer function as heroes. Michael De Santa, Franklin Clinton, and Trevor Philips, who are the protagonists of Grand Theft Auto V and Daniel Lamb and Leo Kasper, who are the protagonists of Manhunt 2). In video games, any playable character(s) can qualify (e.g. There can be more than one villainous protagonist in a same story, but each one has to share the same amount of screen time in order to qualify. Villainous deuteragonists and tritagonists fall under this category too. Light Yagami, Zim, Trevor Philips, Eren Yeager, Walter White, The Crusader, Thomas Shelby, Arthur Fleck, Tony Soprano, Sasuke Uchiha, The Brain, Saul Goodman, Tony Montana and Michael Corleone are prime examples of villain protagonists. Due to them being the protagonists of the story (and in many cases, knowing their motives) the audience commonly and mistakenly nickname them " anti-heroes". In short, these villains are the main characters of their own stories. A game that will bring me a glorious ending.Ī villainous protagonist, or protagonist villain is a character who is the central focus of a story but isn’t the hero of its story.

It's time to start a game where I am the main character. The protagonist doesn't have to be likable or moral or a good guy.
