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While many writers of speculative fiction have a great idea of how their hero or heroine might act in any given situation, the same cannot always be said for villains!

The heroes of fiction are at their best when pitted against strong, resourceful and dedicated forces of darkness. Coax your inner bad guy onto the page!

As comic books continue to cultivate a relationship of influences with film, it becomes more apparent how truly universal the war between good and evil is.

After the hero, the villain is the next most important character. No one is all good or all evil. To make a villain believable readers should understand his motives.

The lure of a good movie is sometimes found in the antagonist. Just the right chemistry of a particular actor and script creates attractive, loathsome characters.

Disney movies are well known for their cunning and calculated villains but here are the ones who just don't cut it.

The ten best (meaning most evil) antagonists from popular Walt Disney movies

A look at the top ten, most evil bad guys in horror movie history.

In Sweeney Todd the real villain isn't the "Demon Barber of Fleet Street" - it's the injustice of class inequality.

The year's most anticipated film, "The Dark Knight," has more to it than action and explosions. The Joker brings nihilist philosophy as well as destruction to the mix.

Andy Briggs' pilot books provide both intriguing and disappointing beginnings to his companion book series, Hero.Com and Villain.Net

Online t-shirt marketer 80stees.com calls Skeletor best 80's cartoon villain in poll. Skull-headed toon won 24% of vote.

Most of Nolan's films entail a struggle with ominous dark adversaries who are cold-hearted, crafty and capable, and the Joker offers its most perfect example.

How did vampires evolve from blood-sucking monsters to sexy immortals in today's movies and TV? This article discusses their evolution from revenant to anti-hero.

The success of "The Dark Knight" was in great part due to Heath Ledger's incredible performance as the Joker.

An examination of the various forces acting on the people who would eventually become pirates, looking especially at market forces and European trade policies.

Excited by the X-Men? Jump for joy at the Joker? Now Mac gamers can join the fun in City of Heroes, a superhero themed online role playing game.

In the debate over restructuring of the $2.5 trillion US health care marketplace, advocates of a comprehensive plan have turned a searing spotlight on health insurers.

More metal than an articulated lorry being impaled on a steel girder, Devildriver's new album sees the Americans slowing down but retaining all the heavy goodness.

The horror films of the 1970's and 1980's are known for the individuality and the killers who terrorized the theaters. So why blend them together?

"Heroes" presents the individuals' struggle with their newly discovered superpower as well as with the invisible powers that control their lives.

Cool as ice, magnetic and almost unstoppable, these cinematic bad guys were totally lacking in the compassion department. Some were human and others were not.

A who's-your-daddy mystery will be solved this November on the ABC soap One Life to Live with the return (again) of perpetual villain Mitch Laurence.

This list gives a look at the worst horror movies have to offer!

There've been lots of indelible horror-movie villains over the years, yet it's only a select few that stand out as the most unstoppable foes that the genre has to offer.

Jane Austen writes villains into her works; sometimes, though, they are hard to spot because they are so genteel with their villainy that they blend into fictional life.

A look at some of the details involved in either readying an old enemy for the next round of locating and defining a new primary evil-doer

No superhero is complete without a cape. The video game designers who programmer City of Heroes did not overlook this and included a quest to help player get one.

Premiering in February 2010, Survivor's twentieth edition will feature some of the best players and most memorable characters reunited in a tenth-anniversary special.

Premiering in February 2010, Survivor's twentieth edition will feature some of the best players and most memorable characters reunited in a tenth-anniversary special.

Whether you write drama, action, comedy, or horror, script your next movie bad guy using the juicy traits of November Eve's number one villain - Michael Myers.

Heroes and villains to square off in Survivor's twentieth season, which marks the show's tenth anniversary and could be the biggest and boldest edition yet.

Most writers find that their stories are character-driven: the story's direction is determined by the goals and needs of the characters. Usually, this is a good thing.

Comic Books offer many eerie and macabre themes ideal for scaring kids and friends during Halloween.

The Bad Boy archetype can be a villain or a hero depending on the character's role in the story.

British soap operas have dished out some great villains over the years, but how do this year's offerings compare to the likes of Dirty Den and Richard Hillman?

Brian Wilson intended to follow Pet Sounds with Smile in 1967, but due to a breakdown the project was shelved for nearly forty years, until its release in 2004.

Don John acts as a symbol of discord in Much Ado About Nothing, disrupting the intended wedding of Hero and Claudio. But who is he?

Batman's ultra-insane arch nemesis known as the Joker has white skin, green hair, red lips and possesses a murderously twisted sense of humor.

From Batman's first appearance in Detective Comics to Christopher's Nolan's The Dark Knight the appeal of DC comics' Batman always lies in Bruce Wayne's human status.

A brief character biography is essential to giving your character depth. It also helps to have handy a description and details of a character's life before you begin.

This archetype is the weakest physical achetype in City of Heroes and City of Villains, but itis capable of the high burst damage totals, if a player plays it correctly.

The dark miasma type offers a balance between solo and group play in City of Heroes, but leveling one requires knowledge of the powers and effective use of Area Effects.

Empathy Defenders bring grief upon the villains of Paragon City by keeping their superhero teammates alive. Leveling is a matter of getting groups and healing well.

Enhancements are one of the few loot items available to players in City of Heroes. They can be bought and sold, with the exception of epics and can be combined.

The different types of defenders in City of Heroes require different playstyles. The force fields defender's leveling style is the inverse of the storm summonin defender

City of Heroes Kinetics defender leveling in City of Heroes relies more heavily on grouping than it does for other classes.

Dick Turpin was the most famous highwayman of eighteenth century England. Who was the man behind the myth? Was he the romantic hero of legend or a ruthless outlaw?

The romantic stories of Jane Austen feature many of the same themes and character types. The charming and deceptive rogue is perhaps the most interesting of these.

In this multi-part series of articles, we continue to examine the notable sci-fi shows from last season, as well as new series in the works for the 2008-2009 season.