Villain archetypes: 1. Force of nature: just bad. Sauron, Voldemort. 2. False Ally: Sauroman. 3. Dark Mirror: evil version of protagonist. Moash, Darth Vader. 4. Anti-Villian: good goals. Bad means of achieving them. Thanos. Taravangian. 5. Shapeshifter: sometimes good sometimes bad. Jaime Lannister, Sadeas. Tips for writing great villains: - Show what they are like outside conflict - Have original morivations - Doing think of villain hero but rather protagonist antagonist. They aren’t necessarily evil, just have different motivations. - Show the villain making a choice 99% of people wouldn’t make Ways Villain can challenge character in increasing deepness: - Obstacles - Questioning values - Showing protagonists flaws through shining a mirror