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