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Mar 2024
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The Psychology of The Villain

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The villain is the most captivating and intriguing of all archetypes. The hero would not exist without his darker counterpart, which reflects aspects of ourselves that we do not dare to acknowledge or confront, but which are present within all of us.


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⌛ Timestamps


(0:00) Introduction

(1:46) The Meaning of Villain

(2:40) The Oldest Form of The Villain

(3:18) The Villain Archetype in Literature

(11:00) The Superhero

(12:26) Sympathy for the Villain

(13:17) The Antihero

(14:56) The Modern Villain

(16:03) The Joker and Hyper-Sanity

(19:55) Villains and The Dark Side

(21:40) The Villain’s Journey

(23:00) The Villain and The Hero

(28:22) Villain: Mirror of The Dark Aspects of Humanity

(32:56) The Villain Redemption Arc

(33:18) The Dark Triad

(36:20) The Tyrant

(38:26) The Resentful One

(40:19) The Traitor

(41:30) The Sadist

(41:58) The Criminal Mastermind

(43:25) The Mad Scientist

(43:54) The Jester or Trickster

(44:20) The Terrible or Devouring Mother

(44:50) The Femme Fatale

(45:50) Conclusion


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