Supervillain
noun
A main enemy in a story, often with evil intentions or powers.
In the comic book, the superhero must defeat the supervillain to save the city.
Often appears as...
- defeat the supervillain
- fight the supervillain
noun
A main enemy in a story, often with evil intentions or powers.
In the comic book, the superhero must defeat the supervillain to save the city.
Often appears as...
- defeat the supervillain
- fight the supervillain
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Pro Tip 1/3Over-the-top Evil
Supervillains are exaggeratedly evil and powerful, more than typical villains.
The supervillain planned to take over the world, not just rob a bank.
Pro Tip 2/3Pop Culture
Supervillains are common in comic books, movies, and TV shows, often facing superheroes.
The movie's supervillain had his own theme music and a high-tech lair.
Pro Tip 3/3Unique Abilities
Unlike regular villains, supervillains typically have special powers or abilities.
This supervillain can control minds, making her a formidable foe.
Pro Tip 1/3Over-the-top Evil
Supervillains are exaggeratedly evil and powerful, more than typical villains.
The supervillain planned to take over the world, not just rob a bank.
Pro Tip 2/3Pop Culture
Supervillains are common in comic books, movies, and TV shows, often facing superheroes.
The movie's supervillain had his own theme music and a high-tech lair.
Pro Tip 3/3Unique Abilities
Unlike regular villains, supervillains typically have special powers or abilities.
This supervillain can control minds, making her a formidable foe.
Pro Tip 1/3Over-the-top Evil
Supervillains are exaggeratedly evil and powerful, more than typical villains.
The supervillain planned to take over the world, not just rob a bank.
Pro Tip 2/3Pop Culture
Supervillains are common in comic books, movies, and TV shows, often facing superheroes.
The movie's supervillain had his own theme music and a high-tech lair.
Pro Tip 3/3Unique Abilities
Unlike regular villains, supervillains typically have special powers or abilities.
This supervillain can control minds, making her a formidable foe.
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A new superweapon in the...
even as the drug approaches the cell, to push the drug out, before the drug can have any effect. Imagine -- the cell effectively spits out the drug. This is just one example of the many genetic tricks in the bag of our supervillain, cancer.
Video examples
A new superweapon in the...
even as the drug approaches the cell, to push the drug out, before the drug can have any effect. Imagine -- the cell effectively spits out the drug. This is just one example of the many genetic tricks in the bag of our supervillain, cancer.
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Quote examples
MF Doom
English Musician
Doom is a classic supervillain, akin to the Phantom of the Opera. It's not about revenge so much as, like, 'I'm back - now watch this!' It all boils down to the music. The mask is a slight theme for people to enjoy, and it adds mystery.
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Emma Dumont
American Actress
Magneto is classically known for being, like, a caricature of a supervillain who gives a lot of speeches, likes to fly up, teach people a lesson, make society look at themselves.
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Edge
Canadian Actor
Obviously, being WWE Champion was my main goal in life, but when I started acting, the main thing I wanted to do was play a superhero or supervillain.
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Chris Meledandri
American Producer
If you're going to make a movie about a character who is a supervillain, it's fantastic to have a core sense of empathy for that character.
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Charlie Brooker
English Critic
Hopefully, some supervillain threat will come down, and we will have to unite as a species and fire our nukes into the sun or something.
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Jake Paul
American Actor
I'd like to be a superhero or a supervillain in a huge action movie. I want to play, like, the Joker or something like that.
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Corey Taylor
American Musician
Everyone knows Spiderman is my favorite superhero of all time. My favorite supervillain? George W. Bush.
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David Lagercrantz
Swedish Journalist
A supervillain must continue to exist.
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MF Doom
English Musician
Doom is a classic supervillain, akin to the Phantom of the Opera. It's not about revenge so much as, like, 'I'm back - now watch this!' It all boils down to the music. The mask is a slight theme for people to enjoy, and it adds mystery.
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Emma Dumont
American Actress
Magneto is classically known for being, like, a caricature of a supervillain who gives a lot of speeches, likes to fly up, teach people a lesson, make society look at themselves.
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Edge
Canadian Actor
Obviously, being WWE Champion was my main goal in life, but when I started acting, the main thing I wanted to do was play a superhero or supervillain.
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Chris Meledandri
American Producer
If you're going to make a movie about a character who is a supervillain, it's fantastic to have a core sense of empathy for that character.
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Charlie Brooker
English Critic
Hopefully, some supervillain threat will come down, and we will have to unite as a species and fire our nukes into the sun or something.
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Jake Paul
American Actor
I'd like to be a superhero or a supervillain in a huge action movie. I want to play, like, the Joker or something like that.
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Corey Taylor
American Musician
Everyone knows Spiderman is my favorite superhero of all time. My favorite supervillain? George W. Bush.
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David Lagercrantz
Swedish Journalist
A supervillain must continue to exist.
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