Category:Tragic Villains

Characters who, although acting for primarily evil or selfish goals, have understandable reasons for their motives, due to suffering, and hence the reader/viewer can sympathize with them. Most of these villains are not in full control of their actions/emotions, due to them not being evil by choice, but rather by them being (for the most part) a victim of circumstance.
 * There are several ways to declare a Tragic Villain:
 * A villain, with a backstory, that has caused them anger and depression, shaping them into destructive, and hateful beings. However, the broken heart is what is causing their evil actions. They're rather forced upon a path of darkness, and their past has caused them to become distrustful, and mislead.
 * They commit crime and murder to protect the ones they care about. They are only looking out for whoever they love or care for, but cause extreme measures to do so. Due to this, they are stopped by the heroes, making it even more difficult, to save them.
 * Some are ether controlled or corrupted by some kind of evil aura. Therefore, they are not willingly evil but are manipulated by the power that is controlling them.