To spice up your character cast of evil villains or antagonists, here are some different types or levels of evil that you can write to avoid repetition in character arcs:
Morally grey- A character who does too much bad to be considered a good person, but also does too much good to be considered a bad person.
(Think Megamind)
Sympathetic villain- A character who is a bad person, but whose back story/character arc makes you feel sorry for or sympathetic towards them.
(Think Nebula from Guardians of the Galaxy)
Anti-hero- A character who does bad things to achieve a good goal.
(Think Deadpool)
Anti-villain- A character who does bad things in order to achieve a goal that they believe to be good but is actually kinda messed up (Think Thanos)
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