“ | My family. They didn’t approve of my dream. They treated me the way I’m treating you all right now. I felt this for a really long time, and I want to see how you objects react to how I felt. | „ |
~ Panda to Basket about her family’s treatment to her when she was a kitten |
Villains who are insecure sometimes lack self-esteem or confidence. This may range from believing that they are monsters or thinking that they don't have what it takes to be successful. These villains may not actually be evil as much as they lash out to assert themselves and find their place.. They are similar to the tragic villains, but the defining characteristics of an insecure villain is that they are lying to both themselves and others. Alternatively they might act in a deranged and/or homicidal manner due to severe pain inflicted upon them and can sometimes be victims of abuse or neglect (e.g. Spyro Doomfire).
Furthermore, not all insecure villains are tragic in nature. Some use their lack of confidence as an excuse to lash out or make themselves look like more of a victim than they are. The same applies to villains who bring any poor treatment they experience onto themselves. In some cases, they can be psychopaths if their insecurities prevent them from feeling genuine empathy for others
Usually, these villains just need those who understand them or acceptance, yet it is also common for insecure villains to be too far gone and too absorbed in their own troubles to want or accept help. Ironically, many also qualify as arrogant and/or egotistical as they often delude themselves into thinking that they deserve more respect. These villains suffer from a superiority complex where they feign grandeur and self-righteousness to hide their flaws from others and themselves.
HIGHTLY IMPORTANT; A Complete Monster villain can never be part of this category, because Complete Monsters are truly evil and never seek love or acceptance to make up for their eventual insecurities. This is however an alternative category for villains who committed great-scaled and/or unforgivable crimes due to mere excuses which are far too petty to be considered tragedy or those who brought said tragedy on themselves (e.g. Celestia PepperJunkCure and SMG3).
- However, some insecure villains can still be psychopaths if their lack of confidence leads to lack of empathy (e.g. Jill Roberts and Clara Riddlesohn).
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- Acolyte (the Gray Chronicles)
- Actor Mark (YouTube Channel/Space: Season Future)
- Adam Goshenite
- Adolf Hitler (Hitler Rant Parodies)
- Ae-Ri
- Amarys (Arc of Juliana)
- Amethyst Paradinight
- Amy Rose (There's Something About Amy)
- Ancient Minister (Real-Time Fandub Games)
- Andrea Medina
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- Angel Stagner
- Anna (Disney Princesses but they're Villains)
- Anomaly 358
- Antagon
- Antisepticeye (YouTube Channel/Space: Season Future)
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- Apuh (TopCraft)
- Armin Arlert (A Slap on Titan)
- Arnulf von Wagenheim
- Arthur Dracarys
- Arthur Hitler
- Aruan (Minecraft: Apocalipse)
- Ash Graven (Disaster Almighty)
- Ashley Graham Flores (Westridge)
- Asriel Dreemurr (Inverted Fate)
- Auri (Harmony of the Star World)
- Azula (Anthpo)
- BabyLuigiOnFire
- BADBAD (GameToons)
- Baron Navirous
- Behk (Enderslime SMP)
- Bellroc (Misry6's Rise of the Titans)
- Ben Tennyson (The Carnitrix)
- Bender Bending Rodriguez (Character What)
- Bendy (Welcome Home)
- Black Yoshi
- Blitzo (Reversed! AU)
- Bob Bobowski
- Bob the Builder (Mashed)
- Bonbon
- Bonnie (AndrewJohn100)
- Bonnie (The GMOD Series)
- Boogie/Francis
- Bowser (Goomzilla)
- Bowser (SMBZ)
- Bowser (SMG4)
- Bowser Jr. (SMG4)
- Bradley Larsen
- Braylon (Annette's Unexpected Journey)
- Brexit Lord
- Brooklyn T. Guy
- Bruno Gate
- Bryson (Haminations)
- Caillou (GoAnimate)
- Caillou (The Tyler Green Show)
- Captain (The Microsoft Dialed Man)
- Captain Scout
- Carla Riddlesohn
- Caterpie Leader
- Cave Heavy
- Celestia PepperJunkCure
- Chacron (Chao Forever)
- Chaotix
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- Charlie Walker (This Is Making A Move)
- Cheems
- Chef Pee Pee
- Chester the Chimpanzee
- Cheyenne Garrison
- Chica (AndrewJohn100)
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- Children of Neverland
- Christian Brutal Sniper
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- Circus Baby (AUCFNAFT)
- Circus Baby (FNAF: The Musical)
- Circus Baby (The Nights)
- Circus baby(Schlouden06)
- Colt Navarro
- Conker The Squirrel (A War Academy)
- Cooler (JHCBA)
- Corest (Sinful Retribution)
- Corrupted Eula
- Creepybloom (Everything is Broken)
- Damon Oscar
- Dark Lord Zorgo
- Dark Mayhem
- Dark Steve (reboot)
- Darkiplier (YouTube Channel/Space: Season Future)
- Darth Vader (Vader)
- Dave Miller
- Daveybird Randle
- David Gray
- Delnos
- Demo Samedi
- Demon Boy
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- Derren Jezioro
- Derrick Acosta
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- Dic Soupcan
- Discord (The Joshua and 2006)
- Doma (Sunverse)
- Donnery Maltheus
- Doris (GoAnimate)
- Dr. Andonuts (Earthbound: Halloween Hack)
- Dr. Dellaglio
- Dr. Eggman (Real-Time Fandub Games)
- Dr. Eggman (SMG4)
- Dr. Octagonapus (The Lazer Collection)
- Dr. Robotnik (SuperSonicJoseph)
- Dr. Twister
- Dr. Wheelo (Team Four Star)
- Dream (Dream SMP)
- Duck (Analog Horror)
- Dusk (Dragon Sim Cinematic Universe)
- Eclipsed Sonic
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- El Bufeo
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- Elemental Steve (original)
- Elemental Steve (reboot)
- Ellie Creed (Red Hood trilogy)
- Ellina Sancha.Mary
- Emmy (Chao Forever)
- Entity 01
- Entity 303
- Enzo (SMG4)
- Error Sans
- Eteled (original)
- Eteled (VibingLeaf)
- Eterna Bellezza
- Eveline (cumber x eveline the story of an evil saiyan and a biological weapon)
- Evil Ellina Radioactive (YouTube Channel/Space: Season Future)
- Evil Skeleton
- Eyes (GameToons)
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- General Jack (Schlouden06)
- General King Ghidorah (MUGENWarrior)
- General Port
- Ghost Jason
- Gigan (Quazies)
- Gladion (Pokemon Dominion)
- Golden Freddy (Five Nights at F***boy's)
- Golden Freddy(Schlouden06)
- Gordon Freeman (Freeman's Mind)
- Grace Jackson
- Green Screen Man
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- Grove Blade
- Gumball Prenderghast
- Jack Marston (BedBananas)
- James Nicholson
- James Toodles
- Jar Jar Binks (Big fan of fett)
- Jeannie (World of Peridot)
- Jeff the Killer (K. Banning Kellum)
- Jeff the Killer (The Gray Chronicles)
- Jeno Saido
- Jerkmann
- Jerome Valeska (fanfiction)
- Jill Roberts (Friends I Don't Have)
- Jimmy Osgood (Jimmy's visit with Dr. Franklin)
- Jinx (The Gray Chronicles)
- Joey (George and Harold, PJ Masks Power Hour)