Introduction 1 Part I: The Journey 5 Condemned by Society: Magneto 8 The Scarring: Killmonger 14 Tainted Vision: Thanos 20 Refusal of the Call: Khan 25 The Mentor Tempts: Fantastic Beasts 29 Constructing the Talisman: Doctor Horrible 34 When You Look into the Abyss: Saruman 37 The Slippery Slope: Darth Vader 42 The Road of Failed Tests: Babylon 5 49 Sacrificing the Anima: Kylo Ren 54 The Villain's Stronghold: Wicked 61 Competing with the Hero-Shadow: Megamind 68 The Inner Shadow as Conscience: Marvel's Jessica Jones 76 Murder of the Weak Father: Game of Thrones 81 Epiphany: A Christmas Carol 86 Twisted Success: Spike 91 Refusal of the Return: Despicable Me 95 Turned by Love: Severus Snape 97 The Magic Chase: Gollum 101 Crossing the Return Threshold: The Huntsman: Winter's War 105 Master of the Two Worlds: Good Omens 109 Embraced by Society: Battlestar Galactica 112 Part II: Archetypes 117 Born Evil: Voldemort 120 Beast: Twilight 124 Potential Brutality: Deadpool 2 129 Unwanted Child: Smallville 132 Created Monster: Wreck-It Ralph 137 Sidekick: Darth Maul 140 Bully: Draco Malfoy 146 Traitor: The Chronicles of Narnia 150 Entitled Brat: Ghostbusters 155 Seducer: The Boys 158 Madman: The Dark Knight 163 Trickster: Loki 168 Misunderstood Hero: Maleficent 175 Fanatic Hater: Colonel Stryker 178 Mad Scientist: Jekyll & Hyde 182 Ordinary Guy: Spider-Man 186 Society's Outcast: The Joker 190 Restrictive Father: Captain Hook 193 Smothering Mother: Shrek 2 198 Tyrant: The Hunchback of Notre Dame 202 Nietzschean Superman: Watchmen 206 Philosopher-Villain: The Hunger Games 212 Evil Sage: The Rise of Skywalker 216 Former Power: Davros 219 Vicious Ghost: Paranorman 222 Conclusion 225 Works Cited 227 Index 235