Tragic villain

A Tragic Villian is a villian who really does not intend to be a 'villian' and perhaps believes they are honestly doing good. They are perhaps misled or not entirely in control of their feelings and/or actions.

Examples:

• Magneto
• Count Dracula (as portrayed in some versions, such as Bram Stoker's Dracula)
• The Operative in the motion picture Serenity
• Darth Vader, especially as portrayed in the films Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi, and in the "prequel" trilogy when he is known as Anakin Skywalker.
• Daniel de Bosola in the play The Duchess of Malfi.
• Barnabas Collins in the television series Dark Shadows.
• Many portrayals of the title character in Frankenstein as well as the Creature he created.
• Norman Bates
• The Wolf Man
• The Phantom of the Opera

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