Antihero
Antihero noun - A protagonist who lacks the characteristics that would make him a hero (or her a heroine).
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Villain
Villain noun - A mean, evil, or unprincipled person.
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Antihero and villain are semantically related in evil person topic. You can use "Antihero" instead a noun "Villain".
Nearby Words: villainous, villainy
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- Obviously it only happens in villainous organisations, so the victim is either a villain or an antihero.
Source: Resignations Not Accepted -
Played with in Flesh + Blood: the castle is on fire and hero's party is getting the hell out when the antihero/villain wanders in from another direction, bloody and rather pissed.
Source: Out of the Inferno -
Generally, a Meat Puppet is a Faceless Goon, used as a Meat Shield, or simply becomes a brainwashed Mook that's expendable to a villain or antihero in control of it.
Source: Meat Puppet
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