How To Write A TERRIFYING Villain Character/Antagonist (For Manga, Comics & Light Novels)

Please note that this video is a remake of my old video on this topic! (You can watch the old version here, but it is currently unlisted: • Video )
I personally believe that creating a truly terrifying antagonist is not just about making them scary throughout your book, but developing them in such a way that they scare your audience beyond the page. In today's video (a remake of my old one), I want to talk about how you can develop a truly scary villain that will be perfect for your mangas, comics or light novels! 😁
I hope you enjoy this video, and it helps with your creative projects!
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[@MsArtGarden]

In some ways a good villain is more important than a good hero. Keeps the tension going in the story. This breakdown of how to write them terrifying was so perfect. :)

[@midnightXcross]

Thank you so much!! 😊

[@somestranger8530]

For the “give them likeable qualities,” I 100% agree. Mine is terrifying and shows no empathy, he kidnapped his enemy’s girlfriend, and murdered his best friend, but I thought it would be really funny, to make him love salsa dancing. So I added it and for some reason everyone loves it, thanks for the advice.

[@JesusIsTheSonOfGod_john316]

Frieza goes against most of these yet I still find him terrifying at times

[@midnightXcross]

Oh absolutely! Frieza can definitely be terrifying sometimes.

[@dimitrescu182]

@@midnightXcross I could say the same for Joker, Heath Ledger's version in particular

[@nikecoro2606]

I did enjoy the video, although I'm still struggling my antagonist. He's a family man, and is the head of the main city's security forces who is sworn to protect innocent citizens. The way he is polar opposite to my mc is that while she is empathetic and understanding she longs to belong someplace. For him, he is a strong pillar in the community, but he is very quick to judge things on a black and white scale, good and evil people. His goal is to make make his own secret army to fight the evil people that lie in the city, but the soldiers are made with souls. I still can't pinpoint exactly what made him decide to take this course of action and continue as throughout the story he still has experiments to perfect these soldiers.

[@midnightXcross]

If he's a family man, perhaps something happened to his family? For example, a family member could have been badly injured by one of the bad people in the series. Because he cares so much about his family, it would make sense that that could cause him to shift into a darker type of personality, who goes after the evil people for revenge.

[@Bobo-jw8jt]

I'm not a professional writer but maybe you can make his morals important bout not his only thing. As he story grows stakes rise he could become so dependant on it that he might start doing things that are the polar opposite. Like rightness slowly get taken out of context. If he's a family man maybe he does something to his family goes off the brink and uses one of his children for experiments. I think just show how desperate he becomes to the point that him a family man would be willing to do bad things to his family. And to be even more ironic go with the creators suggestion something bad happens to his family in the first place. Just make it obvious he losing it so bad that even his community maybe is losing trust in him. Let him do something that is morally grey if he's a black and white character something at the start he would have never done but now yes. Or make him and the mc be equal in power but as he goes off his morals he gains more influence things and make her become weaker.

[@sureirhassan5918]

What if he kills other families and tears them apart just because he immediately assumes they're all criminals? You can still let him assume that his family is perfect and that everyone else needs to be corrected to meet his criteria of an "innocent civilian?"

[@briannas.6741]

I don't know if you still need help with this a year later, but I will still add something! Like Midnight said, something happening to his family could be a great tipping point. Something I learned about character development is this: People constantly make decisions based on the desire to avoid pain. For example, you might snooze your alarm clock in the morning because the pain of getting out of your soft cozy bed outweighs the potential pain of being late to work. Anyway, your villain has the potential to do horrible things and even put himself through excruciating pain because the possibility of losing his family is a much greater pain. And he will do whatever it takes, even at the expense of others, to keep them safe. I'm also sensing that he might have an issue with perfectionism, needing everything to be just so. People who rise to the top in their profession are *really* good at what they do, so he would expect others to meet those expectations. When others don't, they face the consequences--because they're in his way of achieving his goal.

[@luxluther436]

An actually really good example of these tips is Baal/Raiden Shogun from Genshin Impact. She’s terrifying because she shows how strong she is, she shows no empathy when she takes someone’s vison, she thinks what she’s doing is good because it sustains the heavenly principles and she’s very powerful. She gets rid of Signora in a flash without batting an eye, and that’s terrifying. But she’s also humanized. Despite being a god, she’s had to witness the death of her sister and her friends. She’s doing what she’s doing now because of what happened to them and she thinks it’s right.

[@moonbaboon9326]

You know, there’s always 1 thing in everyone of your videos that I’m like HOLY SHIT YES. For this one it’s the weirdness unease of what makes characters terrifying. I think you hit the nail on the head and what I’m using for my Villian. That UNNATURAL beauty. Just gorgeous yet does such UGLY things. That’s that’s great. Dead eyed beauty is the villains traits

[@retro_xx2469]

U r truly a living legend 😭🙏🙏

[@midnightXcross]

No, you are 😭💗💗

[@DY2727]

Thank you for making this. I love making creepy villains

[@midnightXcross]

Thank you!! I love making creepy villains too 😊

[@thirdplanet4471]

l really love how Demon slayer humanizes the antagonists by showing us how many of them were abused victims in their past and sadly, they never got the help that could've turned them into good people. However, the series never justifies their evil actions as they still need to be stopped because they have become a danger to others and themselves.

[@triscuitgonzalez7936]

yess, i love how demon slayer has a theme of "anyone can become a demon" because yes, everyone and anyone can become a monster if they're pushed into a corner and the only helping hand they ever receive just enables their darkest desires, aka Muzan

[@Wurmss]

Especially with Daki and Gyutaro. They're nezuko and Tanjiro if something had changed them.

[@Only_Habibi]

I could not stop fangirling in the second half when "Krone" started playing :,) Wonderful video!

[@midnightXcross]

Yay!! Thank you very much for watching! 😊

[@thedemitric]

Loving your content....thank you so much for all your vids!!!

[@alsan550]

Great discussion! I was shocked when Sangwoo appeared on the screen lol.

[@antoinedelepine6144]

incredible video! reminds me of Amon, in Lord of the Mysteries. Every time you mentioned a new aspect of what you think makes a villain terrifying, I just couldn't help but think about an aspect of Amon. I guess Cuttlefish that loves diving quite agrees with you on what makes a villain terrifying xD now i want to reread the whole 1200 chapters of that book aaaaaa

[@realitytest7634]

a really good scary villain i know of would definitely be the likes of David King from the "i dared my best friend to ruin my life" creepypasta series. he was the only character i've experienced that actually made me stress out for the main character

[@midnightXcross]

Oh I haven't read that one! I'll have to check it out. He sounds like he is really terrifying 😬

[@VoxCentral]

You are amazing. I just stumbled upon your channel a few months ago and I had that writing passion within me. But, it wasn't active. Then, seeing your videos really inspired me to write my own work. Bringing my ideas into life through words. And, finally, a few days ago I started posting my novel on webnovel. Right now, I have more than 5k views and 20 collections on my novels. It's slow progress but it's progressing. I also got an exclusive contract offer from goodnovel. Had a long talk with one of their editor. Let's see what the future holds for me. And, you keep up the good work. Your tips helped me a lot. Thanks!!!

[@midnightXcross]

Aw thank you so much! I'm truly happy that my videos could help you gain inspiration for your own projects. It sincerely means the world to me. Keep up the amazing work and never give up! 😊😊

[@poo3772]

I've been subscribed for a while and your channel is really helpful! This helped a lot and so do all your videos, I'm currently making a manga and this has all been a great help! Thank you so much

[@midnightXcross]

Thank you so much! I'm very happy to hear that 😊😊

[@jamesjohnston5675]

Ur videos rlly helps me make my own manga. Every vid i take notes to help me in the future for my manga. Although, i always change the plot time to time cause i can never settle on one thought😫

[@midnightXcross]

That's fantastic! Thank you so much. I'm really happy that my videos help you 😊

[@ItsShaz1]

Loved the video Midnight very useful!

[@midnightXcross]

Thank you!! 😊

[@pendapalashikwambi6286]

Love this video so much🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@onyxwolfreaper21]

I’ve been wanting to make a very terrifying and unsettling villain heavily inspired by All For One (My Hero Academia). I want him to be able put fear into other characters especially the main characters to the point they would just froze in place just by his pure present alone.

[@dalostv4410]

Yo I just check on your channel it was amazing

[@midnightgamingwithdarkstar2982]

Mine is a demon lord sealed inside the MC so he's both the antagonist and protagonist

[@destrohades2094]

Maybe rethink this one, its been done quite a lot at a theme, most recent example Jujutsu Kaisen

[@wearefarmers1804]

@@destrohades2094 Now wait a minute, even though this a common idea, maybe he can find a way to make it different enough.

[@slevinchannel7589]

Rokavin Ok, but you made a lil' mistake in youre ocmment. Just sayin'.

[@midnightXcross]

Ohh that is so cool! I love that idea!

[@midnightgamingwithdarkstar2982]

@@destrohades2094 The story is based off Jujitsu Kaisen

[@inkamerikagirl2732]

When I write short stories from my villain's point of view and the things she says to her son to manipulate him into thinking her way is always the best way for him and the rest of the world... I feel disgusted and terrified even though I'm the one writing the story- Her breaking point is when someone points out that she's cruel or what she's doing is wrong... one time her husband confronted her after many years of abuse and she stabbed him, crying for a moment afterwards. She later on lies to her sons that he killed himself.

[@valiantglimmer9817]

Your tips are so amazing!

[@Yatukih_001]

I am writing a villain but he is not like the types you mention in your video. Thanks for the video!

[@AshleySmithh]

Haven’t watched the video yet but I know it’s going to be a good one! Just bought a bunch of manga today! Been loving your content, keep up the great work!

[@midnightXcross]

Aw thank you so much! I hope you enjoy the manga 😊

[@emilioprado5513]

Ohhh thank you for this I actually had This villian in my mind but didn’t know how to truly make him terrifiying

[@midnightXcross]

I hope this video helped you make him truly terrifying! Thanks so much for watching 😊

[@emilioprado5513]

@@midnightXcross thank you more tho because now I can work on the main villain the one behind the scenes

[@sapphirejade5029]

This is VERY helpful for me since the writing I'm currently doing is considered in psychological terms and mental discord. I'm currently in a battle between my take on Count du St Germain and an OC known as Ricardo Blackmore (been with me since 2018/2019) Count du St Germain wants to create a paradise where order is obtained through immortality via their design (my take on the famed alchemist is a shapeshifter and the gender is considered unknown but can be seen as male) of mechanical hearts and artificial life. Ricardo is the complete opposite and desires natural terms while using forbidden magic to cure his cursed body. Other characters such as Redgrave, Edmund Adeline, Laura Cempage, Jackson Edward, Charlotte Emori (her witch name being Odile), and many more are thrown into the mix and affected by the Count's experiments. All the tales I'm currently working on span throughout different times (ie Ancient Greece, The Great War, and Modern Era) and different locations but are affected by the Count's antics. Again, it's a working progress.

[@Annykul9749]

Oooooh!! Great video as always 🌸🌸 I actually wanted to know, how can i make the antagonist, that is not a person or incorporeal (like a tsunami, or a natural disaster or an illness) more terrifying? I really don't want it to fall flat, so advice on such storylines like this would be great to hear 🥺🌸🌸🌸 In my project there's a villain in a form of illnesses that many magic users experience, with the main character being the one who can help with them in a least invasive method possible. So that's why i wanted to know how to make sure that the readers understand how terrifying the consequences of these illnesses can be

[@midnightXcross]

Thank you so much!! 😊 That's a super interesting question, and I like the fact that you are thinking outside the box and creating a villain that is not a character. I suppose what I would do is create a lot of suspense surrounding the illness. At first, foreshadow how bad it really is by showing the results of the illness in prominent characters in the story. Then as you continue, show more and more results of that illness (possibly make it worse over the story?) I think when it comes to this type of villain, it needs to be a slow build up of suspense, so that you can really amp up the tension over the course of the book.

[@tristandelavega6334]

This is such good advice i'm thinking of writing a murder mystery story but with the main villian acting sotrave liut light yagami, also each chapter is perspective from a different character.

[@quentincoetzee4313]

Really enjoyed this video, although I am curious: I want to try creating a terrifying villain not necessarily as a character, but as an organisation. Would the tips you gave more or less stay the same where applicable, or would you suggest other approaches towards this end goal? For context, I want to try creating a situation where my protagonist is essentially alone with one or two rag-tag allies a la Avatar, but those characters are being hunted by a sinister secret organisation. The common people don't even know this organisation exists, and the few who might know are usually dismissed as conspiracy theorists and crackpots by the general populace, a la The Illuminati/Majestic 12 in the Deus Ex franchise for example. Only the main characters have escaped from the clutches of the organisation and possess a possible risk of blowing their cover, so the organisation is hunting them down to preserve their secret a la Interior Military Police from Attack on Titan. The conundrum comes in here: I want to make this Organisation feel omnipresent, overpowering without them having to be overt about it. I want this Organisation to make my main characters feel constantly on edge, paranoid, feel as if they're constantly being hunted. For the feeling I want this organisation to give the main characters, I quote from Caesar of the video game Fallout New Vegas "If I can reach out and kill whoever I feel like, then they know the only reason they're alive is because I haven't tried yet". Or to quote Sovereign from Mass Effect 1 "You exist because we allow it, and you will end because we demand it". I want that secret Organisation to give that feeling to my main characters as they try to stay out of its grasp. And for all the protagonists know, this Organisation cannot be beaten in any obvious way: using any public announcement or public channels will just tip off the Organisation's agents to their location; going to the authorities is too much of a risk because, even disregarding the fact that they need tangible proof, they could be on the Organisation's payroll, or controlled through blackmail, Organisation sleeper agents in high positions, and the like. So I guess my question is: how do I make this villanous Organisation terrifying while keeping them as an overall nebulous presence? I do plan on having my protagonists come to blows with their individual agents, but I want the majority of the terror evoked to be from the Organisation itself and not the individual Agents. So do you have any tips on how to go about that?

[@DAVEandmuffins]

YO! 8:25 it starts playing requiem, song from "Dusk Maiden of Amnesia" my top #1 favorite anime of all time. If you haven't seen or heard of it. DEFINITELY recommend watching. Horror, romance, comedy, drama.

[@probablyabtsfan1715]

i have this villain in mind. he will appear in one of the first few arcs but will only have his major arc LATER LATER LATER in the story. it's like i'm going to mirror the villain to my mc. the story revolves around my mc but at one point, what that villain does before his own arc are also shown as if it's a side story that occurs outside the main plot which is the story of the mc. (i'm horrible at explaining) He is a creature (i have not think of it yet but i already have a design in my mind lol) from another world reborn in earth as a mere odd embryo. a scientist found him and nurtured him in a lab for 32 years, took 3 years to get used with earth's nature/environment and by the time in the story he's been living outside the lab for 3 years. He has the power to erase someone existence and transfer anything to a different dimension without temperature or time with just a touch of hand and many other abilities that make him invincible. He looks just like a normal adult human. But he acts like a child most of the time. the scientist who took him theorize that it's because he's alive for six years outside the capsule in the lab so it's like he's mentally 6 years old, at least half of his brain is. why only half a brain? because he do act like an adult and have this elegant demeanor. even if he acts like a child sometimes he is also a RAPIST (mf have a room with lots of TOYS and sh-t where he keeps 'his' girlies) and can easily hide his murders by erasing evidences with the ability i said earlier. I think what makes my protagonist characters fear him is because even if he is acting like a harmless child, they can still sense his sinister aura with murderous intent. you can say it's like referenced or inspired by INCUBUS. also he have a group of allies, one of them is a literal 6 years old child who's the son of the scientist's niece. his niece is a rape victim, she actually wants to keep the baby but she died during labour. yep the scientist niece is a rape victim yet he is raising a rapist bruh. the villain im talking about is very close to this child because you see they kind of grow up together- shit i'm talking too much

[@laurenaspreyart]

I think it would be interesting to create the villain as quite similar to your hero except for one or two key differences. Maybe the hero wants to save people because it’s the right thing, but the villain wants to save people because they want the glory that comes with it. Syndrome and Homelander come to mind

[@gabrielakubilus8205]

Off topic but it's really interesting how in jujutsu kaisen main mahito does it all for fun he has no reason but he still does everything

[@mitsukixishaan9886]

The best antonogist I like is Sukuna from Jujutsu Kaisen. It cover all the points that you've mentioned.

[@midnightXcross]

That's a very good example! Definitely a very terrifying antagonist 😊

[@hannahvice4223]

So basically how to make Emperor Bellos. Neat

[@theauthor6669]

Im trying to find a way to make the main villain terrifying while also being wary of the hero. The mc is about 10000 years old around 6000 years in the future and the villain is almost as old. They were friends at first until the villain did something disgusting in a war which he charted as neccesarry to survive, something he said the mc wouldn't understand due to his inability to die. Later he finds some kind of element which bonds with him granting him powers almost on the scale of the mc, the difference between him and the mc is his dedication and intelligence. He knows the mc could kill him, if he stopped holding back. Im trying to have this one scene where he dismisses the mc as a threat due to holding his wife hostage and admits to being scared of him, while trying to keep his threat/fear level up.

[@roiichi6258]

You need to make a video about how to end your Manga

[@purplex360]

Very cool and very informative! But how do I write a big brain villain if my brain is... Not that big?

[@sheesh1684]

i thought of mouse while listening to you, tho mouse isn't a manga or a light comic (a k drama) it was a really good example *spoiler alert it was revealed that main lead was also the villain /killer in the middle of the series but towards the end he was able to be saved (died) and i cried alot there 😭 your tips were really helpful for me to write stuff about my characters thank you 😄😄👌✨

[@catnamedfeneuch7860]

Any tips on how to end a story or still a future vid? Thanks for the video

[@midnightXcross]

That's on my plans to make a video on actually! Thanks for your suggestion 😊

[@catnamedfeneuch7860]

@@midnightXcross thanks for responding, I'm looking forward for it

[@ninacasso7900]

A terrifying villain huh😬..... Your tips really helps alot..... I have thoughts of what characters I made and thought what personality that can scare and shock everyone out...

[@midnightXcross]

Thank you so much!! I hope your character creation process goes well 😊

[@ninacasso7900]

@@midnightXcross 😆

[@hovaneeeseotse1112]

I tried to write a villain who not only knew what he was doing would make him a villain, but did it in such a way as to 'create' a hero. Someone to save the city from people like him.

[@av7062]

Hahaha! If you want the best villain ever written, try Fang Yuan from Reverend Insanity. He is also the main character. Nobody comes close. I can say that with certainty.

[@Jerm_Kage]

Griffith!

[@tylerbroome6933]

Idk why, but this video just made me finally finish killing stalking after a year of putting it off.

[@edwardbo4666]

Both my antagonist and protagonist are supposed to be terrifying, how can I make them interact, and have the villain be scared without impacting their reputation with the reader?

[@awesomedawsonmg1940]

This was very helpful

[@midnightXcross]

Thank you! 😊

[@EduSpyStudy]

Really amazing

[@midnightXcross]

Thank you!! 😊

[@javadragon7475]

Going through this thinking about Yoshikage Kira be like: Check. Check. Yes. Mhm. True.

[@ChrisChoi123]

thank you for putting johann liebert from monster in the thumbnail. hands down the most terrifying villian in all of anime, even though he might not be has outwardly or explicitly grotqesue/evil on the outset. but as the story progresses, u get to understand how evil he truly is

[@slevinchannel7589]

Yes... but grammar?

[@midnightXcross]

Yes, he's absolutely terrifying. He's a very well written and complex villain, and I think he's a good example of how to write a truly scary antagonist.

[@hikariangel1579]

Yes I needed to remember to remaking my antagonist in myself novel in notebook tip 4 based on laptop storyline =O

[@cedricburkhart3738]

I think what scares me most is the idea of turning bad my self and hurting the people I love. So I ges the type of vulen that scars me the most would be one that would make me hurt my family and have me convised that I don't have a chance. It's really unpleasant to think about though because I love the people in my family I don't want anything bad to happen to them. I would definitely put my self in harms way to keep them from getting hurt.

[@slevinchannel7589]

Then make this very Concept into a Story-Element!

[@cedricburkhart3738]

That sounds like it would be hard to right.🤔 And I hat asking my self if there's somtims that could get me to hurt my family because I'm scared there is and I hate that.

[@slevinchannel7589]

@@cedricburkhart3738 Well, its an Option; a chance. Take it or dont. Take it or leave it.

[@midnightXcross]

I relate to the feeling of wanting to protect my family. Although, forgive me if I'm wrong, but your fears and thoughts of turning bad and hurting them sound a lot like OCD, in the form of intrusive thoughts. It might help if you recognise when a bad thought is happening, and try and think of the opposite thought instead. For example, when you start thinking that you might turn bad, think about all the reasons you're good instead. I'm not a psychologist, but I have struggled with other intrusive thoughts in the past (more anxiety related), and thinking about the opposite thoughts always helped me.

[@cedricburkhart3738]

@@midnightXcross Well I don't think it's intrusive thoughts it's more like that's one of the things I find if I hunt around for things that really bother me. I don't have a problem with what you said thigh because for all you knew I really might have needed help. So that's for caring enough to say that. Anything to do with my family getting hurt and it being my fault bothers me. But I think because I am that way I'm the kid of prison who is really unlikely to hurt them. It's almost like the feeling I get when I'm standing really high up in the air and think what if I jumped off it's just a little creepy to think about the possibility. Siting in church it bothers me when they say you should put God before your family or love God more than your family. It just really feels like a hard thing to ask and it worys me that people might put whatever they think God wants before what's good for there family. Like missionaries taking their wife and kids into dangerous places or taking dangerous risks that means they might not come home. These things have happened before and I just wish people would try harder to do what's best for there family because I just ges that's how I feel. It's really important to me that if I ever get a wife and children that there safe and doing well. If you think I'm strange that's okay because I am strange.😆

[@JD-ky9ys]

This channel is a god send

[@midnightXcross]

Thank you so much!! 😊😊

[@ediale8156]

I have a problem of knowing what to call my antagonist I hope this video can give me ideas I guess :)

[@cookiebiscuit3666]

Why, I never ! Your video has helped me SO much develop a villain of mine I had in mind for MONTHS, so, thanks to your video, it has improved my writing skills for a villain in particular, so I greatly thank you for these tips on how to write a genuinely petrifying villain ! Of course, telling you my villain would be a *pleasure*, or for anyone who is interested into reading this ! It is particularly an undertale OC of mine which involves a lot for the alternate AU's concept, so, I will follow along for who my villain is and what he is made out of ! : His name is "E.O.S." ! It is an acronym for "Error of Sorrow" ! Now, in short words, he is a 6 foot tall, slightly glitchy, yet a black appearing skeleton who has a shiny yellow smile or grin that he can use to open, frown, you name it ! He has slight squares at his skull structure, and he has yellow, menacing eyes with black slit as pupils or black tiger pupils if you will and some yellow strings lining down until at his cheeks ! For his clothing, as you have said it would be needed, he wears a black jacket that has yellow fluff around the hood of the jacket ! He also wears (fancy) yellow leathered oxford shoes, plus he wears black, fancy smokey trousers, and he also wears a yellow top hat with a red ribbon that is on it ! Haha, now the personality, all for those who are interested (including the creator of this video ! 🥳) : He is an extremely charismatic and charming skeleton who puts up a perfect facade into making people think he is this generous, playful guy who is willing to accompany them on a few places. Overall, he is extremely manipulative and deceiving, being capable of having a perfected facade of who he is, being an incredibly good liar, and for those who don't know his real persona adore him. But for those who know his real persona, they fear him. Why ? Simple, because besides his manipulative and deceiving persona, he is an utter psychopath who has no sympathy or empathy for *nobody* else, and has no remorse with what he does, in fact, he enjoys it, making him turn out to be an sheer sadist. About that, he is also, as if said, very charming and charismatic, he *loves* singing and dancing, he has a lot of confidence about himself, and with an entertaining chemistry, he can also come off as utterly sarcastic or disrespectful at times, plus, he can be a bit of a goofball at times, like how he loves spinning at chairs, or how he does tend to steal cookies at times and is very determined in his goal he kept in mind. And that goal is to become god. He wants to rule over the multiverse and turn it into its own hell as well where the evil prevails, and where the good...passes away or suffers. He is also stylish, always wanting to look good and fancy wherever he shows up ! He is also very cocky, especially in battles, due to his huge skill in terms of combat and his sword skills ! He is a VERY powerful skeleton, actually being a god, but as for the *sins* he represents, it's ***greed*** and ***pride***. Finding pride in what he does, and his greed motivating him into becoming more powerful. Bonus ! : He is also straightforward with what he wants. And for a nice new change, he gets bored easily with monologues, as his goal is very simple ! Stuff he SAYS are put in simple sentences for everyone to understand. Of course, his intelligence is really high ! Making that up to 160 until 180 ! He also has a liking towards owls ! One, because he finds them fluffy, quiet and adorable, and two, because they are shown to be a symbol of evil, which he likes. Of course, he is a caring person in his family, but outside of his family, he cares about nobody but himself. With his sheer electrical capabilities, bone magic, blasters, or his physical strength, telekinesis, his yellow strings, or blasters or, well, his own glitched teleportation is what makes him a VERY hard opponent to defeat, making the protagonist have BOTH a hard time to overcome him both mentally and physically, because he has scarred many heroes, INCLUDING the protagonist along the run. For now, that is it !

[@cookiebiscuit3666]

. A small factor is also he glitches by the amount of what his emotions are. If he is happy, he will glitch less, but the more insane or angrier he gets, the more he'll glitch. Plus, he THINKS he's god and thinks he can do whatever the hell he wants to do, sometimes not thinking about the consequences either, due to his cockiness and arrogance. He can also face shift his face into any person he wants to do to use it for sadistic reasons or just out of mockery as well. Whenever he has a charming smile, or his wide, sadistic grin, it definitely keeps the balance of him making him look like he's normal, but when his real persona shows up, it makes him really scary too ! And he loves the thrill and the chase as well when it comes to what he does

[@midnightXcross]

Thank you so much! I'm really happy that my video helped you to create your villain character. He sounds very well written, and his design is really interesting!! I think he would be a fun character to read about in a story. I loved learning more about them! 😊

[@cookiebiscuit3666]

@@midnightXcross Good morning ! I just saw your message, and thank you so much for the compliments !! I appreciate it a lot, especially from the person that gave us viewers these said tips about how to create a terrifying villain. 😊 Well, if you really want to know more about the menace I have created, please, ask away, and I'll be there to answer all of your questions !

[@laurenaspreyart]

Hearing the rule about the lack of empathy is making me think about how I could create a villain that cares deeply. In Breaking Bad, Walter White could be considered a villain from certain characters’ perspectives.

[@llow2023]

I found your channel recently when I looked up how to improve dialogues, and as a novice writer, your content is very educational and engaging. My main villain is someone who's disillusioned with the system, and aims to bring back an old one with him at the top. This leads to him resorting to self-serving manipulation, using people as pawns by taking advantage of their vulnerabilities. This video was really useful to make him and the story much more cohesive and fleshed out.

[@midnightXcross]

Thank you so much!! 😊 I'm grateful that my videos are helpful! 💖 Your main villain sounds very interesting. I like villains that use strategy and manipulation, and seeing the way they make decisions can create a powerful character.

[@llow2023]

@@midnightXcross agreed, manipulation offers more character depth, and it also makes them interact more with other individuals. And now that you say it, a strategist or planner is a pretty good personal trait.

[@ragewireloki6213]

metallix/mecha sonic from smbz is one of the most terrifying characters I have ever seen. No other villain has even come close to the amount of terror I felt when I saw him. He just has such a commanding presence in both the reboot and the original.

[@orom6581]

If you make your villain so terrifying that your fake primary villain is motivated entirely by the idea of defeating them and is also terrified, your protagonists have no choice but to be hella scared

[@RavynUnderscoreArtYT]

I love writing villains. They are so fun to write and trying to make the reader (and myself) hate and love them, is the best feeling in the world. -In my story when the villain arrived I wanted it to be a funny scene before it got more dramatic. I made The villain seem a bit too stereotypical (on purpose) and made the protagonist make fun of him (telling him that he's coming off to strong, acting like a villain in kids stories, and etc.). *The villain thinks what he is doing is absolutely right* and that he needs to kill the protagonist *no matter what* (even if it killed him). The villain in the first fight, *almost killed the hero to send a feeling of fear that he is strong enough to actually kill the protagonist with ease.* The protagonist *forgot about most of the events that happened in the fight*, and when he met the villain again, he thought he was fimilar but *didn't remember him* (which is real concerning because *he doesn't know that he's a big threat*). Then later on the story, the villain *slowly manipulates the protagonist* to think that his best friend ment harm to him and that he was a liar, and that he *should join his side*. *The protagonist does join his side*, and they do bad things together (*but the protag isn't aware*) and the *protag best friend thinks that the protag is now evil*. Villain bio: Name: Vincent Sin: lust, wrath (the wrath to kill any demon, spirit, monster, and people who get in his way- note demons and monsters in my story aren't necessarily evil, kind of like humans, they can have any alignments) (The lust- strong desire- to see the protagonist and the people of Valor in great suffering) Trait similar to protag: he will do anything to reach his goal. They are both misunderstood by the majority. And they are both psychopathic (the villain is more servere than the protag who is mild). Unsettling trait: very manipulating to the point where you can't tell. He seems a bit to "clean" and "formal" than his personality. How is your villain written? I would like to hear your ideas in the comments. If you want to know more about my story, I will gladly answer any questions you have.

[@shamarah4273]

That sounds awesome!

[@RavynUnderscoreArtYT]

@@shamarah4273 thank you 🤗

[@RavynUnderscoreArtYT]

Woah I forgot I wrote this comment until I got the nonfiction that midnight hearted my comment, Ahaha it feels Nistolgic rereading old notes of my story! (Thx Midnight!)

[@catholicfemininity2126]

I thought Amon from legend of korra was scary, of course at first then the reveal happened. lm ao

[@AshArrowCommunity]

I’m making a visual novel called Tragedy and the character Kayden Kall kidnapped and killed Lilia with her own scissors (the scissors are Lilia’s) and Lilia’s bf Aden was in the corner and he had to watch her die and before she died Kayden left and Aden ran to Lilia and Lilia said "…we… could…ve… be…en … …ma…rrie…d…" and then… her grip on Aden’s hand slackened and with a dull thud/splash her hand fell to her side. Edit: I changed her death scene. She was still killed with her own scissors (slowly getting a massive whole in her to be exact) and then when Kayden was done Aden walked in and Kayden threw Lilia who landed on Aden bringing them both to the ground and Kayden ran. Edit 2: I’ve changed her death AGAIN

[@kimyunaa6676]

Thank uu

[@midnightXcross]

Thank you for watching! 😊

[@hikkikoneet]

The villain I wrote is supposed to be the child of the protagonist's worst enemy and the woman he loves. He takes in the child, thinking he could benefit from having them around, get some information about where their father is and find out secrets about the government their father rules over. At first the kid seemed like a normal child, although they didn't show much reaction to anything, the protagonist just assumed the child was either traumatized for having a evil father or they were absolutely clueless about what's going on around them and resorted to not caring as a coping mechanism. The protagonist and his sidekick soon grow fond of the child, which was their worst mistake. This child reveals to know a little too much about everything and everyone, when asked how they know that, they just say "They told me". The sidekick, being the hotheaded one, starts telling the protagonist that the kid is problematic and can't stay, but despite being afraid of the child, the protagonist has grown far too attached to the seemingly innocent child. One of the kid's phrases is; "See? I made you grow attached to me. Now you can't leave me, and I can't leave you. We need eachother."

[@sindraile5128]

Hmm. Tai Jin, my main antagonist/villian is a manipulative prophet/leader of Non-Suun Veil, but at the same time, he was groomed to believe the previous leader was a terrible person as a child. He genuinely believed it. He is a culmination of the people's hate, so to speak.

[@ivythealiencat]

I think akito from fruits basket is scary because of how manipulative they are. And how powerful. They also seem inescapable as well (not droppin spoilers)

[@midnightXcross]

Oh yes, Akito terrifying, and so manipulative of not only the zodiac members, but also everyone else in the Sohma family. Everytime I see them in the anime, I really get the chills. 😬

[@ivythealiencat]

@@midnightXcross same

[@roiichi6258]

You're a life saver lol

[@midnightXcross]

Aw thank you so much 😊

[@MichaelJohnson-vu3xb]

Zagred in Black Clover was scary asf to me because it was a random plot twist and he was the first Devil

[@midnightXcross]

Absolutely! That's a great example of a terrifying character 😊

[@Kid0night]

teaching me more than school

[@Nicoisbestboi]

Should I give a character a reason to do something if they are so insane that they are reduced to the level of a rampaging beast. Thus they just do things without any thought or restraint put into it.

[@akagami9849]

I don't think the villian I'm creating actually needs a reason to be a villian since I'm making him feed on negative thoughts and It's just there to kill everyone because of being made of negative thoughts. Is it a good villian? edit: its also not like its a human or something its made of negative thoughts.

[@noauzeea4533]

Question My character has a shit ton of off setting things to him Like the fact that he looks gross and he has an odd smell to him His hair is crusty and dry, he has massive eye bags, some of his teeth are cat teeth and some of them are human teeth He is so skinny that you could see his heart beating He is 10ft tall and part cat part human And finally he could deform his body to turn himself into a cat or sort of monster but by doing so he has to recreate his bones by making himself bigger or smaller and that makes gross crunchy creamy squishy sounds Those are some things about him Would that be too much? Cause he is meant to be gross and icky and make the reader feel grossed out Btw just to note He is also kinda dead? In a way?? Hard to explain

[@sfa9392]

Don't know if your still interested but I would like to say you have done very well with the character but I think the one thing to improve is if you immediately make them 10ft tall it is a bit like throwing it at the reader but if u did made it so he was decently plump, not fat but not skinny either, and only around 6 ft then when u transform him into the monster make it lanky as you want, make it tower over the protagonist and use the heart beating as a motif.

[@noauzeea4533]

@@sfa9392 the monster thing is kinda gone now ? Like he can only turn into a feral cat and then himself. Also he is meant to throw off the reader. But thanks for the criticism i’ll keep it in mind ^^

[@sfa9392]

@@noauzeea4533 no problem hope you do well

[@evee31637]

I was wondering if it was possible to make a powerful villain but in a mixed environment

[@midnightXcross]

A mixed environment? What do you mean? 😊

[@evee31637]

Is like adding a slasher killer of modern time into a mid evil time line

[@idontexist789]

unfortunately a lot of this makes me think of my dad

[@jonjon6874]

i found everything that i planned for my villain in this video and im sure that it means its gonna be a great villain.. the villain is lucifer, he is the devil who was once a PRIDEful perfect being of god and because of his pride and superiority his brother was the reason his career ended.. Lucifer is the older brother of the mc called Ragnar which is his human name..biologicaly ragnar is an angel from heaven but he got his name when he was sent to earth being adopted since a baby from a viking village so they named him ragnar..he was born with a "difference" compared to his royal angel family..he was the only one born without divine energy which is the main source of power ..lucifer because of that he lost his mind due to his prideful perfect being image being ruined by a newborn brother of his with a difect..he started to rust into a demon because of his sin and sin is the opposite of divine creatures so if they sin they start to rust into demons but lucifers mentality and emotions changed to a level of hell by raging and going beserk destroying his concept of an angel rusting to a demon which led the world into darkness and pure terror from his regret after being sent to hell..so luficer to every being is the deffinition of nightmare and fear itself which no one would even want to expirience a bit

[@sangeetakolase2139]

Joker !!!!!

[@akiakichan]

My antagonist is also the protagonist

[@midnightXcross]

Ooh I love those types of character's. They are so interesting to read about!

[@dedeadam9698]

Why are your videos so underrated? I hate youtube.

[@midnightXcross]

Aww thank you so much!! I am really grateful for the community I have here 🥰

[@GANESHBOOKOFWORLDRECORDS-jw4sr]

how terrifying it was😂

[@stepm3751]

WAIT IS THAT SANGWOO- - - - - - - GaH dAmN such a fiNE lookiN villain 💅 ✨ also love your tips!!! They are the best 🙌🙌🙌🙌

[@slevinchannel7589]

Midnight? I could need some specific help. Got time?

[@midnightXcross]

Hello! What do you need help with?

[@slevinchannel7589]

@@midnightXcross Well, you see, its very nice that the 21.Century has sucessfully made 'more' young people READ. Thats nice - but i ask the question: What about 'WRITING'. So i tried to make a little Guide that is meant to make some Children i know (Age 8-10) start trying to write their own stories. I want more Baby-Authors in the world, ya know? So my question would be: Do you have some VERY BASIC Advice for Writers? I mean the Basics of the Basics of the Beginner-Basics. Even mosto f the 'Starter-Advice' i found online is still a bit too high for my Goal, if you know what i mean.

[@slevinchannel7589]

@@midnightXcross Got some Advice that is more Basic than youre average Beginner's Advice? Sorry if my request is a bit weird.

[@midnightXcross]

@@slevinchannel7589 Hmm well in most basic story writing advice, I would suggest that they write a little summary of the beginning, middle and end of their story. But for very basic advice, I would simplify this further and have the story structured like: What is the problem? What do the characters do to solve the problem? What is the result? After all, every story, even the most simple ones, all start from a problem. Then what I would do is take a simple children's story, and show how it works with the three simple question plan. Every basic story will always fit into the simple three question plan. I think if children plan out their stories and ask themselves these questions when creating it, it can make the process a lot easier. I hope this helps 🙂

[@slevinchannel7589]

@@midnightXcross I can definetly already tell; even before talking with any Child about this; that youre Advice was/is helpful. I can already tell.

[@miyou3playz_yt389]

I want to make a manga like deathnote,but i cant think of any good story

[@midnightXcross]

Good luck! I think Death Note is amazingly well written, so any story with that level of suspense and tension is a good one. 😊

[@miyou3playz_yt389]

@@midnightXcross yeah i think the same way about it,i have thought of a story like a there is ring that if you use it you can control anyones body if you know their name and face,and he finds the opportunity to kill bad people,1 problem is idk that who gives the ring to the mc,a monster or something else?

[@midnightXcross]

@@miyou3playz_yt389 Maybe the ring was crafted from a regular ring? For example, if the characters are at school, maybe your mc (or another character) is good at science. They find a regular ring, but it accidentally gets dropped into a certain substance, or is given a certain property, causing it to change in an odd way. It could be a completely accidental process!

[@miyou3playz_yt389]

@@midnightXcross great idea,i will think about it and add more stuff and update you when its done. Like in a few months

[@shadowslayer9988]

What about how to write a sympathetic Villain/antagonist.

[@slevinchannel7589]

Give him a Mustache. That makes EVERYONE sympathetic.

[@midnightXcross]

Sure! I can make a video on that 😊

[@slevinchannel7589]

@@midnightXcross About Shadow Slayer's Idea or about my Mustache-Joke? About what will you make a Video?

[@NunchuckKitty]

Like Shigaraki?

[@ms.pirate]

(Its a joke comment, don't take it seriously) "How to write a truly terrifying villian" Easy! Make him sephiroth, but remove his prettiness, and don't give them a sympathetic back story! Now we got a sephiroth fan club because he's so pretty! And how much we hate the living hell out of the scientist who created him!

[@ProdNosa]

🐐🐐🐐

[@Metroum]

Hehehehehehehehehe

[@solareclipse1468]

My character Has anger issues Tragic backstory Loves to kill Smiles very deservingly Horrible name XD

[@adenlarios]

My character Sociopathic Strangly happy Insane Abusive Destructive Mind controlling

[@user-lz7gn9gt7b]

My character Vengeful Mentally abusive His kids are no acception Apathetic, acts empathetic Dictator Power-hungry

[@solareclipse1468]

:D I started something!! And I misspelled something that’s really embarrassing 💀

[@solareclipse1468]

But I made some new characters sense then! So- Depressed Mafia member Traumatic backstory Kills as a job Very secretive and emotionally unavailable (He isn’t scary though) 👀

[@bobalinx8762]

Do you still adhere to an upload schedule?

[@midnightXcross]

My uploads have been limited to one per week lately, because I was taking a break for my mental health. However, I hope to get into a more steady schedule from now on, with a bonus video per week also.

[@Shinji_frfr]

Video title: how to make a villain terrifying Actual video: telling all the ways how to make a villain less terrifying This is litteraly the defination of shit

[@mskedmai]

what happens if a villain is the main character

[@av7062]

You can read Reverend Insanity if you want to see. Best light novel in this category.

[@nootnootman6353]

noot noot

[@mrhippourmom9707]

Genius idea: main character is villain

[@ethos762]

ignore comment DONE

[@cookingonwheels2695]

Who is here for dnd

[@danielstellmon5330]

If you want to truly understand lack of empathy watch animals. Watch a house cat hunt, not for food, but just for fun.