Why Do We Love Villains So Much More Than Heroes?

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1. D.C. Meyers. “Why People Are So Fascinated by Villains.” https://medium.com/@debbychi05/why-people-are-so-fascinated-by-villains-c13f90178395
2. Jocelyn Solis-Moreira. “Why People Are Drawn to Fictional Villains.” https://magazine.scienceconnected.org/2020/05/why-people-are-drawn-to-fictional-villains/
3. Matt Blake. “The 50 Greatest Horror Villains In Fiction.” https://www.penguin.co.uk/articles/2020/october/50-greatest-horror-villians-fiction.html
4. Hero Definition: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hero
5. Villain Definition: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/villain
6. Antagonist Definition: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/antagonist
7. Antonio Del Drago. “5 Characteristics of an Epic Villain.” https://mythicscribes.com/character-development/5-characteristics-epic-villain/
8. Penguin Teen. “Why Villains Are Better Than Heroes.” http://www.penguinteen.com/why-villains-are-better-than-heroes-and-you-know-it/
9. Rebecca Ray (StoryBoard That). “Types of Heroes in Literature.” https://www.storyboardthat.com/articles/e/types-of-heroes
10. ResearchGate. “Characteristics of Villains/Heroes.” https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Characteristics-of-Heroes-and-Villains-among-medical-role-models_tbl1_306242138
11. Villaincore Urban Dictionary: https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Villaincore
12. Catwoman Wikipedia Page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catwoman
13. Goodnight Gotham’s “Comparing Different Versions of CatWoman” (this was more for fun, not source material lol.) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Si_cUcjGBKU
14. Villaincore AestheticWiki: https://aesthetics.fandom.com/wiki/Villaincore
15. Demoncore Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demon_core
16. Alison Flood. “JK Rowling ‘unnerved’ by girls who fall...for Draco.” https://www.theguardian.com/books/2014/dec/22/jk-rowling-unnerved-by-girls-who-fall-for-draco-malfoy
17. MasterClass Staff. “What Makes a Good Villain?” https://www.masterclass.com/articles/characteristics-of-a-compelling-villain#quiz-0

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