Which of my antagonists are you? Quiz

A moody illustration of a shadowy figure representing various famous fictional villains, sitting atop a mountain overlooking a dark and stormy landscape, with hints of iconic symbols from literature (like a castle, a throne, and shadowy trees) in the background.

Which Antagonist Are You?

Have you ever wondered what drives the villains in your favorite stories? This quiz will delve into your motivations, dislikes, and coping mechanisms to uncover which of my antagonists you resemble most closely.

Explore your darker side
Understand the traits that make for compelling villains
Find out which fictional antagonist matches your personality

14 Questions4 MinutesCreated by CunningWolf142

What motivates you?

I am loyal to my country; everything I do is out of duty

I hate having to watch others' incompetence, knowing that I could do much better

I resent those who have not given me what I deserve, and I mean to take it for myself

I want to stand on top of the world, to be feared and envied by everyone who ever doubted me

I want what everyone wants -- money, power, fame -- and I am simply more willing than most to ruin other people's lives to get them

Pick one of my favorite / most hated antagonists:

The Corinthian (The Sandman)

Randall Flagg (The Stand, The Dark Tower)

Ayt Madashi (The Green Bone Saga)

Tywin Lannister (Game of Thrones)

Holland (The Shades of Magic Trilogy)

Pick something that's responsible for at least some of the things wrong with me:

My relationship with my father

Watching Star Wars: The Clone Wars at age 7

Sophomore year of high school, specifically sophomore year chemistry

Catholic elementary/middle school

Reality Bites (1994)

Pick one of my questionably healthy coping mechanisms:

Buying new books

Lying on my bed, staring at the ceiling, and listening to My Chemical Romance at a slightly-too-loud volume

Rereading Six of Crows for the thousandth time

Putting fictional characters through Terrible Things

Scrolling Reddit / watching YouTube for hours to avoid my responsibilities

Song Lyrics Time:

"The worst things in the world are justified by belief" -- U2, "Raised by Wolves"

"Money, so they say / Is the root of all evil today / But if you ask for a rise, it's no surprise / They're giving none away" -- Pink Floyd, "Money"

"When I was a very small boy, very small boys talked to me / Now that we've grown up together, they're afraid of what they see" -- New Order, "True Faith"

"You're one microscopic cog in his catastrophic plan / Designed and directed by his red right hand" -- Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, "Red Right Hand"

"Beware the patient woman, for this much I know / No one calls you honey when you're sitting on a throne" -- Valerie Broussard, "A Little Wicked"

What is one of your good qualities?

I am good with people, and can have amicable conversations with them even if we don't like each other much

I know what I want, and am willing to take the necessary steps to get it

I am very passionate about my work and hobbies, and I don't do anything halfway

I know how to take initiative on projects, and people respect me as a leader

I keep cool under pressure, and can be trusted with difficult tasks

Thoughts on villain redemptions?

Almost always terrible. Let villains stay villains, please and thank you

Secondary antagonist redemptions tend to work better than main antagonist redemptions, but they still aren't always successful and/or necessary

As with any trope, it can be done well, and it can be done horribly

Humanizing villains is good. Pretending the atrocities they committed didn't happen because "they're good now" isn't

There is one (1) good redemption arc in all of fiction, and no one else should even try to recreate it because it's simply not possible

Pick something people say that's part of my villain origin story

"Fantasy isn't *real* literature"

Using "unalive" unironically

"Can I be a character in one of your stories?"

*Insert something about how self-published books are inherently worse than traditionally published books here*

"[Insert book] is bad because the characters aren't relatable"

Pick something I've looked up on private browsers for research:

PTSD symptoms

What does getting stabbed feel like?

How long does it take to dig a grave?

How much blood can someone lose before bleeding out?

Can you break someone's ribs by punching them?

What, if any, personal attachments do you have?

Attachments are a weakness to be exploited, nothing more

I have a collection of like-minded individuals I call friends; I don't need anyone else

My family is a disappointment, but I have a couple friends

I wouldn't exactly call my friends "attachments."

I have a family and plenty of friends, what of it? No one could touch them even if they wanted to, and why would they?

Pick a conversation I had with my roommates this semester:

My roommate's list of pros and cons of hooking up with some guy

Why having the power to kill everyone you thought was bad would be a terrible idea

How to recognize when people are manipulating you

How to make social events more bearable by treating it as research on human behavior for writing purposes

A painfully long discussion wherein I had to educate two of my roommates on the whole being queer thing

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