Definitions
Wiktionary
- n. A fantasy fiction criminal or evil-doer, often with supernatural powers or equipment, in popular children's and fantasy literature who can present a credible challenge for a superhero.
Etymologies
- Combination of super and villain. (Wiktionary)
Examples
“After reading these, I decided that the first ingredient to being a Marvel supervillain is to be born into a historically persecuted people -- Magneto being a German Jew, and Victor Von Doom who is gypsy/Romany.”
“Ragged Boy, your observation about Agent Orange providing blood to the supervillain is genius.”
Superhero Nation: how to write superhero novels and comic books » Superhero Nation: Novel Synopsis
“And at the end, she makes it plain that the only good supervillain is a dead supervillain, even if he's tucked away in a parallel universe prison.”
“Come to think of it, La Conquistadora is a completely bitchin 'supervillain name.)”
“- I would also recommend against using the word supervillain in-story.”
Superhero Nation: how to write superhero novels and comic books » The Five Page Challenge!
“The Spiderman films make it out to be that Spiderman just fights regular old crime most days of the week and every now and then he fights a supervillain, which is the opposite of the comics where he's usually fighting his small tier villains like Shocker, Scropion, and Rhino whenever there is a lull in an arc.”
New Source Confirms Black Cat For Spider-Man 4, More Story Details Revealed? | /Film
“And I don't think it's quite right to have a comic where the supervillain is the one to be so pathetic and pitied amd helpless.”
Top 100 Comic Book Runs #80-76 | Comics Should Be Good! @ Comic Book Resources
“And there's always the classic "Kneel before Zod" covers, wherein the hero is on his knees and the supervillain is about to bash him in the head.”
“But I guess becoming a supervillain is the next logical thing to do, just like John Lloyd Cruz, "magle-level up ka na!”
“In short, a supervillain is our worst nightmare-a really bad actor lacking any social inhibitions and armed with very powerful bad stuff.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘supervillain’.
-
Favorite
Old & New, a selection of this Fan's Favorites...
slacker, dawdler, supervillain, bum, hoodlum, doldrum, thug, ruffian, gangster, troublemaker, imp, knave and 14 more...
-
Go Team Venture!
blacula, guild, calamitous, sovereign, superscience, speedsuit, triad, necromancer, alchemist, monarch, henchmen, cocoon and 17 more...
Tweets
Looking for tweets for supervillain.
Comments
No comments yet...
Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.