[header] How to create a perfect villain [title] Note the difference between a villain and a hero. [step] In a traditional story, the hero is the good person, the one a reader or viewer will root for. The villain is often portrayed as the bad person, representing evil and darkness in the story. 
The struggle between the hero and the villain sets up the major conflict in traditional stories, with the hope that the hero wins and the villain fails. [substeps] Keep in mind villains are often more terrifying and memorable to readers if they are multi-dimensional.